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56 SEATE JURNAL
EIGHTH DAY.
Senate Chamber,
Austin, Texas, Sept. 7, 1932.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m.
pursuant to adojurnment, and was
called to order by Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Edgar E. Witt.
The roll was called, a quorum be-
ing present, the following Senators
answering to their names:Beck.
Berkeley.
Cousins.
Cunningham.
DeBerry.
Gainer.
Greer.
Hardin.
Holbrook.
Hopkins.
Hornsby.
Loy.
Martin.
Moore.
Neal.Oneal.
Parr.
Parrish.
Patton.
Poage.
Pollard.
Purl.
Rawlings.
Russek.
Small.
Stevenson.
Thomason.
Williamson.
Woodruff.
Woodul.Absent-Excused.
Woodward.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Pending the reading of the Jour-
nal of yesterday, the same was dis-
pensed with on motion of Senator
Gainer.
Committee Reports.
(See Appendix.)
Bills and Resolutions.
By Senator Poage:,
S. B. No. 21, A bill to be entitled
"An Act providing for the payment
of the annual interest and sinking
fund accruing on bonds issued for
the construction of lateral and local
public roads out of the portion of
registration fees on motor vehicles
now accruing to the various counties
and retained under existing laws,
and declaring an emergency."
Read and referred to Committee
on State Affairs.
By Senator Greer:
S. B. No. 22, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to authorize the State De-
partment of Education to pay out of
the Rural Aid Appropriation for the
school year of 1932-33 an amount
not to exceed fifty thousand dollars
for the payment of unpaid claims
for the school year of 1931-32 out ofthe rural aid appropriation as pro-
vided in S. B. No. 263, Forty-second
Legislature, Regular Session and
providing for the reverting of any
unused portion of said sum to the
appropriation for the school year of
1932-33; repealing all laws in con-
flict herewith and declaring' an
emergency."
Read and referred to Committee
on Educational Affairs.
By Senator Pollard:
S. B. No. 23, A bill to be entitled
"An Act creating the Special Dis-
trict Court of Upshur County and
Smith County, Texas, prescribing its
jurisdiction, limiting its existence,
fixing its terms; providing for the ap-
pointment of a Judge thereof, fixing
his compensation, making an appro-
priation for the same, prescribing
his powers and duties; providing for
the transfer of cases from the Sev-
enth Judicial District Court to said
Special District Court and from said
Special District Court to the Court
of the Seventh Judicial District; pro-
viding for the District Clerks of Up-
shur and Smith counties and their
successors in office to be the Clerks
for said Special District Court in
their respective counties; providing
that the district attorney of the Sev-
enth Judicial District shall represent
the State in said Special District
Court, and making it the duty of the
County Attorneys of Upshur and
Smith counties to represent the State
without extra compensation in said
Special District Court in their re-
spective counties in the absence of
the District attorney or when he is
for any reason unable to do so; pro-
viding a seal for said Special District
Court; providing that if any section
of this Act be held unconstitutional
or invalid for any reason, the same
shall not impair or affect the re-
maining sections or provisions; and
declaring an emergency."
Read and referred to Committee
on Judicial Districts.
By Senator Cousins:
S. B. No. 24, A bill to be entitled
"An Act validating all the proceed-
ings had and taken in the organiza-
tion of conservation and reclamation
districts organized under the provi-
sions of Chapter 8, Title 128, Re-
vised Statutes of 1925, and Chapter
6, Title 128, Revised Statutes of
1925, under Section 59, Article
16, of the Constitution of Texas;56
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