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TX Aux Water Laws art 7825 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7825. Voter's Oath

Any person who acquired property in said district after the first day of January of the preceding year may vote in said election upon taking the following oath before the presiding judge of the polling place where he offers to vote, and such judge is authorized to administer same:  "I do solemnly swear that I am a qualified voter of .......... County and that I am a resident property taxpayer of the proposed district, that I was not subject to pay property tax in said district for the preceding year and have not voted before at this election."|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7826 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7826. Taxpayer's Oath

Any person whose name was erroneously omitted from said list of voters may vote at said election upon the taking the oath as prescribed in the preceding article except that in lieu of the clause "that I was not subject to pay property tax in said district for the preceding year," there shall be substituted "that I was subject to and did pay property tax in said district for the preceding year.["]|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7827 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7827. Results of Election

Said court shall canvass the vote, and if two-thirds of such votes are in favor of the proposition submitted, then the court shall declare the result of said election to be in favor of said district, and shall enter same in their minutes as provided in the succeeding article.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7828 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7828. Declaration of Result

Said order of the court shall be as follows:  "Commissioners court of ........ County, Texas, ........ day of ........ A.D. ........ in the matter of petition of ........ and ........ others, praying for the establishment of a Water Control and Preservation District, and issuance of bonds and levy of taxes in said petition fully described and designated by the name of ........ Water Control and Preservation District .........  Be it known that at an election called for that purpose in said district, held on the ........ day of ........ A.D. ........, a two-thirds majority of the resident property taxpayers voting thereon voted in favor of the creation of said District, and the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax.  Now, therefore, it is considered and ordered by the court that said District be and the same is hereby established by the name of ........ Water Control and Preservation District ........, and that the bonds of said District in an amount not exceeding ........ dollars be issued by the Directors of said District, and that said Board of Directors levy a tax of ........ cents on the hundred dollars of valuation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, upon all property within said district, whether real, personal, mixed or otherwise, sufficient in amount to pay the interest on such bonds and provide a sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity, and that if said tax shall at any time become insufficient for such purpose, same shall be increased by said Directors until same is sufficient.  The metes and bounds of said District being as follows, to-wit:  (giving the metes and bounds.)"|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7829 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7829. Board of Directors

At the same meeting when said order is made, or at a called meeting within five days thereafter, the court shall appoint a board of directors consisting of three members, all of whom shall be freehold property taxpayers and legal voters of the county embraced in whole or in part within the district, and more than twenty-one years of age.  Each shall receive three dollars per day for each day necessarily taken in the discharge of their duties as such;  and shall hold office for two years, unless sooner removed by a majority vote of said court.  Upon the expiration of their terms of office, the court shall appoint their successors by majority vote.  Should any vacancy occur in said board, the same shall be filled in like manner by said court.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7830 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7830. Combined District

Where a proposed district lies partly within two or more counties, the petition for the establishment of said district shall be presented to the commissioners court of each county.  Each such court shall give all necessary notice as provided for a single district in one county, but stating that same is a part of such entire district, and shall order an election, appoint all necessary officers, furnish all supplies, canvass the returns and declare the result of such election, all as provided for a single district.  The presiding officer of each court shall then certify and report the result of said election to the county judge of the county in which the largest portion of such district is situated.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7831. Combined District: Declaration

Said county judge shall canvass said vote and declare the result thereof, and if two-thirds of such votes favor the creation of said district, he shall declare the result and make the same order as provided herein for a single district.  Copies of such order shall be filed with the county clerk of each county and shall be held to be a proclamation of the result of said election.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7832 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7832. Combined District: Hearing

The commissioners court of each county shall hear and determine the matters relating to the establishment of said district in their county, in the same manner as provided for a single district, and appeals may be taken therefrom to the district court of any county in which any part of said district is situated, in the manner provided herein for a single district.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7833 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7833. Combined District: Directors

A board of five directors shall be elected at the same election held for the establishment of such district, and the ballot therefor may have printed thereon the names of such candidates, or the voter may write upon his ballot the names of the persons voted for as directors;  and the five persons receiving the highest number of votes so cast shall be the directors of said district, and shall hold office until the next regular election.  In case of vacancy in said board, or if the number of directors is reduced by any cause to less than three, said vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided by law in such cases for directors of water improvement districts under Chapter 2 of this title.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7834 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7834. Combined District: Election

