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

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 are shown in the aforesaid
transcript and are now here refer
red 70 and made a part hereof.
Z.
That thereafter. to-wit. on May
3. 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 al 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 svs-
tenn were feasible and practicable
and that same are needed and
would be a public benefit and a
benefit 70 all the lands included in
such district, and thereupon. on
the said 9th day Of May. 1927. al
said regular session the said court
entered its order. judgment and de-
cree finding the facts aforesaid and
creating and establishing a water
Improvement district in Cameron
County. Texas, to be known as
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District No. g.. with the
boundaries set out in said petition
and ordering an election to be held
within and for said district on June
!, 1927, at which election there
should be submitted the following
propositions:
70 the Water Improvement Dis
trict" and
Against the Water Improvement
District
For the issuance Of notes Of said
district" and
Against the issuance OF notes OF
said district:
said notes being for the purpose of
paying the cost OF organization
surveys, maps and plats and An
other expenses incurred prior 10
the issuance OF bonds; and for the
election Of five directors for said
district.
In said order directing such cleo
ton TO be held a polling place for
Sucn election was designated and the
judges and clerks Of election were
appointed. and notice or said cleo
tlon was ordered to be given. pcrted
ana published. IS REQUIRED bv Law.
~ SAID order is contained in
lull IN the transcript above referred
10 ana the same IS nov he-e soa-
claIly referred to and made part
hereof. PAN
s.
mat notice Of said election vas
gwen II conformity with law and
me said order Of the County Com
misslonerS Court. and posted and
puollShed IN the manner and for
the length Of time required 81 lau
that such election was duIv ana
! 3Iully held and conducted on the
aforesaid day OF election and re-
turns OF SAID election. properly made
ana Certified. were returned i'm &C.
c9roance with law. and were open
co and canvaSsed at the meeting of
SAID County Commissioners Court
heNt hereinafter mentioned. All ~
which will more fully anDear FROM
the SAID transcript which * now,
mere referred to and made nar.
hereof. PAR
mat thereafter. on the 18th nav
OF June, 1927. at a regular session
N county Commissioners
court Of Cameron County. Texas
me returns Of said election were
opened and canvassed and the re-
Sl4t thereof declared. and thereun-
the said court made and enter
81 IN It's Minutes an order finding
ana declaring that at said election
INC total number OF votes polIed "a
~ thGt all Of said votes were for
tAe water improvement district. and
That a majority Of the resident tax
payers If said district. who were
quali1ied voters thereof. at said
election voted IN favor or the crea-
ton OF said district. and that the
same number and the same ma
had voted in favor OF the fol-
five persons for Directors of
said district. to-wit. r. @. GiIock
c. p. Barreda. Bgustin Celava "
Margaret Seahury and Rodolfo p
barreda. and tEereupon finding and
declaring and adiudgins that said
district had been legally established
uncer the name Of Cameron Coun-
" Water Improvement District No
5 with metaS and bounds IS there
IN set out. being the same as in the
nstition first he mentioned. and
that the said five named persons
had been duly elected as the direc-
tors CT said district. The afore-
said order Is contained in fun III
the said transcript and is now here
referred 10 and made part hereof
for all purposes.
10.
That thereafter. to-wit. on June
1927. at a session Of the said
court. the five persons 50 elected
presented their oaths and bonds
Of office. each bond in the princi-
pal sum or 100000. with good and
sufficient sureties and conditioned
as required BY law. all Of which
bonds were then and there in open
court approved by the said court
and the County Judge Of Cameron
County. Texas. and duly recorded.
Certified copies Of these bonds and
the orders approving same appear
in the said transcript and are now
here referred 70 and made part
hereof.
II.
That in the original establish
ment Of said district the boundaries
contained 1O.I82.68 acres. that is Il
say, a gross acreage within exterior
limits of l0.902!68 acres. from which.
however. was excepted the original
townsite Of Barreda containing 72C
acres. more or less.
That subsequently. by orders OF
the Board Of Directors Of said dis