The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-07

H"aHh NNaHAAAiNu ilaN01lA- IN AA4eslN
ment TO Section No. "a cf Articl,
9. o. the Constitution Of the State
Of Texas, relating to Compensation
for members Of the Legislature.
BE It resolved by the Legislature Of
the State Of Texas:
Section / That AZ the next general
. election Of the State Of Texas Tor tho
election Of State officers or at pre-.
.vious 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 20 the electors Of the State
o. Texas. for their adoption or re-
lection, the following amendment TO
the constitution o. the State Of Tex
as. as provided for in Section /. Ar
ticie l. OF said Constitution. relating
90 proposed amendments thereto. lt
being intended TO amend. Section -.
Article Q Of said Constitution. relat-
ing 20 the pay Of members % the Leg.
stature and extension o. the term
o. 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
Tor their services twelve hundred
lS12o0.06l Tor the year On which
each regular session % ,he Lerisia-
turs Be- held. payable in equal INSTALL
meuts on The twentieth days OF Jan
uary April July. and October % the
year iu which the regular session IS
held. and I've dollars per day for
each day % every special session held
iu che year next succeeding that IN
which any regular session IS held. 10
addition 90 said compensation the
members % each house shall be en-.
titled 90 mileage going 20 and return
Ing from the seat % government.
which mileage shall not exceed Eve
cents per nile the distance 10 be con-
pgted By the nearest and most direct
route % travel by land. regardless Of
railways cr vafer routes; and the
Comptroller % the state shall pre-
pare and preserve table % dis
tances 90 each county seat nov or
hereafter 90 be- established. and by
said table 'he mileage % each mem
Der shall be paid Each regular ses-
sion shall e'1tinus Until the business
% such ession is disposed o.
See 9 The Governor % this state
Is hereby directed 90 issue the ueces
ary proclamation Submitting the
amendment 90 be voted upon by the
qualified electors Tor members % the
Legislature. az the first rsnsraI eiee-
tio1 % b. held In this State. Those
,ayorinE the amendment shall have
written % priatst on their ballots the
words For Amendment 70 Section
-. % Article 8 % the Consultation
Increasing compensation Of the mem
hsrs o. the legislature. and extending
the tern o. regular sessions Of the
f.eEisiature
those opposing said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballot. the words. Against
auendmeat 20 Section -. o. Article
3 q the Constitutes. Increasing coz
psasaioin o; the members Of the Leg
stature and extending the tern Of
The regular sessions o. the LeEisla-
.ure~
See 3 The sun Of ave thousand
ioliars. or % much thereof a. nay bs
,ecessary Is hereby appropria,ei out
n any funds In the state Treasury.
10; Otherwise appropriated. TO defray
he expenses Of such proclauatiou.
,ubiieaiion and election
CSote-s J. R. No. 20 passed the
senate By a tvo-thirts vote. yeas 20.
AN Q and senafs soneurred In House
imsudnents By tvo-,hirts vote.