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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1966
Page
11
Capsular review notes amendments to remove a poll tax prerequisite for voting and to update terms of office. It also mentions disability and death benefits for county officials and employees, plus provisions for annual voter registration by the Department of Corrections and full paid firemen, with legislature involvement.
A public notice announces House Joint Resolution No. 4 proposing an amendment to Article IX concerning creation dissolution and operation of hospital districts in Texas. The measure would allow district creation bonds tax limits dissolution procedures and voter approval with a November 1966 election.
Public notice outlines Proposed Constitutional Amendment Seven repealing poll tax as a voting requirement, authorizing voter registration and related changes. Includes Section 2 amendments removing poll tax payment and adding annual registration, and Section 4 changes on ballot regulations and registration. Also notes governor proclamation and legislative context.
The item lists multiple proposed amendments and changes including voting eligibility for state officers and national offices, increasing Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judges to five, protections against tax or bond abrogation in school districts, authorizing a $200 million bond issuance by the Water Development Board, absentee voting rules for former residents, and expanded uses of the Texas Water Development Fund.
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution 89 proposing to amend Texas Constitution to withdraw Arlington State College from the Permanent University Fund. Details specify sections, bonds limits, and safeguarding provisions for Texas A&M and University of Texas systems with self-enacting language and ballot wording for the 1966 election.
The notice summarizes proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Five for the November General Election 1966 in Texas. It seeks to authorize the Legislature to create a State-wide System of Retirement Disability and Death Benefits for county and other political subdivision officers and employees, with details on contributory costs and optional mergers, subject to constitutional constraints.
Vanessa and Kyle Short, children of Mr and Mrs John Short of Roscoe, are visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs J R Brinson this week while their parents attend Texas Coaching in Houston.
Public notice outlines Constitutional Amendment number four to Article XVI Texas adding Section 30c to limit terms of office for directors of conservation and reclamation districts to six years. It validates prior provisions as long as six year cap remains. Governor oversight and publication requirements noted.
A public notice explains Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Six on the November 8 1966 ballot. It adds Section 51 d to Article II providing state aid to surviving spouses and minor children of law enforcement officers custodial personnel of the Texas Department of Corrections or full paid firemen who die violently in performance of duties. It covers election form proclamation and publication requirements and instructs voters to mark out one clause on the ballot. The governor will issue the proclamation and publish as required.
Public notice outlines Amendment Thirteen to add Section 68 in Article III authorizing Texas counties with 1.2 million or more residents to consolidate government functions or contract with subdivisions. The measure sets election timing, voter approval in affected subdivisions, and defines governmental functions for counties. The ballot text requests approval for consolidation and contracts for performance of government functions.
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