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

4. Out Of Harding Lindhal Sub
division In Wlllacy county, Lots o..
10. 10, IA, IS and Is OF Block rs:
Lots !. ?. 3. 1. 5. and s OF Block 30.
and Lots ], ?. 2 and s and north
IL OF lots .. Block 81.
5. Out OF NarciSso Tract IN VII
lacy county lots !. 2. 7 and 8 OF
Block 5.
6. Out OF Raymondville Tract No.
/ IN Willacy county west IL and
south IL Of east l-2 OF Lot 2. Block
|: Lots 4 and 5 OF Block 4: Lots IL,
Is and II Of Block 6; Los 8, 10 and
II OF Block 7 and Lots !. q. 3. 4, 8.
6, z, 8. @, 10 and south 10 OF Lot
Ia, and Lot IS OF Block o.
7. Out OF Gulf Coast Irrigation
Company's Subdivision Ltts . and
10 OF Block ga.
s. Out OF Raymond Hallam Sub
division Lot 6 OF Block I. Lot ) or
Block 2 and north 10 OF 10. | and
81 Of Lot 6. Block 3.
Whereas. On the 9th day OF July.
A. ID. 1881. the board OF directors
OF said district, in accordance with
the provisions Of said set. entered
its findings that said district
should be established with the
above and foregoing metes and
bounds. and that said district "a
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 or the properties
within said district should be an
nualiy 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 Ist day OF Aug
uSt. A. D. 1881: now. therefore
IL Is. on this the lst 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
ritO-y and limits on the 3rd dav
OF September. A D. 1881. at which
the following proposition Sh; y be
submitted, to-Eir:
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 None but resident property tax
payers who are qualified 10 vote
under the laws OF the state shall
be entitled 70 vote. The voting
p-ecinc.s for such election shall
be those previously established by
III Commissioners Cour. 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-
arr term Jy the Commissioners
Courts OF the respective counties In
which such precincts 81
The presid ng officers Of election
shall return the ballot boxes IN to
the County Clerks OF the respective
counties In which such voting pre-
ctncts lie. and shall make returns
OF election as follows: One copy
shall be delivered 70 the president
Of the board OF directors OF the dis
trtct. 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
vOnd the boundaries OF the district,
the presiding officer shall require
every person offering 70 vote at
such election 10 subscribe the fol-
lowing oath.
Il DO solemnly swear or affirm
that / am q qualified voter under
the laws OF 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 n0t acquire such property prior
70 th-S election for the purpose OF
voting, but I 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 OF the Counties OF
Cameron. H.dalgo, starr and Vii
lacy, and one al the curt house
door OF each OF said counties for
a. least twenty days previous %
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 sad district in each OF
said counties. and If the lands In
anv one OF said counties lying
within said district shall not have
a newspaper Of general circulation,
then In some newspaper OF ge1er-
a. circulation published nearest 70
such lands. said notice shall be
signed BY the president and A.
tested By the secretary OF the dis
trict.
The offices OF election In the re-
spective voting precincts shall be
CAMERON COUNTY
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