Texas Legislature Approves Salary and Mileage Amendments
A joint Texas resolution amends Sections 5 21 22 23 Article 4 and Section 24 Article 3 of the state constitution to set executive salaries and legislator mileage. It calls for a July 4 1921 election to submit the changes to voters with designated official ballots and directs proclamation and funding for the election and publication. The Governor is tasked with issuing the proclamation and appropriations are set for election expenses.
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Legicusture
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Senate
Supreme Court
Comptrollers of Public Accounts
General Land Office
Secretary of State
State Treasury
Legisla
Legisature
Texas House Joint Resolution on Confederate Pensions Amendment
A 1921 proposal seeks to amend Section 51 of Article 3 to allow pensions for Confederate soldiers sailors and widows who resided in Texas before 1910 and to levy seven cents per hundred dollars on property for pension funding. It sets eligibility, defines a state home provision, and requires a July 1921 vote with instructions on ballot wording.
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State of
Texas
Confederacy
Texas Amends Constitution Abolishing Prison Board
House Joint Resolution No 3 proposes amending Article 17 Section 58 to abolish the Board of Prison Commissioners and place prison oversight under Legislature designated officers. It calls for a July 1921 general election with for or against ballots, gubernatorial proclamation, and a $5,000 appropriation for publication and election costs.
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State of Texas
Board of Prison Commissioners
State of
Texas
Williams visits Brewster county cattle country
AS CG Williams editor of the Stockmen's Monthly Journal of Fort Worth and assistant secretary of the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association visited Brewster county last week. He stayed with Jackson, toured the Jackson ranch and Harmon ranches. It was his first Brewster visit and he praised the county’s stock conditions, resources, and potential as a premier cattle county.
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CG ‘Williams
Stockmen’s Monthly Journal of
Fort Worth
Texas Southwestern Cattle Raiser’s Association
Brewster County
Jackson
Jackson Rand
Harmon Ranches
William
King Cattle
Seizure and Sale Notice for Texas Property Auction
Notice of seizure under tax distraint for American Quicksilver Co. assets. Auction set for May 16, 1921 between 10 and 11 AM in front of the Post Office Building at Terlingua Texas. Parcels listed include multiple 640 acre tracts with various patentes and grantees. Lon P. Piper acts as collector. H W Black as deputy collector.
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Austin
Texas
Collector of Internal Revenue
American Quicksilver Company
Terlingua
C. W. Gano
R. M. Gano & Sons
H. EF
B. Pullan
H. FE
W. T. RR. Co
R. B. Pullan
H. E
H.F
R. B. Pallan
R. B. Pullany
Michel Werk
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S. L. Staples
Coca-Cola
All Flavors Sodas
Alpine Bottling Works
Alpine
L. T. Votaw
Sul Ross State-Normal College
Alpine, Texas
Alps
Rio Pecos
Big Bend Country
ahéSbutheen Pacific
Kansas City
Mexico
Orient
Goss
Anne Aynesworth
Viola Baker
Roy Bedichek
S. Allys Boyle
Rose Brewer
Nellie Clements
B. Cousins
Alice Cowan
Roberta Dulin
Stather Elliott
W. Evans
T. G. Harris
E. Henderson
J. Koenig
L. I
Linda Lancaster
Jane McGrath
M. A
Irene Nevill
M. Penrod
B. C
Myra Prater
Beulah Smith
B. S
F. E Smith
V. J. Smith
ReAs Studhalter
F.C Walker
House
Genesee
Matthews
W. E. Caldwell
Hotpoint
Lewis
Southside S. P. Railroad
Wm. Keene
Prop
J. M. Gallego
Livingston
Undertaking Co
W. Livingetes
W. G Young
Marfa
J. M. Radford Grocery Co
Cisco
Stanford
Sweetwater
Big Springs
Lubbock
Brownwood
Farwell
Head
Plainview
G.H. & S. Alime
Alpine Steam Laundry
Clarence Hord
Alpine’ Drug Store
Rexall
Clarence Hordq
Idaho
Thor
E. Caldwell
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