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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1934
Page
2
A Texan legislative action proposes amending Article VI Section 3 to set a revenue limit by tying public property income to state population times 22.50 dollars. The measure includes adjustments for surplus funds and unexpended appropriations and outlines administrative details.
Long text outlines proposed amendments to Texas constitution including extending mayoral terms and home rule city charters, setting tax treatment for University of Texas lands, and introducing new officer pay methods. It includes voting instructions for the general election in 1934 and notes on how ballots should mark choices for and against amendments.
The document details changes to Article 9 Section 1 to allow Legislature to create counties with minimum areas of 900 square miles in new territorial zones and set conditions for altering boundaries. It outlines population tests, division of territory, and financial liability for detached parts, with procedural requirements for proposed changes.
Section outlines proposed constitutional amendments for Texas including Section 2A adding county executive powers to Commissioners Court with state legislative oversight and new offices, salary and staffing changes, and broader county government forms. It also details taxation amendments to standardize real property taxation, allow classifications, and permit poll, occupation, and income taxes with exemptions for household furniture.
Colorado County Court will hear a petition by Thomas T. Waddell requesting cancellation of portions of the H. M. Johnson Addition to Eagle Lake. The filing seeks to revert 14-block subdivision land back to acreage, with prior deeds referencing the 1902 map and ownership details.
Blinn College in Brenham Texas provides a standard junior college education with low costs and offers a business course priced at 500 dollars.
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