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THE ALBANY NEWS
Albany, Texas, Thursday, August 19,199
tit the law
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Texas
Law If Adaptable
We are kit familiar with
fact that there have been
altitude of change* in the
few years which have al-
1 the course of industry and
„ ea—In fact, the course of
|Hnan history. Naturally, these
anges also have called for
ingM or modifications in the
of the land.
fortunately, the original
Iters of tne law knew they
Jldn't possibly foresee all
at the future held, so they
ovlded methods of changing
law. In Chi* way. If the law
m outdated It could be
Jied or eren scrapped. A
of Inflexible laws could be
roree than no law at all.
Some persons feel the law is
too rigid even with tye chang-
ta permitted. However, moat
Will agree tnat the entire body
of law should not be changed
overnight or without some se-
rious thought or distance, when
you make a will yott want to be
certain that lta terms will be
dinted out after you are gone.
When you btty a house you cer-
ialnly don't want your owner-
ship upset overnight by an ab-
rupt, ill-conceived change in the
law.
An example of adaptability
concerns a familiar object, the
airplane. Years ago. a farmer
in one state believed his proper-
ty rights continued straight up
—-to outer space. Then came |
the airplane. It flew through
what he considered his proper-
ty'
The law had to adapt to the
Jplane and specify just how high
was "up" when it carne to prop-
erty rights. Conceivably, if the
fanner owned the air, he and
other property owners could
charge a toll and air travel
coula become fantastically ex-
pensive.
In this case, not only were
existing laws modified, but an
jentire body of new laws was
set dawn to cover air travel,
etc. The overall process took
time and research. In fact, the
changes are still being made in
this area.
The advent of the atomic
age also has created a new set
of law* Modern maritime navi-
gational methods have called for
changes In the admirallty laws
to mention only another nrea
where the flexibility of the
law has been at work.
With all these changes, new
laws, etc., It is little wonder
that the attorney's office is
Jammed with law books, periodi-
cals and special materials. How-
ever, if it were not for the
flexibility of the law, the en-
tire world as we know it might
not exist
Legislature Asked
To Set Punishment
For Horse Thieves
A petition is circulating here,
and numerously signed, asking
the legislature to pass a law to
Sunish horse thieves as follows:
Irst offense, whipping post;
second, whipping and branding;
third, hanging-McKinney En-
quirer.
Get out with your nonsense;
what's the use of all that bother.
Hang 'em first, then if they per-
sist in their inocuous amuse-
ment, cremate them. If that
does not put the kibosh on 'em,
we don't know what will. Fron-
tier Echo, 5-12-76.
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Mistaken Identity—
Building, That Is
FORT GRIFFIN. - A man
named Andrew Brownley at-
tended a show here last night;
he took a seat near a window
when someone from outside the
building shot him through the
window; he lived only five min-
utes. A coroner's inquest will
be held today.—Frontier Echo,
112-24-75.
I Dec. 30—Brownley, who was
killed here last week, was not
'at the show as stated in former
dispatch, but in an adjoining
building. 12 31-75.
Fully grown bottlenose por-
poises sometimes weigh more
than 500 pounds.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
hmu CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER NINE ON THE BALLOT
OPOSED
r i O N a t am£nsdment
BE VOTED ON AT AN
SECTION TO BE HELD
on NOVEMBER % IMS.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 8 proposing an
Amendment to Section 24.
Article lit and Section 17 of
Article IV of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas, to
allow an annual salary in an
amount to be fixed by the
Legislature for the Lieuten-
ant Governor and for the
Speaker of the House • of
Representatives, and increas-
ing the per diem allowance
of Members of the Legisla-
ture.
