73R6123 DLF-F
          By Van de Putte                                       H.B. No. 1463
          Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1463:
          By Hunter of Taylor                               C.S.H.B. No. 1463
                                 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    1-1                                AN ACT
    1-2  relating to the description and use of the state flag, the
    1-3  governor's flag, the state arms, and the state seal and to the
    1-4  adoption and rendition of the state song.
    1-5        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-6        SECTION 1.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
    1-7  Article 6139a to read as follows:
    1-8        Art. 6139a.  DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE FLAG.  (a)  The state
    1-9  flag is the 1839 national flag of the Republic of Texas.
   1-10        (b)  The state flag consists of a rectangle with a width to
   1-11  length ratio of two to three containing:
   1-12              (1)  a blue vertical stripe one-third the entire length
   1-13  of the flag wide, and two equal horizontal stripes, the upper
   1-14  stripe white, the lower red, each two-thirds the entire length of
   1-15  the flag long; and
   1-16              (2)  a white, regular five-pointed star in the center
   1-17  of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and of
   1-18  such a size that the diameter of a circle passing through the five
   1-19  points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue
   1-20  stripe.
   1-21        (c)  The red, white, and blue of the state flag stand,
   1-22  respectively, for bravery, purity, and loyalty.
   1-23        (d)  The red and blue colors of the state flag are the same
   1-24  colors used in the United States flag and are defined as numbers
    2-1  80108 (red) and 80075 (dark blue) of The Standard Color Reference
    2-2  of America, 10th edition.
    2-3        (e)  When displayed permanently mounted on a staff, as for
    2-4  indoor or parade use, the state flag may be decorated with gold
    2-5  fringe and its staff with gold cords and tassels.
    2-6        (f)  When the state flag is displayed on a staff, the staff
    2-7  should be at least 2-1/2 times as long as the flag's hoist, and the
    2-8  state flag should be attached to the staff's peak.  The staff's
    2-9  finial should be either a lone star or a spearhead.
   2-10        (g)  The governor may prescribe additional rules with respect
   2-11  to the description of the state flag.  The governor shall set forth
   2-12  any alterations or additional rules in an executive order published
   2-13  in the Texas Register.
   2-14        SECTION 2.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
   2-15  Article 6139b to read as follows:
   2-16        Art. 6139b.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE FLAG.  (a)
   2-17  The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is, "Honor the Texas
   2-18  flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible."
   2-19        (b)  The pledge of allegiance to the state flag should be
   2-20  rendered by all present except those in uniform by standing at
   2-21  attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
   2-22  Individuals who are not in uniform and who are wearing a headdress
   2-23  that is easily removeable should remove their headdress with their
   2-24  right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, with the hand over the
   2-25  heart.  Individuals in uniform should remain silent, face the flag,
   2-26  and render the military salute.
   2-27        (c)  The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be
    3-1  recited at all public and private meetings at which the pledge of
    3-2  allegiance to the United States flag is recited and at state
    3-3  historical events and celebrations.
    3-4        (d)  The pledge of allegiance to the state flag should be
    3-5  recited after the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag if
    3-6  both are recited.
    3-7        SECTION 3.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
    3-8  Article 6139c to read as follows:
    3-9        Art. 6139c.  TEXAS FLAG CODE
   3-10        Sec. 1.  This article may be cited as the Texas Flag Code.
   3-11        Sec. 2.  The rules set out by Section 3 of this article
   3-12  govern the use of the state flag in this state.
   3-13        Sec. 3.  (a)  The state flag normally should not be displayed
   3-14  outdoors earlier than sunrise or later than sunset.  However, when
   3-15  a patriotic effect is desired, the state flag may be displayed 24
   3-16  hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness or
   3-17  may be displayed under the same circumstances as the United States
   3-18  flag may be displayed.
   3-19        (b)  The state flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
   3-20  ceremoniously.
   3-21        (c)  The state flag should not be displayed on days when the
   3-22  weather is inclement unless a weatherproof flag is displayed.
   3-23        (d)  The state flag should be displayed on all state holidays
   3-24  and on special occasions of historical significance.  Texas Flag
   3-25  Day shall be celebrated on March 2, Texas Independence Day.
   3-26        (e)  The state flag should be displayed daily on or near the
   3-27  main administration building of every state institution.
    4-1        (f)  The state flag, when carried in a procession with
    4-2  another flag or flags except the United States flag, should be
    4-3  either on the marching right, that is, the state flag's right, or,
    4-4  if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that
    4-5  line.  When the state flag is carried in a procession in which the
    4-6  United States flag is carried, the United States flag should be on
    4-7  the marching right, that is, the United States flag's right, and
    4-8  the state flag should be on the United States flag's left.
    4-9        (g)  The state flag should not be displayed on a float in a
   4-10  parade except from a staff or as provided in Subsection (o) of this
   4-11  section.
   4-12        (h)  The state flag should not be draped over the hood, top,
   4-13  side, or back of any vehicle, railroad train, boat, or aircraft.
   4-14  When the state flag is displayed on a motor vehicle, the staff
   4-15  should be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right
   4-16  fender.  If the United States flag is also displayed, its staff
   4-17  should be clamped to the right fender, and the state flag's staff
   4-18  should be clamped to the left fender.
   4-19        (i)  No flag or pennant other than the United States flag
   4-20  should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the state
   4-21  flag's right, that is, the observer's left.  When the state and
   4-22  United States flags are displayed at the same time, they should be
   4-23  flown on flagpoles of the same height, and the flags should be of
   4-24  approximately equal size.  The United States flag should be
   4-25  displayed to the United States flag's right, that is, the
   4-26  observer's left.  However, when it is necessary for the state and
   4-27  United States flags to be flown from the same flagpole, the state
    5-1  flag should be displayed underneath the United States flag.  When
    5-2  the state flag is displayed on a separate flagpole from the United
    5-3  States flag, the state flag should be hoisted after the United
    5-4  States flag is hoisted and lowered before the United States flag is
    5-5  lowered.
    5-6        (j)  When the state flag is displayed with another flag,
    5-7  other than the United States flag, against a wall from crossed
    5-8  staffs, the state flag should be on the state flag's right, that
    5-9  is, the observer's left, and its staff should be in front of the
   5-10  staff of the other flag.  When the state and United States flags
   5-11  are displayed against a wall from crossed staffs, the state flag
   5-12  should be on the United States flag's left, that is, the observer's
   5-13  right, and behind the staff of the United States flag.
