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Includes legislation with Clarence Edwin Farmer as the primary author for the 34th through 46th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 34th.

45th Regular Session
HB 43	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for the investigation and study of wages paid to men, women, and minors employed in the trade, business, and industry in the State of Texas; providing for penalties for the violation of the law.
HB 44	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing that a poll tax of One ($1.00) Dollar only, shall be collected on every person between the ages of 21 and 60 years, making certain exceptions.
HB 45	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for the repeal of certain statute providing for a fee for license authorizing the sale of beer by retail dealer for consumption on or off premises where sold.
HB 46	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for the regulation of the quality and pressure of natural gas to be sold and delivered to consumers by all persons, firms, associations, or corporations engaged in the business of distributing such products in Texas; setting lawful standards; declaring this Act to be cumulative of all other Acts regulating the quality and pressure of natural gas and providing a penalty for the violation thereof.
HB 47	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to repealing certain Act providing for the election and term of office for school trustees in certain independent school districts.
HB 48	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to creating a system of Old Age Assistance in Texas, placing restrictions on the granting of such assistance; providing for attorney fees and penalties for excessive charges.
HB 296	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing that litigants may have more time to file their briefs after the filing of the transcript in the Appellate Courts, and providing for the equalization of opportunity for filing briefs as between appellant and appellee.
HB 357	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to conferring upon the qualified voters of any Home Rule City or any city having over five thousand inhabitants as shown by the last Federal Census the right to propose and adopt at the polls measures concerning its municipal affairs.
44th Regular Session
HB 93	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for investigation and study of wages of women and minors employed in industry in Texas.
HB 493	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to requiring counties and cities, when petitioned in writing by fifty (50) or more property tax-paying voters, to order an election for the cancellation of any u sold road or improvement bonds issued prior to January 1, 1931, or remaining undersold for a period of five (5) hears or more after authorization.
HB 596	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to conferring upon the qualified voters of any city having over five thousand inhabitants, as shown by the last Federal Census, the right to propose and adopt at the polls measures concerning its municipal affairs.
HB 702	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for the regulation of the quality and pressure of natural gas to be sold and delivered to consumers by all persons, firms, associations, or corporations engaged in the business of distributing such products in Texas; declaring this Act to be cumulative of all other acts regulating the quality and pressure of natural gas and providing a penalty for the violation thereof.
HB 761	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for the protection, welfare, and relief of aged persons in need and resident in the State of Texas; levying a tax and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Act.
HB 821	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for transportation companies, or any employee or agent thereof, to haul property or persons free of charge.
HJR 2	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 6, of Article XVI, of the Constitution of Texas, providing for an old age relief system, and providing for the support and maintenance thereof.
HJR 10	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 1a, Article VIII, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, exempting Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads, as now defined by law, from all taxation for all purposes, excepting, until the expiration of such remission period, or the need of such remission that portion of the State ad valorem taxes remitted within certain counties and political subdivisions now receiving a remission of such taxes.
44th 1st Called Session
HB 39	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing that a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar only, shall be collected on every person between the ages of 21 and 60 years, making certain exceptions.
44th 2nd Called Session
HB 25	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing that a poll tax of One ($1.00) Dollar only, shall be collected on every person between the ages of 21 and 60 years, making certain exceptions.
HB 37	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing that a poll tax of One ($1.00) Dollar for free schools, and fifty cents ($.50) for the old age assistance fund shall be levied and collected on every person between the ages of 21 and 60 years, making certain exceptions.
HB 45	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for the protection, welfare, and relief of aged persons in need and resident in the state of Texas; and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Act.
HB 51	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing necessary revenue for old age assistance, such revenue to be obtained from the tax on intoxicating liquors, and license fee for the sale thereof; prescribing rules and regulations for the sale of intoxicating liquors both spiritous, malt and vinous.
HB 58	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for allocating two-thirds of the net revenue from the cigarette tax to the Available School Fund and one-third of the net revenue from the cigarette tax to the Old Age Assistance Fund.
HB 132	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing that no judge or justice of the peace shall sit in any case wherein he may be interested.
44th 3rd Called Session
HB 22	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for allocating two-thirds of the net revenue from the cigarette tax to the Available School Fund and one-third of the net revenue from the cigarette tax to the Old Age Assistance Fund.
