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



To AL Property Tax Payers and
Voters and Other Interested Par
ties Within Lower Rio Grande
Water Conservation District Of
Texas.
Notice IS hereby given that 4
hearing Will be had within the
metes and bounds OF said District
at the office Of Hidalgo County
Water Improvement District Mum
Der Two IN the Town Of San Juan
IN Hidalgo County, Texas, on the
9th day Of July. "A. ID. 1881. at Ten
o'clock. A. NJ, at which time and
place any person whose property Is
included in or would be affected
bv the creation Of such District
may appear and contest the crea-
ton thereof and may offer testi-
mcny 70 show that such District is
or j. not necessary or beneficial
would OF would not be a public util-
lty and would or would not be
feasible and practicable. which
hearing may be adjourned from
day to day until fun opportunity
shall have been given "a oil con-
testants and other interested per-
sons 70 be heard.
Such District shall have the
power and authority with respect
70 taxation granted II BY Section
Three Of Senate Bill Number 437
passed BY the Forty-second Leais-
lature ard approved by the Gov
e-nor. which said Section Three is
IN words and figures Is follows,
to-Wit.
The Board OF Directors shall
have power and authority to lew.
assess and collect all such taxes.
equltably distributed. as nav be
necessary for the maintenance ard
operation Of such District. and such
taxes shall be a lien upon the pro-
perty assessed for the 2ayment
thereof, provided. however, that no
such tax shall be levied in excess
OF five cents on each One Hundred
Dollars valuation OF the properties
IN said District. according ~ the
tax rolls OF the County in which
such properties lie, and provided.
further. that limitation shall not
run against the District as 70 the
collection Of such taxes. and that
the District shall have a lien upon
and against the properties 50 as
seSsed Tor such taxes. all penalties
and interest that may accrue
thereon. and all costs incidental to
their collection
The purpose OF said hearing IS TO
determine whether or not an cleo
ton shall be ordered within the
metes and bounds Of said District.
az which the following propositions
shall be submitted, to-wit: FOR
THE DISTRICT AND LEVY OF
TAX" AGAINST THE DIS
TRICT AND LEVY OF TAX"
In order to determine whether
such election shall be held the
Board Of Directors OF said Dis
trlct will determine from the evi-
dence adducad at the hearing on
the 27eh day OF July, 1881, whether
the organization OF such District
and the carrying out OF the pur-
poses provided in said Act are
feasible and practicable and need
ed and would be a public benefit
and a benefit 70 the properties in
cluded In such District, and II the
Board shall SO find then such cleo
ton shall be ordered. but II the
Board shall find that such District
IS not feasible and practicable and
would not be a public benefit or
Is not needed or would not be a
public utility. then il will enter
such findings IN the minutes or its
proceedings and take no further
action thereon and said Act. after
such adverse findings. shall cease
70 be valid and operative.
Such District. II organized. shall
not have the power TO interfere
with or impair the rights. privileges.
functions and duties OF INV Dis
trict within its territories hereto
fore organized or created under
any general or special law of this
State.
Such District. II and when or