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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 48 (view source)
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The former section was never amended. Categorized as "deadwood," it and numerous other sections were repealed by the same [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/amendments61_tlc_1969-08-05.pdf#page=9 ballot proposition]. | |||
The section first appeared in the Texas Constitution of 1876. Neither the Republic of Texas constitution (1836) nor any of the state's first four constitutions (1845, 1861, 1866, or 1869) contained a section with similar substantive language. | |||
As adopted in 1876, it read: "The Legislature shall not have the right to levy taxes or impose burdens upon the people, except to raise revenue sufficient for the economical administration of the government, in which may be included the following purposes: [1] The payment of all interest upon the bonded debt of the State; [2] The erection and repairs of public buildings; [3] The benefit of the sinking fund, which shall not be more than two per centum of the public debt; and for the payment of the present floating debt of the State, including matured bonds for the payment of which the sinking fund is inadequate; [4] The support of public schools, in which shall be included colleges and universities established by the State; and the maintenance and support of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas; [5] The payment of the cost of assessing and collecting the revenue; and the payment of all officers, agents and employes [sic] of the State government, and all incidental expenses connected therewith; [6] The support of the Blind Asylum, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and the Insane Asylum; the State Cemetery and the public grounds of the State; [7] The enforcement of quarantine regulations on the coast of Texas; [8] The protection of the frontier." | As adopted in 1876, it read: "The Legislature shall not have the right to levy taxes or impose burdens upon the people, except to raise revenue sufficient for the economical administration of the government, in which may be included the following purposes: [1] The payment of all interest upon the bonded debt of the State; [2] The erection and repairs of public buildings; [3] The benefit of the sinking fund, which shall not be more than two per centum of the public debt; and for the payment of the present floating debt of the State, including matured bonds for the payment of which the sinking fund is inadequate; [4] The support of public schools, in which shall be included colleges and universities established by the State; and the maintenance and support of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas; [5] The payment of the cost of assessing and collecting the revenue; and the payment of all officers, agents and employes [sic] of the State government, and all incidental expenses connected therewith; [6] The support of the Blind Asylum, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and the Insane Asylum; the State Cemetery and the public grounds of the State; [7] The enforcement of quarantine regulations on the coast of Texas; [8] The protection of the frontier." | ||
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Note that Article VIII, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article VIII, Section 3|3]], adopted in 1876 and never amended, expressly limits taxation to public purposes. | Note that Article VIII, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article VIII, Section 3|3]], adopted in 1876 and never amended, expressly limits taxation to public purposes. | ||
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