Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-24
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.

vi tHe otatc VI ieAdb pTOpOblnB ant
submitting to a vote OF the peopl,
OF Texas an amendment TO Sector
3, Article s, OF the Constitution
authorizing the levy and collection
OF 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 O
majority OF the qualified electors
voting at an election held for that
purpose, and making an appropria
ton for carrying out the provisions
OF this resolution.
Be II resolved by the Legislature OF
the State OF Texas:
Section /. That Section 8, Article
s. OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Texas be amended 80 as TO hereafter
read as follows. to-wit:
Section 8. The State tax on prop.
erty. exclusive OF the tax necessary
to pay the public debt, and OF the
taxes provided for the benefit Of the
public free schools, shall never exceed
thlrty.hye cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation; and no county, city
or town shall levy more than twenty
five cents for city or county purposes,
and not exceeding fifteen cents for
roads and bridges, and not exceeding
fifteen cents to pay jurors, on the one
hundred dollar valuation, except for
the payment OF debts incurred prior
TO the adoption OF the amendment,
September %, 1888; and for the cree
tion OF public buildings, streets
sewers, water works and other per.
manent improvements, not TO exceed
one dollar on the one hundred dollars
valuation in any one year, and except
as Is In this Constitution otherwise
provided: and the Legislature ma,
also authorize an additional annual
ad yalorem tax to be levied and col
lected for the further building ana
OF the public roads; pro
ylded, that a majority Of the qualified
property tax paying voters OF the
county or of any political subdivision
or subdivisions OF the county, or oil
any defined district now or hereafter
TO be described and defined within
anv county, who has been assessed
tax and paid said tax ior
the next year prior to the time ne
offers to vote, voting at an electioh
held for that purpose, shall vote such
tax not TO exceed fifty cents on the
enc hundred dollars valuation OF
subject to taxation In such
county. political subdivision or suDdl'
Visions or described or defined dis
trict And the Legislature may pass
local laws for the maintenance OF the
nnblic roads and highways, without
the local notice required for speclal
or local laws. %
Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment 10
9. Article s, OF the Constitution
IF Texas shall be submitted 10 the
1ualifed electors of this State lot
'doption or rejection at an election 10
he held ON the fourth Saturday In the
month of July, 1915. All voters on
his proposed amendment at said cleo
ion who favor its adoption shall nave
nrinted or written on their ballots the
iolIowing: For amendment to Sec
lion 8, Article s, OF the Constitution.
authorizing the levy and collection oil
, special road tax not to exceed MY
,ents on the hundred dollars valuation
Or property in any county, SUBDIVISION
NJ subdivisions, or defined district
hereof. when same has been author
zed by majority of the quaified
electors at an election held for that
Those voting against its
adoption shall have written or printed
IN their ballots the following: Against
he amendment of Section 8, Article
;, of the Constitution, authorizing the
evy and collection of a special road
lax not to exceed fifty cents on the
)ne hundred dollars valuation of prop
srty in any county, subdivision or sub.
divisions, or defined district thereof,
when same has been authorized by a
majority of the qualified electors at
IN election held for that purpose"
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State
IS hereby directed to issue his neces-
sary proclamation ordering this cleo
ion, and have same published as re-
luired by the Constitution and laws
Of this State. The sum of five thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
nay be necessary, is hereby appropri-
tied out of any funds in the State
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
o defray the expenses of publishing
md proclaiming and printing of tick
ITS and necessary blanks to use in said
election. JNO G. MCKAY,
Secretary of State.
"a true copy