Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

A. Out OF Harding Lindhal Sub
division IN Willacy county, Lots Q,
10. Is. IA. Is and Is OF Block rs:
Lots !. 2. 3, 4. 5. and 6 OF Block 30.
and Lots I, ?, z and 8 and north
IL OF lots 3. Block 81.
5. out OF NarciSso Tract IN VII
lacy county lots !. 2, 7 and s OF
Block 5.
6. Out OF Raymondville Tract No.
I In Willacy county west IL and
south ID OF east 10 OF Lot 2. Block
1: Lots 4 and 5 OF Block 4: Lots III.
Is and IA OF Block g: Los 9. 10 and
IL OF Block Z and Lots /. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6, z, g. Q. 10 and south 10 OF Lot
IA. and Lot Is OF Block Q.
Y. out o! Gulf Coast Irrigation
Company's Subdivision Ltts 9 and
10 OF Block Ga.
8. out OF Raymond Hallam Sub
division Lot 6 OF Block I. Lot 5 OF
Block 2 and north 10 OF Lot ! and
al Of Lot s, Block 3.
Whereas. On the 27th day OF July,
A. D. 1881. the board OF directors
OF said district, in accordance with
the provisions OF said set, entered
It's findings that said district
should be established with the
above and foregoing metes and
bounds. and that said district Is
feasible and practicable and need
ed. and would be a public benefit
and a public utility and a benefit
TO the properties included therein,
and that a tax OF not exceeding
five cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation OF the properties
within said district should be an
nually levied. assessed and collect
ed. and found that an election
should be held within the metes
and bounds OF said district. al as
provided in said act, and adjourn
ed until this the lst day Of Aug
ust. "A. ID. 1891: now. therefore
1t is, on this the ist day OF Aug
ust, a. D., 1881. hereby ordered by
the board OF directors OF 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
ritory and limits on the 3rd day
OF September. "A. ID. 1881. at which
the following proposition sh: y be
submitted, to-Wit:
FOR THE DISTRICT LEVY
OF TAX: AGAINST THE DIS
TRICT LEVY OF TAX"
Said election shall be conducted
in accordance with the General
Election Laws OF the state OF Tex
as. except as herein otherwise pro-
vided Meme but resident property tax
payers who are qualified TO vote
under the laws OF the state shall
be entitled 70 vote. The voting
precincts for such election shall
be those previously established by
tn Commissioners Court OF the
respective counties In which such
voting precincts lie. and the off,
GERS OF election shall be those ap-
pointed at the preceding Febru-
airy term Jy the Commissioners
Courts Of the respective counties IN
which such precincts A-.
The presiding officers OF election
shall return the ballot boxes in 70
the County Clerks or the respective
counties IN which such voting pre-
cincts lie, and shall make returns
OF election as follows: One COPY
shall be delivered 10 the president
or the board OF directors OF the dis
tr1ct. one copy shall be delivered
TO the secretary OF the board OF
directors, and one copy shall be re-
tanned by such presiding officer.
II any voting precinct extend be-
yond the boundaries Of the district.
the presiding officer snail require
every person offering 70 vote az
such election 70 subscribe the fol-
lowing oath
II do solemnly swear or affirm
that I am a qualified voter under
the laws or the State OF Texas. and
that I am a resident property tax
payer OF Lower Rio or nde Water
Conservation District Of Texas. and
did not acquire such property prior
70 this election for the purpose Of
voting. but ! am a bona fide prop
erty tax payer"
The board Of directors shall give
notice OF such election by posting
in four places in such district. one
within each ot the Counties on
Cameron. H-dalgo, starr and Will
lacy, and "a al the curt house
door OF each OF said counties for
a. least twenty days previous 20
the date Of such election. which
notice shall contain a copy Of this
order. and said notice shall also
be published once each week for
four consecutive weeks in some
newspaper published within the
lands lying In So district In each OF
said counties, and II the lands in
any one OF said counties lying
within said district shall not have
n newspaper Of general circulation,
then In some newspaper OF yeler-
al circulation published nearest 70
such lands. said notice shall re
signed by the president and A.
tested by the secretary OF the dts
trlct.
The offices OF election In the re-
spective voting precincts shall Be:
CAMERON COUNTY
Precinct No. ALDER Deck Hotel:
GreyoTio Tamayo. presiding judge: