Legislation authored by Eli Henry Thornton
Includes legislation with Eli Henry Thornton as the primary author for the 44th through 46th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.
| 46th Regular Session | |
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| HB 8 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts, imposing a tax on employers of six or more persons; adding certain penalty provisions. |
| HB 22 | Caption: Relating to amending the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. |
| HB 48 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act to provide for the supervision and control of building and loan associations. |
| HB 148 | Caption: Relating to providing for the granting, refusal, revocation, cancellation and suspension of licenses to practice medicine in this State. |
| HB 255 | Caption: Relating to fixing appropriations for educational institutions of higher learning, and declaring the policy thereof; making appropriations for the support, maintenance, buildings, and improvements of the several State Institutions of higher learning for the two fiscal years beginning September 1, 1939, and ending August 31, 1941. |
| HB 256 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support, maintenance and improvement of the Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions of the State of Texas for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending August 31,1941. |
| HB 257 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Judiciary of the State of Texas for the biennium beginning September 1, 1939, and ending August 31, 1941. |
| HB 258 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support and maintenance of the executive and administrative departments and agencies of the State Government for the two year period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending August 31, 1941; declaring it unlawful for persons employed in the several departments to engage in political campaigns relating to election or reelection of any candidate or candidates for the head of such department; prescribing penalties for violation of this act. |
| HB 259 | Caption: Relating to the salaries of all State Officers and all State Employees excepting constitutional salaries. |
| HB 321 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statues by providing for the establishment of a Juvenile Board in counties having a population of sixty-four thousand (64,000) inhabitants and not more than sixty-five thousand (65,000) inhabitants. |
| HB 426 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay deficiency appropriations granted by the Governor during the fiscal years beginning September 1, 1936, and ending August 31, 1938. |
| HB 556 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article replacing certain tax upon gross receipts of Insurance Companies. |
| HB 557 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article replacing a tax upon gross premium receipts of Insurance Companies. |
| HB 624 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to hunt, take, or pursue any wild deer in the County of Galveston for a period of five (5) years following the passage of this Act; providing a suitable penalty. |
| HCR 5 | Caption: In memory of John L. Darrouzet of Galveston. |
| HCR 96 | Caption: Returning HB 426 to the Senate. |
| HCR 104 | Caption: Approving the suspension of certain Joint Rules so that the House might consider HB 255, HB 926, HB 933, and SB 427. |
| HCR 148 | Caption: Recalling SB 181 from the Governor for certain correction. |
| HCR 168 | Caption: Inviting Jesse Jones and Amon G. Carter to address a Joint Session of the Legislature. |
| HR 6 | Caption: Naming Alicia Ann Reed and Barbara Mae Leonard Mascots of the House. |
| HR 24 | Caption: In memory of Maco Stewart of Galveston. |
| HR 53 | Caption: Naming Mary Elizabeth McFarland Mascot of the House. |
| HR 54 | Caption: Naming Shirley Robinson Mascot of the House. |
| HR 69 | Caption: Naming Louise Snow Phinney II Mascot of the House. |
| HR 179 | Caption: Extending sympathy of the House to Yoakum County as a tribute to the late Representative J.J. Olsen. |
| HR 199 | Caption: Expressing gratitude toward Representative Dallas Blankenship for holding a picnic for the pages, stenographers, and other House employees at Barton Springs. |
| 45th Regular Session | |
| HB 22 | Caption: Relating to extending until September, 1943, remission of taxes to Galveston for seawall purposes which would otherwise expire in 1938. |
| HB 65 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the State Tax Board to pay the expenses of the supervisory staff of the State-wide Tax Survey now being conducted in this state as a Works Progress Administration project, as approved by House Concurrent Resolution No. 5. |
| HB 66 | Caption: Relating to providing that all policies of Workmen's Compensation Insurance shall contain endorsement as to the method of determining dividends and assessments, if any, prohibiting more than one plan of operation by any one company or association. |
| HB 127 | Caption: Relating to authorizing payments of funds arising out of liquidated and uncontested claims in favor of minors, lunatics, idiots, and non compos mentis. |
| HB 143 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred ($17,500.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any funds in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the State Crippled Children's Hospital at Galveston, Texas. |
| HB 145 | Caption: Relating to fixing the maximum compensation to be paid Deputies, Assistants, and Clerks, and the manner in which the same may be appointed and paid, and providing that the Commissioners Court in counties having a population of sixty thousand and one (60,001) and not more than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, according to the preceding Federal Census and containing a city of not less than fifty-two thousand (52,000) inhabitants according to the preceding Federal Census, may, under certain conditions, allow First Assistant or Chief Deputy, or other Assistants, Deputies or Clerks, who are heads of departments, an additional sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300). |
| HB 146 | Caption: Relating to providing for junvenile officers and assistants in certain counties. |
| HB 153 | Caption: Relating to the creation of a Juvenile Board within certain counties of this State and prescribing the duties and powers of such board, including the appointment by it of probation officers and providing for the payment of compensation of such officers and allowing the said District Judges an additional salary, to be paid out of the general fund of such county. |
| HB 221 | Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of private corporations for the purpose of producing, mining, manufacturing, buying, and selling of building materials of all kinds. |
| HB 440 | Caption: Relating to regulating and controlling the production, preparation, manufacture, possession, transportation, sale, disposition, and use of coca leaves, cocaine, opium, peyote, mescal beans, morphine, codeine, cannabis, heroin, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, and preparation thereof, or of either of them; defining certain words and phrases as used herein. |
