For the Fiscal Year Ending tion of any suits by or against the State of Texas over or growing out of the boundaries of the State and for any suit by or against the State of Texas over water rights, which suit has been heretofore authorized by the Legislature; and for such purpose the State Reclamation Engineer and his department may use all employees, resources, supplies and instruments of said department and all appropriations made for such department that are consistent with the other duties of the department; and in addition may employ such engineers, experts, scientists, geologists, ecologists and laborers, and purchase such supplies; instruments, vehicles and materials as may be necessary; for such purpose the State Reclamation Engineer may also employ, if he so desires, any county surveyor of the State for doing engineering, surveying and drafting work and fix their compensation therefor without reference to the statute ordinarily governing the compensation of county surveyors; and for these various purposes, in addition to the sums of money heretofore appropriated to be available for balance of present fiscal year and for fiscal year ending August 31st, 1921, there is hereby appropriated out of any funds not otherwise appropriated... Pure Food and Drug Department: Traveling and other expenses in the discharge of official duties and in attending court as witnesses, for telegrams and telephone messages and for purchasing samples for analysis to be used as evidence not to exceed $600.00 outside of the State.... Adjutant General's Department: For pay, transportation, subsistence, and all other expenses of military forces of the State when ordered on duty or when mobilized or when recruiting and organizing troops or when ordered on other military duties; providing for the pay, transportation, and expense of officers on active duty or while serving on military courts and boards; providing for armory, stable and storage facilities of organizations; providing for training, organizing, mobilizing and subsistence, paying, equipping, preparing for muster into and out of Federal Service; providing for organizing, maintaining and equipping school of instruction for officers and enlisted men; providing for books and supplies; providing for necessary clerical assistance and labor in storage rooms, arsenals, armories and all headquarters including Divisional, Brigade and Regimental; providing for transportation of stores and supplies and laundry and repair of uniforms and equipment and for hire, purchase, transportation and subsistence of animals, and for printing, stationery, postage, telephoning, tele $ 40.000.00 $ 2,500.00 For the Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 31, 1920 Aug. 31, 1921 graphing and for the purchase of stores, supplies, uniforms, arms and equipment for the National Guard of Texas.. $ 55,000.00 $745,707.69 $ 23,360.00 Sec. 2. The fact that the appropriations heretofore made for the above items are exhausted or will become exhausted before the expiration of the time for which the same was appropriated creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity which justifies the suspension of the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each House, and the rule is hereby suspended, and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. Sir: We, a minority of your Com-tion 3. mittee on (4) Criminal Jurisprudence, | Amend the caption by insert having had House Bill No. 90 under ing before the emergency clause the following: "providing penalties." DEAN, Chairman. report consideration beg leave to HALL. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. the Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Education, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 95, have had same under con Sir: Your Committee on Civil Jur-sideration and I am directed to report isprudence have had under considera-it favorably, with the recommendation tion that it do pass but be not printed. ALDERDICE, Chairman. S. B. No. 26, A bill to be entitled "An Act to regulate the disposition of funds deposited or advanced for the use or rental of personal and movable property, and to Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. protect Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the such depositors, and declaring an Senate. emergency," Sir: We, your Committee on Edu And I am directed by said Commit-cation, to whom was referred Senate tee to report said bill back to the Bill No. 94, have had same under conSenate with the recommendation sideration and I am directed to report that it do pass with the following it favorably, with the recommendation amendments: that it do pass but be not printed. ALDERDICE, Chairman. (1) Amend the bill by inserting Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to whom was referred H. B. No. 165, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Sections 3 and 12 of Chapter 32 of the local and Special Laws of the Regular Session of the 35th Legislature, as Section 3 thereof was amended by Chapter 6 of the Local and Special Laws of the Regular Session of the 36th Legislature, so as to give the Commissioners' Court authority to regulate the pay of road hands and teams; and to provide how road hands and teams summoned to work out their road duty may release themselves from said duty, and declaring an emergency," Have had same under consideration and we beg leave to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and that it be not printed. Woods, Chairman; Caldwell, Clark, Page, Williford. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Civil Jurisprudence, to which was referred S, B. No. 88, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Article 637h of Chapter 2, Title 18. Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1911, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 203. Acts of the Regular Session of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, by adding thereto Article 6371; and declaring an emergency;' Have had said bill under considera tion, and I am directed by said committee to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass, and be not printed, but be printed in the Journal. DEAN, Chairman. Following is the bill in full: S. B. No. 88. By Dayton. A BILL to be entitled An Act to amend Article 637-h of Chapter 2, Title 18, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1911, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 203, Acts of the Regular Session of the Regular Session of the Thirtyfifth Legislature, by adding thereto Article 637-i; and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: Section 1. That there shall be added to said Chapter of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911 a new article to be designated as Article 637-i, which shall read as follows: Article 6371. Where any political subdivision or defined district of any county heretofore voted, or may hereafter vote, road bonds under authority of this Chapter, or any amendment thereto, or under authority of any special county road law, the boundaries of such political subdivision or defined district may be extended or enlarged in the following manner: (a) Whenever twenty-five, or a majority, of the resident qualified property taxpaying voters of any territory adjoining the limits of such political subdivision or defined district, shall petition the commissioners court, which said petition shall fully describe by metes and bounds the territory proposed to be annexed and showing its location with reference to the existing territory of such political subdivision or defined district, such court shall have the power, and it is hereby made its duty, at any regular or special session thereof, by order duly entered upon its minutes, to receive such proposed territory as an addition to such political subdivision or defined district, a copy of which order, containing a description of the added territory, shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such political subdivision or defined district is situated, after which the territory so received shall be a part of said political subdivision or defined district; provided, however, that said territory proposed to be added must be contiguous to one line of such political subdivision or defined district, and is not embraced within and does not form a part of any other political subdivision or defined district that has issued road bonds which are outstanding and unpaid. (b) No bonded indebtedness outstanding against any political subdivision or defined district to which any territory is annexed under this Act shall be extended to cover property in the annexed territory without first giving the taxpayers therein an opportunity to vote on the proposition; and the manner of holding such election shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter in the issuance of bonds, except the purpose shall be substantially as follows: "To determine whether $...... road bonds bearing interest issued by...... or not % Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. We, your Committee on Mining, Ir us Senate Bill No. 90, and beg leave to report same back with the recommendation that it do pass but that it do not be printed in bill form, but printed in the Journal. Parr, Rector, (giving the name or number of the rigation, and Drainage, have had before political subdivision or defined district) shall be assumed by the territory hereinafter described and defined; (describe the boundaries of the annexed territory as described and defined in the order of the commissioners court annexing such territory to the political subdivision or defined district)". (c) If at such election a twothirds majority of the resident property taxpaying voters, voting at such election, in such annexed territory, shall vote in favor of assuming bonded indebtedness, the Commissioners Court shall thereafter levy and cause to be assessed and collected each year as long as such bonds are outstanding and unpaid, a tax on all taxable property within the political subdivision or defined district as enlarged by the annexation of such new territory, sufficient to provide the necessary interest on and sinking funds for such bonds. Section 2. The provision of this Act shall apply to all counties having special road laws providing for the issuance of county special road bonds and road districts bonds under authority of Chapter 2, Title 18, Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, and all amendments thereto. Section 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as invalidating any bond elections previously ordered or held within and for any county in this State or political subdivision or defined district of any county under the provisions of Chapter 2, Title 18, Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, and amendments thereto, or under authority of any special county road law. Section 4. The importance of this legislation and the inadequacy of the present law in relation to the subject matter of this Act, create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and said rule is suspended and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. 19-Senate. Dudley, Chairman; Faust. Following is the bill in full: S. B. No. 90. A BILL To Be Entitled By Bledsoe An Act fixing the fees to be charged by the State Board of Water Engineers upon the filing of application for permits for the storage, diversion and use of water limiting the maximum fees in the sum of Six Thousand Dollars, providing the time and terms of payment to be made in installments and providing for the fixing of the time for the commencing of construction work when the use of water contemplates the construction of a storage reservoir and the manner of extending the time limits thereon and the payment of fees therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: Section 1. That the fees to be paid for filing in the office of the State Board of Water Engineers of applications for permits for the storage, diversion and use of water shall not exceed the sum of Six Thousand Dollars for any one such application, permit or project. Section 2. The fees provided by law to be paid to the State Board of water Engineers upon application for permits for the storage, diversion and use of water for any and all statutory purposes when such fees exceed One Thousand Dollars shall be paid as follows: "One-tenth shall be paid when the application is filed. One-tenth shall be paid within thirty days after notice is mailed the applicant that the permit is granted. The balance shall be paid before the use of water is commenced under the permit and a failure to so pay same shall annul such permit." Section 3. Whenever the State Board of Water Engineers shall grant a permit for the use of water which inhabitants, and declaring an emeruse contemplates the construction of gency." a storage reservoir, they shall fix the And I am directed by said Committime actual construction work shall be tee to report said bill back to the Sencommenced thereon not to exceed two ate with the recommendation that it years from the granting of such per- do pass, and be not printed but printed mit and such time limit may be ex- in the Journal. tended by order of said Board upon the payment of such fees as the said Board may fix not to exceed the sum of One Thousand Dollars. Sec. 4. All laws in conflict with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed in so far as they conflict with the provisions hereof. Sec. 5. The public importance of the purpose herein contemplated creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read upon three several days in each house, and the said rule is hereby suspended, and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, June 9, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Civil Jurisprudence have had under consid eration FAUST, Vice-Chairman. Following is the bill in full: S. B. No. 97. By McNealus, Davidson To be entitled An Act to amend Articles 3881, 3882. 3883, 3889 and 3903 of the revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas of 1911, as amended by the Thirtythird Legislature at its Regular Session, Chapter 121 and Chapter 142 and as amended by Chapter 55 of Regular Session of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, and as amended by Chapter 158 of the Regular Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature; relating to the maximum amount of fees to be retained by district and county officers; the manner of accounting for excess fees and for the payment of deficit amounts; the appointment and pay of deputies and assistants to the various district and county officers; prescribing the maximum salaries to be paid such deputies and assistants; and providing for the appointment of two additional assistants by the district or county attorney in counties of 100,000 inhabitants; prescribing the maximum amount of salaries to be paid such additional assistants and the manner of such payment; providing for seventy-five ($75.00) dollars per month for necessary expense by such district or county attorneys in counties of 100,000 inhabitants; and declaring an emergency. S. B. No. 97, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Articles 3881. 3882. 3883. 3889 and 3903 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas of 1911. as amended by the Thirty-third Legislature at its Regular Session. Chapters 121 and 142, and as amended by Chapter 58 of the Regular Session of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, and as amended by Chapter 158 of the Regular Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature; relating to the maximum amount of fees to be retained by dis- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: trict and county officers; the manner of accounting for excess fees and the payment of deficit amounts; the ap- Section 1. That Articles 3881, 3882. pointment and pay of deputies and as-3883, 3889 and 3903 of the Revised Civil sistants to the various district and Statutes of the State of Texas of Texas county officers; prescribing the maxi- of 1911, as amended by Chapters 121 mum salaries to be paid such deputies and 142 of the Regular Session of the and assistants; providing for the ap- Thirty-third Legislature, and as amendpointment of two additional assistants ed by Chapter 55 of the Regular Sesby the district or county attorney in sion of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, counties of 100,000 inhabitants; pre- and as amended by Chapter 158 of the scribing the maximum amount of sal- Regular Session of the Thirty-sixth aries to be paid such additional as- Legislature, be amended so as to heresistants and the manner of such pay-after read as follows: ment; providing for Seventy-five Article 3881. Hereinafter, the max($75.00) dollars per month for neces-imum amount of fees of all kinds that sary expense by such district and may be retained by any officer mencounty attorney in counties of 100,000 tioned in this section (article) as com |