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

Assessor dnd Collector OF a. dis
trict had heretofore made an NV
sessment OF all taxable pro-
perty within said district. winch
had been duly passed upon and
approved by the Board of EQualiza-
ton or said district, and that a.
sessment rolls had been duly made
and returned by the Assessor and
Collector Of said district, which had
been I'm all things approved as re-
Quired by law, and that said as
sessment rolls show the taxable
value Of all the real estate within
said district 10 be S873,l2O.O0, ana
that the engineer OF said district.
who had heretofore been appoint
ed had performed the duties re-
quired by law and filed maps, pro-
files, specifications and estimates as
required by law showing that IVY
amount necessary 90 secure a con-
tract 70 be supplied with water from
the Rio Grande River through the
irrigation system now belonging 10
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District Number One IA the
sum OF ~$44.750.00, and to construct
the necessary pumping plants. ca
nails. reservoirs and other pro-
posed improvements 70 be msde TN
Camerson County water Improve
ment district Number Fifteen is
the sum or S154.25O.OO, making Y
total OF $199, 10000: and that i'm
order for said district to secure said
contract. and DO the construction
work aforesaid within your reti-
toner district. all as hereinbefore
SET out, " would be necessary 10Y
said district TO issue its bonds An
the sum OF S199. 10000: and IT
further appearing TO the satiSfac-
ton of said Board OF Directors, that
Is required By and IN fun COM
pliance with law, this project and
said proposed issuance OF bonds had
heretofore been duly investigated
and finally approved by the State
Board Of Water Engineers van
therefore ordered by the Board u
Directors of Cameron County Water
Improvement District Number FL
teen. that an election be held With
I'm said district. and &C the polling
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10th day OF October. 1929. at which
election there should be submitted
To the qualified voters Of said dis
trict the following propositions and
none other. to-wit: For the iSSu-
ance OF Bonds and levy or tax and
payment therefor: and said Board
IN said order named q polling place
for such election ln said district
and also selected and appointed two
judges. designating VI presiding
judge. and two clerks, for said poll
ing place, designated In said order:
and II was further ordered by said
Board OF Directors that CA notice OF
said election be given BY the Sec
rotary I'm the manner and form. and
for the length Of time required hy
law: and said order further pro-
vided that the manner OF conduct
ing said election should be govern
eel by the election laws or the state
OF Texas. except as provided I'm
vised Civil Statutes or the State Of
Texas. Revision OF 1925. and In acts
amendatory thereof and supplement
tary thereto; and I'm said order said
Board further provided who should
De entitled 20 vote at said election.
the form of the ballot to be used
the oath 70 be taken by every per-
son who offered 10 vote at said
election, the purpose for which said
election was held. and the manner
and form fin which the returns OF
said election should be made: al
of which viii more fully appear
by reference 10 said order shown
IN the transcript or the Minutes of
the Board or Directors filed here
with and made a part hereof.
That notice or said election was
given aS required by law and said
election was duly and lawfully held
in said district at the polling place
named i'm said order, on the 10th
day or October "a. ~. 1929, and re-
turns thereof were made I'm the man
ner and form and within the time
prescribed by law, aS shown in the
copy of the proceedings filed here
with and made a part hereof.
That on the 2lst day OF October
"A. ID. 1929. at a special session
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ing the votes cast at said election
On the 10th day " October "A. I'D.
1929 the Board or Directors OF said
Water Improvement District met
and canvaSsed the returns or said
election held ON the 10th day OF
October, 1929. &C which election
there was submitted the following
propositions: For the issuance Of
bonds and levy or tax and payment
thereof" Against the issuance on
bonds and levy or tax and payment
therefor: and II having been made
to appear to said Board Of Directors
that said election was in all respects
lawfully held. and that the returns
OF said election had been duly and
regularly made. and that there were
cast at said election 10 votes, or
which number 10 votes were cast
For the issuance or bonds and lew
Of tax in payment therefor" and
mo votes were cast Against the
issuance OF bonds and levy OF tax
Board found and declared that the
votes Of a majority OF the resi-
dent property tax payers voting a-
hald eAectlon were cast LIN Favor OK
the issuance or bonds and levy cf
tax and payment therefor, and
thereupon said Board OF Directors
duly entered an order declaring
that the issuance OF said bonds
and the levy or said tax had been
authorized by said election which
said order is shown i'm the copy or
the proceedings herewith filed and
made "a part hereof.
That at said meeting OK the Board
OF Directors or said district, held at
the office on said district ON the 2lSt
day Of October, 1929, came on 70 b.
considered the matter 0f issuing the
bonds o. said district; and 1t APP
pearing 70 the Board w Directors
Of said district that at an election
duly held IN said district. for the