Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-03-12

limiting acreage 4 - any one per-
son where lands are classed as agri-
cultural.
lic IL resolved that the Legislature
OF the state 81 TcNa,
Section That section 80. OF
Article 3. OF the Constitution OF the
state of Texas, be so amended that
the same will read and hereafter be
as follows.
Section so. The legislature shall
have no power 20 give ar TO lend or
10 authorize the givinr Ur lending OF
the credit OF the Stale loo aid OF or
TO any person. associa 0u. or corpor-
alton. whether municip.. of other. or
20 pledge the credit o the State IN
amy manner whatsocy, Tor the pay
meat OF the liabilitie present or
prospective .of amy individual asso-
citation Of individual municipal or
other corporation. whatsoever, eN-
ccpt that the Legislature shall have
the power 10 gige OF .u lend, or 20
authorize the giving OBJ. lending, OF
The credit of the state for the pur-
pose OF assisting native born or ma
turalized citizens who are heads OF
families and who win become In
good faith actual occupants, TO &C
Quirc or improve Their homes; and
for this purpose the State IS author
ICED 90 acquire improve. sell or lease
real estate or assist .eh citizens 10
/ ... f.ss.. .
such terms and conditions and Ia
such manner and suh.s., to such linn
itations as th" Legislature may from
time 10 time prescribe provided that
no land shall be acquired by the
State under lhe term li this amend
ment 20 the Const .Ion unul the
aid lands are eNau ucu. and the
value OF said lands appraised aud
ascsriained js TO 10. ,ual value for
agricultural purpose. 0y "a commits
ion hereby author composed OF
he Governor Attorney General
land COMMISSIONS 0mptroller OF
Public Accounts ana ma State Treas
urcr. and their repO shall Doe avail
able 10 all prospect land purchas-
DIs. TIe Legislata shall have au-
thurity Go create by a uch agencies
AS may be- deemed necessary % ei-
lect' tie purposes .. the Act. Oh
legations created Irr this section
hall never be- take. aud the Legis-
'uturc shall have H.HIrity 90 pro
vide @ method OF occurring deferred
payments f1r lund purchased here
under. and bro add 1u 90 the usual
liens MAY secure O. me by an an
nual assessment lrHed as tax
against the land .Iyued, however,
the Legislature 81. have no power
90 relieve any per % from amy OBJ
legation entered Co.,. with the State
under .b.s pruvis . amy statute
enacted hereund, as terms OF
.hls Act shall uo. apply oy Dee ca
tended t0 any pc lu aHO Is not a
iona fide resident tl.u OF the State
OF Texas and who haas ot been such
citizen al least tH0 Years prior Co
The extension OF .h 10. nor shall
the terms 20 this tct Ger be applied
100 any lands outs De- The State OF
Texas provided f1l her that all
land acquired by Ie ne under the
provision 0i thi, sec lu for which
, ne Stat. may lend credit shall
Boz classified as a.riD ural lands or
otherwise and 10 clgs fled as agri-
cultural lands. lHcu .n more than
goo acres shah he sold 90 any one
person under tho provisions herein
Section The foregoing consti-
.utilual amendment shall Dee submit
ted % vote of zoe qualified cleo
! tors Of the Yte texas q an cleo
I ton To- be- held Throughout the state
0n 'he 18th Day of May A. D. 1919.
no which election all voters fayoring
aid proposed amendment shall grite
/ or nave priu "j ON their ballots fhc
words "Fl- he amendment 60
section 80. rticle %. of .he CWsti-
WIor of "a, state OF Texas. nroy.d
I ug OF leud.Hr OF the credit of tho
/ State for ne purpose OBJ. assisting
citizen. who RI heads 0t families 90
acquire or prove thc.r homes '
and 4ll thos, opposed shall write or
have PRINTED on thcid ballots 'he
words "Ag 1st the amendment 90
Section 20. Article % OF the ronstitu-
lion oi the ate OF Texas providing
/ that the Leg lature shall have pow
ar 90 glvo q. lend or authorize th"
giving 0r To- ling OF the credit OF
DE State Io Doe purpose ot assist
uF citizens mo are heads OF famI-
| lies 90 acgu 20 or improve their
/ homes
Section The Governor 0f the
state IS hcrp directed Goo issue the
necessary pr lamltion for said cleo
zion and 10 ave same published as
required by boz Constitution and OK
sitting laws The state
Section That the sum OF So
goo 900 or 8 much thereof as may
De- necessary Is hereby appropriated
uut OF any ads in the Treasury Of
ha State r otherwise approprlat-
90 {. pay OBJ. expenses OF such pub
I.lfIu and election
GEO. tE r. HOWARD.
Secretary ~ State
/ Attest 8 no copy
/ Feb 1926 Ioh j-ie