Section I. That Section 24
of Article HI of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas be
amended to read as follows:
"Section 24. Representatives
ahall receive from the Public
Treasury an annual salary of
not exceeding Four Thousand,
Eight Hundred Dollars (14,-
800) per year. Senator* shall
receive from the Public Treas-
ury an annual salary of not
exceeding Four Thousand,
Eight Hundred Dollars (|4,-
800) per year. The Lieutenant
Governor and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives
shall receive from the Public
Treasury an annual salary in
an amount to be fixed by the
Legislature. All Members of
the Legislature, including the
.Lieutenant Governor ana the
Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, also shall receive
from the Public Treasury a
diem of not exceeding
enty Dollars ($20) per day
the one hundred and forty
I) days of each Regular
lion and for thirty (30)
,j of each Special Session
the Legislature. No Regu-
Session shall be of longer
-liration than one hundred and
forty (140) days. Thi» Amend-
ment shall be self-enacting
and appropriations heretofore
made in the General Approp-
riations Bill for the biennium
ending August 31, 1967, for
the salaries of the Lieuten-
ant Governor and Speaker of
the House of Representatives
shall not be invalid because of
the anticipatory nature of the
legislation.
"In addition to the per diem
the Members of each House
shall be entitled to mileage in
going to and returning from
the seat of Government, which
mileage shall not exceed Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents
($2.50) for every twenty-five
(25) miles, the distance to be
computed by the nearest and
most direct route of travel,
from a table of distances pre-
pared by the Comptroller to
each county scat now or here-
after to be established; no
Member to be entitled to mile-
age for any extra Session that
may be called within one (1)
day after the adjournment of
the Regular or Called Scs
sion."
Sec. 2. That Section 17 of
Article IV of the Constitution
of the State of Texas be
amended to read as follows:
"Section 17. If, during the
vacancy in the office of Gov-
ernor, the Lieutennnt Gover-
nor should die, resign, refuse
to serve, or be removed from
office, or be unable to sene;
or if he shall be impeached or
absent from the State, the
President of the Senate, for
the time being, shall, in like
manner, administer the Gov-
. i-nment until he shall be su-
|H>r«eded by a Governor
or Lieutenant Governor. The
Lieutenant Governor shall,
while he acts as President of
the Senate, receive for his
services an annual salary in
an amount to I* fixed by the
Legislature and the same
mileage which shall be al-
lowed to the Members of the
Senate, and no more; and dur-
ing the time he administers
the Government, as Governor,
he shall receive in like man-
ner the same compensation
which the Governor would
have received had he been em-
ployed in the duties of his
office, and no more. The
President, for the time being,
of the Senate, shall, during
the time he administers the
Government, _ receive in like
manner the 'same compensa-
tion, which the Governor
would have received had he
been employed in the duties
of his office."
See. 3. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this State
at an election to t>e held on
the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in November,
1965, at which election all
ballots shall have printed
thereon the following:
"FOR the Constitutional
Amendment allowing an an-
nual salary in an amount to
1)0 fixed by the Legislature
for the Lieutenant Governor
and for the Speaker of the
House of Representatives
and nllowing a per diem for
Members of the Legislature
not to exceed Twenty Dol-
lars ($20) per day for the
140 days of each Regular
Session and 30 days of each
Special Session.
"AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment allowing
an annual salary in an
nmount to lie fixed by the
Legislature for the Lieuten-
ant Governor and for the
Siieaker of the. House of
Representatives and allow-
ing a per diem for Mem-
bers of the Legislature not
to exceed Twenty Hollars
($20) per day for the 140
days of each Regular Ses-
sion and 30 days of each
Special Session.!'
Sec. 4. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the elec-
tion and this Amendment
shall be published in the
manner and for the length of
time as required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this
Stato.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TEN ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CON ST IT IT-
TION A L AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO HE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 2, 1963.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 47 proposing an
Amendment to Section 4, Art-
icle III, Constitution of the
State of Texas, to provide
four-year terms of office for
State Representatives.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 4,
Article III, Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended to
read as follows:
"Section 4. The members af
the House of Representatives
shall be chosen by the quali-
fied electors for the term of
four years; but a new House
of Representatives shall be
chosen after every apportion-
ment, and the members
elected after each apportion-
ment shall be divided by lot
into two classes. The seats of
the members of Class A shall
be vacated at the expiration
of the first two years, and
those of Class B at the ex-
piration of four years, so that
one-half of the members of
the House of Representatives
shall be chosen biennially
thereafter. Representatives
shall take office following
their election, on the day set
by law for the convening of
the Regular Session of the
Legislature, and shall serve
thereafter for the full term of
years to which elected and
until their successors shall
have been elected and quali-
fied. Except in rase of an
election to fill a vacancy, and
except in the first election
following each re-apportion-
ment, a person who has been
elected to the House of Rep-
resentatives Bhall not be eli-
gible to be a candidate again
for membership in the Legis-
lature until the term for
which he was elected has less
than one year remaining."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified voters of the state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1965, at which election all
ballots shall have printed on
them the following:
"FOR the Constitutional
Amendment to provide for
a four-year term of office
for State Representatives."
"AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment to pro-
vide for a four-year term
of office for State Repre-
sentatives."
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the
necessary proclamation for
for the election and this
Amendment shall be published
in the manner and for the
length of time required by
the constitution and laws of
this state.
Sec. 4. In the event the
Constitutional Amendment
proposed in this Resolution is
adopted by the people of Tex-
as in the election in Novem-
ber, 1965, the Governor of
Texas is directed not to issue
a proclamation for the elect-
ion and not to publish notice
thereof for the Constitutional
Amendment proposed by
House Joint Resolution No. 1
of the !i9th Texas Legislature,
since the provisions of said
House Joint Resolution No. 1
are included in this Resolu-
tion. Hut, should this proposed
Amendment be rejected by the
people of Texas in the election
in November, 1965, then the
terms and provisions of House
Joint Resolution No. 1 shall be
and remain in full force and
effect and shall be proclaimed
published and submitted to the
electorate in November, 1966,
as provided in said House
Joint Resolution No. 1.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO RE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 2, 1965.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 14 proposing
Amendments to Section 4, 22
and 23 of Article IV of the
Constitution of the State of
Texas, so as to provide a four-
year term of office for the
Governor, Lieutenant Govern-
or, Attorney General, Comp-
troller of Public Accounts,
Treasurer, Commissioner of
the General Land Office and
Secretary of State; and cer-
tain statutory state officers;
providing for the necessary
election and the form of the
ballot; and providing for the
necessary proclamation and
publication.
RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 4,
Article IV of the Constitution
of the State of Texas be
amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
"Section 4. The Governor
shun be installed on the first
Tuesday after the organization
of the Legislature, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, and
shall hold his office for the
term of four years, or until
his successor shall be duly in-
stalled. He shall be at least
thirty years of age, a citizen
of the United States, and shall
have resided in this state at
least five years immediately
preceding his election."
Sec. 2. That Section 22, Ar-
ticle IV of the Constitution of
the State of Texas be amend-
ed so as to hereafter read as
follows:
"Section 22. The Attorney
General shall hold office for
four years and until his suc-
cessor is duly qualified. He
shall represent the state in all
I suits and pleas in the Supreme
I Court of the state in which the
I state may be a party, and shall
| especially inquire into the
charter rights of all private
corporations, and from time to
time, in the name of the state,
take such action in the courts
as may be proper and neces-
sary to prevent any private
corporation from exercising
any power or demanding or
collecting any species of taxes,
tolls, freight or wharfage not
authorized by law. He shall,
whenever sufficient cause ex-
ists, seek a judicial forfeiture
of such charters, unless other-
wise expressly directed by law,
and give legal advice in writ-
ing to the Governor and other
executive officers, when re-
quested by them, and perform
such other duties as may be
required by law. He shall re-
side at the seat of government
during his continuance in of-
fice. He shall receive for his
services an annual salary in
an amount to be fixed by the
Legislature."
Sec. 3. That Section 23, Ar-
ticle IV of the Constitution of
the State of Texas be amend-
ed so as to hereafter read as
follows:
"Section 23. The Comptroller
of Public Accounts, the Trea-
surer, the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, and any
statutory state-officer who is
elected by the electorate of
Texas at large, unless a term
of office is otherwise specific-
ally provided in this Constitu-
tion, shall each hold office for
the term of four years and
until his successor is qualified;
receive an annual salary in an
amount to be fixed by the Leg-
islature; reside at the Capital
of the state during his contin-
uance in office, and perform
such duties as are or may be
required by law. They and the
Secretary of State shall not
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 2, 1965.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 5 proposing an
Amendment to Section 49-b,
Article III of the Constitution
of Texas so as to authorize an
increase in the total amount of
bonds or obligations that may
be issued by the Veterans'
Land Hoard to Four Hundred
Million Dollars ($.100,000,000);
providing for the issuance of
said bonds or obligations and
the conditions relating thereto
and the use of the Veterans'
Land Fund; and providing for
an election and the issuance of
a proclamation therefor.
I!' IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS'.
Section 1. That Section 19-
b, Article 111 of the Constitu-
tion of Texas, be amended so
that the same will hereafter
rend as follows:
"Section 49-b. By virtue of
prior Amendments to this
Constitution, there has been
created a governmental agen-
cy of the State of Texas per-
forming governmental duties
which has been designated
the Veterans' Land Board.
Said Board shall continue to
function for the purposes spe-
cified in all of the prior Con-
stitutional Amendments ex-
cept as modified herein. Said
Board shall be composed of
the Commissioner of the Gen-
eral Land Board and two (2)
citizens of the State of Tex-
as, one (1) of whom shall be
well versed in veterans' af-
fairs and one (1) of whom
shall be well versed in finan-
ces. One (1) such citizen
member shall, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, be
appointed biennially by the
Governor to serve for a term
of four (4) years; but the
members serving on said
Board on the date of adoption
hereof shall complete the
terms to which they were ap-
pointed. In the event of the
resignation or death of any
such citizen member, the Gov-
ernor shall appoint a replace-
ment to serve for the unex-
pired portion of the term to
which the deceased or resign-
ing member had been ap-
pointed. The compensation for
said citizen members shall be
as is now or may hereafter be
fixed by the Legislature; and
each shall make bond in such
amount as is now or may
hereafter be prescribed by the
Legislature.
"The Commissioner of the
General Land Office shall net
as Chairman of said Boaid
and shall be the administra-
tor of the Veterans' I.and Pro-
gram under such terms and re-
strictions as are now or may
hereafter be provided by law.
In the absence or illness of
said Commissioner, the Chief
Clerk of the General Land Of-
fice shall lie the Acting ("hair-
man of said Board with the
game duties and powers that
said Commissioner would have
if present.
"The Veterans' Land Board
may provide for, issue and fell
not to exceed Four Hundred
Million Dollars ($100,000,000)
in bonds or obligations of the
State of Texas for the purpose
of creating a fund to be
known as the Veterans' Land
Fund. Two Hundred Million
Dollars (^200,000,000) of
which have heretofore been is-
sued and sold. Such bonds or
obligations shall be sold for
not less than par value and
accrued Interest; shall be is-
sued in such forms, denomi-
nations, and upon such terms
us are now or may hereafter
be provided by law; shall be
issued and sold at such times,
at such places, and in such
installments as may be de-
termined by said Board; and
shall bear a rate or rates of
interest as may be fixed by
said Board but the weighted
average annual interest rate,
as that phrase is commonly
and ordinarily used and under-
stood in the municipal bond
market, of all the bonds issued
and sold in any installment of
any bonds may not exceed
four and one-half per cent
(4V"). All bonds or obliga-
tions issued and sold hereun-
der shall, after execution by
the Board, approval by the
Attorney General of Texas,
registration by the Comptrol-
ler of Public Accounts of the
State of Texas, anil delivery
to the purchaser or purchas-
ers, bo incontestable and shall
constitute general obligations
if the State of Texas under
the Constitution of Texas;
and all bonds heretofore is-
sued and sold by said Board
are hereby in all respects vali-
dated and declared to be gen-
eral obligations of the State
of Texas. In order to prevent
default in the payment of
principal or Interest on any
such bonds, the Legislature
shall appropriate a sufficient
amount to pay the same.
