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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the constitutional |
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authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 64. The [office of Inspector of Hides and Animals, the] |
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elective district, county, and precinct offices which have |
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heretofore had terms of two years, shall hereafter have terms of |
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four years; and the holders of such offices shall serve until their |
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successors are qualified. |
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SECTION 2. Section 65(a), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to the following offices: District |
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Clerks; County Clerks; County Judges; Judges of the County Courts |
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at Law, County Criminal Courts, County Probate Courts and County |
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Domestic Relations Courts; County Treasurers; Criminal District |
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Attorneys; County Surveyors; [Inspectors of Hides and Animals;] |
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County Commissioners; Justices of the Peace; Sheriffs; Assessors |
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and Collectors of Taxes; District Attorneys; County Attorneys; |
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Public Weighers; and Constables. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to abolish the |
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constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and |
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animals." |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 69 was passed by the House on April |
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2, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 69 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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RECEIVED: _____________________ |
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Secretary of State |