Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 246
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fense committed in his presence or
within his view; granting authority
to any peace officer to arrest without
warrant persons found in suspicious
places and circumstances; providing
that persons arrested must be taken
without unnecessary delay before
magistrates in counties where arres-
ted; providing that magistrates must
warn arrested persons brought before
them of their constitutional rights,
including the right to have an at-
torney present during any interview
with peace officers; changing the
definition as to when a person is
arrested; providing that officers may
arrest under a warrant if they have
knowledge of the warrant's existence
even though they do not have the
warrant in their possession; provid-
ing that sheriffs may sell unclaimed
or abandoned property under certain
conditions; providing that two or
more persons charged with the same
offense can be tried together; repeal-
ing Art. 82 of the Penal Code as
adopted by the 39th Legislature
1925; providing that the judge shall
sentence the defendant on all jury
findings of guilty in misdemeanor
and felony cases less than capital,
and in capital cases where the State
does not seek the death penalty, and
in all cases where the defendant has
waived his right to a trial by jury;
providing for the jury to pass sen-
tence in capital cases where the State
seeks the death penalty; providing
for pre-sentence investigation of the
defendant and report to the court;
defining prior criminal record; pro-
viding for the repeal of Art. 26.14
of Sec. 1, Chap. 722, Vol. 2, p. 317,
Acts of the 59th Legislature, 1965;
providing that confessions may be
admitted in evidence in criminal cases
in Texas under the same condition as
govern their admissibility under the
Constitution of the United States as
interpreted by the United States
Supreme Court; providing that no
evidence, including statements and
other evidence, shall be inadmissible
because of delay in taking the
arrested person before a magistrate
if such person had affirmatively
waived his constitutional rights and
provided such evidence is procured
during a six-hour period, exclusive
of interruptions, following arrest; pro-
viding that the court must enter an
order on the voluntariness of a con-
fession; providing that the deputiesof district and county clerks may take
depositions; providing that the De-
partment of Public Safety shall be-
come the depository for fingerprint
records of persons granted probation
under the Misdemeanor Probation
Act; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Criminal
Jurisprudence.
By Gladden:
H. B. No. 332, A bill to be entitled
An Act to allow savings and loan
associations to issue industrial life
insurance policies; amending the
Texas Savings and Loan Act (Article
852a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)
by adding a new Section 11.19; and
declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Insur-
ance.
By Clayton:
H. B. No. 333, A bill to be entitled
An Act relating to garnishment of
wages; amending Article 3832, Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as
amended; repealing Article 4099, Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925;
and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judi-
ciary.
By Clayton:
H. B. No. 334, A bill to be en-
titled An Act relating to the filling
of vacancies in the office of super-
visor of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts and the manner of chang-
ing the boundaries of such districts;
amending Sections 5 and 6, Chapter
3, page 7, General Laws, Acts of the
46th Legislature, 1939, as amended
(Article 165a-4, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes); and declaring an
emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conser-
vation and Reclamation.
By Clayton:
H. B. No. 335, A bill to be en-
titled An Act amending Section 3,
Chapter 332, Acts of the 53rd Legis-
lature. Regular Session, 1953 (Arti-
cle 165a-10, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), relating to bonds, accounts,HOUSE JOURNAL
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