Legislation authored by Harry Hertzberg
Includes legislation with Harry Hertzberg as the primary author for the 36th through 37th 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.
| 37th Regular Session | |
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| SB 21 | Caption: Relating to affecting statements, trade names or trade marks appearing in newspapers, or other publications. |
| SB 44 | Caption: Relating to requiring hotels, boarding houses, etc., to post in rooms prices for rooms and meals, rooms without meals, etc. |
| SB 53 | Caption: Relating to creating the Thirty-seventh, Forty-fifth, Fifty-seventh and Seventy-third Judicial Districts, and prescribing times of holding courts and jurisdiction. |
| SB 54 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act regarding the appointment and compensation of deputies of certain county and district officers. |
| SB 75 | Caption: Relating to providing punishment for the making of or use of false statements in writing respecting financial condition for the purpose of securing money or credit for an amount more than $50.00. |
| SB 104 | Caption: Relating to preventing any person, firm or corporation or association from placing before the public any advertisement relating to merchandise securities, service or any other thing offered to the public, containing an assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue, deceptive or misleading, providing a penalty for the violation thereof. |
| SB 111 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor of Texas to appoint a commission composed of three citizens of the State of Texas, to purchase additional lands adjacent to the University of Texas property, in the city of Austin, for the use and benefit of the University of Texas. |
| SB 121 | Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the public school authorities to co-operate with the Federal Government in the work of Americanizing the foreign population and providing for an Americanization Commission. |
| SB 138 | Caption: Relating to creating the Leakey Independent School District in Real County, Texas. |
| SB 139 | Caption: Relating to creating the Cain City Independent School District in Gillespie County. |
| SB 148 | Caption: Relating to providing for commissioners' courts of the various counties to establish safety devices at all highway and public crossings of railroads, street railways, and interurban railways, etc. |
| SB 182 | Caption: Relating to regulating the sanitation of hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, etc. |
| SB 185 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of the United States Government as a trademark by those engaged in the business of selling army goods to the public. |
| SB 230 | Caption: Relating to punishment for kidnapping and providing where minors under 17 years of age are kidnapped the punishment be made a capital felony. |
| SB 231 | Caption: Relating to permitting the purchase of notes or other evidences of debt at a greater or less sum than face value, and limiting such powers to corporations having a capital of one hundred thousand dollars or more. |
| SB 240 | Caption: Relating to providing authority for the issuance of road bonds in Bandera County. |
| SB 241 | Caption: Relating to providing that the Courts of Civil Appeals have the right to appoint bailiffs to attend the sittings of said courts. |
| SB 249 | Caption: Relating to regulating the practice of medicine, etc. |
| SB 250 | Caption: Relating to validating the sale of certain school lands situated in whole or in part in Uvalde County. |
| SB 284 | Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code, concerning whipping prisoners confined in the penitentiary, etc. |
| SB 294 | Caption: Relating to fixing the time of holding court in the Thirty-eighth Judicial District of Texas, changing the time for holding court in Kerr County. |
| SB 295 | Caption: Relating to creating the San Jose Independent School District in Bexar County. |
| SB 327 | Caption: Relating to empowering and authorizing the County Commissioners' Court of Bexar County to establish, maintain and operate a law library. |
| SCR 4 | Caption: Recognizing the Daughters of the Republic for placing a roof on the Alamo building. |
| SCR 5 | Caption: Inviting Robert E. Vinson to address the Legislature. |
| SCR 6 | Caption: Memorializing Congress to exclude Texas from immigration legislation. |
| SCR 11 | Caption: Recognizing Juan M. Garcia on his election as Governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. |
| SCR 13 | Caption: Granting permission for a portrait of Clara Driscoll Sevier to be hung in the Capitol. |
| SJR 2 | Caption: Relating to an amendment to the Constitution limiting the collection of poll tax to 50 cents and authorizing towns and cities to levy a 50-cent poll tax. |
| SJR 3 | Caption: Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution to permit the passage of laws allowing the State to lend its aid to citizens who are heads of families in buying a home. |
| 37th 1st Called Session | |
| SB 16 | Caption: Relating to providing an amendment to what is known as the Commercial Motor Truck Law. |
| SB 36 | Caption: Relating to authorizing certain counties to establish, maintain and operate a law library. |
| SB 38 | Caption: Related to prohibiting the use of certain corporal punishment in the State prisons. |
