The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27] Page: 85 of 1,943

FORTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE--FOURTH CALLED SESSION. 73
and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, and it is so enacted.
Effective 20 days after adjournment.
[NOTE: H. B. No. 59 passed the House by a vote of 101 yeas,
0 nays; passed the Senate by a vote of 26 yeas, 0 nays. Was received
in the Executive Office February 18, 1930, and in the Department
of State February 18, 1930, without the Governor's
signature.]
AMENDING LAW RELATING TO SEAWALL BONDS.
H. B. No. 91.] CHAPTER 35.
An Act to amend Articles 6834, 6835 and 6838 of the Revised Civil Statutes
of The State of Texas, 1925, relating to the manner of holding
elections for the issuing of Seawall Bonds, and the application of
funds, under Title 118 of said Revised Civil Statutes; and declaring
an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. That Article 6834, Title 118 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, be amended so that said
Article shall hereafter read as follows:
"Article 6834. For the purpose of ascertaining whether twothirds
of the qualified voters who are taxpayers in said County
or City have voted in favor of said preposed taxation the Commissioners'
Court or Governing Body shall secure from the Tax
Collector of the County a list of all of the qualified voters in said
County or City, as the case may be, and in addition to any other
notice required by law, the Commissioners' Court or Governing
Body shall mail to each qualified voter therein a copy of such
proposition as submitted at least ten days before the date of
such election. Before any bonds shall be issued hereunder,
the proposition to levy a tax to pay the interest and sinking
fund on such bonds shall be qualified voters who are property
tax payers of such County or City; said election to be held and
said bonds issued and sold as provided in Chapter 1, Title 22, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925. The ballots in said election
shall contain the words in substance: "In Favor of the Proposed
Tax," or "Against the Proposed Tax".
SEC. 2. That Article 6835, Title 118 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, be amended so that said
article shall hereafter read as follows:
"Article 6835. The Commissioners' Court or Governing
Body as soon as practicable after said election shall meet and
canvass the returns thereof and ascertain and record in the
Minutes the result as shown by said returns. If said Commissioners'
Court or Governing Body shall find that due notice of
said election and submission of said question has been made to