By: Heflin (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.J.R. No. 69

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 3, 2007; April 11, 2007, read first time and referred to Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Coastal Resources; May 11, 2007, reported favorably from Committee on Natural Resources by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 11, 2007, sent to printer.)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 64, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 64. The [office of Inspector of Hides and Animals, the] elective district, county, and precinct offices which have heretofore had terms of two years, shall hereafter have terms of four years; and the holders of such offices shall serve until their successors are qualified.

SECTION 2. Section 65(a), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies to the following offices: District Clerks; County Clerks; County Judges; Judges of the County Courts at Law, County Criminal Courts, County Probate Courts and County Domestic Relations Courts; County Treasurers; Criminal District Attorneys; County Surveyors; [Inspectors of Hides and Animals;] County Commissioners; Justices of the Peace; Sheriffs; Assessors and Collectors of Taxes; District Attorneys; County Attorneys; Public Weighers; and Constables.

SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to abolish the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals."

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