Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-08-05
Proposed Amendment tC
the State Constitution.
Authorizing legislation in Aid of In
ternal improvements.

HbNlIOI ALlltS IL SINltNlIOII M ENIE VI III
ternal improvements.
House Joint Resolution authoriz-
ing the submission to n vote OF
the people OF Il proposed amend
ment to Jhc Constitution of the
State of Texas. authorizing leg
iSlation in aid OF certain internal
improvements.
Section |. Be it Resolved by the
Legislature OF the State OF Texas:
That at the next general election OF
the State OF Texas. or at any pre-
viunS election in case an election for
the State shall he had or ordered by
the Governor for other purposes.
there shall he submitted to the cleo
tors al the State OF Texas. for their
approval or disHpprOval. the follow
ing proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF Texas.
rs provided for in Section |, Article
IL, OF said Constitution relating to
proposed amendments thereto:
Sec. >. BE it resolved that Section
-, Article ,. of the Constitution OF
the state OF Texas. he, and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section -. The LEGISLATURE shall
have no power to authorize any
county, city, town or other political
corporation OIL subdivision OF the
State to lend it's credit or grant pub
lie money or thing OF value in aid OF,
or to any individual, association or
corporation whatsoever, or to be-
come a stakeholder in such corpora
ton, association or company; pro-
vidcd, however, that under legisla-
tive provision any county, any pc
litical subdivision OF a county. any
number OF adioiningCOuntieS. or any
political subdivision OF the State, or
any defined district now or hereafter
to be described and defined within
the State OF Texas. ana which may
O may not include towns. villages
or municipal corporations. upon n
vote OF n tWO-thirds minority OF tie
resident property taxpayers voting
thereon who are qualified electors OF
such district or territory to be al
fectcd thereby, in addition to all
other debts, may issue bonds or
otherwise lend it's credit in any
amount not TO exceed Onc-fOurth of
the assessed valuation of the real
property OF such district or territory,
except that the total bonded indebt
edness OF any city or town shall
never exceed the limits imposed by
other provisions OF this Constitution,
and levy and collect such taxes to
pay the interest thereon and provide
II sinking fund for the redemption
thereof. as the Legislature may
authorize, and in such n as it
may authorize the same, for the fol
lowing purposes tO-wit:
(a) The Improvement Of rivers,
creeks and streams to prevent over
flows, ana to permit OF navigation
thereof or irrigation thereof, Oh in
aid OF such purposes
(b) The construction and main.
tenance OF pools, lakes, reservoirs,
dams, canals and waterways for the
purposes OF irrigation, drainage or
navigation. or in aid thereof.
Ccl The construction, maintenance
and operation Of macadamized,
graveled or paved roads and turn
pixies. or i'm aid thereof.
Sec. 3. The Governor is hereby
authorized to issue the necessary
proclamation for submitting this
proposed amendment to the electors
OF the State. as herinbefOre indicated,
and to further direct said election in
its details, as is usual and custO-
mary in such cases.
See. 4. That the sum of five thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
is necessary is hereby appropriated
out of the Treasury Of the State OF
not otherwise appropriated,
TO pay the necessary cost and eX-
penses Of the proceedings hereunder
to be had and done.
IA true copy.l j. II. Curl, Sec
OF state.