Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-07-27
Smoking Among Poys.

Ii is said that where one boy
smoked occasionally ten years ago
50 smoke regularly to-day.
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Propos Amendment to the Sta.e
Constitution Fixing Salaries and P~'
Diem Of Legislators.
House Joint Resolution authoriZin
the submission 10 vote of the people
Of the State of Texas OF a proposed
amendment Of Sect on "a, Article 3. Il
the Constitution Of the State OF TeXa
fixing the salaries and mileage Il
members of tha Legislature. and pr
venting the acceptance, fer themselves
or for otIers, by members OF the lie
islature Of free passes, franks, rebat 5,
privileges or advantages from certa
persons and corporations.
Section |. Be II resolved by the LEG
islature Of the State of Texas: Tn
at the next general election OF the
State of Texas, or at any previo"l
election. in case an election for the
State shall be had or ordered by the
Governor for other purposes, there
shall be submitted to the electors q
the State of Texas, for their approval
or disapproval, the following ameni.
ment to the Constitution Of the State
OF Texas, as provided for in Section !,
Article II of said Constitution. rela.-
ing to proposed amendments theret1 ,.
II being intended to amend Section q,
Article 3, of said Constitution, relating
to the pay Of members OF the Legisla-
ture, so that the said Section shall
read as follows:
Sec. "a. The members Of the Legis.
lature shall receive from the public
treasury such compensation for the
services as may from time to time b.
provided by law, not exceeding ore
thousand dollars for the year succeed
ing their election. payable in equal in.
statements, on the first days Of Janu
airy, February, March and April of the
year succeeding their election and five
dollars per day for each day Of every
special session held during the second
year of the term for which said mem
bers shall be elected. In addition to
said compensation the members OF
each house shall be entitled to mileage
going TO and returning from the seat
not exceed three cents per mile, the
distance TO be computed by the near.
est and most direct route OF travel by
land, regardless OF railways or water
routes; and the Comptroller of the
State shall prepare and preserve a
table of distances to each county seat,
now or hereafter to be established. and
by said table the mileage of each mem.
Der shall be paid; but no member shall
be entitled to mileage for any extra
session that may be called within one
day after adjournment of any regular
or called session. 1t shall be unlawful
for any member Of the legislature
during his term Of Office to ac-
cept any free transportation over
any railway line or lines in this
State, and any member of the Legis'
lature violating the provisions of this
Act prohibiting the acceptance Of free
transportation shall forfeit the ONCE to
which he has been elected. And II
shall be unlawful for any OF such
members to accept. receive. have. use
or enjoy, directly or indirectly, for
themselves, or any othor person. any
free pass, frank, rebate, privilege or
advantage not accorded to the general
public from any railroad company,
telegraph company, telephone compa.
ny, sleeping car company, or other
corporation, or any persons, firm or
corporation acting as common car
risr in this State. Any member of the
Legislature violating this provision
shall forfeit his office. And the neces.
sary laws shall be enacted to carry ou,
the provisions Of this Article.
IA true copy.l 0. X. SHANNON,
SAcretarv NJ StafA