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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
1
The 346 boys at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch host their 22nd annual Labor Day rodeo Sunday September 4 and Monday September 5 featuring professional stock in bull riding bareback bronc and a stick horse race for 4 to 6 year olds.
Public notice outlines a constitutional amendment to Article VIII adding Section 1-d to tax land designated for agricultural use. It details qualification, assessment, inspection rights, 3 year use requirement, penalties, and mineral rights exclusion, with voter options FOR or AGAINST in the November 8 1966 election.
The proposed amendment adds a new subsection to Section 62 Article XVI authorizing a State-wide Retirement Disability and Death Benefits system for county and political subdivision employees. It allows voluntary merger with existing systems and sets funding to be borne by participating counties, with Legislature approving enabling statutes and determining contribution amounts. The measure asks Texas electors at the November 1966 General Election to approve.
At the Gulf Coast Pasture Beef Cattle Research Station in Angleton the five breed rotational crossbreeding program uses Bradman Hereford Angus Santa Gertrudis and Charolais bulls with crossbreed cows to sustain hybrid vigor. Early results show weight differences among calves with Brahman Hereford crosses yielding heavier calves than others. Researchers explore simplifying to a three breed system while seeking higher weaning weights.
The proposal seeks to amend Section 6 Article XVI to allow state participation in programs funded from private or federal sources. Agencies may accept such funds to establish and equip facilities aiding the handicapped in employment, rehabilitation, and care, with oversight on expenditures and restrictions on use. The amendment would require publication and an election on the designated date.
Public notice outlines proposed Constitutional Amendment Seven to repeal poll tax voting requirements and authorize voter registration. It details Section 2 changes deleting poll tax provisions and adding annual registration, Section 4 changes, and related legal enacting provisions.
Public notice details a proposed constitutional amendment changing the maximum term of office for directors of conservation and reclamation districts from two to six years. It specifies Article XVI and Section 30c with deadlines surrounding the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1966 and validates prior provisions if they do not exceed six years.
Proposal to create Section 51 d in Article His of the Texas Constitution would authorize state aid to the surviving spouse and minor children of law enforcement officers custodial staff of the Corrections Department or full paid firefighters who die in the line of duty. Election rules and proclamation requirements outlined.
Proposal to add Section 63 to Article III authorizing the Legislature to enable by statute the consolidation of government functions within Texas counties with populations of 1,200,000 or more. The measure requires elections in affected subdivisions and allows intergovernmental contracts for performing government functions. The ballot presents FOR and AGAINST options.
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