HJR 1 46-0 (1939)
Author: Talbert, Eugene | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a four-year term of office for certain public officials.
| Elections--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Officers
HJR 2 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hull, Henry A. "Salty"
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that household furniture of a family shall be protected from forced sale from the payment of all debts.
| Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 3 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hull, Henry A. "Salty"
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that out of the taxes authorized to be levied by each County for permanent improvements, an amount not exceeding ten cents on the one hundred dollars may be used for county purposes.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--County
HJR 4 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing four-year term of office for all elective offices in the State.
| Elections--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Officers
HJR 5 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Attorney General of the State of Texas shall have the authority to appoint six Assistant Attorneys Generals whose terms of Office shall be for six years.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Employees
HJR 6 46-0 (1939)
Author: Weldon, Odis A.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that no voter shall ever be denied the right to vote because of failure to pay poll tax and authorizing the Legislature to provide for the registration of all voters.
| Elections--Registration & Suffrage | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--General
HJR 7 46-0 (1939)
Author: Dowell, Maurice Hood
Proposing a constitutional amendment to retain the Bill of Rights of the present constitution and give the voters of the State of Texas the right to choose or reject an article or section of the present constitution of the State of Texas.
| Constitutional Revision | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 8 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kinard, DeWitt Edward | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the duration of all offices not fixed by the Constitution to two (2) years, shall not apply to appointive offices of any municipalities that are placed under the terms and provisions of Civil Service but the duration of such offices shall be governed by the provisions of the Civil Service Law.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 9 46-0 (1939)
Author: Holland, Arthur Lawson | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for a Constitutional Convention to be assembled in the city of Austin on the First Monday in October, 1939, for the purpose of framing a new constitution.
| Constitutional Revision | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 10 46-0 (1939)
Author: Dean, Travis B. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for a system of Old Age Pension and/or Assistance not to exceed Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars per person per month; levying a two percent occupation tax.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Sales
HJR 11 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment levying an Old Age Insurance tax for the payment of Old Age Assistance.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Sales
HJR 12 46-0 (1939)
Author: Brown, R. Lee
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Legislature shall have power to provide for assistance for the permanently disabled and crippled, over the age of twenty-one (21) years, in any sum not to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15) per month per person; excluding certain persons.
| Disabilities, Persons with | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 13 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment levying a Social Security tax for the purpose of paying Old Age Assistance.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | SOCIAL SECURITY | Taxation--Sales
HJR 14 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hunt, Courtney
Proposing a constitutional amendment releasing and extinguishing all ad valorem taxes on property when are ten years past due.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
HJR 15 46-0 (1939)
Author: Isaacks, Samuel Jackson "Sam"
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for retirement at full pay of the Judges of all District and Appellate Court of this State including Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, Commissions of Appeals, and the Courts Of Civil Appeals.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Retirement Systems--Judicial
HJR 16 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C.
Proposing a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature power by General Law to provide for the payment of Old Age Assistance subject to certain limitations.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 17 46-0 (1939)
Author: Alsup, Lon E. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment combining the offices of County Clerk and County Treasurer.
| County Government--Employees/Officers | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 18 46-0 (1939)
Author: Isaacks, Samuel Jackson "Sam"
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the constitutional limitation of two years placed on the duration of office shall not apply to appointive offices coming under the provisions of Civil Service.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | County Government--Employees/Officers | Political Subdivisions | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Officers
HJR 19 46-0 (1939)
Author: Cornett, Leighton Marion
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a single chamber Legislature.
| Legislature | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 20 46-0 (1939)
Author: McAlister, Obel L. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the duration of all offices not fixed by the Constitution to two years, shall not apply to appointive offices of any municipalities that are placed under the terms and provisions of Civil Service but the duration of such offices shall be governed by the provisions of the Civil Service Law.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 21 46-0 (1939)
Author: Reed, William Otey | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the qualifications of no person to serve a juror shall be denied or abridged on account of sex.
| Courts--Juries | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 22 46-0 (1939)
Author: Allison, Alvin Ray
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the assessing, levying and collecting of a tax not exceeding ten cents on the one hundred dollar valuation to be used for public health purposes and indigent sick purposes equally.
| Health--Indigent Health Care | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--County
HJR 23 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hardin, Ross
Proposing a constitutional amendment raising the assessed taxable valuation of all residence homesteads exempt from taxation for State purposes to $5000.00.
