The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-21
Is. J. r. No. 26)
Senate Joint Resolution.


Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment to Section No. "a a Article
3. Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Texas, relating to Compensation
for members Of the Legislature.
Re It resolved by the Legislature Of
the State Of Texas.
Section | That at the next general
election Of the State OF Texas for the
election Of State officers or at a pro-
yious general election in case a gem
eral election for the State
shall be sooner ordered by the Cover
nor for other purposes, there shall be
Submitted to the electors OF the State
Of Texas, for their adoption or re-
lection, the following amendment to
the constitution Of the State Of Tex
as, as provided for In Section /, Ar
tlcle z Of said Constitution, relating
to proposed amendments thereto, It
being intended to amend, Section "a,
Article 3 Of said Constitution relat-
ing to the pay Of members Of the Leg
lslature and extension Of the term
OF regular sessions. so that the said
Section shall read as follows:
Section "a. The members Of the
Legislature shall each receive from
the public treasury as compensation
for their services twelve hundred
S1200.OO) for the year in which
each regular session Of the Leglsla-
ture Is held, payable IN equal Install
ments on the twentieth days Of Jan
uary, April, July. and October Of the
year In which the regular session Is
held. and 1--WE dollars per day for
each day Of every special session held
In the year next succeeding that In
which any regular session Is held. In
addition TO said compensation the
members Of each house shall be en-
titled to mileage going TO and return
ing from the seat Of government,
which mileage shall not exceed Eve
cents Jer mile the distance to be com
puted by the nearest and most direct
route OF travel by land, regardless OF
railways or water routes; and the
Comptroller Of the State shall pre-
pare and preserve table Of dis
tances to each county seat. now n
hereafter TO be established. and by
said table the mileage Of each mem
Der shall be paid. Each regular ses-
sion shall continue until the business
Of such esssion Is disposed or
Sec. 2 The Governor OF this State
Is hereby directed to issue the neces-
sary proclamation submitting the
amendment to be voted upon by the
qualified electors for members Of the
Legislature. at the first general cleo
ton to be held In this State. Those
fayoring the amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words: For amendment to Section
"a. OF Article Of the Constitution
Increasing compensation Of the mem
bers OF the Legislature. and extending
the term OF regular sessions Of the
Legislature.
Those opposing said amendment
shall have writer or printed on
their ballot. the words Against
amendment to Section %. Of Article
3 OF the Constitution, increasing com
pensatoln OF the members Of the Leg
stature and extending the term OF
the regular sessions OF the Leglsla-
ture."
Sec. ,. The sum OF Eve thousand
dollars. or 90 much thereof as may be I
necessary Is hereby appropriated GU,
Of any funds In the State Treasury.
not otherwise appropriated. to defray
the expenses Of such proclamation.
publication and election. /
tNote-s. J, R. No IS passed the .
Senate BY a tvo-thirds vote. yeas g.
nays 0 and Senate eoncurred in House I
amendments By tvo-thIrds vote. ]