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THE BOGATA NEWS. BOGATA, TEXAS. THURSDAY. AUG. 18, 19U
Amendments For
Nov. Gen. Election
Listed In Brief
Following is a brief description
•f the sixteen constitutional amend-
ments to be voted on at the Ken-!
•ml election this coming Novem-
ber.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 Provides
that all land owned by natural per-
sons and designated for agricul-
tural use ‘■h- 11 be assessed for al1
tax purposes on the cpnsiderulion
of only those factors relative to
auch agricultural use.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 Would
authorise creation of airport au-
thorities composed of one or more
counties.
AMENDMENT NO. .1 Would
withdraw Arlington State College
from participating in the Perman-
ent University Fund.
AMENDMENT NO. 4 increases
the permissible term of office for
directors of conservation and re-
clamation districts from two to six
•’d validating present statu-
tory terms of office for such of-
ficials.
AMENDMENT NO. 5 Would
authorize the legislature to pro-
vide for a system of retirement,
disability and death benefits for
county officials and employees and
others.
AMENDMENT NO. i! Provides
f«>r payment of assistance to sur-
vivors of law enforsement officers,
custodial personnel of the Texas
Department • of Coi rc/tions and
full-paid firemen.
\ •’V'D’MvVT ’ 7 W .ul
repeal the Constitutional provision
requiring a poll tax as a prere-
quisite to voting and requiring the
Legislature to provide for annual
registration of all voters.
AMENDMENT NO. 8 Would
authorize the Legislature to enact
laws permitting persons to vote
for state officers and for president
and vice president of the United
States without having fulfilled res-
1 ■nee requirements to vote for
•ther officers, a- well as laws per-
mitting former residents of the
state, for a certain period, to vote
absentee for president / and vice
president.
AMENDMENT NO. '.t Increases
to five the number of judges on
liie Texas (Yurt of Criminal Ap-
peals and lengthens the term of
• ■ a’ -omi l.
AMENDMENT NO. 10 Provides
that taxes or bonds previously vot-
ed in any district or in any junior
■ 11 ■ ir * di-’riet -bull "at be abro
PUBLIC NOTICE
Ptupoeed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE ON THE BALLOT’
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8,1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 39 proposing an
amendment to Section 18, Ar-
ticle VII, Constitution of the
State of Texas, to withdraw
Arlington State College from
participation in the Permanent
University Fund.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 18,
Article VII, Constitution of
the State of Texas, be amend-
ed to read as follows:
"Section 18. Por the pur-
pose of constructing, equip-
ping, or acquiring buildings or
other permanent improve-
ments for the Texas A & M
.University System, including
Texas A A M University,
Prairie View Agricultural and
Meehanical College of Texas
at Prairie View, Tarleton
State College at Stephenville,
Texas Agricultural Experi-
ment Stations, Tfexas Agricul-
tural Extension Service, Texas
Engineering Experiment Sta-
tion at College Station, Texas
Engineering Extension Serv-
ice at College Station, and the
Texas Forest Service, the
Board of Directors is hereby
authorized to issue negotiable
bonds or notes not to exceed
a total amount of one-third
(1/3) of twenty per cent
(207c) of the value of the
Permanent University Fund
exclusive of real estate at the
time of any issuance thereof;
provided, however, no building
or other permanent improve-
ment shall be acquired or con-
structed hereunder for use
by any part of the Texas
A & M University System,
except at and for the use
of the general academic in-
si tut ions of said System,
namely, Texas A & M Univer-
sity, Tarleton State College,
and Prairie View A & M Col-
lege, without the prior ap-
proval of the Legislature or
of such agency as may be au-
thorized by the Legislature to
Rant such approval; and for
the purpose if constructing,
equipping, or acquiring build-
ings or other permanent im-
provements for The Univer-
sity of Texas System, includ-
ing The Main University of
Texas at Austin, The Univer-
sity of Texas Medical Branch
at Galveston, The University
of Texas Southwestern Medi-
cal School at Dallas, The Uni-
versity of Texas Dental
Branch at Houston, Texas
Western College of The Uni-
versity of Texas at El l’aso,
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute at Houston,
The University of Texas Post-
graduate School of Medicine,
The University of Texas
School of Public Health,
McDonald Observatory at
Mount Locke, and the Marine
Science Institute at Port
Aransas, the Board of Regents
of The University of Texas is
hereby authorized to issue
negotiable bonds and notes
not to exceed a total amount
of two-thirds (2/3) of twenty
per cent (20%) of the value
of the Permanent University
Fund exclusive of real estate
at the time of any issuance
thereof; provided, however, no
building or other permanent
improvement shall be acquir-
ed or constructed hereunder for
use by any institution of The
University of Texas System,
except at and for the use of
the general academic institu-
tions of said System, namely,
The Main University, and Texas
Western College, without the
prior approval of the Legisla-
ture or of such agency as may
be authorized by the Legisla-
ture to grant such approval.
