The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1949 Page: 3 of 10
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THE MATHIS NEWS
June 24, 1949
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 36
j Mrs. Leonard Hosier is report-' Miss Barbara Lee Hendricks is
ed to be recuperating satisfacto- spending a few days with Miss
' rily from an operation last week Betty Bob Moore in San Marcos.
proposing an Amendment to Ar-h ~ M . hnc.0itai i———..........—
tide III of the Constitution of the________J_____I Mi’s. W. C. Lewis and M ■
Texas authorizing thy! Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Frels spent Houston Allen of Houston spent
State of *----- ------------- — —.. , .. ..... »,s>-
Legislature of the State of Texas!the week end in West Point, Tex- several, days last week visiting,
to provide for the establishment as, visiting his mother, Mrs. Ger-j their brother, Dr. Wade Batson, j
and creation of hospital districts; | hardt Frels.
ELucn ~Mr. and'Mrs. J. M. Edmond* m; short vlsi,
(iamaticn ana suomission to ine.&nd children and Sammy Header-j___________
e.ectorate. I son are vacationing at Garner Quality Stays Up, Prices Come
Mrs. Batson took them home Fri-j
day and remained in Houston for;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE'
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III of
'the Constitution of the State oi
Texas be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to said Article
a new Section to be designated as
Section 60, reading as follows:
“Section 60. The Legislature
shall have the authority to pro-j
vide by law for the establishment,
and creation of hospital districts
in the counties of this State under.
such conditions as the Legislature
may fix by law, and to provide ■
for the support of said districts
by a tax on the ad valorem pro-]
perties situated in said counties; j
providing, however, that before
any such district shall be created
it shall be approved by a vote of
the people in said district.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitu-
tional Amendment shall be sub-
mitted to a vote of the qualified
electorate of the State at an elec-
‘tion to be held on the fourth Sat-
urday in September, 1949, at
which election all ballots shall
have printed thereon (or in coun-
ties using voting machines and
the said machines shall provide
for) the following:
“FOR The Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Texas
authorizing the Legislature to
provide for the establishment and
creation of hospital districts”; and
“Against The Amendment to
the Constitution of the State of
Texas authorizing the Legislature
to provide for the establishment
and creation of hospital districts.”
Each voter shall mark out one
of said clauses on the ballot,
leaving the one expressing his
vote on the proposed Amednmerit,
and if it shall appear from the re-
turns of said election that a ma-
jority of the votes cast are in fa-
vor of said Amendment, the same
shall .become a part of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas.
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the nee
essary proclamation for said elec-
tion and have the same published
as required by the Constitution
and Laws of this State.
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Get in the Habit
OF SAVING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF YOUR
REGULAR INCOME. YOU’LL FIND YOUR BANK AC-
COUNT A WELCOME FRIEND WHEN AN UNEX-
PECTED EMERGENCY ARISES.
The First State Bank
of Mathis
MATHIS. TEXAS
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EVERY
Saturday Night
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1 Mile from Corpus Christi on Robstown Highway
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financially.
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Let us handle your insur-
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. . . provide you with de-
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Hartford.
M. B. COVINGTON
INSURANCE AGENCY
Phone 250-J MATHIS
Ttvt gat company meter reader is a friendly, familiar
visitor in the yards of thousands of homes all over the
Oulf South. He knows that a large measure of comfort is
provided in the average home by natural gas service, for
natural gas does all the big jobs in the home... for pennies.
Installation, maintenance and periodic reading of meters is
Of)# of many functions of the United Gas organization... all
of which have the ultimate purpose of assuring a contin-
ued dependable supply of natural gas to our customers.
Enjoy crisp soiodi and ke-coit
drinks with silent 90s rifrigsfr
tion...
It assured of abundant hat
water for summer's frequent
washings with a gas water
heater...
Enjoy quiet evenings in tbo
cool of a gas air conditional
home...
Enjoy baking and canning, even
in the summer, with a neat
automatic gas range*
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McCoy, W. E. & McCoy, Bill, Jr. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1949, newspaper, June 24, 1949; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039988/m1/3/?q=lumber+does+its+stuff: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mathis Public Library.