Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
THE STATE OF TEXAS }
COUNTY OF CANTON y

The STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMErON y
Before me, the undsrAiEned Aa-
thority, on this day personally ny
peareu Chris bingley. known 70 me
10 be the person whose name Is sub
scribed TO the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged to me tnat he exc
cuted the same fer the purpose and
consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hana and seal OF
office, this the 4th day Of January.
"A. ID. 1923.
Belle A. Pierce. Notary Pub
lie In and for Cameron couH-
~, Texas.
IL. SD
And WHEREAS, said petition was
duly presented TO the Honorable
Commissioners Court OF Cameron
County, Texas, on the 9th day Of
January, A. ID. 1928, which Court
on said date duly entered It's order
setting said petition down for hear
ing on February 9th. 1928. az ten
o'clock a. m. said order being duly
entered in Volume Il" az pages
s.oners' Court OF Cameron County,
Texas. and a true copy thereof Ia ia
follows:
Notice OF Hearing On First Petition
January y, 1925
In Re. Cameron County Drainage
District No. a.
on his the 9th day Of January.
1928, the same beIlg u day OF the
regular session of the Commissioners
Court Of Cameron County, Texas, az
which more than a quorum OF said
Court was present, the Petition Of
Francis SchmI.t AM others praying
that Cameron Courty Drainage Dis
trict Number -Four t4) should, wiL1-
out change Of hamC, 49, constituted
q conservation and reclamation els
trict under and pursuant t0 the
provisions OF an Act ot tue atm Spu-
cial Session Of the 35th Legislature
OF Texas entitled IA Act 70 mEks
effective the pr3"isioIs OF section
80 OF Article 10 Of the Constitl-
ton. providing Tor the reaItOn o.
conservation and reclamation dis
t~ricts, n provtIiny that any water
improvement district, drainage d.s-
trict, or leyee Improvement district
organized on 10 be organized a. de-
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Of any law OF this State AMI Section
~ or Article III of the COnstltu-
may avail itself OK the benefits uI
section d. az Article rs Jf the Gen.
stitution, and providing tha- any
such district may incur Indebtedness
and levy X necessary TO carry
out the purpose Of It's organization
4emOsIng restrictions anu limitations
nF uAaIFaAnaaa % "a nnaFramaA KHH
any such district; providing for the
management and control Of zach dis
trict; and declaring an emergency
with the enlarged powers conferred
by said act ana Section 80 Of Article
l6 III the Constitution Of this State
upon conservation and reclamation
districts created under its provi-
sions or upon other districts which
may avail themselves on the bene-
fits az said Act and said constitu-
tional provisions and further pray
ing that all necessary notices be
given and proceedings. orders and
DEGREES be had. made and entered 10
accomplish such desired purposes.
And il appearing to the Court and
being found as a fact. that there are
less than seventy-five freehold resi-
dent citizen tax payers In said Drain
r District No. 4, and that said pe-
tition IL III due form and is signed
and properly acknowledged by more
than one-third az the freehold resi-
den citizen tax payers w said dis
trict whose lands may he affected
by such charge. and that same iS
accompanied by the necessary de-
pesitS in cash. therefore said petit
ton is now set down for hearing
at a term of the Commissioners
Court of Cameron County. Texas, TO
be held at the Court House Of said
County, in the City Of Brownsville
on the 9th day Of February. le.s.
and 70 begin az ten n. IN. on that
date and the clerk OF this Court IA
hereby ordered 10 give notice or fill
inE said petition and Of the date and
place XII hearing by posting writt.n
or printed notices thereon in five
public places IN Cameron county.
Texas, one Of which shall be nc the
Courthouse door Of said County and
four Of which shall be within the
limits of said Drainage District,
which notices shall be posted for
twenty days prior to the date set
for such hearing. and IL is further
ordered that a copy Of said Notice be
published in the Brownsville Her
ald' for twenty days preceding said
hearing. and further proceedings are
postponed until the time set for
such hearing.
Oscar q. Dancy. County Judge.
Constant Laroche. Commissioner,
Precinct No. 4.
:. III. Bell. Jr.. COMMISSIONS.
Precinct No. ..
A. v. Logan. Commissioner. Pre-
cinct No. 8.
j. A. Baughn, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 4.
Filed January 9th. 1928.
n. ID. Seago. County Clel6.
NOW. THEREFORE, YOU WILL
TAKE NOTICE:
That n public hearing will he held
upon said petition hereinbefore VET
out at the time and place stated
In the foregoing Order az the Com
missioners Court OF Cameron County.
Texas. In the maune prescribed ~
law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. W.T.
NESS my hand and the seal Of the
commissioners Court OF Cameron
County. Texas. at Brownsville. Tex
rs. this the 9th day OF Ja1uary. A.
d.. 1929.
II. d. ScaEo. Clerk % the County
Court and E1-0fficio Clerk ~
the Commissioners Court.
Cameron County. Texas.
MISUNDERSTANDING