thousand fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) district per annum. Provided that in counties having a population of from thirty-seven thousand five hundred (37,500) to one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, the maximum salary will be allowed such deputies or assistants for their services shall be as follows, to-wit: cess of one hundred (100,000) inhabitants, the attorney of such county or counties where there is no district attorney is authorized, when empowered so to do by the commissioners court of said county by which the appointment is made, to appoint not to exceed two assistants in addition to his regular deputies or assistants, the number of said additional assistants First Assistant or Chief Deputy not to exceed two for the entire disnot to exceed twenty-one hundred trict regardless of the number of dollars ($2100.00) per annum; counties it may contain, which two heads of such department not to assistants shall not be required to exceed eighteen hundred dollars possess the qualifications prescribed by law for district and county attor- ($1800) per annum; other deputies neys and who shall perform such or assistants not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) per duties as may be prescribed by such district or county attorney and who shall receive as their compensation not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month to be paid in monthly installments out of the funds of the county for which such appointment is made by warrants drawn on such county funds; to-wit: provided that nothing in this Act shall repeal or modify any salary fixed for either regular or special assistant district or county attorneys by any special Act which has been or which may be hereafter enacted; and provided further that in annum. Provided that in counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants the maximum salary that may be alsuch deputies or assistants lowed for the services shall be as follows, annum; First Assistant or Chief Deputy not to exceed twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) per heads of each department not to exdollars ceed twenty-one hundred ($2100.00) per annum; other depunot counties ties or assistants to exceed eighteen hundred dollars ($1800.00) per annum. having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants the district attorney in the county of his residence or the county attorney, where there is not a district attorney, shall be allowed by order of the commissioners court of the county where such official resides such amount as said court may deem necessary to pay for the proper administration of the duties of such office, not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; such amount to be allowed upon affidavit of said district or county attorney showing a necessity for such expenses and for all the amounts So incurred, said commissioners court may also require any other evidence as it may deem necessary to show the necessity of such expenditure and its judgment in allowing same shall be final. The maximum amount which may be allowed for Deputies or Assistants to the officers named in said Articles 3881 to 3886 for their services, shall be as follows, to-wit: the Provided that in counties having a population of from thirty seven thousand five hundred to one hundred thousand, and containing a city of over twenty-five thousand. maximum salary that may be allowed such deputies or assistants for their services shall be as follows, to-wit: First Assistant or Chief Deputy not to exceed twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) per annum; heads of each department not to exceed twenty-one hundred dollars ($2100.00) per annum, other deputies or assistants not to exceed eighteen hundred annum. dollars ($1800.00) per Provided further that in determining the number of inhabitants in each of the instances heretofore mentioned the number of inhabitants as shown by the last United States census shall control. The County Commissioners Court First Assistant or Chief Deputy in each order granting authority to not to exceed eighteen hundred dol- appoint deputies or assistants shall lars ($1800.00) per annum; other state the number of deputies or asassistants or deputies not to exceed sistants authorized and the amount of compensation to be allowed each deputy or assistant, which compensation shall be paid out of the fees of the office to which such deputies or assistants may be appointed and assigned and shall not be included in estimating the maximum salaries of the officers named in said Articles 3881 to 3886; such salaries to be paid out of the fees of the office in the following manner: are The following is the bill in full: An Act to make an appropriation to Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: First, out of any current fees collected, and second, if such fees are Section 1. The sum of Seventy not sufficient, then out of any de- Thousand ($70,000.00) Dollars, or so linquent fees collected which much thereof as may be necessary, is due the county after all legal de- hereby appropriated out of any funds ductions are made and if there be in the State Treasury, not otherwise any balance remaining after payment appropriated, for the purpose of payof the maximum salaries due such ing the indebtedness of the Texas officer or officers and the salary of State Railroad in favor of various such deputy or deputies, such bal- persons, firms, railroad companies and ance shall be paid to the county corporations, which indebtedness accrued prior to June 1st, 1920. treasurer. Provided, however, that nothing Sec. 2. All persons, firms, railroad in this Act shall be construed to re-companies and corporations holding peal H. B. No. 196 passed by the claims against the Texas State