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

North line Of State Highway No 100.
Thence South IS degrees o minutes
East 1888 feet with the North line
Of State Highway No. 100 to a point
In the East line Of Share No. rs.
Thence with the East line OF Share
No. % North 2 degrees "a miautes
East 33,705-S feet Thence North So
degrees DO minutes West 1884 feet
to a point in the East line Of Share
No. ~. Themes with the East line Of
Share No. "a North . degrees 30 min
utes East 34,277 I'll. 90 u point in the
South line Of the Old San Benito-
Bnena Vista Road. Thence with the
South line Of said road North as de-
grees 20 minutes West 1929 feet "a a
point in the West line of Share No.
~. Thence with the West line Of
Share ~, South 4 degrees as min
utes West 25.40s feet. to the North
east corner of Tract No. az Of Share
No. 10 Of the Espiritu Santo Grant.
as said Tract Nc. az was net apart
and allotted 20 Mrs. Agnes A.
Browne by the final decree partition
inc said Share 10, rendered BY the
District Court of Jefferson County.
Texas in Cause No. 1883, entitled
Charles b. Combe, ct al, vs.. John
H. Brooks, ct all Thence with the
North line OF Tract No. AZ North as
degrees 80 minutes West 1885 feet
70 the Northwest corner Of said tract
No. AZ; thence with the West line OF
Tract No. AZ South { degrees 30 min
utes West 43,772.3 feet to the South
west corner of Tract No. a.; thence
with the South line Of Tract No. AZ
South SO degrees 80 minutes East
1908 feet 10 a point in West line of
Share No. ~; thence North 4 degrees
30 minutes East 1875 feet to the
place Of beginning. containing 1901
acres, o OF 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 manner Of conducting said cleo
ton shall be governed by the Gen.
eral Election Laws of the State Of
Texas, except Ms 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 20
vote on any question submitted to the
voters at such election.
The ballots to be used at said cleo
ton 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
of said District" and said ballot shall
contain five blank lines upon which
10 write names Of persons voted for.
for the office or director. with n
heading. "For Directors. five to 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 Commissioners Court
Of Cameron County. Texas, OF the
afst day Of May A. p. 1928. at a Spe-
cinl Session Of said Court, and after
4 public hearing had been held by
said Court on the Petition Of II. c.
Harding. Trustee. and others, pray
ing for the establishing Of a Water
Improvement District within the
metes and bounds hereinbefore set
cut. TO be designated Cameron Coun-
IN Water Improvement District Mum
her Ten. and TO be established. and
10 operate. under Section SO of Ar
ticle Is. of the Constitution Of Tex
a. and the Statutes enacted in pur-
suance thereto. for the purposes of
the control, storing. preservation and
distribution of the waters n flood
waters OF the Rio Grande River and
Of the Resacas and Streams within,
crossing or adjacent to said district
for the irrigation Of the lands includ-
cd IN said district. for domestic,
power and commercial purposes, Tor
the drainage Of lands in said dis
trict needing drainage, with power 70
issue bonds without the limitation
provided in Article 3, Section 50 OF
the Constitution). for the purchase
and construction Of such improve
ments and works as may be necessary
in order to carry out those purposes,
and also praying for authority for the
issuance Of notes Of such district BY
the Board az Directors Of such Dis
trict, when qualified, TO the max
imum percentage allowed by law
Iased on $500, 10000 ESTIMATED and
proposed cost OF such improvements
for the purpose of creating a fund Il
nav the costs Of the organization Of
the district. and the cost Of all sur
veyy, Investigations. engineering, rs.
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 10 the time the bonds Of such dis
trict are sold; which petition was, By
said Court in all things granted. and
in which Order il was provided
among other things. that this cleo
ton should be held and that Notice
thereof be given as required by law
Given under my hand and the sea
of the County Commissioners Court
of Cameron County, Texas, this 22nc
day Of May, 1925.
CSEAL1 OSCAR G. DANCY.
County Judge Of Cameron County
Texas.
Attest:
II. ID. Seago.
County Clerk Of Cameron County
Texas.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS