Water System Revenue Bond Election in Pecos City
Notice of an August 30 1934 election in Pecos City Reeves County Texas to issue 242000 dollars in water system revenue bonds payable solely from system revenues with optional 30 year terms four percent interest and election officials appointed. Also includes legal notice summons for Reeves County civil suit 3213 Texas Lithic Company vs. Johnson Kiser Hawley regarding special assessments and paving liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Reeves
Pecos City
Pecos
City
Clarence Bell
J. G. Heard
Lillie W. Cole
Hl. Beauchamp
State of
City of
U. T
Reuben S. Johnson
E. B. Kiser
el Paso Biulithic Company
Leonard D. Hawley
Blanche Kiser
Divorce suit citation and Texas constitutional amendment text
A legal notice to summons David Wesley Burton for divorce proceedings in Reeves County District Court under suit No. 315, alleging cruelty and abandonment with a child, Benita Joy Burton, plus a Texas home rule city charter amendment proposal for annual charter changes to be voted on in November 1934.
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David Wesley Burton
District Court
Reeves County
Texas
Pecos
Melba Stevens Burton
Benita Joy Burton
Vannie Ingle Hester
Texas Constitution Change Would Allow New Counties
Senate Joint Resolution No. 21 proposes amending Section 1 of Article 9 to grant the Legislature power to create counties with minimum nine hundred square miles in unexisting areas and to rearrange or abolish counties with a two thirds vote for changes in existing boundaries. A second measure would tax University of Texas lands for county and school district purposes and remit tax proceeds to respective counties and districts. The amendments would be submitted to voters at the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State of Texas
W. W. Heath
Senate
State OF
W.W. W. Heath
STATF
HOUSE
University of Texas
State Tax Board
University
Secretary OF State
Amendment to Texas Constitution on Taxation for Real Property
Full text of proposed Amendment No 16 to the Texas Constitution outlines equal and uniform taxation for real property, powers to classify other property for taxation, and exemptions including $250 worth of household furniture. It also discusses poll, occupation, and income taxes and submission to voters in November 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Texas constitutional draft adds Section 2A to Article IX
The draft proposes Section 2A to give the Commissioners Court general management of county affairs and subject the court to Legislature authority for powers not granted by the constitution. It creates new offices Record Clerk and Tax Clerk, sets terms, allows consolidations, and outlines compensation rules and contracting terms. The amendment includes provisions for home rule options and specifies election timing and ballot wording.
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Commissioners Court
Commissioners’ Court
Ate
A. D
Texas Constitution Amendments on City Terms and Salaries
A lengthy state text outlines proposed constitutional amendments on term limits for elected officials including rail road commissioners, home rule cities four year terms, and a shift to salary or fee based compensation for district and county officers. It details voting instructions for elections and the method for marking ballots against amendments numbered NO 13 TEXAS and NO 2, including specific changes to sections and population thresholds.
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HOUSE
State OF
Texas
State of Texas
W. W. Heath
Elevator installation at Pecos post office and court house bid call
Treasury Procurement Division invites sealed bids in duplicate for installing one passenger elevator at the U S Post Office and Court House Pecos Texas. Bids due Aug 28 1934 at 1 pm with required qualification data and compliance with fair competition codes. Drawings and specs available from Public Works Branch office W E Reynolds assistant director.
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Treasury Department
Public Works Branch
Washington, D. C
U. S. Post Office
Court House
Pecos
Texas
Procurement Division
United States
Public Works
W. E. Reynolds
Wink Man Bond Fixed at Five Thousand Dollars
W. W. Westbrook a cook by trade appeared at a preliminary hearing last week and bond was set at 5000 on a rape charge. The alleged offense occurred in the Blackman home with the Blackman family’s fourteen year old daughter as the victim. Westbrook, age 41, was a guest in the home when the offense was said to have occurred. He remains jailed awaiting grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Westbrook
Sam Blackman
Westbrook
Blackmun
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Toliver
Harl Easterbrook
Y*cos City
Texas Biulithic Company
Happy’s Grocery
Wink Man
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