OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

oompo80 the WariOS on the aboT0 mattrr 

wo qaot0 ima 

a8kod to 8ooaro an oplaloa 

nt 0~ th0 ‘r0ilohg ptt0stiona 

88lOBOr o o 8í ur l t Bd th8 

tho Bo a umaStlgatlon t Dlatriot af Zottor8on oouaaty,~ Tonr, or $8 thl.8 krigatlom Board ooomposod dt tho haalrrioaora 

00prt 0r J0rr0r80n oowy, th0 my0r UQ 
i' Eonorablr Sholbr L LoQ& -0 t 

r 

. Or th0 oity Ot 808USOlt$ Uld 

8 8Bb U6OZXM Of tW8 OthU iSlOO* 

Withi tho OOUtj, 

~dO?lui6? 

t&t 18, 

"Thi.8 IPUig8t~Ott Df8t?iOt bh1608 8U Or 

JetferOoantr wn l rooptthr auu t ooro nbr d the 

brt Airthur fndOpOXdOnt 8obOOl DirtriOt, ThI8 

ID4(Lli8 that rat06 Oiti88 Uithfn the dht?fOt UO O8 rOi 

*I, Beaumont, rhloh la a how ?ulrd l itr, 

l 2. Port lfeohor md i?eU8rlanU, rhioh an 

fRW~O?tltOd Ulhh? tkhr gWlO?ti hU8, 

In addition to the hot8 8t8tOb In your roqueet 

the r0iimi~ raots rp 

I? 

(LT la the oopf 0r 0 inion readOr 

;i ;;E depa?tMQt in 93k yhlah ~38 8mt l! fth you? ?eque&, 

The Beaumont Rar 

. 

uOa Or 86ld Mvfg8 

barter ia8ad to it by the Le&lslatun UC&? aad br rirtur 

or Artioia-XT B*otloa s, or the Oomtlt\rtlon 0r TOW es 

18?6, &id oltr aa.optd l mw ohrrtu en Daaembor 30, 1919, 

uadrr md br rtrtueo~ what 18 known &.I thr Bfmo lb&o Amendlwnt 0r oil? uoMtItptioo, whloh *aI an 8moltammt of 844 

Artlrlo X;BeoUoS"a :rdoptti et aa olwtloa helb on Boterabor 5, $912, W -hd.aod on 

i 0r 800ti0ti 5 0s th0 XII~ 83~0 

Oitt Of hBUW#kt h 29x9 pti~ibO6 fti pIX% O8 

l . . . ead rhall be 8ubjoOt to d.1 the bUti 

and obligation8 mu pertaining to or Lnowbeat 
wnbla Shelby LI toe& -0 3 

aI 8 WTpot8tfoa not in 808fliOt 

8f088 Or thb Oh?&?, Wd 8&u 

8, hclDitlO8, #OWO?8, JUhb 

lloI pO88088Od 8d w@Jo~ 

w 88fd Oftr 8nd h0TOfa g?MtOd end 0OfIfO??odr* 

sOOti 71 Or 88fd &%i0 RtiO oh8TtOt WttD 88 rob 

1-8: 