HB 31	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the State Highway Commission and the State Treasurer to invest Three Million ($3,000,000.00) Dollars out of the State Highway Fund, in certain State Warrants on the Texas Old Age Assistance Fund, and directing the reimbursement of the State Highway Fund out of the General and/or the Texas Old Age Assistance Fund as funds are available, together with interest thereon at the rate of two percent per annum, making an appropriation to pay the said interest.
HB 53	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to levying a tax on royalties from the production of crude oil to provide revenue for the payment of Old Age Assistance.
42nd Regular Session
HB 134	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for the levying and assessing of a poll tax upon every male inhabitant of this state between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years for the benefit of the public free schools.
HB 136	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax on certain resources; prescribing penalties, fine and punishment.
HB 152	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to occupation tax on branch or chain stores.
HB 202	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for the licensing of chiropractors; providing penalties.
HB 296	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to the licensing of motorcycles and passenger motor vehicles, providing a license fee of only two dollars ($2.00) flat on passenger motor vehicles.
HB 326	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code as relating to libel of persons by prohibiting the use of any radio station for making, uttering, transmitting, or broadcasting any statement of libel or slander or any statement advocating the boycotting of any business interest; providing a penalty.
HB 366	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing an old age relief system for resident citizens over the age of sixty five; making an appropriation.
HB 382	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to forbidding the use of telephone, telegraph, radio, or other services for the purpose of dealing in "futures"; providing a penalty.
HB 387	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to requiring all banks, trust companies and corporations doing business under a charter of the State of Texas to provide surety bond or bonds to secure the payment of the deposits of secured depositors in case of insolvency.
HB 388	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to prohibiting municipal corporations and other legal or political subdivisions from impounding motor vehicles by reason of the violation of any law relating to traffic; prescribing offenses, fines and penalties.
HB 420	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to the qualifications of Receivers; prescribing for void appointments.
HB 566	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to imposing certain license fees and excise taxes on cigars and cigarettes for the purpose of raising additional revenue for school buildings and support of the public free schools.
HB 651	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to regulating the employment of women and minors and establishing an industrial welfare commission.
HB 655	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts forbidding the pledging the assets of any Bank or Bank and Trust Company to secure any depositor in preference to another.
HB 701	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing the manner of holding elections in said District.
HB 861	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing that no deficiency judgment shall be rendered against the debtor in any suit for foreclosure or collection by any court in this State.
HB 863	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for the taxation of equities in units of properties and the method of collection.
HB 924	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for certain wages to be paid laborers and mechanics on public works; exactly a penalty for injured laborers and mecahnics.
HJR 34	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the reservation to the people of the State certain powers of legislation.
HJR 43	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Proposing an amendment providing that the Legislature may exempt from taxation for a period not exceeding ten years all homesteads of laborers and factories for the manufacture of raw products of Texas.
42nd 1st Called Session
HB 27	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for a moratorium in the State of Texas on the collection of all debts on all real property for a period of two years.
HB 42	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by adding thereto a new subdivision relating to Branch or Chain Stores; providing for the levying and collection an annual occupation tax for each store in excess of one, operated or maintained in this State under the same general management, supervision, or ownership.
42nd 2nd Called Session
HB 11	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to providing for a moratorium in the State of Texas on the collection of all debts on all real property for a period of two years and providing no suit shall be instituted or prosecuted to collect any debt on real property.
42nd 3rd Called Session
HB 46	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for a moratorium in the State of Texas on the foreclosure of all liens on all real property for a period of two years.
HB 52	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin Caption: Relating to amending certain sections of the Cigarette Tax Law.
HB 56	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes pertaining to the encumbrance of lighting systems; water systems and sewer systems and income thereof by cities and towns and "Home Rule" cities.
HB 57	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing for the amendment of certain Acts providing for the fees to be charged for license of motorcycles, side cars and passenger automobiles.
HB 65	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by providing that a poll tax of One Dollar only shall be collected on every person between the ages of twenty-one and sixty.
42nd 4th Called Session
HB 8	Author: Farmer, Clarence Edwin \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing that a poll tax of one dollar only shall be collected on every person between the ages of 21 and 60 years.