The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1958 Page: 3 of 6
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THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO, TEXAS, AUGUST 14, 1956
-ONSTtTUHONAL AMENDMENT TO BE VOYED
&T THE GENERAL ELECTtON ON NOVEMBER
HJR #3l-N^b„ f.„, '938.
)H) ( ONST!TUT!ONAL
R\!)MHNT TO HH VOTKD
C Af AN ELECTION TO MB
ON KOVHMUKK 4, !958.
HO! SE JO!NT RESOLUTION NO
pr'psstn? <n Amendment to the
.„''-ution of Texas to provide thut
Trr nty official for whom four-year
m of office were authorized in
,4 nmst resign auch office prior to
Counring for a different office when
C than one (1) year remain* un.
ty j of the term for which they were
Mf,]. and providing for the fiHing
Kguch vacanaiea ^n the manner now
twMcJ hy !aw
! H RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
SLATURE 0? THE 8TATE OP
-TXAS:
J#fUon !. Section 65 of Article !6
[the Cfnatitution of the State of
a is hereby amended ao aa hcre-
to read aa toiiowa:
gertion 65. STAGGERING TERMS
OFFICE—The foiiowing officers
at the Genera! Eiection in No-
Eb<-r. 1954, aj^d thereafter, thai!
H for the fuR terma provided in
g Constitution:
'(,) District Cierka: (b) County
rh„ (e) County Judges: (d) Judges
bounty Courts at Law, County Crim-
t Courts. County Trobate Courts and
pty Domestic Relatione Courta: (e)
^ty Treasurers: (f) Criminai Dia-
^ Attorneya: (g) County Surveyors:
Inspectors of Hidea and Animals;
[County Commiaaionesa for Precincts
and Four: (J) Juaticea of the
Notwithstanding other provisions of
) Constitution, the following officers
!ed at the Genera! Election in No-
btr, !954, sha!! aerve oniy for terms
,*o (2) yeara: (a) Sheriffs: (b) As-
tors and CoIIectora of Taxes: (c)
[yict Attorneya: (d) County Attor-
; (e) Pubiie Weighera: (f) County
nissionera for Precincts One and
^ (g) Constables. At anbseqaent
Hons, such officers aha!! be elected
the fui! terma provided in this
ttitution.
sny district, county or precinct
any of the aforementioned of-
ia of such nature that two (2)
ore persons ho!d such office, with
[ye*n!t that candidates fi!e for 'P!ece
, I. Pisce No. 2.' etc., the officers
v„Kt^r i" No.
their office is a^ tin!. cf
.h.!l he ctM^Jd ""h
"""id,.)
i rovided, however, if unv
offtcers named herein shaft
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f<rst TuM,'«y nft.r the first Mon,!,y
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"MOM ^ h.iYet.rmt.d there.,n:
K)M 'he < onstitutinn.) Amendment
pmvhl.nt that nny District. Counts' or
Precmct offi.-ial .ervintt a f"u"ye^
for"^ di'f'f^ T"nnnuneinn
unsersed mnro thnn one (]) year of tha
'T/7. """ -'"?ed."
AUAtNsl the(J.n,tit<tti.n.l Amend-
aerving a four-
1"*" must resign before annnunc-
int: for m different offire if there
remain, unserved more than one <t)
eleeted" "**
M it tppeur, from the return, of satd
Meetion that a majority of the yote,
have been cast <n favor of said Amend-
ment same aha)! become a part of the
Constitution of the State of TtxA
The Governor of Texa, aha])
tssue the necestary proctamation for
the etection herein provided for and
thai! cause thta proposed Amendment
to be pubttshed tn the manner required
by iaw and shal) cause said election to
be held as required by the Constitution
and lawa of this State.
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Alto, Texas
It'sThe Law
Looking Ahead
(LEGALLY SPEAKtNG)
1 I'll 1 < '
You can telt a tut about peoptc
by the way they ronard time.
Do they put stock mostly in the
past—their record; the present—
their direct joy in work or ptay;
or the future—their pians.
Why not use aii three dimen-
sions of time? Past experience to
nuide, bhe present for zest, and
he future to realize dreams.
Lawyers report a sharp shift in
tite way peopte regard time and
the iaw: Of oid they thought of
taw in terms of past facts iike
failures to meet legat duties, mis-
deeds, etc.—facts usefui chiefly
in lawsuits.
You still have to think of the
record, sincc you may have to go
to trial some time. So keep good
records of your affairs.
But mote and more people now
also think of the law in the future
tense—in terms of built-in safe-
guards for plans which they want
to go through without legal
hitches.
Our heavy income and death
taxes have made people plan
ahead legally, rather than wait for
the ax to fall.
