Legislation authored by John Thomas Hamilton

Includes legislation with John Thomas Hamilton as the primary author for the 31st 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
HB 614 Caption: Relating to validating all sales of Public Free School Lands, made on the third day of March, 1896, under the provisions of Chapter 48 of the Acts of the Twenty-fourth Legislature, where all of the requirements of sale under said Act have been met by the purchasers of said lands, save and except the requirement of settlement.
36th 2nd Called Session
HB 26 Caption: Relating to enlarging the Zephyr Independent School District in Brown County, Texas.
HB 225 Caption: Relating to amending an act to create a more efficient road system for Brown County, Texas.
32nd Regular Session
HB 83 Caption: Relating to dissolving the Independent School District in the town and vicinity of Katemcy, county of Mason, State of Texas, and herein described by metes and bounds.
HB 151 Caption: Relating to promoting agriculture and stock raising and to prohibit the hunting with firearms or dogs upon the enclosed or posted lands of another.
HB 288 Caption: Relating to validating certain deeds and sales made by a commissioner appointed by the Commissioners Court of Mason County, and by the trustees of the town of Mason, incorporated for school purposes.
HB 304 Caption: Relating to making it a felony to throw a stone or other missile, or firing any gun at, against, or into, any street or trolley car or depot, fixing a penalty.
HB 511 Caption: Relating to promoting agriculture and stockraising and to prohibit the camping of persons within the enclosure of another; fixing a penalty.
HB 546 Caption: Relating to amending an Act creating a more efficient road system for San Saba county, Texas; increasing compensation for teams and drivers, for road hands, and for road commissioners.
HB 552 Caption: Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Mason county, Texas, and to provide for the appointment of a superintendent of public roads and bridges for Mason county, and to provide his qualifications, term of office and salary, defining his duties and powers, and providing for punishments for violations of his duties; providing certain duties and powers of the commissioners court of said county; providing penalties for the violation of provisions of this Act.
HB 553 Caption: Relating to amending an Act to reorganize the Thirty-fifth Judicial District; to name the counties composing the same.
31st Regular Session
HB 105 Caption: Relating to amending Articles 2978 and 2982 of the Revised Civil Statutes adopted in 1895 and to amend Article 2979 of said statutes as amended by an Article 2 of the Twenty fifth Legislature entitled an Act to amend Article 2979, Chapter 4, Title 55 of Revised Civil Statutes, relating to Divorces, so as to require plaintiff to reside in the county where suit is filed 12 months next before filing of the suit.
HB 112 Caption: Relating to amending "An Act to promote agriculture and stock raising, and to prohibit the hunting with fire arms or dogs upon the enclosed or posted lands of another in all counties within this State, not specifically named as exempt from the provision of this Act, to provide penalties," relating to agriculture and stock raising, so as to place McCulloch, Coke, Atascosa, Hamilton, Mills and San Saba counties under the operation of such law.
HB 187 Caption: Relating to providing for the establishment, maintenance and government of a State Normal School to be located at Cherokee, Texas, and be known as the West Texas State Normal College.
HB 250 Caption: Relating to amending Article 528, Title 15, Chapter 7, of the Penal Code, as amended by Chapter 52 of the Acts of the Twenty-fourth Legislature, relating to the offense of rape.
HB 283 Caption: Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Lampasas county, Texas, and making the commissioners of said county ex officio road commissioners in their respective precincts; providing penalties for the violation of this act.
HB 533 Caption: Relating to amending Section 2 of Chapter 42 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Thirtieth Legislature relating to the issuance of free passes on railroads.
HB 601 Caption: Relating to amending Article 2329, Title XLI (41) of the Revised Statutes, relating to the issuance of executions upon judgements after the death of the sole plaintiff or one of several plaintiffs.