Legislation authored by George Butler Terrell
Includes legislation with George Butler Terrell as the primary author for the 30th through 42nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.
| 42nd Regular Session | |
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| HB 14 | Caption: Relating to fixing the time of meeting of the Regular Session of the Legislature of Texas. |
| HB 25 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to invest the permanent funds of the university in certain interest bearing securities. |
| HB 26 | Caption: Relating to debts, warrants, and bonds issued by or for counties and their political subdivisions. |
| HB 27 | Caption: Relating to providing a means of assisting tenant farmers to acquire homes; providing for a fund to be raised from private donations to be known as the Tenant Farmer Foundation Fund. |
| HB 28 | Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of Rural School Supervisor in certain counties. |
| HB 107 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by prohibiting any Commissioners' Court from creating any annual current indebtedness which shall exceed the annual current revenues of any county. |
| HB 249 | Caption: Relating to declaring the ownership of motor truck and motor bus lines by railroad companies to be contrary to the genius of free government; prescribing a penalty. |
| HB 264 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the passage of any local or special law applying to one county by reference to population, scholastic population, or taxable values, without naming the County referred to. |
| HB 342 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the trapping or killing of fur-bearing animals and the killing of squirrels in certain counties during certain months of the year; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 451 | Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Cherokee County. |
| HB 462 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the trapping or killing of certain fur bearing animals and the killing of squirrels in Cherokee County during certain months of the year. |
| HB 698 | Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Cherokee County. |
| HB 705 | Caption: Relating to providing for the levying and collection of income taxes upon certain companies. |
| HB 838 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the benefit of Fastril Common School District No. 10 of Cherokee County. |
| HB 895 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes, requiring the State Tax Commissioner to value university lands for taxable purposes. |
| HJR 4 | Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to the levy and collection of taxes for the public free schools. |
| HR 28 | Caption: Relating to appointment of committee regarding redistricting of the State. |
| HR 44 | Caption: Relating to poem regarding the price of cotton. |
| HR 52 | Caption: Relating to County Commissioners. |
| 42nd 1st Called Session | |
| HR 14 | Caption: Providing a committee to conduct an investigation concerning the oil industry, |
| HR 31 | Caption: Relating to charges against J. B. Price. |
| 42nd 2nd Called Session | |
| HCR 13 | Caption: Relating to the price of ginning cotton. |
| 42nd 3rd Called Session | |
| HR 23 | Caption: Relating to estimates on cotton crop. |
| 42nd 4th Called Session | |
| HR 14 | Caption: Expressing sympathy of the House to Walter C. Acker. |
| 36th Regular Session | |
| HB 101 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to causes for divorce by making incurable insanity a cause for divorce, prescribing the manner of service. |
| HB 145 | Caption: Relating to amending Special Road Law for Cherokee County, providing for the payment of a road tax and for the appointment of road overseers. |
| HB 278 | Caption: Relating to providing for the recording of official discharges of soldiers, sailors and other persons in the service of the United States in the war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. |
| HB 482 | Caption: Relating to making an additional appropriation to pay for printing and publishing House Joint Resolution No. 1, Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, and House Joint Resolution No. 19, as provided by the Constitution and laws of this State. |
| HCR 41 | Caption: Recalling HB 278 from the Governor in order to conduct a roll call for its immediate effect. |
| HCR 43 | Caption: Authorizing the Prison Commission to demand strict compliance of L.P. Featherstone to iron industry contract. |
| HJR 9 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 1, Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing for a graduated tax on land. |
| HJR 11 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of Texas, reducing the number of representatives, fixing their compensation, and prescribing a basis of apportionment. |
| HR 7 | Caption: Permitting certain members of the Legislature to select their seats before the general drawing. |
| HR 14 | Caption: Providing for postage for members. |
| HR 16 | Caption: Providing for the appointment of a temporary Committee on Appropriations. |
| HR 61 | Caption: Memorializing the government shipping board at Washington to raise the embargo on cotton to foreign countries. |
| HR 83 | Caption: Providing for the appointment of a committee to attend a meeting in Dallas about the price of cotton. |
| HR 102 | Caption: Urging Congress to support the recommendations of Attorney General Gregory in increasing governmental authority to deport "undesirable aliens." |
| HR 136 | Caption: Endorsing actions of the Governor, farmers, and commercial organizations to reduce cotton acreage and increase acreage in food and feed. |