| SB 75 | Caption: Relating to re-locating the Penitentiary of Texas, and to establish and erect a central prison system in the State of Texas, providing for the sale of the main penitentiary at Huntsville and all the prison farms owned by said system, creating a special commission to select a proper site for same and to provide a plan for the sale of the main penitentiary and all farms belonging to the system, defining the powers of said commission. |
| SB 83 | Caption: Relating to creating a Penitentiary Supervisory Board of the Penitentiary System of Texas, providing for the appointment of same, and their compensation, defining their duties. |
| SB 84 | Caption: Relating to confinement of insane people to county jails, prohibiting in such places as county or city hospitals are located. |
| SB 86 | Caption: Relating to amending the statute extending the authority of corporations to purchase notes, bills or other evidences of debt, etc. |
| SB 98 | Caption: Relating to providing the method of payment of current expenses of certain cities and towns. |
| SCR 4 | Caption: Providing for an investigation into the killing of two convicts on Eastham State Farm. |
| SCR 7 | Caption: Providing for ceremonies on the receival of the portrait of Clara Driscoll Sevier. |
| 36th Regular Session | |
| SB 125 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to regulate the pay of road hands and teams and road overseers of Gillespie County. |
| SB 126 | Caption: Relating to creating a State Board of Public Welfare and defining its powers and duties. |
| SB 136 | Caption: Relating to requiring persons, firms or corporations, doing business in certain cities, buying or securing possession of, for resale, used furniture or household goods or store or office furniture or fixtures or pianos or other musical instruments, to make reports thereof by filing with the County Clerk of the county where such purchase or sale is made, a sworn statement, giving a description of the goods, among paid for same and from whom purchased; providing a penalty for the violation thereof. |
| SB 137 | Caption: Relating to preventing persons who have given a mortgage on household goods or furniture or store or office furniture and fixtures or pianos or other musical instruments from removing or allowing same to be removed form the place designated in such mortgage without the written consent of the mortgagee; providing a penalty for the violation thereof and providing that proof of the fact that the property covered by such mortgage is not then located at the place designated in such mortgage shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of said Act. |
| SB 188 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute prescribing the qualifications of notaries public. |
| SB 189 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute prescribing the method of making application for license to practice as attorney and counselor-at-law in the courts of this State and prescribing the qualifications of applicants for license to practice law. |
| SB 218 | Caption: Relating to providing for the inspection by County Health officers of private sanitariums treating mental diseases or receiving patients suffering from unsound mind or treating persons afflicted with a drug habit, and making it the duty of such Health Officer to make bi-monthly visits of inspection to such institutions and to make report, in writing, the condition thereof to the County Judge, and providing penalties for the violation of this Act. |
| SB 219 | Caption: Relating to minimizing and preventing the theft of motor vehicles and motor vehicle tires, parts and accessories, providing punishments for violations of this Act and for other purposes. |
| SB 220 | Caption: Relating to creating a road system for Kerr County. |
| SB 234 | Caption: Relating to requiring every purchaser of any motor vehicle or accessories therefor giving a mortgage thereon for the purchase price thereof, or any portion thereof, upon demand, to notify the mortgagee or holder of such mortgage of the location of such motor vehicle; providing punishment for failure to comply. |
| SB 247 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to private corporations by adding a section providing for the creation of private corporations for the purpose of acting as regularly commissioned and licensed agents of fire, fire and marine, marine, tornado, rent, accident, casualty, liability, health, elevator, disability, plate glass, burglary, bonding, title, surety or fidelity insurance companies. |
| SB 264 | Caption: Relating to providing a salary of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars for the County Judge in counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, and in which there is at least one city with a population of more than seventy-five thousand, out of the fees, commissions and perquisites earned by such office in the manner and as now provided by law. |
| SB 265 | Caption: Relating to providing that the Commissioners' Court shall provide suitable places in the Court House for the holding of court by Justices of the Peace in the precinct where the Court House is situated, where there are more than seventy-five thousand inhabitants in such Justice Precinct. |
| SB 278 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to Judicial proceedings in case of Lunacy. |
| SB 289 | Caption: Relating to protecting those engaged in the erection or construction of buildings three or more stories in height, from falling through joists and from falling planks, bricks, rivets or any other substance whereby life and limb is endangered, prescribing the method of protection, and placing the responsibility for carrying out the provisions of this Act; prescribing a penalty. |
| SB 303 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act creating a State highway Commission, and the office of State Highway Engineer. |
| SB 306 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the shipment or transportation of game when lawfully killed; authorizing agents of railroad and express companies to take the affidavit of a shipper of such game in addition the persons now authorized by law. |
| SB 307 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the treatment and maintenance of patients in the Pasteur Hospital. |
| SB 308 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the compensation of judges and clerks of general and special elections. |
| SB 329 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to judgments by default. |
| SB 335 | Caption: Relating to creating the Leakey Independent School District, in Real County, Texas, providing a board of trustees therefor, vesting it with all rights, powers and duties of districts incorporated for school purposes only under the General Laws. |
| SB 341 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute fixing the salaries of the superintendents of certain asylums. |
| SB 352 | Caption: Relating to creating an executive committee of the Boards of Managers of the State Hospital for the Insane, the Home of the Feeble Minded and of the Epileptic Colony, providing for the superintendents of said institutions and one member from each of the respective Board of Manager thereof to constitute the membership of said committee; providing for the compensation and payment of traveling expenses of the members of said committee; providing for the time and place of meetings of said committee; and providing for the power and duties of said committee. |
| SB 358 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute by providing for the appointment by the commissioner' court of clerical help to assist them in the performance of their duties and upon application of the Grand Jury, to appoint clerical help to assist that body. |
| SB 376 | Caption: Relating to making certain emergency appropriations out of the general revenue for the several institutions and departments of the Government for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1919. |
| SB 381 | Caption: Relating to permitting the Artesian Belt Railroad, and the Receiver thereof, to take up and remove its railroad construction, heretofore made from a connection with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, in the town of Macdona to the town of Kirk, a distance of approximately three and one-tenth miles, in a southeasterly direction, all in Bexar County. |
| SCR 29 | Caption: Recommending that the faculties and boards of regents of the University of Texas and A&M College grant diplomas to all students who have enlisted in any branch of the US army, navy, or Red Cross and who have completed three-fourths of their required courses. |
| SCR 32 | Caption: Recalling SB 220 and SB 335 from the Governor. |
| SCR 34 | Caption: Rescinding signatures of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House from SB 220 and SB 335; rescinding the action of both houses in passing said bills on final passage. |
| SJR 13 | Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to the salary of the governor of Texas; changing said salary from four thousand to ten thousand. |
| SR 52 | Caption: Inviting former Senator A.P. Barrett to address the Senate. |
| SR 77 | Caption: Inviting former Representative Thomas J. Martin to address the Senate. |
| 36th 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 39 | Caption: Relating to preventing persons who have given a mortgage on personal property for the purchase money thereof from removing or allowing same to be removed from the place designated in such mortgage, without first giving written notice; providing a penalty. |
| SB 67 | Caption: Relating to providing for a service medal for the soldiers, sailors, marines and others who were part of the armed forces of the United States or of Texas during the years 1917 or 1918; making an appropriation. |
| SB 96 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles relating to deposits of life insurance companies organized under the laws of this State; authorizing the delivery of such to the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking. |
| SB 154 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the county treasurer of certain counties to appoint an assistant where necessary. |
| SB 155 | Caption: Relating to authorizing Kerr County to vote on bonds for public roads. |
| 36th 3rd Called Session | |
| SB 80 | Caption: Relating to re-creating Common School District No. 40 of Bexar County as San Jose Independent School District. |
| SB 83 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the pay of bailiffs and deputy sheriffs. |
| SB 84 | Caption: Relating to amending the Kerr County Road Law. |
| SB 89 | Caption: Relating to creating the Somerset Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas. |
| 36th 4th Called Session | |
| SB 19 | Caption: Relating to amending the law creating the Leakey Independent School District in Real County, Texas. |