The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-22

Ter of this State shall register the
same and endorse the fact of sneh
registry upon said bonds or evidences
of indebte mess.
Section 2. The Governor is here
by directed to issue the necessary
proclamation for submitting this
amendment to the quahfied voters
Of Texas on the first Tuesday in Au-
gust, 1897. at which election all
voters favoGng tha amendment shall
have written or printed on their
tickets, "For the amendment to Sec
ton 3, of Article IL. of the CoDstitu-
ton Texas. authorizing all counties in
this State lying south of the counties
of JEFF Davis, Reeves, Ward, Ector.
Midiand, Glasscock. Sterling, Coke
aud RpnDels, aud south and west of
the Colorado RIVER, also, all those
couuties west of Hardemau, Kuox
and Haskell, and north of Fisher,
Scufry, B nrden. Dawson and Gaines;
also, the counties of Matagorda and
Brazoria, to give ID in the construc-
ton of railroads by the issuance of
bonds or other evidences of indebt-
edness, when authorized thereto by
a majority vote of any such county )"
AID those opposed to said amen
ment shall have written or printed Oh
their tickets, against the ame nd
mant to Section 3. of Article IL, of
the Constitution of rexas, authoriz-
ing all counties in this State lying
south of the counties of JEFF DAVIS,
Reeves. Ward. Ector, Midland
Glasscock. Sterling. Coke and Rue
nels, and sonth aud west of the
Colorado river; also. all those coun-
ties west of Harden Knox and
Haskell, and north of Fisher, Seurry,
Borden, Dawson and Gaines; also
the counties of Mstagorda 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 snch county"
Passed April 2, 1897.
joint Resolution to 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
sioners court, to issue bonds for the
erection of court houses and jails.
and the construction and purchase OF
bridges, and
Whereas, the statutes of the State
of Texas authorize the Board oil
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 State, in pursuance of said
statutory authority. has purchased
as an investment for the permanent
school fund of the State of Texas
bonds approximatiug three million
dollars, and
Whereas, the Constitution of tha
State of Texas provides that no deb
for any purpose shall ever be incur,
red in any manner for any city o
county, unless provision is made
the time of it's creation for the levy
ing and collection of a sufficient ia,
to pay the interest thereon, and pro-
vide at least two per cent as a sink
lug fund, and
Whereas. it ie believed that some
of the bonds so purchased by the
State Board OF Education as an IN
vestment for the permanent schoo
fund were not issued 10 conformity
with that provision of the CoDstitu.
ton, and it is doubtful whether prop
err provision was made as the tim,
of the attempted creation of sal debt
evidenced by said bonds. for the lew
of tax to secure the payment of IN
terest and the creation of sinkine
fun !, and that some of said bonds
may therefore be held invalid by lh'
courts;
Therefore, be it resolved by tn,
Legislature of the State of Texas
That article XI of The Constitution
of the State of fexas be amended BY
adding thereto the following, which
shall be denominated Section IL
Section IL. That all bonds hereto
fore issned by the several counties o
Texas for the purpose IF the ereciio,
of court houses and jxiis. and for tn
purchase or construction of bridges
and that have been purchased by tn
proper authorities of the State q
Tex,s "a az investment for the per-
mapent school fund of said State
and that at the time of the creation
of said debt, evidenced by saie
bonds. the provision for the levy of I
tax for the payment of the interss
and the creation of a sinking fnnC