| HR 161 | Caption: Recalling HB 278 from the Senate for roll call vote on immediate effect. |
| 36th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 22 | Caption: Relating to creating an independent school district to be known as "Gallatin Independent School District" in Cherokee County. |
| HB 135 | Caption: Creating the Rusk Independent School District in Cherokee County, Texas, defining its boundaries, vesting it with the rights, powers and duties of school districts incorporated under the General Laws for schools purposes only. |
| HB 152 | Caption: Relating to changing the name of the Insane Asylum at Rusk, Texas from "The Hospital for Negro Insane" to "the East Texas Hospital for the Insane." |
| HB 153 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws providing for the aid of rural schools in districts in which the state owns ten per cent of the real estate. |
| 36th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 108 | Caption: Relating to amending Cherokee County Road Law. |
| HB 153 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay debts of the Texas State Railroad accrued prior to June 1, 1880. |
| HB 155 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Prison Commissioners to use its funds for the purpose of maintaining and operating the Texas State Railroad. |
| HB 195 | Caption: Relating to establishing and maintaining a State School of Correspondence at Austin, Texas. |
| 36th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles of the Penal Code so as to exempt from the operation of the anti-trust laws of this State agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer. |
| 35th Regular Session | |
| HB 144 | Caption: Relating to providing for the administration of the warehouse law by the Commissioner of Agriculture; prohibiting the cutting of the bagging and taking of samples by any person other than a bonded ginner; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 297 | Caption: Relating to the duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Tax Assessors, requiring them to collect certain agricultural statistics; fixing penalties for failure to comply or refusal to give the requested information. |
| HB 419 | Caption: Relating to establishing standard containers, standard grades, and standard packs for fruits and vegetables grown in this State for the markets; authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate and publish standards and enforce provisions; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 468 | Caption: Relating to amending law relating to causes for divorce to include incurable insanity. |
| HB 596 | Caption: Relating to creating the Maydelle Independent School District in Cherokee county, Texas. |
| HB 653 | Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Cherokee county. |
| HB 661 | Caption: Relating to vesting the duty of administering the permanent warehouse law in the Commissioner of Agriculture. |
| HB 662 | Caption: Relating to conferring additional duties relative to the issuance of pension warrants upon the Comptroller. |
| HB 663 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the comptroller to perform the services now required by law to be performed by the State Revenue Agent. |
| HB 721 | Caption: Relating to prescribing the standard weight of a bushel of peanuts. |
| HB 722 | Caption: Relating to the allowance of deficiencies by the Governor. |
| HCR 22 | Caption: Relating to the sale of State iron industry property at Rusk, Texas. |
| HCR 24 | Caption: Relating to the refunding of Federal direct taxes on cotton. |
| HJR 12 | Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to providing for a constitutional convention. |
| HJR 22 | Caption: Proposing an amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds by the State to aid tenant farmers to acquire homes. |
| HJR 29 | Caption: Proposing an amendment reducing the number of members of the Legislature, fixing their compensation and prescribing a basis of apportionment. |
| 35th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 19 | Caption: In memory of former Representative John M. Duncan of San Antonio, Texas. |
| HR 22 | Caption: Relating to contracts for text books. |
| HR 43 | Caption: Relating to the organization of additional military forces. |
| HR 59 | Caption: Providing for a revoke excuses of absent Representatives. |
| 35th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 5 | Caption: Congratulating U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard on passage of the "Sheppard resolution", relating to amending the Constitution for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors. |
| HR 38 | Caption: Memorializing Congress to bring aid to drought stricken districts. |
| 35th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 8 | Caption: Relating to amending law establishing "standard containers," and "standard packs and grades" for fruits and vegetables, and to add thereto Section 2a, defining "culls" and making the term "cull" apply to all fruits and vegetables for which standard grades have been established. |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to the protection of wild turkeys, squirrels and furbearing animals, except all kinds of rats including muck-rats, in the counties of Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Dallas, Rockwall, Tyler, Jefferson, Orange, Jasper, and Newton; providing penalties for the violation of this Act. |
| HB 62 | Caption: Relating to amending acts of the First Called Session of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, relating to the Ranger Home Guard. |
| 35th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 58 | Caption: Relating to amending the law defining Commission Merchants and requiring them to take out a license and pay a fee authorizing them to do business in the state; providing that they shall give bond. |
