General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 52
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58TH LEGISLATURE--REGULAR SESSION
COUNTIES-OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES-COMPENSATION
CHAPTER 34 33
H. B. No. 290
An Act fixing the salaries to be paid certain officials, appointed officials and
employees in certain counties; repealing all laws in conflict herewith; and
declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
Section 1. In every county in the State of Texas, having a population
of not less than seventeen thousand, six hundred and fifty-three (17,653)
and not more than seventeen thousand, seven hundred (17,700) according
to the last preceding Federal Census, the Commissioners Courts are au-
thorized to fix the salaries of county, district, and appointed officials at a
sum of not less than the salary paid on the effective date of this Act, nor
more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per year. Chief deputies,
deputies, clerks, assistants, secretaries, custodians and general employees
may be paid salaries not to exceed Six Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars
($6,500) annually.
Sec. 2. All salaries adjusted under provisions of Section 1 of this
Act shall be paid from funds now provided by law for such elected and
appointed officials and all employees in all counties under provisions of
this Act.
Sec. 3. All laws and parts of laws, insofar as the same apply to coun-
ties within the provisions of this Act, shall be, and the same are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Sec. 4. The importance of this legislation and the crowded condi-
tion of the Calendars in both Houses create an emergency and an impera-
tive public necessity that the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read
on three several days in each House be suspended, and this Rule is hereby
suspended, and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage, and it is so enacted.
Passed the House, March 6, 1963: Yeas 139, Nays 1; House concurred
in Senate amendments, March 25, 1963: Yeas 137, Nays 0; passed
the Senate, as amended, March 21, 1963: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Approved March 30, 1963.
Effective March 30, 1963.
33. Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 3912e-21.52
Ch. 34
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