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

on the Gulf OF Mexico may acquire H.
Tie TO the land for said seawall or sea.
wall reclamation district as designated
by the County Commissioners Court
by purchase or condemnation OF all the
land desired for seawall and land for
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-
tion 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 DO 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 evil
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 q 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
lof the commission being authorized
and approved and ratified by Count,
Commissioners Court. The district
must bear all expenses OF seawall ant
purchase OF the land and expenses ol
filing (filling) same and other ex
penses, and the same shall not in any
way involve the credit Of the county
or be q basis for tax by the county
on general lands OF the county unless
authorized by a vote OF two-thirds Of
the property taxpayers OF the county
voting at a special election therefor
II is further provided that any ownel
OF land in a 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 OF
a basis as such area OF land Is TO b.
the whole land OF the reclamation dis
trict and seawall, and at any time be
fore the completion Of the district ma,
surrender the bonds and receive from
the county bond for title for his liant
In town lots, less streets and alleys de
Quoted therefrom. for which on surren
der deed may be demanded from tn,
county after the district IL walled