Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-16
G ADVERTISEMENT

that being the proposed and esti-
mated cost OF Improvements 20 pe
made I'm said district, for the pur-
pose OF creating q fund to pay the
costs OF the organization or the dis
trict and the costs OF all surveys,
investigation. engineering. issuance
OF bonds. making and filing OF maps
and reports. all legal expenses con-
nected Herewith. and al other costs
and expenses authorized d. made
necessary by the provisions Of Law.
and to sell said notes. or 70 ex-
change the same, I'm payment Tor
such costs and expenses, said notes
to be secured by the assessment,
levy and collection OF taxes as pro-
vided by law for the assessment.
levy and collection OF taxes for the
payment OF the bonds Of said dis
trict, and 70 be paid off. satisfied
and discharged out Of the proceeds
of the bonds when issued and sold.
but ordered that III the bonds Of
said district should not be voted
at an election held for that purpose,
then and In that event, the notes
SO issued should continue in force
and effect. and To be paid off. sat
sified and discharged by the assess
ment. levy and collection OF taxes
by said district 10 pay note ISSUES.
all as shown I'm the copy Of the po-
ceedings above referred to. filed
herewith. and made "a part hereof.
That all the directors elected at
such election, duly qualified by tax
ing 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 or Cameron
County, Texas, and after being 50
approved. said bonds, together with
the oaths taken by the 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
ms officers OF your petitioner, was
at the time OF his election, and SO
remained at all times while serv-
ing as such officer, a resident OF
the State CT Texas, and the owner
of lands subject tr taxation within
said Water Improvement District:
and at the time OF such election
was over twenty-one years OF age;
and each Of them while acting as
such officers. have at all times since
been duly qualified in all aspects
70 act as such officers or -FOUR pc
titioner.
That after the election and quail
ification or said Board OF Directors,
said Board. as povided by law, held
its first meeting In Harlingen, Tex
rs. on the 18th day or April, AL d..
1929. and duly organized by elect
ing s. Finley Ewing. as President.
Annie Orr HOughton. as Secretary.
T. w. Weber. as President Pro
Tenn. and w. L. McElwain. as Sec
rotary Pro Ten; said Board fur
Their provided and ordered that a
seal for said district should be pro-
cured, all as shown in the Trans
cript or 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 survey OF
the BOUNDARIES Of said district and
the markings thereof, the said
boundries and markings being al
ready established. and w. G. Eads
was appointed as Assessor and Col
lector for said District.
That Immediately after the quail
fication Of said Assessor and Col
lector, as provided BY law, he en-
tered upon the discharge on his
official duties. and at once proceed
ed 70 make an assessment OF all
the taxable property, both real.
personal and mixed, In said dis
trict. upon blanks provided by the
Directors Of said district. and in
the manner provided and required
by law.
That the director Of said dis
trict on the 18th day OF August,
1929. In accordance with the pro-
visions Of law, duly appointed three
commissioners, viz: j. "a. Sea
groves. r.. M. Eubank, and Thos.
A. Yates. each being a qualified
voter and resident property owner
in said district. who were styled
the Board OF Equalization for the
year 1929: and said Board or Di-
rectors duly entered an order de-
signaling the oath day or August
1929. as the time for the meeting
Of said Board. for the year 1929:
all or which Is shown In the trans
cript Of the Minutes of said Board
filed herewith and made a part
hereof.
That nc the time fixed for fits
first meeting said Board Of Equali-
zation met and thereafter from
time to time examined, eQualized.
passed upon and approved the said
assessment. and thereafter the as
sed rolls were duly made and re-
turned BY the Assessor. and ap-
proved by the Board OF Directors
Of said district, all as required by
law.
That after the establishment OF
said Water Improvement District,
nc the time and In the manner pre-
scribed by law, the Board OF Direc-
tors OF said district appointed.
one "A. Tamm. who was duly quail
fled as engineer for said district.
whose duty II was To make q CON-
plete survey OF the lands contained
in said district and to perform such
other duties as Is required or said
engineer by law, which is shown I'm
the copy OF the proceedings filed
and made u part hereof.
That said A. Tamm. appointed as
engineer OF the district, proceeded
TO discharge the duties required Of
him by the Board Of Directors of
the district. and IN due time made
and filed with the Board OF Direc-
tors Of the district maps. profiles,
specifications and estimates as
required by law. together with IN
written report showing the es-