1-1 By: Holzheauser (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.J.R. No. 21 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 1993; 1-3 May 12, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 25, 1993, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 25, 1993, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Armbrister x 1-10 Leedom x 1-11 Carriker x 1-12 Henderson x 1-13 Madla x 1-14 Moncrief x 1-15 Patterson x 1-16 Rosson x 1-17 Shapiro x 1-18 Wentworth x 1-19 Whitmire x 1-20 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-21 proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of 1-22 county surveyor in Jackson County. 1-23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Article XVI, Section 44, of the Texas 1-25 Constitution is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as 1-26 follows: 1-27 (h) The office of County Surveyor in Jackson County is 1-28 abolished. The powers, duties, and functions of the office are 1-29 transferred to the county officer or employee designated by the 1-30 commissioners court, and the commissioners court may change its 1-31 designation as it considers appropriate. 1-32 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-33 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 2, 1-34 1993. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or 1-35 against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment abolishing 1-36 the office of county surveyor in Jackson County." 1-37 * * * * * 1-38 Austin, 1-39 Texas 1-40 May 25, 1993 1-41 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-42 President of the Senate 1-43 Sir: 1-44 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-45 referred H.J.R. No. 21, have had the same under consideration, and 1-46 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-47 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-48 Armbrister, 1-49 Chairman 1-50 * * * * * 1-51 WITNESSES 1-52 No witnesses appeared on H.J.R. No. 21.