R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas 1-2 takes great pleasure in recognizing County Treasurers' Day at the 1-3 State Capitol, which is being celebrated on March 24, 1999; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The County Treasurers' Association of Texas was 1-5 established in April 1949, when the treasurer of Tarrant County, 1-6 W. B. Bill Gurley, called a meeting of the county treasurers from 1-7 the whole State of Texas; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Sixty-two county treasurers met together in downtown 1-9 Fort Worth in order to organize the County Treasurers' Association 1-10 of Texas; and 1-11 WHEREAS, This outstanding group of public servants has an 1-12 excellent set of objectives: in exchanging ideas, the members seek 1-13 to acquire the benefits accorded an organized group; they discuss 1-14 problems which will advance and maintain a proper standard of 1-15 efficiency; they promote the general interest and advancement of 1-16 the association as a whole; and they endorse legislation which will 1-17 be advantageous in the handling of duties placed upon the members; 1-18 now, therefore, be it 1-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of 1-20 Texas, 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate the County Treasurers' 1-21 Association of Texas as it celebrates County Treasurers' Day at the 1-22 State Capitol; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of 1-23 this resolution be prepared as an expression of the high regard of 1-24 the Texas House of Representatives. Ritter _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 512 was adopted by the House on March 24, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House