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PANHANDLE HERALD
EDITORIALS
EASY STREET
Quite often it is said that people are looking for Easy
Street.
Some people work up to 18 and 20 hours a day looking
for and working for Easy Street. Others sit down and try
to dream up an easy route to find Easy Street. Others
wonder aimlessly about the country looking for it.
Many people are attempting to find it with the aid of a
pencil when they visit the polls to cast their vote in an
election. They seem to think the government can do any-
thing and if a candidate has promised them everything
for nothing, they will have found and be on Easy Street.
Let us take a minute to reflect upon Easy Street.
What kind of a street is it, paved, graveled, lined with
gold, dirt, or just a trail in the wilderness? Most people
would picture it as a fine paved street comparable with
many fine boulevards in the metropolitian areas of the
country.
Another question of Easy Street. Is it flat and level or
is it a hilly street which goes up and down or maybe just
a street which goes down hill where there it little resis-
tance to stop anyone who is on it? By virtur ofthe name,
it must be a street going down hill, for if it were up hill,
it would require effort to travel. Even if it were level, it
would still require some effort to travel.
Is Easy Street a one-way street or is it a two-way
street? It must surely be one-way. Anyone who wants to
be on Easy Street surely would not want to turn around
and go back from where they came. If this were so, why
would they be looking for Easy Street so hard?
The purpose of any street or highway is to provide a
means of access to something. The better the street, the
faster and easier that one may get to where he is going.
Easy Street must also be in existance for some purpose
and have a definite destination to which it is priving a
means of travel for those who want to ride upon it.
Comes the question to mind, Where does Easy Street
go?
TKe lazy would answer the promised land, the ambit-
ious would answer to destruction.
Each and every person and group who has their hand
in the government's pocket to try to get something for
nothing is hoping that they will be able to come out with
a big enough handful of government funds to provide for
them the Easy Street for which they are looking.
For these persons and groups, Easy Street leads to
but one place for the government which built Easy Street
for them also directs and guides where it leads.
In a nation where the government leads and directs the
people rather than the people leading and directing the
government, there can exist but one form of government
and economics, Socialism.
When Easy Street is found through hard work and in-
dividual initiative, then it is a different story. It is a fine
street to be proud to say it leads from free initiative and
enterprise to freedom and success for those who work
hard and built Easy Street themselves.
WEALTH!
Wealth is a term often heard in discussing this coun-
try's great advantage as a leader ofthe free nation of the
world. George Carry, editor and publisher of the Meade
(Kansas) Globe Press, a weekly published in a town about,
the size of Panhandle, made these comments on wealth
in a recent editorial.
Our Senators, Representatives and our President have
lost the meaning of the word wealth. There is only one
true wealth on the face of the earth, and that wealth is
something that man can put into his belly.
Only true wealth of the world comes from the farmer
and/or the rancher. Those in high governmental places
have lost the meaning of this wealth. Wealth comes only
from the soil.
True the soil produces gold, oil, precious stones and
many other forms of what modern-day worldlings call
wealth. But is it truly wealth? Can you eat it, can it sus-
tain you, make you strong and healthy? Of course the an-
swer is no, but it can buy that food that you need.
Yes, it can buy that food you need if some other per-
son has produced that food. If some other nation has that
food, another nation can arrange purchase of the food for
dollars, rubles, florins, pence or kopeks.
But what made America strong? It was because Amer-
ica became the top food producer of the world. America
was and is the greatest agricultural nation on the face of
the universe. We should arrange to keep it that way.
Ths i farmer is the backbone of America and the bulwark
of strength. Only when production of food reaches a point
where a few can produce the food necessary to feed the
millions, can the millions turn to other pursuits such as
manufacturing, drilling for oil and—waging war!
One of the reasons that Russia has not attacked the
U.S. before now is that the Russians are busily engaged
in furnishing food to their hordes. It is the same with
China. When these countries reach the point where they
can produce more than enough food to feed the hungry
natives, then these natives can be used for other means,
and one of those means is the waging of war.
Money can be produced by any man or nation. It is not
a true measure of wealth because it cannot in itself be
consumed. It must be used to secure wealth (food).
Present tendency is trying to turn the United States
from any agricultural world power to an industrial world
power. And, we cite England as an example of industry.
England does not produce enough food to keep one-tenth
of the population. Ninety per cent of the food consumed
in England must be imported. What would happen if those
imports were shut off? If the rest of the world did not
need or could not use the things manufactured in Eng-
land, what would happen to that country?
England's colony, the Dominion ofCanada, has become
far stronger and richer than England, because Canada is
producing the food, a large part of which is consumed in
England. The same is true of Australia. These satellites
are keeping England going.
So, let's keep America strong by keeping the farmers
producing food, the only true wealth of the world!
YES-IT’S TAXPAYERS* MONEY!
Writing in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, columnist How-
ard Preston makes one of the best suggestions that has
come along in quite a while.
He simply suggests that, when we write or talk about
government spending, we use the phrase “taxpayers'
money" rather than “federal funds."
It is unfortunate, but true, that there is a need to em-
phasize this distinction. Numbers of people, seemingly,
don’t relate government money to the money that is taken
from them through taxation. Consciously or not, they as-
sume that government has some other and magical means
of obtaining funds.
Government doesn't earn money, and it doesn't create
wealth. It isn't supposed to. Government can spend only
what it first seizes from the people — and-this includes
the as-yet-unborn taxpayers who will be paying the bills
of the past for ages to come.
So—don’t just think of federal funds. Think of taxpay-
ers’ money—your money.
HANDCUFFS AND HANDOUTS
From the Texas Tax Journal comes this interesting
thought about government controls going hand in hand
with government aid.
“Just about everyone has heard the old saying that
“he who pays the piper calls the tune.
“A perfect example is found where government does
the paving—and it’s true of small matters as well as
big.
“Oregon, for instance, once used yellow dividing
stripes on its highways. These most motorists found,
were easier to see at night and under bad weather con-
ditions. They were distinctive, too, and acted as guid-
es to tourists.
“No more. Forthe federal government is paying most
of the costs of major highways — and Uncle Sam says
that all highway stripes must be white. Uncle—taxpay-
er-filled pocketbook in hand-is the boss.
“It’s also been proposed, in order to brighten the
landscape, that Oregon bridges be painted in bright
colors. ButUncle, with his 50-state rule book, wouldn’t
accept that either.
“The point is that handcuffs come with the hand-
outs.”
StTATE CAPITAL
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bu Hrnrt Sorrfof*
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Culp
Krueger, democratic nominee
John Connally and dozens of
other state officials and
prominent Texans turned out
at the monthly meeting ofthe
State Highway Commission
to pay tribute to state High-
way Engineer Dewitt C.
Greer on his 35th anniver-
sary with the highway de-
partment.
Commissioners HerbPetry
Jr. of Carrizo springs, Hal
Woodward of Coleman and
Charles F. Hawn of Athens
were among those making
complimentary speeches.
Hawn stated that he had
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PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 25 proposing an Amendment to
Section 60 of Article III of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas to
authorize all counties and other
political subdivisions of this State
to provide insurance for all em-
ployees; providing for the submission
of this Amendment to the voters of
this State; prescribing the form of
ballot; providing for the proclamation
and publication thereof.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 60 of
Article III of the State Constitution,
he amended to lead as follows:
“Section 60. The Legislature shall
have the power to pass such laws as
may be necessary to enable all
counties and other political sub-
divisions of this State to provide
Workman’s Compensation Insurance,
including the right to provide its own
insurance risk, for all employees of
the county or political subdivision
as in its judgment is necessary or
required: and the Legislature shall
provide suitable laws for the adminis-
tration of such insurance in the
counties or political subdivisions of
this State and for the payment of
the costs, charges and premiums on
such policies of insurance and the
benefits to he paid thereunder.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
State at an election to l>e held on the
date fixed by law for the General
Election in November A.I). 1962. at
which all ballots shall have printed
thereon:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment providing Workman's Com-
pensation Insurance for all em-
ployees of all political sub-
divisions"; and
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment providing Workman's
Compensation Insurance for all
employees of all political sub-
divisions.”