Any bonds or notes issued
hereunder shall be payable
rolcly out of the income from
the Permanent University
Fund. Bonds or notes so
issued shall mature serially
or otherwise not more than
thirty (30) years from their
respective dates.
“The Texas A & M Univer-
sity System and all of the in-
stitutions constituting such
System as hereinabove enum-
erated, and The University of
Texas System, and all of the
institutions constituting such
System as hereinabove enum-
erated, shall not receive any
General Revenue funds for
the acquiring or constructing
of buildings or other perma-
nent improvements, except in
case of fire, flood, storm, or
earthquake occurring at any
such institution, in which case
an appropriation in an amount
sufficient to replace the un-
insured loss so incurred may
be made by the Legislature
out of General Revenue funds.
"Said Boards are severally
authorized to pledge the
whole or any part of the re
spective interests of Texas
A it M University and of The
University of Texas in the in-
come from the Permanent
University Fund, as such in-
terests are now apportioned
by Chapter 42 of the Acts of
the Regular Session of the
42nd Legislature of the State
of Texas, for the purpose of
securing the payment of the
principal and interest of such
bonds or notes. The Perma-
nent University Fund may be
invested in such bonds or
notes.
“All bonds or notes issued
pursuant hereto shall be ap-
proved by the Attorney Gen-
eral of Texas and when so
approved shall be incontest-
able. This Amendment shall
be self-enacting provided,
however, that nothing herein
shall be construed as impair-
ing any obligation heretofore
created by the issuance of any
outstanding notes or bonds
under this Section by the re-
spective Boards prior to the
adoption of this Amendment
but any such outstanding
notes or bonds shall be paid
in full, both principal and in-
terest, in accordance with the
terms of such contracts.”
See. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1966, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed on
them the following:
“FOR the Constitutional
Amendment withdrawing
Arlington State College
from participation in the
Permanent University
Fund.”
“AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment with-
drawing Arlington State
College from participation
in the Permanent Univer-
sity Fund."
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the
necessary proclamation for
the election and this Amend-
ment shall be published in the
manner and for the length of
time as required by the con-
stitution and laws of this
state.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBKR NINE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CO N ST I T U-I been elected or appointed un-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO HE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 26 proposing an
Amendment to Sections 4 and
5 of Article V of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
to provide for a Court of
Criminal Appeals of five
members; prescribing their
qualifications; elections, ap-
pointments, tenure of office
and compensation; and pre-
scribing the tern: of court of
said court.
BE IT RESOLVED BY TI1E
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 4 of
Article V of the Constitution
of the State of Texas be
amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
“Section 4. The Court of
Criminal Appeals shall con-
sist of five Judges, one of
whom shall be Presiding
Judge, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum, and
the concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a
decision of said court. Said
-Judges shall have the same
qualifications and receive the
same salaries as the Associate
Justices of the Supreme
Court. They shall be elected
by the qualified voters of ihe
state at a general election and
shall hold their offices for a
term of six years. In case of
a vacancy in the office of a
Judge of the Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals, the Governor
shall, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, fill said
vacancy by appointment until
the next succeeding general
slection.
"The Judges of the Court
of Criminal Appeals who may
‘ in office at the time when
Amendment takes effect
become Judges of the
of Criminal Appeals
entinue ip office until
aspiration of the term of
which each has
dor the present Constitution
and laws of this state, and un-
til his successor shall have
been elected ami qualified.
The two members of the
Commission of Appeals in aid
of the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals who liny he in office
at tho time when this Amend-
ment takes effect shall be-
come Judges of the Court of
Criminal Appeals and shall
hold their offices, one for a
term of two years and the
other for a term of four
years, beginning the first day
of January following the
adoption of this Amendment
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Said
Judges shall by agreement or
otherwise designate the in-
cumbent for each of the
terms mentioned.
