Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature Page: 75
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SENAT JOURAL I
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas,
January 16, 1939.
Hon. Walter F. Woodul, President of
the Senate.
Sir: We, your Committee on Judi-
cial Districts, to whom was referred
H. B. No. 3, A bill to be entitled
"An Act creating the Special Ninth
District Court of Montgomery County,
Polk County, and San Jacinto County,
Texas, prescribing its jurisdiction,
limiting its existence, fixing its terms;
providing for the appointment of a
Judge thereof, fixing his compensa-
tion, powers and duties; providing for
the transfer of cases from the Ninth
Judicial District Court to said Special
Ninth District Court and from Special
Ninth District Court to the Court of
the Ninth Judicial District; providing
for the appointment of an Assistant
District Attorney, to prosecute cases
in said Court, making an appropria-
tion for his salary; providing for the
District Clerks of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Polk County and San Jacinto
County and their successors in office
to be the Clerks for the said Special
Ninth District Court in their respec-
tive counties; providing a seal for
said Special Ninth District Court of
the Ninth Judicial District of the
State of Texas; and to conform all
writs and processes of such Court to
such changes; and to make all writs
and processes issued or served before
this Act takes effect, including recog-
nizances and bonds, returnable to the
terms of Court in the several coun-
ties in said District, as herein fixed,
and to validate the summoning of
grand and petit jurors and juries;
and providing for the continuation
of Court in session in said District
when this Act takes effect, to the
end of its term; repealing all laws
or parts of laws in conflict herewith;
providing that if any Section of this
Act be held unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, the same shall not
impair or affect the remaining sec-
tions or provisions, and declaring an
emergency,"
Have had the same under considera-
tion, and I am instructed to report
it back to the Senate with the recom-
mendation that it do pass, and be not
printed.
NELSON, Chairman.House Bill 3 on Second Reading
Senator Burns moved that the con-
stitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three several days be sus-
pended and that H. B. No. 3 be placed
on its second reading passage to
third reading.
The motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-27Aikin
Beck
Brownlee
Burns
Collie
Graves
Hill
Isbell
Kelley
Lanning
Lemens
Metcalfe
Moffett
Moore
NelsonCotten
HardinPace
Redditt
Roberts
Shivers
Small
Spears
Stone
of Galveston
Stone
of Washington
Sulak
Van Zandt
Weinert
WinfieldAbsent-Excused
Head
MartinThe President laid H. B. No. 3 be-
fore the Senate, on second reading
and passage to third reading.
On motion of Senator Burns Senate
Rules 31a and 48 were suspended
severally to permit consideration of
the bill at this time.
The bill was read second time and
was passed to third reading.
House Bill 3 on Third Reading
Senator Burns moved that the
constitutional rule requiring bills to
be read on three several days be sus-
pended and that H. B. No. 3 be placed
on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-28Aikin
Beck
Brownlee
Burns
Collie
Graves
Hill
Isbell
KelleyLanning
Lemens
Metcalfe
Moffett
Moore
Martin
Nelson
Pace
ReddittSENATE JOURNAL
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