Each voter shall scratch out one
of said clauses on the ballot, leaving
the one expressing his vote on the
proposed Amendment. In counties or
other subdivisions using voting mach-
ines. the above provisions for voting
for and against this Constitutional
Amendment shall be placed on said
machine in such a manner that each
voter may vote on such machine for
or against the Constitutional Amend-
ment.
Sec. 3. The Governor shall issue the
necessary proclamation for said Elec-
tion and have the same published as
required by the Constitution and laws
of this State.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWELVE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 19 proposing an amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas to add a new Section
to be known as Section 1-A which
permits the Legislature to delegate
certain zoning powers to the govern-
ing body of any county bordering on
the Gulf of Mexico or the tidewater
limits thereof.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article IX of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding thereto a new
Section, immediately following Section
1. to be known as Section 1-A which
shall read as follows:
"Section 1-A. The Legislature may
authorize the governing body of any
county bordering on the Gulf of
Mexico or the tidewater limits there-
of to regulate and restrict the speed,
parking and travel of motor vehicles
on beaches available to the public by
virtue of public right and the litter-
ing of such beaches.
“Nothing in this amendment shall
increase the rights of any riparian or
littoral landowner with regard to
beaches available to the public by
virtue of public right or submerged
lands.
"The Legislalure may enact any
laws not inconsistent with this Sec-
tion which it may deem necessary to
permit said counties to implement,
enforce and administer the provisions
contained herein.
“Should the Legislature enact legis-
lation in anticipation of the adoption
of this amendment, such legislation
shall not be invalid by reason of its
anticipatory character.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall lie submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
state at an election to lie held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1962, at which election
all ballots shall have printed thereon
the following:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment authorizing the Legislature
to delegate limited zoning powers
to any county bordering on the
Gulf of Mexico or the tidewater
limits thereof.
"AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment authorizing the Leg-
islature to delegate limited zoning
powers to any county bordering
on the Gulf of Mexico or the
tidewater limits thereof.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texas shall
issue the necessary proclamation for
the election and this amendment shall
be published in the manner and for
the length of time as required by
the Constitution and laws of this
state.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER NINE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 70 proposing an Amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas by adding thereto a
new Section authorizing the creation
of two (2) hospital districts in
Brazoria County, one to include all
or part of the West Columbia, Bra-
zoria and Damon Independent School
Districts, and the other coterminous
with the Sweeny Independent School
District, providing for a possible con-
solidation of the two. providing a
mode of funding and also authorizing
construction, equipping, maintaining,
and financing of a home for the
aged in Titus County.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OK
TEXAS:
Section 1. Article IX of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas is
amended by adding thereto a new
Section to read as follows:
"Section 10(a). The Legislature
may authorize the creation of two
(2) hospital districts in Brazoria
County, one of which shall include
all or part of the West Columbia.
Brazoria, and Damon Independent
School Districts and the other co-
terminous with the Sweeny Indepen-
dent School District. The qualified
electorate of the hospital districts
may, by majority vote of each such
hospital district, consolidate the
Sweeny Hospital District into the
Damon, West Columbia, and Brazoria
Hospital District at any time sub-
sequent to the organization of the
separate hospital districts.
“Such districts, if created, may lie
authorized to levy a tax not to
exceed twenty-five cents (25c) on the
one hundred dollar valuation of tax-
able property within the districts,
provided no tax may be levied until
approved by a majority vote of the
participating resident, qualified, prop-
erty taxpaying voters who may have
duly rendered their property for tax-
ation. The maximum rate of tax may
lie changed at subsequent elections,
provided existing obligations are not
impaired, hut in no event shall any
change of rate exceed twenty-five
cents (25c) per one hundred dollar
valuation.
