The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-08
VETOED BY GOV. CULBERSON.
Four Bills Left Over by the Regular Session Meet
With Dsapproval.
Held That Lcaaz. Fire Insurance Trus--B Giving
Private Corporation Right Dam the BraIos Strongly Obj
ced BY the Executive

jected to BY the Executive
Austin Texas June 7udsn from the tolowns
machine m in good working or
hereby given that The fol-
Tvennfh legislature and re-
cad in the executive office less 'han ten days PRIOR 10 ~
BILL a7e THEFT vaLuE
OVER FELONY.
{, general rule should
new law has operated neacy Persons guilty Of theft % cotton unit The
value of $50 adequately punished for mmeno by oae sna i'm
penalty would be
felOnes
materially increased Sv tss sT rhog orronanr public ssnes
HOUSE BILL NO ss5 TO o&r TO THE Waco WATER POWER AND
OVER nRAzos RignR NEAR GRANTING
p pg a roAMg S on irs THE WATER POWER THERE
This public
city to dam great river raash' Win serious materially af-
flow
estnary authority be ale gated private eotroraton II paASes
of the spirit our institutions to believe
hr n, i gy f , 'o he uon1 welfare but Nh exercised
p@ny whose charter under Federal
eres elsewhere along the might
u, d % nloI '"A' attributes Of Sovereignty NhA IN my
SUBSTITUTE House BILL No. so.~oc OCCUPATION TAX ACT.
rms ol which is general occupation tax
authorize the circulation gambling by poo
Ing AMI esale the TWENTY
l,a 1' Pa me 'resla''a ii The State Of certain obscene pub
,S @ Sad 10 D7, the a9a morals and previous to tho
eaas a prohibition this bill by literature
BY lea OF book one o. the
most general and detrimental licensed by the state
suTaneo trust case IN 1884 holding within
conspiracy Was dssoy by the .ns3n ~ ,h This open
sorson has bean overly an ns law 1890 and
what Is termed rate maker who the insurance companies
cong 0snes IN the state establishes COM
p@H'a sells rates them secret agreement
s Ne a o' is to forn trust by wAeh all and
Tssssratie ana a I l1 e mus are a@a to maintain the
reputable citizens have inaisnaton ~ anu
''u~a conspiracy which would be seal N,
asaa II not defeated by this bill though purpose upon
The t leys every fire insurance rate
companies to aaop. and sells sue, r m @ a safe Tor fire iDsr
making and such other acts @ % 10 % govern
ton to establish ami maintain unlawful under The anti
s % u the Imposition Of tax upon tho business As
d by the court Of appeals at legislature Intended
ches Appeals ag Harris vs. sra G., Hpps "l derived
HOUSE BILL NO EFFICIENT ROAD SYSTEM FOR
THE couNrlSs OF sRAzoRfA MATAGoRDA. VA
49, BY the constitution originally adopted 81 county taxes
s 1850 " which the Legislature additional annual aa
ros. s ana collected for the further maintenance
count v, - ~ , l,oy o. we Qualified property aSpns
s VOWS at an s3n0n to be held for that
county ~ ''''N' '"''V' 70 taxation IN such
Section Of the bill provides tina, the commissioner, court
Of either county shall regular session n
'sn y zoo qualified voters thereof they being taxpayers cou
p@ooA signed by fifty qualified msonc
psen and being an election 10 dono
communist 0nm precinct by said tax not 10 exceed ~
,one n1, @ proy situated in said county within said
ioh Of the State election ms hereinafter pro-
@ ~ subsequent sections the act precinct elections
1t clear this constitution declares that the ,s
of county tho BIZ ub h , vote Of The property pay-
commissioners property axp s Of the nrs
and therefore in conflict The dsapproya Of th hin VIII,
not occasion counties because The constitutions. %
% s:ss .' r. ' s ' i. l.s
,, 4. .ss..s s an" s1rS the seal of
MADDEN. Secretary of state G A. cuLbERsoN Governor
THE EXTRA SESSION the abolition of tho State sv,n