Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-26

WHEREAS, such districts, companies and
other persons have agreed not to file such pro-
tests to the granting of such permit, providing
the Willacy District will furnish satisfactory
assurance that no use prejudieialt to the present
rights of such districts, companies or persons,
will be made by the Willacy District of such
permit, If granted.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration Of the
forbearance by such districts, companies and
persons, and by each of same, to file such pro-
tests to the granting of such permit.
Be il Resolved by the Board Of Directors OF
Willacy County Water Control and Improve
ment District Number One as follows:
4. That existing rights of all districts, COM
panies and persons, now taking or having law
full right to take water from the Rio Crande
as being valid and paramount to the right aP-
piled for by the Willacy District:
2. The Willacy District, if such permit be
granted, will not take or seek to take any
water at times, in a manner or under creum-
stances which will impair, lessen or interfere
with the use, by the owners thereof, OF water
from the Rio Grande River, under such existing
rights or any of the same:
,. That the only right which the Willacy
District seeks under such permit and the only
one which it will undertake to exercise there
under, If same be granted, is the right to take
and use water, which, except for such use,
would flow unused to the sea;
4. That the Willacy District will not, at any
time, in any manner or under any cireum.
stances take, or attempt to take, under such
permit If granted, any water the taking of which
would deny to the holder of any such existing
right the opportunity to take from the Rio
Grande River all water authorized to be taken
under such existing right:
). That the Willacy District will cooperate
fully with the Joint Association of Cameron
and Hidalgo Water Districts to the end that
the full spirit of this resolution may be made
effective;
6. That a copy of this resolution duly certi-
fled, be presented to the Board of Water En-
gineers upon the hearing of such application;
z. That this resolution shall in any and all
proceedings be deemed to be the valid, binding
contract and obligation of this District to all
intents and purposes as though the full terms
hereof were incorporated in a formal contract
duly executed by the appropriate officers OF the
Willacy District: that this resolution shall IN
all such proceedings be liberaly construed to
carry on. the spirit and purposes herein ex-
pressed; that a certified copy hereof be deliv-
cred TO the Secretary of the Joint Association
of Cameron and Hidalgo Water Districts for
the use and benefit of all districts, companies
ard persons holding present rights to the use
OF water from The Rio Grande River, any one
Of whom may institute any appropriate pro-
ceeding thereon, and in any such proceedings,
a copy of such certified copy, duly authenticat-
ed by the Secretary for the time being of such
Joint Association, shall be received in evidence
with the same effect as would be given the
original hereof;
8. That If it be deemed necessary, the Pres
ident and Secretary Of this district be, and they
are hereby, authorized to execute and deliver
on behalf of this district, a formal contract en-
bodying the sense c.e this resolution.