Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

line OF Share No. 81, and the east
line Of Share No. 81, north 0 de-
grees 1 minute west l3.990-3 feet 10
a point for corner; thence north -
degrees 81 minutes east 1920 feet
more or less 10 the southwest cor
ner Of the Box Tract. being also the
northwest corner Of the Abney
Tract; thence north 1 degree 10 min
utes west 1882 feet; thence north !
degree is minutes west 20,6l5 feet
to the point Of beginning.
At which election there shall be
submitted the following PROPOSE
tions:
"For the Water Improvement Dis
trict.' Against the Water I'M
provemcnt District "For the Isu-
ance Of Notes Of said District
Against the Issuance Of Notes Of
said District and the election Of
five directors for said District.
The manner OF conducting said
election shall be governed BY he
General Election Laws Of the State
of Texas, except as otherwise pro-
vided in Chapter .. Title i2S, OF
the Revised Civil Statutes Of Tex
~, Revision az 1925. and in Acts
amenditory thereof and supplement
airy thereto.
None but resident property tax
payers who are qualified voters Of
said proposed District shall be en-
titled TO vote on any question sub
mitted to the voters at such election.
The ballots to be .sed al said
election shall have printed thereon
the following;
For Water Improvement Dis
trict.' against Water Improve
ment District" "For 7 susnce Of
Notes of said District Against
Issuance of Notes of said District"
and said ballot shall contain five
blank lines upon which to write
names Of persons voted for, for the
office Of director, with a heading,
For Directors, five to be elected"
No other matter shall be placed or
the ballot except the heading. "of
fetal Ballot
This Notice Of Election il issued
under and in pursuance Of an Order
passed BY the Commissioners Court
Of Cameron County, Texas, en- tho
10th day Of December, A. ID. 1928. at
a regular session Of said court, and
after a public hearing had Leen held
by said court on the etition Of the
Dixie Development Company. and
others, praying for the establish
ing OF a Water Improvement Dis
trict within the metes and bounds
hereinbefors set out. to be desig-
mated Cameron County Water I'M
provement District Number Four
ten. and to be established, and TO
operate, under Section SO of Article
l6. Of the Constitution Of Texas ard
the Statutes enacted IN pursuance
thereto. for the purposes Of the
control, storing. preservation and
distribution Of the waters and flood
waters Of the Rio Grande River and
of the a and streams within.
crossing or adjacent TO said district
for the irrigation of the lands in
Guided in said district. for domes-
tic. power and commercial purposes,
for the drainage OF lands in said dis
trict needing drainage, with power
10 issue bonds (without the limita-
ton provided in Article 3. Section
So Of the Constitution, for the
purchase and construction of such
improvements ard works as may be
necessary in order TO carry out those
purposes. and also praying for au-
thoritv for the issuance OF notes
Of such district by the Board Of Di-
rectors Of such District. when quail
fled. TO the maximum percentage al
lowed by law. based on $1,000. 10000
ESTIMATED and proposed cost Of
such improvements) for the purpose
of creating n fund 70 pay the costs
Of tho organization Of the district,
and the cost OF all surveys, investi-
cations, engineering. i-uancc Of
bonds, making and filing Of maps
and reports, all legal expenses con-
nectcd herewith. and all other costs
and expenses authorized or made
necessary by che provisions Of Law,
up 70 the time the bonds or such
district are sold: which petition
was. by said Court in all things
granted. and IN which order IL was
provided, among other things, that
this election should be held and
that notice thereof be given as re-
CURED by law.
Given under my hand md the seal
Of the County Commissioners Court
Of Cameron County. Texas. this 18th
day Of December. A. %. 1928.
OSCAR c. DANCY.
County Judge of Cameron
County, Texas.
Attest:
II. ID. SEAGO. County Clerk
of Cameron County. Texas.
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