Constitutional Amendment Proposes County Hospital Districts
Texas Legislature outlines adding Section 4 to Article IX to authorize county wide Hospital Districts in counties over 190 000 and Galveston County with bond powers and a 75 cent tax levy subject to voter approval in the November 1954 general election. The measure details district powers hospital care duties and non state funding. It also rewrites Article V sections on precincts county government and clerk duties.
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Senate
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Galveston
Galveston County
Commissioners Court
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Courts
Texas Senate Joint Resolution on four year terms in county offices
A Texas Senate Joint Resolution proposes constitutional amendments to establish four year terms for district county and precinct elected officials. It outlines term lengths for clerks county judges district attorneys sheriffs assessors collectors tax officials treasurers surveyors and other county wide judges and adds provisions for vacancies appointments and required proclamations ahead of the 1954 election.
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Senate
State of
Texas
Simezll
Constitutional Amendment Seeks Four Year Terms for Officials
Text outlines proposed amendment to Texas Constitution adding four year terms for elective district county and precinct offices and designating which offices move from two to four year terms with phased changes for certain positions and election timing in 1954 special election.
Legislative Salary Plan Stirs State Constitutional Debate
Senate joint resolution seeks to let the Legislature fix governor and key officials salaries while setting a $25 per diem for legislators for 120 days. It proposes submitting the measure to voters and requires a gubernatorial proclamation. The draft rewrites Article IV sections detailing executive compensation and attorney general duties.
Texas Constitutional Amendments on State Official Salaries
The draft amendments propose raising official salaries for Governor Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer Commissioner of the General Land Office and Secretary of State to be fixed by the Legislature. It also sets per diem limits for legislators at 25 dollars for the first 120 days and outlines voter ballots for adoption in 1954.
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State of
Texas
General Land Office
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Senate
State of Texas
Comptroller OF Public Accounts
STATE
Texas Senate Joint Resolution Adds Retirement Credit
Senate Joint Resolution No six proposes amending Article XVI to create section sixty three. The change credits all service as a teacher public school college or university employee or state appointed official toward retirement benefits in either the Teacher Retirement System or Employees Retirement System of Texas. The measure outlines the text to be added to Article XVI section sixty three.
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Employees Retirement System
Texas
State OF
Texas Legislative Amendment Expands Welfare Eligibility
The amendment to Article III Section 5Sla sets new limits for state aid to needy Texans. It covers qualified aged citizens over 65, needy blind over 21, and needy children under 16, with residency and duration requirements and monthly state payment caps. It also allows accepting federal funds and outlines election and publication provisions.
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Senate
State of
Texas
United States
Fed
Eral
State of Texas
Texas to Vote on Confederate Pension Fund Transfer Plan
The proposed constitutional amendment would divert part of the Confederate Pension Fund to the State Building Fund for building upkeep and memorials. It allows up to six percent of the fund for memorials to Texans who served in the Texas Revolution and Confederate forces.
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Commission
State Building Fund
Confederate States of America
Supreme Court
State Building Commission
Texas
Confederate States
State of
Texas State Building Commission Created by Senate Joint Resolution
Senate Joint Resolution No 10 proposes amending the Texas Constitution to create the State Building Commission with membership including the Governor and Attorney General, establish the State Building Fund funded by transfers from the Confederate Pension Fund, and set apportionment and spending rules under legislative control. The measure provides for building commissions, fund transfers, and memorial expenditures with election provisions.
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State of Texas
State Building Commission
State Building Fund
Confederate Pension Fund
State OF
Texas
Board of Control
Senate
Comptroller of Public Accounts
State Building
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