Bronte Enterprise: Tax Amendment Proposed For November Election
The Bronte Enterprise reports House Joint Resolution No. 23 seeks an amendment to Section 9 of Article VIII to allow the Commissioners Court in each county to levy funds for general, permanent improvement, road and bridge, and jury purposes up to 80 cents per $100 valuation yearly. It governs bond protections and election procedures with a broader road maintenance levy possible by voter approval. The measure, if approved, would be placed on the ballot for the November 6 1956 election with Governor to issue the proclamation.
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HOUSE
Commissioners Court
State OF Texas
Ech
General Fund
Permanent Improvement Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and Jury Fund
Texas
Texas Senate Joint Resolution proposes retirement fund amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment would allow the Legislature to revise the Teacher Retirement System for public school and higher education employees. It sets funding rules, investment options, and age or service requirements, with a binding ballot measure for voters on a specified election date. The governor would issue the proclamation and ensure publication.
Texas Proposed Amendment on Disabled Aid to be Voted Nov 13 1956
House Joint Resolution No 30 seeks to add Section 51-b to Article III authorizing state funds up to 20 dollars monthly for needy US citizens aged 18 to 64 who are totally disabled and not eligible for other aid, with annual cap 1.5 million dollars and potential federal support, to be put to voters on the November 1956 election.
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HOUSE
State of Texas
Byting
United States
Texas
State OF
Noah Pruitt Family Visits in Santa Anna
Mr and Mrs Noah Pruitt Sr visited their son Reverend Francis Pruitt and family in Santa Anna last Sunday.
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Noah Pruitt, Sr
Rev
Francis Pruitt
Santa Anna
Constitutional Amendment Lets Texas Compensate Wrongfully Punished
A proposed Texas constitutional amendment would permit the Legislature to grant aid and compensation to individuals who paid fines or served prison sentences for offenses they did not commit. The measure sets procedures for passage and gubernatorial proclamation ahead of a November 1956 election.
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HOUSE
State of Texas
State OF
Texas
Melvin Evans Marks 22 Years as Star Route Mail Carrier
Melvin M. Evans completes 22 years delivering mail on the Ballinger to Bronte Star Route. He handles 300 to 1000 pieces daily and notes gifts and memories from his service. Evans comes from a family of carriers and is a well known Bronte figure who chats with friends each morning before his Ballinger run.
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Melvin Evans
Star Route
Melvin M. Evans
Ballinger
Bronte
Evans
Maverick
Norton
L. W. Evans
Garfield Evans
Earl Evans
Abilene
Robert Lee
Silver
Big Spring
Gail
Sadie K. Russell
Ozona
Midland
Mrs Genie Fort Visits Relatives In Corpus Christi
Mrs Genie Fort of Corpus Christi spends several days this week with her brother E. L. Caperton and family and her sister Mrs B J Reeves. She will travel to Del Rio before returning home.
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Genie Fort
Corpus Christi
E. L. Caperton
B. J. Reeves
Texas Constitution Amendment on University Funding and Investments
Proposed amendment to sections 17 and 18 of Article VII sets a property tax levy to fund construction at state higher learning institutions and allows borrowing bonds. It adds Section 11a to permit investment of the Permanent University Fund in corporate bonds and stocks under set limits with safeguards and legislative oversight. The measure awaits voter approval in a statewide election.
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State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Bpen
Lamar Statellege of Technology At
Beaumont
Texas Southern University At
Houston
Lamar State College of Technology
Texas Southern University
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
College Station
Arlington Lington
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Prairie View
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Texas Agricultural Experiment Statione
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Texas Forest Service
The
Permanent University Fund
Ington State College
Prairie View A. and
M. College
University of Texas System
University of Texas At Austin
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
University of Texas Dental Branch
Texas Western College of
University of Texas At el Paso
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine
University of Texas School of Public Health
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Marine Science Institute
Port Aransas
Board of Regents of
University of Texas
Texan Western College
Permanent University
Imae
State of Texas
Texas
United States
Board of Regents
Securities and Exchange Commission
A.D
State of
Texan
University of Texan
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Bronte Enterprise
Senate
Permanent Diversity
Institutions of Higher Learning
Sai
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
North Texas State College
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntaville
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
West Texas State College
Canyon
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