Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-29

Proposed Amendment to the constitu.
ton of This State Authorizing the
Issuance of Bonds for Improve
ment Districts, and Also for the
Operation of Public Warehouses
for Storing, Handling, Chasing,
Measuring, Weighing, EIevating,
and Loading Agricultural Products
Is. J. r. No. ~
JOINT RESOLUTION.
A Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment to Section 81, OF Arti-
Gle 3, of the Constitution of this
State: tt
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Legislature of The State of Texas, that
Section 81 of Article 3, of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Texas, be amend
ed so as to hereafter read as follows:
Section So. 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 or to grant public money or
thing of value in aid of, or to any in
dividual, association or corporation
whatsoever, or TO become stock
holder in such corporation, associa-
ton or company; provided, however,
that under legislative provision any
county, any political subdivision of a
county, any number of adjoining coun-
ties, or any political subdivision OF
the State, or any defined district now
or hereafter to be described and de-
fined within the State of Texas, and
which may or may not include towns,
villages, or municipal corporations,
upon a vote of a majority of the resi-
dent taxpayers voting thereon, who are
qualified electors of such district or
territory to be affected thereby, in ad-
dition 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 indebted
ness of any city or town shall never
exceed the limits imposed by other
provisions of this Constitution, and
levy and collect taxes to pay the in,
terest thereon, and provide 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 thereof, or in
aid of such purposes.
OBJ The construction and mainten'
ance of pools, lakes, reservoirs, dams,
canals and waterways for the purposes
of irrigation or in aid thereof.
(c) The construction, maintenance
and operation of macadamized, gray
eled or paved roads and turnpikes, OF
in aid thereof.
(d) The construction, maintenance
and operation of public warehouses for
storing, handling, CHASING, measuring
weighing, elevating and loading agri'
cultural products. Provided the Legis'
lature may establish such means and
agencies as may be necessary for &C
complishing the purpose OF this
amendment and if State warehouse
commission be provided for, their term
of office shall be fixed by the Legisla-
ture.
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby d.
rected to issue the necessary proclama'
ton for submitting this amendment to
the Constitution to the qualified cleo
tors of the State of Texas on the thlrd
Saturday in July, same being the 18TH
day of said month, and the amend
ments proposed to Section 81 OF Artl-
Gle 8. as above indicated, shall be
voted upon separately.
Those favoring the amendment 10
authorize road or other public improve
ments by a majority vote, shall have
written or printed on their ballot; For
amendment to authorize road and other
public improvements by a vote OF a
majority. and those opposed to said
amendment shall have written or print
ed on their ballot: Against amend
ment to authorize road and other pub
lie improvements by a vote of ma
jority.
Those favoring the issuance OF bonus
for the construction of public ware
houses shall have written or printed Oh
their ballot: For the amendment au
thorizing the issuance of bonds Tor the
construction of public warehouses tor
agricultural products. Those voting
against said amendment shall nave
written or printed on their ballot;
Against the amendment authorizing the
issuance of bonds for the construction
of public warehouses for agricultural
products. .,ou,ord
(s5, OOO) dollars, or SO much thereon as
NAV be necessary, is hereby appro
priated out of any funds in the treas
rrv of the State of Texas, not other
wise wi appropriated, to pay the expenses
Of such publication, proclamation ano
election. onr,,.s
Secretary Of State.