On the second Tuesday of January after the establishment of such district, and biennially thereafter, an election for such directors shall be held in each such county in accordance with the election laws of this State and the provisions of this chapter for elections for establishing a district.  Said directors shall hold office for two years.  The directors shall give notice of the election, appoint election officers, receive and canvass the election returns and perform all other duties necessary for holding said elections.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7835 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7835. Director's Bond and Oath

Within ten days after their appointment or election, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the directors shall each make a good and sufficient bond for five thousand dollars payable to their district, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties, to be approved by the commissioners court of the county in which the director resides, and such bond and a copy of the order approving same shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the largest part of the district is situated.  Such clerk shall record and index the same in the deed records in the manner provided for recording and indexing deeds.  Each director shall take the official oath before the county clerk of the county in which the director resides.  All bonds and oaths shall be delivered by said clerks to the district depository and be by it safely kept and preserved for the district.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7836 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7836. County Officers: Compensation

Unless otherwise provided, the duties and powers herein conferred upon the county judges and members of the commissioners court, and other officers are made a part of the regular duties of said officials, which they shall render and perform without additional compensation, and the county clerk shall receive the same compensation for his services hereunder as provided for similar services under Chapter 2 hereof.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7837 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7837. Organization of Board

As soon as possible after their qualification, the directors shall organize by electing one of their number president and one as district secretary.  When the board consists of three members, any two directors shall be a quorum;  and when it consists of five members, any three directors shall be a quorum.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7838 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7838. Meetings

During the progress of the construction of any improvement under contract, the directors shall maintain a regular office within such district, and may in their discretion when deemed necessary, maintain a regular office in the district during any other time.  The directors shall hold an annual meeting on the first day of December at ten o'clock A.M. and may provide for meetings at stated intervals by resolution duly passed, and the president or any two directors may call special meetings at any time that may be deemed proper or necessary.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7839 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7839. Powers

The directors shall have control over the management of all district affairs, shall make all contracts pertaining thereto, and shall employ all necessary employés for the proper conduct and operation of such district, including engineers, bookkeepers and such other assistants and such laborers as may be required, at such compensation as they may determine, and may require bonds of any employés in any amount they may determine.  They may employ attorneys to represent such district in the preparation of any contract or the conduct of any proceedings in or out of court, and to be the legal adviser of the directors, on such terms and for such fees as may be agreed upon by them.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7840 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7840. Powers: Limitation

Where the district lies wholly in one county, the directors shall not, after the completion of the improvements, employ any attorneys as legal advisers of the district or an engineer for such district, or any other employés, except with the concurrence and consent of the commissioners court of such county;  and the compensation paid by any such attorney, engineer, or employé so employed shall be fixed by the directors subject to the approval of the commissioners court.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7841 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7841. Further Powers

The directors may employ a general manager to have general charge of the work, paying such compensation as may be agreed upon by the directors.  A director may be appointed as general manager at such compensation as may be fixed by the other directors, and when so employed he shall also perform the duties of a director, but shall not receive the compensation to be paid to the directors.  The directors may also buy all necessary work animals, machinery and supplies and material of all description as may be required in the construction, operation or repairing of the improvements of the district, and may do and perform all things necessary and proper in carrying out the purposes of said district.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7842 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7842. Official Bonds

All district officers and employés who may be required to give bond or security may furnish bonds of surety companies, subject to the approval of the directors.  All such bonds shall be preserved by the directors as the property of said district.  After the organization of a district, all bonds required of any district officer or employé shall be approved by the directors.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7843 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7843. District Records

The directors, through the secretary, shall keep a true account of all matters and proceedings of the board, and shall maintain the records of the district in a secure manner.  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the district is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7844 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7844. Disbursements

All payments of any district funds shall be by voucher upon the district depository, and all such vouchers shall be signed by the president or any two directors.  All vouchers shall be issued from a regular duplicate book containing a duplicate, which shall be preserved.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7845 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7845. District Depository