Any time you buy or sell a home
or a business or make an invest-
ment you have choices of how you
may do it—some wise, some not,
in view of your circumstances.
Should you insist on an abstract
or accept or offer instead a. title
insurance policy? (Your Lawyer
has a definite part to play in
either event.)
Should you do business as a
sole proprietor, a partnership, or
corporation? Do your contracts set
out ways of meeting unexpected
events? How best may you serv-i
your estate (and also carry out
your wishes)—by a will or a trust,
or by direct gifts?
While all of these things point
forward, the past in the form of
court records can serve you by
showing where trouble may come
from.
As more and more people know
the symptoms of legal trouble—
where to look for legal hitches in
plans before big trouble starts,
there will be fewer law suits and
better human relations.
And where does trouble some-
times start? Most often where
you lack a clear grasp of your
relationship, your rights and
duties, and your own and the
other fellow's resources—in trans-
actions involving large persona!
or financial stakes.
(This column, prepared by the
State Bar of Texas, is writter to
inform—not to advise. No person
should ever apply or interpret any
law without the aid of an attorney
who is fully advised concerning
the facts involved, because a
slight variance in facts may change
the application of the law.)
Faith in democracy is not to be
found in those who think that the
master minds of business should
run a county fot rhe benefit of
business.
POLmCAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thta newspaper ts author):ed
to announce the foHowtng at can-
didates for the offlcea tndtaated,
subject to action of the Democrat-
Ic Primary election
For State Senator:
MARTIN DIES, JR.
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PHOAfE 247 ALTO
AN APPEAL FOR FAIRNESS
Martin Dies, Jr.
East Texans are noted for their sense of fair play. It is
taught in our homes, churches and schools, it ought to be
taught and practiced in politics. During the ^ irst Primary
it will be remembered that 1 appealed for and made a clean
campaign based upon issues and free from mud-slinging
and slander. Neither by word or deed did 1 say or do any-
thing which reflected upon the character or motives of my
opponents or their loved ones. It is bad enough to slander
the candidate, but 1 never drefamed that anyone would
stoop so low as to slander the candidate s father.
1 regret to report that unsigned, anonymous and mimeo-
graphed letters are being mailed to people in this District
which attack my father s record in Congress and accuse
him of seeking my elect on to the State Senate in order to
send his influence to Austin. This is a very cruel and
malicious thing to say of any father. Only a very evil per-
son could believe or charge that any father would seek the
success of his own son for selfish purposes. You who know
my father know that he would be the last person to want
or seek any gain or advantage from my election to the
State Senate. My father announced last May that he was
retiring from public life to spend his old age with his loved
ones and friends in East Texas. He has properly taken no
part in this race. As a matter of fact he has been ill for the
past several months and largely confined to his bed or
room.
My father's record in Congress or as a citizen are not is-
sues and have no place in this campaign. It is my record
and views which are involved in this race, not my father's.
This, and any other attempt to inject my father in this cam
paign will be, and ought to be, deeply resented by the fair-
minded people of this district.
The cowardly author or authors of this unsigned mimeo-
graphed letter do not fear that 1 will be used by my father
or anyone else. What they really fear is that they know
that lcannot, and will not, be used by certain special in-
terests and that 1 will not "line-up. " They know that 1 am
determined to work for the early completion of the Big
Dam at McGee Bend so that new industries and hundreds
of thousands of tourists will be attracted to this area and
thousands of our people will be furnished employment at
good wages. They know that 1 am determined to do every-
thing within my power to promote the progress and de-
velopment of East Texas so that we will move forward in-
stead of backward. As it is, from! 940 to! 950 our
Senatorial District has lost population while the rest of
Texas has gained it. They know that ! am not satisfied
with things as they are in East Texas and that ! am, and
will remain after the election, on the side of progress and
prosperity for all. It is because they know these facts that
they do not want me in the State Senate and are prepared
to stoop to any trick, however unfair or mean, to prevent
my election.
Sincc 1 am running on my own money earned in the court
house trying cases, and do not have any paid workers, 1
can not track down and expose the rumors and slanders
that may flood this district before August 23rd in the ap-
parently desperate attempt to overturn the high plurality
of! 8,578 to 9,822 which! received in the First Primary
over my opponent in this race.
My only recourse, therefore, is to appeal for fair play
and decency. The people must not allow this important
office to be won by money or slander. ! am prepared and
anxious to meet any pertinent issue or charge publicly
made by my opponent or any citizen of this district. ! can
not be expected to meet and answer character assassins
and scandal mongers who hide under the cloak of anony-
mity and stab in the back.
Gratefully yours,
MARTIN D!ES, JR.
Candidate for State Senator
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1958, newspaper, August 14, 1958; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215534/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.