El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

Any natural or artificial person hav'
ing an interest in any of the irrlgable
lands in any such irrigation district
shall have the right at any time with
in ninety days after the vote aut horned
has been declared, and not thereafter,
to file proceeding in any court having
Jurisdiction to test the validity of the
cation of the land as irrigable lands, or
other details thereof. Such proceed
ings shall have precedence through all
the courts as now provided by law in
quo warraDtO suits.
Irrigation districts organized under
the provisions of this amendment are
hereby declared to be bodies corporate,
and in the name of the districts they
shall have the right to sue and be sued,
and may acquire by purchase or con-
denim patton proceedings DIS now author
lied by law in the case of irrigation
corporations all the property necessary
for its organization, operation and ex-
istence, and may buy in under foreclOs-
ure of it's taxes any property, but the
property bought in at tax sales shall
be held and disposed of as hereafter
provided by law.
All bonds issued under the provis-
ions of this amendment shall be passed
upon and certified to by the attorney
general of the state of Texas, as now
required by law in the case of county
and city bonds. When approved by
the attorney general said bonds shall
be registered by the comptroller of the
state, as now required by law in the
case of county. and city bonds, and
when so registered shall be entitled to
all the faith and confidence now pre-
scribed by law in the case of county
and city bonds.
To the end that'this amendment may
be put into immediate operation upon
its adoption by the people, it is prOvid-
ed that until otherwise provided by
law the governor of the state, the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee, and the attorney general OF the
state. are hereby created board and
vested with complete power and au-
tions as may be necessary to put into
practical operation this
to the constitution and that
may be necessary to enable irrigation
districts to organize and operate under
the provisions of this amendment. And
to that end until otherwise provided by
law, said board shall have the power
and authority in making said rules as
complete as the legislature of the state
Of Texas now have to enact laws. The
rules when adopted by said board, shall
be filed with the secretary of state, and
when so filed shall remain in full force
and effect until changed or modified by
some other rule made by the said board
On file in the Office of the secretary of
state, or until the same are changed by
general law. Said rules shall be print
ed under the direction of the secretary
Of state and certified copy thereof
shall be furnished to any one demand
ing the same upon the payment of
such fees as said board may prescribe.
The governor is hereby directed to
issue the necessary proclamation for
this amendment to the
qualified voters of Texas on the first
Tuesday in August, 1897, at which
election all voters favorinR the amend
nent shall have written or printed on
their tickets, For amending article s,
If the constitution of Texas, so as to
permit the formation Of irrigation dis
riots in west Texas" and those oppos-
ed to said amendment shall have
VI itten or printed on their tickets,
Against amending article s, of the
of Texas, so as to permit
The formation of irrigation districts in
vest Texas