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Title Date Author Session Type
Submitting an emergency matter to the 43rd Legislature: special election to fill prospective vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives, District 15 (John Nance Garner, elected Vice President of the United States) and District 8 (passing of Dan Garrett) (SB 1) 01/11/1933 Session: 43rd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 43rd R.S. Legislative message
Outgoing message 01/11/1933 Session: 43rd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 43rd R.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, the amendment of the present oil and gas conservation statutes... 11/03/1932 Session: 42nd 4th C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 4th C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, legislative relief for the citizens living in the water control district affected by floods in the Rio Grande River... 09/19/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Message congratulating the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session upon their fine work, with special compliments on the HB 2 of that session 09/17/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, an act making it an offense for any lessee, assignee, or holder of any oil or gas lease, or interest therein, who without the consent of the person entitled to any part of the oil produced from said lease or proceeds realized from the sale thereof, shall fraudulently convert the same to his own use and benefit with intent to deprive the owner of the value of same, shall be guilty of theft... 09/15/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, a bill relating to navigation districts organized under the provisions of Section 59 of Article 16 of the Constitution...to correct an emergency situation with reference to navigation districts, and will, if enacted, enable them to borrow funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation... 09/09/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, an act to authorize the creation of corporations formed wholly for the purpose of providing housing for families of low income and/or for reconstruction of slum areas... 09/08/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, an act validating all the proceeding had and taken in the organization of conservation and reclamation districts... 09/07/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, an act to authorize the State Dept. of Education to pay out of the Rural Aid Appropriation for the school year of 1932-1933 an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for the payment of unpaid claims; An act requiring the Land Commissioner to ascertain and determine the amounts of bonus and rental money due the State; An Act confirming and validating repurchases of public free school and asylum lands by forfeited land owners; An act amending Article 5326, providing that the failure to pay any portion of the interest of the unpaid purchase money of lands sold by the State shall subject the sale of said land to forfeiture; An Act for the relief of Water Improvement Districts and Water Control and Improvement Districts... 09/07/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, a bill titled "An Act validating all road bonds heretofore voted by any political subdivision or road district under Section 52 of Article 3 of the Constitution... 09/07/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, aid and repair in the reconstruction of the negro school building in the Needville Independent School District at Needville, Texas... 09/06/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, a proposed measure amending Ch. 314, 42nd Legislature, which proposes to extend the time of certain cities and towns in Texas to comply with the provisions of HB 312, 42nd Legislature... 09/03/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, enabling water control and improvement districts having gravity system of irrigation andincome from sale of water to create self-liquidating funds for liquidation of bonds. This measure would enable such districts to participate in Federal funds provided by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and would furnish employment to many unemployed citizens of Texas 09/03/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, a proposed measure amending Ch. 314, 42nd Legislature, which measure proposes to extend the time of certain cities and towns in Texas to comply with the provisions of HB 312, 42nd Legislature... 09/03/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, add Articles 7249a and 7249b to the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas...to amend the present law governing official bonds of tax collectors and provide for weekly remittances by the tax collectors to the county treasurers and State Treasurers of all taxes collected during the preceding week... 09/03/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, matters relating to the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 09/02/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, aid in the repair and reconstruction of buildings destroyed by the hurricane that swept Brazoria county on August 13, 1932 09/01/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, amendment of Articles 515 and 517, regulating the borrowing of money and the pledging of securities by State banking corporations... 08/31/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Discussing three measures on special session call: road bond taxes, interest and penalties on delinquent State taxes, and insurance companies and building and loan associations 08/30/1932 Session: 42nd 3rd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 3rd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of congressional redistricting 09/30/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of amending H.B. 943, 42nd Legislature...repealing closed season for killing quail in Atascosa county 09/28/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of cooperative marketing of unrefined natural petroleum and its distribution 09/25/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, a proposed measure which would provide that the Texas Prison Board be permitted by law to bid upon and contract for printing, binding, and supplies of like character on State contracts... 09/25/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Ch. 212, 40th Regular Session; the amendment of Article 1025 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; the amendment of Article 1020, Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Sec. 7, Ch. 163, 42nd Regular Session; the amendment of Article 15 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Art. 773 of the Revised Penal Code of Texas, 1925; the amendment of Art. 7332 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of amending Sec. 22, Ch. 34, 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Article 773 of the Revised Penal Code of Texas 1925; the amendment of Article 7332, Ch. 10, Title 122... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, a bill by Senators Hornsby, Neal and Small covering the matter of appropriations to pay salaries and expenses of district judges in judicial districts numbers 123, 124, 126 and the assistant district attorney of the 47th Judicial District 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Sec. 7, Ch. 163, 42nd Regular Session; the amendment of Article 15 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Article 619 of the Penal Code of 1925 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of authorizing counties in Texas not having exceeding 15,000 population...to purchase property at any bankruptcy sale... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the amendment of Section 3 of Chapter 20, 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the conflict in several instances relating to the time for holding courts in some of the Judicial Districts in this State... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, SB 8, which provides for an appropriation for relief of the almost helpless condition of the Valentine Independent School District... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, a proposed measure which amends Ch. 286, 42nd Legislature relating to an oil and gas royalty audit of the permanent school funds and other funds... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, a proposed measure which provides that all interest and penalties accrued on all State, county, special, school district, road district...shall be released provided said taxes are paid by January 1st, 1932... 