THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, September 8, 1966
State Capitol Roundup
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN — It seems that a power struggle between House and
Senate leaders on the Legislative Budget Board cost Director Vernon
McGee his $20,000 a year job.
The board is made up of five state senators and five house
members. In the past they have fashioned the State budget —
mainly behind closed doors.
House Speaker Ben Barnes maintains that the budget should
be written “on the floor” by the lawmakers and that all committee
hearings on it should be open to legislators and the public.
Barnes wants the House to have a larger role in writing the
multi-billion-dollar state general appropriations bill. He also wants
to put a brake on conference committee powers.
He feels that a new budget chief, without close ties in the senate,
will aid his drive for a joint legislative rules amendment to restrict
conference committees to adjusting differences between bills, rather
than writing new legislation in secret session.
McGee has helped process the State’s $3,600,000,000 biennial
budget during the past 17 years.
Barnes, while praising McGee’s ability, said the budget director
had become too powerful and was too close to veteran state senators
who have long dominated budget wi’iting.
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith favored re-employing McGee. But the
board voted 6-3 against rehiring. One senator joined representatives
in the vote for discharge and another voted “present”.
PATROL GETS SHORT WEEK — Uniformed Texas highway
patrolmen are going on a five-day week as the Department of Public
Safety moves to recruit and keep qualified officers and provide better
law enforcement.
Col. Homer Garrison Jr., director of the DPS, says there are 125
vacancies in the patrol services. Next deadline for applications is
Oct. 17.
TREASURY SURPLUS CLIMBS — Biggest fiscal year-end sur
plus in the general fund in Texas’ history was recorded August 31
by State Treasurer Jesse James. Total ran $138,000,000.
James reported the surplus as $1,600,000 higher than the-previous
year. Current biennium ends August 31, 1967.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES — A road district can be formed
which encompasses territory lying in more than one county. So held
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr in an official opinion. However, the entire
area of each county making up such district must be included and
counties involved must be contiguous to each other. “Road districts,”
says Carr, “may acquire right of way for use by the State Highway
Department to improve and extend the state Highway System.”
In other opinions, Carr held that:
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may buy Calhoun
County land under a law authorizing purchase of property “near
Rockport” for a salt water experiment pond.
• “Self-insuring” counties carrying their own liability risks
rather than purchasing workmen’s compensation insurance are not
deprived of common law defenses. Also, liability is not affected.
• Service citation fees to sheriffs or constables in small claims
court cases ($2) still are in effect.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED — James Berger of Austin
now is acting director of parole supervision. He succeeds Ray
Williams who resigned to do graduate studies at the University
of Texas.
Joe Entzminger of Bay City, Tom Gordon of Abilene, Mrs. Howard
Hurd of Brownfield, Tom McCrummen Jr. of Austin and Garrett
Morris of Fort Worth were named as credentials sub-committee for
the State Democratic convention. They will hear delegation dis
putes from Angelina, Denton and Midland counties and protests
concerning the Harris and Armstrong County conventions.
MILLIONS ASKED FOR BUILDINGS — State Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation is seeking $53,600,000 for new
bhildings and for expansion of existing facilities during the next
biennium.
Money would go to facilities at Abilene, Austin, Denton, Corpus
Christi, El Paso, Lubbock, Lufkin, Mexia, Richmond, Big Spring,
Kerrville, Rusk, San Antonio, Terrell, Wichita Falls and in the Rio
Grande Valley (site to be selected).
Board for MH/MR was informed that mental hospitals at Rusk,
San Antonio and Wichita Falls fell below standards of the Joint
Commission on Accreditation and can not participate in Medicare
benefits until they correct shortcomings.
REVENUE SPLIT “BARRED” — Staff attoimeys for the Texas
Legislative Council say a proposal by big-city mayors that munici
palities get a share of state tax revenue is unconstitutional.
But municipal officials still are convinced that where there’s
a will, there’s a way to obtain a partial refund of broad-based taxes
collected by the state in their boundaries.
Texas Municipal League Director Steve Mathews says he feels
“things can be worked out” if the Legislature wants to provide a
source of supplemental aid to hard-presses cities.
Definition Of ‘Bail Bond’
A ‘Bail bond” is a written undertaking entered into by the
defendant and his sureties for the appearance of the principal therein
before some court or magistrate to answer a criminal accusation;
provided, however, that the defendent upon execution of such bail
bond may deposit with the custodian of funds of the court in which
the prosecution is pending current money of the United States in the
amount of the bond in lieu of having sureties signing the same. Any
cash funds deposited under this Article shall be receipted for by the
officer receiving the same and shall be refunded to the defendant
if and when the defendant complies with the conditions of his bond,
and upon order of the court.
A few late cases approving amounts of bail for various specific
crimes will, however, be here listed, but these are mere tentative
guides, not controlling in any specific case.
Personal bond
The Court before whom the case is pending may, in its discretion
release the defendant on his personal bond without sureties or other
security.