"In the sale of any such
bonds or obligations, a prefer-
ential right of purchase shall
be given to the administrators
of the various Teacher Re-
tirement Funds, the Perma-
nent University Funds, anil
the Permanent Soh id Fund.
"Said Veterans' Land Fund
shall consist of any lands
heretofore or hereafter pur-
chased by said Board, until the
sale price therefor, together
with any interest and penal-
ties due, have been received
by said Boa I'd (although noth-
ing herein shall be construed
to prevent said Board from ac-
cepting full payment for a
portion of any tract), and of
the moneys attributable to
any bonds heretofore or here-
after issued and sold by said
Hoard which moneys so attri-
butable shall include but shall
not be limited to the proceeds
from the issuance and sale of
such bonds; the moneys re-
ceived from the sale or re-
sale of any lands, or rights
therein, purchased with such
proceeds; the moneys received
from the sale or resale of any
lands, or rights therein, pur-
chased with other moneys at-
tributable to such bonds; the
interest nnd penalties received
from the sale or resale of such
lands, or rights therein; the
bonuses, income, rents, royal-
ties, and any other pecuniary
benefit received by said Board
from any such lands; sums re-
ceived by way of indemnity or
forfeiture for the failure of
any bidder for the purchase of
any such bonds to comply with
his bid and accent and pay for
such bonds or for the failure
[ of any bidder for the purchase
'of any lands comprising a
! part of said Fund to comply
with his bid and accept and
ipay for nny such lands; and
i interest received from invest-
| ments of any such moneys,
j The principal nnd interest on
ithe bonds heretofore nnd here-
after issued by said Board
! shall be paid out of the
moneys of said Fund in con-
formance with the Constitu-
tional provisions authoriiing
such bonds; but the moneys
of said Fund which are not
immediately committed to the
payment of principal and in-
terest on such bonds, the pur-
chase of lands as herein pro-
vided, or the payment of ex-
penses as herein provided may
be invested in bonds or obli-
gations of the United States
until such funds are needed
for such purposes.
"All moneys comprising a
part of said Fund and not ex-
pended for the purposes here-
in provided shall be a part of
said Fund until there are suf-
ficient moneys therein to re-
tire fully all of the bonds
heretofore or hereafter issued
and sold by said Board, at
which time all such moneys
remaining in said Fund, ex-
cept such portion thereof as
may lie necessary to retire all
such bonds which portion shall
be set aside and retained in
said Fund for the purpose of
retiring all such bonds, shall
be deposited to the credit of
the General Revenue Fund to
be appropriated to such pur-
poses as may be prescribed
by law. All moneys becoming
a part of said Fund tnereaftl r
shall likewise be deposit, d to
the credit of the General Rev-
enue Fund.
"When a Division of said
Fund (each Division consol-
ing of the moneys attribut-
able to the bonds issued and
sold pursuant to a single Con-
stitutional authorization and
the lands purchased there-
with) contains sufficient mon-
eys to retire all of the bonds
secured by such Division, the
moneys thereof, except such
portion as may be needed to
retire all of the bonds secured
by such Division which portion
shall be set aside and remain
n part of such Division for
the purpose of retiring all
such bonds, may be used for
the purpose of paying the
principal and the interest
thereon, together with the ex-
penses herein authorized, of
any other bonds heretofore or
hereafter issued and sold by
said Board. Such use shall be
a matter for the discretion
and direction of said Board;
but there may he no such use
of any such moneys contrary
to the rights of any holder of
any of the bonds issued and
sold by said Board or viola-
tive of any contract to which
said Board is a party.
"The Veterans' Land Fund
shall lie used by said Board
for the purpose of purchas- '
ing lands situated in the State
of Texas owned by the United j
States or any governmental
agency thereof, owned by the
Texas Prison System or any
other governmental agency of
the State of Texas, or owned
by nny person, firm, or corp-
oration. All lands thus pur-
chased shall be acquired at the
lowest price obtainable, to be
paid for in cash, and shall
be a part of said Fund. Such
lands heretofore or hereafter
purchased and comprising a
part of said Fund are here-
by declared to be held for a
governmental purpose, al-
though the individual purchas-
ers thereof shall be suhject to
taxation to the same extent
nnd in the same manner ns
are purchasers of lands dedi-
cated to the Permanent Free
Public School Fund.
