Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE
THE STATE OF \
COUNTY OF

NOTICE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
IN CONSTITUTING CAMERON
COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT
NUMBER FOUR (4). IN GAMER
ON COUNTY, TEXAS, WITHOUT
CHANGE OF NAME, A CONSER-
WALTON AND RECLAMATION
DISTRICT, GREETING:
You will take notice that hereto
fore, to-wit, on the 7th day Of Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1928, there was filed with
me as County Clerk and Ex-Officio
Clerk Of the COMMISSIONER Court Of
Cameron County, Texas, q petition
for constituting Cameron County
Drainage District Number 4, without
change Of name, into a Conservation
and Reclamation District.
A true copy of said petition, to-
gether with the signatures thereto
follows:
PETITION TO FORM CONSERvA-
TI0N DISTRICT:
In Re Cameron County Drainage Dis
trict Number Four.
To the Honorable Commissioners
Court Of Cameron County, Texas:
The undersigned being more than
one-third Of the freehold resident
citizen taxpayers of Cameron Coun-
ty Drainage District Number Four
Cd There being less than seventy
five freehold resident citizen taxpay-
ers in said District) on behalf of said
district and the property holders
thereof respectfully represent that
the interest of said District and all
concerned in it will be promoted by
constituting such District a conserva-
tion and reclamation district under
the provisions of an Act Of the 4th
called Session of the 35th Legislature
entitled IAN Act to make effective
the provisions of Section 50 of Ar
ticle 16 of the Constitution, pro-
viding for the creation of Conserva-
ton and Reclamation Districts, and
providing that any Water Improve
ment District, Drainage District, or
levee Improvement District organ
ICED or to be organized as defined
Districts under the provisions Of any
law of this State and Section 50 OF
Article 3 of the Constitution, may
avail itself of the benefits of Sec
ton SO Of Article is Of the Constitu-
tion and providing that any such dis
trict may incur indebtedness and
levy taxes necessary to carry out the
purpose Of its organization remov-
ing restrictions and limitations of
indebtedness TO be incurred BY any
such district; providing for the man.
agement and control of such district;
and declaring an emergency" without
change Of name but with the en-
larged powers conferred by said Act
and Section 50 Of Article 16 OF the
Constitution of this State upon on
~seryation and reclamation districts
created under its provisions or which
may avail themselves Of the benefits
of such act and of the said Consti-
tutional provision.
Your petitioners pray that a hear
ing be given and that on such hear
ing said Drainage District. without
change of name be constituted a con-
%servation and reclamation district
under the act and constitutional pro-
visions above named with all the
powers which may under said act and
under said constitutional provision
be conferred upon it and that all nec-
essary proceedings, orders ard de-
crees to that end be made and en-
tered.
Witness our hands this the 3rd day
Of January, A. d. 1928.
Names: Harry Lupton, c. ID. Kali
bus, Jules de Somer, Peter Watkins,
Frank Schmitt, Francis Schriitt, Geo.
Laakso, Albin Erickson, Mrs. Cecil
Gobar, Mr.. Charles Gobar, W. c.
Kerr, Genovia Miller. j. N. Siderius,
Kate Siderius, Chris Bingley, Russell
Bingley, s. Fl. Henderson, +. w.
Chase, John S. Chase, Howard Lup-
ton, Mrs. Howard Lupton.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
Before me. the undersigned auth
ority, on this day personally APP
peared Harry Lupton, c. d. Kalbus,
Jules de Somers, Peter Watkins,
Frank Schmitt, Francis Schmitt,
George Laakso. Albin Erickson,
Charles Gobar, Russell Bingley, s. r.
Henderson, +. w. Chase and John 5.
Chase, all known to me to be the per-
sons whose names are subscribed to
the foregoing instrument and ac-
k~nowledged TO me that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes and
considerations therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this the 9Th day of January,
A. ID. 1928.
IL. S.
r. r. Watson.
Justice of the Peace Justices
Precinct No. 8 Of Cameron