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laws in conflict to the extent of such
conflict; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Motor
Traffic.
By Murray:
H. B. No. 174, A bill to be entitled
An Act amending Article 7467, Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
by deleting provisions relating to the
prior right of appropriation of the
owner of land through which water
flows when water is appropriated for
mining purposes; and declaring an
emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conser-
vation and Leclamation.
By Murray:
H. B. No. 175, A bill to be entitled
An Act amending Article 7468, Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
relating to the authorized purposes
of use of certain water by providing
that it may be used for any beneficial
purpose; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conserva-
tion and Reclamation.
By Murray:
H. B. No. 176, A bill to be entitled
An Act repealing Articles 7496, as
amended, 7497, 7498, 7499, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925; and
Section 3, Chapter 136, General Laws,
Acts of the 39th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1925, (Article 7499a, Ver-
non's Texas Civil Statutes), relating
to presentations to the Texas Water
Rights Commission; and declaring an
emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conserva-
tion and Reclamation.
By Murray:
H. B. No. 177, A bill to be entitled
An Act relating to publication of new
rules and amendments of rules by the
Texas Water Rights Commission; a-
mending Article 7531, Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended;
repealing Article 7475, Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas, 1925; and declar-
ing an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conserva-
tion and Reclamation.

By Murray:
H. B. No. 178, A bill to be entitled
An Act repealing Article 7584, Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
relating to the prohibition against
acquisition of riparian rights, water
rights, water supply, and certain faci-
lities and lands by a person, corpora-
tion, city, town, municipality, or other
public corporation by eminent domain
or condemnation; and declaring an
emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conserva-
tion and Reclamation.
By Fondren, Price, Scoggins of El
Paso and Duggan:
H. B. No. 179, A bill to be entitled
An Act clarifying, revising, and amp-
lifying  laws  relating  to  general,
special, and primary elections held
by the state, by counties, cities, and
other political subdivisions of the
state, and by political parties; amend-
ing certain existing sections of the
Texas Election Code, repealing cer-
tain sections, and adding new sec-
tions, as follows: amending Section
la  (Article  1.01a, Vernon's Texas
Election Code), relating to definitions;
amending Section 3 (Article 1.03), re-
lating to the duties of the Secretary
of State as chief election officer of
the state; amending Section 5 (Arti-
cle 1.05), relating to ineligibility to
be nominated for or elected or ap-
pointed to public office; amending
Section 7 (Article 1.07), to delete the
definition of "executive or administra-
tive public office"; amending Sub-
section (g), Section 10 (Article 2.02),
relating to formation and consolida-
tion of election precincts; amending
Subsection (b), Section 12 (Article
2.04), relating to formation of elec-
tion precincts by the commissioners
court;  amending   Subsection  (a),
Section  15 (Artic'e 3.01), relating
to  appointment of election judges
and  clerks; amending   Section  17
(Article 3.03), relating to qualifica-
tions of election judges, clerks and
watchers; amending Section 21 (Arti-
cle 3.,7), relating to service, duties,
and privileges of watchers; amending
Section 22 (Article 3.08), relating to
pay of election judges and clerks;
adding  Section 23a, relating to a
school of instruction for election of-
ficers; amending Section 31 (Article
4.08), relating to the consequences of
a tie vote; amending Section 32b

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