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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 or individual to this State, or to any county, or other municipal corporation therein." It has been amended once. The 1932 amendment added the exception | 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, added defined subdivisions, and added the exception. | ||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 55 of the Texas Constitution ("Extinguishment of Indebtedness to State or Political Subdivision") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 55 of the Texas Constitution ("Extinguishment of Indebtedness to State or Political Subdivision") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 55, | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 55, debt relinquishment, delinquent taxes | ||
|seo_description=The | |seo_description=The Legislature may not extinguish indebtedness to the State or a political subdivision except certain delinquent taxes. | ||
|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | |seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | ||
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | |seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | ||