Article XVI, Section 53 of the Texas Constitution

This section was repealed November 2, 1999.

Editor Comments

The former section, adopted in 1876 and never amended, was a constitutional transition provision.

None.

Bass v. Allbright, 59 S.W.2d 891, 895 (Tex.Civ.App.–Texarkana 1933, ref'd) ("As an ordinance appended to a Constitution newly adopted, which contains provisions for the adjustment of matters affected by the change from the old to the new Constitution, forms a part of the Constitution so far as its temporary purposes go, such ordinance may not prevail or supersede the provisions of the permanent part of the Constitution. In this view there . . . . It is not lightly to be presumed that any provision deemed essential to be incorporated in an instrument so solemn and enduring as a Constitution was designed to be inconsistent or repugnant rather than cumulative or auxiliary to an appended ordinance.")

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The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (this one-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)

The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (this two-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)

Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (this resource is published and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)

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