“The maximum tax rate submitted
shall be sufficient to discharge such
obligations, liabilities, and respon-
sibilities, and to acquire, construct,
maintain and operate the hospital
system, and the Legislature may
authorize the district to issue tax
bonds for the purpose of the acquisi-
tion, construction, purchase, repair
or renovation of improvements and
initially equipping the same anil such
bonds shall he payable from said
twenty-five cent tax.
“(b) In addition to all other ad
valorem taxes authorized under this
Constitution and the laws of the State
of Texas. Titus County is hereby
authorized and empowered to levy,
assess and collect a tax not ex-
ceeding twenty-five cents (25c) on the
one hundred dollar valuation of tax-
able property in said County in any
one year for the purpose of paying
the principal and interest on any
bonds issued by said County for the
purpose of constructing and equipping
a home or homes for the aged
persons in said County and to pay the
maintenance and operation expenses
thereof, provided said bonds and tax
shall have been authorized at an
election or elections held for that
purpose by a majority of the qualified
electors of Titus County, who own
taxable property in said County and
who have duly rendered the same for
taxation, voting at said election.
This provision shall he self-enacting
and no enabling legislation hereunder
shall he required. Any bond issued
hereunder shall be issued in accord-
ance with the General Laws except
as herein otherwise provided.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified voters of this
State at the General Election to be
held the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1962. at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment authorizing the construc-
tion. equipping, maintenance and
financing of a home for the aged
in Titus County and for permit-
ting the Legislature to authorize
the creation of two (2) hospital
districts in Brazoria County, one
of which is to include all or part
of the West Columbia, Brazoria
ami Damon Independent School
Districts, and the other coter-
minous with the Sweeny Inde-
jiendent School Districts, also
providing for a possible con-
solidation of the two by qualified
voters of such districts, and pro-
viding for all necessary con-
struction, equipping, maintaining
and financing if authorized.”
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment authorizing the con-
struction. equipping, maintenance
and financing of a home for the
aged in Titus County and for
permitting the Legislature to
authorize the creation of two
(21 hospital districts in Brazoria
County, one of which is to in-
clude all or part of the West
Columbia. Brazoria and Damon
Indeiiendent School Districts, and
the other coterminous with the
Sweeny Independent School Dis-
trict. also providing for a
possible consolidation of the two
by qualified voters of such dis-
tricts. and providing for all
necessary construction, equipping,
maintaining and financing if
authorized."
Sec. 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TEN ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 12 proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution so as to provide that
state employees may be employed in
an advisory capacity or appointed to
serve as a consultant or on an ad-
visory committee, or as a memtier of
a Public School Board provided they
are not members of the teaching pro-
fession, and may receive reimburse-
ment of expenses, with other agen-
cies of this state, or any political
subdivision thereof, and of the Fed-
eral Government, with the approval
of the administrative head of the
state department or agency or the
governing board of the institution
in Which such employee is employed
and provided there is no conflict of
interest.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section I. That Section 33 of Arti-
cle XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended so as to
hereafter read as follows:
"Section 33. The accounting officers
of this state shall neither draw nor
pay a warrant upon the Treasury in
favor of any i>erson, for salary or
compensation as agent, officer or ap-
pointee. who holds at the same time
any other office or position of honor,
trust or profit, under this state or
the United States, except as pre-
scribed in this Constitution. Provided,
that this restriction as to the draw-
ing or paying of warrants upon the
Treasury shall not apply to officers
of the National Guard of Texas, the
National Guard Reserve, the Officers
Reserve Corps of the United States,
nor to enlisted men of the National
Guard, the National Guard Reserve,
and the Organized Reserve of the
United States, nor to retired officers
of the United States Army. Navy.
Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast
Guard, and retired warrant officers
and retired enlisted men of the United
States Army, Navy, Marine Corps.
