RESOLUTIONS. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOME FOR CONFEDERATE WIDOWS. S. J. R. No. 12.] SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. To amend Section 51 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, as amended in 1903, so as to authorize the grant of aid in the establishment and maintenance of a home for the disabled and dependent wives and widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors and such women as aided the Confederacy, and making an appropriation. SECTION 1. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Section 51 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, as amended in 1903, be so amended as to hereafter read as follows: Article 3. Section 51. The Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public money to any individual, associations or individuals, municipal or other corporations whatsoever; provided, however, the Legislature may grant aid to indigent and disabled Confederate soldiers and sailors who came. to Texas prior to January 1, 1880, and who are either over sixty years of age or whose disability is the proximate result of actual service in the Confederate army for a period of at least three months, their widows in indigent circumstances who have never remarried and who have been bona fide residents of the State of Texas since March 1, 1880, and who were married to such soldiers anterior to March 1, 1880; provided said aid shall not exceed eight dollars per month, and provided further, that no appropriations shall ever be made for the purpose herein before specified in excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any one year. And also grant aid to the establishment and maintenance of a home for said soldiers and sailors, their wives and widows and women who aided in the Confederacy, under such regulations and limitations as may be provided by law; provided the grant to aid said home shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any one year, and no inmate of said homes shall be entitled to any other aid from the State; the Legislature may provide for husband and wife to remain together in the home; and provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the grant of aid in case of public calamity. SEC. 2. The Governor of the State is hereby directed to issue the necessary proclamation for the submission of this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Texas on the first Tuesday in August, 1907. The sum of $5000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of carrying out the provisions of this resolution. [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the Senate by the following vote, yeas 26, nays 0; passed the House of Representatives with amendments by the following vote, yeas 94, nays 0; referred to conference committee; report of conference committee adopted by the Senate by the following vote, yeas 25, nays 0; and by the House by the following vote, yeas 92, nays 1.] TAXATION-SUBMITTING AMENDMENT TO CONSTI H. J. R. No. 7.] TUTION. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION. Amending Section 3, Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, increasing the amount of tax that may be voted on school districts and providing for a majority vote of the property tax paying voters of such district to vote such tax. SECTION 1. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Section 3 of Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Texas be so amended as to hereafter read as follows: Ses. 3. One-fourth of the revenue derived from the State occupation taxes and a poll tax of $1 on every male inhabitant of this State between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years shall be set apart annually for the benefit of the public free schools, and in addition thereto there shall be levied and collected an annual ad valorem State tax of such an amount, not to exceed twenty cents on the $100 valuation, as with the available school fund arising from all other sources, will be sufficient to maintain and support the public free schools of this State for a period of not less than six months in each year, and the Legislature may also provide for the formation of school districts within all or any of the counties of this State by general or special law, without the local notice required in other cases of special legislation, and may authorize an additional ad valorem tax to be levied and collected within such school districts for the further maintenance of public free schools, and the erection and equipment of school buildings therein, provided that a majority of the qualified property tax paying voters of the district, voting at an election to be held for that purpose shall vote such tax, not to exceed in any one year 50 cents on the $100 valuation of the property subject to taxation in such district, but the limitation upon the amount of district tax herein authorized shall not apply to incorporated cities or towns constituting separate and independent school districts. SEC. 2. The Governor of the State of Texas shall and he is hereby directed to issue the necessary proclamation for the submission of this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Texas at the next general election, or at a special election called by the Governor and the sum of four thousand ($4000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money not otherwise appropriated to defray the expenses of publication of such proclamation. At such election the qualified electors voting and favoring said amendment shall have written or printed on the ballot as follows: "For amendment to Section 3, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State, relating to public free schools," and those opposed to said amendment shall have written or printed on the ballot as follows: "Against amendment to Section 3, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State, relating to public free schools." [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives by the following vote, yeas 99, nays 0; was referred to the Senate, amended and passed by the following vote, yeas 23, nays 3; that the House of Representatives concurred in the Senate amendments by the following vote, yeas 94, nays 0.] Approved March 20, 1907. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION S. J. R. No. 13.] SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article four (4) of the Constitution of the State of Texas, by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 27, providing for a Department of Agriculture, with a bureau of labor. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Article four (4) of the Constitution of the State of Texas be amended by adding thereto Section 27, when a majority of the qualified electors for members of the Legislature of Texas at an election for that purpose shall vote in favor of the amendment, shall read as follows: Section 27. The Legislature shall provide for the office of Commissioner of Agriculture, who shall be either elected by the qualified voters of the State, or appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate, as the Legislature may provide; whose term of office, duties and salary shall be prescribed by law; in which department there shall be established by the Legislature a bureau of labor, when required by the public interest. SEC. 2. The Governor of this State is hereby directed to issue and have published the necessary proclamation for the submission of this resolution to the qualified voters for members of the Legislature of the State of Texas, as an amendment to the Constitution of Texas, to be voted upon on the first Tuesday in August, 1907. All persons favoring said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots, as follows: "For the amendment to the Constitution, providing for a Department of Agriculture and a Bureau of Labor." And those opposed to said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots, as follows: "Against the amendment to the Constitution, providing for a Department of Agriculture and a Bureau of Labor." And the sum of ($2000) two thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury of the State of Texas, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of such publications, proclamation and election. [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the Senate by the following vote, yeas 24, nays 0; passed the House of Representatives with amendments by the following vote, yeas 106, nays 0; the Senate concurred in the House amendments by the following vote, yeas 22, nays 0.] PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A ROAD TAX. H. J. R. No. 18.] HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION. Amending Section 9, of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 9a, increasing the amount of tax that may be voted for the purpose of improving public roads, and to allow counties or political subdivisions of counties by a majority vote of the qualified property tax paying voters of the county, or subdivision thereof, voting at all elections, to be held for that purpose, to adopt same. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Section 9 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Texas be amended by adding thereto Section 9a, which shall read as follows: Section 9a. A majority of the property tax paying voters in any county or one or more political subdivisions thereof, in this State, voting at an election held for that purpose may vote a tax for road and bridge purposes not to exceed 30 cents on the $100 valuation of property subject to taxation in such county or political subdivision of such county, or may issue bonds not to exceed 20 per cent of the assessed value of the real property in such district, for such road and bridge purposes, provided that such tax, or proceeds of such bonds, shall be expended in the territory in which it is voted, and no other, and this provision of the Constitution shall be self-enacting without the necessity of further legislation. SEC. 2. The Governor of this State is hereby directed to issue the necessary proclamation submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of Texas at the next general election held in this State, or in case any previous election shall be had in the State for other purposes, then this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified tax paying voters. And the sum of $2000 or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the treasury of the State of Texas for the purpose of submitting this proposition to a vote of the people of the State of Texas. [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives by the following vote, yeas 100, nays 0; passed the Senate with amendments by the following vote, yeas 20, nays 6; the House of Representatives concurred in the Senate amendments by the following vote, yeas 100; nays 0.1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PRINTING, PUBLISHING, ETC. H. J. R. No. 24.] HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION. Authorizing the submission to a vote of the people of the State of Texas of a proposed amendment of Section 21, Article XVI, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, relating to printing, publishing, stationery, paper and fuel, and making an appropriation therefor. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Section 21 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Texas be so amended as to hereafter read as follows: Section 21. All printing and publishing, and all stationery, paper and fuel for the various departments, and for all offices, whether created by this Constitution or by law, shall be done and supplied as may be provided by law, and for the accomplishment of these objects and purposes the Legislature may provide and establish all requisite means and agencies, invested with such papers as may be deemed adequate and advisable. SEC. 2. The foregoing constitutional amendment shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the State at an election to be held throughout the State on the first Tuesday in August, A. D. 1907, at which election all voters favoring said proposed amendment shall write. or have printed on their ballots the words "For the amendment to Section 21 of Article XVI of the Constitution, relating to stationery, printing, paper and fuel," and all those opposed shall write or have printed on their ballots the words "Against the amendment to Section 21 of Article XVI of the Constitution, relating to stationery, printing, paper and fuel." SEC. 3. The Governor of the State is hereby directed to issue the necessary proclamation for said election and to have the same published as required by the Constitution and existing laws of the State. SEC. 4. That the sum of two thousand ($2000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury of the State of Texas not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of such publication and election. [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives by the following vote, yeas 91, nays 1; and passed the Senate by the following vote, yeas 25, navs 1.] PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO COMMISSIONERS' PRECINCTS. S. J. R. No. 5.] SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. To amend Section 18, Article 5, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so as to provide for subsequent redistricting of a county into commissioners' precincts, defining the manner thereof; for submitting same to the electors of the State, and making an appropriation therefor. Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Section 18, Article 5, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, be amended so as to hereafter read as follows: |