| HB 89 | Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of assistant attorney general of the State of Texas. |
| HB 92 | Caption: Relating to better providing for the location, establishment and construction of the Hospital at Rusk, Texas for the care, treatment and support of insane persons of the African Race or African descent; making an appropriation. |
| HB 115 | Caption: Relating to amending the law, providing for standard "grades and packs" of other fruits and vegetables; prescribing penalties for violation of this law. |
| HB 116 | Caption: Relating to prescribing standard weights per bushel for cured sweet potatoes, onions, and peanuts. |
| HB 123 | Caption: Relating to providing for the sale and transfer to the United States of all property owned by the State of Texas situated on the Gulf coast of Texas and on the Mexican Border of Texas along the Rio Grande River and used in the State Quarantine Service. |
| 32nd Regular Session | |
| HB 113 | Caption: Relating to providing for additional means for ascertaining, for purpose of taxation, the ownership of any and all bonds except bonds of the United States. |
| HB 118 | Caption: Relating to providing that all candidates for any Federal, state, District or County office shall prepare and file with the County Clerk and with the chairman of the political party a sworn statement of said candidate's relations to, and service for, any and all corporations for the two years preceding such filing; providing punishment. |
| HB 201 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the giving or receiving of gifts, loans, employment or compensation from certain corporations by Senators and Representatives of the Legislature, judges, officials and all other persons holding office of emolument in this state; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 215 | Caption: Relating to providing that railway or other transportation companies may enter into contract with newspapers and magazines for advertising space, and may pay for such advertising in mileage tickets at the usual price. |
| HB 221 | Caption: Relating to authorizing and empowering the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Texas to employ a civil engineer, having a practical knowledge of conservation of moisture and soil fertility, to instruct the farmers of the State, by practical demonstrations in terracing; providing an appropriation therefor. |
| HB 269 | Caption: Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Cherokee county, Texas, making the members of the commissioners court ex officio road commissioners for their respective precincts. |
| HB 295 | Caption: Relating to amending an Act relating to the levy of taxes and payment of occupation taxes and relating to providing for a State Auditor and Revenue Agent. |
| HB 460 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to hold an election in any building in which intoxicating liquors are sold; providing penalties. |
| HJR 3 | Caption: Relating to amending Section V of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Texas. |
| HJR 11 | Caption: Relating to amending the Constitution relating to the number of Senators and Representatives and their compensation. |
| 32nd 1st Called Session | |
| HB 26 | Caption: Relating to apportioning the State of Texas into Congressional districts, naming the counties composing the same. |
| 31st Regular Session | |
| HB 214 | Caption: Relating to amending Section 2 of Chapter 42 of the General Laws enacted at the Regular Session of the Thirtieth Legislature, known as the Anti-Pass Law. |
| HB 230 | Caption: Relating to adding to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a department of instruction in the theory and practical art of grading, classing and determining the spinable value of cotton, and to make an appropriation therefor. |
| HB 239 | Caption: Relating to amending Sections 5 and 7 of Chapter 3, Special Laws of the Twenty-ninth Legislature, being a special road law for Cherokee county, and to repeal Chapter 57, Special Laws of the Thirtieth Legislature. |
| HB 270 | Caption: Relating to providing for the teaching of agriculture, manual training and domestic science in the State normal schools at Huntsville, Denton and San Marcos, and in such other normal schools for white teachers as may be hereafter established by law, and of agriculture, including such courses in manual training and domestic economy as are subsidiary to agriculture, in public high schools which shall meet certain prescribed conditions; and making an appropriation therefor. |
| HB 286 | Caption: Relating to providing additional means for ascertaining for purposes of taxation, the ownership and situs of any and all bond or bonds, other than the bonds of the United States of America, and for the assessment, equalization and collection of taxes thereon; etc. |
| HB 325 | Caption: Relating to amending Chapter Eleven of the General Laws of the First Called Session of the 29th Legislature, entitled "An Act to regulate elections and to provide penalties for its violations, and to repeal the acts of the Twenty-eighth Legislature, regulating elections," by adding thereto Section 111a, providing that all candidates for office shall prepare and file with the county clerk a sworn statement of said candidate's relations to, and service for, any all corporation for the two years preceding. |
| HB 372 | Caption: Relating to amending Articles 3886 and 3887 of Chapter 5, of Title 86, of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 185, Acts of the Twenty-sixth Legislature, relating to the Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College. |