Air Force and Coast Guard. It is
further provided, that state employees
may serve in an advisory capacity or
be appointed to serve as a consultant
or on an advisory committee, or as
a member of a Public School Board
provided they are not members of
the teaching profession, and may re-
ceive reimbursement of expenses, with
other agencies of this state, or any
political subdivision thereof, and of
the Federal Government, with the
approval of the administrative head
of the state department or agency
or the governing board of the insti-
tution in which such employee is
employed and provided there is no
conflict of interest.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
state at the general election to be
held the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1962, at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment permitting state employees
to serve as a consultant or on an
advisory committee, or as a mem-
ber of a Public School Board pro-
vided they are not members of
the teaching profession, with a
state agency, or any political sub-
division thereof, or the Federal
Government, if approved by ad-
ministrative head or governing
board of such employee and there
is no conflict of interest."
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment permitting state em-
ployees to serve as a consultant
or on an advisory committee, or
as a member of a Public School
Board provided they are not
members of the teaching pro-
fession. with a state agency, or
any political subdivision thereof,
or the Federal Government, if
approved by administrative head
or governing board of such em-
ployee and there is no confict of
interest."
Sec. 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 9 proposing an amendment to
Section 51a of Article III of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
to raise the limit on use of state
funds for financial assistance of the
needy aged, needy blind, and needy
children from Forty-seven Million
Dollars ($47,000,000) a year to Fifty-
two Million Dollars ($52,000,000) a
year; providing for the necessary
election, form of ballot, proclamation,
and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section I. That Section 51a of
Article III of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended to read:
“Section 51a. Payment of Assis-
tance to Needy Aged, Needy Blind
and Needy Children.
The Legislature shall have the
power, by General Laws, to provide,
subject to limitations and restrictions
herein contained, and such other
limitations, restrictions and regula-
tions as may by the Legislature be
deemed expedient for assistance to,
and for the payment of assistance to:
“(I) Needy aged persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas,
and who are over the age of sixty-
five (65) years; provided that no
such assistance shall be paid to any
inmate of any state-supported insti-
tution, while such inmate, or to any
person who shall not have actually
resided in Texas for at least five
(5) years during the nine (9) years
immediately preceding the application
for such assistance and continuously
for one (1) year immediately preced-
ing such applications; provided that
the maximum payment per month
from state funds shall not be more
than Twenty-five Dollars ($25) per
person: and provided further, that
no payment in excess of Twenty-one
Dollars ($21) shall be paid out of
state funds to an individual until and
unless such additional amounts are
matched by the Federal Government.
“(2) Needy blind persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas,
and are over the age of twenty-one
(21) years: provided that no such
assistance shall be paid to any in-
mate of any state-supported insti-
tution. while such inmate, or to any
person who shall not have actually
resided in Texas at least five
years during the nine (9) years
immediately preceding the application
for such assistance and continuously
for one (1) year immediately pre-
ceding such application.
“(3) Needy children who are actual
bona fide citizens of Texas, and are
under the age of sixteen (16) years:
provided that no such assistance
shall be paid on account of any child
over one (1) year old who has not
continuously resided in Texas for
one (1) year immediately preceding
the application for such assistance, or
on account of any child under the
age of one (1) year whose mother has
not continuously resided in Texas for
one (1) year immediately preceding
such application.
“The Legislature shall have the
authority to accept from the Federal
Government of the United States
such financial aid for the assistance
of the needy aged, needy blind, and
needy children as such Government
may offer not inconsistent with re-
strictions Herein set forth; provided
however, that the amount of such
assistance out of state funds to each
person assisted shall never exceed
the amount so expended out of federal
funds; and provided further, that the
total amount of money to be expended
out of state funds for such assistance
to the needy aged, needy blind, and
needy children shall never exceed the
sum of Fifty-two Million Dollars
($52,000,000) per year. The Legisla-
ture shall enact appropriate laws to
make lists of the recipients of aid
hereunder available for inspection,
under such limitations and restric-
tions as may be deemed appropriate
by the Legislature.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitu-
tional Amendment shall be submitted
to a vote of the qualified electors of
this state at an election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1962, at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon the following:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment raising the limit on ~use of
state funds to assist needy aged,
needy blind and needy children
from Forty-seven Million Dollars
($47,000,000) to Fifty-two Million
Dollars ($52,000,000).”
