Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-09
To be Voted on in Texas on
Tuesday Next.
GOV. HOGG'S PROCLAMATION.
Five Joint Resolutions Passed by the
Twenty-SecOnd Legislature in Recent
Session Amendatory of the
State Constitution.
Proclamation by the Governor OF the State of
Texas

| %. d. H. NO. ~. JOINT resolution amend
ing section 4, article u. OF the constitution
of the state of Texas.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Legisla
| ture of the State of Texas: That section
4 OF article : OF the Constitution of tn;
| State of Texas be so amended as to hereaf
ter read as follows:
Sec. 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 anC
| 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 10000 inhabitants or
| more.
Sec. ,. That the governor of this state
! Shall issue his proclamation ordering al
/ election to be held on the second Tuesday in
! August, \. D. 1891, on this amendment. in
| accordance with article l.. 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 10 section !,
article of the constitution, relating to
voting" and those voting against the adop-
ton of said amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words,
Against the amendment to section /,
article Il, OF the constitution, relating TO
voting
cCA4it ito''t II 4Oli NJ L. ~ dulELlt slDl
article ! Of the constitution of the state Of
Texas.
Section |. Be it resolved by the leaisla-
ture of the state OF Texas, that section ,.
article 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 hereiubefore set apart TO said
school funds shall DE the permanent school
fund, and al the interest derivable there
from and the taxes herein authorized and
levied shall be the available school fund, TO
which the legislature may add not exceed
ing per cent annually of the total value of
the permanent school fund such Valde TO
be ascertained by the board of education
until otherwise provided by law; and the
available school fund shall be applied an
nuaily 10 the support of the public free
schools. And no law shall ever be enacted
approprlating any part of the permanent or
available school fund TO any other purpose
whatever; nor shall the same or any part
thereof ever be appropriated TO or used for
the support of any sectarian school; aud the
available school fund herein provided shall
be distributed to the several counties ac-
cording to their scholastic population and
applied IN such manner as may be provided
by law.
Sec. ,. The foregoing constitutional
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the qualified electors for members of the
legislature of the state of Texas, on the
second Tuesday in August, 1921, AT which
election all voters favorinG said proposed
amendment shall write or have printed on
their ballots the words For the amend
meut to section 5, article = of the constitlI-
ton Of the state of Texas and all voters
opposed to said amendment shall write or
have printed on their ballots the words
Against the amendment to section ) arti-
Gle I. of the constitution Of the state of
Texas. =
II. j. r. No. l.. Joint resolution TO
amend section II, article IL. of the con-
stitutiOn of the state of Texas
Section l. Be it enacted by the Ierisla-
ture of the state Of Texas, that section
il, article IL, 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 10 per centum per annum
shall be deemed luxurious. and the first
legislature after this amendment is
adopted shall provide appropriate pains
and penalties TO prevent the same. but
when no rate of interest is agreed upon,
the rate shall not exceed six per Centum per |
2nnum.
Sec. .. The governor of this state shall
issue his proclamation ordering III election |
Oil the second Tuesday in August, 1891, at |
shall be submitted for adoption by the quail |
flied electors of the state !
Sec. 8. Those voting Tor the adoption of |
section !, shall have written or printed on |
their ballots the words, For the amend |
ment to section II, article Ii, Of the state !
TO reduce rate of interest" |
and those voting against said amendment |
shall have written or printed on their bal |
OTIS, Against the amendment TO section II, !
article IL, of the state constitution, 20 re- |
luce the rate OF interest
II. j.. X. No. l.. Joint resolution to amend |
section 20, article IL, of the constitution |
of the state Of Texas.
Section |. Be il resolved by the legisla-
ure of the state of Texas. that section
%, article 10, of the constitution of the
tate of Texas DE amended so that it shall |
hereafter read as follows:
Sec. 20. The Legislature shall at its first
session enact a law whereby the qualified
-oters of the county. Justices precinct,
own. city Tor such subdivision OF county
IS may be designated by the commissioners
ourt OF said county,, may by a majority
,ote determine from time to time whether
he sale of intoxicating liquors shall be pro-
libited within the prescribed limits
Sec. ,. The foregoing amendment shall |
Ne submitted TO the qualified voters of the |
tate on the second Tuesday in August, A.
J. 1891. Those favoring It's adoption shall |
words, For local CONTROL" those opposed
o its adoption shall have written or printed
II their ballots the words, Against local
ontrol'
Senate J. R. No. 16.l Joint resolution to
amend sections l. ;, 3, /, ), 6, :, 5. II, IL.
le. - and %, article ), of the constitution
of the state OF Texas.
Be it resolved by the legislature Of the
tate of Texas, that sections l. ,, 3. 4, ).
{, 5. II. II, 1t, 25 and IS of article Of the
institution of the state of Texas be SO
mended as TO hereafter read as follows:
ARTICLE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Section !. The judicial power OF this |
tate shall be vested ii one supreme court,
4 courts OF civil appeals, in Il court of Grim
lal appeals, IN district courts, in county
ourts, in commissioners courts, in courts !
I justices of the peace, and in such other ! ,
ourts as may be provided by law. The {
riminal district court of Galveston and
larris counties shall continue with the dis !
net jurisdiction and organization now eN-
ting by law until otherwise provided by
wv. The legislature may establish such
her courts as ii may deem necessary. and
rescribe the jurisdiction and organization ,
hereof, and may conform the Jurisdiction {
the district and other inferior courts {
lereto. {
Sec. =. The supreme court shall consist of {
chief justice and two associate Justices, ,
~ two OF whom shall constitute quorum, 5
ri the concurrence of two judges shall be 5
10 the decision of case. No I
srson shall be eligible To the office of chief I
stice or associate justice of the supreme I
'urt unless he be, at the time Of his cleo /
on, citizen of the United States or this $
ate, and unless he shall have attained the c
re OF thirty years. and shall have been a L