Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

81 minutes East 1882 feet to the
North line Of State Highway No. 100.
Thence South IS degrees D minutes
East 1888 feet with the North lire
Of State Highway No. 100 to a point
In the East line OF Share No. %.
Thence with the East line Of Share
No. 20 North 2 degrees "a minutes
East 3,105.6 feet. Thence Ncrth Sc
degrees SO minutes West 1894 feet
TO a point in the East line CT Share
No. 27. Thence with the East line Of
Share No. ~ North s degrees 30 min
utes East S4,277 II. to a point in the
South line Of the Old San Benito-
Buena Vista Road. Thence with the
South line OF said road North SO de-
grees % minutes West 1928 feet to a
point in the West line az Share No.
"a. Thence with the West line of
Share "a, South 4 degrees s. min
utes West 25,408 feet, to the North
east corne of Tract No. 43 OF Share
No. 10 OF the Espiritu Santo Grant.
as said Tract No. 43 was set apart
and allotted to Mrs. Agnes a..
Browne by the final decree partition
ing said Share 10, rendered BY the
District Court Of jefferson County,
Texas in Cause No. 1883. entitled
Charles B. Combe, ct al. VS.. John
ia. Brooks, ct al" Thence with the
North line Of Tract No. as North SIS
degrees so minutes West 1885 feet
to the Northwest corner Of said tract
No. 43. thence with the West line Of
Tract No 4S South 4 degrees 30 min
utes West 43,T72.3 feet to the South
west corner of Tract No. as; thence
with the South line Of Tract No. 43
South 80 degrees 80 minutes East
1908 feet TO a point in West line Of
Share No. "a: thence North 4 degrees
30 minutes East 1878 feet to che
place OF beginning, containing 1901
acres, more or less"
At which election there shall be
submitted the following propositions.
For the Water Improvement Dis
trict." Against the Water Improve
ment District" "For the Issuance Of
Notes Of said District" Against
the Issuance of Notes Of said Dis
trict," and the election OF five direc-
tors for said District.
The amer Of conducting said cleo
tion shall be governed by the Cen
eral Election Laws Of the State of
Texas, except as otherwise provided
in Chapter 2, Title 12s. Of the Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas. Revision of
1925, and in Acts amendatory thereof
and supplementary thereto.
None but resident property taxpay-
ers who are qualified voters of said
proposed District shall be entitled TO
vote on any question submitted to the
voters mt such election.
The ballots to he used az said cleo
ticn shall have printed thereon the
following:
For Water Improvement District"
Against Water Improvement Dis
trict." "For Issuance Of Notes OF said
District" Against Issuance of Notes
or said District" and said ballot shall
contain five blank lines upon which
10 write names OF persons voted for.
for the office Of director. with q
heading. For Directors. five 70 be
elected" No other matter shall be
placed on the ballot except the head
ing. Official Ballot"
This Notice Of Election Is issued
under and in pursuance Of an Order
passed BY the COMMISSIONER Court
az Cameron County. Texas. on the
2ist day of May A. D. 1928, at 3 Spe-
cial Session az said Court. and after
a public hearing had been held BY
said Court on the Petition OF II. @.
Harding, Trustee. and others. pray
ing for the establishing OF q Water
Improvement District within the
metes and bounds hereinbefore set
cut. to he designated Cam ron Coun-
~ Water Improvement District Num-
her Ten. and 10 be established. and
TO operate. under Section SO Of Ar
ticle is, OF the Constitution Of Tex
rs and the Statutes enacted in pur-
suance thereto, for the purposes OF
the control, storing, preservation and
distribution Of the waters and flood
waters of the Rio Grande River and
of the Resacas and Streams within.
crossing or adjacent 10 said district
for the irrigation Of the lands includ-
cd in said district. for domestic.
power and commercial purposes, for
the drainage Of lands in said dis
trict needing drainage. with power 70
issue bonds without the limitation
provided in Article 3. Section 80 Of
he Constitution. for the purchase
and construction Of such improve
ments and works Is may be necessary
in order to carry out those purposes,
and also praying for authority for the
issuance Of notes Of such district oy
the Board Of Directors Of such Dis
trict. when qualified. 20 the max
mum percentage allowed by law,
tased On $500, 10000 ESTIMATED and
proposed cost Of such improvements)
for the purpose Of creating n fund 20
nav the costs Of the organization Of
the district. and the cost Of all sur-
vevs, Investigations, engineering. Is
suance of bonds. making and filing Of
maps and reports. all legal expenses
connected Herewith. and all other
costs and expenses authorized or made
necessary BY the provisions of law.
up to the time the bonds of such dis
trict are sold; which petition was, by
said Court in all things granted. and
Ia which Order IL was provided,
among other things, that this cleo
ton should be held and that Notice
thereof be given as required hy law:
Given under my hand and the seal
az the County Commissioner Court
of Cameron County. Texas, this 22nd
day OF May, 1928.
(sEALl OSCAR c. DANCY.
County Judge Of Cameron County,
Texas.
Attest:
n. ID. Seagc,
County Clerk Of Cameron County,
Texas.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS