Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given 70 the
property tax paying voters and citl-
gems and all persons interested In
Lower Rio Grande Water Conserva-
ton District Of Texas that an e.
lection Will be held within tie
boundaries OF said district on the
3rd day OF September. 1881, for the
purpose Of determining whether
said district shall be validated by
a vote OF the property tax paving
voters therein. and whether a tax
OF not exceeding five cents on the
one hundred dollars valuation OF
the property within said district. or
SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary, shall be annually levied. as
sessed and collected, at which cleo
ton the following proposition will
be submitted, to-wit FOR THE
DISTRICT AND LEVY OF TAX
AGAINST THE DISTRICT AND
LEVY OF TAX. which election
shall be held pursuant TO an order
Of the Board Of Directors Of said
district made and entered on the
LIST day OF August, 1881, which
order Is in words and figures Is
follows. to-wit.
IN the matter OF ordering an
election in Lower Rio Grande Water
Conservation District OF Texas for
the purpose OF determining wheth-
er or not said district should be
established and validated n ac-
cordanCe with the terms OF an acJ
passed by the forty-second legs
iatue Of the State OF Texas and
approved by the governor, known
as senate bill number 437. and the
levy OF a tax OF not exceeding five
cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation Of properties in said ais
trict.
whereas there was passed by the
forty-second legislature OF the
state OF Texas, an act known as
senate BIZ No. 437. and duly ap-
proved by the governor. creating
and Incorporating Lower Rio Grarde
Water Conservation District o.
Texas. embracing certain lands
living within the counties Of Cam
eron. Hidalgo. Willacy and Starr,
respectively, as a conservation and
reclamation district. under the
AUTHORITY Of Section 50. Art. IS. Of
the Constitution OF Texas. with
such powers Of government and
authoritv TO exercise such rights.
privileges and functions as are con-
ferred BY said Section 50. Of Art
is and bv said act. and fixing the
boundaries OF said district as fol-
lows. to-W1t.
Beginning at the point in Starr
County where the west line q
Porcion II Mier) intersects the
center line OF Texas State High
way No. 4. which point Is approx
mately one mile in a northwesterly
direction from the town Of Roma;
thence. In a southerly direction
along the west line Of said Porcion
II 70 the international Boundary
Line between the United States
and Mexico: thence. with said In
ternational Boundary Line, follow
ing generally the center OF the
Rio Grande River TO the mouth OF
said river where II flows into the
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northerly direction with the shore
line of the Gulf OF Mexico 10 its
intersection with the south jetty
Of Brazos Santiago Pass; thence. in
a straight line in a northwesterly
direction TO the point Of intersec-
ton of the center line Of the rail-
road pier with the shore line OF
Laguna Madre al Port Isabel:
thence. following the shore line OF
Laguna Nadre generally in q
northerly direction to its intersec-
ton with the boundary line be-
tween Willacy and Cameron Coun-
ties IN the mouth OF the Arroyo
Colorado: thence, in a generally
southwesterly direction with said
boundary line between villa Y and
Cameron Counties TO its intersec-
ton with the southeast line OF
Share No. 3 Of the San Juan de
Carricitos Grant. said boundary
line being the center line q the
Arroyo Colorado; thence, IN ar