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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
6
A legislative measure proposes amending Section 19 of Article 16 to ban sex-based qualification denial for grand and petit jurors. It outlines submission to voters on the fourth Saturday in September 1949, with a $5,000 appropriation for publication and election costs.
Two proposals set to amend Texas Constitution. SJR 1 repeals poll tax voting qualification and requires a general voter registration law with absentee voting. SJR 32 adds Article I Section 15-a to authorize lunacy trial by jury waiver and sets a no jury option for such cases with ballot instructions.
The text outlines placing the amendment vote on machines so voters can vote for or against the constitutional measure. It orders the Governor to issue a proclamation and have it published as required by state law.
Texas lawmakers propose constitutional amendments to authorize hospital districts funded by ad valorem taxes with voter approval. The measures set September 1949 elections to decide for and against hospital district creation and a statewide retirement and disability pension system for appointive county officials and employees with county voter participation.
The document outlines voter choices on a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing a retirement for appointive officials and employees. It specifies ballot instructions and the governor’s duties to issue proclamations and publish the amendment if approved. It also appropriates funds to cover proclamation and notice expenses.
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