Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
G ADVERTISEMENT
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property tax paying voters and citi-
zens and ell persons interested in
Lower Rio Grande Water Conserva-
ton District Of Texas that an e
Lection will be held within the
boundaries OF said district on the
3rd day OF September, 1891, for the
purpose OF determining whether
said district shall be validated by
a vote OF the property tax paying
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 as
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 IN &C
cordance with the terms Of an ACT
passed by the forty-second leglS-
lature 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 dis
trict.
Whereas there was passed by the
forty-Secord legislature Of the
State OF Texas, an act known as
senate bi No. 437, and duly ap-
proved by the governor. creating
and incorporating Lower Rio Grande
Water Conservation District Of
Texas, embracing certain lands
lying within the counties OF Cam
eron. Hidalgo. Willacy and Starr,
respectively, as a conservation and
reclamation district, under the
authority Of Section SO. Art. is, Of
the Constitution Of Texas. with
such powers Of government and
authority 10 exercise such rights,
privileges and functions as are con-
ferred BY said Section SO. Of Art.
Is and by said act, and fixing the
boundaries OF said district as fol-
'ows, to-wit:
Beginning al the point in Starr
County where the west line OF
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 10 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 il flows into the
Gulf OF Mexico; thence, in a
northerly direction with the shore
line OF the Gulf OF Mexico TO its
intersection with the south jetty
Of BRACES Santiago Pass; thence. in
a straight line in a northwesterly
direction 10 the point Of 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 a
northerly direction TO its inIersec-
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 W''la-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 Of the
Arroyo Colorado; thence, in an
easterly direction along the south
east line Of said Share 3 to the
southeast corner thereof; thence,
in a northerly direction along the
meandering east line Of said Share
3 to the northeast corner thereof;
thence. in a westerly direction
along the north line Of said Share
3 TO the northeast corner Of share
8 OF the San Juan de Carricitos
Grant, thence. in q southerly di-
rection along the east line Of said
Share 8 to the southeast corner
thereof; thence: in a westerly d.
rection along the boundary line be-
tween said share 3 and said Share
s TO the northwest corner Of said
Share 3: thence, in a -southerly IL
rection along the west line OF said
Share 5 10 the northeast corner Of
Share 5 Of the San Juan de Carri-