RailRegular Session of the Thirty-sixth road, which claim or claims accrued Legislature, same being known as prior to June 1st, 1920, shall make Chapter 47 of the Acts of the Reg- an itemized account of such claim or ular Session of the Thirty-sixth Leg- claims, in duplicate, one of which islature, page 83, relating to fixing shall be verified under oath and filed salaries of District Attorneys, their with the Board of Prison Commisdeputies, assistants and stenographers sioners of the State of Texas, who in counties having a population of shall examine the same, and if found more than one hundred thousand. correct, shall approve the same and Sec. 2. The fact that under the forward to the Comptroller of Public present law the maximum salary al-Accounts who shall issue a warrant lowed to the deputies in the office on the State Treasury for the amount named in the said Articles 3881 to as approved by the Board of Prison 3886 are inadequate creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be 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 18, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Enrolled Bills, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 58, have carefully compared same and find it correctly enrolled and have this day at 10:10 o'clock a. m. presented same to the Governor for his approval. SMITH, Chairman. Commissioners of the State of Texas. Sec. 3. The near approach of the end of this session of the Legislature and the injustice done these claimants, many of whom are employes of the Texas State Railroad, by the long delay in the payment of their accounts and the refusal of many railroad companies to accept freight where the destination is at a point on the Texas State Railroad without the freight being first paid, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity which requires that the Constitutional rule providing that bills shall be read on three several days be suspended, and said rule is hereby suspended, and that this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS HISTORY OF IN THE SENATE. SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN, SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN SENATE (In numerical order)— (Note. First number following subject matter indicates page where introduced, read first time and referred to appropriate committee.) 1. By Senator Westbrook: Contingent Expenses of the Third Called Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature, 31. 2. 3. By Senator Westbrook: Mileage and per diem for members and 9. employes of the Third Called Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature, 31. By Senator Westbrook: To pay authorized deficiencies in the State Government, 31. Submitted by the Governor, 1.-Reported favorably, 159. 4. By Senator Westbrook: To pay deficiencies for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1918, and August 31, 1913, 31.-Submitted by Governor, 1. 5. By Senator Suiter: Amending the law relating to the salaries of teachers, 34.-Submitted by Governor, 1.-Reported favorably and be not printed, 83.-Taken up and considered out of its order, 78,79.-Read second time; Senate rule suspended. 79.-Committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 80.-Reported engrossed, 107. 6. 7. 8. By Senator Dean: Appropriating $2,500,000 to the available school fund, 35. Submitted by Governor, 1.-Reported favorably with amendment, 186.-Read second time; House Bill No. 9 on the same subject insert in lieu thereof, 351. By Senator Caldwell: Reimbursing the University for expenditures made at Camp Mabry, 35.-Reported favorably, 43.-Read second time; bill ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 55.-Reported engrossed, 84.-Received from the House, 492.--Signed, 500.-Enrolled, 518. By Senator Buchanan of Scurry: SENATE Continued. Creating the Lorraine Independent School District, 53.-Submitted by Governor, 46.-Reported favorably and be not printed, 83.-Read second time; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 91.-Reported engrossed, 132. Received from the House, 346. Signed, 383.-Enrolled, 428. By Senator Dorough: Creating the Texarkana Independent School District, 54. Submitted by the Governor, 47. Reported favorably and be not printed, 83.Read second time; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 90.-Reported engrossed, 131.-Received from the House, 346.-Signed, 383.-En rolled, 418. 10. By Senator Caldwell: Authorizing road districts to use timber and earth, etc., 54. Submitted by the Governor, 46.-Reported favorably, 83.-Read second time; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 124. Reported engrossed, 157.Received from the House with amendments, 500. Amendments concurred in, 494-495.-Signed, 504.-Enrolled, 625. 11. By Senator Caldwell: Amending the law permitting road districts to issue bonds, 54.-Submitted by the Governor, 45.-Reported favorably, 84.-Read second time; amended by Senator Caldwell; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended, 127.Finally passed,. 128.-Reported engrossed, 157. 12. By Senator Caldwell: Validating the sale of public school land sold August 16, 1895, 54.-Submitted by the Governor, 44.Withdrawn from Committee on Educational Affairs and recommitted to the Committee on Public Lands and Land Offices, 82.Reported favorably and be not printed, 135.-Taken up by unanimous consent; read second time; Senate rule suspended; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN SENATE Continued. 13. constitutional rule suspended, 130. -Finally passed, 131.-Reported engrossed, 157. Received from the House, 497.-Signed, 554.Enrolled, 629. By Senator Caldwell: Ratifying the sale of Penn Field, 54.Submitted by the Governor, 47.Reported favorably and be not printed, 83.