The Laws of Texas, 1931-1933 [Volume 28] Page: 90 of 2,111

82 GENERAL AND SPECIAL LAWS.
VALIDATING BOND AUTHORIZATION FOR SEAWALL
CONSTRUCTION.
H. B. No. 51.] CHAPTER 38.
An Act validating and legalizing the authorization of bonds issued by or
on behalf of any county, city, district, or political subdivision of this
State for the construction of seawalls; validating the levy and assessment
of ad valorem taxes in payment thereof; validating the manner
of holding the election, canvassing the returns and declaring the result
of such election; and declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. That wherever the Commissioners' Court of any
county, or the governing body of any city, district, or political
subdivision of this State has ordered an election for the issuance
of Seawall Bonds, pursuant to Section 7 of Article 11 of the
State Constitution, and a two-thirds majority of the qualified
property tax paying voters of such county, city, district, or
political subdivision, voting at such election, authorize the issuance
of said bonds and the levy of the tax in payment thereof,
and the Commissioners' Court of such county, or the governing
body of such city, district, or political subdivision, has canvassed
the returns of the election held for such purpose, and by order,
ordinance, or resolution, duly passed and entered of record, has
found and declared that such bonds were authorized by a twothirds
majority of the qualified property tax paying voters,
voting at such election, and thereupon, by proper order, ordinance,
or resolution, has authorized the issuance of bonds for
the construction of such seawalls and levied an ad valorem tax
to pay the principal and interest thereof at maturity, and has
prescribed the date, maturity, rate of interest such bonds are
to bear, the place of payment of principal and interest, each
such election and all acts and proceedings had and taken in
connection therewith by such Commissioners' Court, or the governing
body of any city, district, or political subdivision in this
State, the levy of taxes and the provision made for the payment
of the interest and the sinking fund for the payment of the principal
of such bonds, are hereby legalized, approved and validated
and such bonds so authorized are hereby validated and
constituted the legal obligations of such county, city, district,
or political subdivision,, and all acts of such bodies in respect
to the issuance of such bonds are hereby legalized and validated,
and the Commissioners' Court, or the governing body of any
such city, district, or political subdivision, is hereby expressly
authorized and directed to provide for the payment of the interest
and principal of any such bonds by the levy of taxes and
appropriations of revenue in the time and manner prescribed by
Statute.
SEC. 2. The Legislature hereby specifically exercises the
power vested in it by Section 7 of Article 11 of the State Con-