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108 GENERAL AND SPECIAL LAWS.
WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT-VALIDATION.
S. B. No. 248.] CHAPTER 73.
An Act providing that all conservation and reclamation districts organized
under the provisions of Chapter Eight, Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas and, or, Chapter Two of Title 128, Revised Civil statutes of
Texas under the name of Water Improment Districts and in the organization
of which petitions were signed by more than fifty persons owning
land within the boundaries of such district and said petitions were
filed in the month of September, 1926, and on which petitions hearings
were held by the County Commissioners' Court in the month of October,
1926, and in which such court entered its order or judgment finding in
favor of the petitioners for the establishment of such district, and elections
were held for the purpose of voting upon the organization of such
districts and the isuance of notes by such districts such elections being
held in November, 1926, and at which elections the organization of the
Districts and the issuance of notes received more than a two thirds
majority of the votes cast and at which elections directors were elected
for such districts, the organizations of such districts and the authorization
for the issuance of notes by such districts are hereby ratified,
validated, approved and confirmed. All such districts are hereby expressly
declared to be validly created and organized. The directors of
such districts shall have the power, and are hereby expressly authorized
to make and enter any and all orders and provisions necessary for the
purpose of issuing and selling the notes voted and authorized by said
election and are expressly authorized to levy general ad valorem taxes
on all property situated in such districts, at the time such notes are
issued, in amount sufficient to pay the interest on such notes and the
principal thereof as same mature, and the cost of assessing and collecting
such taxes, and such notes when issued and delivered shall be
the general, direct and binding obligations of such districts so issuing
same. It shall not be necessary to validate such notes by a suit in
court or any other proceeding. And further providing all such districts
shall be conservation and reclamation districts under the provisions
of Chapters Two and Eight of Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, and under Section 59 of Articles 16 of the Constitution and
may incur indebtedness to carry out the purposes of its organization,
such indebtedness being authorized by a majority of the votes cast at
an election held for that purpose and may levy taxes for the payment of
its obligations and maintenance and operation, and shall be governed
by the provisions of the law applying to water improvement districts
except as otherwise herein provided. And further providing that all
such districts, described in this Act may appoint a Tax Assessor and
Collector in the manner provided by law, but provided that the directors
of such districts may adopt the rendition and equalization of property
for taxation as made by the County Tax Assessor and as equalized by
the County Commissioners' Court sitting as a board of equalization,
as fixing and determining the taxable values of all property situated
within such districts and as so assessed, equalized and fixed, and
further providing the method of so adopting same and of certifying all
tax levies to :he office of the County Tax Assessor and the County Tax
Collector and the method of entering such taxes on the tax rolls and
making tax rolls and of collecting such taxes by the County Tax Collector,
and that said County Tax Assessor and County Tax Collector shall
be paid a reasonable compensation not to exceed the rates provided by
law for similar duties but that same shall be in addition to all other fees
and compensation now provided by law for such officers, and providing
that said Tax Collector shall keep a complete record of all taxes collected
and uncollected and of all receipts for taxes issued by him,
that he shall pay to the District Depository all sums collected by him
for the district and providing for reports of such officers, the account-
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1927 [Volume 25], book, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16125/m1/124/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .