Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-06
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event the uOGeS So lSSuSU SIlOulU
continue in force and effect, and
to be paid off, satisfied and dis
charged by the assessment, levy and
collection of taxes by said district to
pay note issues, all as shown in the
copy of the proceedings above re-
ferred to, filed herewith, and made
a part hereof.
That the directors elected at such
election duly qualified by taking the
oath 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 so
approved, said bonds, together with
the oathS taken by 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 of his election, and so
remained at all times while serving
as such officer, a resident Of the
State of Texas, and the owner of
lands subject to taxation within
said Water Improvement District;
and at the time of such election
was ove 81 years of age; and each
Of them were. and while acting as
such officers, have at all times since
been duly qualified in all respects
to act as such officers Of your pc
titioner.
That after the election and quail
ification of said board of directors.
said board. as provided by law, held
its first meeting in Brownsville,
Texas, On the 22nd day Of June A.
d. 1923. and duly organized by
electing G. r. Tyrell, president; L..
B. Grady as secretary; w. H. Pat
tee, rs president protein, and A. p.
Tyrrell. as secretary pr"tem; said
board further provided and ordered
that a seal for said district should
be procured, all as shown in the
transcript of the minutes of the said
board of directors filed herewith,
and made a part hereof;
That an order was duly made and
entered adopting the prior survey
Of the boundaries Of said district
and the markings thereof, the said
boundaries and markings being al
ready established, and G. P. Miller
was appointed as assessor and COL
lector for said district.
That Immediately after the quail
ification Of the said assessor and
collector, as provided by law, he en-
tered upon the discharge Of his Of
fetal duties, and at once proceeded
to make anaSSeSS ment CT all the
taxable property, both real, person.
al and mixed, in said district, upon
blanks provided by the directors of
said district, and in the manner
provided and required by law.
That the directors Of said district
on the 9Th day Of January, 1929, in
accordance with the provisions Of
law, Gully appointed three commits
sioners, viz: Rosales. Felipe Fama-
rillo and Bias Ranjel, each being
a qualified voter and resident prop
erty owner in said district, who
were styled the board of equaliza-
ton for the year 1929 and sad board
Of directors duly entered an order
designating the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1929, as the time for the meet
ing Of said board. for the year 1929;
all of which is shown in the tran
script ofthe minutes Of said board
filed herewith and made a part
hereof.
That at the time fixed for its first
meeting said board Of equalization
met, and thereafter from time to
time examined, equalizcd, passed
upon and approved the said assess
ment. and thereafter the assessed
rolls were duly made and returned
by the assessor, and approved by
the board of directors of said district
all as required by law.
That after the establishment Of
said Water improvement District,
at the time and in the manner pre-
scribed by law, the board Of direc-
tors of said district appointed n
Y. L. Conrad, who was duly quail
fed, as engineer for said district,
whose duty it was to make a COM
plete survey Of the lands contained
in said district and to perform such
other duties as Is required Of said
engineer by law, which is shown in
the copy of the proceedings filed
and made a part hereof.
That said V. L. Conrad, appoint
ed as engineer of the district, pro-
ceeded to discharge the duties re-
CURED of him by the board Of di-
rectorS of the district. and in due
time made and filed with the board
Of directors Of the district, and in
due time made and flied with the
board of directors of the district
maps, profile5, specifications and
estimates as required by law, to-
getner with a written report showing
the estimated amount necessary to
secure a contract from Cameron
County Water Control and I'M
prOvement District No. Six, whereby
said district will pump and deliver
through its pumping plant and il
rigation system water from the Rio
Crande river to some point at or
near the boundary of this district,
is the sum Of S106,325 and the
amount necessary to make the nee
essary connections thereto, and to
construct the necessary pumping
plants. canals, reservoirs and other
improvements proposed to be made
in Cameron County Water Improve
ment District No. Eleven is the sum
Of 1898, SIS, or a total Of $500 900.
That on the 14th day Of Febru-
airy. 1929, at a meeting Of the board
of directors Of your petitioner came
on to be considered by said board
the matter Of the issuance Of bonds
for said district in the sum Of $780,
900 for the purposes aforesaid: and
il appearing to the satisfaction Of
the board that said district had
heretofore been duly and regularly
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