Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

Santa Maria Water Control and I'm
provement District. Cameron County
No. 4 vs.. Lee r. Hawks ct ais, No.
77s5 in the District Court, Cameron
County, Texas.
The State Of Texas to the Sheriff
OF any Constable Of Cameron Coun-
ty-Greeting:
you ARE HEREBY COMMANDED,
that by making publication OF this
Citation in some newspaper published
in the County Of Cameron once In
each week for Four consecutive weeks
previous to the return day hereof,
you summon Lee r. Hawks, w. A. Nc
Neil, II. p. Mcneil and w. H. Wool
cock, whose residences are unknown,
who r alleged TO be non-residents
OF the State of Texas, TO be an APP
PEAR az the next regular term OF the
District Court Of Cameron County, to
be holden at the Court House thereof,
in the City of Brownsville, Texas. on
the third Monday in July. A. D. 1928,
the same being the 18th day OF July,
A. ID. 1928, then and there to answer
a petition filed in said Court on the
2eth day Of May, A. D. 1923, In a
suit. numbered on the Docket OF said
Court, No. 77s5, wherein Santa
Maria Water Control and Improve
ment District, Cameron County No.
4 is plaintiff, and Lee r. Hawks, W.
A. Mcneil, II. p. Mcneil and W. H.
Woolcock are defendants; the nature
OF plaintiffs demand being substan-
tally, as follows. to-wit:
Plaintiff alleges that il is a Water
Improvement District existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State
Of Texas, and as such sues the De-
PENDANTS for debt for water assess
ments levied by the Plaintiff, acting
under and in full compliance with the
laws governing such Districts Tor
maintenance and operation OF Its
canal system, said assessments being
], Wed on land owned by the Defend
ants herein. or in which they are
claiming some right, title or inter
est, which land is described as being
Lot Is and ten acres of the North
side of Lot is, Jones Tract La Feria
Grant in Cameron County. Texas, and
known as Tract "Ms" on County Map.
Plaintiff alleges that said assess
n.ents, which are o past due on the
land of the Defendants, were levied
fer the years 1923, 1924, 1925 and
1926, and that there is now due and
ewing to the Plaintiff upon such az
sessment the sum of $555.00 together
with interest at the rate Of 10 per
lent per annum from the time said
assessments became due, together
with attorneys fees amounting to 10
per cent OF the amount of the as
sessments and interest, for all of
which Defendants are each personally
liable.
Plaintiff prays for judgment for
the amount Of its debt, principal, in
terest, attorneys fees and costs of
suit, and for q decree directing that
the right of the defendant to receive
water on said land be cancelled until
the assessments herein sued on have
been fully paid, and for establish
ment and foreclosure of its statutory
lien on said lands.
HEREIN FAIL NOT, but have you
before said Court on the said first
day Of next term thereof this writ
with your return thereon, showing
how you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal of
said Court, ut office in the City of
Brownsville, Texas, this the 29th day
Of May, A. ID. 1928.
(SEAL) WITNESS, Jno. p. Seaman,
Clerk Of District Court in and for
Cameron County, Texas.
By M. J. McTiernan, Deputy.
A true copy ! certify.
Jno. p. Seaman,
Clerk District Court, Cameron Co.,
Tex.
BY M. J. McTiernan, Deputy.
tlssued same day.
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