Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

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lands within such District for irri-
cation, domestic and municipal
purposes and for the development,
control. sale and use OF hydro-elec-
trio power with power Of storing
and preserving its waters and flood
waters for irrigation and domestic
and municipal purposes and for
hydro-electric power, and reclaim
alton and drainage or its over
flowed lands and al other lands
needing reclamation and drainage
and protection OF its lands against
overflow and floods. and acqulsi-
ton Of water rights. lands tena-
ments and rights and for all other
purposes incident 70 the purposes
hereinabove set out. In order to
carry sui the purpose OF the or
ganization Of said District. the
Board Of Directors may contract
with the United States OF Amer
lea or may act IN cooperation with
the United States OF America or
any Department. Agency, Bureau
or employee thereof. for the pur-
pose Of providing for the inves-
tigation. construction, extension.
operation snd maintenance Of the
Federal conservation or reclama-
ton project Of benefit to the Dis
trict and the lands and properties
therein, and may do any and all
things in cooperation with the
United States OF America TO secure
and safeguard an adequate supply
OF water for such District for ir-
rigation. domestic and municipal
uses and purposes and for the
proper drainage OF its lands and
the protection OF such lands and
properties from overflow and floods
and for the generation, control,
ownership, sale and use OF HYDRO
electric power.
The Governing Body OF said
District shall be q Board Of seven
Directors. the first OF which Boards
shfsl be appointed BY the Governor
OF the State OF Texas. and shall
hold office until the second Tues
day IN January. 1882. at which time
q full Board shall be elected. At
least one member Of the Board
shall at ali times come from and
represent the lands lying respec-
lively within each OF the Counties
of Cameron. Hidalgo. Starr and
Willacy. the remaining three mem
bers TO be elected from the District
at large.
The metes and bounds OF said
District are as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the point in Starr
County where the west line OF
Porcion VI (Nfier) intersects the
center line Of Texas State Hizn-
way No. a. which point Is approx
mately one mile IN a northwesterly
direction from the town or Roma:
thence, in a southerly direction
along the west line OF said Porcion
III TO 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
Gulf OF Mexico: thence. In a
n0rtherly direction with the shore
line Of the Gulf Of Mexico 10 its
intersection with the south ietty
Of Brazos Santiago Pass. thence. in
a straight line in a northwesterlv
direction TO the point or intersec-
ton Of the center line OF the rail-
road pier with the shore line Of
Laguna Madre at Port Isabel.
thence. following the shore line of
Laguna Madre generally IN :
northerly direction TO its intersec-
ton with the boundary line be-
tween Willacy and Cameron COM
Ties n the mouth OF the Arrovo
Colorado. thence. IN q generally
southwesterly direction with said
boundary line between Willacv and
Cameron Counties to its intersec-
ton with the southeast line of
Snare No. 3 OF the San Juan az
Carricitos Grant, said boundary
line being the center line OF the
arroyo Colorado; thence. In an
easterly direction along the south
east line OF said Share 8 10 the
southeast corner thereof: thence.
IN a northerly direction along the
meandering east line OF said Share
5 70 the northeast corner thereof.
thence. in a westerly direction
along the north line Of said Share
: 70 the northeast corner OF share
8 OF the San Juan De Carricitos
Grant. thence. in q southerly d.
rection along the east line Of said
Share 8 10 the southeast corner
thereof; thence. in q westerly d.
rection along the boundary line be-
tween said share 3 and said Share
. 70 the northwest corner OF said
Share 8. thence. In a southerly di-
rection along the west line Of said
Share 3 TO the northeast corner Of
Share ) Of the San Juan de Carrl-
Grant; thence, in a westerly
direction along the south line u
said Share 3 TO the southwest cor
ner thereof: thence. il . northerlv
direction along the west line OF
said Share 8 to the northwest
corner thereof: thence. IN an east
erly direction along the south line
OF Share IS Of the San Juan de
Carricitos Grant to the southeast
corner thereof; thence, ina north
erly direction with the east line OF
said Share Is to the northeast cor
ner thereof. thence. in q westerly
direction along the north line OF
said Share ID 10 the northwest
corner thereof. thence. in a south
erly direction along the west line
OF said Share Is to the southwest
corner thereof: same being the
southeast corner OF the Antonio
Quintanilla Subdivision In Willacy
County, thence In q westerly direc-
ton along the south line OF the
said Antonio Quintanilla 5ubdivi-
sion 10 the southwest corner there
Of; thence, IN q northerly direc-
ton alorg the west line OF said
subdivision to the northwest cor
ner thereof and continuing In the
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