Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-05-13

IA9NAAAtC OOtAt AtSSOluthOn NO. Os
Joint resolution to amend Article IL,
Sections 4 and of the Constitu-.
ton of the State, authorizing cities
and towns within the State of Tex
as to be incorporated by special
act where the population exceeds
five thousand Inhabitants.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section /. That Article IL, Sec
lions 4 and 8, be amended so that
the same shall hereafter read and be
as follows:
Sec. a. Cities and towns having a
population of five thousand or less
may be chartered alone by general
law. They may levy, assess and col
lect an annual tax to ,defray the cur
rent expenses OF their local govern
ment, but such tax shall never exceed
for any one year one-fourth of one
per cent, and shall be collectible only
in current money, and all licenses
and occupation taxes levied and all
fines, forfeitures, penalties and 9TH
er dues accruing to cities and towns
shall be collectible only in current
money.
Sec. 8. Cities having more than
five thousand inhabitants may have
their charters granted or amended by
special act of the Legislature and
may levy, assess and collect such
taxes as may be authorized by law,
but no tax for any purposes shall
ever be lawful for any one year
which shall exceed two and one-half
per cent of the taxable property of
such city; and no debt shall ever be
created by any city or town unless
at the same time provision be made
to assess and collect annually suf-
ficient sum to pay the interest there
on and create sinking fund of at
least two per cent thereon.
Sec. 2. That the above and fore
going proposed amendment shall
(be) duly published once a week
for four weeks commencing at least
three months before special cleo
ton to be held for the purpose of vot-
ing upon such proposed amendment
on the first Tuesday in August, 1909,
in one weekly newspaper of each
county in the state of Texas in which
such newspaper may be published,
and the Governor be, and he is here
by directed to issue the necessary
proclamation for the submission of
this proposed amendment to the
qualified electors for members of the
Legislature.
AT such election all persons favor
ing such amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words For the amendment to Art
icle IL, sections 4 and 5, of the Con-
stitution," and those opposed thereto
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words: Against
the amendment to Article IL, sect
ions and of the Constitution.
Sec. 8. That $4,000, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and
the same is hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to defray the
expenses of advertising and holding
the election provided for above.
"a true copy.)
w. B. TOWNSEND,
Secretary of State.
x Proposed amendment to the State
Constitution in regard to formation
and taxing power Of school districts:
House Joint Resolution No. @.
House Joint Resolution to amend
Section of Article Z of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas, in
regard to the formation and tax
ing power Of school districts.
Be it resolved by the Legislature OF
the State Of Texas:
Section, 1. That Section Of Art
icle z of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
Sec. 81, One-fourth OF the revenue
derived from the State occupation
taxes and poll tax of 81 on every
male inhabitant of this State between
the ages of 81 and so years shall be
set apart annually for the benefit of
the public free school, and in addi-
ton thereto there shall be levied and
collected an annual ad valorem State
tax OF such an amount, not to exceed
20 cents on the 500 valuation, as
with the available school fund aris-
ing from all other sources, will be
sufficient to maintain and support
the public free schools of this oCate
for period of not less than six
months in each year, and the Legisla-
ture may also provide for the forma-
ton of school districts by general or
special law, without the local notice
required in other cases of special Leg
islation, and all such school districts,
whether created by general OF special
law, may embrace parts of two or
more counties. And the Legislature
shall be authorized to pass laws for
the assessment and collection of
taxes in all said districts and for the
management and control of the pub
lie school or schools of such districts,
whether such districts are composed
NJ 4nrx o1I Nv
or in parts OF two or more CO mites.
nd the I.anislatura M al1i anrizn