Gillespie Commissioners Set Board of Equalization Date
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court will convene as a Board of Equalization on Wednesday June 27 1945 at 10 a.m. in Fredericksburg Texas to inspect correct and approve the 1945 tax assessment lists and books and the Clerk Henry Holly to seal the record.
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Board of Equalization
State of Texas
Gillespie
Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Court House
Commissioners’ Court
Henry Holly
Texas Senate Joint Resolution on Poll Tax Voting Rights
A proposed constitutional amendment to Article VI would allow certain military personnel to vote without poll tax payment during wartime or up to one year after war. It sets eligibility, ballot language, and requires gubernatorial proclamations and funding for statewide advertising.
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Texas
Armed Forces
United States
Armed Force Reserve
United States Maritime Service
United States Merchant Marine
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
State OF
Army, Navy
United States Army, Navy
Texan Constitution Amends Supreme Court Size and Legislature Pay
A joint resolution proposes adding nine Supreme Court justices with five to form a quorum, elected for six-year terms, with Governor filling vacancies until general elections. The measure also seeks a continuous per diem of ten dollars for all legislators during their tenure, plus mileage, to be voted on in August 1945.
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State of Texas
Supreme Court
United States
Commission of Appeals
HOUSE
State OF
Texas
FEPC debate warns of coercive federal job rules
The article warns against a permanent FEPC, led by Rep Vito Marcantonio, citing violent pressure groups and radical support. It lists alleged outcomes including hiring and firing controls, loss of jury trials, regimentation of employers, and repeal of veterans job preferences, arguing the measure would harm business and veterans as July 1 looms.
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FEPC
Vito Marcantonio
New York
American Labor Party
Washington
Bureau
Five Llano Pioneers Die Within Five Days
Five Llano pioneers over eighty have died in the past five days in Llano Texas. The deceased are Mrs W C Wallace who died Friday George Sharp George M Watkins George H Clinger and Mrs S F Light who died earlier in the week. Mrs Wallace Sharp and Clinger were formerly trail drivers.
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Llano
W. C. Wallace
George Sharp
George M. Watkins
George H. Clinger
S. F. Light
Amendment Votes Set to Join State Constitution
The text notes that votes cast in favor of the amendment will be incorporated into the State Constitution and that the proclamation, publication, and election timing will follow the Constitution and laws of the state. The record emphasizes formal procedures for adoption.
Amendment to Constitution of Texas Proclaimed
The governor must issue a proclamation within thirty days after the election declaring this amendment part of the Texas Constitution. St. 38-41.
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Texas
Gentle riding horses fetch high prices in eastern markets
Well bred range horses sell from 175 to 200 dollars per head in eastern states as dealers guarantee gentleness and safety for women and children. King Ranch touts early training as cost effective, reporting fewer injuries and more well behaved mounts after discarding the older three year wait. The referenced training booklet is advertised in our columns. send for it.
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King Ranch
Texas
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