09/24/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as topics for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, two measures relating to the State occupation tax 09/23/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Message to the 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, approving HB 35 (canalization of the Trinity River) 09/23/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, a bill which directs the Treasurer and Highway Department to invest the sum of $3,000,000.00 in State Warrants... 09/22/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, reducing all salaries of State employees with the exception of those fixed by the Constitution and those salaries that are less than One Hundred and Thirty-four Dollars ($134.00) per month 09/21/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, leasing of river beds for oil and gas development 09/18/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the subject of the tax rate for the present year... 09/18/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as a topic for consideration by 42nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, the legal restriction of cotton acreage 09/08/1931 Session: 42nd 2nd C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 2nd C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, a bill amending Article 2350, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 08/12/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, amending SB 467, 42nd Regular Session; the enactment of legislation waiving the rights of the State of Texas to enter upon, for the purpose of developing of mines, minerals and mineral rights 08/10/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as additional topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, amend our insurance laws so as to provide that licenses for life insurance agents will not be renewed each year...to provide that all warrants drawn upon the State Treasury...shall draw interest from and after the date of such refusal of payment until the date upon which they are called for payment by the State Treasurer...to amend Article [illegible] of our laws governing primary elections so as to make it clear that it applies to all offices for which candidates are to be nominated 08/10/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the subject of the laws pertaining to county depositories 08/08/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, a proposed measure which amends Sections 11, 13, 14 and 15 of HB547, 42nd Legislature...in order that the Cigarette Tax law may be more workable and less expensive 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, legislation amending Ch. 362 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the 42nd Legislature 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as additional topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, legislation authorizing navigation districts to expend their funds for work done...outside of their geographical boundaries; legislation amending Articles 2559 and 2560 Revised Statutes...to provide the way and manner in which cities, towns and villages shall take bids for depositories of funds... 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the attached bill which sets out a small appropriation for the next biennium in order that the Division of Child Welfare in the Board of Control may function... 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the subject of redistricting the State of Texas as to its congressional representative districts 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as additional topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, legislation validating issues of funding or refunding notes, bonds, warrants...heretofore issued or authorized to be issued by any counties, cities or towns in Texas; legislation authorizing the assignment and transfer of any tax liens levied by the State of Texas... 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as additional topics for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the enactment of a measure to provide for the employment of a supervisor or supervisors in all counties in this state...the enactment of a measure amending Section 1 of Chapter 354...Regular Session of the 42nd Legislature relating to the creation of the office of the Criminal District Attorney in certain counties...the enactment of a law amending Section 1 of Chapter 129...Regular Session of the 41st Legislature so as to provide that the Centennial Committee therein created shall be composed of 21 members instead of 9 members 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, validating the incorporation of cities and towns in Texas 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the attached bill which increases the membership of the Board of Optometry Examiners to six members 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, amending HB 312, 42nd Regular Session, which deals with the issuance of warrants of cities and towns 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, correcting the bill fixing the terms of court in the Thirty-second Judicial District of Texas, passed by the Regular Session of the 42nd Legislature (Mitchell County) 08/07/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, correcting the situation regarding free tuition of pupils in common and independent school districts 08/06/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, amending Articles 2255, Chapter 12, Title 42 of the Revised Statutes of Texas 08/06/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, creation of a temporary district court in and for Gregg County 08/06/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, creation of an additional district court in and for Travis County 08/06/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, amending oil production tax to two cents per barrel on crude oil, which would bring in the same amount as the present production tax of two per cent on oil at $1.00 per barrel 08/03/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the creation of a new commission to enforce these laws, together with all laws enacted, for the protection of our natural resources 08/03/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, passing a bill permitting the Red River Bridge Company to sue the State of Texas 07/22/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Submitting as an additional topic for consideration by the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, the matter of enacting legislation to make the conservation clause of the Constitution effective...should properly include the conservation of all mineral resources, of the soil and of the waters of Texas 07/15/1931 Session: 42nd 1st C.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd 1st C.S. Legislative message
Expressing appreciation to members of the Legislature on coming final sine die adjournment 05/22/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Relating to state finances and appropriations, estimates of probable condition of general revenue fund, possibility of special session 05/21/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Urging legislation to fight narcotics traffic and possession (especially marijuana, SB 171) 04/15/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Submitting an emergency matter to the 42nd Legislature: creation of the Conservation Commission of Texas and transfer of all jurisdiction, powers, rights, and authority from the Railroad Commission of Texas (oil industry, overproduction and depressed prices of crude oil, Oil States Advisory Committee recommendations for Oklahoma, Texas, California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, and Wyoming, March 9, 1391; HB 975, SB 547) 03/16/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Calling for regulation of public utilities (telephone, telegraph, gas, and power service) 03/13/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Relating to pending legislation to create additional district courts for Texas, urging Legislature to consider judicial redistricting (HB 911) 03/10/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Submitting an emergency matter to the 42nd Legislature: applications for admittance to the Confederate Women's Home and possibility of using empty beds in Confederate Soldier's Home for Confederate widows (communication from Senator Beck, SB 27) 01/27/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message
Submitting an emergency matter to the 42nd Legislature: tax collections in water improvement districts (upon request of Senator Ben G. Oneal and numerous other citizens of Wichita County, SB 19) 01/23/1931 Session: 42nd R.S. Ross S. Sterling 42nd R.S. Legislative message

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