Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, June 5, 1947
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
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H. C. (Howard) CAMPBELL
GENERAL INSURANCE
Corner 4th & Commerce Phones: Res. 103, Off. Ill
WAYSIDE CLUB
The Wayside Club held their rryj-
ular meeting Wednesday, May 28,
at the home of Mrs. J. J. Harbi-
son. Mrs. C. B. Viets was co-host-
ess. There weer fifteen members
and one visitor present. The an-
nual picnic was planned for June
7 at 7 p. m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Harbison. After an in-
teresting program a salad course
was served and a social hour en-
joyed.
The July meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. McGlothlin.
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Miss Berneice Bryant, K. N., of
Houston, spent the week end here
with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse V. Dis-
mukes.
Mrs. Alice Stadig came in last
week from Corpus Christi after
spending several months in Cali-
fornia. She will be here during this
month and is assisting in the Nea-
ter Drug Store while Mrs. Hoff-
man is taking a vacation.
FOR SALE
Nice 7 room house, all modern conveniences. One 3-room apartment and one
4-room apartment, each with private hath. 5 Acres of good rich
soil goes with this property. Artesian well. Vi Mile from City
Limits on Highway No. 35, N. of Palacios. Must see to appreciate.
Make a wonderful location for highway business.
Beautiful lot on East Bay, 80 x 300 feet. Ideal for home. Se? this as
lots on the Bay are scarce. Good bargain.
5 Room Dwelling, with bath and large enclosed screened porch. All modern
conveniences. Garden spot, nice lawn, fruit trees, lot and a half.
Located on Humphrey street in nice neighborhood. Bargain.
Nice 6-room home on South Bay. Lot 80 x 150 feet. Shown by appoint-
ment only.
Have many clients who are interested in locating in Palacios. List your
property with me now.
ADOLPHUS RI0UX, Licensed Real Estate Dealer
OFFICE 215 FIFTH STREET, PHONE 251, P. O. BOX 226
Senate Joint
Resolution No. 4
Proposing an amendment to Ar-
ticle VII of the Constitution of the
State of Texas by the addition of
two new sections to be known as
Section 17 and 18 pi oviding a spe-
cial fund for the payment of Con-
federate pensions and providing
a method of payment for the con-
struction and equipment of build-
ings and other permanent im-
provements at state institutions
of higher learning; providing for
a five-cent reduction in the maxi-
mum allowable state tax on prop-
erty; providing for an election
and the issuance of a proclama-
tion therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article 7 of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding thereto Sec-
tions 17 and 18 which shall read
as follows;
“Section 17. In lieu of the state
ad valorem tax on the property
of Seven (7c) Cents on the One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars valu-
ation heretofore permitted to bo
levied bv Section 51 of Article 3,
as amended, there is hereby levi-
ed, in addition to all other taxes
permitted by the Constitution of
Texas, a state ad valorem tax on
property of Two (2c) Cents on
the One Hundred ($100.00) Doll-
ars valuation for the purpose of
creating a special fund for the
payment of pensions for services
in the Confederate army and navy,
frontier organizations, and the
militia of the State of Texas, and
for the widows of such soldiers
serving in said armies, navies,
organizations or militia; provided
that the Legislature may reduce
the tax rate hereinable levied.