“The Governor shall desig-
nate one of the five Judges
as Presiding Judge and at the
expiration of his term and
each six years thereafter a
Presiding Judge shall be
elected.”
See. 2. That Section 5 of
the Article V of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas be
amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
“Section 5. The Court of
Criminal Apneals shall have
appellate jurisdiction coexten-
sive with the limits of the s*atc
in fdl criminal rases of what-
ever grade, with such excep-
tions and ur.ler such regula-
tions as may be prescribed by
law.
“The Court of Criminal Ap-
peals and the Judges thereof
shall have the power to issue
the writ of habeas corpus, and
under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law, issue
such writs as may be neces-
sary to enforce its own juris-
diction. The Court cf Crimi-
nal Appeals shall have power
upon affidavit or otherwise to
ascertain such matters ef fact
as may be necessary to the
exercise of its jurisdiction.
peals may sit for the trans-
action of business at any time
from the first Monday in Oc-
tober to the last Saturday in
September in each year, at
the State Capitol. The Court
of Criminal Appeals shall ap-
point a clerk of the court who
shall give bond in such man-
| ner as is now or may here-
| after be required by law, and
who shall hold his office for
a tei-m of four years unless
siKiner removed' by the court
for good cause entered of rec-
ord on the minutes of said
court.
“The Clerk of the Court of
Criminal Apneals who may be
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in office at the time when this
Amendment takes effect shall
continue in office for the
term of his appointment.”
Sec. 3. Said
proposed Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held
throughout the state on the
Tuesday after the first
The Court of Criminal Ap-1 of
first
Monday in November, A.D.
1966, at which election each
voter opposing said proposed
Amendment shall scratch off
the ballot with a pen or pen-
cil the following words print-
ed on said ballot:
“FOR the Amendment to
the State Constitution pro-
viding for a Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals of five mem-
bers, and prescribing the
term of said court.”
Each voter favoring said
proposed Amendment shall
scratch off the ballot in the
same manner the following
words printed on said ballot:
“AGAINST the Amend-
ment to the State Constitu-
tion providing for a Court
of Criminal Appeals of five
members, and prescribing
the tern of said court.”
If it appears from the re-
turns of said election that a
majority of the votes cast are
in favor of said Amendment
the same shell become a part
of the Constitution of this
state.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall
issue the necessary proclama-
tion for said election and have
same published and said elec-
tion shall be held as provided
by tho Constitution and laws
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Reckless driving caused more than 713,000 casualties
in 1965.
About 65 members of the Rsgs-j
d'll families had met at the com-j
munity house for a reunion.
T. D. Humphrey, who had spent^
two years in the Pacific, had re-|
ceived his discharge and returned,
home.
Lt. John Latimer, son of Mrs.
Luther Tyer, had been transferred
from Jacksonville, La., to the AAF
at Miami, Fla., as ground in-
structor.
Miss Uden Proctor and Howard
llurpd’ bad hen married at the
•■oti'.e of Kev. C. ,S. Black, the of-
ficiating minister.
Bogata granted Lota' Star Gas
Co. a h-y at franc) i-v and engin-
eers had begun laying lines to serve
250 or more customers with natur-
al gas.
John S. Ford was nominated
flotorial representative of Fannin
and Lamar counties.
Week of August 10. 1956
Robert Lewis was injured at
Donaldson AFIJ, Greenville, S. C..
while painting the wings of a plane.
Capt. and Mrs. Fred 11. Diercks
and daughters had arrived ft >m
Kuala Lumpar. Malaya, to vi>it
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. (\ K.
Rugby Birthday
Club Meet8 Tuesday
The Rugby Birthday Club met
Tuesday with Mrs. Doug Also-
brook honoring the birthdays of
Mines. Jewel Rowe and Vera Gro-
gan. Members- attending were
Mmes. Emmie Mitchell, Luella
Sv.aim, Mattie Watters, Josie Fen-
nell, Lena Gill, Miss Mattie Ches-
shir, the hostess and the honorees.
Visitors were Miss Selma Baker
Mrs. Ward Baker, Mrs. Gladys
llobh-, Mr A Isobrook and Mike
and Mark Jones and Mrs. Wayland
Norrell.
A covered dish luncheon was en-
joyed at noon.