   5-14        (k)  The state flag should be at the center and at the
   5-15  highest point of a group when a number of flags or pennants of
   5-16  municipalities, localities, organizations, or corporations are
   5-17  grouped and displayed from staffs.
   5-18        (l)  When flags or pennants of municipalities, localities,
   5-19  organizations, or corporations are flown on the same halyard with
   5-20  the state flag, the latter should always be at the peak.  When the
   5-21  flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the state flag should be
   5-22  hoisted first and lowered last.  Those flags or pennants may not be
   5-23  placed above the state flag or to the state flag's right, that is,
   5-24  the observer's left.
   5-25        (m)  When the state flag is displayed with the flags of other
   5-26  states of the United States, nations other than the United States,
   5-27  and international organizations, the state flag should be displayed
    6-1  on the state flag's right, that is, the observer's left, on a
    6-2  separate flagpole or staff.  This subsection does not apply to the
    6-3  United States or any agency of the United States, including the
    6-4  armed services, when federal law, custom, or practice dictates
    6-5  otherwise.  The state flag should not be displayed above the flags
    6-6  of other states of the United States, nations, and international
    6-7  organizations on the same flagpole, and the state flag should not
    6-8  be displayed from a higher flagpole or staff.
    6-9        (n)  When the state flag is displayed from a staff projecting
   6-10  horizontally or at an angle from a windowsill, balcony, or front of
   6-11  a building, the top of the flag should be placed at the peak of the
   6-12  staff unless the flag is at half-staff.  When the state flag is
   6-13  suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a
   6-14  pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out,
   6-15  white stripe first, from the building.
   6-16        (o)  When the state flag is displayed horizontally, the white
   6-17  stripe should be uppermost and to the state flag's left, that is,
   6-18  to the observer's right.  When displayed in a window, the state
   6-19  flag should be displayed in the same way, with the blue stripe to
   6-20  the left of an observer who is outside the window.  When the state
   6-21  flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost
   6-22  and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right, that is,
   6-23  to the observer's left.
   6-24        (p)  When the state flag is displayed over the middle of a
   6-25  street, it should be suspended vertically with the blue stripe
   6-26  uppermost and the white stripe to the north in an east and west
   6-27  street, or with the white stripe to the east in a north and south
    7-1  street.
    7-2        (q)  When used on a speaker's platform, the state flag, if
    7-3  displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker.
    7-4  If both the state and United States flags are displayed on a
    7-5  speaker's platform at the same time, the state flag should be on
    7-6  the state flag's left, that is, the observer's right, while the
    7-7  United States flag should be on the United States flag's right,
    7-8  that is, the observer's left.
    7-9        (r)  The state flag should form a distinctive feature of the
   7-10  ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be
   7-11  used as the covering for the statue or monument.
   7-12        (s)  The state flag, when flown at half-staff, should be
   7-13  first hoisted to the peak of the flagpole for an instant and then
   7-14  lowered to the half-staff position.  The state flag should be again
   7-15  raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.  On Memorial
   7-16  Day the state flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon
   7-17  only, then raised to the peak of the flagpole.  By order of the
   7-18  governor, the state flag shall be flown at half-staff on the death
   7-19  of an individual as a mark of respect to the individual's memory.
   7-20        (t)  When the state flag is used to cover a casket, it should
   7-21  be so placed that the blue stripe is at the head and the white
   7-22  stripe is over the left shoulder, that is, the observer's right.
   7-23  The state flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to
   7-24  touch the ground.
   7-25        (u)  When the state flag is suspended across a corridor or
   7-26  lobby in a building with only one main entrance, it should be
   7-27  suspended vertically with the white stripe of the flag to the
    8-1  observer's left on entering.  If the building has more than one
    8-2  main entrance, the state flag should be suspended vertically near
    8-3  the center of the corridor or lobby with the white stripe to the
    8-4  north, when entrances are to the east and west, or to the east,
    8-5  when entrances are to the north and south.  If there are entrances
    8-6  in more than two directions, the white stripe should be to the
    8-7  east.
    8-8        (v)  The state flag should not be dipped to any person or
    8-9  thing except as a mark of honor for the United States flag.
   8-10        (w)  When the state flag is displayed from a flagpole or
   8-11  staff, the white stripe should always be at the top of the flag,
   8-12  except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger
   8-13  to life or property.
   8-14        (x)  The state flag should not touch anything beneath it,
   8-15  such as the ground or the floor, and should not trail in water.
   8-16        (y)  The state flag should, when practicable, not be carried
   8-17  flat or horizontally, but aloft and free.
   8-18        (z)  The state flag should not be used as bedding or drapery.
   8-19  It should not be festooned, drawn back, or up, in folds, but always
   8-20  allowed to fall free.  Bunting of blue, white, and red, always
   8-21  arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red
   8-22  below, should be used instead of the state flag for  covering a
   8-23  speaker's desk, for draping the front of a platform, and for
   8-24  decoration in general.
   8-25        (aa)  The state flag should not be fastened, displayed, used,
   8-26  or stored in a manner that it can be easily torn, soiled, or
   8-27  damaged in any way.
    9-1        (bb)  The state flag should not be used as a covering for a
    9-2  ceiling.
    9-3        (cc)  The state flag should not have placed on any part of
    9-4  it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
    9-5  design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
    9-6        (dd)  The state flag should not be used as a receptacle for
    9-7  receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
    9-8        (ee)  Advertisements should not be fastened to a staff or
    9-9  halyard from which the state flag is flown.
   9-10        (ff)  The state flag, when it is in such a condition that it
   9-11  is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a
   9-12  dignified way, preferably by burning.
   9-13        (gg)  During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the state
   9-14  flag or when the state flag is passing in a parade or in review,
   9-15  all individuals present except those in uniform should face the
   9-16  state flag and stand at attention with the right hand over the
   9-17  heart.  Those present in uniform should render the military salute.
   9-18  When not in uniform, individuals who are wearing a headdress that
   9-19  is easily removeable should remove their headdress with their right
   9-20  hand and hold it at the left shoulder, with the hand over the
   9-21  heart.  Individuals who are not citizens of this state should stand
   9-22  at attention.  The salute to the state flag in a moving column
   9-23  should be rendered at the moment the state flag passes.
