Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
VALLEY BOXES
READY; LIGHT
Vote IS seen
Proposals Offering To
Raise Salary. of Gov
ernor and Increase
Number Of Judges

Cameron county voters will join
the Valley and state Tuesday to vote
on two state constitutional amend
ments, and the sheriff's department
Monday was completing the work OF
placing ballot boxes at polling places
in "a precincts of the county.
Voters will decide whether gov
ernors of the state in the future will
draw $4,000 year salary, or
whether the present salary, $4,000
shall continue to be the sum paid,
and whether the membership of the
supreme court shall be increased
from three to nine members, as en-
dorsed by the bar throughout the
state, and actively supported by an
organization of outstanding jurists
It is the major issue of Gov. Moody S
court reform platform.
Gov. Moody has made several
speeches and statements in favor OF
the nine member court.
Not Affect Moody
The governors salary increase, II
approved at the polls, will go into
effect at the beginning Of the next
governors administration, and will
not increase Gov. Moody's COM
pensation for the remainder OF his
term.
Advocates in the legislature Of
taking off the $4,000 limit placed
upon the governors salary by the
constitution half century ago, and
of fixing $4,000 as the limit, have
insisted that Texas now penallzeS
those who serve the state as chief
executive, by requiring him to bear
much of the expense of his term out
of his own pocket as well as to sac
rifice income for the period he holds
public office.
Many state officials, including
college presidents and the state
highway engineer and heads OF de-
partments draw from SI,oUO 10
$4,000 per year.
The past three decades have seen
similar proposals for raising the
governors salary defeated.
Officials throughout the Valley,
and in most sections Of the state
are predicting a light vote VIII pc
cast in the election Tuesday as Ill
tie popular interest has been mani
tested.
Polling Places
Polling places in Cameron county
as announced for the various pre-
cincts from the court house Monday,
are as follows.
Predictions are that the two meas
ures will carry as result OF strong
support from bar associations ana
prominent jurists.
Grammar school bulld1ng,
Gregorio Tamayo, judge.
2-El Jardin, community house
No. 2, J. A. Dudley.
3-West Brownsville school build
ing, (west of city limits, J. 9.
George.
4-Public school house, Ranger
vile, D. F. Parkhurst.
5-Public school building, Los
Fresnos, Dwight Cilley.
6.-Villa Nueva, public schooi
building, Clyde Tandy.
T. Encantada, public scnool
building, c. C. Wood.
8.-Los Indios, public scnooi
building, Henry Crockett.
e.-Santa Maria, public school
building, F. S. Champion.
10.-La Feria community house,
M. T. Willy.
11.-West Harlingen, public school
building, Reuben Eubank.
12.-Grammar school building,
Charlie Brown.
13.-Rio Hondo school building,
N. B. Maynard.
14.-San Benito, (northwest) Wat
er district building, w. r. Crockett.
15.-North San Benito. Harry
HinkIey's office, j. r. Mayfield.
16.-CWest) West Brownsville,
Fitch's garage, H. T.. Fitch.
IL Brownsville, (west) high
school building, w. 3. Clint.
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