Mrs. A. it. Kennedy returned
home to Ti xarkaiia, Saturday after
spending several days with her sis-
ter., Mrs. Ada Bussell. /
Davis.
Thi~ area was suffering a heat
wave, temperatures having risen
above the 100 mark every day for
a week.
A coffee honored Sonya Boll,
bride-elect of Bobby James Ward.
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gated, cancelled or invalidated by
any change in boundaries and au-
thorizing the continuance of the
levy after such change without
further election.
AMENDMENT NO. 11 Would
authorize the issuance of an addi-
tional $200,000,000 in bonds by the
Texas Water Development Hoard
upon two-thirds vote of the legis-
lature ami expanding the uses to
which money in the Texas Water
Development Fund may be put.
AMENDMENT NO. 12 Provide-
the method and manner for di-so-
lution of hospital di-triets.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 : Would
authorize the Legislature to pro-
vide for eon-ididating the functions
of government within a county
having 1,200.000 or more inhabi-
tants and to provide for intergov-
ernmental contracts between noli-
tical subdivisions of the enuntv.
AMENDMENT NO. 14 Would
allow members of the armed forces
BOGATA NEWS
10-20 Years Ago
Week of August 9. 1946
A barn, property of Mrs. Stella
Bryson, had caught fire. An esti-
mated loss of $50 was caused be-
fore the fire was extinguished.
to vote in Texas upon satisfying |
the residence requirements app!i-|
cable to T. xans in general. <
AMENDMENT NO, 15 Author-;
izes the channeling of fund.- from'
private and federal sources through
the state for use by privately own-
ed or local agencies in establish-
ing and equipping facilities to as-
sist the handicapped in becoming
gainfully i mploved.
AMENDMENT NO. Hi Estab-
lishes the date on which newly-
elected members of the Legislature
qualify and take office.
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CLARKSVILLE
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
n^UMBER two on the ballot
I thereon vote in favor thereof; j h a z a r d s anil obstructions
I provided, however, that an which would interfere with
1 Airport Authority may be | the use of the airport and its
| created and be composed of | facilities for landing and take-
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 1 proposing an
Amendment to Article IX of
the Constitution of Texas by
adding thereto a new Section
to be known as Section 12;
anthorixing the Legislature to
provide by law for the crea-
tion, establishment, mainten-
ance and operation of Airport
Authorities composed of one
or more counties; authorizing
the creation of a board of di-
rectors by appointment • or
election; providing that the
membership of the board
shall be based upon the pro-
portionate part of the popu-
lation of each county, with no
county having less than one
member; providing for the
necessary election; authoriz-
ing the levy of an annual tax
not to exceed Seventy-Five
Cents (75c) per One Hundred
Dollars ($100) valuation; pro-
vided, however, that the prop-
perty of state regulated com-
mon carriers required by law
to pay a tax upon intangible
eta shall not be subject to
taxation by _ the Authority;
authorizing the Authority to
employ or appoint an assessor
d col*
and collector of taxes whose
duty it shall be to assess and
collect the taxes on the tax
rolls approved by the Board
of Directors of said Author-
ity, said taxes to be assess-
ed equally and
sghout the
uniformly
throughout the county or
counties, comprising the Au-
thority, as required by the
Constitution; granting to such
Authority the power to ac-
quire by purchase, or through
eminent domain proceedings
existing publicly financed air-
port properties or other sites
necessary to have and to im-
prove the same, power to is-
sue and sell general obliga-
tion bonds and revenue bonds,
or either of them; authorizing
the assumption of outstanding
indebtedness secured by gen-
eral obligation bonds and as-
suming the obligations cf the
city or cities under ordinances
and bond indentures under
which revenue bonds have
been issued and sold; to enact
zoning regulations and other
measures to protect the air-
port facilities from hazards
Airport Authorities composed
of one or more counties, with
power to issue general obli-
gation bonds, revenue bonds,
either or both of them, for
the purchase, acquisition by
the exercise of the power of
eminent domain or otherwise,
.construction, reconstruction,
repair or renovation of any
airport or airports, landing
fields and runways, airport
buildings, hangars, facilities,
equipment, fixtures, and any
and all pro|>erty, real or per-
sonal, necessary to operate,
equip and maintain an airport;
shall provide for the option
by the governing body of the
city or cities whose airport
facilities are served by cer-
tificated airlines and whose
