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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1934
Page
4
Fragmentary copy of multiple Texas joint resolutions and amendments proposing changes to Article VIII Article IX and Article VII of the state constitution. Topics cover county commissioners court powers, officer compensation, new counties, taxation rules, University of Texas land taxation, and election procedures with ballots instructing voters to mark for or against the amendments.
Fragmentary OCR shows a legislative proposal amending Article 9 Section 1 to empower the legislature to enact provisions affecting the fortification of the state in terror to all counties. The garbled text suggests procedural language about amendment and enforcement.
Texas lawmakers propose amending Article XT Section 8 to allow cities with over five thousand residents to adopt or amend charters by vote while enforcing limits on taxes not exceeding two and one half percent of property values and requiring sinking funds at least two percent. The charter cannot be altered more than once per year. The measure would be placed on the next general election ballot in November 1994.
The document records a constitutional amendment proposal and ballot wording for Texas voters. It notes Section 20 of Article 16 and Section 30 in a revised text, outlining terms for state and city officials, a two to four year duration, and the upcoming election date to submit the amendment. It includes the exact ballot phrases for supporters and opponents and references the Secretary of State.
Austin reports the U S Census Bureau published Texas birth rate with other states. In 1939 Texas registered 107 924 births and ranked first per thousand population in birth rate, third in total births, fifth in population. The piece urges timely birth registration for passports school age citizenship voting and other rights.
An unclear OCR snippet mentions words like health, benefits, and a price. It references women testifying to positive effects and advises consulting about personalized benefit, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
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