Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Court House, true copies Of the fol-


lowing notice:
The State Of Texas, to all persons
interested in and whose lands are
included in and would be affected by
the creation Of Cameron County
Water Improvement District Number
Eleven"
Notice is hereby given that there
has been presented to the Commits
sioners' Court of Cameron County,
Texas, a petition in due form and
properly and sufficiently signed. ask
ing that said Court establish a Water
Improvement District in Cameron
County, Texas, to be known as Scam
eron County Water Improvement Dis
trict Number Eleven" under the
metes and bounds set out in said pc
~tition, land all persons interested
shall take notice of the boundaries Of
said district ms set out in said petit
ton, and may inspect same by exam
lining the same in the office of the
Clerk of said Court, and that said
COMMISSIONER Court has, at a spe-
cial session. set said petition for
hearing at a. special session Of said
court on the 2lst day of May, "A. ID.
1928, al the Court House in the city
of Brownsville, Cameron County,
Texas, at which hearing any person
whose lands arc included in and would
be affected by the creation of such
district may appear before said Court
and contest the creation Of such
district, or contend for the creation
thereof, and may offer testimony TO
show that such district is or il not
necessary, and would or would not be
Of public utility, and that the crea-
ton of such district would or would
not be feasible or practicable.
This notice is issued in compliance
with an order of said Commissioners
Court Of date May 3rd, A. ID. 1923.
setting said petition for hearing, and
the following is a true copy Of said
order, viz:
ain the matter OF the establishment
of Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Eleven.
On this the Bird day Of May, A. ID.
1928. at a special session of the hon
orable COMMISSIONER Court of Cam
eron county. Texas. there was pre-
scented TO this court and came on to
be considered the petition of Port
Isabel Irrigation Company. and 9TH
ers. praying for the establishment Of
a Water Improvement District, lying
wholly within Cameron County. Tex
as, to be known as Cameron County
Water Improvement District Number
Eleven" and setting forth therein the
boundaries Of said district, same con-
tanning S64.6l acres Of land, more or
less, in and out OF Partition Share
No. 80 Of the Espiritu Santo Grant,
same to be created and to operate m
der Section 50 or Aticle is Of the
Constitution OF Texas, for the pur-
pose or irrigating the land therein
included. and Of furnishing water for
domestic. power and commercial pur-
poses, in which petition is embraced
an application for authority for the
issuance of the notes Of such district
when organized, to the maximum
amount permitted by law, based upon
the sum OF $1,000 per acre for each
acre included in said district. being
the estimated and proposed cost or the
improvements TO be made in said dis
trict. namely: an irrigation system
therein.
And. the Court. after examining
| said petition and finding that same
is in due and legal form and is signed
BY a majority in number Of the hold
crs Of title 10 the lands situated with
in the proposed district and repre-
senting a majority in value Of the
lands therein, as indicated by the
County Tax Rolls. and that said pc
tition sets forth a necessity, public
utility, feasibility and n benefit TO
the lands included in said district,
and the proposed boundaries of said
district and designates a name for
such district, to-wit: Cameron Coun-
IN Water Improvement District Num-
Der Eleven" which includes the name
OF Cameron County. is Of the opin-
ion that same should be set down for
hearing.
II is therefore, now here by the
Court ordered hat said petition be,
and the same is, set for hearing be-
fore this Court at a special session
Of this Court to be held at the Coun-
ty Court House in the City of
Brownsville, in Cameron County, Tex
as. on the 2lst day of May. A.. u.
1928. at which time and place any per-
son whose lands are included in and
would be affected by the creation Of
said district may appear before this
court and contest the creation of said
| district. or contend for the creation
Of said district, and may offer testi-
mony TO show that said district Is
or is not necessary and would or
would not be Of any public utility.
and that the creation of such district
would or would not be feasible or
practicable. and at which time and
place this Court will adjudge and de-
termine all contests and objections
to the creation Of said district. and
| all matters pertaining to the same.
And, it is further ordered that the
Clerk of this Court forthwith issue
due notice of said hearing. and that
same be posted and published by the
Sheriff Of Cameron County, Te~/' A.
as required by law.
You are further commanded to
cause 70 be published said Notice in
a Newspaper OF general circulation in
Cameron County, Texas, one time and
at least five days prior 10 the date Of
such hearing. viz: May 2ist, 1928.
HEREIN FAIL NOT. but make due
return Of a true copy Of this notice TO
the Clerk of the County Commission
ers' Court of Cameron County. Texas,
on or before the said 2lst day Of May.
A. D. 1928. showing the time when and
the places where such notice was
posted and published.
WITNESS my hand and seal Of said
Court at office in Brownsville. Tex
as. this 4th day of May. "A. n. 1928.
SEAL II. n. SEAGO.
Clerk Of the County Court. and Ex-
0fficio Clerk Of the County Commits
sioners' Court Of Cameron County,
Texas.
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