facility or some interest
therein, is proposed to be or
has been acquired by the Au-
thority, to either appoint or
elect a Board of Directors of
said Authority; if the Direc-
tors are appointed such ap
pointment shall be made by
the County Commissioners
Court after consultation with
and consent of the governing
body or bodies of such city or
cities, and if the Board of
Directors is elected they shall
be elected by the qualified
taxpaying voters of the coun-
ty which chooses to elect the
Directors to represent that
county, such Directors shall
serve without compensation
for a term fixed by the
Legislature not to exceed six
(6) years, ar.d shall.be se-
lected on the basis of the
proportionate population of
each county besed upon the
last preceding Federal Census,
and shall be a resident or
residents of such county; pro-
..... 'di-
vide that no county shall have
less than one (1) member on
the Board of Directors; pro-
vide for the holding of an
election in each county pro-
posing the creation of an Au-
thority to be called by the
Commissioners Court or Com-
missioners Courts, as the case
may be, upon petition of five
per cent (5%) of the quali-
fied taxpaying voters within
and obstructions; providing
for the adding of ah additional
county or counties to the Au-
thority.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article IX
of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended by
adding thereto a new Section
to be known as Section 12,
reading as follows:
"Section 12. The Legisla-
ture may by law provide for
tbs creation, establishment,
maintenance and operation of
the county or counties, said
elections to be held on the
sama day if more than one
county is included, provided
that no more than one (1)
such election may be called in
a county until after the ex-
piration of one (1) year; in
the event such an election has
failed, and thereafter only upon
a petition of ten per cent
(10%) of the qualified taxpay-
ing voters being presented to
the Commissioners Court or
Commissioners Courts of the
county or counties in which
such an election has failed,
and in the event that two or
more counties vote on the
proposition of tho creation of
an Authority therein, the
proposition shall not be deem-
ed to carry unless the major-
ity of the qualified taxpaying
voters in each county voting
tho county or counties that
vote in favor of its creation
if separate propositions are
submitted to the voters of
each county so that they may
vote for a two or more county
Authority or a single county
Authority; provide for the ap-
pointment by the Board of
Directors of an Assessor and
Collector of Taxes in the Au-
thority, whether constituted
of one or more counties,
whose duty it shall be to
tssess all taxable property,
both real and personal, and
collect the taxes thereon,
based upon the tax rolls ap-
proved by the Board of Di-
rectors, the tax to l«e levied
not to exceed Seventy-Five
Cents (75c) per One Hundred
Dollars (J 100) assessed valu-
ation of the property, provid-
ed, however, that the property
of state regulated common
carriers required by law to
pay a tax upon intang1 hie as-
sets shall not be sunjoet to
taxation by the Authority,
said taxable property shall be
assessed on a valuation not to
exceed the market value and
shall be equal and uniform
throughout the Authority as
is otherwise provided by the
Constitution; the Legislature
shall authorize the purchase
or acquisition by the Author-
ity of any existing airport fa-
cility publicly owned and fi-
nanced and served by certi-
ficated airlines, in fee or of
any interest therein, or to
enter into any lease agree-
ment therefor, upon such
terms and conditions as mry
be mutually agreeable to the
Authority and the owner cf
such facilities, or authorize
the acouisition of same
through the exercise of the
power of eminent domain, and
in the event cf such acquisi-
tion, if there are any general
obligation bonds that the own-
er of the publicly owned tir-
off; an additional county or
counties may be added to an
existing Authority if a peti-
tion of five per cent (5%) of
the qualified taxpaying voters
is filed with and an election
is called by the Commission-
ers Court of the county or
counties seeking admission to
an Authority and the vote is
favorable, then admission may
be granted to such county or
counties by the Board of Di-
rectors of the then existing
Authority upon such terms
and conditions as they may
agree upon and evidenced by
a resolution approved by two-
thirds (2/3rds) of the then
existing Board of Directors,
provided, however, the county
or counties that may l*e so
added to the then existing
Authority shall Vie given rep-
resentation on the Board of
Directors by adding additional
directors in proportion to
their population according to
the last preceding Federal
Census.”