| Property Interests--Homestead | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Property-Exemptions
HJR 24 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hardin, Ross
Proposing a constitutional amendment upon graduated land acreage tax based upon the number of acres of land owned.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--State
HJR 25 46-0 (1939)
Author: Baker, H. Cecil
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that taxation of real property shall be equal and uniform.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Taxation--State
HJR 26 46-0 (1939)
Author: Dickson, Sr., Robert Temple | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the number of members in the Senate and in the House of Representatives and changing the method of whereby they are elected.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | Legislature | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | SENATE, TEXAS
HJR 27 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hardin, Ross
Proposing a constitutional amendment levying a three per cent (3%) Sales Tax for the creation of a fund to pay old age pensions and benefits and to be used and disbursed for such other things and purposes.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Sales
HJR 28 46-0 (1939)
Author: Donaghey, Raymond R.
Proposing a constitutional amendment reorganizing the Supreme Court, and the Court of Criminal Appeals; and abolishing the Courts of Civil Appeals.
| Courts--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 29 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the reference of legislative acts to the people for their approval or rejection.
| Elections--Initiative, Referendum & Recall | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 30 46-0 (1939)
Author: McDaniel, Lloyd C.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the payment of Old Age Assistance, levying a transaction tax.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 31 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hardin, Ross
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the payment of Old Age Assistance subject to certain limitations, and fixing the qualifications of recipients of old age assistance and fixing the maximum amount of assistance; levying and providing for the collection of a transaction tax of one and six-tenths (1.6%) per cent on the amount of actual value passing by each transaction and providing for the payment of such tax.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 32 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kersey, W. Clinton
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the sessions of each House shall be open.
| Legislature | Open Meetings | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 33 46-0 (1939)
Author: Worley, Francis Eugene
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the available school fund shall be distributed to the several counties.
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 34 46-0 (1939)
Author: Thornberry, William Homer
Proposing a constitutional amendment to ratifying certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America passed by the sixty-eight Congress to regulate and prohibit labor of persons under eighteen years of age.
| CHILD LABOR | Labor--General | Minors--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 35 46-0 (1939)
Author: Bell, John Junior | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the furnishing of State official textbooks free to every child of scholastic age attending any school within the State.
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Textbooks | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 36 46-0 (1939)
Author: Baker, H. Cecil
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the State Department of Education shall consist of a State Superintendent and assistants.
| Education--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
HJR 37 46-0 (1939)
Author: Talbert, Eugene | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that all excess revenues accruing to the State from charges or taxes with respect to the operation of motor vehicles or the sale or consumption of motor vehicle fuel shall be used exclusively for the construction and maintenance of public highways.
| Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State | Highways | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration
HJR 38 46-0 (1939)
Author: Celaya, Augustine
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that Members of the Legislature shall receive a salary of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) per annum.
| Legislature | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Salaries & Expenses
HJR 39 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kern, Troy E.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the exemption for five years from all State, county, and city taxes up to $3,000 of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads.
| Property Interests--Homestead | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Property-Exemptions
HJR 40 46-0 (1939)
Author: Brown, R. Lee | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing the Legislature shall have power for equalizing the valuation of property subject to or rendered for taxation.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
HJR 41 46-0 (1939)
Author: McFarland, Charles Melford | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that taxation shall be equal and uniform.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--State
HJR 42 46-0 (1939)
Author: Bray, Clayton
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing State, District and County officers shall take office on first day of month succeeding month in which general election is held.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | County Government--Employees/Officers | Elections--Candidates | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 43 46-0 (1939)
Author: Dean, Travis B.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Legislature of the State of Texas shall have no power to provide for old-age assistance or to accept from the Government of the United States financial aid for old-age assistance.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
HJR 44 46-0 (1939)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the lending of Three million Dollars ($3,000,000) of the Permanent School Fund for the construction of a State office building or buildings and acquiring necessary sites.
| PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Finances--Management & Control
HJR 45 46-0 (1939)
Author: Cornett, Leighton Marion
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Commissioners Court of Red River county shall have the authority to levy a tax not to exceed Twenty-five (25) Cents on the one hundred dollars valuation for a period not exceeding (15) years for the purpose of refunding the outstanding warrant indebtedness of the General Fund of the County.
| RED RIVER COUNTY | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--County
SJR 1 46-0 (1939)
Author: Metcalfe, Penrose B.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the qualification of no person to serve as juror shall be denied or abridged on account of sex.
| Courts--Juries | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 2 46-0 (1939)
Author: Metcalfe, Penrose B. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing a certain Section of the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to provide by law for the registration of all Voters.