"Also, there is hereby levied, in
addition to all other taxes per-
mitted by the Constitution of
Texas, a state ad valorem tax on
property of Five (5c) Cents on the
One Hundred ($100^.00) Dollars
valuation for the purpose of
creating a special fund for the
purpose of acquiring, constructing
and initially equipping buildings,
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or other permanent improvements
at the designated institutions of
higher learning; and the govern-
ing board of each of such institu-
tions of higher learning is fully
authorized to pledge all or any
part of said funds allotted to such
institution as hereinafter provid-
ed, to secure bonds or notes issued
for the purpose af acquiring, con-
structing and initially equipping
such buildings or other permanent
improvements at said respective
institutions. Such bonds or notes
shall be issued in such amounts
as may be determined by the gov-
erning boards of said respective
institutions, shall bear interest
not to exceed three (3%) per cent
per annum and shall mature seri-
ally or otherwise not to exceed
ten (10) years from the first,(1st)
day of January of eacli year in
which such funds are allocated
or re-allocated to said respective
institutions; provided, the power
to issue bonds or notes hereunder
is expressly limited to a period
of thirty (30) years from the
date of the adoption of this
amendment; and provided further,
that the Five (5c) Cent tax here-
by levied shall expire finally up-
on payment of all bonds hereby
authorized; provided further that
the state tax on property as here-
tofore permitted to be levied by
Section 9 of Article VIII, as
amended, exclusive of the tax ne-
cessary to pay the public debt,
and of the taxes provided for the
benefit of the public free schools,
shall nexer exceed Thirty (30c)
Cents on the One Hundred ($100.-
00) Dollars valuation. All bonds
shall be examined and approved
by the Attorney General of the
State of Texas, and when so ap-
proved shall be incontestable; and
all approved bonds shall be regis-
tered in the office of the Comp-
troller of Public Accounts of the
State of Texas. Said bonds shall
be sold only through competitive
bids and shall never be sold for
less than their par value and ac-
crued interest.
“Funds raised from said Five
(5c) Cents tax levy for the ten
(10) years period beginning Janu-
ary 1, 1948, are hereby allocated
to the following institutions of
higher learning, and in the fol-
lowing proportions, to wit:
Institution %of Total
John Tarleton
Agricultural College 5.72107
North Texas
Agricultural College 6.17028
Texas State College
for Women 11.52992
Texas College of Arts
and Industries 4.75551
College of Mines and
Metallurgy 4.71936
Texas Technological
College 16.54877
East Texas State
Teachers College 8.10657
North Texas State
Teachers College 12.64522
Sam Houston State
Teachers College 5.55068
Southwest State
Teachers College 6.78474
Stephen F. Austin State
Teachers College 4.55414
Sul Ross State Teachers
College 2.15315
West Texas State
Teachers College 5.41643
Praire View Agricultural
and Mechanical College
of Texas 5.34416
“Not later than June 1st of the
beginning year of each succeed-
ing ten 10) year period, the
Comptroller of Public Accounts
of the State of Texas, based on
the average long session full-
time student enrollment for the
preceding five (5) year period of
time, shall re-allocate, to the
above designated institutions of
higher learning then in existence,
all funds to be derived from said
Five (5c) Cent ad valorem tax
for said ten (10) year period; and
all such designated institutions of
higher learning which participate
in the allocation or re-allocation
of such funds shall not thereafter
receive any other state funds for
the acquiring or constructing of
buildings or other permanent im-
provements for which said Five
(5c) Cent ad valorem tax is here-
in provided, except in case of Sire,
flood, storm, or earthquake oc-
curing at any such institution, in
which case an appropriation in an
amount sufficient to replace the
loss so incurred may be made by
the Legislature out of other state
funds. This amendment shall be
self-enacting. The State Comptrol-
ler of Public Accounts shall draw
all necessary and proper warrants
upon the State Treasury in order
to carry out the purpose of this
amendment; and the State Treas-
urer shall pay warrants so issued
out of the special fund hereby
created for said purpose.”
“Section 18. For the purpose of
constructing, equipping or acquir-
ing buildings or other permanent
Improvements, the Board of Di-
rectors of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas is
hereby authorized to issue negoti-
able bonds or notes not to exceed
a total amount of Five Million
($5,000,000.00) Dollars, and the
Board of Regents of The Univer-
sity of Texas is hereby authorized
to issue negotiable bonds or notes
not to exceed a total amount of
Ten Million ($10,000,000.00) Dol-
lars. Any bonds or notes issued
hereunder shall be payable solely
out of the income from the Per-
manent University Fund. Bonds or
notes so issued shall mature seri-
ally or otherwise not more than
twenty (20) years from their re-
spective dates, and in no event
later than twenty-five (25) yeurs
after the date of the adoption of
this amendment. This amendment
shall be self-enacting.