Texas veterans who served not
less than ninety (90) continu-
ous days, unless sooner dis-
charged by reason of a s--
ice - connected disability, cn
active duty in the Army, Navy,
Air Force, Coast Guard or
Marine Corps of the United
States between September
16, 1940, and March 31, 1955,
and who upon the date of fil-
ing his or her application to
purchase any such land is a
citizen of the United States,
is a bona fide resident of the
State of Texas, and has not
been dishonorably discharged
from any branch of the Armed
Forces above-named and who
at the time of his or her en-
listment, induction, commis-
sioning, or drafting was a
bona fide resident of the State
of Texas. The foregoing not-
withstanding, any lands in the
Veterans' i.and Fund which
have been first offered for
sale to veterans and which
have not been sold may be
sold or resold to such pur-
chasers, in such quantities,
and on such terms, and :it
such prices nnd rates of in-
teivst, and under such rules j
and regulations as are now or |
(nay hereafter be provided by
law.
"Said Veterans' l and Fund,
to the c:tent of the moneys
attributable to any bonds!
hereafter issued and sold by
said Board may be used by i
j said Board, as is now or may
l hereafter be provided by law, j
j for tlie purpose of paying the :
1 expenses of surveying, motiu-,
I men ting, toad construction, le-
gal fees, recordation fees, ad-
vertising and other like costs
necessary or incidental to the
purchase and sale, or resale,,
of any lands purchased with
any of the moneys attribut-
able to such additional bonds,
such expenses to he added to
the price of such lands when
sold, or resold, by said Board;
for the purpose of paying the
expenses of issuing, selling,
and delivering any such addi-
tional bonds; and for the pur-
pose of meeting the expenses
of paying the interest or
principal due or to become
due on any such additional
bonds.
"All moneys attributable to
the bonds issued and sold
pursuant to the Constitution-
al Amendment adopted on No-
vember <i, 1956, shall be cred-
ited to said Veterans' Land
Fund and may be used for
the purpose of purchasing
additional lands, to be sold as
provided herein, until Decem-
ber 1, 1965; provided, how-
ever, that so much of such
moneys as may be necessary
to pay interest on such bonds
shall be set aside for that pur-
pose. After December 1, 1905,
all moneys attributable to such
1'^.ds shall be set aside for
trfe retirement of such bonds
and to pay interest thereon;
and when there are sufficient
moneys to retire all of such
bonds, all of such moneys then
remaining or thereafter be-
coming a part of said Vet-
erans' l and Fund shall be
governed as elsewhere pro-
vided herein.
"The lands of the Veterans'
Land Fund shall be sold by
said Board In such quantities,
on such terms, at such prices,
nt such rates of interest and
under such rules and regula-
tions as are now or may here-
after be provided by law to
"All of the moneys attrib-
utable to any series of bonds
hereafter issued nnd sold by
said Board (a 'series of bonds'
being all of the bonds issued
nnd sold in a single transaction
as a single installment of
bonds) may be used for the
purchase of lands as herein
provided, to be sold as herein
provided, for a period ending
eight (S) years after the date
of sale of such series of bonds;
provided, however, that so
much of such moneys ns may
be necessary to pay interest on
bonds hereafter issued and gold
I receive to their own n, ^
fees, costs or perquisite* |S
office. AH fees that ma* u
payable by law for any serrici
performed by any officer nt.
cified in this Section or m
office, shall be paid, when jT
ceived, into the State T—-
ury." ^
Se=. 4. The foregoing CW.
stitutional Amendments thai
be submitted to a vote «f tk>
qualified electors of this
at an election to be held on tkt
first Tuesday after the fir*
Monday in November, 1965 tt
which election all ballot* «han
have printed thereon the fol-
lowing:
"FOR the Constitution!