| Elections--Registration & Suffrage | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 3 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moffett, George Clarence "Cotton"
Proposing a constitutional amendment adopting a new section, which shall provide that the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, may sit at any time during the year for the transaction of business, and that its term shall begin and end with each calendar year.
| Courts--Appellate | CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 4 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moffett, George Clarence "Cotton"
Proposing a constitutional amendment to a certain Article giving the Legislature authority to provide for appeal direct to the Supreme Court in cases involving injunctions granted or denied as the grounds of constitutionality or unconstitutionality of any state or on validity or invalidity of administrative orders.
| Courts--Appellate | Criminal Procedure--Posttrial Procedure | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | SUPREME COURT
SJR 5 46-0 (1939)
Author: Sulak, Louis J.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for payment of Old Age Assistance and to provide revenue for that purpose.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Sales
SJR 6 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moore, Weaver
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that Notaries Public be appointed by the Secretary of State of the State of Texas.
| Notaries | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 7 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hill, Jr., Joe Lafayette
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain state officials to resign from office in order to become eligible as a candidate for Governor of Texas.
| Elections--Candidates | Governor | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Officers
SJR 8 46-0 (1939)
Author: Van Zandt, Olan Rogers | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Legislature is authorized to appropriate not to exceed the sum of Six Hundred Thousand ($600,000.00) Dollar, per year for a period of five (5) successive years and commencing at any time within two (2) years after the adoption hereof, for the purpose of bringing tourists, immigrants and industries into this State.
| Economic & Industrial Development--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | State Finances--Appropriations | Tourism
SJR 9 46-0 (1939)
Author: Metcalfe, Penrose B.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Commissioners' Court of each county to levy annual taxes on all property subject to taxation in such county, not exceeding Ten (10) Cents on the One Hundred ($100) Dollar valuation for the purpose of creating a fund for the relief of poor and indigent persons who are bona-fide residents of the county.
| Human Services--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--County
SJR 10 46-0 (1939)
Author: Spears, J. Franklin
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the number of Justices of the Peace and Constables of Precincts to three for each County.
| CONSTABLES | County Government--Employees/Officers | JUSTICE OF THE PEACE | Law Enforcement | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 11 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hardin, Doss
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the payment of Old Age Assistance and fixing the qualifications of recipients of said Assistance; fixing the maximum amount of assistance which may be granted to the State; levying and providing for collection of a transaction tax of one and six-tenths (1.6%) per cent.
| Aging | Human Services--Direct Assistance | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Taxation--Sales
SJR 12 46-0 (1939)
Author: Weinert, Rudolph A.
Proposing a constitutional amendment adding a new section to a certain Article providing for the assessment and collection of a Social Security Tax to finance Old Age Assistance and other Social Security purposes.
| Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | SOCIAL SECURITY | Taxation--Sales
SJR 13 46-0 (1939)
Author: Metcalfe, Penrose B.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that all revenues in excess of the cost of collection accruing to the State from charges or taxes with respect to the operation of motor vehicles or the sale or consumption of motor vehicle fuels shall be used exclusively for the construction and maintenance of public highways.
| Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State | Highways | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration
SJR 14 46-0 (1939)
Author: Pace, Will D. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the offices of Justice of the Peace and Constable as constitutional offices and to confer jurisdiction now exercised by Justices of the Peace and Justice Courts to the County Courts and/or District Courts under certain circumstances, and to require, in counties having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or more, County Judges to be licensed attorneys.
| CONSTABLES | County Government--Employees/Officers | Courts--Justice | JUSTICE OF THE PEACE | Law Enforcement | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 15 46-0 (1939)
Author: Pace, Will D. | et. al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate the requirements of electing Justices of the Peace and Constables and so as to eliminate the offices of Justices of the Peace and Constables as constitutional officers, and to require County Judges to be licensed attorneys in counties of ten thousand population or more.
| CONSTABLES | County Government--Employees/Officers | Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys | JUSTICE OF THE PEACE | Law Enforcement | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 16 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the number of State Senators to thirty-five (35).
| Legislature | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | SENATE, TEXAS
SJR 17 46-0 (1939)
Author: Weinert, Rudolph A.
Proposing a constitutional amendment amending certain subdivisions of a certain Section to provide that a justice precinct may determine by a majority vote whether the sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes shall be prohibited or legalized with in its prescribed limits.
| Alcoholic Beverage Regulation | Elections--General | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SJR 18 46-0 (1939)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Proposing a constitutional amendment amending a certain Section of an Article to provide a single chamber Legislature.
| Legislature | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
