Legislation authored by Charles B. Metcalfe
Includes legislation with Charles B. Metcalfe as the primary author for the 34th through 35th 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.
| 35th Regular Session | |
|---|---|
| HB 46 | Caption: Relating to establishing a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in West Texas, prescribing generally the scope and nature of instruction to be given, providing for the instruction of all students in military science and for military discipline, and conferring upon the board of directors the right of eminent domain; making necessary appropriations for the location, establishment and maintenance of said college. |
| HB 48 | Caption: Relating to the protection of stock-raisers, farmers and horticulturists; providing for the destruction of wolves and other wild animals and to make an appropriation therefor. |
| HB 250 | Caption: Relating to providing for the protection of the livestock industry by prescribing the compulsory eradication of cattle ticks by the Livestock Sanitary Commission. |
| HB 260 | Caption: Relating to regulating fishing practices, prohibiting the sale of bass, crappie and channel cat, and fixing a closed season on all fishing in the public fresh waters. |
| HB 376 | Caption: Relating to regulating fish hatcheries by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commissioner for propagation of fish in this state. |
| HB 553 | Caption: Relating to amending statute relating to the inspection of hides and animals so as to include among the counties exempted from certain provisions the counties of Coke, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green, Upton, Borden, Lubbock, Lynn, Midland and Terry. |
| HB 559 | Caption: Relating to creating the Barnhart Independent School District in Irion County, Texas. |
| HB 744 | Caption: Relating to preventing the selling of bass and white perch, or crappy, or channel catfish, taken from the fresh waters in the county of Tom Green, State of Texas; providing a penalty for the violation hereof. |
| HB 780 | Caption: Relating to control of public schools in certain cities and towns. |
| HB 804 | Caption: Relating to establishing a branch of the A&M College in Western Texas. |
| HR 50 | Caption: Providing for the appointment of a committee relating to the delivery of House mail on Sundays. |
| HR 55 | Caption: Providing for the Capitol post office to remain open on Sundays. |
| HR 66 | Caption: Commending Jefferson Johnson on his work as postmaster. |
| HR 68 | Caption: Congratulating Senator A.C. Robbins on the occasion of his marriage. |
| HR 111 | Caption: Providing for a committee to investigate smallpox. |
| HR 142 | Caption: Commending J.R. Reed for loaning a piano to the House. |
| 35th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 51 | Caption: Inviting W.D. Lanier to address the House. |
| 35th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 7 | Caption: Relating to regulating the conducting of fish hatcheries and the propagation of fish; providing penalties. |
| 35th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 105 | Caption: Relating to providing that women may vote in all Primary Elections and Nominating Conventions in Texas. |
| 34th Regular Session | |
| HB 53 | Caption: Relating to diminishing civil and criminal jurisdiction of county court of Schleicher County; to conform the jurisdiction of the district court thereto, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith. |
| HB 167 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to place scabbies in sheep under the provisions of the Livestock Sanitary Commission and to make it the duties of said Commission to stamp out and eradicate scab in sheep; repealing certain laws relative to appointing inspectors. |
| HB 181 | Caption: Relating to providing for compulsory attendance upon schools of all children between certain ages. |
| HB 213 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute providing for the certification of nominations for district officers. |
| HB 235 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute validating the sale of certain property under foriegn wills properly probated. |
| HB 240 | Caption: Relating to apportioning the State into Congressional districts, naming the counties composing the same and providing for the election of a member of the Congress of the United States from each district. |
| HB 278 | Caption: Relating to requiring section foremen and section hands of any railroad company in this State to take a description, giving the marks, brands, color, and apparent age of any animal killed or found dead upon the roadbed or right-of-way of such railroad company before burying or otherwise disposing of the carcass, and to transmit such written description to the county clerk of the county in which said animal is found or killed within ten days from the date of such finding or killing, and requiring the county clerk to file and keep a record of same; providing a penalty. |
| HB 308 | Caption: Relating to diminishing the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county court of Sterling County; to conform the jurisdiction of the district court thereto. |
| HB 348 | Caption: Relating to providing that Section 90 of the Irrigation Act of Thirty-third Legislature prohibiting the permitting of Johnson grass and Russian thistle going to seed upon reservoirs, ditches, etc., shall have no application to cases of land or ditches located in certain counties, in which the land abutting on such reservoir, ditch, etc., is owned and cultivated by the person, association or corporation owning or operating such reservoir, ditch, etc. |
| HB 366 | Caption: Relating to extending time in which record of appropriations required by irrigation districts and other corporations may be made. |
| HB 565 | Caption: Relating to diminishing the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the County Court of Irion County, to conform the jurisdiction of the district court thereto. |
| HJR 9 | Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of a students' loan fund in each county in connection with the public schools thereof. |
| HJR 28 | Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the levy of an additional school tax by counties and school districts. |
| HJR 29 | Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that any county, city, town or village may exempt from taxation woolen and cotton mills situated in any such county, city, town or village. |
| HR 60 | Caption: Authorizing the purchase of vacuum cleaners for the House Chamber. |
| HR 108 | Caption: Requesting the Senate to return H. B. No. 366 to the House for further consideration. |
| 34th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 37 | Caption: Commending the citizens of Austin for their hospitality towards the members of the legislature. |