By Zaffirini S.J.R. No. 21 77R4111 PAM-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of 1-2 justice of the peace in McMullen County. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, is 1-5 amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: 1-6 (h) The office of Justice of the Peace in McMullen County is 1-7 abolished. The functions of the office are transferred to the 1-8 judge of the County Court of McMullen County. However, the office 1-9 of Justice of the Peace is abolished under this subsection only if, 1-10 at the statewide election at which the constitutional amendment 1-11 providing for the abolition of the office in McMullen County is 1-12 submitted to and approved by the voters, a majority of the voters 1-13 of McMullen County voting on the question at that election also 1-14 favor the amendment. 1-15 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the 1-16 Texas Constitution: 1-17 TEMPORARY PROVISION. The abolition of the office of Justice 1-18 of the Peace in McMullen County under the constitutional amendment 1-19 proposed by the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, providing 1-20 for the abolition of the office in that county takes effect January 1-21 1, 2002, if the conditions of Section 18(h), Article V, as added by 1-22 that constitutional amendment, are met. This provision expires 1-23 January 2, 2002. 1-24 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-1 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 6, 2-2 2001. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 2-3 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the 2-4 abolition of the office of justice of the peace in McMullen 2-5 County."