Legislation authored by Augustine Lorraine Beason
Includes legislation with Augustine Lorraine Beason as the primary author for the 34th through 36th 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.
| 36th Regular Session | |
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| HB 183 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles by requiring each and every individual company, corporation or association, which owns, controls, manages or leases any mine or well, from which is mined or produced any sulphur, within this State, to make quarterly reports to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, showing the value of the sulphur mined or produced; fixing the time for making such reports; prescribing the manner of making such reports; and providing that a tax of one percent (1%) on the total amount of sulphur mined or produced, shall be paid to the Comptroller. |
| HB 190 | Caption: Relating to providing for the purchase of certain lands, and improvements thereon in Brazoria county, Texas, the same being lands upon which is situated the home of the late Stephen F. Austin, and making an appropriation therefor. |
| HB 231 | Caption: Relating to preventing removal of journal brass of air brake hose from any locomotive engine, railroad or interurban cars, owned or operated by any person, firm or corporation in the State of Texas and providing penalty for the violation of same. |
| HB 501 | Caption: Relating to requiring persons, firms, corporations and joint stock companies owning or operating any street car line or lines within the State of Texas, to provide suitable seats for the employees on street cars; setting out persons who shall be liable to punishment for failure to comply with this Act; declaring that failure to comply with this Act shall be a misdemeanor and fixing the penalty therefor. |
| HB 608 | Caption: Relating to creating and establishing the Stowell Independent School District in Chambers county, Texas; defining its boundaries; providing for a board of trustee to manage and control the public free schools within said district; investing the said district with the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a town or village incorporated under the general laws for free school purposes only. |
| HB 610 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act creating the Cedar Bayou Independent School District, in the counties of Harris and Chambers, State of Texas; so as to prescribe its bounds. |
| HB 611 | Caption: Relating to creating and establishing the Mont Belvieu Independent School District in Chambers county, Texas; defining its boundaries and divesting the bodies now controlling the same of the title of all property now held and used for public school purposes within the territory within this act described and investing the same in the Mont Belvieu Independent School District. |
| HR 12 | Caption: In memory of former Representative R.L. Pillow, Jr. |
| 36th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 199 | Caption: Relating to amending "An act creating the Cedar Bayou Independent School District in the counties of Harris and Chambers." by defining and prescribing its bounds. |
| 36th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 95 | Caption: Relating to amending the law creating the Winnie Independent School District in Chambers and Jefferson Counties by redefining the boundaries thereof. |
| 35th Regular Session | |
| HB 23 | Caption: Relating to regulating the manner of operating and driving vehicles upon the public highways, and providing that drivers shall keep to the right hand side of the center, regulating the speed of motor vehicles when passing other vehicles, and regulating the use of headlights. |
| HB 24 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of automatic shot guns, automatic rifles, and shot guns known as pump guns for the purpose of killing wild game or game birds, and prohibiting the use of any such fire arms except on the premises of the owner; fixing a penalty. |
| HB 25 | Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on livery stable keepers and proprietors of stage hacks and transfer lines; fixing a penalty. |
| HB 129 | Caption: Relating to defining 'colored race,' 'colored children,' 'white race,' 'and 'white children,' as used in the Civil Statutes. |
| HB 130 | Caption: Relating to creating the Criminal District Court of Galveston county. |
| HB 282 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the formation of corporations to construct and operate dry docks and marine way and repairing and constructing vessels. |
| HB 453 | Caption: Relating to remitting all ad valorem taxes in Chambers county for a period of five years. |
| HB 467 | Caption: Relating to providing that all public fresh waters shall be under the management and protection of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner; providing for the removal of sand and other deposits from the beds of the public waters. |
| HB 471 | Caption: Relating to conveying the tract of land in Galveston county to the United States of America for a lighthouse site. |
| HB 522 | Caption: Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Texas City and declaring valid and binding official Acts of the Mayor and City Commissioners since said incorporation. |
| HB 527 | Caption: Relating to amending criminal statute regulating the sale and possession of certain fish of certain sizes and weights; prohibiting the stretching of seins and nets in certain places and for certain periods of time; providing a penalty. |
| HB 628 | Caption: Relating to the books and records of State banks and trust companies. |
| HB 723 | Caption: Relating to amending the law relating to the construction of a causeway in Galveston county. |
| HCR 7 | Caption: Expressing opposition to the "Migratory Bird Treaty" in Congress. |
| HCR 25 | Caption: Requesting employment of the defenders of the Treasury. |
| HR 11 | Caption: Providing daily newspapers for the Members of the House. |
| 35th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 24 | Caption: Relating to donating state ad valorem taxes collected on property and from persons in Chambers County for a period of ten years to the County of Chambers to aid in constructing breakwaters, roads and bridges. |
| HR 66 | Caption: Commending former President Theodore Roosevelt for offering his military service in Europe. |
| 35th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 6 | Caption: Relating to regulating the business of Emigrant Agents; providing for licensing of emigrant agents; creating and defining offenses for violations and prescribing a punishment. |
| HB 21 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the salaries of officers and employees of the Medical Branch of the University of Texas in Galveston. |
| HR 31 | Caption: Providing for the reduction of pages in the House. |
| 35th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 12 | Caption: Relating to regulating the business of Emigrant Agents; providing for the licensing of emigrant agents. |
| HB 17 | Caption: Relating to creating and establishing the Anahuac Independent School District in Chambers county, Texas. |
| 35th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 147 | Caption: Relating to the creation of the Winnie Independent School District in Chambers and Jefferson Counties. |
| HB 148 | Caption: Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Chambers County, Texas |
| 34th Regular Session | |
| HB 139 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing for the election of officers and directors of irrigation districts. |
| HB 145 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing for the continued corporate existence of irrigation districts organized under the 29th Legislatures; declaring all bonds heretofore authorized by two-thirds of the qualified taxpaying voters of such districts legal and binding and declaring legal and valid the acts and proceedings of the officers of said districts. |
| HB 300 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute authorizing the incorporation of towns and villages of four hundred population or more. |
| HB 301 | Caption: Relating to the filing and recording of instruments of writing and validating defective certificates of acknowledgment. |
| HB 324 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute permitting the sale of wild ducks and geese. |
| HB 325 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws providing the manner of adoption by any person of another to be his legal heir, providing for the authentication or acknowledgment and recording of the statement in writing evidencing such adoption and providing further that such statement in writing shall be recorded in the General Land Office. |
| HB 339 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute permitting the killing of pelicans. |
| HB 341 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute changing the open season for killing deer to the period of time between the 15th of July and the 16th of September. |
| HB 536 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act conferring certain powers upon the commissioners courts of the counties and authorizing said courts to appropriate and use certain sums for Farmer's Co-operative Demonstration work in their counties. |
| HB 538 | Caption: Relating to requiring the filing instruments pertaining to suits with the clerks of district and county courts; providing a penalty for the removal of original papers from the offices of such clerks. |
| HR 38 | Caption: Providing a supply of cups for the water coolers in the House Chamber. |
| 34th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 18 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to divert the natural flow of the surface waters of the state or to impound any waters or to permit the impounding thereof to continue in such a manner as to damage the property of another; providing that in all such cases the injured party shall have remedies, both in law and equity. |
| HB 19 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to the issuance of stocks and bonds by corporations operated wharves, docks and piers. |
| HB 39 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute providing for the employment by the Comptroller and the State Revenue agent of a suitable person or persons to look after, sue for and collect taxes; providing for the duties of the county judge in relation to the collection of taxes. |
| HR 30 | Caption: Commending the ability of President Woodrow Wilson in response to the sinking of the Lusitania and the Gulflight. |