*~OOUO~ n. Tho la umo ntbor ll p 8r tIo ul8r 

p o wor by thb Oh8TtOT t&h811 ItOt bo md 8bOlr #IOk 

bo ho14 or 600med to bo l rrl~8lve bat la addition 

to th. DOWOr OtmtLmo?8te(. b8TOiZl bli@d thoroby, 

or approprlato to tho l xoroLso Chord, the olt 

shelf h a TMO U o ly l XOTOf80 8fl othu @We?8 rh 1 oh 

are a# or whloh ae .hore&tor ba oonfomd 00 

8tUQfOipali~tfO8 br JO o4Xi8utUtiOCi ad 14~8 Or 

‘POIO81 8Jd it 18 herebr l XQ?O8tir p?oTidod that it 

dha,ll. haTO tif th0 &WWO?i th8t UO TMtOd t0 

01%108 Of mO?. than s,m inhabitan & 8 br 0hrQt.r 

UT, ot tho Qenaril law of tho Btato of Tom81 

~8::: by the 3Srd ?fiegIdatu?a at it8 reguh? 8e8- 

Undo? the80 iaotr and thr 1%~ epplloablo thereto, 

it 18. th0 OpbfOa Or thf8 dOQ8?~8%Mt that tb0 0OnOh8fOa 

naohod by rooUr dqMUtmW&t in 1934, 68 8hOWSl by th. OOPT 

OS YOU? O&ldOZl 8ttrOhed t0 thicr TOqUO8t 18 OOTTOOt, Or& 

that tho al8TI&Ion Burb or tho Bowmoat xarI&Ion M.8. 

t?i0t or J0mr80a oetmty wra8 is 00 8eu ai tho oollaty 

rodgO aad &MibO?84r th0 b0aai88iO~?8* T OU?t Or JO#UW~ 

t%QIttJ 8dl th0 w? md u60~ O? 00~@88fOr&~8 Or th0 

Oity o# Bmmoat, oad ln support af this holdfly 80 dlrut 

you? 8ttontioa to tho r0iid.48 

8OOfiOn 1 Or 88fd.AOt ai th0 )18t bgf8~itiUO 8t 

it8 8O&8? SOWhI ill lm, OhaptO? 15, p-r8 3% 80 45, fIb' 

olpslve, MAor uhioh add ll8Tfgatfon Di8triot wa8 l ?mto & , 

i8 in part a@ rOiiOW8, quoting rrom pagr 32 th0?0of~ 

=m#TIQN 1. On. or more dlstrlote may hererite? b0 08t8bu8hOd hi th0 8eTO?d OOUtiO8 Of 

th18 6tatO t0 b0 ltiunrn 88 88 8tfOa df8ttiOt8 

inthe Mn&O? hO?OfMrt*? Md EQOhBj8- 

t?f Ot8 mef, or ally not ) Laolctdo rlCll.ln thewir 
83 

AOt i8 ta m?t 88 fO11CiW8, qQOt0~ Qa?88 th.?eof, 8Otlly apd.? 8 0018l Otia?tW 

pm4 br the Leglelatum ths ~u?M Or 811&d 

r 

tltii hwdnaitrr lWOTibd to?, till br had 

oforo th8 OOUnty jrrd&O Ukd mexbOr8 Of th0 06&S8i0~1?8 OOtUt 8&d th8 IIUWO? Snd dldOraWd Or 0OiW 

ms88i0~.?8 88 the oaao lm7 be or said olty a?’ 

Oiti,8, ad Said p~rBon8 ohall 8onstitQto 8 board 

ta br kllOWXl nnd bWJ 

0 .e.. * 

lit th0 time thi.8 EfI+i RtfOa hl8tTiOt tn8 OJ!O&¶d, 

tha Oity of Beaumont UL8 the 0 nf 7 Oit7mit&in it8 tmund&?i~r 

that had baa% inoO?pewtOd b 

1 

8 8pOOiaf. rot cti ths L 181Cl. 

tam, 61 euthodsed br A?tIo l xl, aootlon I, or the 3 anstiltutim.or s2u oi 1876, thorororo it8 myor ma udrrr~sn 

O# aOd~d0~?8 -TO th0 -17 8wlh OmOiu8 a8 Of&88 9dchi.n 

tb0 jI?&Ti8fOQ# Of that pa?t Or 8OOtfOIi 2 0f laid bV 8bO~0 

wt out, NO taotr 8?0 8!lOWIl thet rOti& atMkorIx0 the appolntmat to said Beard aS an7 oi the i?AyOr8, U48?aea O? 0OS&QI8- 

dOM&% Or PCiCt &Oh08 and i?eda?iaad fO? #a IyLL8+S?i t&it 

8014 ofti V0?. fWO?~?dOd Qlt&O? ihd @IlO? 18W8 88 8Uthoris by Arttola .XI &motion 4, of th0 OonstItPtlon of 

i8?6 both Or Said @iti.8 e+fdOntlj hating 8 p0ptuuOn Or 

16,& inbabitfinte or 1088. It 18 t?W thtt f#OOtfOIS -4 Wld 

s l r 8til miOi0 x h8~0 bm ~OfidOd 8f1tOO tb 0?08tf~ Or 

00.&d MTf68tiOR dist?iet tUld PadO to UtgPu ~t0 l lO5O WI&Or 

Or paOpi0 both Of aaid 8eOtiOM baring b8m ofmad It m 

l leotIon held oa August 3, 19O9, an4 p?oolai&ed on Soptsmber 4, 
. gonorab1.r 8helb7 I, Long, Pyo 9 

