H.B. No. 298 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the election of and appointments to fill vacancies on 1-3 the board of directors of certain hospital districts. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Acts of the 58th Legislature, 1-6 Regular Session, 1963, is amended by adding Section 3A to read as 1-7 follows: 1-8 Sec. 3A. (a) A director's election shall be held on the 1-9 first Saturday in May in each year for the election of the 1-10 appropriate number of successor directors. 1-11 (b) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for 1-12 the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors. 1-13 SECTION 2. Chapter 539, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, 1-14 Regular Session, 1973, is amended by adding Section 3A to read as 1-15 follows: 1-16 Sec. 3A. (a) A director's election shall be held on the 1-17 first Saturday in May in each year for the election of the 1-18 appropriate number of successor directors. 1-19 (b) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for 1-20 the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors. 1-21 SECTION 3. Chapter 666, Acts of the 64th Legislature, 1975, 1-22 is amended by adding Section 3A to read as follows: 1-23 Sec. 3A. (a) A director's election shall be held on the 1-24 first Saturday in May in each year for the election of the 2-1 appropriate number of successor directors. 2-2 (b) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for 2-3 the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors. 2-4 SECTION 4. Chapter 667, Acts of the 64th Legislature, 1975, 2-5 is amended by adding Section 3A to read as follows: 2-6 Sec. 3A. (a) A director's election shall be held on the 2-7 first Saturday in May in each year for the election of the 2-8 appropriate number of successor directors. 2-9 (b) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for 2-10 the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors. 2-11 SECTION 5. Chapter 668, Acts of the 64th Legislature, 1975, 2-12 is amended by adding Section 3A to read as follows: 2-13 Sec. 3A. (a) A director's election shall be held on the 2-14 first Saturday in May in each year for the election of the 2-15 appropriate number of successor directors. 2-16 (b) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for 2-17 the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors. 2-18 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the 2-19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-21 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-22 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-23 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-24 passage, and it is so enacted.