The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-07

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/ IS. J. r. No. 22J
senate Joint Resolution.
I To amend Section Z 81 Article II Of
4 the Constitution Of the State Of
Texas. authorizing counties Dor
derine on the Gulf OF Mexico TO
! build sea walls. by adding Section
"a. so as to authorize such eoun-
ties to build sea-walls and desig-
nate sea-wall reclamation districts
for the protection OF life and prop
erty from storm overflow, and TO
build or condemn land Tor seawali
/ and reclamation districts, the coun-
ty TO have states title TO the roads
and bay shore line 70 low lid with
IN the district. and the right 10 Is
sue disiric; bonds Tor acquiring and
developing the distric; and build
ing the soawalls. and when district
is developed as townsite to sell
such portions % the land as not
reserved Tor public use by the
couaty
Be ID resolved by the legislature Of
the State Of Texas:
That the following amendment 20
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 "a Of
Article n. and that Section "a Of
Article NJ shall read as follows. to-
wit.
Section "a. Where protection
against the waters OF the Gulf Of
Mexico Is needed for protection Of
ll'e. health, property or the sea-wall.
any county bordering on the Gulf Of
Mexico may acquire title TO the land
for said sea-wall or sea-vall 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-wan reclamation district
from the sea-vall 20 bay shore tide
line boundary OF the property abut-
ting on the bay. and the State hereby
cedes TO the county. for such district
for reclamation and general uses OF
the district. the title 20 bay shore
lands 10 the district between the
property tide line boundary and the
low tide line % the bay shore and
any land 10 the reclamation district
that may have been retained By the
Republic Of Texas % lorl the State
Tor roads when the lands adjacent
were plated and sold. and the couu-
ty Is given the right 90 dreiee 10 the
bay or 10 the sulf Tor 900 Tor the dis
trict 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 90 be as under the Stat
utes for condemnation Cor railroads,
provided that the q. Inflammation shall
vest title .n Gee Boz the oounty, and
county may issue bonds 5r other evil
dence % district Indebtedness Tor ac-
Igir.ug the property. building the
sea-wan reclamation developments
and all Incident thereto as expenses o.
sea-vau and reclamation district,
with lien ou land and such terms and
coalitions as county through be-
commissioners court may deem best.
and thc county commissioners court
shall appoint tvo persons who are
owners o, land within the district.
and who desire 20 sell Tor rcciama-
uou and buy back from the county
when reclaimed. who. vlth ths county
lutre AS chairman. shall continue a
s-a-all. reclamation district commits
sion. whose compensation shall De-
fixed by the court. and this commits
sion has p1wer 90 make 90 rules and
i'r acquiring the land 90
dlstrie; ssa-vau building. reclainine
and plating land OF district. Issuing
bonds or ether evidence Of Indebted
hess for same subject. however. 20 al
such rules. regulations and acts %
commission being authorized and ap-
proved and ratified BY tcuuty com
court. The dis,ric, must
bear an expenses o. sea-wau and pur-
chase Of the land and expenses Of a. /
ng lduinsl sane and other expenses. |
and the same shall not Ia any way .
Involve the credit o. the county or 4
be a basis for a tax By the county on /
,encral lands OF the county unless /
authorized By q vote o. two-ihirds
" the property tar payers Of the |