1909, but rooh amdmntr d&d no t l hango the law 6OYOr 

th ~rWUl~1 ti #rid li4V145OtiOll board. Arti& =, &hot "Ls on 

5, ( R rI & n ua tArhy (u l l lootlon hold oa Hotubor 5, 1912, 

aad ~ro0csah.d on Deeember j0, 1912 rhloh vu knovn aa tho 

lfolaa Rule Irr*nadDnt 

altleAdaent in 191 

E 

Ma the olt7 o# &au5oot aa0pt0d tJll# 

makr my ohango 

) bt raoh ohango ln ltr ohutor ai not 

tho mmborrhlp of malid narigatlon board, 

ior tho roana that, in adopt 

all tho tkhtl, powon, l to., 30 t 

aaid ohnrtor, it rorarvo6 

a posrossed and a30706 b 

it aa rot o a t l boto in th4 quoktloa8 iron BeoWonr 5 and h 

of itr raid Bone Rule Ohartor all of uhloh ~8 authorized 

by Seotlan 6 ah tor 47 A& of tha ))rd Le&laturo 

MOO 307-4, 8 thO R&U- 808OiOn thOrOOr, VhiOh Vb 

parrod ln 1911 and 18 ~muall7 rorrrrad to a6 thr 

T 

abla 

Aot to put r0.M XOm Bulo AJB.enamMt into 0rr0Ot. aa d BOOtion 6 is now ArtlOla lln or the Berise Oirll Statates or 

Y!erar or 1929 md 1s aa r0wVOt 

&aL’ 6. All poverr herstorere granted any 

olty by gcnoral law or speolal ohartrr an henby 

preserved te raoh of raid oitler, rospeotlrol7 

find the paver m oonterrod u#on auoh oltles otther 

by opeoial or general law, is hereby &rant4 to 

mob Oltld~ wbsn ~bnwwl In and nmlo a part of 

the ohartor adopted b7 suoh oltrt and protided, 

that, until the ohartier of suoh alt au the ~BPLI 

no 1 lxlsts la mend@4 and adopted, 3[ t rhall be and 

muin 18 ruu roroo an4 l rr00t.* 

mm ii the aboptlon rf wld oltf 0r b3auaont or 

8uoh xaw ohnrtor oould ham affeeoted id anr way thr mm&rAlp of r8.M n&vi&ion bwr4 which wo Q not think eoald 

hrvr bow dono. vlthout aama obav&s in the lav under vhloh 

raid nwigatfon di*trlot wan. originally oreatwl, still, it 

nsorml to itdr In raid oharter all or tha povsrr that 

had been theretOion oon.frrreQ upoa it b7 hv, We thlak lt 

b -oloar 

noat Bat &! 

therefol*, that the aarigatlon board of said Beaaatlon Dl~trlat or Jbttrrwn Oouat7, Tevm, 18 mmposs6 oi tho Oom.tsrionemr~ Oourt of Jofterson County an& 

the Rayor tad Oc4ma.lrdoa~ra or the @lt;r or Beapmoat, &(I has 

b,cm hold W four doputmat and •~ thhr &v oreating raid 

dlrtrfot &r been hentoiti 8onntrued by the aarieatlon 

board in ohargo thereor; 

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2 Trurtlag tint thh ratlriaotorll7 amvrrm 7oar in- 

@h7 * we l w 

Ybr7 trul7 7oLIr• 

A¶l’ORXN OmXRAI. OT PEXAs 

FFf;“E:MAY 6, 1943