| HB 473 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Article of the Penal Code of Texas relating to work and vacation of firemen and policemen in certain cities of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants and in cities of more than thirty thousand (30,000) inhabitants, by adding a new section providing for vacations for jailers, jail guards, and jail matrons assigned to duty in any county jail in any city of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants; providing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Article. |
| HB 975 | Caption: Relating to making a supplemental appropriation of Five Hundred Three Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars Dollars and Two cents ($503,278.02) out of the General Revenue of the State of Texas for the Department of Agriculture; for the State Parks Board; for the State Service Officer; for the Department of Public Safety for the support and maintenance of the Bureau of Identification and Records and of the Intelligence Bureau of said Department; for the State Treasury Department; for the General Land Office; for the Crippled Children's Division of the State Department of Education, for the State Judiciary, for the Supreme Court. |
| HB 978 | Caption: Relating to providing for a rural school supervisor in certain counties. |
| HCR 91 | Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in H. B. 473. |
| HCR 96 | Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain correction in H. B. No. 440. |
| HR 4 | Caption: Providing for the election of officers of the House. |
| HR 10 | Caption: Directing the designation of a delegate to represent the State at the Third General Assembly of State Governments. |
| HR 180 | Caption: In memory of he infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess M. Irwin, Jr. |
| HR 256 | Caption: Appointing an official representative to attend the President's party in Galveston. |
| HR 292 | Caption: Suspending the House Rules in order to consider S. B. No. 306. |
| 45th 1st Called Session | |
| HCR 17 | Caption: Providing for the printing of the State Insurance Laws. |
| HR 45 | Caption: Concerning a hearing of the committee designated to investigate old age assistance program. |
| 45th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 10 | Caption: Relating to the fees to be charged by private employment agents or agencies in Texas. |
| HB 40 | Caption: Relating to the fees that may be charged applicants by private employment agents or agencies in Texas. |
| HB 130 | Caption: Relating to amending the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act so as to require any apothecary to obtain a license before supplying narcotic drugs. |
| 44th Regular Session | |
| HB 104 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Boards of Trustees of the Public Free Schools of the State of Texas to make appropriations of funds or property for purpose of creating or establishing retirement funds for regular salaried employees of their respective schools. |
| HB 135 | Caption: Relating to re-enacting certain statute providing all evidences of indebtedness issued or to be issued by any agency now created or to hereafter be created by an act or acts of Congress of the United States, in connection with legislation for the relief of owners of mortgaged or encumbered real estate, shall be lawful investments for all fiduciary and trust funds, and may be accepted as security for all public deposits where deposits of bonds or mortgages are authorized by law to be accepted. |
| HB 312 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing for the deposit of securities, or the payment of taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, valuation of policies, licenses, fees or any other special burden by an insurance corporation, fraternal beneficiary society or reciprocal exchange organized in a State, the laws of which require similar companies organized under the laws of the State of Texas and transacting business in said State. |
| HB 313 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; relating to the examination of all corporations, firms, or persons transacting insurance business of any kind in this State by providing such examination shall be made at least once every four years instead of once every two years. |
| HB 314 | Caption: Relating to defining advisory rating corporation and/or insurance counselor, providing for the obtaining of license, contents of applications, examination of insurance counselor, fees to be paid and renewals, prohibiting certain persons from holding same, and from obtaining fee from unlawful company, providing for misrepresentations, expiration and revocation of certificate of authority, notice, appeal, from order, exempted and providing penalty. |
| HB 395 | Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating the time of filing briefs in cases in which an appeal or writ of error has been perfected, and providing that the appellant shall have thirty days after the notice of the submission of a case in the Court of Civil Appeals in which to file his brief in the Court of Civil Appeals, and providing that upon such filing the clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals shall give notice to appellee or defendant in error, or his attorney of record, of such filing, and providing that the appellee shall file his brief five days prior to the date set for submission. |
| HB 465 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing that rate of premiums to be charged or collected by all companies transacting the business of fire and/or tornado insurance in this State shall be exclusively fixed and determined and promulgated by the Board of Insurance Commissioners. |
| HB 472 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Highway Commission of Texas to provide for the removal of the bridges obstructing the construction of Intracoastal Waterway of Louisiana and Texas, and to replace same out of any funds available for that purpose. |
| HB 523 | Caption: Relating to providing for interest at the rate of 6 percent per annum on all moneys or royalties payable or deliverable on account of the production of oil, gas, or other minerals from lands within this State when said moneys or royalties are not paid within thirty days from the production of said minerals, and providing for the calculation of said interest on royalties payable in minerals. |
| HB 828 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing additional duties of the Tax Assessor and Collector, requiring an entry upon the tax rolls when payment of taxes has been made. |
| HB 892 | Caption: Relating to giving a bank or trust company the option to refuse payment of a check presented more than six months after date unless expressly instructed by drawer to pay same. |
| HB 907 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the Texas Penal Code; confiscation of property and equipment of gambling houses. |
| HCR 145 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule Nos. 23, 24, and 32 to allow immediate consideration of H.B. Nos. 400 and 432. |
| HR 63 | Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 201 from the Senate. |
| 44th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation out of the General Revenue Fund in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.000), to be used in the building of a Texas Supreme Court Memorial Building at Austin, Texas, on the tract of land hereinafter appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose, said tract being located on the corner of Congress Avenue and Eleventh Street, in the City of Austin, Texas. |
| HCR 12 | Caption: Granting Nina R. Wiegrand, et al, permission to sue the State of Texas. |