Legislation authored by Albert Burch Curtis
Includes legislation with Albert Burch Curtis as the primary author for the 36th through 37th 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.
| 37th Regular Session | |
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| HB 23 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act defining and declaring the regulation of the operating of certain public utilities. |
| HB 70 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act regulating operation of public gins. |
| HB 71 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act preventing dual ownership of cotton seed oil mills and public cotton gins. |
| HB 72 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act preventing dual ownership of cotton seed oil mills and public cotton gins; providing suitable penalties. |
| HB 87 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act regarding the rendering of verdicts by juries. |
| HB 510 | Caption: Relating to transferring certain surveys to Sagamore Hill Independent School District. |
| HJR 9 | Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of county tax assessor. |
| HR 82 | Caption: Inviting former State Representative W.H. Barnes to address the House. |
| 37th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 138 | Caption: Relating to placing certain public utilities under control of the Railroad Commission. |
| HR 15 | Caption: Granting the presidents of State educational institutions privileges of the floor. |
| HR 30 | Caption: Inviting former State Representative G.T. Bludworth to address the House. |
| 36th Regular Session | |
| HB 83 | Caption: Relating to amending the interchangeable jury law to regulate the selection, organization and custody of Juries in all cases except Capital and Lunacy cases. |
| HB 84 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the rendering of verdicts by juries, and providing that ten or more jurors may return a verdict in any civil case in which the jury is composed of twelve members and that four or more jurors may return a verdict in any civil case in which the jury is composed of six members. |
| HB 155 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles and empowering and authorizing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to issue a license to practice law in all of the courts of Texas to a holder of a diploma issued by the law department of any university in Texas approved by the State Board of Education. |
| HB 232 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the incorporation of cities, towns and villages with a population of 600 or more inhabitants, and providing that cities, towns and establishment within the corporate limits, and which may be subject to the provisions of certain statutes relating to cities and towns in lieu of any existing Charter, may become incorporated. |
| HB 280 | Caption: Relating to authorizing any town or city in this State which may have been, or may hereafter be chartered or organized under the laws of Texas, or by special act or charter, to lease any oil or mineral lands owned or held by such town or city; also authorizing such cities and towns to provide for the health, comfort, convenience, recreation and amusement of the citizens of such town or city, and to use the public places, parks and reservoirs owned by such town or city , and to make necessary regulations and reasonable charge therefor. |
| HB 310 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to the issuance of license to any person or firm to carry on or work at the business of plumbing, or to act as inspector of plumbing and requiring them to obtain license by an examination as to their qualifications from a board of examining and supervising plumbers. |
| HB 395 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor of the State of Texas to provide a State Landscape Architect, prescribing his qualifications, duties and salary, and making a provision for the same. |
| HB 560 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act establishing a separate system of public roads and bridges for Tarrant county; and providing that road bonds may be issued when authorized by a majority of the qualified voters at elections called therefor. |
| HB 596 | Caption: Relating to conserving the oil and gas resources of the State of Texas; defining "waste" in the production of said minerals; investing the Railroad Commission of Texas with authority to make all needful sales and regulations with respect to the conservation of said resources; prescribing offenses against said Act and providing for the punishment thereof. |
| HJR 28 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 9 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so as to provide for the levy of taxes by counties, cities and towns, not to exceed thirty cents for roads and bridges, and a tax not to exceed fifty cents on the one hundred ($100) dollars' valuation in any one years, for the erection of public buildings, streets, sewers, waterworks, improvement of cemeteries and other permanent improvements. |
| HJR 37 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, relating to the office of county assessor of taxes; providing for the abolishment of said office and vesting the duties thereof in the county collector of taxes, and that the Governor shall submit the same to the qualified voters of the State at an election to be held on the first Tuesday in November, 1919, and appropriating Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution. |
| HR 87 | Caption: Requesting that the Ranger Investigating Committee cross-examine Representative Canales, Captain W.M. Hanson, and General Harley in the Hall of the House so that all members might hear it. |
| HR 162 | Caption: Inviting former Representative L.J. Wortham to address the House. |
| 36th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 71 | Caption: Relating to defining junk dealers; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 115 | Caption: Relating to providing for elections for the purpose of authorizing towns and villages to take control of schools within their limits. |
| 36th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 12 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to the compensation to be paid the assessor of taxes for assessing taxes for certain political subdivisions. |
| HB 98 | Caption: Relating to establishing a system of public roads and bridges for Tarrant county; prescribing penalties. |
| 36th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 15 | Caption: Relating to authorizing all persons within the State who may have been qualified voters during the year 1920 to vote; providing penalties. |