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Honorable Homer Leonard, page 4
(e) Relating to the reasons why produoersof of itru
fruits should receive a reasonable return on their labor
and investment;
(f) Belating to the problem of furnishing the con-
sumer at all times with an abundant supply of fine quality
ottrus fruits at reasonable prices;
(g) Relating to factors of instability peculiar to
the citrus fruits industry In general and the grapefruit
and/or orange Industry in partioular, suoh as unbalanced
production, effect of the weather, influence Of oonsumer
purchasing pover and prise relative to the cost of other
items of food in the normal diet of people, all to the
end that an intelligent and increasing consumer demand ay
be created;
(h) Relating to the possibilities with reference to
increased consumption of citrus fruits;
(1) Relating to suah other, further and additional
information as shall tend to promote more eoonomioal and
broader distribution and increased consumption o ofoeitrus
fruits and as may foster a better understanding and more
efficient cooperation between producers, dealers, handlers
and the consuming publiog
(J) To decide upon some distinctive and suggestive
trade name and to promote its use in all ways to advertise
Texas oitrus fruit.
QSection 6. It is hereby made the duty of the
Goamisalon, annually and in any event not later than
30 days before the opening of any shipping season for
iltrs fruits, to carefully investigate, consider and
determine the amount of funds, which, in the judgment of
the Comaission will be necessary and adequate for adver-
tiesing purposes for the ensuing 12 sonth period and
thereupon it shall be the duty of the Comiession to
determine, fix and impose an exoise tax not exceeding 54
on eaoh standardd Paoked Box" of grapefruit and of oranges
grown and shipoed and not exceeding Sevenfty cents (70%)
per ton of grapefruit and oranSes eanned or proeessed in
tne State of Tease, for the purpose of providing tue
neoeasary funds for advertising, provided the tax imposed
on containers having capacity of one bushel of Citrus
Fruits shall not exceed 2% per bushel container; and
provided further that if any shipment or handling of
Citrus fruit is made in oontainers of larger or smalleroapaoity than herein designated, ase snhall have imposed
thereon an excise tax, for advertisng paroses, in the
ratio of the capacity of such containers to the aStandard
Packed Box'.
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3364, text, April 1, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth260594/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.