Sec. 2. Tho foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1966, at which election all
ballets shall have printed
thereon the following:
“FOR the addition of Sec-
tion 12 of Article IX of the
Constitution, authorizing
the Legislature to provide
by law for the creation,
establishment, maintenance
snd operation of Airport
Authorities composed of
one or more counties, and
authorizing the levy of a
tax not to exceed Seventy-
Five Cents (75c) on the
One Hundred Dollars ($100)
valuation of all taxable
property within such Air-
port Authority except the
cr of the publicly owned air- property of state regulated
port iccility ha3 ouls’anding,! com non carriers required
the ramo shall be fully as- by law to nay a tax upon
sumed by the Authority srd 1 intangible assets, after ap-
sufficient taxes levied by th.'j proval of its voters.”
Authority to discharge said | “AGAINST the addition of
outstanding, inieltodness; s,*.d o...:— .« * — -
likewise ary city or owner
♦hat has outstanding revenue
bonds where tho revenues o'
the airport have been pledged
or said bends constitute a Hen
against the airport fatuities,
the Authority shall assume and
discharge all the obligations of
the city under the ordinances
and bond indentures under
which said revenue bonds have
been issued and sold. Any city
which owns airport facilities
certificated airlines
not serving
which are not purchased or
acquired or taken over as
herein provided by such Au-
thority, shall have the power
to operate the same under the
existing laws or as the same
may hereafter be amended.
Any such Authority when cre-
ated may be granted the pow-
er and authority to promul-
and enf
Section 12 of Article IX of
the Constitution, author-
izing the Legislature to pro-
vide by law for the crea-
tion, establishment, main-
tenance and operation of
Airport Authorities com-
posed of one or more coun-
ties, and authorizing the
levy of a tax not to exceed
Seventy-Five Cents (75c)
on the One Hundred Dol-
lars ($100) valuation of all
lie pro]
taxable property within such
Airport Authority except the
property of state regulated
common carriers required by
law to pay a tax upon in-
tangible assets, after ap-
proval of its voters.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the elec-
tion, and this Amendment
Alcorn K
Farmers
Editor’s note:
philosopher
grass farm
ports on high r
Dear Editor:
time it ever happ
bor came over t<
day handed
just like that, an
"what you think o
t,i to a headline
which said “Fai
Blame For Ilreai
1 sat back
over. According
ioiml committee,
high price of bri
found conclusive'
farmer wasn’t to
seems like going
and expense to
t very farmer has
While 1 don't
didn’t take a (
niittee to tell
j i ice of bread
money never trii
the wheat farnn
I have never
mechanics of it
Mot of economi
that never let
Two Nig
Rodeo A
\t Bogata. a
A must will
, ampin1 ship ,ii
v av. It w iil In
g.,:'a Rodeo A
; fir third nnnu
a ’ may be It
dt r. Smith.
I-, will funds!’.
! vents will it
• ..rehaek t iding
ii.f. giil- will
> ,'driil and si
• a - ifi n addfd t
!' • I • ■ i t
; >, f'it !’i I t ha
There will 1"
\ itii-kle tl'oif
■ i :»ch event.
s p. ni"
1*loll i II ■ i: g
. nr ion to inviti
Additio
Mrs. Ruth
i n”a- Tuesday
ami Mr- \ <
San Angelo. M
Mi ls at Mineol:
B lek liutn-ey at
ting Mrs. Ram
her sister, Miss
( f Baris.
A six pound
Monday to Mi
\\ esthrnok of
i i i n liana d Gri
and Mrs. C.
Mr. and Mr-,
ef Kughy, .ire g
grandparents a
Grand Prairie,
fo ld of Bogata,
Amarillo.
Proposed
NUM
PROPOSED
TION A
TO BE V
ELECTIO
ON NOV
HOUSE
TION NO.
Amendment
tion.of the
adding a nc
63, to Artie
the Legislat
statute for
ment of
tions withir
ing one mi
thousand (
inhabitants
tion of the
emment or
tween any
sion(s) loi
county and
subdivision (
the county
ty; providi
and the iss
mation ther
BE IT REfl
LEGISL/
STATE (
Section 1
tution of t
be amende:
Section in
known as
as follows:
"Section i
"(1) Thi
y stal
by statute
eonsolidatio
tions of g
one or mo:
■ions com;
within anj
State havin
hundred’ th
or more ini
atatute aha
tbs to be
utkai sub
thereby
majority of
of these p<
under such
tions as ti
require.
“(2)
ment, or
aion(s) c
therein, n
another fo
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Grant, George W. The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1966, newspaper, August 18, 1966; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth901650/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.