Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-14

Company, according to the map Of
said subdivision, filed for record on
February u, 1908, and Of record In
Vol. !, at page /, OF the Map Rec
ords Of Cameron County. Texas.
You are hereby commanded TO
appear before the Honorable Com
missioners' Court of Cameron Coun-
ty, Texas. in the county court room
OF said county, at a regular session
OF said court TO be held on the 10th
day OF November A. d. 1880, at 10
o'clock q. m, to enter such protests
or take any other such action as
you may desire in connection with
a hearing to be had at said time
and place before said court. on an
application filed with the Clerk o.
said court. on the 18th day OF Oc-
tober A. ID. 1880. in words and
figures as follows:
In the Matter OF the Cancella-
ton OF Tarpon Beach Subdivision
on Padre Island, Cameron County
Texas. In the Commissioners Court
Of Cameron County. Texas.
To Said Honorable court:
Comes now South Padre Island
Inc, a Texas corporation. with Its
domicile in Brownsville. Cameron
County, Texas. hereinafter some
times styled Applicant" and
would respectfully show to the
court as follows.
1st: That on February IL. 1908
Padre Island Development Com
pany. acting through its president
and secretary. executed and there
after on to-wit. February lT. 1903,
caused 10 be filed for record in the
office of the county clerk Of Cam
eron County. Texas. a map entitled
Padre Island Development Co. Map
Of Tarpon Beach as Sub-divided by
E. B. Gore. c. E." as said map now
appears Of record in Vol. 4. at page
/. in the map records Of Cameron
county. Texas. said map showing
a subdivision OF a portion Of the
south end OF Padre Island. in Cam
eron County. Texas. into lots and
blocks and showing roads. streets
alleys. and other ~dedications and
reservations upon. across. around
and about the lands embraced In
said subdivision, and TO said map
was attached a dedication to the
public Of all such roads. streets
alleys, etc. and reservation TO said
Padre Island Development Com
pany Of certain rights and privi-
leges, reference being made 70 said
map and its record for greater
certainty.
End: Your applicant represents
and would show to the court that
none OF the roads. streets. alleys.
rights or reservations set out IN
the dedication OF the said map
were ever laid out on the ground
or used by the public. and III fact
said subdivision existed at the time
of the filing of said map and has
existed ever since only on paper
and not upon the ground and lands
shown on said map.
3rd: That your applicant is the
owner Of a major portion CT the
land covered by said subdivision
and alleges and would show to the
court that a cancellation of said
subdivision In its entirety and the
rights, easements and reservations
shown on said map and the dedica-
ton thereof. would not interfere
with the established rights OF any
purchaser owning any portion OF
said subdivision. for the reason
that more than twenty-five YEAR,
have elapsed since the filing OF
said map. said subdivision was
never laid out on the ground. and
neither the public nor any owner
Of the lands shown on the map or
said subdivision. has ever exercised
Or used any rights conferred under
said map and its dedication"
Wherefore. premises considered
your applicant prays that YOU sat
down this petition for a hearing al
a regular term of your court. that
you give notice OF such hearing In
the manner required by law, and
that upon such hearing you make
and enter an order upon the min
utes Of your court ~cancelling said
subdivision in its entirety, incluc-
ing said map and all dedications
and reservations Shown thereon.
and authorizing your applicant tc
cancel the same in the manner
prescribed by law.
Your applicant further prays
that you enter any and all such
other and further orders in this
matter to which this applicant may
be entitled. in law and in equity.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, INC.
BY Rentro e. Cole
Its Attorneys"
Herein fail not, but make due
return Of a true copy OF this notice
TO the clerk OF the county com
missioners' court OF Cameron Coun-
~, Texas. on or before the 10th
day OF November, 1880, showing
the time and manner OF the pub
lication OF this notice.
Witness my hand and seal OF
said court at office in Brownsville
Texas. this the 18th day OF Octo-
Der A. D. 1880.
SEAL
II. ID. SEAGO
Clerk OF the County Court. ans
Ex-officio Clerk Of the Com
m~issioners' Court Of Cameron
County, Texas.