   9-24        Sec. 4.  The governor may alter, modify, or repeal any rule
   9-25  relating to the display of the state flag set forth in Section 3 or
   9-26  may prescribe additional rules with respect to the display of the
   9-27  state flag.  The governor shall set forth any alterations or
   10-1  additional rules in an executive order published in the Texas
   10-2  Register.
   10-3        Sec. 5.  (a)  A governmental subdivision or agency may not
   10-4  enact or enforce a law that prohibits:
   10-5              (1)  the display of a municipal flag, the state flag,
   10-6  the flag of another state of the United States, the United States
   10-7  flag, or the flag of a nation other than the United States; or
   10-8              (2)  any conduct covered by this article.
   10-9        (b)  This section does not apply to an action by a
  10-10  governmental subdivision or agency to enact or enforce a law
  10-11  established to protect the public health and safety.
  10-12        SECTION 4.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
  10-13  Article 6139d to read as follows:
  10-14        Art. 6139d.  FLAG OF THE GOVERNOR.  The governor may adopt a
  10-15  flag for the governor's official use.  The governor shall set forth
  10-16  the description of the flag in an executive order published in the
  10-17  Texas Register.
  10-18        SECTION 5.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
  10-19  Article 6139e to read as follows:
  10-20        Art. 6139e.  STATE SONG.  (a)  The state song is "Texas, Our
  10-21  Texas" by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright:
  10-22        Texas, our Texas!  All hail the mighty State!
  10-23        Texas, our Texas!  So wonderful so great!
  10-24        Boldest and grandest, Withstanding ev'ry test;
  10-25        O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest.
  10-26                                Refrain
  10-27        God bless you Texas!  And keep you brave and strong,
   11-1        That you may grow in power and worth, Thro'out the
   11-2             ages long.
   11-3        Texas, O Texas!  Your freeborn single star,
   11-4        Sends out its radiance to nations near and far.
   11-5        Emblem of freedom!  It sets our hearts aglow,
   11-6        With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo.
   11-7                                Refrain
   11-8        Texas, dear Texas!  From tyrant grip now free,
   11-9        Shines forth in splendor your star of destiny!
  11-10        Mother of heroes!  We come your children true,
  11-11        Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you.
  11-12                                Refrain
  11-13        (b)  During the rendition of the state song when the state
  11-14  flag is displayed, all individuals present except those in uniform
  11-15  should stand at attention facing the state flag with the right hand
  11-16  over the heart.  Those present in uniform should render the
  11-17  military salute at the first note of the state song and retain this
  11-18  position until the last note.  When not in uniform, individuals who
  11-19  are wearing a headdress that is easily removeable should remove
  11-20  their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left
  11-21  shoulder, with the hand over the heart.  Individuals who are not
  11-22  citizens of this state should stand at attention.
  11-23        (c)  When the state flag is not displayed, those present
  11-24  should face toward the music and act in the same manner as they
  11-25  would if the state flag were displayed there.
  11-26        (d)  The state song should be rendered after the national
  11-27  anthem if both are rendered.
   12-1        SECTION 6.  Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
   12-2  Article 6139f to read as follows:
   12-3        Art. 6139f.  STATE SEAL; STATE ARMS.  (a)  The state seal is
   12-4  as provided by Article IV, Section 19, of the Texas Constitution.
   12-5        (b)  The reverse of the state seal contains a shield,
   12-6  displaying a depiction of the Alamo, the cannon of the Battle of
   12-7  Gonzales, and Vince's Bridge.  The shield is encircled by live oak
   12-8  and olive branches, and the unfurled flags of the Kingdom of
   12-9  France, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Mexican States, the
  12-10  Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the
  12-11  United States of America.  Above the shield is emblazoned the
  12-12  motto, "REMEMBER THE ALAMO," and beneath it are the words, "TEXAS
  12-13  ONE AND INDIVISIBLE," with a white five-pointed star hanging over
  12-14  the shield, centered between the flags.
  12-15        (c)  The state arms are a white star of five points, on an
  12-16  azure ground, encircled by olive and live oak branches.
  12-17        (d)  The secretary of state, by rule, shall adopt standard
  12-18  designs for the state seal, the reverse of the state seal, and the
  12-19  state arms.
  12-20        (e)  A law that requires the use of the state seal does not
  12-21  require the use of the state arms or the reverse of the state seal.
  12-22        SECTION 7.  Section 2.02, Education Code, is amended to read
  12-23  as follows:
  12-24        Sec. 2.02.  THE FLYING OF THE STATE FLAG.  On all regular
  12-25  school days, every school and other educational institution covered
  12-26  by this code shall fly the state <Texas> flag in accordance with
  12-27  the Texas Flag Code, Article 6139c, Revised Statutes <general rules
   13-1  governing its use>.
   13-2        SECTION 8.  Section 17.08, Business & Commerce Code, is
   13-3  amended to read as follows:
   13-4        Sec. 17.08.  Private Use of State <Great> Seal <of Texas>.
   13-5  (a)  In this section:
   13-6              (1)  "Commercial purpose" means a purpose that is
   13-7  intended to result in a profit or other tangible benefit but does
   13-8  not include:
   13-9                    (A)  <an> official use of the state seal or a
  13-10  representation of the state seal in a state function;
  13-11                    (B)  <or the> use of the state seal <Great Seal
  13-12  of Texas> or a representation of the state seal <Great Seal of
  13-13  Texas> for a political purpose by an elected official of this
  13-14  state;
  13-15                    (C)  use of the state seal or a representation of
  13-16  the state seal in an encyclopedia, dictionary, book, journal,
  13-17  pamphlet, periodical, magazine, or newspaper incident to a
  13-18  description or history of seals, coats of arms, heraldry, or this
  13-19  state;
  13-20                    (D)  use of the state seal or a representation of
  13-21  the state seal in a library, museum, or educational facility
  13-22  incident to descriptions or exhibits relating to seals, coats of
  13-23  arms, heraldry, or this state;
  13-24                    (E)  use of the state seal or a representation of
  13-25  the state seal in a theatrical, motion-picture, television, or
  13-26  similar production for a historical, educational, or newsworthy
  13-27  purpose; or
   14-1                    (F)  use of the state seal or a representation of
   14-2  the state seal for another historical, educational, or newsworthy
   14-3  purpose if authorized in writing by the secretary of state.
   14-4              (2)  "Representation of the state seal <Great Seal of
   14-5  Texas>" includes a nonexact representation that the secretary of
   14-6  state determines is deceptively similar to the state seal.  <Great
   14-7  Seal of Texas;>
   14-8              (3)  "Official use" means the use of the state seal
   14-9  <Great Seal of Texas> by an officer or employee of this state in
  14-10  performing a state function.<;>
  14-11              (4)  "State function" means a state governmental
  14-12  activity authorized or required by law.
  14-13              (5)  "State seal" means the state seal, the reverse of
  14-14  the state seal, and the state arms as defined by Article 6139f,
  14-15  Revised Statutes.
  14-16        (b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person
  14-17  may not use a representation of the state seal <Great Seal of
  14-18  Texas>:
  14-19              (1)  to advertise or publicize tangible personal
  14-20  property or a commercial undertaking; or
  14-21              (2)  for another commercial purpose.
  14-22        (c)  A person may use a representation of the state seal
  14-23  <Great Seal of Texas> for a commercial purpose if the person
  14-24  obtains a license from the secretary of state for that use.  The
  14-25  secretary of state, under the authority vested in the secretary as
  14-26  custodian of the seal under Article IV, Section 19, of the Texas
  14-27  Constitution, shall issue a license to a person who applies for a
   15-1  license on a form provided by the secretary of state and who pays
   15-2  the fees required under this section if the secretary of state
   15-3  determines that the use is in the best interests of the state and
   15-4  not detrimental to the image of the state.  A license issued under
   15-5  this section expires one year after the date of issuance and may be
   15-6  renewed.
   15-7        (d)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules relating to the
   15-8  use of the state seal <Great Seal of Texas> by a person licensed
   15-9  under this section.  The secretary of state shall adopt the rules
  15-10  in the manner provided by the Administrative Procedure and Texas
  15-11  Register Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
  15-12        (e)  The application fee for a license under this section is
  15-13  $35.  The license fee for an original or renewal license is $250.
  15-14  In addition to those fees, each licensee shall pay an amount equal
  15-15  to three percent of the licensee's annual gross receipts related to
  15-16  the licensed use in excess of $5,000 to the state as a royalty fee.
  15-17        (f)  A person licensed under this section shall maintain
  15-18  records relating to the licensee's use of the state seal <Great
  15-19  Seal of Texas> in the manner required by the rules of the secretary
  15-20  of state.  The secretary of state may examine the records during
  15-21  reasonable business hours to determine the licensee's compliance
  15-22  with this section.  Each licensee shall display the license in a
  15-23  conspicuous manner in the licensee's office or place of business.
  15-24        (g)  The secretary of state may suspend or revoke a license
  15-25  issued under this section for failure to comply with this section
  15-26  or the rules adopted under this section.  The secretary of state
  15-27  may bring a civil action to enjoin a violation of this section or
   16-1  the rules adopted under this section.
   16-2        (h)  A person who reproduces an official document bearing the
   16-3  state seal <Great Seal of Texas> does not violate Subsection (b) of
   16-4  this section if the document is:
   16-5              (1)  reproduced in complete form; and
   16-6              (2)  used for a purpose related to the purpose for
   16-7  which the document was issued by the state.
   16-8        (i)  A person who violates a provision of Subsection (b) of
   16-9  this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is
  16-10  a Class C misdemeanor.
  16-11        (j)  A person who violates Subsection (b) of this section
  16-12  commits a separate offense each day that the person violates a
  16-13  provision of that subsection.
  16-14        SECTION 9.  Sections 9A(a) and (b), State Aircraft Pooling
  16-15  Act (Article 4413(34b), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended
  16-16  to read as follows:
  16-17        (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section,
  16-18  all aircraft owned or leased by the state shall be marked:
  16-19              (1)  with the <Texas> state seal on each side of the
  16-20  aircraft's vertical stabilizer; and
  16-21              (2)  with the words "The State of Texas" on each side
  16-22  of the aircraft's fuselage.
  16-23        (b)  The board shall, consistent with federal regulations and
  16-24  Article 6139f, Revised Statutes, and its subsequent amendments,
  16-25  adopt rules governing the color, size, and location of marks of
  16-26  identification required by this section.
  16-27        SECTION 10.  Section 30, The Securities Act (Article 581-30,
   17-1  Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
   17-2        Sec. 30.  Certified Copies of Papers Filed with Commissioner
   17-3  as Evidence.  Copies of all papers, instruments, or documents filed
   17-4  in the office of the Commissioner, certified by the Commissioner,
   17-5  shall be admitted to be read in evidence in all courts of law and
   17-6  elsewhere in this state in all cases where the original would be
   17-7  admitted in evidence; provided, that in any proceeding in the court
   17-8  having jurisdiction, the court may, on cause shown, require the
   17-9  production of the originals.
  17-10        The Commissioner shall assume custody of all records of the
  17-11  Securities Divisions within the offices of the Secretary of State
  17-12  and of the Board of Insurance Commissioners, and henceforth these
  17-13  prior records shall be proven under certificate of the
  17-14  Commissioner.
  17-15        In any prosecution, action, suit or proceeding before any of
  17-16  the several courts of this state based upon or arising out of or
  17-17  under the provisions of this Act, a certificate under the state
  17-18  seal <of the state>, duly signed by the Commissioner, showing
  17-19  compliance or non-compliance with the provisions of this Act
  17-20  respecting compliance or non-compliance with the provisions of this
  17-21  Act by any dealer or salesman, shall constitute prima facie
  17-22  evidence of such compliance or of such non-compliance with the
  17-23  provisions of this Act, as the case may be, and shall be admissible
  17-24  in evidence in any action at law or in equity to enforce the
  17-25  provisions of this Act.
  17-26        SECTION 11.  Section 3, Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of
  17-27  Public Officials Act (Article 717j-1, Vernon's Texas Civil
   18-1  Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
   18-2        Sec. 3.  Facsimile Seal.  When the state seal <of this
   18-3  state>, the seal of any of the state's <its> political
   18-4  subdivisions, or the seal of any department, agency, or other
   18-5  instrumentality of this state or its political subdivisions is
   18-6  required in the execution, authentication, certification, or
   18-7  endorsement of a public security, eligible contract, instrument of
   18-8  payment or certificate of assessment, the authorized officer may
   18-9  cause the seal to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped, or
  18-10  otherwise placed in facsimile thereon.  The facsimile seal has the
  18-11  same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
  18-12        SECTION 12.  Section 4.058, Public Facility Corporation Act
  18-13  (Article 717s, Revised Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
  18-14        Sec. 4.058.  Documents as prima facie evidence.  The
  18-15  following documents shall be received by a court, public office, or
  18-16  official body as prima facie evidence of the facts, or the
  18-17  existence or nonexistence of the facts, stated in the document:
  18-18              (1)  a certificate issued by the secretary of state
  18-19  under this article;
  18-20              (2)  a copy, certified by the secretary of state, of a
  18-21  document filed in the office of the secretary of state under this
  18-22  article; and
  18-23              (3)  a certificate of the secretary of state under the
  18-24  state seal <Great Seal of Texas> as to the existence or
  18-25  nonexistence of a fact relating to a corporation that would not
  18-26  appear from a document or certificate under Subdivision (1) or (2)
  18-27  of this section.
