The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-04-25

adjoining counties or political sub
divisions OF the State or any defined
district now or hereafter to be de-
scribed and defined within the State
OF Texas and which may or may not
include towns, villages or municipal
corporations upon a vote OF major
lty OF the resident property taxpay-
ers voting thereon who are qualified
electors OF such district or territory
to be effected thereby in addition to
all other debts may issue bonds or
other wise lend It's credit in any a.
mount not 10 exceed one-fourth OF
the assessed valuation OF the real
property OF such district or territory.
except in case OF Improvement OF riv-
ers, creeks and streams, In building
OF levees to prevent overflows, in
which case the bonded Indebtedness
may be for an amount not to exceed
| one half of the assessed valuation OF
the lands OF the district to be re-
I claimed; and, except. further. that
the total onded Indebtedness OF any
city or town shall never exceed the
limits imposed by other provisions OF
this constitution. and levy and col
lect 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 following purposes to-
wit:
(a) The improvement OF rivers,
| creeks and streams to prevent over
flows, and to permit Of navigation
thereof or irrigation therefrom or in
aid OF such purposes.
tb) The construction and main
tenance OF pools. lakes, reservoirs,
dams. canals and water ways for
the purposes OF irrigation, drainage
or navigation or in aid thereof
Cc) The construction, maintenance
and operation Of bridges and macad
amized, grayeled. sandy clay, or clay
ed sand or paved roads and turn
pixies or in aid thereof
td) The construction and mainten-
Ance and operation Of public ware
! houses or I'm aid thereof
Section 2. The foregoing amend
ment TO Sections 40 and 80 Article 3
of the Constitution Of Texas, shall
We submitted TO the qualified electors
I Of this State for adoption or rejec
] ton at n special election hereby or
dcrcd for the third Saturday In July
/ 1913. the same being the nineteenth
day Of said month All voters on this
proposed amendment az said election
who favor as adoption shall have
printed or written on their ballots
the following.
For amendment 10 Sections ~ and
90 Of Article 3, Of the Constitution
authorizing the issuance OF bonds for
the University OF Texas, Agricultural
and Mechanical College state Peni-
ntary System. and other public
| improvements and building OF ware
houses for agricultural products
Those voting against its adoption
| shall have written or printed uu their
ballots the following
Against amendment 10 Sections 40
and 81. Of Article 3, OF the Consti-
tuition, authorizing the issuance Of
bonds for the University OF Texas,
Agricultural and Mechanical Callege,
state Penitentiary System, and other
public improvements and building OF
warehouses for agricultural products.
Previous 10 the election the Sec
rotary Of State shall cause 10 be
printed and forwarded 10 the County
Judge OF each county. FOR use In said
election. a sufficient number OF print
ed ballots FOR the use Of voters Ia
. each county on which Dee shall have
printed the form Of The ballot herein
prescribed. for the convenient use OF
. the voters.
Section g. Tho Governor of the
state is hereby directed 20 issue his
necessary proclamation ordering this
election. and have same published as
required by the Constitution and
laws OF the state. The sum OF Eve
thousand $4,000 doilare or so
much thereof as may be necessary Us
I hereby appropriated out OF any fund
| In the state Treasury not otherwise
appropriated 20 defray the expenses
/ OF publishing said proclamation and
printing OF tickets aud necessary
blanks % use In said election.
JOHN l.. WORKMAN,
Secretary OF State.