The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-21


GULF OF MEXICO TO BUILD
SEA WALLS.
g. !. Il. No, 22J
Senate Joint Resolution.
To amend Section 7 OF Article Xl Of
the Constitution Of the State OF
Texas. authorizing counties Dor
derlng on the Gulf Of Mexico to
build sea walls, by adding Section
Ia, so as to authorize such ooun-
ties to build sea-walls and deslg-
nate sea-wall reclamation districts
for the protection Of life and prop
erty from storm overflow, and to
build or condemn land for seawall
and reclamation districts, the coun-
ty to have States title to the roads
and bay shore line to low tide with
In the district and the right to Is
sue district bonds Tor acquiring and
developing the district and build
ing the seawalls, and when district
is developed as townste to sell
such portions Of the land as not
reserved for public use by the
county.
90 II resolved by the legislature Of
the State Of Texas;
That the following amendment to
the Constitution Of the State OF Tex
as, be proposed to the voters Of the
State Of Texas for their adoption in
accordance with law, and that the
Constitution OF the State Of Texas be
amended, so as to add Section Ia OF
Article Xl, and that Section Ia Of
Article XI shall read as follows, to-
wit
Section "a Where protection
against the waters Of the Gulf Of
Mexico Is needed for protection Of
he, health property or the sea-wall
any county bordering on the Gulf Of
Mexico may acquire title 70 the land
for said sea-wall or sea-wall reclama-
tion district as designated by the
county Commissioners court by pur-
chase or condemnation Of all the
land desired for sea-wall and land
for the sea-wall reclamation district
from the sea-wall to bay shore tide
line boundary Of the property abut-
ting on the bay, and the State hereby
codes to the county. for such district,
for reclamation and general uses Of
the district, the title to bay shore
lands In the district between the
property tide line boundary and the
low tide line Of the bay shore, and
any land In the reclamation 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 coun-
~ is given the right to dredgc In the
bay or In the gulf for an for the dis
trlct and the right to sell the land
when reclaimed and laid on as town
site or otherwise and where condemn
alton is used to acquire the land the
proceedings TO be as under the Stat
utcs for condemnation for railroads,
provided that the c, udemnatlon shall
vest title In fee In the county, and
county may issue bonds or other evil
denco Of district Indebtedness for ac-
Quiring the property, building the
sea-wall. reclamation developments
nd all Incident thereto as expenses Of
sea-wall and reclamation district,
with lien on land and such terms and
coalitions as county through Us
commissioner court may deem best,
and the county commissioners court
shall appoint two persons who are
owners Of land within the district,
and who desire to sell for reclama-
ton and buy back from the county
when re 'laImed. who, with the county
Judge as chairman. shall continue a
reclamation district commits
sion, whose compensation shall be
fixed by the court, and this commits
sion has power TO make all rules and
regulations for acquiring the land OF
district sea-wall building, retaining
and plating land Of district, issuing
bonds or other evidence OF Indebted
ness for same. subject. however, to all
such rules. regulations and acts Of
commission being authorized and ap-
proved and ratified by county com
court. The district must
bear all expenses OF sea-wall and pur-
chase OF the land and expenses Of Al
Ing (dllingl same and other expenses,
and the same shall not In any way
tnvotva thu rredit Of the county or