The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-19
Proclamation
BY THE GOVERNOR of THE
STATE of TExas..-~ :

amendments to the constitution Of hiss State to-
wiz
FONT Resolution o amend article Of the Coasts.
tuition q the State Of Texas By adding thereto
section %, IS follows;
Section 70. Ia addition to the
powers of taxation granted IN the
foregoing sections its haIl be lawful
for the land owners of certain por-
tons CT Tex's as hereinafter pTosis:-
ed TO organize within that section OF
Txxss watch hes west. northwest
and southwest Of the following
counties. viz: Montague, Wise,
Parker. Hood, Semsrvell, Bosq1s,
CuryelI. Bell. Williamson, Travis.
Blanca, GiIlespis. Genial. CALDWELL.
Gonzales. Dewitt, Goliad, Victoria
and Calhoun. irrigation districts
without regard to county linss. In
making provision for the cost of
construction of irrigation works with
10 said territory it shall be lawful to
create an Indebtedness of not ex
caeding fifteen deliars per acre TO
rest as a Charge on aud be secured
by lien on the irrigabie land for
the use and benefit of WHICH said ir-
rigatIon works have been or may be
constructed. Within the term, cost
of construction, shall be included the
east OF riparian rights, dam sites
and reservoirs rights of way for canal
and Iaterals, aud other sppnrtenant
expenses of the construction of irrig
alton plants. Ia case of destruction
of the works, or any part thereof the
repair or rebuilding of the same
shall be construed to be within the
meaDirg of construction. To cover
the cost of constrnc ion as above de-
fined, bonds may be issued by such
irrigation districts to run in tine for
forty years or lese, aud to bear 10
terest at the rate of not more than
six per cent per annum, interest pay
able annually, which honda shall be
sold at not less than par. The
bonds shall be liquidsted by
the levy and COLLECTION of tax
anon the irrigable lands within such
irrigation districts susceptible of If
rigation from and by the system OF
irrigation works proposed. Such land
shall be taxed in proportion t. acre-
age and not in propor,iol to its
value. An annual tax shall be levied
and collected on such ir'igable lands
sufficient TO pay the interest of said
bonds and 10 create sinking fond
sufficient to liqaidate the bonds
above authorized. La addition to
the tax above provided for. there
shall be annually levied aud collect
ed a sufficient tax from the lands &C
sualIy receiving the water for irri
CATION of sufficient amount to Gov
er the ordinary cost nf the mais
tenance of the irrigation works. ih'
distribution of the water and appur-
tenant charges and the collection o
said tax. This charge shall De uppT
s basis of The amount of wafer con
tracted for provided. that this sinai
mt Interfere with the right of an.
lsnd owner TO demand his proper
sionate part of the water on tb
basis of acreage. The taxes ab"v
provided for shalt, when assessed, b
es~saAAS5 by lien on the land as no'
provI~d 49,. 'ral law t the s.
elrIf >fzes, anh wheh oe
Enols Y he enforced as Dos
rruv.ded "crAI law for the col
laciion of de'iaquent State taxes. bu
the lien securing the same shall %
subordinase to the lien securing th
s.vment Of State, county aud run'
eli pal taxes. \
None CszS2regoing- provision
Of this s.6enT.SSk sna1 ever be cor
stsued~.to give authority 20 creS'
lien on or tax liz anY fnannef a.
>hnds SO long as IN eF shaii o ''"'g
the State, o. aft, Z SAFE theseo' Su"
any cb.r,ro a1or pe created theseo
4nlel - ,krecedence over til
liens securing - itEssrH>e of the pr
- .sase money dues, Sac
Ihs-s'Ifffr;cssssssl .ss6sssor the constru
siou of irrigation works authorize
vn Ter the provisions of this amend
meus shall be created Only upon
vote OF a majority ef the land owne
resident in the district proposed
Sc organized and whose lands
susceps ihle of irrigation from aud
the syst IN of irrigation works PR
posed only qualified vvters ander 81
existing laws of Texas. being sn'
owners of rural lands, within sui
districts. shall have The right to 70
as N&oresaid.
Any natural or srtihcial rers'
haviug an interest in any ct the III
cable lands 10 airy such irrigatIt
district shall have line right at 81
eme within ninety days after the W
,borized has been declared, al
not thet ecfter, to Gle proceeding
ary -co,.ss having Jurisdiction to 'F