The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1949 Page: 4 of 10
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THE MATHIS NEWS
June 24, 1949
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 38
proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of Texas by adding
to Article XVI thereof a new Sec-
tion to be Numbered 63 and au-
thorizing the Legislature to pro-
vide for a statewide system of re-
tirement and disability pensions
for appointive officers and em-
ployees of the several counties of
this State; providing that partici-
pation therein by counties shall
be voluntary, and authorized by
the qualified voters of such coun-
ty, and providing that administra-
tion of said system may be com-
mitted to the same body set up
to administer the statewide muni-
cipal retirement system authoriz-
ed under Section 51f of Article
III.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article XVI of
the Constitution of the State of
Texas be amended by adding
thereto a new Section, to be num-
bered Section 63, which shall read
as fellows:
“Section 63. The Legislature
shall have the authority to pro-
vide for a statewide system of re-
tirement and disability pensions
/for appointive officers and em-
ployees of the counties of this
State under such a plan and pro-
gram as the Legislature shall
I authorize; provided, that partici-
Ipation therein by counties shall
I be voluntary, and shall first be
authorized by vote of the quali-
fied voters of such county. Ad-
; ministration of such system may
be committed to the same body as
proposed amendment published as
required by the Constitution for
proposed amendments thereto.
Sec. 4. If at said election, a ma-
jority of the votes cast are “FOR
the Constitutional Amendment
authorizing a statewide system
Mrs. James Depue of San ‘An- Mrs. G. W. Lemon and child •on
'cnio is spending several weeks of Houston are spending a month,
in Mathis with her parents, Mr. in Mathis visiting her father, Tom
and Mrs. S. W. Henderson. Syma.
Quality Stays Up, Prices Come
Down.—Chuckwagon
may be set up to administer the /for retirement and disability pen-'
! municipal retirement system pro- ‘ sions for appointive county offi- j
Jvided for by Section 51f of Ar-;cials and employees,” the forego-1
tide III.” jjing proposed amendment shall be- j
I Sec. 2—The foregoing Constitu-: come Section 63 of Article XVI |
tional Amendment shall be sub/0* the Constitution of Texas, and)
mitted to the qualified electors for pl ocMmation shall he made by the,
members of the Legislature at an Governor thereof.
'election to be held throughout'! Sec- 5- The sum of Five Thous-
this State on the fourth Saturday ant* Ciollais ($5,000), or so much
)fn September, 1949; and at said thereof as may be necessary, is
election the ballots shall have ^ei eFy appropriated out of any j
printed thereon the words “FOR Amcis *n 13 ie Treasury of the
the Constitutional Amendment State oi Texas not otherwise ap-|
authorizing a statewide system Pr°Pliated, to pay the expenses
for retiring and disability pen- sllch proclamation, notice and
sions for appointive county Mection.
.officials and employees,” and M^andM^TcTe7Owens had
‘AGAINST the Constitutional ag their guests last week Mrs. R.
Amendment authorizing a state- K_ Saunders and sons, David and
wide system for retirement Richard, 0f Baytown David re-1
and disability pensions for mained in Mathis for a visit - of
appointive county officials and several weeks while the Saunders'
employees.” Each voter shall | family are getting moved into|
■strike out one of said clauses on their new home in Baytown. Sun-
■^lis ballot, leaving the one un- day Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hutson
marked which expresses his votej0f Falfurrias and Mr. and Mrs.
upon the proposed amendment. | Earror Vickers of Sinton visited
Sec. 3. The Governor of the the Owens,
State of Texas shall issue the nec-
Pay your subscription.
John Graves Toland of Corpus
Christi is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
WR. Batson, and Dr. Batson this
week.
essary proclamation for said elec-
tion, and shall have the foregoing
Friends are glad to learn that
Roy Shipp is able to be at home
| again after several weeks in the
hospital. While there he under-
went an amputation of the foot.
Receipt Books.— News Office.
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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/m1/4/?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.