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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 55 (view source)
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This 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, 1869) contained a provision with similar substantive language. | This 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, 1869) contained a provision with similar substantive language. | ||
As adopted, it read: "The Legislature shall have no power to release or extinguish, or to authorize the releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any incorporation [sic] or individual to this State, or to any county, or other municipal corporation therein." It has been amended once. The 1932 amendment corrected a typo, | As adopted, it read: "The Legislature shall have no power to release or extinguish, or to authorize the releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any incorporation [sic] or individual to this State, or to any county, or other municipal corporation therein." It has been amended once. The 1932 amendment corrected a typo, included defined subdivisions, and added the exception. | ||
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