1-1 By: Ratliff S.J.R. No. 23 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed January 20, 1995; January 23, 1995, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; 1-4 January 30, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 1-5 12, Nays 1; January 30, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-7 proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the abolition of the 1-8 office of county treasurer in Titus County. 1-9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-10 SECTION 1. Section 44, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 1-11 amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to 1-12 read as follows: 1-13 (c) The office of County Treasurer in the counties of 1-14 Andrews, Titus, and Gregg is abolished. In Andrews County, the 1-15 powers, duties, and functions of the office are transferred to the 1-16 County Auditor of the county or to the officer who succeeds to the 1-17 auditor's functions. In Gregg County, the functions of the office 1-18 are transferred to an elected official or the County Auditor as 1-19 designated by the Commissioners Court, and the Commissioners Court 1-20 may from time to time change its designation as it considers 1-21 appropriate. In Titus County, the functions of the office are 1-22 transferred to the County Clerk. 1-23 (c-1) The abolition of the office of County Treasurer in 1-24 Titus County under Subsection (c) of this section takes effect 1-25 January 1, 1996. This subsection expires January 2, 1996. 1-26 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-27 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995. 1-28 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-29 proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the 1-30 abolition of the office of county treasurer in Titus County." 1-31 * * * * *