The directors shall select a depository for such district in the same manner as now provided by law for the selection of county depositories, and such depository shall be regulated by the same laws as those governing county depositories.  In such selection, the directors shall perform the same duties as are incumbent upon the county judge and members of the commissioners court in the selection of county depositories.  Such depository shall make and file reports and preserve the district records as required of depositories under Chapter 2 hereof.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7846 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7846. Audit and Report

The directors shall annually require an audit to be made of the district records and accounts, at the time and in the manner provided for audits of Water Improvement Districts under Chapter 2 of this title, and on the first of January of each year they shall make and file a report of the condition of the district affairs and other data required of directors of Water Improvement Districts.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7847 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7847. Status of District

Any district may by and through its directors sue and be sued in the name of such district, and all courts of this State shall take judicial notice of the establishment of such districts;  and said districts shall contract and be contracted with in the name of such districts.  They shall have a circular seal containing a five pointed star in the center surrounded by the name of the district.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7848 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7848. Suits Affecting District

No suit shall be brought in any Court of this State contesting the validity or enjoining the formation of any district, or any bonds issued hereunder, or in anywise affecting the establishment of the district, or issuance of bonds by such district, except in the name of this State by the Attorney General, upon his own motion or upon the motion of any party affected thereby, upon good cause shown.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7849 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7849. Property Rights

The directors are hereby empowered to acquire the necessary right of way and property of any kind or character whatsoever for all necessary improvements contemplated by this chapter, by gift, grant, purchase or condemnation proceedings, within or without the boundaries of the district;  and any property acquired may be conveyed to the United States in so far as the same shall be necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of works by the United States under any contract that may be entered into between the district and the United States.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7849a (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7849a. Resisting Water Control Officer

The directors of any Water Control and Preservation District and the engineers and employés thereof are hereby authorized to go upon any land lying within said district for the purpose of examining same for locating dams, bulkheads, jetties, locks, gates or any other character of improvement or construction necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of the district, to make maps and profiles thereof, and are hereby authorized to go upon lands beyond the boundaries of such districts for the purposes stated and for any other purposes necessarily connected therewith whether herein enumerated or not.  Any person who shall wilfully prevent or prohibit any such officer or employé from entering upon such land for such purpose shall be fined one hundred dollars for each day he shall so prevent or prohibit such officer or employé.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 95.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7850 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7850. Eminent Domain

The right of eminent domain is hereby conferred upon all districts for the purpose of condemning and acquiring the right of way over and through all lands, private and public, except property used for cemetery purposes, necessary for making and maintaining dams, bulkheads, jetties, locks, gates and all other improvements necessary and proper for such construction.  Such right shall extent to any county in this State.  All such condemnation proceedings shall be under the direction of the directors and in the name of the district;  and all compensation and damages adjudicated in such proceedings shall be paid out of the "Construction and Maintenance Fund."|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 95.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7851 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7851. District Engineer

The directors shall have authority to employ a competent engineer whose term of office shall be at the will of the directors.  He shall make all necessary surveys, examinations, investigations, maps, plans, and drawings with reference to the proposed improvements.  He shall make an estimate of the cost of such improvements, shall supervise the work thereon, and perform all such duties as may be required of him by the directors.  If any proposed improvement or construction work necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes authorized in this chapter requires the permission or consent of the Federal Government or any department or officer thereof, the directors shall have authority to obtain such consent, and in lieu of or in addition to the employment of the district engineer, they shall have power to adopt any survey of any waters theretofore made by the United States, and to arrange for surveys, examination and investigation of the proposed improvements, and supervision of such work by the United States or the proper department or officer thereof.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 95.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7852 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7852. Federal Co-Operation

The directors shall have full power to co-operate and act with the United States or any officer or department thereof, in any manner pertaining or relating to the construction and maintenance of any improvement, whether by survey, work or expenditure of money made or to be made, either by the directors or by Federal authority, or both.  Such directors shall have authority to agree and consent to the United States entering upon and taking the management and control of said work of construction, repair or reconstruction and maintenance, in so far as it may be necessary or permissible under the laws of the United States and the regulations and orders of any department thereof.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 95.|