Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

given IN the manner and form and
for the length of time required by
law and in accordance with said or
der setting the petition down FOR
hearing. and due return was there
Of made, which said notice and re-
turn Ire shown in the aforesaid
transcript and are now here refer
red to and made a part hereof.
Z.
That thereafter. to-wit. on MAY
9. 1927. the day set for hearing. the
said Commissioners Court in reg
ular session at the County Court
House Of Cameron County. Texas,
heard and considered said petition
and all objections and contests
thereof and evidence in support OF
and against the same. as REQUIRED
by law. and at the conclusion of
such hearing made and entered on
the Minutes OF said Court their
findings to the effect that the crea-
ton and organization Of such dis
trict and the construction and pur-
chase Of the proposed irrigation sys-
ten were feasible and practicable
and that same are needed and
would be a public benefit and a
oenefit 10 all the lands included in
Such district. and thereupon. on
the said 9th day OF May. 1927. nj
SAID regular session the said cour,
entered its order. Judgment and de-
cree finding the facts aforesaid ana
creating and establishing a water
Improvement district in Cameron
county, Texas, to be known AZ
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District No. g.. with the
boundaries set out in said petition
r ordering an election to be held
within and for said district on june
/, 1927. at which election there
should be submitted the following
propositions:
For the Water Improvement Dis
trict" and
Against the Water Improvement
District
For the issuance Of notes az said
district and
against the issuance OF notes OF
said district:
said notes being for the purpose NJ
paying the cost or organizatior
surveys maps and plats and all
other expenses incurred prior M
the issuance Of bonds: and for the
district. ~
In said order directing such cleo
tion to be held a polling place for
such election was designated and the
Judges and clerks OF election were
appointed. and notice OF said eleo-
lion was ordered to be given. poste5
n published, as required bv law
Inc said order Is contained ~
Iul In the transcript above referraG
70 ana the same IS now here sna-
ciaily referred to and made part
hereof.
That notice az said election Vas
gwen ~ conformity with law and
the SAID order Of the County Com
hlSSlonerS Court. and posted and
pub4lShed IN the manner and for
the length Of time required bv Law
ana that such election was duly and
fully held and conducted ~ IA
~aIoFeSald day Of election and re-
IuInS o. SAID election. properly made
anl certified. were returned in ~
cofoance with law. and were \
60 ana canvassed 81 the meeting IF
SAID County Commissioners Court
next hereinafter mentioned an M
when VII more fully aDDoar from
me SAD transcript which Il now
mere referred 10 and made nart
hereof. pa1'
That thereafter. on the 18th dar
d June. 1927. al a regular session
cf the County Commiseiore-e'
court of Cameron County. Texas
ne returns Of said election were
opened and canvassed and the re-
suit thereof declared. and thereup-
on the said court made and enter
"a IN its Minutes an order fipdi,r
ana declaring that at said election
me total number Of votes Dolled va
l5 that all Of said votes were for
me water improvement district. and
Jhat 2 majority Of the resident fav
payers OF said district. who were
QualIled voters thereof. at SAID
election voted in favor of the crea-
uicn Of said district. and that the
same number and the same ma
lorlty had voted in favor Of the fol-
lowing five persons for Directors OF
said district. to-Wit. r. O.. Gillock
z. 2. Barrfda. AEustin Celava. ,Tr
Margaret Sea5urv and Rodolfo p
Barreda. and thereu0On finding and
declaring and adiudginE that saic
district had been legally established
uncer the name Of Cameron Covn-
M Water Improvement District No
q with metes and bounds rs there
IN SET out, be!ns the same az III the
petition first he~ mentioned. ana
that the said five named person,
had been duly elected as the direc.
tors cf said district. The afore-
said order Is contained in full in
the said transcript and Is now here
referred 10 and made part hereof
for al purposes.
10.
That thereafter. to-wit. on june
%. 1927. at a session OF the saic
court. the five persons SO elected
presented their oaths and bonds
Of office, each bond in the princi-
pal sum OF S3000.OO, with good and
sufficient Sureties and conditioned
as required by law. all Of which
bonds were then and there IN oper
court approved BY the said cour'
and the County Judge Of Cameron
County. Texas, and duly recorded
Certified copies Of these bonds anc
the orders approving same appear
in the said transcript and are nov
here referred 70 and made par
hereof.
II.
That In the original establish.
ment of said district the boundarie.
contained l0.1S2.68 acres. that is 4
say. a gross acreage within exterio,
limits Of 10.90268 acres. from which
however, was excepted the origina
townsite Of Barreda containing 70
acres. more or less.