Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 323
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February 16, 1967
HOUSE JOURNAL
under Article 16, Section 59, Constitu-
tion of Texas, known as "Tidwell
Timbers Municipal Utility District",
declaring District a governmental
agency, body politic and corporate;
defining the boundaries; finding the
field notes and boundaries form a
closure, and related matters; finding
a benefit to all land and other pro-
perty within the District; finding that
District is created to serve a public
use and benefit; conferring on Dis-
trict the rights, powers, privileges,
authority and duties of the general
laws of Texas applicable to water con-
trol and improvement districts creat-
ed under Article 16, Section 59, Con-
stitution of Texas, where not in con-
flict with this Act and adopting same
by reference; providing for no elec-
tion for confirmation; providing for
no hearing for exclusions, except on
written request or the board of direc-
tors' own motion; providing for no
hearing on plan of taxation and adop-
ting ad valorem plan of taxation for
District; providing for governing
body of District; providing for quali-
fications and bonds of directors; nam-
ing first board of directors; provid-
ing for directors to fill vacancies; pro-
viding for terms and election of direc-
tors and notice of directors elections,
and related matters; providing for
organization of board of directors;
providing for the letting of construc-
tion contracts and the drawing of
warrants; providing for the execu-
tion of contracts by the president;
providing for a vice-president, a sec-
retary and a secretary pro tern and
outlining their duties; providing for
employment of engineers, attorneys,
auditors and other employees; pro-
viding for a seal for the District; pro-
viding for approval of District's plans
and specifications by the Texas Water
Rights Commission and inspection dur-
ing construction by said Commission;
providing for bonds and refunding
bonds to be approved by the Attorney
General of Texas and registered by
the Comptroller of Public Accounts of
Texas, and providing for negotiabil-
ity, legality, validity, obligation and
incontestability of the bonds and re-
funding bonds; providing the power
of eminent domain shall be limited
to the county or counties within which
District is situated; providing Dis-
trict shall bear expenses of relocat-
ing, raising or rerouting any highway,
railroad, or utility lines or pipelines
made necessary by its exercise of thepower of eminent domain; defining
"sole expenses"; providing that the
Municipal Annexation Act shall have
no application to the creation of this
District; determining and finding the
requirements of Article 16, Section
59(d) as to notice of intention to in-
troduce this Act have been fulfilled
and accomplished; providing for the
selection of a depository or deposi-
tories for the District and related mat-
ters; providing for meetings and busi-
ness transactions within or without
the District but within the State of
Texas; providing additional powers of
District within and without boundaries
of District; providing for the voting
and issuing of bonds to serve areas
within or without the boundaries of
District; providing for the sale of
bonds of the District in denominations
of $1,000 or multiples thereof, for the
exchange of bonds for property and
services, and for the minimum price
of bonds at such sale or exchange;
providing that Article 7880-77b shall
not be applicable to this District; and
related matters; providing that notice
of all elections shall be under hand of
president or secretary; providing for
canvassing of election returns; pro-
viding the bonds of this District and
their transfer and income therefrom
and profits thereon and purchases
made by District shall be tax-free in
this State; providing the bonds and
refunding bonds of this District shall
be eligible investments; enacting other
provisions related to the aforemen-
tioned subjects; providing for a sever-
ability clause; and declaring an emer-
gency.
Referred to Committee on Conserva-
tion and Reclamation.
By Vickery and Graves:
H. B. No. 533, A bill to be entitled
An Act creating and establishing a
conservation and reclamation district
under Article 16, Section 59, Constitu-
tion of Texas, known as "North For-
est Municipal Utility District", de-
claring District a governmental
agency, body politic and corporate;
defining the boundaries; finding the
field notes and boundaries form a
closure, and related matters; finding
a benefit to all land and other prop-
erty within the District; finding that
District is created to serve a public
use and benefit; conferring on Dis-
trict the rights, powers, privileges,323
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