The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25
Proclamation
BY THE GOVERNOR of THE
STATE of TEXAS.


'olnt Resolution to amend Article of the COAST
tuition OF the State Of Texas by aiding thereto
section %, as follows:
Section 20. Ia addition to the
powers of taxation granted in the
foregoing sections its ball be lawn
f,r the land owAsrs of certain pc
tions of Ttxas. as hereinafter provid-
ed to organIze within that section of
Texls watch lies west, northwest
All southwest OF the following
counties. viz Montague, Wise.
Parker. Hood, Sem .rveII, Bosque,
Coryell, Bell, Williamson, Travis,
BIanco, Gillespie, Comal. Caldwell,
Gonzales. Dewitt, Goliad, Victoria
and Calhoun, irrigation districts
without regard to county lines. In
making provision for tue cost of
construction of irrigation works with
In said territory it shall be lawful to
create an indebtedness of not ex-
ceeding fifteen dsllars per acre to
rest as charge on and be secured
by lieu on the irrigable 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
cost of riparisn rights, dam sites
and reservoirs rights of way for canal
and laterals, aud other sppnrtenabt
expenses of the construction of irrig
Rtion plants. 10 case of destruction
of the works. or any part thereof the
repair or rebuilding of the same
shall be construed to be within the
meaning of construction. To cover
the cost of construction as above de-
fined, bonds may be issued by such
irrigation districts to run in til for
forty years or less, and to bear in
terest at the rate of not more than
six per cent per annum, interest pay
RbIe annually, which bonds shall be
sold at not less than par. The
bonds shall be liquidated by
the levy and collection of tax
upon the irrigabIe lands within such
irrigation districts susceptible of ir
rigation from and by the system of
irrigation works proposed. Snch land
shall be taxed in proportion to acre
age and not IN propOrtiol to its
value. An annual tax shall be levied
and collected on such iriigable lands
sufficient to pay the interest of said
bonds and to create sinking fund
sufficient to liqnidate the bonds
above authorized. In addition to
the tax above provided for, there
shall be annually levied and collect
ed a sufficient tsx from the lands &C
tually receiving the water for irri
cation of sufficient amount to COW
or the ordinary cost of the main
tenance of the irrigation works, the
distribution Of the water and appur-
tenaut charges and the collection OF
said tax. This charge shall b upon
basis of the amount of water con
tracted for !; provided, that this shat
not interfere with the right of any
land owner to demand his proper
tionate part of the water on the
basis of acreage. The taxes above
provided for shall. when assessed, be
secured by lien on the land as INV
proyi led by general law for the Sc
curity of State taxes, and when de
limo 1ant, shall be enforced as now
provided by general law for the COL
lection of delinquent State taxes. bnt
the lien securing the same shall be
subordinate to the lien securing th
payment of State, county aud Euni-
eipal tsxss.
None of the foregoing provisions
If this amendment shall ever be con-
Etrned to give authority to create
q lien on or tax IL any manner any
l.ods so long as they shall belong to
the State, u, after sale thereof shall
any charge ever be- created thereon
which shall take precedence over the
liens securing the balance of the pur
chase money due the STA e.
The indebtedness for the co6struc
tioD of irrigation works authorized
an Ter the provisions of this amend
meut shall be created only upon q
vote of majority Of The land OWE ere
resident in the district proposed to
be organized and whose lands re
susceptible of irrigation from aud by
She system of irrigation works pro
pessd :nnly qualified tiers under the
existing laws of Texas. being such
owners of rural lands, within such
districts, shall have the right to vote
as aforesaid.
ANY natural or artificial person
having an Interest in any of the i.ri
gable lands 10 any such irrigation
district shall have tue right at any
time within ninety days alter the vote
authorized has bean declared, aud
not thereafter, to ile proceeding iii