   19-1        SECTION 13.  Section 9.06, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act
   19-2  (Article 1396-9.06, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   19-3  read as follows:
   19-4        Sec. 9.06.  Certificates and Certified Copies to be Received
   19-5  in Evidence.  A.  All certificates issued by the Secretary of State
   19-6  in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and all copies of
   19-7  documents filed in his office, in accordance with the provisions of
   19-8  this Act when certified by him, shall be taken and received in all
   19-9  courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence
  19-10  of the facts therein stated and may be officially recorded.  A
  19-11  certificate by the Secretary of State under the state <great> seal
  19-12  <of this State>, as to the existence or non-existence of the facts
  19-13  relating to corporations which would not appear from a certified
  19-14  copy of any of the foregoing documents or certificates shall be
  19-15  taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official
  19-16  bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or non-existence of
  19-17  the facts therein stated.
  19-18        SECTION 14.  Section 8, Electric Cooperative Corporation Act
  19-19  (Article 1528b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
  19-20  as follows:
  19-21        Sec. 8.  Execution, Filing, and Recording of Articles of
  19-22  Incorporation.  When the incorporators of any corporation shall
  19-23  furnish satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of State of a
  19-24  compliance with the provisions of this Act, said officer shall
  19-25  receive, file, and record the articles of incorporation of such
  19-26  corporation in his office, upon application and payment of all fees
  19-27  therefor, and give a certificate showing the recording of such
   20-1  articles and authority to do business thereunder.  The articles
   20-2  shall thereupon be filed in the office of the Secretary of State,
   20-3  who shall record same at length in a book to be kept for that
   20-4  purpose, and retain the original on file in his office.  A copy of
   20-5  the articles, or of the record thereof, certified under the state
   20-6  seal <Great Seal of the State>, shall be evidence of the creation
   20-7  of the corporation.  The existence of the corporation shall date
   20-8  from the filing of the articles in the office of the Secretary of
   20-9  State.  The certificate of the Secretary of State shall be evidence
  20-10  of such filing.
  20-11        SECTION 15.  Section 7, Telephone Cooperative Act (Article
  20-12  1528c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
  20-13  follows:
  20-14        Sec. 7.  Execution, Filing, and Recording of Articles of
  20-15  Incorporation.  When the incorporators of any corporation shall
  20-16  furnish satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of State of a
  20-17  compliance with the provisions of this Act, said officer shall
  20-18  receive, file, and record the articles of incorporation of such
  20-19  corporation in his office, upon application and payment of all fees
  20-20  therefor, and give a certificate showing the recording of such
  20-21  articles and authority to do business thereunder.  The articles
  20-22  shall thereupon be filed in the office of the Secretary of State,
  20-23  who shall record same at length in a book to be kept for that
  20-24  purpose, and retain the original on file in his office.  A copy of
  20-25  the articles, or of the record thereof, certified under the state
  20-26  seal <Great Seal of the State>, shall be evidence of the creation
  20-27  of the corporation.  The existence of the corporation shall date
   21-1  from the filing of the articles in the office of the Secretary of
   21-2  State.  The certificate of the Secretary of State shall be evidence
   21-3  of such filing.
   21-4        SECTION 16.  Section 1, Chapter 65, Acts of the 43rd
   21-5  Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1934 (Article 2606a, Vernon's
   21-6  Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
   21-7        Sec. 1.  The Governor of the State of Texas is hereby
   21-8  authorized to have printed manuscript bonds of the State of Texas
   21-9  in convenient denominations to be determined by him for the purpose
  21-10  of refunding the principal of the bonds hereinafter mentioned.
  21-11  Said bonds shall be designated "State of Texas Refunding Bonds,
  21-12  Issue of 1934."  Said bonds shall be numbered and dated as
  21-13  hereinafter indicated and shall bear the rate of interest
  21-14  hereinafter fixed, and shall become due and payable on the dates
  21-15  hereinafter shown.  Interest paying dates on the various bonds
  21-16  authorized herein shall be fixed as hereinafter indicated.  The
  21-17  form of such bonds shall be prepared by the Attorney General.  Each
  21-18  of them shall be signed by the Governor and the Treasurer of the
  21-19  State of Texas and countersigned and registered by the Comptroller,
  21-20  and shall have the state seal <of Texas> affixed thereto.
  21-21        SECTION 17.  Article 4012, Revised Statutes, is amended to
  21-22  read as follows:
  21-23        Art. 4012.  Evidence of authority.  Any veteran of any of the
  21-24  wars mentioned in this title, their wives, widows or members of
  21-25  their families, and any minister of religion, or any fireman,
  21-26  sister of charity or member of any religious society of like
  21-27  character, who desires to receive the benefits of free or reduced
   22-1  transportation as mentioned in this title shall present to the
   22-2  president, manager, officer, or person authorized to issue such
   22-3  transportation satisfactory evidence that he or she is entitled
   22-4  thereto, as herein provided.  The officers entitled to the benefits
   22-5  of this law shall, when presenting themselves to the agent of any
   22-6  such railway or interurban railway company for the purchase of a
   22-7  ticket or to pay his fare, exhibit to such agent in case of the
   22-8  Adjutant General and State Rangers a certificate of the Secretary
   22-9  of State under the state seal, in case of sheriffs and constables
  22-10  and their deputies a certificate under seal of the county judge of
  22-11  the county where they hold office and in case of officers of a city
  22-12  or town a certificate under seal of the mayor of such city or town
  22-13  stating that such person is entitled to the reduced fare herein
  22-14  provided for.  Sheriffs and constables shall designate in writing
  22-15  the two deputies entitled to the reduced rates herein provided for.
  22-16  If the sheriff or constable has designated two deputies who are
  22-17  entitled to such reduced rates, then no deputy of such sheriff or
  22-18  constable shall be entitled to free transportation under the
  22-19  provisions of the pass laws of this State.
  22-20        SECTION 18.  Section 5, Chapter 94, Acts of the 51st
  22-21  Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 4512b, Vernon's Texas
  22-22  Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
  22-23        Sec. 5.  The Board shall preserve a record of its proceedings
  22-24  in a book kept for that purpose, showing name, age, place, and
  22-25  duration of residence of each applicant, the time spent in the
  22-26  study of chiropractic in respective chiropractic schools, together
  22-27  with such other information as the Board may desire to record.
   23-1  Said register shall also show whether applicants were rejected or
   23-2  licensed and shall be prima-facie evidence of all matters contained
   23-3  therein.  The secretary of the Board shall on May 1st of each year
   23-4  transmit an official copy of said register to the Secretary of
   23-5  State for permanent record, a certified copy of which, with hand
   23-6  and seal of the secretary of said Board or the hand of the
   23-7  Secretary of State under the state seal, shall be admitted in
   23-8  evidence in all courts.
   23-9        SECTION 19.  Subdivision (2), Subsection E, Section 2,
  23-10  Chapter 251, Acts of the 53rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1953
  23-11  (Article 4582b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
  23-12  as follows:
  23-13              (2)  The commission shall file annually with the
  23-14  Governor a list of the names of all duly licensed funeral
  23-15  directors, embalmers, and funeral establishments.  A copy shall be
  23-16  filed with the Secretary of State for permanent record, a certified
  23-17  copy of which, under the hand <and seal> of the Secretary of State
  23-18  and the state seal, shall be admissible as evidence in all courts.
  23-19        SECTION 20.  Section 5, Chapter 104, Acts of the 48th
  23-20  Legislature, Regular Session, 1943 (Article 5154a, Vernon's Texas
  23-21  Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
  23-22        Sec. 5.  Organizers.  All labor union organizers operating in
  23-23  the State of Texas shall be required to file with the Secretary of
  23-24  State, before soliciting any members for his organization, a
  23-25  written request by United States mail, or shall apply in person for
  23-26  an organizer's card, stating (a) his name in full; (b) his labor
  23-27  union affiliations, if any; (c) describing his credentials and
   24-1  attaching thereto a copy thereof, which application shall be signed
   24-2  by him.  Upon such applications being filed, the Secretary of State
   24-3  shall issue to the applicant a card on which shall appear the
   24-4  following:  (1) the applicant's name; (2) his union affiliation;
   24-5  (3) a space for his personal signature; (4) a designation, "labor
   24-6  organizer"; and, (5) the signature of the Secretary of State, dated
   24-7  and attested by the state <his> seal <of office>.  Such organizer
   24-8  shall at all times, when soliciting members, carry such card, and
   24-9  shall exhibit the same when requested to do so by a person being so
  24-10  solicited for membership.
  24-11        SECTION 21.  Section 7(a), Chapter 111, Acts of the 61st
  24-12  Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 6144h, Vernon's Texas
  24-13  Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
  24-14        (a)  The decoration shall display the state seal <Great Seal
  24-15  of the State of Texas> with the words "Distinguished Service Medal"
  24-16  engraved in a circle thereon, and shall be suspended from a bar of
  24-17  red, white, and blue.
  24-18        SECTION 22.  Article 6265, Revised Statutes, is amended to
  24-19  read as follows:
  24-20        Art. 6265.  Beginning of existence.  The existence of such
  24-21  corporation shall date from the filing of the articles of
  24-22  incorporation in the office of the Secretary of State, and the
  24-23  certificate of the Secretary of State under the state seal <of the
  24-24  State>, shall be evidence of such filing.
  24-25        SECTION 23.  Article 6528, Revised Statutes, is amended to
  24-26  read as follows:
  24-27        Art. 6528.  Registering bonds.  When such bonds shall be
   25-1  presented to the Secretary of State with said direction to
   25-2  register, he shall register said bonds by entering a description
   25-3  thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall show the
   25-4  date, number, amount, when due, the rate of interest on each bond,
   25-5  and also the date when the same is registered.  The Secretary of
   25-6  State shall indorse on each bond, under the state seal <of his
   25-7  office> and his official signature, together with the date thereof,
   25-8  as follows:  "This bond is registered under the direction of the
   25-9  Railroad Commission of Texas."  Provided, however, that at the
  25-10  direction of the Secretary of State the state <his said> seal may
  25-11  be a facsimile seal in lieu of the <his> manually impressed state
  25-12  seal and his said signature may be his facsimile signature in lieu
  25-13  of his manual signature.  No bond or other evidence of debt,
  25-14  hereafter issued by or under the authority of any person, firm,
  25-15  corporation, court, or railroad company, whereby a lien is created
  25-16  on its franchise or property situated in this State, shall be valid
  25-17  or have any force until the same has been registered as required
  25-18  herein.
  25-19        SECTION 24.  Section 201.048(d), Agriculture Code, is amended
  25-20  to read as follows:
  25-21        (d)  The secretary of state shall make and issue to the
  25-22  directors a certificate, under the state seal <of this state>, of
  25-23  the due organization of the conservation district.  The secretary
  25-24  shall record the certificate with the application and statement.
  25-25        SECTION 25.  Article 9.05, Texas Business Corporation Act, is
  25-26  amended to read as follows:
  25-27        Art. 9.05.  Certificates and Certified Copies to be Received
   26-1  in Evidence.  A.  All certificates issued by the Secretary of State
   26-2  in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and all copies of
   26-3  documents filed in his office in accordance with the provisions of
   26-4  this Act, when certified by him, shall be taken and received in all
   26-5  courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence
   26-6  of the facts therein stated, and shall be subject to recordation.
   26-7  A certificate by the Secretary of State, under the state <great>
   26-8  seal <of this State>, as to the existence or non-existence of the
   26-9  facts relating to corporations which would not appear from a
  26-10  certified copy of any of the foregoing documents or certificates
  26-11  shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and
  26-12  official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or
  26-13  non-existence of the facts therein stated.
  26-14        SECTION 26.  Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  26-15  amended to read as follows:
  26-16        Art. 48.03.  Governor's acts under seal.  All remissions of
  26-17  fines and forfeitures, and all reprieves, commutations of
  26-18  punishment and pardons, shall be signed by the Governor, and
  26-19  certified by the Secretary of State, under the state <great> seal
  26-20  <of State>, and shall be forthwith obeyed by any officer to whom
  26-21  the same may be presented.
