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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
3
Senate Joint Resolution No 5 proposes a Texas constitutional amendment to allow rural fire prevention districts and a tax up to 3 cents per $100 valuation. The measure sets November election timing, ballot phrasing, governor proclamation, and a $5,000 funding appropriation for publication and election costs.
A fragmentary legal notice references obligations under the Constitution and laws of the state. No additional details are readable, but the text indicates compliance with required governmental publishing rules.
House Joint Resolution 1% proposes adding Section 48-b to Article III to authorize county city health units and a tax up to 20 cents per $100 valuation. Tax authorized only by voter approval within the affected county or city, to fund health units, with elections set for September 1949.
Texas lawmakers propose constitutional amendments to Section 24 of Article III setting salaries and mileage for legislators and to Section 5 detailing regular session timings and special sessions. It calls for a September 24 1949 general election to submit the amendments to voters with implementation slated for January 1 1950.
House Joint Resolution No 19 authorizes a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to create Civil Service Systems for county employees, subject to a county vote. It excludes counties with populations under 75,000 and targets appointive offices only, with term rules set by the Civil Service System. The text directs ballot wording for FOR and AGAINST votes.
A House Joint Resolution proposes amending Article V Section 7 of the Texas Constitution. It calls for establishing judicial districts as provided by law and for elections by qualified voters. The measure outlines the districting process and submission to electors.
A proposed constitutional amendment would remove sex as a disqualification for grand and petit jurors in Texas. It sets the amendment for a vote on the fourth Saturday in September 1949 and directs the governor to issue proclamations and carry out the election under state law.
The document outlines Senate Joint Resolution No 1 to amend Article VI Section 2 of the Texas Constitution. It repeals the tax qualification for electors, mandates a general voter registration law, and requires governor proclamation publication and a related appropriation. It specifies age 21 US citizenship and one year residency as qualifications.
Text outlines Texas constitutional amendment seeking to eliminate poll tax as a voting prerequisite and to authorize a general registration law. It details election timing, ballot wording, machine voting provisions, and gubernatorial proclamation requirements for a September 1949 vote. It also mentions district creation and hospital districts under legislative power.
A Texas House Joint Resolution proposes amending Article I to add Section 15-a authorizing trials in lunacy cases without a jury, outlining notice and appeal, and directing submission to voters at the September 1949 election with a “For the Amendment” ballot option and required governor proclamation and publication.
The document amends the Texas Constitution to authorize establishing hospital districts and requires the governor to proclaim and submit to voters. It designates a new Section 60 detailing the Legislature authority to create hospital districts and fund them by ad valorem taxes, with conditions to be fixed by law.
House Joint Resolution No 38 proposes adding Section 63 to Article XVI authorizing the Legislature to create a statewide retirement and disability pension system for appointive county officers and employees with voluntary county participation and potential administration by the same body that runs the statewide municipal retirement system under Article III Section 511.
A draft constitutional amendment provisions authorize a statewide pension system for appointive county officials and employees. It requires voter approval in a 1949 statewide election, with proscribed ballot wording for and against. If approved, the amendment adds Section 63 to Article XVI and authorizes funding for proclamation and election costs.
Mrs Brownie Ekis of San Antonio spent Thursday night of last week with her mother Mrs Lucy Motley. The children Theresa Dee Eager and Gregory Ekis accompanied her and remained for a longer visit.
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