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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS.
To be Submitted to a Vote Of the PeO-
pie on the Second Tuesday
August A. ID. 1888.

pie on Tile second IueSOal
August A. ID. 1888.
JOINT RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTIONS
AND OF ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITU-
TION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the legiSla-
ture offthe state of Texas That sections
and 6 article Z, of the constitution of the state
of Texas, be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec t. The lands herein set apart to the
public free school funa, shall be sold under
such regulations, at such times, and on such
terms as may be prescribed by law; and the
legislature shall not have power to grant any
relief to purchasers thereof. The comptroller
shall invest the proceeds of such sales, and OF
those heretofore made, as may be directed by
the board of education herein provided for, i'll
the bonds of the United states, the state OF
Texas, or counties in said state, or III such
other securities, and under such restrictions
as may be prescribed by law; and the state
shall be responsible for all investments
Sec. 6. All lands heretofore or hereafter
granted to the several counties of this state
for educational purposes, are OF right the
property of said counties respectively, to
which they were granted, and title thereto Is
vested i'll said counties, and no adverse pos
session or limitation shall ever be available
against the title OF any county. Each county
part; in manner to be provided by the com;
missioners court of the county. Actual
settlers residing on said lands, shall be pro
tected in the prior, right OF purchasing the
same to the extent of their settlement, not to
exceed one hundred and sixty acres, at the
price fixed by said court, which price shall not
include the value of existing Improvements
made thereon by such settlers. Said lands,
and the proceeds thereof, when sold, shall be
held by said counties alone as trust for the
benefit of public schools therein; said pro-
| ceeds to be invested i'll bonds of the Uuited
States, the state of Texas, or counties i'll sal
| state, or in such other securities, and undt
| such restrictions as may be prescribed by Law
and the counties shall be responsible for alliI
| vestments; the interest thereon, and Othe
revenue, except the principal shall be aVaiI-
Sec. 2. That the governor of this state shall
| issue his proclamation ordering an election to
| be held on the second Tuesday i'll August A.
| d. 1883, at which time the foregoing amend
| ment shall be submitted for adoption, to the
| qualified electors of this state
Sec. 8. That those voting for the adoption
| of said amendments to section 4, shall have
| written or printed Oh their ballots the words:
| For amendment to section 1, article Z, OF the
constitution" and those voting against the
| adoption of said amendment to section 1, shall
| have written or printed on their ballots the
| words: Against amendment to section /,
article I, of the constitution" and those voting
| for the adoption of said amendment to section
6, shall have written or printed on their ballots
| the words: For amendment to section 6,
article T. of the constitutions" and those
voting against the adoption of said amend
| ment to section 6, shall have written or print
ed on their ballots the words: against
amendment to section 6, article I, OF the con-
| stitution.'
Passed March 81, A. D. 1888. by a two-thirds
vote of all members elected to each house
JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND SECTION 8,
ARTICLE 8. OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
| STATE OF TEXAS.
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the legislature
| of the state of Texas, That section ., article
| 8, of the constitution of the state OF eXaS be
| so amended as hereafter to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8.
''Sec. O. The state tax on property, exclu-
Sive of the tax necessary to pay the public
debt, and of the taxes provided for the benefit
of public free schools, shall never exec
thirty-five cents on the one hundred dolla
valuation; and no county, city or town shf
levy more than twenty-five cents for city,
county purposes, and not to exceed fiftet
cents, for roads and bridges, on the one hun
dred dollars valuation, except for the pay
| ment of debts incurred prior TO the adoption
| of this amendment, and for the erection of
public buildings, street, sewer and other per-
| mament improvements, not to exceed twenty
five cents on the hundred dollars valuation in
any one year, and except as Is i'll this cOnStitu-
ton otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. That the governor of this state be,
and he is hereby required to submit the fore
going resolutions to vote OF the qualified
electors Of this state on the second Tuesday in
August, 1888.
Sec. 3. That those voting for the amend
ment to section g. article 8. of the constitution
shall have written or printed on their ballots
the words, For amendment to section 9, arti-
Gle s, of the constitution" and those voting
against the adoption of section 9, article s, of
the constitution, shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words, Against amend
ment to section Q, article 8, OF the const1tu-
tion."
Passed March g. A. d. 1888, by two-thirds
vote OF all members elected to each house.
JOINT RESOLUTION To AMEND SECTION 8 OF
ARTICLE7, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
SECTION /. Be it resolved by the legislature
of the state of Texas, That section g. of article
I, of the constitution OF the state OF Texas be
SO amended as to Ii reafter read at follows.
ssSaptiOn 0ma-fnurth Of the de-
rived from the state occupation taxes, and
poll tax of one dollar on every male inhabi-
tant in this state between the ages of twenty
one and sixty years, shall be set apart annual
ly for the benefit of the public tree schools,
and, in addition thereto, there shall be levied
and collected an annual ad valorem state tax
of such an amount, not to exceed twenty
cents on the one hundred dollars valuation, as,
with the available school fund arising from all
other sources, will be sufficient. to maintain
of this state for period of not less
than six months in each year; and the
legislature may also provide for the formation
counties of this state, by general or special
law. without the local notice required in other
cases of special legislation, and may authorize
an additional annual ad valorem tax to be lev
led and collected within such school districts
for the further maintenance of public free
schools and the erection of school buildings
therein; provided, that two-thirds of the quail
flied property taX-paying voters of the dis
trict. voting at an election to be held for that
any one year twenty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation of the property subject to
taxation in such district, but the limitation
upon the amount of district tax herein author
lied shall not apply to incorporated cities or
towns constituting separate and independent
school districts.
Sec g That the governor of this state shall
issue his proclamation ordering an election 10
be held on the second Tuesday in August A.
D. 1888, at which time the foregoing amend
qualified electors OF this state.
Sec. g. That those voting for the adoption
of the amendment to section 8, shall have
written or printed on their their ballots the
words "FOr amendment to section 3, article 7,
of the constitution school tax" and those
voting against the adoption of said amend-
ment shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words Against the amendment to
section g. article Z, of the constitution, school
tax"
Passed April 6, A. d. 1888, by a two-thirds
vote of all members elected to each house.
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND
sIENT TO ARTICLE OF THE STATE CONSTR
TUITION DIMINISHING THE NUMBER OF
TERMS OF COUNTY COURTS.
SECTION /. Be it resolved by the legislature
of the state of Texas, That article of the
constitution of the state shall be amended by
adding thereto another section which shall
read as follows;
Section 80 The county court shall hold at
least four terms for both civil and criminal
business annually as may be provided by
the legislature, or by the commissioners court
of the county under authority of law and such
other terms each year as may be fixed by the
missioners court of any county hav-
ing fixed the time and number of terms
of the county court shall not change the
Said court shall dispose of probate business
either in term time or vacation under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law.
courts in such manner as is or may be pro-
vided by law, and jury therein shall consist
of six men. Until otherwise provided the
n the cOunfv court shall he held the
first Mondays in February, May, August and
November and may remain in session three
weeks.
Sec. 2. This amendment shall be submitted
on the second Tuesday in August, A. d. 1883.
Passed April II, A. ID. 1888 by two-thirds
vote of all members elected to each house
THE. STATE OF TEXAS.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
1, Jos. w. Baines, secretary of state of the
state of Texas, do hereby certify that the fore
nlerfs tn the constitution of the state of Texas