  26-22        SECTION 27.  Section 22, Article 51.13, Code of Criminal
  26-23  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
  26-24        Sec. 22.  FUGITIVES FROM THIS STATE; DUTY OF GOVERNOR.
  26-25  Whenever the Governor of this State shall demand a person charged
  26-26  with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms
  26-27  of his bail, probation or parole in this State, from the Executive
   27-1  Authority of any other State, or from the Chief Justice or an
   27-2  Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
   27-3  authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United
   27-4  States, he shall issue a warrant under the state seal <of this
   27-5  State>, to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so
   27-6  charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of
   27-7  the county in this State in which the offense was committed, or in
   27-8  which the prosecution for such offense is then pending.
   27-9        SECTION 28.  Section 52.11(h), Education Code, is amended to
  27-10  read as follows:
  27-11        (h)  The bonds shall be executed on behalf of the
  27-12  coordinating board, or its successor, as general obligations of the
  27-13  State of Texas in the following manner:  They shall be signed by
  27-14  the chairman or vice chairman and the secretary of the board, and
  27-15  the seal of the board shall be impressed on them.  They shall be
  27-16  signed by the governor and attested by the secretary of state and
  27-17  the state seal <of the state> impressed on them.  The resolution
  27-18  authorizing the issuance of any installment or series of bonds may
  27-19  prescribe the extent to which facsimile signatures and facsimile
  27-20  seals may be used in executing the bonds and appurtenant coupons.
  27-21  Interest coupons may be signed with the facsimile signatures of the
  27-22  chairman or vice chairman and the secretary of the board.  In the
  27-23  event any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on
  27-24  any bond or coupon ceases to hold that office before the delivery
  27-25  of the bond or coupon, the signature will nevertheless be valid and
  27-26  sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until
  27-27  the delivery had been made.
   28-1        SECTION 29.  Section 88.204, Education Code, is amended to
   28-2  read as follows:
   28-3        Sec. 88.204.  SALE OF STATIONS.  If property used in the
   28-4  operation of a station is sold, the title to the property shall not
   28-5  pass from this state until a deed of conveyance is made to the
   28-6  purchaser, duly signed by the governor and attested by the
   28-7  secretary of state under the state <his official> seal.  All funds
   28-8  received from the sale of station lands or property shall be
   28-9  deposited in the state treasury and shall be paid out in accordance
  28-10  with the provisions of this subchapter.
  28-11        SECTION 30.  Section 255.006(c), Election Code, is amended to
  28-12  read as follows:
  28-13        (c)  A person other than an officeholder commits an offense
  28-14  if the person knowingly uses a representation of the state seal
  28-15  <Great Seal of Texas> in political advertising.
  28-16        SECTION 31.  Section 441.059(a), Government Code, is amended
  28-17  to read as follows:
  28-18        (a)  The records preservation officer shall prescribe the
  28-19  place and manner of safekeeping of essential records or
  28-20  preservation duplicates and shall establish storage facilities for
  28-21  the records and duplicates.  At least one copy of each essential
  28-22  record and a duplicate state seal <of the state> shall be stored in
  28-23  the safest possible location in facilities constructed to withstand
  28-24  blast, fire, water, and other destructive forces.  The facilities
  28-25  must be in a place other than the legally designated or customary
  28-26  storage location for the records or duplicates.  The records
  28-27  preservation officer shall properly maintain essential records and
   29-1  preservation duplicates that the records preservation officer
   29-2  stores.
   29-3        SECTION 32.  Section 465.025(d), Government Code, is amended
   29-4  to read as follows:
   29-5        (d)  The bonds may be issued in the form and denominations
   29-6  and executed in the manner and under the terms, conditions, and
   29-7  details determined by the commission or a financing corporation, as
   29-8  applicable, in the resolution authorizing their issuance.  The
   29-9  bonds issued by the commission must be signed on behalf of the
  29-10  state by the governor, have the state seal <of the state> impressed
  29-11  on them, and be attested by the secretary of state.  If any officer
  29-12  whose manual or facsimile signature appears on the bonds ceases to
  29-13  be an officer, the signature is still valid and sufficient for all
  29-14  purposes as if the officer had remained in office.
  29-15        SECTION 33.  Section 221.104, Health and Safety Code, is
  29-16  amended to read as follows:
  29-17        Sec. 221.104.  DOCUMENTS AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.  The
  29-18  following documents shall be received by a court, public office, or
  29-19  official body as prima facie evidence of the facts, or the
  29-20  existence or nonexistence of the facts, stated in the document:
  29-21              (1)  a certificate issued by the secretary of state
  29-22  under this chapter;
  29-23              (2)  a copy, certified by the secretary of state, of a
  29-24  document filed in the office of the secretary of state under this
  29-25  chapter; and
  29-26              (3)  a certificate of the secretary of state under the
  29-27  state seal <Great Seal of Texas> as to the existence or
   30-1  nonexistence of a fact relating to a development corporation that
   30-2  would not appear from a document or certificate under Subdivision
   30-3  (1) or (2).
   30-4        SECTION 34.  Section 345.063(b), Health and Safety Code, is
   30-5  amended to read as follows:
   30-6        (b)  The stamps must contain:
   30-7              (1)  a replica of the state seal <Great Seal of Texas>;
   30-8              (2)  the registry number, the serial numbers, or both;
   30-9  and
  30-10              (3)  any other information as determined by the
  30-11  department.
  30-12        SECTION 35.  Section 51.243(a), Natural Resources Code, is
  30-13  amended to read as follows:
  30-14        (a)  Each patent for land from the state shall be issued in
  30-15  the name and by authority of the state under the state seal <of the
  30-16  state> and the land office seal and shall be signed by the governor
  30-17  and countersigned by the commissioner.
  30-18        SECTION 36.  Section 161.116(b), Natural Resources Code, is
  30-19  amended to read as follows:
  30-20        (b)  The bonds shall be signed by the chairman and the
  30-21  secretary of the board and the seal of the board shall be impressed
  30-22  on the bonds.  In addition, the bonds shall be signed by the
  30-23  governor and attested by the Secretary of State with the state seal
  30-24  <of the state> impressed on the bonds.
