Legislation authored by Silas Benjamin Cowell
Includes legislation with Silas Benjamin Cowell as the primary author for the 33rd through 34th 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.
34th Regular Session | |
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SB 2 | Caption: Relating to making appropriation of the sum of thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the contingent expenses of the Thirty-fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, providing how accounts may be approved. |
SB 3 | Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of the general revenue, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the mileage and per diem of members and the salaries and per diem of officers and employees of the Thirty-fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, providing how accounts may be approved. |
SB 56 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to cover authorized deficiencies for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1913, and to cover authorized deficiencies for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1914, and to cover authorized deficiencies for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1915, making a special appropriation for enforcement of laws regulating the sale of intoxicating liquor, and to make a special appropriation for the support of the University of Texas for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1915. |
SB 67 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute preventing changes in locations of general offices, machine shops or roundhouses, for the operation of railroads in Texas, without the consent of the Railroad Commission of Texas, and to prohibit such consent to any removal in conflict with the restrictions of Article 6423, and to provide that such consent shall be unnecessary to returns to previous locations under judgments in pending suits. |
SB 77 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act relating to a system of State, county and city depositories for State, county and city funds. |
SB 207 | Caption: Relating to repealing certain laws relating to payment of fees to witnesses in felony cases. |
SB 226 | Caption: Relating to allowing the shooting of doves in Cooke County from and after the first day of October each year until the first day of January of the following year. |
SB 233 | Caption: Relating to amending an Act to create a more efficient road system for Grayson county, Texas, so as to provide an increase in pay of said county commissioners when acting as ex officio road commissioners; fixing a penalty. |
SB 304 | Caption: Relating to amending the charter of the City of Gainesville to authorize the city to require railway companies crossing the streets of said city to maintain flagmen at such crossings or to construct and maintain safety gates. |
SB 317 | Caption: Relating to amending the special road law for Grayson County, Texas. |
SB 345 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of slot or vending machines in any public place excepting those in charge of an attendant who refunds any coin or thing of value when such machine fails to deliver that which it proposes; prescribing penalties. |
SB 416 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute empowering any bank, bank and trust company or national bank to act as executor under the will or as administrator of the estate of any deceased person. |
SCR 8 | Caption: Providing for certain corrections in the text of S. B. No. 56. |
SCR 9 | Caption: Memorializing Congress to enact legislation to prevent the severe damage caused by the flooding of the Mississippi River. |
SJR 19 | Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment making an appropriation to cover authorized deficiencies for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1914. |
SR 5 | Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is organized. |
SR 33 | Caption: Appointing R. V. Nichols as member of the clerical force of the Senate. |
SR 91 | Caption: Requesting the House to return H. B. No. 129 to the Senate for further consideration. |
SR 93 | Caption: Requesting the House to return S. J. R. No. 19 to the Senate in order to make certain corrections. |
SR 137 | Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to organize the printing of the Senate Journal. |
SR 151 | Caption: Commending Sen. C. W. Nugent for his service as President Pro Tem. during the session. |
34th 1st Called Session | |
SB 1 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay the per diem and mileage of members and per diem of officers and employes of the First Called Session of Thirty-fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, convened on the 29th day of April, 1915, by proclamation of the Governor, providing how accounts may be approved. |
SB 2 | Caption: Relating to making appropriation of the sum of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the contingent expenses of the First Called Session of Thirty-fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, convened on the 29th day of April, 1915, by proclamation of the Governor, providing how accounts may be approved. |
SB 3 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay salaries of judges, and for the support of the judicial department of the State government for two years, beginning September 1, 1915, and ending August 31, 1917. |
SB 4 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support of the State Government for two years beginning September 1, 1915 and ending August 31, 1917 and prescribing certain regulations and restrictions in respect thereto. |
SB 5 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay the salaries of officers and employees of certain eleemosynary institutions and other expenses of maintaining and conducting them. |
SB 6 | Caption: Relating to providing for the collecting, housing, maintaining and exhibiting at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition the varied resources and products of the State of Texas; making an appropriation. |
SB 7 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay the salaries of officers and employees of certain educational institutions and other expenses of maintaining and conducting them. |
SB 8 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the purpose of promoting and improving the development of country schools. |
SB 39 | Caption: Relating to amending the law regulating the number of hours work performed by or on behalf of the state shall constitute a legal day's work so as not to apply to counties in construction of public roads. |
SB 53 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay various claims against the State and for deficiencies incurred in the support of the State Government for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1915. |
SB 54 | Caption: Relating to granting the Board of Control of the Girls' Training school additional time in which to use certain funds appropriated and donated to the state; reappropriating said fund. |
33rd Regular Session | |
SB 18 | Caption: Relating to creating a special district court for Grayson county, to prescribe its jurisdiction to limit its jurisdiction. |
SB 25 | Caption: Relating to providing for the establishment, maintenance, control and management of state high schools offering courses of study in agriculture, manual training and domestic economy, and offering special courses for the preparation of teachers; prescribing courses of study to be taught therein; designating who are entitled to attend such state high schools and making appropriations. |
SB 301 | Caption: Relating to preventing deception in the sale of paint, linseed oil, and turpentine, and to provide for true labels for the same when offered for sale, for the enforcement of this act by the state Dairy and Food Commissioner, and for penalties. |
SB 316 | Caption: Relating to aiding in the collection of unpaid taxes; to forbid and prevent the issuance of tax receipts for current taxes when there are unpaid back taxes, providing penalties. |
SB 317 | Caption: Relating to amending Article 1133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by adding a proviso thereto. |
SB 318 | Caption: Relating to defining slander, fixing the penalty therefor, prescribing the method of procedure in prosecutions therefor. |
SB 365 | Caption: Relating to amending article 1231 of the Penal Code, adding thereto articles 1231a and 1231b, in regard to defining cruelty to animals, fixing a penalty therefor. |
SB 462 | Caption: Relating to amending the charter of the city of Denison; granting to Denison, Grayson County, a new charter of incorporation. |
SB 486 | Caption: Relating to the issuance of road bonds. |
SB 487 | Caption: Relating to the maturities of county bonds. |
33rd 1st Called Session | |
SB 51 | Caption: Relating to amending article 611, of the revised civil statutes of the state, relating to the maturities of county bonds. |
SB 52 | Caption: Relating to amending article 632, of the Revised Civil Statutes, relating to the issuance of road bonds. |
33rd 3rd Called Session | |
SB 6 | Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment by the supreme court of six supreme court commissioners to be divided into two divisions. |