for and against the district had the rig&t to contest or to contend for its creation, and offer testimony in favor or against the district, to show that the proposed improvement or im- provements would or would not be of any public benefit, and would or would not be feasible or practicable, and a8 to any other matters pertaining to the district.
"It provides that the county commissioners' court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the hearing, and shall deter- mine all contests and objectiona, and all matters pertaining to the creation of the district, and all judgments or de'ci- sions rendered by the court shall be.final, and it expressly authorizes that court to adopt, reject, or change, a8 it deemed best, the proposed boundaries.
"It provides minutely and in detall.for the holding of an election, for canvassirigand declaring the result of it, the issuance of bonds, and the levy of ad valoremtaxea to pay therefor, and specifically authorizes the dietrict to cooperate with the government of the United States in mat- ters of any proposed development."
Chapter 5 of the Acts of the Thirty-ninth Legislature is brought forth in Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes as Article 826311. BonorableCl.evele&~avle,Page 3 (O-5192-A)
3.xopIn&xxEo. departme& held tht the nfavigaticm $nd canal comisa~oners of e.aldn@gtttimdbvtrlct +muJ.dbe appolutedby the comiesionerslcourt of Bramria Comty.
Sectionu~of Artide 8263k, ~emanfe AnnctatedCivil Statuteaeo provided.However,said Secthu lj ~88 e.wniiedby Hn'zseBill Ho. 2c& Acta of the Forty-firstLegielatum, Fir& GaLLed Seeslou,1929. Howe Bill RCA 2Ok, eUpre,became effectiveEay 23, 19.29. * Section5 of House BILI.Eo. 2&', aupra,(Sect&u 5, Article&&a, VernonlaAnuotatedCivil Statutes)prixM.esas follms:
"Aftertbe establislmeut of aryEavig&ouDistrfct 86 hereiupmvMedtheComleisslcalers ' 3nz-t crEavl.gatiauBoard as the case maybe, &all appoi;it tk-zeeEavi&io.u aud Cezml CommIssionera all,of x+om ahall be resfdeutsof the proposed EavlgationDiatrlctwhosba.lJ. be~ehoLdprope&ytarpsying I voters ofthe countywhose duties ahallbe a8 hereluafter provided,aud who shall each receivefor their senriceamuch ' compensationa8 may be fIxed by the Comissiouers'Court of t~.colmtyexercisingjurls~di~ iuoreating ea5iDistriot. SaidEavigatioua@ Canal CommIssiouers$&l hold office for a tern of two years and until the:= succe88orskave been electedand qualified,unless soouerremovedby 'auuaulmoua vote of the COuntyComlssioner6 or IkyigationBoard as the case may *.for mal-feamuoe or non-feasauoeia office,after a hearingdnly had accordiugtd law, fMv~-whichjudgmeutof .removalappeal. may be had to the X&rid Court of the Cou+ty In which such CoamI.ssiouersreside aud sa'd Court shallpro- :. ceedtotrythe case deumo. Smi~ Eavigatiouand Cam1 Com- missionersshallbe electedon,the first SaturdayIn July in: .eachodd year beg- Hth the first Saturdayiu July, 1929, and shall bold officefcr.twoyears aud until their6uccessors are electedaud qualified,euch election. to be orderedby the Eavigationend canal Commiesiauers, aad uoticethereof-shall be-given by the Secretaryof such Connaissiou by postingor. publishingthe &me for at least twenty (20) days prior.to such election,and sha.ilother&se be held accord3zgto the GeneralElectionLawa of the State of Texas. .Shouldany va- caucy occur tbro~& the death or resignationor otherwiseof any Commissionerthe same &+I. be filledbythe rmaiuiug membersof such Navtgationaud Cam1 Comrcissiou; providedthat if two or more vaxucies occur at the same time a special electionmay be calledby a petitLon~~si@.u?d by f&y (50) residentpropertytaxpaylzgvoters after notZce duly giveu by publishingor pcstiugfor at least