Requisites of a personal bond
A personal bond is sufficient if it includes the requisites of a
bail bond as set out in Art 17.08, except that no sureties are required.
In additional, a personal bond shall contain the defendant’a name,
address and place of employment, and the following oath sworn and
signed by the defendant:
“I swear that I will appear before (the court or magistrate)
at (address, city, county) Texas, on the (date), at the hour of
(time, a.m. or p.m.) or upon notice by the court, or pay to the
court the principal sum of (amount) plus all necessary and and reason
able expenses incurred in any arrest for failure to appear.”
Disqualified sureties
A minor cannot be surety on a bail bond, but the accused party
may sign as principal.
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Zalobny Hired By City
/Ls Humane Officer
Cruising the streets of College
Station is a cage equipped truck
bearing the seal of the city.
Driving the vehicle is Humane
Officer Rudolf Zalobny, attached
to the city police force. His prin
cipal job is to enforce the foul
and animal ordinances.
Mayor D. A. Anderson said the
city council hired the humane of
ficer to combat the growing prob
lem of animals within the city.
“Stray dogs are one of the big
gest complaints that we receive
from citizens,” Anderson said.
“Dogs dig up flower beds and
gardens, turn over trash cans,
and have otherwise been a gen
eral nuisance when running at
large. And, parents are always
worrying about their children be
ing bitten.”
He said the public voted over
whelmingly in 1963 for the coun
cil to take action. “They did so
through the adoption of more
stringent ordinances but now the
council has implemented the en
forcement of such which the pub
lic has demanded,” Anderson re
lated.
When not engaged in enforce
ment of the foul and animal ordi
nances, Zalobny will engage in
other police matters.
City Manager Ran Boswell said
there is only one known case so
far this year where a child has
been bitten by a dog.
Only a mere 279 dog licenses
have been issued this year so far,
Boswell reported, “this number
is small in contrast to the animal
population within the city.”
“Surprisingly, some people do
not think enough of their pets to
have them given I’abies shots and
secure licenses for them,” he said.
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“No, he’s not in training for football, but he won’t say what
he’s conditioning himself for. Everytime I ask him he
says he’s in training for registration—whatever that is!”
A&M’s Registration:
Punch ’Em On Nose
By JOHN HOTARD
Guidelines for registration at
Texas A&M for the fall semester:
1. If last name begins with C,
D, E or F, go to store and secure
pup tent and four days of rations.
Otherwise, read up on judo, ka
rate and techniques on how to
break through a mob.
2. Pitch pup tent in front of
newsstand. Permit for pitching
pup tent on college property may
be obtained from Campus Secur
ity for $5. Money will be used
to enlarge area around newsstand
to hold more pup tents.
3. On morning of Sept. 15, get
in line and wait for- newsstand
to open so that you may secure
class card packet.
4. Show I.D. to secretary.
5. Secretary will not be able
to find your class card packet and
will direct you to the Registrar’s
office.
6. Punch secretary in the nose
and proceed to Registrar’s office.
7. At Registrar’s office, ask
for card packet and they will
give it to you and say, “Oh, I’m
sorry. The computer forgot to
pull your name.”
8. Walk to Data Processing
Center and punch computer in
the nose.
9. Call taxi. Proceed to West
gate, cross railroad tracks, run
obstacle course through pastures
and stop in front of Large Animal
Clinic.
10. Get in line.
11. Man will come by and give
you a large card with number 1,-
098,684 on it. This is your posi
tion in line.
12. Once inside Sbisa Hall, get
in various lines to sign up for
various courses. You .should
have at least 75 different sched
ules made up so that valuable
time isn’t lost.
13. DON’T EXPECT TO GET
YOUR FIRST CHOICE. In fact,
don’t expect to get your second,
third or fourth choices.
14. Go to Department Head
for approval of courses.
15. Department Head or his
representative will disapprove at
least three courses.
16. Punch Department Head
or his representative in the nose.
17. Go to Dean for approval
of course and his signature.
18. Go to class card checker.
He will send you back because
Dean didn’t initial class cards.
19. Fight your way back
through mob and punch Dean in
the nose.
20. Report to Fee Assessor.
Pay exorbitant fees.
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21. Report to Housing Office.
There they will disapprove your
request for off-campus housing.
If married, you will be assigned
to College View. Your wife, how
ever, will be assigned to Hensel.
22. If this occurs, do not
panic. First find out what other
guy’s wife looks like.
23. Go pick up Student Activ
ity Card. You will be assigned to
the freshman seating section of
Kyle Field, regardless of your
classification. DO NOT PUNCH
ANYONE IN THE NOSE. Every
one here works for the Athletic
Dept, and they have friends.
24. Report to Campus Securi
ty for parking permit. Don’t hit
them either. They carry guns.
25. You have just survived
registration. Congratulations. Re
port for psychiatric help.
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