By Lindsay S.J.R. No. 35 75R4181 DRH-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of 1-2 county treasurer of Harris County. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 44, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 1-5 amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: 1-6 (j) The office of County Treasurer in Harris County is 1-7 abolished. The Commissioners Court of Harris County may employ or 1-8 contract with a qualified person or may designate another county 1-9 officer to perform any of the functions that would have been 1-10 performed by the County Treasurer if the office had not been 1-11 abolished. 1-12 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the 1-13 Texas Constitution: 1-14 TEMPORARY PROVISION. The abolition of the office of County 1-15 Treasurer in Harris County under the constitutional amendment 1-16 proposed by the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, providing 1-17 for the abolition of that office takes effect January 1, 1998. 1-18 This provision expires January 2, 1998. 1-19 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-20 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 4, 1-21 1997. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 1-22 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the 1-23 abolition of the office of county treasurer in Harris County."