Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature Page: 101
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SENATE JOURNAL101
old age assistance, and levying a manner of handling applications for
transaction tax for the payment of assistance; providing denial of as-
such old age assistance, and provid- sistance and striking names of re-
ing a source of payment for Confed- cipients of assistance from rolls
erate Soldiers Pensions, Destitute where false statements are made or
Children's Assistance and Teachers procured; designating offices to be
Retirement Pensions, and abolishing maintained by the Commission and
all State ad valorem taxes except in discontinuing certain offices, and pro-
counties and political subdivisions viding for disposition of records, sup-
now receiving remission of State plies and equipment in present offices;
taxes." designating each County Judge as
And all those opposed shall write agent of the Commission, defining
or have printed on their ballots the his duties and fixing his compensation
words: and appropriating One Hundred and
"Against the amendment to the Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00)
State Constitution providing a sys- out of Old Age Assistance Fund for
tem of old age assistance, and levy- each of two (2) years immediately
ing a transaction tax for the pay- following effective date of this Act;
ment of such old age assistance, providing State Board of Control
and providing a source of payment shall constitute the Texas Old Age
for Confederate Soldiers Pensions, Assistance Commission and fixing the
Destitute Children's Assistance and duties and compensation of the mem-
Teachers Retirement Pensions, and bers of such Commission, and provid-
abolishing all State ad valorem taxes ing for payment of necessary ex-
except in counties and political sub- penses of said Commission; providing
divisions now receiving remission of for appointment of an Executive Di-
State taxes." rector of the Commission and fixing
Section 5. The Governor of the ing his qualifications, duties and sal-
State of Texas is hereby directed to ary; providing for the selection and
issue the necessary proclamation for discharge of clerical forces and fixing
said election and have same published their salaries; authorizing the Com-
as required by the Constitution and mission to require bonds from em-
laws of this State. ployees and providing for payment
The sum of Ten Thousand Dollars of premiums on such bonds; appro-
($10,000.00) or so much thereof as priating out of funds of Texas Old
may be necessary is hereby appropri- Age Assistance Commission O n e
ated to pay the expenses of such pub- Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
lication and election. ($150,000.00) for first year, and One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,-
Proposed Old Age Assistance Act 000.00) for the following year for
Proposed Old Age Assistance Act mi na e nd er g co s
maintenance and operating costs of
The text of the bill referred to in said Commission, and providing for
the message of the Governor is as reduction of personne to prevent
follows: deficit; providing method of handling
applications for assistance benefits
A BILL and providing for hearings and ap-
TO BE ENTITLED peals; providing for investigations
AN ACT, declaring the purpose of of applicants and for preservation of
this enactment; providing for pay- orders of the Commission and for
ment of old age assistance benefits; filing such orders with Speaker of the
fixing qualifications of those entitled House and Lieutenant Governor in
o receive old age assistance; defining, the Senate; providing method to be
the term "needy person" and other followed by the Commission in ad-
words and terms used in this Act; ministering this Act, and for the
fixing amount of assistance to be transfer of funds, property and rec-
granted by the State; providing for ords to the Commission; fixing status
preparation and execution of applica- of obligations of Old Age Assistance
tions for assistance and supporting Commission; providing assistance
affidavits; creating Texas Old Age grants shall be inalienable and fixing
Commission, and providing for the status of such grants; authorizing
membership of such Commission; re- acceptance of gifts by the Commis-
quiring the Commission to secure in- sion, and fixing conditions of such
formation showing income of appli- gifts; providing method of payment
cants, and requiring statements by of benefits under this Act; requiring
recipients of old age assistance of the Commission to file list of names
income, and providing for reviews and of beneficiaries and amounts paid in
adjustments of assistance; providing County Clerk's office; fixing status of
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