Constitutional Amendment for County Hospital Districts Texas 1954
Senate ae antec proposes adding Section 4 to Article IX authorizing county wide Hospital Districts in counties over 190 000 population and Galveston County with bond powers and hospital tax limited to 75 cents per 100 dollars. Districts must be voter approved by qualified property tax payers and will provide care without state charge. Election set for November 1954.
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Senate Ae Antec
State of Texas
Galveston
State of
Texas
Galveston County
Commissioners Court
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Courts
United States
Texas Senate Resolution Proposes Four Year Terms
A Senate resolution proposes amending the Texas Constitution to set four year terms for district, county, and precinct offices with staggered terms. It outlines changes to Sections 9 and 15 of Article V including district court clerk and county judge terms and qualifications.
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State of Texas
State of
Texas
Sigj
Constitutional Amendment Proposes Four Year Terms for County Officials
The amendment outline adds four year terms for County Attorneys District Attorneys Sheriff Assessors and Collectors of Taxes County Treasurers and other county officers and sets eligibility rules for staggered terms. It calls for a statewide special election on November 1954 with votes FOR or AGAINST the measure and gubernatorial proclamation of election.
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State of
Texas
State constitutional changes seek Senate pay talks and governor salary
The proposed joint resolution outlines fixing governor attorney general comptroller treasurer land office commissioner and secretary of state salaries by legislature not below 1953 levels. It bills per diem for legislators at 25 dollars for 120 days and requires a public vote and governor proclamation. Provisions rewrite Article 4 sections on compensation and duties for state officers.
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State of
Texas
General Land Office
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Senate
State of Texas
Comptroller OF Public Accounts
Constitutional Amendments Gauge Salaries and Per Diems
A draft set of amendments proposes fixed salary levels for state officials including Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Commissioner of the General Land Office, and Secretary of State, while Legislature per diem stays at 25 dollars for 120 days. The measures cover election procedures, proclamation duties, and retirement-credit provisions for state employees and teachers.
Texas Senate Joint Resolution adds section 63 to Article XVI
The resolution proposes amending Article XVI of the Texas Constitution to add Section 63. It would credit all service as a teacher or public school college university employee or state appointive officer for retirement benefits under the Teacher Retirement System or Employees Retirement System of Texas. The measure outlines the legislative framing and readies the constitution for the new section.
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Employees Retirement System
Texas
State OF Texas
State of
Exag
Texas Senate Resolution Sets Aid for Aged Blind and Children
The resolution amends Article III to empower the Legislature to provide and fund aid to needy aged Texans over 65, needy blind over 21, and needy children under 16, with federal matching, and sets annual state payment limits, residency rules, and ballots for approval. It authorizes accepting federal aid and outlines election and proclamation costs.
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Senate
State of
Texas
United States
State of Texas
Fed
Texas Amendment Would Allow Stateided Aged and Blind Aid
Legislative proposal calls for a constitutional amendment to permit Texas to fund old age, blind, and child aid from state funds with a per person cap of 20 dollars monthly and a statewide ceiling of 42 million dollars per year. Electors would vote on November 2, 1954, with For and Against ballots detailing the statutes and residency conditions.
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Eral
United States
Texas
State of
State of Texas
Texas Senate Joint Resolution creating State Building Commission
The proposal amends Article III adding a new Section 51-b to form the State Building Commission with members including the Governor Attorney General and Board of Control chair. It creates the State Building Fund transfers Confederate Pension funds annually to the Building Fund for use as directed by the Legislature and for memorials under limits with election provisions.
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State of Texas
State Building Commission
State Building Fund
Confederate Pension Fund
State OF
Exas
Board of Control
Senate
Comptroller of Public Accounts
State Treasrer
Texas State Building Fund Amendment Endorses Confederate Memorials
The proposed Texas amendment allows the State Building Commission to acquire property and build structures including a memorial to Texans who served in the Confederate armed forces and a state office building. It permits up to five percent yearly expenditure for memorials and dedicates a two cent ad valorem tax to fund Confederate pensions and ongoing building fund maintenance, with votes to approve or oppose in the next general election.
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Commission
State Building Fund
Confederate States of America
Supreme Court
State Building Commission
Texas
Confederate States
State of
Two thin garments better than one thick for warmth
A poster notes that wearing two thin layers traps air between them to insulate better than a single thick garment. The idea highlights simple physics of layering to retain warmth.
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