Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-08-12
Proposed Amendment tC
the State Constitution.
Authorizing legislation in Aid of In
ternal improvements.


Authorizing legislation in Aid of In
ternal improvements.
House Joint Resolution authoriz-
ing the submission to Il vote Oi
the people OF n proposed amend
ment TO lhe Constitution OF the
State OF Texas. authorizing leg
islation in aid ri certain internal
Improvements.
Section |. Be it Resolved 10y the
Legislature OF the State of Texas:
That ut the next general election OF
the State ol Texas, or at any pre-
viOuS election in case an election for
the state shall he had ~ ordered by
the Governor for other purposes.
there shall he submitted to the cleo
tors Of the State of Texas. for their
approval or disnpproval, the follow
ing proposed amendment to the
Constitution {. the State OF Texas,
aS provided for in Section |. Article
II. of said Constitution relating to
proposed amendments thereto:
Sec. ,. le it resolved that section
-. Article ,. Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Texas, he. and the same
j. 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 or subdivision Of the
State to lend its credit O rgrant pub
lie money or thing Of value in aid OF,
or to any individual, association or
corporation Whatsoever. ~ to be-
come IL stakeholder in such corpora
ton, association or company; pro-
vided, however, that under legisla-
tive provision any county. any pc
litical subdivision OF Il county. any
number OF adjOiningcOuntieS. or any
political subdivision of the State. or
any defined diStrictnow or hereafter
to be Described and defined within
the State of Texas. and which may
or may not include towns. villages
or municipal corporations. upon a
vote OF n twO-thirds majority OF the
resident property taxpayers voting
thereon who are qualified electors Of
such district or territory to be al
frcted thereby. in addition to all
other debts, may issue bonds or
otherwise lend its credit in any
amount not to exceed One-fOurth Of
the assessed valuation of the real
property OF such district or territory.
except that the total bonded indcbt
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
a sinking fund for the redemption
thereof. as the Legislature may
authorize, and in such manner as it
may authorize the same, for the fol
lowing purposes to-wit:
TAI The Improvement OF rivers,
creeks and streams to prevent over
flows. and to permit OF navigation
thereof or irrigation thereof, or in
aid of such purposes
(bl The construction and main.
tennnce of pools, lakes, reservoirs,
dams. canals and waterways for the
purposes OF irrigation, drainage or
navigation. or in aid thereof.
icl The construction, maintenance
and operation OF macadamized.
gravelcd or paved roads and turn
pixies. or in aid thereof.
Sec. ). The Governor is hereby
authorized To Issue the necessary
proclamation for submitting this
proposed amendment to the electors
of the State. ar herinbeiore Indicated,
and to further direct said election in
its details, as is usual and custU-
mary in such eases.
Sec. !. That the sum OF five thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
is necessary il hereby appropriated
out Of the Treasury OF the State OF
Texas, 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. X. CURL, Sec
rotary of State.