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment raising the limit on
use of state funds to assist needy
aged, needy blind and needy
children from Forty-seven Million
Dollars ($47,000,000) to Fifty-
two Million Dollars ($52,000.-
000).”
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texas
shall issue the necessary Proclama-
tion for the election and this Amend-
ment shall be published in the man-
ner and for the length of time re-
quired by the Constitution and law*
of this state.
Panhandle, Carson County, Texas, Thurs., August 9, 1962
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 22 proposing an amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, by adding a new
Section thereto to be known and
described as Section 11. providing
that the Legislature may authorize
the creation of hospital districts in
Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford and
Hopkins Counties, each district to be
coextensive with the limits of such
county, authorizing the levying and
rates of taxes; providing for the
acquisition of land and properties
for hospital uses, as well as the
maintenance and operation of the
same; and authorizing the issuance
of tax bonds for the purpose of the
purchase, construction, acquisition,
repair or renovation of improvements;
and further providing that any en-
abling Acts shall not be invalid
because of their anticipatory charac-
ter.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. Article IX of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas is
amended by adding thereto a new
Section to read as follows:
“Section 11. The Legislature may
by law authorize the creation of
hospital districts in Ochiltree. Castro.
Ha.nsford and Hopkins Counties, each
district to be coextensive with the
limits of such county.
“If any such district is created, it
may he authorized to levy a tax not
to exceed Seventy-five Cents (75c)
on the One Hundred Dollar ($1001
valuation of taxable property within
the district; provided, however, no
tax may be levied until approved
by a majority vote of the participat-
ing resident qualified property-tax-
paying voters who have duly ren-
dered their property for taxation.
The maximum rate of tax may be
changed at subsequent elections so
long as obligations are not impaired,
and not to exceed the maximum limit
of Seventy-five Cents (75c) per One
Hundred Dollar ($100) valuation.
ON THE BALLOT_
“If such tax is authorized, no
political subdivision or municipality
within or having the same boundaries
as the district may levy a tax for
medical or hospital care for needy
individuals, nor shall they maintain
or erect hospital facilities, but the
district shall by resolution assume
all such responsibilities and shall
assume all of the liabilities and
obligations (including bonds and
warrants) of such subdivisions or
municipalities or both. The maximum
tax rate submitted shall be sufficient
to discharge obligations, liabilities,
and responsibilities, ami to maintain
and operate the hospital system, and
the Legislature may authorize the
district to issue tax bonds for the
purpose of the purchase, construction,
acquisition, repair or renovation of
improvements and initially equipping
the same, and such bonds shall be
payable from said Seventy-five Cent
(75c) tax. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for transfer of title to properties
to the district.
“Should the Legislature enact en-
abling laws in anticipation of the
adoption of the amendment, such Acts
shall not be invalid because of their
anticipatory character.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
state on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1962, at
which election all ballots shall have
printed thereon the following:
“FOR the Amendment to Article
IX of the Constitution permitting
the creation of hospital districts
in Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford
and Hopkins Counties, each dis-
trict to be coextensive with the
limits of such county."
"AGAINST the Amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution
permitting the creation of hos-
pital districts in Ochiltree.
Castro, Hansford and Hopkins
Counties, each district to be co-
extensive with the limits of such
county.”
Sec. 3. The Governor shall issue the
necessary proclamation for said elec-
tion and this Amendment shall fee
published in the manner and for the
length of time required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this state.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FIVE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 51 proposing an Amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas by adding thereto a
new Section to lie known as Section
9 to provide that the Legislature may
authorize the creation of hospital
districts composed of all or part of
one or more counties; the assumption
by the district of any included city,
town or county hospital indebtedness
and the transfer of all hospital
facilities thereof to the district; the
issuance of bonds for hospital pur-
poses and the levy of taxes to pay
the district’s bonds, assumed indebt-
edness, and for operating and main-
taining the district; providing other
terms and conditions for accomplish-
ing the purposes of this Amendment.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article IX of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by adding thereto another Section to
be designated as Section 9, which
shall read as follows:
“Section 9. The Legislature may by
law provide for the creation, estab-
lishment, maintenance and operation
of hospital districts composed of one
or more counties or all or any part
of one or more counties with power
to issue bonds for the purchase, con-
struction, acquisition, repair or re-
novation of buildings and improve-
ments and equipping same, for hos-
pital purposes; providing for the
transfer to the hospital district of
the title to any land, buildings, im-
provements and equipment located
wholly within the district which may
he jointly or separately owned by any
city, town or county, providing that
any district so created shall assume
full responsibility for providing
medical and hospital care for its
needy inhabitants and assume the
outstanding indebtedness incurred by
cities, towns and counties for hos-
pital purposes prior to the creation
of the district, if same are located
wholly within its boundaries, and a
pro rata portion of such indebtedness
based upon the then last approved
tax assessment rolls of the included
cities, towns and counties if less
than nil the territory thereof is in-
cluded within the district boundaries:
providing that after its creation no
other municipality or political sub-
division shall have the power to levy
taxes or issue bonds or other obliga-
tions for hospital purposes or for
providing medical care within the
boundaries of the district; providing
for the levy of annual taxes at a
rate not to exceed seventy-five cents
(75c) on the one hundred dollar
valuation of all taxable property
within such district for the purpose
of meeting the requirements of the
district’s bonds, the indebtedness as-
sumed by it and its maintenance and
operating expenses, providing that
such district shall not be created or
such tax authorized unless approved
by a majority of the qualified prop-
erty taxpaying electors thereof voting
at an election called for the purpose:
and providing further that the
support and maintenance of the dis-
trict's hospital system shall never
become a charge against or obliga-
tion of the State of Texas nor shall
any direct appropriation be made by
the Legislature for the construction,
maintenance or improvement of any
of the facilities of such district.
“Provided, however, that no district
shall be created except by act of the
Legislature and then only after thirty
(30) days’ public notice to the district
affected, and in no event may the
Legislature provide for a district to
be created without the affirmative
vote of a majority of the taxpaying
voters in the district concerned.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
General Election to be held the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1962, at which election all
ballots shall have printed thereon:
“FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment authorizing the Legislature
to create hospital districts and
prescribing limitations upon the
powers of such districts.”
“AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment authorizing the Leg-
islature to create hospital districts
and prescribing limitations upon
the powers of such districts.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texas shall
issue the necessary proclamation for
the election and this Amendment shall
he published in the manner and for
the length of time as required by the
Constitution and laws of this State.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 46 proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of Texas by adding
to Article III a new Section to he
known as Section 49-d authorizing
the Texas Water Development Board
to acquire and develop storage
facilities in reservoirs and to dispose
of such storage facilities and water
upon such terms as the Legislature
shall prescribe; providing for the
use of funds received from the dis-
position of acquired storage and
water; providing that any enabling
Acts shall not lie invalid because
of their anticipatory character; pre-
scribing the form of ballot and pro-
viding for the necessary proclamation
and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III of the
Constitution of Texas be amended by
adding a new Section thereto to be
known as Section 49-d. as follows:
"Section 49-d. It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the State of Texas
to encourage the optimum develop-
ment of the limited number of
feasible sites available for the con-
struction or enlargement of dams and
reservoirs for conservation of the
public waters of the State, which
waters are held in trust for the use
and benefit of the public. To this
end, and with the approval of the
Board of Water Engineers or its
successor, the proceeds from the sale
of State bonds deposited in the Texas
Water Development Fund as provided
in Article III, Section 49-c of this
Constitution, may lie used by the
Texas Water Development Board,
under such provisions as the Legis-
lature may prescribe by general law,
for the additional purposes of acquir-
ing and developing storage facilities,
for the conservation and development
of water for useful purposes in and
from reservoirs constructed or to be
constructed or enlarged within the
State of Texas or on any stream
constituting a boundary of the State
of Texas, by any one or more of the
following governments or govern-
mental agencies: by the United States
of America or any agency, depart-
ment or instrumentality thereof; by
the State of Texas or any agency,
department or instrumentality there-
of: by political sulxlivisions or bodies
politic and corporate of the State;
by interstate compact commissions to
which the State of Texas is a party:
and by municipal corporations.
"Under such provisions ns the
Legislature may prescribe by general
law, the Texas Water Development
Board may also, with the approval
of the Board of Water Engineers or
its successor, execute long-term con-
tracts with the United States or any
of its agencies for the acquisition
anti development of storage facilities
in reservoirs constructed or to lie
constructed h> the Federal Govern-
ment. Such contracts when executed
shall constitute general obligations of
the State of Texas in the same
mannei and with the same effect as
State bonds issued under the author-
ity of the preceding Section 49-c of
this Constitution, and the provisions
iti said Section 49-c with respect to
payment of principal and interest on
State bonds issued shall likewise
apply with respect to payment of
principal and interest required to be
paid by such contracts. If storage
facilities are acquired for a term of
years, such contracts shall contain
provisions for renewal that will pro-
tect the State’s investment.
"The aggregate of the bonds
authorized by said Section 49-c.
plus the principal of the obliga-
tions incurred under any contracts
authorized hereunder, shall not ex-
ceed the Two Hundred Million Dollars
($200,000,000) in bonds authorized by
said Section 49-c of Article III of
this Constitution.
"The Legislature shall provide
terms and conditions for the Texas
Water Development Board to sell,
transfer or lease, in whole or in part,
any acquired storage facilities or the
right to use such storage facilities
at a price not less than the direct
cost of the Board in acquiring same;
and the Legislature may provide
terms and conditions for the Board
to sell any unappropriated public
waters of the State that might be
stored in such facilities. As a pre-
requisite to the purchase of such
storage or water, the applicant there-
for shall have secured a valid permit
from the Board of Water Engineers
or its successor authorizing the
acquisition of such storage facilities
or the water impounded therein. The
money received from any sale, trans-
fer or lease of storage facilities shall
lie used to pay principal and interest
on State bonds issued or contractual
obligations incurred by the Texas
Water Development Board, provided
that when moneys are sufficient to
pay the full amount of indebtedness
then outstanding and the full amount
of interest to accrue thereon, any
further sums received from the sale,
transfer or lease of such storage
facilities may lie used for the acqui-
sition of additional storage facilities
or for providing financial assistance
as authorized i>y said Section 49-c.
Money received from the sale of
water, which shall include standby
service, may be used for the opera-
tion anil maintenance of acquired
facilities, and for the payment of
principal and interest on debt in-
curred.
“Should the Legislature enact en-
abling laws in anticipation of the
adoption of this Amendment, such
Acts shall not be void by reason of
their anticipatory character."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
State at the General Election to be
held on November G. 1962, at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon:
"FOR the Amendment to Article
III of the Constitution of Texas
by adding a new Section to he
known as Section 49-d, provid-
ing foi a State program of
acquiring conservation storage
facilities in reservoirs"; and
"AGAINST the Amendment to
Article III of the Constitution of
Texas by adding a new Section
to be known as Section 49-d.
providing for a State program of
acquiring conservation storage
facilities in reservoirs.’’
Sec. 3. The Governor shall issue
the necessary proclamation foi said
election and shall have the same
published as required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this State.
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