Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-01
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.
A Joint resolution Of the Legislature
OF the State OF Texas proposing and
submitting to a vote OF the people
of Texas an amendment TO Section
0, Article s, OF the Constitution,
authorizing the levy and collection
OF a special road tax not to exceed
fifty cents on the one hundred dol
lars OF valuation OF property In any
county. subdivision or Subdivisions
or defined district thereof, when
same has been authorized by q
majority OF the qualified electors
voting at an election held for that
purpose, and making an approprla'
ton for carrying out the provisions
OF this resolution.
BE Il resolved by the Legislature oil
the State Of Texas:
Section I. That Section ,, Article
8. of the Constitution OF the state o.
Texas be amended so as to hereafter
read as follows, to-wit
Section 8. The State tax on prop
erty, exclusive Of the tax necessary
10 nav the public debt, and OF tne
taxes provided for the benefit OF IN,
nublic free schools, shall never exceed
thlrty.fye cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation; and no county Wv
ar town shall levy more than twenty
Ave cents for city or county purposes
| and not exceeding fifteen Genus loi
roads and bridges, and not eNceeulnt
| efteen cents to pay jurors, on the oh'
| hundred dollar valuation, except 10
,he navment OF debts incurred PRO
~ the adoption of the amendment
Sa,,ember 25, 1888: and for the cree
lion of public buildings streets
sowers water works and other per
manent improvements, not 10 49, 49,,
one dollar on the one hundred uoi ia',,
valuation in any one year ana eAegp
as 10 In this Constitution otherWls
nrovjded. and the Legislature ma
Ia authorize an additional ailhu"
a. yaIorem tax to be levied ana CO.
Ioc,ed for the further building an
moIntenance OF the public ROADS pr
,,dod that a majority Of the quaiins
nroperty tax paying voters Vl ,.t ~
county or of any political supu'' n 's'V =
or subdivisions Of the county VI
n, defined district now or hereai.ss
an he described and defined Wltn'
connty. who has been assesseu
an Ssnertv lax and paid said tax 10
ihe NEXT year prior to the liine u
o sH IN vote. voting at az eiee. ..o
held for that purpose. shall ~ -, An
tav not 10 exceed nifty cents on
me hundred dollars Naiuasio" rC
on eDorty subject to taxation IN SUI
aOptv nolitical subdivision OF SUI NJ
osoions or described or deIheu u,
, 10, And the Legislature may pIr
,a"ai laws for the maintenance vi y,
""Slic roads and highways VIM VIZ,
D the local notice requlreu 'o
, OF c lo.a' The foregoing amendment
, section 9. Article s. Of the Constilu1 :,
Tavas shall be submitted 10 y =
: Oh .i,Sod electors of this state i
aS"n,,on or rejection at an election is :,
e he held on the fourth SATURDAY - =
e U'on,h Of July, 1915. All voters
Y ,nt T nronosed amendment at said ele ,
}, . .iS rybo favor its adoption shall ma ;,
uun Va" Or written on their ballots U
following: "For amendment 70 p, 90
! Hon o Article s, of the Const, .,au
aM v the levy and collect,o ~,
snecIal road tax not to exceed ~, ~
q a spec" ,,o hundred dollars valuati'
ol or property in any county, ssDu a,strI
n ar subdivisions, or deilheu u, U.s.
Q thereof. when same has been au ,.s,
'f ,,ed NV a majority of the quahll
% nioc,ors at an election held LOT u
+. mrnose" Those voting against
y sdoption shall have written OF plin is
N on their ballots the following: Asa .,.
y he amendment of Section ., Artl'
g, Of the Constitution, authorizing
s. low and collection of speclal ~
Of tax not to exceed fifty cents on
~ one hundred dollars valuation OF pr
ertv In any county, subdivision OF 81
y divisions. or defined district there
III whom same has been authorized by
W majority of the qualified electors
Of an election held for that purpose.
~ Sec. 9. The Governor of the su
Il. lis hereby directed to issue his nee
ID sary proclamation ordering THIS Ell
N. tion. and have same published as
he ouired by the Constitution ana Ia
RS Of This State. The sum Of i've IN
to sand dollars, or so much thereon
tie NAV be necessary, is hereby approx
ak ated out of any funds in the st
ed Treasury not otherwise approprla
be to defray the expenses of publish
IN. and proclaiming and printing OIL U
o, cts and necessary blanks to use IN
he election. JNO' VI mo s o.at,
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