Texas asks voters to approve county governance amendment
The text proposes adding Section 2A to Article IX, giving the Commissioners Court general management of county affairs, with the Legislature allowed to set forms of county government and officer compensation. It sets duties for Record Clerk and Tax Clerk, outlines election date November 1984, and includes voting instruction for or against the amendment. W. W. Heath, Secretary of State, authenticates the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
State of Texas
Commissioners Court
Comissioners Court
Commissioners Court of Said County and Verning Board
W. W. Heath
Commissioners’ Court Hall
A. D
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Constitutional amendment on Texas officers pay and taxes
Text details proposed amendments to Article XVI Section 61 adding salary basis for district and county officers in larger counties and fee or salary choice for smaller counties. Also includes voter instructions for two separate amendments on officer compensation and university lands taxation with specified ballot language.
Texas House Joint Resolution 30 Amends University Taxation
A Texas House joint resolution proposes amending Section 16 of Article VII to tax University of Texas lands in Sections 11 12 and 15 at the same rates as private land. It requires annual remittance of funds from the University Available Fund and alignment of school district values with county land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
University of Texas
University
Amendment to Texas Constitution on Home Rule City charters
Legislature proposes Section 6 to allow Texas home rule cities with over 5000 inhabitants to adopt or amend charters by majority vote subject to statewide limits. Tax rates capped at 2.5 percent of taxable property, debt must be matched with interest reserve, charter changes limited to every 12 months. Ballot wording set for 1924 general election.
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State OF
Texas
State of Texas
W. W. Heath
Téllowas
Texas Home Rule City Charter Amendment Proposal
House Joint Resolution No. 42 proposes constitutional changes to sections governing term lengths for offices and railroad commissioners. It details appointment rules for vacancies, election timing, and referendum language to be voted on at the next general election in November 1934.
Texas Constitution Tax Cap Amendment Proposed for 1954 Vote
The text outlines Section 3 of Article VIII proposed to limit state revenue from taxes licenses permits and fees to a biennial cap tied to state population and $22.50 per person with adjustments for census changes and a wartime suspension provision by two thirds vote. Also sets date for electors to vote on the amendment on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1954. Opposition line lists Wm. W. Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
A. D
W. Heath
Secretary OF
Texas Senate Joint Resolution on County Boundaries Reform
The proposal amends Section 1 of Article 9 to allow the legislature to create new counties and alter boundaries with a two thirds vote. It sets minimum county sizes of 900 square miles and requires populations of at least 50 000 for new or altered counties. The measure would be put to voters in November 1984 with specific ballot wording for or against.
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Tate OF
Texas
Tesas
W. W. Heath
Constitutional Taxation Proposal Seeks Uniform Real Property Rules
The document outlines Texas constitutional amendments to require equal and uniform taxation of real property and allow classifications for other property. It details exemptions for household furniture, and permits poll, occupation, and income taxes with various limits. It also includes a notice of a trustee sale in Comanche County and a banking charter certification for State National Bank in Comanche.
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State of
Texas
Texhall
W.W. W. Heath
State National Bank In
Comanche
State of Texas
United States
J. F. T. O'Connor
Secretary of State Ends Ballot Amendment Language
A fragment notes the secretary of state states that the office term shall not exceed four years and that opponents must print the words Against the Amendment to the Constitution years on their ballots.
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Texas
W. Heath
Notice of Trustee's Sale In Comanche County
Notice states that on the 80th day of August 1922 Wm F Durham and wife Narcissa A Durham conveyed property in Comanche County to Louis Breiling under a deed of trust. The document indicates a trustee sale action proceeding under the terms of that trust.
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Wm. F. Durham
Narcissa A. Durham
Real Estate for Sale Under Deed of Trust in Comanche Texas
Notice of substitute trustee sale on September 4, 1924, for property in Comanche County Texas described as two tracts totaling 320 acres from Lampasas County School Land Survey, with debt of 4089.84 owed to Union Central Insurance Company, held by Central Life Insurance Camp Cincinnati Ohio, and authority granted by a deed of trust recorded in Volume 34.
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Wm. G. Payne
Margaret Payne
Comanche
Texas
Louis Breiling
Union Cntral Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Comanche County
Union Central Life Insurance Company
A. D
County of
State of Texas
R. R. Walker
Central Life Insurance Camp
Manche County
Fruten
Union Central Insurance Company
Cou
Comanch
Coman Che
Lampasas
S. FE
N. E
Il. C. Allen S
Political Announcements for Aug 25 1984 Run-Off Primary
The Chief announces candidates for the Run-Off Primary on August 25 1984 across multiple Texas districts. Names include E M Davis THOMAS L BLANTON R B CROSS HARRY FLENTGE TOM F REESE BEN WILHELM GEORGE W ROLLINS R A LUKER W T HOUSE R S McCHAREN JOHN REESE HOLLIS BURTON DWIGHT BRIGHTMAN WID SPIVEY E R ARMSTRONG MITCHELL DAVIS Golda McCollum Edwards W D JENKINS B RAY McCORKLE F L LITTLE H W SCOTT L A GLEATON SAM LEWIS E H McCARTY GEO C WETZEL V G CASH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Davis
Tor Congress
Texas
Thomas L. Blanton
R. B. Cross
Harry Flentge
Tom F. Reese
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Senate
Haal
William F. Durham
Ben Wilhelm
George W. Rollins
R. A. Luker
W. T. House
R. S. McCharen
John Reese Hollis
Dwight Brightman Wid Spivey
E. R. Armstrong
Mitchell Davis
Golda McCollum Edwards
W. D. Jenkins
B. Ray McCorkle
F. L. Little
H. W. Scott
L. A. Gleaton Sam Lewis
E. H. McCarty
Justice Peace Precinct No
Geo. C. Wetzel
V. G. Cash
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