  30-25        SECTION 37.  Section 162.036(b), Natural Resources Code, is
  30-26  amended to read as follows:
  30-27        (b)  The bonds shall be signed by the chairman and the
   31-1  secretary of the board and the seal of the board shall be impressed
   31-2  on the bonds.  In addition, the bonds shall be signed by the
   31-3  governor and attested by the secretary of state with the state seal
   31-4  <of the state> impressed on the bonds.
   31-5        SECTION 38.  Section 171.355(d), Tax Code, is amended to read
   31-6  as follows:
   31-7        (d)  The failure of the secretary of state to mail a copy of
   31-8  legal process to a corporation does not affect the validity of the
   31-9  service of process.  It is competent and sufficient proof of the
  31-10  service of process that the secretary of state certifies under the
  31-11  state <secretary's official> seal the receipt of the process.
  31-12        SECTION 39.  Article 8253, Revised Statutes, is amended to
  31-13  read as follows:
  31-14        Art. 8253.  BRANCH PILOT LICENSE.  All branch pilots
  31-15  appointed under and in accordance with this law or the rules and
  31-16  regulations of such navigation district shall enter into bond with
  31-17  one or more good and sufficient sureties in the sum of five
  31-18  thousand dollars, payable to the Governor, conditioned upon the
  31-19  faithful performance on any employee which together with any other
  31-20  insurance under commissioners of such district, and shall be
  31-21  deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.  Each pilot
  31-22  shall also take the official oath, which shall be endorsed on said
  31-23  bond.  Upon the filing of said bond, and the taking of said oath,
  31-24  the commissioners of such district shall certify to the Governor
  31-25  that each branch pilot has duly qualified to act as such, and
  31-26  thereupon the Governor shall issue to said branch pilot, in the
  31-27  name and under the state seal <of the State>, a commission to serve
   32-1  as branch pilot from such ports, across any intermediate bars, to
   32-2  the open gulf; and said commission shall be for a term of four
   32-3  years, unless such branch pilot shall be dismissed from service by
   32-4  said navigation and canal commissioners, in which event such
   32-5  commission shall expire.
   32-6        SECTION 40.  Section 4.06, Houston Pilots Licensing and
   32-7  Regulatory Act (Article 8280a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
   32-8  amended to read as follows:
   32-9        Sec. 4.06.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  On filing of the bond and
  32-10  oath provided by Section 4.09 of this Act, the board shall certify
  32-11  to the governor that the branch pilot has duly qualified to act as
  32-12  a branch pilot, and on receiving this certification, the governor
  32-13  shall issue to the branch pilot, in the name and under the state
  32-14  seal <of the state>, a commission to serve as a branch pilot from
  32-15  the ports within the jurisdiction of the board, across intermediate
  32-16  bars, to and from the open gulf.
  32-17        SECTION 41.  Section 4.06(a), Galveston County Pilots
  32-18  Licensing and Regulatory Act (Article 8280b, Vernon's Texas Civil
  32-19  Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
  32-20        (a)  On filing of the bond and oath provided by Section 4.09
  32-21  of this Act, the board shall certify to the governor that the
  32-22  branch pilot has duly qualified to act as a branch pilot, and on
  32-23  receiving this certification, the governor shall issue to the
  32-24  branch pilot, in the name and under the state seal <of the state>,
  32-25  a commission to serve as a branch pilot from the ports within the
  32-26  jurisdiction of the board, across intermediate bars, to and from
  32-27  the open gulf.
   33-1        SECTION 42.  Section 4.06(a), Brazoria County Pilots
   33-2  Licensing and Regulatory Act (Article 8280c, Vernon's Texas Civil
   33-3  Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
   33-4        (a)  On filing of the bond and oath provided by Section 4.09
   33-5  of this Act, the board shall certify to the governor that the
   33-6  branch pilot has qualified to act as a branch pilot, and on
   33-7  receiving this certification, the governor shall issue to the
   33-8  branch pilot, in the name and under the state seal <of the state>,
   33-9  a commission to serve as a branch pilot from the ports within the
  33-10  jurisdiction of the board, across intermediate bars, to and from
  33-11  the open gulf.
  33-12        SECTION 43.  The following laws are repealed:
  33-13              (1)  Articles 6139, 6140, 6141, and 6142, Revised
  33-14  Statutes;
  33-15              (2)  Chapter 87, General Laws, Acts of the 43rd
  33-16  Legislature, Regular Session, 1933 (Article 6142a, Vernon's Texas
  33-17  Civil Statutes);
  33-18              (3)  Chapter 77, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular
  33-19  Session, 1955 (Article 6142b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);
  33-20              (4)  Section 11.05, State Purchasing and General
  33-21  Services Act (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and
  33-22              (5)  Section 17.07, Business & Commerce Code.
  33-23        SECTION 44.  This Act applies only to a license issued under
  33-24  Section 17.08, Business & Commerce Code, on or after the effective
  33-25  date of this Act.  A license issued before the effective date of
  33-26  this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the license
  33-27  was issued, and that law is continued in effect for this purpose.
   34-1        SECTION 45.  The change in the designation of the Great Seal
   34-2  of the State of Texas, the seal of the secretary of state, or any
   34-3  other seal under this Act does not affect the validity of any
   34-4  document signed or any other act performed under seal before the
   34-5  effective date of this Act.
   34-6        SECTION 46.  The change in law made by Section 43 of this Act
   34-7  does not apply to a civil action commenced before the effective
   34-8  date of this Act.  A civil action commenced before the effective
   34-9  date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the action
  34-10  was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for this
  34-11  purpose.
  34-12        SECTION 47.  The repeal of Section 11.05, State Purchasing
  34-13  and General Services Act (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil
  34-14  Statutes), does not affect the validity of a contract entered into
  34-15  under that section before the effective date of this Act.
  34-16        SECTION 48.  (a)  The change in law made by Section 43 of
  34-17  this Act does not apply to the prosecution of an offense committed
  34-18  before the effective date of this Act.  For purposes of this
  34-19  section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this
  34-20  Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.
  34-21        (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
  34-22  Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
  34-23  and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
  34-24        SECTION 49.  Each board, commission, department, institution,
  34-25  office, or other agency of the state government, including an
  34-26  institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
  34-27  Education Code, shall use the state flags, staffs, and finials and
   35-1  any item bearing the Great Seal of Texas it has on the effective
   35-2  date of this Act until those items are unserviceable.
   35-3        SECTION 50.  The importance of this legislation and the
   35-4  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   35-5  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   35-6  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   35-7  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.