The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-11
THE NEW ROAD
LAW Of TEXAS
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paved roads and turnpikes or in aid
thereof; creating road districts, maxi
ing them bodies corporate; creating
the office of road superintendent;
providing that any county operating
under a special road law may take
advantage of any of the provisions
of this act; repeating Senate bill No.
264, passed by the regular session
of the thirty-first legislature, and
House bill No. 1921, passed by the
thirtieth legislature, and all other
laws and parts of laws in conflict
herewith, and declaring an emergen-
cy.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section l. Any county in this state
or any political subdivision or defin-
ed district now or hereafter to be
described and defined, of a county
is hereby authorized and empowered
to issue bonds or otherwise lend its
credit in any amount not to exceed
one-fourth of the assessed valuation
of the real property of such county
sor political subdivision or DEFINED
district thereof, and to levy and to
collect such taxes to pay the interest
upon such bonds and provide a sink
ing fund for the redemption thereon
for the purposes of constructing,
maintaining and operating macadam-
lied, graveled or paved roads and
turnpikes, or in aid thereof.
Section 2. Upon the petition OF
fifty or a majority of resident prop
erty taxpaying voters of any county
or political subdivision or defined
district of any county in this state,
to the county commissioners court
of such county, such court shall have
the power, and it is hereby made It's
duty at any regular or special ses-
sion thereof, to order an election to
be held in such county, political sub
division or defined district thereof
to determine whether or not the
bonds of such county or political
subdivision or defined district there
of shall be issued in any amount not
to exceed one-fourth of the assessed
valuation of the real property of
such county or political subdivision
or defined district for the purpose OF
constructing, maintaining or operat-
ing of macadamized, graveled or
paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid
thereof; and at such election there
shall also be submitted to such resi-
dent property taXpaying voters the
question as to whether or not tax
shall be levied upon the property of
said county, or political subdivision
or defined district thereof, subject
to taxation, for the purpose OF paw
ing the interest on said bonds and
to provide a sinking fund for the
redemption thereof, the amount of
bonds proposed to be issued with
rate of interest thereon and date of
maturity shall be stated in the order
ordering said election, and in the
notice thereof.
Section g. Notice of said election
shall be given by publication in
newspaper published in the county
for four successive weeks, and in ad-
dition thereto by posting notices at
three public places in the county, one
of which shall be at the court house
door for three weeks prior to said
election, if said proposed issue of
bonds and levy of taxes is for the en-
tire county. If said proposed issue of
bonds and levy of taxes is for any
political subdivision, or defined dis
trict of the county notice of such
election shall be given by publishing
in newspaper published in the po-
litical subdivision or defined district
in which such bond issue is proposed,
and If no newspaper is published IN
such political subdivision or defined
published in the county for four sue
cessive weeks, and by posting in at
least three public places in such po-
ltical subdivision or defined district
of the county for three successive
weeks prior to said election.
Section A. The commissioners
court of the county shall determine
the time and place or places of hold
ing such election: provided, no such
election shall be held at any time
less than thirty days from the time
of making of the order ordering the
election The manner of holding said
election shall be governed by the
general laws of the state when not
in conflict with the provisions OF this
act. and the returns of said election