| HJR 14 | Caption: Relating to amending Sections 2 and 24 of Article III (3) of the Constitution. |
| 31st 1st Called Session | |
| HB 11 | Caption: Relating to providing for the establishment and maintenance of agricultural, horticultural and feeding experimental stations in certain parts of Texas; to provide for proper appropriations therefor. |
| 30th Regular Session | |
| HB 62 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting railroad companies, their agents, officers, employees, or any person for them, and telegraph, telephone, express and sleeping car companies, their agents, employees, or any person for them, from giving away free tickets, free passes, free transportation or franks, entitling the holder to the free use of their facilities, and fixing penalties for the violation of this Act, and making certain exceptions. |
| HB 63 | Caption: Relating to fixing the minimum salary of the officers and employees of the State Penitentiary of Texas. |
| HB 64 | Caption: Relating to passenger fare upon all railroads in this State and fixing the maximum charge per mile therefor. |
| HB 125 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to ad valorem taxes for free school purposes so as to provide for the levy and collection of an annual ad valorem school tax of 20 cents on the $100 valuation of property. |
| HB 151 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act creating the Jacksonville Independent School District in Cherokee County, Texas, so as to more particularly and accurately define and describe its boundaries. |
| HB 189 | Caption: Relating to creating a State Textbook Board, selecting a uniform series of textbooks to be used in the public free schools of this State, for a period of five years, beginning September 1, 1908, providing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Act. |
| HB 414 | Caption: Relating to requiring all tax assessors to assess all bonds subject to taxation under the laws of this State from the records of the authority issuing the same, and providing that a failure to comply with the requirements of this Act shall forfeit the office of any and all persons who violate same. |
| HB 415 | Caption: Relating to requiring all persons announcing themselves as a candidate for any public office, including candidates for United States Senator and United States congressmen, to file a statement, under oath, with the county clerk of the county of said person or candidate's residence. |
| HB 505 | Caption: Relating to taxing all proprietors, managers or lessees of skating rinks used for profit, within the State of Texas, prescribing penalties for violations of this Act, defining the duties of tax collectors in relation to this Act. |
| HB 528 | Caption: Relating to requiring all persons subject to the payment of a State and county poll tax under the Constitution and laws of this State, and who refuse or fail to pay said tax before the first day of February of each year, to work out the amount of said tax upon the public roads of this State. |
| HB 534 | Caption: Relating to restrictions, duties and liabilities of railroad corporations. |
| HB 564 | Caption: Relating to amending the special road law for Cherokee County. |
| HJR 40 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 24 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, fixing salaries and mileage of members of the Legislature. |
| 30th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 12 | Caption: Relating to requiring all tax assessors to assess all bonds subject to taxation under the laws of this State from the records of the authority issuing same, and requiring the authority whose duty it is to pay the interest and principal on such bonds to hold back out of the annual interest due thereon the amount of taxes due, and to pay the same to the tax collector, and providing that a failure to comply with the requirements of this Act shall forfeit the office and any and all persons to violate the same. |
| HB 73 | Caption: Relating to creating a State Textbook Board; defining certain misdemeanors; providing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Act. |
| 27th Regular Session | |
| HB 4 | Caption: Relating to amending "An Act to prohibit the taking of fish from the fresh waters and streams of this State otherwise than by means of the ordinary hook and line and trot line, and to prohibit the sale or shipping of game fish in this State, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof," by exempting the county of Cherokee and other counties from the provisions of this act. |
| HB 33 | Caption: Relating to amending an Act to reduce the rate of State ad valorem taxes from sixteen two-thirds to fifteen cents on the one hundred dollar valuation. |
| HB 85 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the traffic in examination questions used by the county school boards of examiners or by the summer normal boards of examiners. |
| HB 241 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing the manner of assessing and collecting the taxes on national and private banking corporations. |
| HB 311 | Caption: Relating to further defining justifiable homicide. |
| HB 406 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the compensation of jurors on special venires. |
| HB 407 | Caption: Relating to suits on promissory notes. |
| HB 516 | Caption: Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Cherokee county, Texas, and making the county commissioners of said county ex-officio road commissioners. |
| 27th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 23 | Caption: Relating to amending the fish law; and to exempt certain counties from the provisions of said act. |