Amendment to allow women on juries in Texas
The document outlines a proposed constitutional amendment for Texas to include women in grand and petit juries. It states that the term men shall include women and sets voting procedures for November 1954 with machine and handwritten ballot options. It directs the governor to issue proclamation if a majority approves and to publish notice as required by the state constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legisla
Seatlee
Annie Wices
Abel Peribe
Oex
Thetate
Texas
Kiker Reunion Draws Sixty Seven in Bronte Family Gathering
Sixty seven people attended a Bronte area Kiker family reunion at the Modeling home last Sunday. The gathering honored Mr. and Mrs. S A Kiker and included seven children and many grandchildren with basket lunches shared on the Modeling lawn. The event followed the couple's sixty third wedding anniversary celebrated in January.
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Kiker
S. A. Kiker
E. H. Good
Ashland
Kansas
B. E. Modeling
Riker
Bronte
B. E. Modgling
Leonard Jagt
Lodi
New Jersey
Thomas A
Bobby) Modgling
North Dakota
Elmer Modgling
Weatherford
Winston Modgling
San Angelo
Walter Phillips
Texas Senate joint resolution on toll road credit ban
Senate Joint Resolution No 1e proposes an amendment to Article II adding Section 52 b to prohibit the Legislature from lending the credit of the State or granting public money or debt to any entity authorized to construct maintain or operate toll roads or turnpikes. The measure would be submitted to voters on November 2, 1954 with specific ballot wording and governor proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State of
Texas
Publc
Texas House Proposes Military Voting Amendment 1954
The proposal would repeal Section 2a and amend Article VI to limit U S military voting to each voter's county of entry and require poll tax payment. It sets qualification rules for electors, payroll tax receipts, and absentee voting, with public ballots asking voters to approve or oppose the changes in the upcoming general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Texas
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Forgé
United States
State OF Texas
Air Force
Texas House Joint Resolution Into Tax Assessor-Collector Election
A proposal to amend the Texas Constitution to allow counties with fewer than ten thousand residents to ballot on adding an Assessor-Collector of Taxes. If approved at the November 1964 general election, the official would be elected in the same manner as other tax officials. The governor would issue the proclamation and publish required notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Texas
United States
Commissioners Court
Sach County
Adlding
Texas Senate Joint Resolution proposes retirement service credits
A Senate Joint Resolution seeks to amend Article XVI to add Section 63, crediting all services rendered by teachers and state employees toward retirement in both the Teacher and Employees Retirement Systems. The measure defines eligible credits for prior and current service and orders a statewide election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Texas
State of
Employees Retirement System
Employers Retirement System of
Texa
Local Families Named In Area Social Notes
Ren Bronte and Kiker families from Bronte and San Angelo plus relatives from Ro tan and Houston are listed in a social notice. The report also covers Pvt. William J. Thomas’s transfer to Scott Air Force Base and a string of planned visits and travels by local residents including trips to Brownwood Cherokee Burnet and Medicine Bow.
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Ren, Bronte
Dave Kiker
Charles Wayne Kiker
San Angelo
Onbie Kiker
Rotan
Orb Kiker, Jr
Houston
William J. Thomas
W. H. Thomas
Tennyson
Fort Monmouth, N. J
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
California
Veteran’s Hospital
Marlin
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NOUSA
Galveston
Leity
Galveston County
Libby
Midwest
A. J. Compton
Lee Compton
Midland
Mint Goss
Austin
Qoleta Fletcher
Bob Allen
Abilene
Dee Thurman MicCleskey
Ida McCleskey
Lloyd McCleskey
Peggy
Bob Coleman
Steve Kennedy
Portales
New Mexico
Diane Stone
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