El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
TEXAS PIE CUT
DOWN BY REGENT
NEW BOARD LAW
Governor Can Appoint Only
Third of the Members Of
Various Commissions.

San Antonio, Texas July s.-Making
promises for state Jobs by the two
leading candidates for governor viii
prove a source Of general disappoint-
ment when the time arrives for the
fulfilling Of these promises Inc cause
OF this viii be the constitutional
amendment, which was carried at the
regular election Of November, 1917, ana
takes from the governor the dominating
power in the naming OF appolnlees.
The discussion OF the management OF
the state penitentiaries, insane aSy-
lums, etc. therefore. may be Regarded
as entirely irrelevant TO the present
vote getting campaign OF tne guoeIlla-
torial candidates Under the consJlIu-
tiOnal amendment, which is known as
section S0a," the governor VIII have
authority to name only one-thlrd OF
the membership OF any Of the various
boards, and he is not supposed 10 al
tempt to dictate their actions.
The Amendment.
This amendment is as follows:
Section !. That article 10 OF the con-
stitutiOn be amended by adding new
section. to be known ana designated as
section 30a and to read as follows:
Section goa The legislature may
provide by law that the members OF the
board of regents Of the state unlver-
sity and boards Of trustees or managers
OF the educational eleemosynary and
penal institutions Of the state, and such
boards as have BEEN or may hereafter
be established by law, may noIo lhelr
respective offices for the term OF six
90 years, One-third OF the members OF
such boards to be elected or appointed
every two % years IN such manner as
the legislature may Determines Nacan-
cies in such offices TO be 1llleu as may
be provided by law, and the legislature
shall enact suitable laws 70 give erect
to this section
At the regular session Of the $50
legislature, a statute was passed put
ting this constitutional provision into
effect This section viii be found on
page 1872, acts Of regular session OF the
SD legislature, and reads as follows:
Section 5. The following members OF
the several governing boards shaI be
divided into equal classes numbered
one, two and three, as determined oy
each board at its first meeting after
this act shall become law, these
classes shall hold their offices, two,
four and six years, respectively from
the time of their appointment Ana
one-third Of the membership OF each
board shall hereafter be appointed at
each regular session of the legislature
to supply the vacancies made by the
provisions of this act and in the manner
provided for in section 2. VINO SHAH hold
their offices for six years, respecliVeIy-
The duties OF the several goEernlns
heretofore enacted or that may mere
after be enacted. no changes in the said
duties being made by ms aeI
Col. InQEnas n Bal mas GAeAANA- IA q
public speech the character Of men he
would name TO manage the affairs OF
the prison system in the event OF MS
election as governor. James E tergu-
son has retaIiated by saying he would
not name such men as the two Col
Ball suggested. san Antonlans VINO
have been refreshing their minds Win
reference TO the amendment and the
enabling act declare that both the can
didates should read the statute again
A board with six members VIII have
two whose terms expire next January
II will be two years before any other
terms .eNDire. In the case OF the prison
comm ssioners, only one Of the three
will be subject to appointment BY me
new governor at the beginning OF ms
first term. One Of the others VIII con-
tinue in office two years and the thlrd
one win have four years TO serve
Because Of DEATH or designations. IL Is
possible, Of course, for the new govern
or TO Obtain political control OF the va
rious boards at the beginning OF ms
service But such an outcome IS re-
earded as far from the probable
Eliminate Pie Scramble.
In brief. there will be no such scran-
ble for pie about Austin next January
as the capital has witnessed every -FOUR
years. The number Of the hungry may
be lust as large. but the pastry IS go
ing TO be considerably depleted