Legislation authored by Jefferson Davis Cox

Includes legislation with Jefferson Davis Cox as the primary author for the 30th through 32nd 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.

32nd Regular Session
HB 49 Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support of the State government for two years, beginning September 1, 1911.
HB 240 Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the deficiencies in the appropriations heretofore made for the support of the State Government.
HB 371 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for two stenographers for the Attorney General's Office, for the fiscal year ending August 31st, 1911.
HB 444 Caption: Relating to amending an Act to establish a prison system and declaring the policy of the State with reference thereto.
HB 601 Caption: Relating to making appropriations for deficiencies in appropriations heretofore made for the support of the State Government for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1908, August 31, 1909, August 31 1910 and August 31, 1911 being claims for registered in the Comptroller's office in accordance with law and for outstanding claims not registered.
32nd 1st Called Session
HB 1 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the per diem and mileage pay of members and per diem pay of officers and employes of the First Called Session of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Texas, convened July 31, 1911.
HB 2 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the per diem and mileage pay of members and per diem pay of officers and employes of the First Called Session of The Thirty-second (32nd) Legislature of the State of Texas, convened July 31st, 1911, by proclamation of the Governor.
HB 3 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to defray the contingent expenses of the First Called Session of the Thrirty-second (32) Legislature of the State of Texas, convened July 31, 1911, by proclamation of the governor.
HB 6 Caption: Relating to providing for an appropriation of eight thousand dollars out of the unused portion of the one hundred thousand dollars authorized by the Constitution of the State of Texas for the support of the Confederate Home for the year 1911, for building, painting, and repair of said home.
HB 19 Caption: Relating to regulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs and the materials from which they are manufactured; providing that the inspection tax and penalties collected under this Act shall be used by the Dairy and Food Commissioner in the enforcement of this Act, and by the Agricultural and Mechanical College; fixing penalties for the violation of this act.
HB 24 Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the deficiencies in the appropriations heretofore made for the support of the State government for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1911.
31st Regular Session
HB 424 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Attorney General to appoint assistants, and providing that in the event of the absence or inability of the Attorney General, or of his inability to act, his first assistant shall discharge the duties which devolve by law upon the Attorney General.
30th Regular Session
HB 18 Caption: Relating to appropriating five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for use by the Railroad Commission of Texas to defray the expense of any extra labor, traveling or other necessary expenses in preparing the defense of the Railroad Commission in the suits now pending in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, wherein certain railroad companies are suing to enjoin the enforcement of orders reducing their rates.
HB 42 Caption: Relating to declaring void sales of portions of stocks of merchandise otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade in the usual and regular prosecution of the sellers' business, and sales of entire stocks of merchandise in bulk, unless made in compliance with certain named conditions, and prescribing such conditions and regulations according to which such sales may be made valid.
HB 270 Caption: Relating to regulating public telephone service, limiting the price thereof and preventing exorbitant charges therefor.
HB 386 Caption: Relating to regulating public telephone service; limiting the price thereof, and preventing exorbitant prices therefor.
HB 671 Caption: Relating to fees of justices for holding an inquest on dead bodies.
HB 680 Caption: Relating to amending the Terrell election law relative to primary elections.
HB 738 Caption: Relating to authorizing, enabling and permitting the territory situated within the bounds of the city of Rockwall, in the county of Rockwall, in the State of Texas, and other lands and territory adjacent thereto, to incorporate as an independent school district for free school purposes only, to be known as the Rockwall Independent School District.