Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-09

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and after canvaSsing the votes cast
for Directors Of said District the
Court found and decreed that P.
w. Samuel. Harry Num-, w. +.
Ross, Lee b. James and J. M. Saner
had received the highest number OF
votes cast at said election for Di-
rectors of said District. and said
parties we're declared to be Gully
elected as such directors. and 1t was
ordered that q certificate OF their
election should be issued 70 them.
and said Court further made and
entered in its Minutes an order
setting forth the facts. as required
by law, and creating and establish
ing said District under the name of
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number Thirteen" in
Cameron County. Texas" and fur
ther ordered and directed that the
Clerk OF Cameron County, Texas,
make, file and record in the Deed
Records of said County. a GER
titled copy Of the said order Of saiS
Court creating said District, and
TO properly index the same. in the
manner provided for recording and
indexing deeds, which said order Is
shown in the copy Of the proceed
ingS filed herewith and here refer
red to and made q part hereof.
That said Court further found
that at the election aforesaid a ma
Jorlty Of said voters voting thereat
voted and cast their ballots in ia
vor OF the Issuance CT Notes and
declared that 10 should be the duty
Of the Board Of Directors Of said
district. when qualified, to issue
notes Of said district, in a sum not
TO exceed the maximum percentage
allowed by law. based on $500, 10000
that being the proposed and es-
tlmated cost Of improvements to be
made in said district, for the pur-
pose OF creating a fund 10 pay the
costs OF the organization of the dis
trict and the costs of all surveys
Investigations, engineering, issuance
Of bonds, making and filing Of maps
and reports, all legal expenses con-
nected Herewith, and all other costs
ard expenses authorized or made
necessary by the provisions Of law.
and to sell said notes. or 10 eX-
change the same, in payment for
such costs and expenses, said notes
TO be secured by the assessment. levy
and collection of taxes as provided
BY law for the assessment, levy and
collection Of taxes for the payment
OF the bonds of said district. and
TO be paid off, satisfied and dis
charged out OF the proceeds Of the
bonds when issued and sold, but
ordered that II bonds of said district
It uAArwfI m~Ae - a
held Tor that purpose. then and in
that event the notes so issued should
continue in force and effect, and
70 be paid of, satisfied and dis
charged by the assessment, levy and
collection of taxes by said district
10 pay note issues. all as shown
in the copy Of the proceedings above
referred TO, filed herewith, and
made q part hereof.
That all the directors elected a.
such election. duly qualified by TAX
ing the cath and entering into good
and sufficient bonds IN the amount
and conditioned as required by law,
which were duly approved by the
Commissioners Court Of Cameron
County, Texas, and after being ap-
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the CathS taken b. said directors,
were filed with the County Clerk
OF Cameron County. Texas, to be
by said officer recorded as required
by law, as will more fully appear
from the copy Of the proceedings
filed herewith and made a part
hereof.
That each Of the persons elected
as officers Of your petitioner, was
at the time I mis- election, and 50
remained ut all times while serving
as such officer, q resident OF the
State Of Texas, and the owner
d lands subject TO taxation within
said Water improvement District;
and at the time Of such election was
over twenty-one years of age; and
each Of them were. and while act
ing as such officers. have at all
times since been duly qualified in
all respects to act as such officers
OF your petitioner.
That after the election and
qualification Of said Board Of d.
rectors, said Board, as provided by
law, held its first meeting in
Brownsville, Texas. on the 7th day
OF November "A. ID. 1928. and duly
organized by electing P.W. Samuel,
as President. Harry Num-. as Sec
rotary. ]. M. Saner. President Pro
TEN. and Lee 3. James, Secretary
Pro TEN: said Board further pro-
vided arr ordered that a seal for
said district should be procured, all
as shown in the Transcript Of the
Minutes Of said Board OF Directors
filed herewith, and made a part
hereof.
That an order was duly made
and entered adopting the prior sur
vey Of the boundaries of said dis
|, trict and the markings thereof,
|; the said boundaries and markings
being already established, and r
X. Moore was appointed as Assessor
and Collector for said district.
That Immediately after the quail
| ification Of the said Assessor anc
. Collector, as provided by law, hi
! entered upon the discharge of hi:
: official duties. and at once proceed
ed to make an assessment Of all the
I taxable property, both real, per-
! sonal an mixed, in said district
!, upon blanks provided by the Di-
! rectors OF said district, and in the
. manner provided and required by
law.
That the directors of said district
/. on the 18th day Of May. 1929. IN &C
: cordance with the provisions O
, law. duly appointed three com
: m~issicners. viz: Albert r.. Cara
Alfred r. Cara. Jr. and Faustirs
! Cara. each being a qualified vote
+ and resident property owner IN safe
: district, who was styled the Boarc
I or Equalization for the year 1929
: ard said Board of Directors duly
entered an order designating thu
: 3rd day of June, 1929. as the tins