Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-21
PROCLAMATION
BY the Governor of the State
of Texas.

Whereas. the Twenty-second Legis-
lature at its late regular biennial ses-
sioa. which adjourned on the 18th day
Of April. A. D. 1891, passed the follow
ing five Joint Resolutions in the manner
prescribed BIZ the Constitution of this
State, proposing certain amendments to
the Constitution of this State. to-wit:
Is. j. r. No. I9.) Joint Resolution amend
ing Section 4. Article 6. of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas.
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Leg
islature of the State of Texas: That
b section T. of article 6, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Texas be so amended
as to hereafter read as follows:
Section 4. In all elections by the
people the vote shall be by ballot, and
the Legislature shall provide for the
numbering of tickets and make such
other regulations as may be necessary to
detect and punish fraud and preserve
the purity of the ballot box; and the
Legislature may provide by law for the
registration of all voters in all cities con-
tanning population of ten thousand in
habitants or more.
Sec 2. That the Governor of this
State shall issue his proclamation order
ing an election to be held on the second
Tuesday in August, A. D. 1891, on this
amendment, in accordance with article
II, section /, of the Constitution; and
those voting for the adoption of this
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words ''For
the amendment to section 4, article 6, of
the Constitution, relating to voting"
and those voting against the adoption of
said amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
Against the amendment to section 4,
article 6, of the Constitution, relating to
voting"
Joint Resolution No. 10, to amend Section
8, Article :, of the Constitution of the
State of Texas.
SECTION l. Belt resolved by the Leg
islature of the State of Texas: That sec
ton 5, article Z, of the Constitution of
the State of Texas be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
The principal of all bonds and other
funds and the principal arising from the
sale of the lands hereinbefore set apart
to said school fund shall be the perma-
nent school fund, and all the interest de-
rivable therefrom and the taxes
herein authorized and levied shall be the
available school e Ito which the Leg
islattfse exceeding one per
cent. annt otal value of the
permanent 81 such value to be
ascertai1ed bJsta |rd of Education
until otherwise prs by law, and the
available school fund hall be applied
ANNUALLY to the suppl of the public
free schools. And no i " shall ever be
enacted appropriating any part of the
permanent or available school fund to
any other purpose whatever, nor shall
the same or any part thereof ever be ap-
propriated to or used for the support of
any sectarian school; and the available
school fund herein provided shall be
distributed to the several counties &C
cording to their scholastic population
and applied in such manner as may be
provided by law
SEC. 2. The foregoing constitutional
amendment shall be submitted to vote
of the qualified electors for members of
the Legislature of the State of Texas on
the second Tuesday in August, 1891, at
which election all voters favoring said
proposed amendment shall write or have
printed on their ballots the words "For
the amendment to section 5, article Z, of
the Constitution of the State of Texas"
and all voters opposed to said amend
ment shall write or have printed on
their ballots the words against the
amendment to section 5, article z, of the
Constitution of the State of Texas"
(H. j. r. No. IL Joint Resolution to
amend Section II, Article 10, of the
Constitution of the State of Texas.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Texas: That Sec
ton II, article 16, of the Constitution of
the State of Texas shall be amended SO
as to hereafter read as follows:
Sec. II. All contracts for a greater
rate of interest than ten per centum per
annum shall be deemed usurious, and
the first Legislature after this amend
ment is adopted shall provide appropri-
ate pains and penalties to prevent the
same; but when no rate of interest is
agreed upon. the rate shall not exceed
sir per centum per annum.
SEC. ,. The Governor of this State
shall issue his proclamation ordering an
election on the second Tuesday in Au-
gust. 1891, at which election the forego-
ing amendment shall be submitted for
adoption by the qualified electors of the
State.
SEC. 3. Those voting for the adoption
of section 1 shall have written or printed
con their ballots the words For the
amendment to section II, article 16, of
the State Constitution, to reduce rate of
interest,"" and those voting against said
amendment shall have written or printed
on their ballots Against the amend
ment to section II, article 16, of the
State Constitution IN reduce ratio of m