Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 54: Difference between revisions
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It read: "It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the custody and maintenance of indigent lunatics, at the expense of the State, under such regulations and restrictions as the Legislature may prescribe." | It read: "It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the custody and maintenance of indigent lunatics, at the expense of the State, under such regulations and restrictions as the Legislature may prescribe." | ||
Categorized as "deadwood," it and numerous other sections were repealed by the same [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/amendments61_tlc_1969-08-05.pdf#page=9 ballot proposition] | Categorized as "deadwood," it and numerous other sections were repealed by the same [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/amendments61_tlc_1969-08-05.pdf#page=9 ballot proposition]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:35, June 9, 2024
This section was repealed August 5, 1969.
Editor Comments
The former section was adopted in 1876 and never amended.
It read: "It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the custody and maintenance of indigent lunatics, at the expense of the State, under such regulations and restrictions as the Legislature may prescribe."
Categorized as "deadwood," it and numerous other sections were repealed by the same ballot proposition.
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
None.
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (this multi-volume and up-to-date resource is available at all law libraries and many municipal libraries)
- 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)
Online Resources
- 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)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)