The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27] Page: 513 of 1,943

                                
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fendant or his Counsel shall have a reasonable time to examine
the same and he shall present his objections thereto in writing,
distinctly specifying each ground of objection.
SEC. 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are
hereby expressly repealed.
SEC. 7. If and in the event any part of this Act shall be held
invalid for any reason, it shall not in any manner affect those
portions which are held to be valid and the valid portions shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the invalidity of
any other portion of said Act, it being hereby declared that the
Legislature would have enacted those parts held valid notwithstanding
the invalidity of any other portions of this Act.
SEC. 8. The fact that under present laws, a defendant is not
permitted, upon entering a plea of guilty, to waive the right of
a trial by a Jury, and in order to reduce the expense of law enforcement
and to hasten the disposition of felony cases wherein
pleas of guilty are entered, creates an emergency and an imperative
public necessity that the Constitutional Rule which
requires bills to be read on three several days be suspended and
said Constitutional Rule is hereby suspended and this Act shall
take effect and be in full force from and after its passage, and it
is so enacted.
Approved April 9, 1931.
Effective 90 days after adjournment.
[NOTE: S. B. No. 53 passed the Senate by a vote of 14 yeas.
12 nays; passed the House by a vote of 108 yeas, 4 nays.]
TAX EXEMPTION FOR CHURCH PROPERTY.
S. B. No. 98.]          CHAPTER 44.
An Act exempting from taxation property owned exclusively and in fee
,y a church for the exclusive use as a dwelling place for the ministry
of such church. which yields no revenue whatever to such church; and
declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. There is hereby exempted from taxation any
property owned exclusively and in fee by a church for the exclusive
use as a dwelling place for the ministry of such church
and which property yields no revenue whatever to such church;
provided that such exemption shall not extend to more property
than is reasonably necessary for a dwelling place and in no event
to more than one acre of land.
SEC. 2. The fact that Section 2, Article 8 of the Constitution
was amended in 1928 so as to authorize this Legislation but
none has been heretofore had relative to the same, and the im-