Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-08-15

the waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico is need
ed for protection of life, health, prop
erty the seawalL any county bordering
on the Gulf OF Mexico may acquire Il
tie to the land for said seawall or sea
wall reclamation district az designated
by the County Commissioners Couli
by purchase or condemnation of all IN,
land desired for seawall and land fol
the seawall reclamation district from
the seawall to bay shore tide line boun
dairy of the property abutting on the
bay. and the State hereby cedes TO the
county. for such district, for reclama
ton and general uses OF the district
the title to bay shore lands In the dis
trict between the property tide line
boundary and the low tide line OF the
bay shore. and any land In the recla'
nation district that may have been
retained by the Republic of Texas OF
tori the State for roads when the lands
adjacent were plated and sold, and
the county Is given the right to dredge
In the bay or In the gulf for fill for the
district, and right TO sell the land
when reclaimed and laid off as town.
site or otherwise. and where condem.
nation is used to acquire the land the
proceedings to be as under the
statutes for condemnation for rail.
roads, provided that the condemnation
shall vest title In fee In the county and
county may issue bonds or other evi.
dence OF district indebtedness for &C.
quiring the property. building the sea
wall, reclamation developments and all
Incident thereto as expenses OF sea
wall and reclamation district, with lien
on land and such terms and conditions
as county, through its Commission.
ers' Court may deem best, and the
County Commissioners Court shall ap-
point two persons who are owners OF
land within the district who desire
to sell for reclamation and buy back
from the county when reclaimed, who,
with the county Judge as chairman,
shall continue seawall reclamation
district commission, whose compensa.
ton shall be fixed by the court, and
this commission has power to make all
rules and regulation for acquiring the
land OF district seawall building, re-
claiming and plating land OF district,
Issuing bonds or other evidence OF In.
debtedness for same, subject, however,
to all such rules, regulations and acts
OF the commission being authorized
and approved and ratified by County
Commissioners Court. The district
must bear all expenses OF seawall and
purchase OF the land and expenses OF
filing (filling) same and other ex.
penses, and the same shall not In any
way involve the credit OF the county
or be a basis for tax by the county
on general lands OF the county unless
authorized by a vote OF twothIrds OF
the property taxpayers OF the county
voting at special election therefor.
II is further provided that any owner
OF land in proposed district may sub
scribe and pay for the district commits.
sion, when organized. as the pro rata
of his land OF the expense of the wall,
reclamation. plating as town lots on
a basis as such area OF land Is to be
the whole land OF the reclamation dis.
trict and seawall, and at any time be.
fore the completion OF the district may
surrender the bonds and receive from
the county bond for title for his land
In town lots, less streets and alleys de.