The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
IS. ]. r. M. 26)
senate Joint Resolution.

senate JOINT if~oiutions
Joint Resolution proposing an amond
ment to Section No. % of Article
3. Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Texas. relating TO Compensation
for members OF the Legislature.
BE II 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 pre-
ylous general election IN case a gen
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
ticle Z OF said Constitution. relating
10 proposed amendments thereto It
being intended 10 amend. Section "a.
Article 3 Of said Constitution, relai-
ing 10 the pay Of members Of the Leg
stature and extension Of the term
OF regular sessions. so that the said
Section shall read as follows:
Section %. The members Of the
Legislature shall each receive from
the public treasury as compensation
for their services twelve hundred
I Ni2OO0O) for the year in which
each regular session Of 'he Legisla-
|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 Eve 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 10 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 per mile the distance 10 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 a table Of dis
tanees 20 each county seat. now or
hereafter 10 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 o.
Sec ? The Governor Of this State
Is hereby directed 10 issue the neces-
sary proclamation submitting the
amendment 10 be voted upon by the
qualified electors for members Of the
Legislature. at the first general cleo
ton 20 Be held In this State. Those
favoring the amendment shall have
written or priated on their ballots the
words; For amendment 70 Section
a. Of Article . Of the Constitution
Increasing compensation Of the mem
bers Of the legislature. and extending
the tern Of regular sessions Of the
LEGISLATURE
Those opposing said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballot, the words: Against
Amendment 70 Section -. Of Article
2 q the Constitution. Increasing COM
psnsatoin Of the members Of the Leg
stature and extending the term Of
The regular sessions Of the Legisla-
ture"
Sec. Q. The sun Of ave thousand
dollars. or 20 much thereof AZ nay be
necessary il hereby appropriated out
% any funds 90 the State Treasury.
rai Otherwise arp-opriafei. 20 defray
the expenses % rlch PROCLAMATION.
pubiication and election.
lNote-s ]. r. No. 20 passed the
senate By a tuo-thiris vote. yeas Is.
nays Q and Senate eoneurred In House
massachusetts, By tro-thirts vote.