"Said Boards are severally au-
thorized to pledge the whole or any
part of the respective interests of
the Agricultural arid Mechanical
College of Texas and of The Uni-
versity of Texas in the income
from the Permanent University
Fund, as such interests are now
apportioned by Chapter 42 of the
Acts of the Regular Session of the
42nd Legislature of the State of
Texas, for the purpose of securing
the payment of the principal and
interest of such bonds or notes.
The permanent University Fund
may be invested in such bonds or
notes.
“All bonds or notes issued pur-
suant hereto shall be approved by
the Attorney General of Texas
and when so approved shall be
incontestable.”
Section 2. The foregoing Consti-
tutional amendment shall be sub-
mitted to a vote of the qualified
electors of this state at a special
election to be held throughout the
state on the fourth Saturday in
August, A.D. 1947, at which elec-
tion all ballots shall have printed
thereon:
“For the amendment to Article
VII of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, adding Sections
17 and 18 providing for the levy-
ing of a state ad valorem tax on
property in lieu of the present
state ad valorem tax of Seven
(7c) Cents for Confederate pen-
sions in order to create special
funds necessary for the payment
of Confederate pensions and for
the financing of the construction
and equipment of buildings and
other permanent improvements at
state institutions of higher learn-
ing, in the amounts of Two (2c)
Cents and Five (5c) Cents respec-
tively; providing for a Five Cent
reduction of the maximum allow-
able state tax on property, mak-
ing such tax not to exceed Thirty
(30c) Cents on the One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars valuation; pro-
viding a method of payment for
the construction and equipment of
improvements and buildings at the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege of Texas and The University
of Texas.”
“Against the amendment to Ar-
ticle VII of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, adding Sections
17 and 18 providing for the levy- ^
ing of a state ad valorem tax on
property in lieu of the present
state ad valorem tax of Seven
(7c) Cents for Confederate pen-
sions in order to create special
funds necessary for the payment
of Confederate pensions and for
the financing of the construction
and equipment of buildings and
other permanent improvements at
state institutions of higher learn-
ing in the amounts of Two (2c)
Cents and Five (5c) Cents respec-
tively; providing for a Five (5c)
Cents reduction of the maximum
allowable state tax on property,
making such tax not to exceed
Thirty (30c) Cents on the Ono
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars valua-
tion; providing a method of pay-
ment for the construction and
equipment of improvements and
buildings at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas and
The University of Texas.”
Section 3. The Governor shall
issue the necessary proclamation
for said election and have the
same published as required by the
constitution and laws of this state.
Section 4. The sum of Ten Thou-
sand ($10,000.00) Dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated out of any
funds in the treasury of the state,
not otherwise appropriated, to pay
the expenses of such publication
and election.
Sylvester H. Clark was a visitor
in San Antonio from Saturday un-
til Wednesday.
Mrs. Charlie McConnell aad
daughters, Misses Juanita and
Charlene spent the week end in
Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haynes,
of Victoria, were here last week
end visiting his father and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Haynes.
GREENWOOD POST NO. 476
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets First and Third Tuesday
Nights at 8 P. M.
Nathan Blum, Commander
Wm. Elder, Adjutant.
PALACIOS, TEXAS
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and children—and lots and lots of servants!”
“You're wrong about the servants. I live in
a 6-room house, and balance a budget!”
“But, Madam, you have servants to help you in every
room! And you pay them very little, indeed. You
have a servant to assist with your laundry. Another to
help cook your meals. A third to protect your food. A
fourth to clean. More to heat and light your home,
and entertain you when you’re bored. You have elec-
trical servants, Madam—the most willing and depend-
able servants in the world!”
"Of course, I have electricity but 1 never
thought—"
L“This army of domestic help costs you less than a
[bottle,of milk a day! So you see electric service is nut
'only high in efficiency, it’s low in cost! Fifteen yearts
ago the average family got only half as much electric
service'for the money as it gets today. And think how
many more jobs electricity does around the house in
1947! Yes, Madam, yours is a very good fortune,
indeed!” t *'
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1947, newspaper, June 5, 1947; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726988/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.