Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-18
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Cameron county, Texas, there was
presented to this court and came on
TO be considered, the petition OF
Earl C. Sans. and others, praying
for the establishment Of a Water
Improvement District, lying wholly
within Cameron county, Texas 70
be known as Cameron County
Water Improvement District NUM-
Der Seventeen, same containing
1888 acres of land, more or less
IN and out OF the eastern hall OF
the lower or eastern league OF the
San Pedro de Carricitos grant III
Cameron county. Texas, same to be
created and 10 operate under Sec
ton 50 Of Article is Of the Consti-
tuition of Texas, for the purpose OF
irrigating the land therein includ-
ed, and of furnishing water for
domestic, power and commercial
purposes, in which petition Is en-
braced an application for authority
for the issuance Of the notes OF
such district when organized, TO the
maximum amount permitted by law,
based upon the sum OF 225,OOO.OO,
estimated and proposed cost Of the
improvements 10 be made In said
district. namely: an irrigation sys-
tenn therein.
And. the court. after examining
said petition and finding that same
is in due and legal form and Is
signed by a majority in number Of
the holders OF title to the LANDS
situated within the proposed district
and representing a majority IN
value OF the lands therein, as mol
Gated by the county tax rolls, ana
that said petition sets forth a neces-
sity. public utility. feasibility and a
benefit to the lands included II
said district. and the proposed
boundaries of said district and des-
ignates a name for such district, TO-
wit: Cameron County Water I'M
provement District Number Seven
teen. which includes the name OF
Cameron county, is Of the opinion
that same should be set down tor
hearing.
II IS. therefore. now here BY the
Court ordered that said petition be.
and the same is. set for hearing BE-
fore this court st a regular session
of this court TO be held at the
County Court house in the city o.
Brownsville. in Cameron County,
Texas. on the l4th day Of July. a.
d. 1880. at 10 o'clock a. m. at which
time and place any person whose
lands are included in and would De
affected by the creation OF said dis
trict may appear before this court
and contest the creation OF SAID
district. or contend for the creation
Of said district. and may offer tes-
timony 70 show that said district Is
or is not necessary and would or
would not be Of any public uti lily
and that the creation of such dis
trict would or would not be feasible
or practicable. and at which time
and place this court will .adiudge
and determine all contests and OBJ
jections to the creation Of said dis
trict, and all matters pertaining to
the anne
And. it is further ordered that the
clerk OF this court forthwith issue
due notice Of said hearing, and that
same be posted and published by
the Sheriff Of Cameron county.
Texas. as required by law
You are further commanded
TO cause 10 be published said
notice in a newspaper Of general
circulation in Cameron County
Texas. n time and at least five
days prior TO the Gate OF such hear
ing. viz: July l4th. 1880.
Herein fail not. but make due re-
turn Of a true copy Of this notice
to the clerk Of the County Commits
sioners' Court OF Cameron county.
Texas. on or before the said l4th
day OF July. "A. ID. 1880. showing the
time and the places wllare such
notice was posted and published.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
court at office in Brownsville. Tex
as. this nth day Of June. A. ID. 1880.
tSEAL) II. d. SEAGO
Clerk Of the County Court and
Ex-Officio Clerk Of the County
Commissioners Court OF Cameron
County. Texas.
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