Initial messages of Governor W. P. Hobby to the thirty-sixth legislature, state of Texas: Jan. 14, 1919 and Jan. 22, 1919. Page: 4 of 32
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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGES.
invested since the Act became effective,
but an additional $3,200,000
has been reinvested for maturity in
April, on which.there is now some
accrued interest not accounted for
in the statement above.
In addition to the investment in
United States Treasury certificates,
certain funds of the various State institutions
have been invested in Liberty
Bonds, to the total amount of
$54,750. The interest earned on Liberty
Bonds to date, since the purchase,
is $1,161.66. In addition to
the patriotism manifested by the
State of Texas, there has 'been realized,
for the public benefit, up to
January 1, 1919, interest amounting
to $181,697.57.
State Department.
Particular attention is invited to
the report of the Secretary of State.
This report shows that net receipts
of the Department for the two fiscal
years ending August 31, 1918, to be
$1,593,491.55, and since the total
appropriations for the support of this
Department for the two years
amounted to $50,147, the net earnings
of the biennium amounted to
$1,443,344.55.
In the report the Secretary of
State suggests that the law be
amended requiring dissolution certificates
of insurance companies to be
filed with the Commissioner of Insurance
and Banking; that certain
contracts, liens, etc., be recorded with
the Secretary of State;' that the law
be amended with reference to payment
of franchise taxes by foreign
corporations, so as to require foreign
corporations to pay taxes on business
done in this State on the same basis
as domestic corporations doing the
same voulme of business
Administration of the Selective Service
Law.
Among the duties which devolved
upon me as Governor during the
year past was the administration of
the Selective Service law in Texas.
An army officer was assigned to the
Governor of each State to assist with
this important work. Upon my request,
'Major John C. Townes Jr., was
assigned to me and was placed in direct
charge of the work under my
general supervision.
The Selective Service organization
consisted of State headquarters, incharge of Major Townes under my
direction, four district exemption
boards of seven members each, 280
local exemption boards of three members
each; 280 Government appeal
agents; 282 boards of instruction
consisting of three members each,
fifteen medical advisory boards consisting
of twelve members each, and
seven inspectors.
On June 5, 1917, 417,689 men registered
in Texas. On June 5, 1918,
34,161 men registered; on August 24,
1918, approbimately 8,000 men registered,
and on September 12, 1918,
528,218 men registered, making a
total registration in Texas of 988,068,
or practically one million men.
. Texas has slightly less than five
per cent of the population of the
United States. Under draft calls, we
have furnished 83,072 white men
and 28,118 negroes, a total of 111,190
men furnished through the draft
process. By enlistment and voluntary
induction we have furnished an
additional 45,963 men to the army
who were in the draft age. These
figures do not include any men in the
new National Guard organization who
are within the draft age. To the
figures mentioned should be added
those registrants who have joined the
Navy and Marine Corps and those
registrants who have enlisted in the
army since March, 1918. I feel confident
that a conservative estimate
is 25,000 men, who have volunteered
in these several branches, and therefore
we are justified in stating that
Texas has furnished up to the present
time as many as 182,153 men, not
counting the new National Guard
organization. In other words, Texas
has furnished its full share of the
fighting forces of the United States.
The draft law has been administered
at the expense of the Federal
Government, funds having been disbursed
under the direction of the
Governor. The total ,disbursements
up to January 1st, 1919, amounted to
$1,065,495.34. This amount has been
expended in the registration of men
within the draft age, the classification
of these registrants, the physical
examination of those men who have
been determined to be subject to
military service, the summoning and
entrainment of registrants and the
miscellaneous expenses incident to
maintenance of ,this immense organization,
consisting as it does of hundreds
of board miembers and clerks.
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Hobby, W. P. Initial messages of Governor W. P. Hobby to the thirty-sixth legislature, state of Texas: Jan. 14, 1919 and Jan. 22, 1919., book, 1919; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5863/m1/4/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .