Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05

or said Lot lOs thence, In ID souNh-
erly direction along the east hne
or sad Lot 10 10 the southeast cor
ner thereof; thence. In a westerly
direction along the south line q
Lots 10, III and y OF said Block =
to the southwest corner OF said
Lot II: thence. in a Southerly d.
rection along the west line Of said
Block 4 70 the southwest corner
thereof: said point being the north
west corner of Block . or the said
Lyford Tract No. 2: thence, IN an
easterly direction along the north
line OF Blocks 5. q. Y. q. OF said Tract
20 the northeast corner Of said
Block s.: thence. in a southerly
direction along the east line or said
Lyford Tract No. 2 and the east
line OF said Sebastian Tra-t No. ;
10 the place OF beginning.
4. Out OF Harding Lindhal Sub
division IN Willacy county. Lots o,
10. l3. Ia. is and rs or Block 26;
Lots 4. 2. ;. 4. ;. and @ OF Block 30,
and Lots I, >. 7 and 5 and north
IL OF lots q. Block 81.
D Out on NarcisSo Tract I'M Will
lacy county lots !. 2. z and 8 OF
Block 5.
q. Out % Raymondville Tract No.
! In Wlllacy county west IL and
south l-2 Of east IL OF Lot ?. Block
I; Lots I and 5 o. Block 4: Lots II,
IS and IA ~ Block 8: Los .. 10 and
III o. Block 2 and Lots 4. 2. q. 4. s.
q Z, 3. ?. 10 and south IL Of Lot
~ and Lot IS % Block ..
z. Out or Gulf Coast Irrigation
Company's Subdivision Lots q and
10 Of Block O..
8. Out OF Raymond Hallam sub
division Lot s or Block \. lot ! ~
Block ? and north IL of Lot 1 and
al OF Lot 6, Block 3.
Whereas, en- the 27th day ~ .Iflv.
"A. ID. 1881. the board ~ directors
Of said district. I'm accordance with
the provisions OF said act. entered
It's findings that said district
should be established With TIE
above and foregoing metes and
bounds. and that sad district IL
feasible and practicable and need
ed, and would W "A public benefit
and a public Utility and w benefit
20 the properties included therein.
and that a tax OF not exceeding
five cents on the one hundred d0i-
q r valuation OF the properties
within said district should he an
nually LEVIED, assessed and collect
ed. and found that an election
should be held within the metes
and bounds OF said district. all as
provided in said act. and adjourn
ed until this the lst dav W Aug
ust, A. ID. 1881. now. therefore
II Is, on this the LIST day OF Aug
ust, a. D. 1881. hereby ordered by
the board OF directors ny Lower
Rio Grande Water Conservation
District OF Texas that an election
be held in the metes and bounds
OF said district and within itS ter
ritcry and limits on the srl dav
Of September. a. ID. 1885,. at which
the following proposition shall Be
submitted, to-wit:
FOR THE DISTRICT LEVY
OF TAX. AGAINST THE DIS
TRICT LEVY OF TAX"
Said election shall ~ conducted
In accordance with the General
Election Laws OF the State Of Tex
as, except as herein otherwise pro
vided None but resident property tax
payers who r qualified "a vote
under the laws OF the state shall
be entitled 70 vote. The voting
precincts for such election shall
be those previously established
the Commissioners Court OF t1n
respective counties In which {lch
voting precincts he. and the 90
GERS or election shall be- thOSeTar-
pointed az the proceeding Feb-l-
airy term hy the Commissioners
Courts OF the respective counties ~
which such precincts lie.
The presiding officers Of election
shall return the ballot boxes in 70
the County Clerks or the respective
counties IN which such voting pre-
clrctS Lie. and shall make returns
Of election as follows: One COPY
shall be delivered to the president
OF the board OF directors OF the dis
trlct. n copy shall be delivered
10 the secretary Of the board OF
directors, and one copy shall Be re-
tanned by such presiding officer.
IL any voting precinct extend be-
yond the boundaries Of the district.
the presiding officer shall require
every person offering " vote az
such election TO subscribe the fol-
lowing oath:
~ do solemnly swear OF affirm
that I am n qualified voter under
the laws OF the State OF Texas. and
that I am a resident property tax
payer Of Lower RIO Grande water
Conservation District Of Texas. and
did not acquire such property prior
20 this election for the purpose M
voting, but I an a bona fide proD-
erty tax payer"
The board OF directors shall rive
notice Of such election by posting
IN four places IN such district. one
within each OF the Counties w!
Cameron, H'dalgo. Starr and VIII
lacy. and at the court house
door OF each OF said counties f0r
at least twenty days previous t0
the date Of such election. which
notice shall contain a copv of this
order. and said notice shall also
be published once each week t1r
four consecutive weeks Nm some
newspaper published within tho
lands lying IN sad district neaSnof
said counties. and ~ the landH y "
any m OF said counties frrE
within said district shall not have
a newspaper OF general circulat. -l.
then III some newspaper OF ge-Cr-
AT circulation published nearest t0
such lands. said notice shall Inn
signed BY the president and as-
tested By the secretary OF the dis
trict.
The Offices OF election I'm tho re-
Spective voting precincts shall 81:
CAMERON COUNTY