-Laid before .the Senate on the Calendar, 125.Read second time; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 127.-Reported engrossed, 157.-Received from the House, 497.-Signed, 504. Enrolled, 622. 18. SENATE Continued. rule suspended; finally passed, 92. -Reported engrossed, 115.-Returned from the House, 147.— Signed, 152.-Enrolled, 162. By Senator Buchanan of Scurry: Eastland County read law, 74.Submitted by the Governor, 71.Reported favorably and be not printed, 84.-Read second time; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended, 88. Finally passed, 89.-Reported engrossed, 131.-Received from the House, 347. Signed, 458.-Enrolled, 467. 19. By Senator Cousins: Providing for the appointment of deputies and assistants, 76.-Submitted by the Governor, 70.-Reported unfavorably but committee substitute favorably, 219.-Read second time, 359-360-Laid on table subject to call, 360. 14. By Senator Alderdice: Regulat- 16. By Senator Suiter: Amending 20.-By Senator Cousins, et al.: Amending the law creating the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, 77.-Submitted by the Governor, 72.-Reported favorably with amendments, 132-133.-Read second time and laid on the table subject to call, 195-196.-Called up; read second time, committee report adopted, 335.-Amended, 335-336.-Ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 336.-Reported engrossed, 367.-Received from the House, 551. Signed, 562.-Enrolled, 581. By Senator Cousins, et al.: Amending the law relating to fees allowed sheriffs, 77.-Submitted by the Governor, 71.-Reported favorably with amendment, 158.Read second time, 205-206.Amendment to committee report by Senator Dean tabled; committee report carrying amendments was adopted; amendment by Senator Dorough tabled, 206.-Amendment by Senator Williford tabled, 206207; amendment by Senator Dean tabled; by Senator Dorough adopted; bill ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended, 207. -Finally passed, 208.-Reported engrossed, 256.-Received from the House with amendments, 459. -Senate refuses to concur, 459.Free conference granted by House, SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN SENATE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN SENATE Continued. 22. 23. 493. Senator Davidson placed on the Conference Committee in lieu of Senator Cousins, 561.-Conference report adopted, 562. By Senator Bledsoe: Creating the Weatherly Independent School District, 77.--Submitted by the Governor, 119.-Reported favorably and be not printed, 108.Taken up by unanimous consent; read second time; Senate rule suspended; eommittee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 107.-Reported engrossed, 115.Received from the House, 347.Signed, 458.-Enrolled, 482. 27. 28. SENATE Continued. dered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 384.-reported engrossed, 406. By Senator Dayton: Regulating the size of tires used on wagons and road vehicles, 82.-Submitted by the Governor, 80.-Reported favorably and printed in the Journal, 108.-Read second time and laid on table subject to call, 145.-Called up from the table; read; committee report adopted, ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 182.-Reported engrossed, 215.-Received from the House,. 497. Signed, 504.-Enrolled, 626. By Senators Witt and Bledsoe: Amending the law providing for the appointment of county auditors, 82,-Submitted by the Governor, 76.-Reported favorably and printed in the Journal, 161.— Read second time, laid on the table subject to call, 214.-Called up; read, 332.-Committee report adopted; amended; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 333.-Reported engrossed, 367. By Senator Bledsoe: Creating the Eighty-ninth Judicial District, 78.-Submitted by the Governor, 48. Reported favorably and be not printed, 109.-Taken up by unanimous consent, 92.-Senate rule suspended, 93.-Committee report adopted, 93.-Read second time; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule was suspended; finally passed, 105.-Reported engrossed, 115. Returned from the House, 180. Signed, 320-Enrolled, 339. 24. By Senator Bledsoe: Creating 29. the County Court at Law in Wichita County, 78. Submitted by the Governor, 48.-Reported favorably and be not printed, 108. -Taken up by unanimous consent, 105.-Read second time; Senate rule suspended; committee report adopted; ordered grossed; finally passed, 106.-Reported engrossed, 114.-Returned from the House, 152.—Signed, 203. Enrolled, 216. 25. 26. en By Senator Bledsoe, by request: Creating the State Athletic Commission, 78-Submitted by the Governor, 76. Majority report unfavorable; minority report favorable, 185, 186.-Read second time; indefinitely postponed, 352. To pro By Senator Alderdice: vide for an educational survey of the State, 82.-Reported favorably, 108.-Read second time, 145. 30. -Amended by Senators Gibson and Alderdice, 146.-Amended by Senators Alderdice and Caldwell; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; finally passed, 147.-Reported engrossed, 184. By Senator Caldwell, by request: Regulating the disposition of funds deposited or advanced for the use of personal property, 82.-31. Submitted by the Governor, 80.Reported favorably with amendments, 287.-Read second time; committee report adopted; or By Senator Hall: Creating the Hahn Prairie Independent School District, 82.-Submitted by the Governor, 81.-Peported favorably and be not printed, 108.Taken up by unanimous consent; read second time; Senate rule suspended; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended: finally passed, 106. Reported engrossed, 115.Received from the House, 347.Signed, 383.-Enrolled, 417. By Senator Gibson: Increasing the salaries of county superintendents, 86.-Submitted by the Governor, 73.--Reported favorably and printed in the Journal |