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78R8596 AJA-D
By: Merritt H.J.R. No. 94
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to
require the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent school
fund in exchange for a specified sum.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 2C to read as follows:
Sec. 2C. (a) The legislature may direct the School Land
Board to approve a patent to release all of the state's interest in
the land described by Subsection (b) of this section, excluding
mineral rights, to a person holding the land under a contract for
deed with the Veterans' Land Board on January 1, 1964, in exchange
for consideration in the amount of $2,311.03.
(b) This section applies to the tract of land described as
follows:
that 35.686 acre tract in that certain Judgement under cause No.
75–49, The Veterans Land Board of the State of Texas vs. Alice
Christian, in the 4th Judicial District Court of Rusk County, Texas
and in that certain judgement in Cause No. 55,765, State vs. Humble
Oil, et al in the 98th District Court of Travis County, Texas; Said
117.436 acre tract is also further described in that Contract of
Sale to said GRANTEE(s) dated October 14, 1963, recorded in Volume
782, Page 46, Deed Records of said County, Texas.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2006.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2003.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to permit the
legislature to require the sale of certain land dedicated to the
permanent school fund in exchange for a specified sum."