The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-12

south of the counties of JEFF Davis,
Reeves, Ward, Ector, Midland,
Giasscock, Sterling. Coke and Run
fuels, and south aud west of the
Colorado river; also. all those conn-
ties west of Hardemsn, Knox and
Haskell, and north of Fisher, Scurry,
Borden, Dawson and Gaines; also
the counties of Matagorda and Braz-
oria, to give aid in the construction
of railroads, by the issuance of bonds
or other evidence OF indebtedness,
when authorized thereto by major
ity vote of any such county,
Passed April 2, 1897.
Joint Resolution 10 amend Article H, of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Texas, by adding thereto
Section IL
Whereas, the laws of the State of
Texas authorize the several counties
in this State, through their Commits
siopers court, to issue bon.ls for the
erection of court houses and iaiis,
and the construction and purchase of
bridges, aud
Whereas, the statutes of the State
of Texas authorize The Board of
Education of said State to invest the
permanent school fund thereof in
bonds issued for the purposes afore-
said by the said counties. and
Whereas, the Board of Education
of this Site, in pursuance of said
statutory authority, has pure issed
as an investment. for the permanent
school fand of the State of Texas.
bonds approximating three llion
dollars. and
Whereas, the Constitution of the
State of Texas provides that no debt
for any purpose shall ever be incur
red in any manner for any city or
county. unless provision is made at
the time OF ITS creation for the levy
ing and collection of sufficient tax
to pay the interest thereon, and pro
vide at least two per cent as sink
ing fund, and
Whereas, it lie believed that some
of ibe bonds so purchased by the
State Board of Education as an IN
vestment for the permanent school
fund were not issued In conformity
with that provision of the Consti,u-
ton, aud it is doubtful whether prop
er provision was inside at the time
of the attempted creation of sail debt,
evidenced by said bonds. for tie levy
of tax to sarnre the payment of IN
tarest and the creation of sinking
fund, and that some of said bonds
may therefore be held invalid by the
courts;
There fore, be it resolved by the
Legislature of the State Of Texas:
That article XI of the Constitution
of the State OF Texas be amended by
adding thereto the following, which
shall be denornina:ed Section ii !"
Section Ii. That all bonds hereto
fore issued by the several conDt'es of
Texas for the purpose If the erection
of conrt houses and iaiis, aud for the
purchase or construction of bridges,
and that have been purchased by the
proper authorities of the State of
Texas as an investment for the per
manent school fund of said STATE,
and that at the time of the creation
of said debt, evidenced by said
bonds. the provision for the levy Of
tax for the payment of the interest
and the creation of sinking fand
was not made, shall not be for that
reason held to be invalid; but seid
bonds are hereby validated, and are
hereby made valid debts agaiDs- the
several counties by which they were
issn"d.
Be it further resolved, that this
amendment shall be submitted TO
vote of the qua fled electors of the
State of Texas on the first Tuesday
in August. 1897, at which election
al voters favoring said proposed
amendment shall write or have print-
ed on their ballots the words "For
the amendment to Article XI of the
Constitution, validating bonds held
BY the State as an investment for the
permanent schaol fund" and all vet
ers opposing said amendment shal
write or have printed on their ballots
the words Against the amendment
20 Article H of the Constitution,
validating bonds held by the State
a. an Investment for the permanent