Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 17
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January 10, 1967
HOUSE JOURNAL
House and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, as applied to their respective
bodies, the following information:
(1) Date of final passage, and the
vote on final passage, if a record vote
was taken; if no record vote was
taken, such fact shall be noted as
"Non-Record Vote". If the bill was
amended in the Senate, this fact shall
also be noted.
(2) Date of concurrence by the
House in Senate amendments, and
the vote by which the concurrence
was made, if a record vote was taken;
if no record vote was taken, such
fact shall be noted as "Non-Record
Vote".
(3) Date of adoption of the confer-
ence committee report by each House,
and the vote by which the conference
committee report was adopted, if a
record vote was taken; if no record
vote was taken, such fact shall be
noted as "Non-Record Vote".
(4) Date a bill is forwarded to
the Governor under Section 59(d) of
Article 16, Constitution of Texas, and
the date the recommendations of the
Texas Water Commission concerning
the bill were filed with the Speaker
of the House.
(5) If the bill contains an appropria-
tion, a notation shall be added to the
effect that the bill was passed sub-
ject to the provisions of Section 49a
of Article III of the Constitution of
Texas.
(6) If a concurrent resolution is
adopted by both Houses directing the
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk to
make corrections in the enrolled copy
of a bill, this fact shall also be noted
in the certification.
Section 29. The Reading Clerk shall
call the roll of the House in alphabeti-
cal order of the names of the mem-
bers when ordered to do so by the
Speaker. He shall control the open-
ing and closing of the voting machine
on registrations and shall record votes
from the Floor, as directed by the
Speaker. He shall read all bills,
resolutions, motions and other matters
required by the Rules or directed by
the Speaker to be read. He shall re-
main standing while reading, calling
the roll, or taking a registration. He
shall prepare official copies of all
record votes for the Journal. He shallnot make any additions, subtractions,
or other changes in any record vote
or registration unless the House speci-
fically grants permission therefor, or
unless directed to do so by the Speak-
er. In the event of the absence, res-
ignation or death of the Chief Clerk,
the Reading Clerk shall, at the direc-
tion of the Speaker, take charge of
and attend to all the duties of the
office of the Chief Clerk until the
Chief Clerk returns or until his suc-
cessor is chosen.
Section 30. The Contingent Expense
Clerk, under the direction of the Com-
mittee on House Administration, shall
keep an itemized account of all sup-
plies and merchandise of whatever
kind and description or other expendi-
tures authorized by the committee,
from whom ordered, and the price
paid therefor. These records shall at
all times be open to the inspection
of any member of the House. Under
the direction of the Committee on
House Administration, the Contingent
Expense Clerk shall procure and keep
for the use of the House, its mem-
bers, and its officers, such equipment,
stationery, and other supplies as may
be ordered by the House or by the
Committee on House Administration.
He shall keep an itemized account
of the quantity of every kind of mat-
erial received, the date it was re-
ceived, and the price paid therefor,
the person for whom it was received,
and to whom it was delivered, with
the date and quantity of each deliv-
ery. The Contingent Expense Clerk
shall prepare travel vouchers for
members and officers of the House
authorized to perform travel for reim-
bursement out of the Contingent Ex-
pense Fund of the House, and shall
route such travel vouchers to the
proper persons for signature and ap-
proval. He shall perform such other
duties as may be assigned to him by
the Committee on House Administra-
tion or by the Speaker.
Section 31. No clerk, employee, or
officer of the House, other than the
Speaker, shall, directly or indirectly,
attempt to influence any member of
the House in favor of or against any
measure pending before the Legisla-
ture, nor shall any clerk, employee
or other officer use his official posi-
tion in aiding anyone to lobby for or
against any measure pending in the
Legislature. Violation of this rule
shall subject such clerk, employee or17
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1967; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193874/m1/21/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.