Amendment* providing •
four-year term of office in
the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General,
Comptroller of Public Ae-
counts, Treasurer, Con.mii-
sioner of the General Laat
Office, Secretary of Stall,
and any statutory state offl.
cer who is elected by the
electorate of Texas at lartt,
unless a term of office if
otherwise specifically pr*.
vided in this Constitution.*
"AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendments provid-
ing a four-year term of of-
fice for the Governor, Lie»>
tenant Governor, Attorney
General, Comptroller of Pafc.
lie Accounts, Treasurer.
Commissioner of the General
Land Office, Secretary of
State, and any statutoif
state officer who it elected
by the electorate of TexM
at large, unless a term »f
office is otherwise specifieat
ly provided in this Constita-
tion."
Sec. 6. Nothing contained it
this Resolution shall be eok-
stmed so as to extend the ten
of office of any officeholtkr
previously elected to a two-
year term.
Sec. 6. The Governor ahaO
issue the necessary Proclaaut.
tion for the said electioaM I
have the same published M
required by the Conatltutkt'
and laws of thia state.
shall be set aside for that pur-
pose in accordance with the
resolution adopted by laid
Board authorixing the lisu-
ance and sale of such seriea
of bonds. After such eight (8)
year period, all of such mon-
eys shall be set aside for tha
retirement of any bonds here-
after issued and sold and to
pay interest thereon, together
with any expenses as provided
Herein, in accordance with tha
resolution or resolution! au-
thorizing the issuance and aala
of such additional bonds, until
there are sufficient moneja
to retire all of the bonds here-
after issued and sold, at which
time all such moneys then re-
maining a part of said Vet-
erans Land Fund and there-,
after becoming a part of said
Fund shall iie governed as
elsewhere provided herein.
"This Amendment being in-
tended only to establish a bas-
i • framework and not to be a
comprehensive treatment of |
the Veterans' Land Program,
there is hereby reposed in the
Legislature- full power to Im-
plement and effectuate the de-
sign and objects of this
A m e n d in e n t, including the
power to delegate such duties,
i-e.nonsihilities, functions, and
authority to the Veterans'
Land Hoard as it believes nec-
essary.
"Should the Legislature en-
act any enabling laws in anti-
cipation of this Amendment,
' no such law shall be void by
reason of its anticipatory na-
I ture.
"This Amendment shall he-
I come effective upon its adop-
i tion."
Section 2. The foregoing
Constitutional A nt e n d m e n t
shrill be submitted to a vote
of the qualified electors of
this state at an election to la
held on the first Tuesday,
after the first Monday m
November, 19C>5.at which eke-
tion all ballots shall have J
printed thereon the following:
"FOR the Amendment to
Section 49-b of Article LI
of the Constitution of Texas
to increase the Veterans
Land Fund by $200,000,000.-
00; said Fund to be used for
the purpose of purchasing
land in Texas to be sold to
Texas veterans who served
in the Armed Services of
the United States between
September 16, 1940, ana
March 31, 1955: such fundi
to be expended in accord-
ance with instructions and
requirements that ntay b#
provided by law"; and
"AGAINST the Amendment
to Section 49-b of Artie!#
111 of the Constitution or
Texas to increase the Vet-
erans' Land Fund by #200r
000,000,00; said Fund to be
used for the purpose of pur-
chasing land in Texas to be
sold to Texas veterans who
served in the Armed Serv-
ices of the United States
between September Jo»
1910, and March 31,
such funds to be expended
i-i accordance with 'ns'^c.
tions and requirements that
may be provided l>y law.
If it appears front the re-
turns of said election that ia
majority of the votea c**1
were in fnvor of same Amend-
ment, the same shall become a
nart of the State Constitu-
tion and be effective from tne
date set forth in said Amend-
ment, nnd the Governor snail
issue a proclamation in W*r
ing therewith.
Section 3. The Governor of
the State of Texas shall Wnw
the necessary proclamation
for said election and Jhan
have the same published^»»
required by the ConatiWOW
and Laws of thli itatfc
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