Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29

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as required BY and IN full compli-
ance with law, this project and
said proposed issuance Of bonds had
heretofore been duly investigated
and finally approved by the state
board of water engineers,-it was
thereupon ordered by the board
of directors of Cameron County
Water Improvement District No.
Twelve, that an election be held
within said district and at the poll
ing place named in said order, on
the 14th day of March, 1929, at
which election there should be sub
Stituted to the qualified voters Of
said district the following PROPOSE
tionS and none other, to-wit: For
the Issuance of Bonds and levy of
tax and payment therefor. Against
the issuance of bonds and levy of
tax and payment therefor; and said
board in said order named q poll
ing place for such election in said
district, and also selected and ap-
pointed two judges, designating one
presiding judge, and two clerks, for
said polling place, designated in
said order; and it was further or
dered by said board of directors
that a notice of said election be Civ
en- by the secretary in the manner
and form, and for the length of
time required by law; and said or
der further provided that the man.
ner of conducting said election laws
of the State of Texas, except as
provided in chapter 2, title 1913, of
the revised civil statutes of the State
of Texas, except as provided in
chapter 2, title 1873, of the revised
civil statutes of the State of Texas,
revision of 1925, and in acts amen
datory thereof and supplementary
thereto; and in sail order said board
further provided who should be en-
titled to vote at said election, the
form of the ballot to be used, the
oath to be taken by every person
who offered to vote at said election,
the purpose for which said election
was to be held, and the manner
and form in which the returns of
said election should be made; all
of which will more fully appear by
reference to said order shown in
the transcript of the minutes of
the board of directors filed herewith,
and made a part of the minutes
board of directors filed herewith,
and made a part hereof. That no.
tice of said election was given as
required by law and said election
was duly and lawfully held in asid
district at the polling place named
in said order, on the 14th day OF
March A. D., 1929, and returns
thereof were made in the manner
and form and within the time pre-
scribed by law, as shown in the
copy of the proceedings filed here
with and made a part hereof.
That or the 18th day of March
A. D., 1929, at a special session
called for the purpose Of canvass
ing the votes cast at said election
on the 18th day of March A. D., 1929
the board of directors of said Wa
ter Improvement District met and
canvaSSed the returns OF said cleo
ton held on the 18th day of March,
1929, at which election there was
submitted the following PROPOSE
tions: For the issuance of bond5
and levy of tax and payment there
for" Against the issuance of bonds
and levy CT tax and payment there
for" and it having been made to
appear to said board of directors
that said election was in all re-
spects lawfully held, and that the
returns of such election had been
duly regularly made, there were cast
at said election five votes, Of which
number five votes were cast For
the issuance of bonds and levy of
tax in payment therefor" and no
votes were cast Against the issu-
ance of bonds and levy of tax in
payment therefor" and said board
found taxpayers voting at said cleo
ton were cast in favor Of the is
suance of bonds and levy of tax and
payment therefor, and thereupon
said board Of directors duly entered
a norder declaring that the issu-
ance of said bonds and the levy Of
said tax had been authorized by said
election; which said order is shown
In the copy of the proceedings here
with filed and made a part hereof.
That az said meeting of the board
OF directors OF said district. held
at the office of said district on the
18th day of March, 1929. came on
TO be considered the matter of is
suing the bonds of said district.
and it appearing to the board of di-
rectorS OF said district that an cleo
tio1 duly held in said district, for
tne purpose. on the 14th day of
March A. D., 1929, a majority of
the resident property taxpaying vo-
ters who were qualified voters in
ala district. voting therein at said
election, cast their votes in favor Of
the proposition For the issuance of
oondS and levy of tax in payment
tnerefor," by a unanimous vote. and
that the result thereof had been
duly declared by said board of d.
rectors as provided by law: and said
board ~thereupon made and entered
OF record its order that the bonds
OF said district to be called Cam
eron County Water Improvement
District No. Twelve Bonds, be is
sued under and by virtue of the
constitution and laws of the State
OF Iexas and particularly of chan
ter z. title 1913, of the revised civil
statutes of the State of Texas. re-
Vision OF 1925, and acts amenda-
tory thereof and supplementary
tnerto,. for the purpose of the pur.
chase by said district of a contract
20 De supplied with water from the
ITO Grande river through the irri-
gatlon system owned by Cameron
county Water Control and Improve
ment District No. Six, and for the
purpose of paying the cost and ey-
pense OF connecting thereto, of con-
structlng the necessary pumping
plants, canals, reservoirs. and other
improvements proposed to be made
IN SAID Cameron County Water I'M
provement District No. Twelve. and
OF paying the incidental expenses of
organization and ofb,~ ,---