Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-08-01

the waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico Is need.
cd for protection OF life, health, prop
erty the seawall, any county bordering
ON the Gun OF Mexico may acquire u
tle 10 the lana Tor said seawail or sea
wall reclamation ulstrict as designated
by the County COMMISSIONERS. Court
Dy purchase or concentration OF all the
lana desired Tor seawall and land Tor
the seawall reclamation district from
the seawall TO bay shore tue line boun'
Diary OF the property abutting on the
bay, and the state hereby ceues TO the
county, for such district, for reclama-
ton and general uses OF the district,
the title to bay shore lands In the dis
trlct 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 tho right 10 dredge
In the bay or In the gulf Tor fill for 'he
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 OF other evil
dence OF district Indebtedness for ac-
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
las county, through its Commission
ers' Court may deem best, and the
County Commissioners Court shall APP
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, ant
this commission has power to make al
. rules and regulation for acquiring thu
land OF district seawall building, re
claiming and plating land OF district
issuing bonds or other evidence OF In
debtedness for same, subject, however
Ito all such rules, regulations and act
, OF the commission being authorized
and approved and ratified by Count.
I. Commissioners Court. The distric
must bear all expenses OF seawall AM
> purchase OF the. land and expenses o
filing (filling) same and other ea
lpenses, and the same shall not In an
I way involve the credit OF the count
or be basis for tax by the count
! on general lands OF the county unles
! authorized by a vote OF two.thlrds G
? the property taxpayers OF the count
d voting at a special election therefor
II Is further provided that any owne
g Of land in a proposed district may sui
scribe and pay for the district commits
o sion, when organized, as the pro rat
s Of his land Of the expense OF the wal
e reclamation, plating as town lots o
l. basis as such area Of land is to b
l. the whole land OF the reclamation di
d trict and seawall, and at any time b.
|, fore the completion Of the district ma
II surrender the bonds and receive frol
the county bond for title for his Ian
Il In town lots, less streets and alleys d