Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 328
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328 HUSE JURNA
highway, railroad, or utility lines or
pipelines made necessary by its
exercise of the power of eminent
domain; defining "sole expenses";
providing that the Municipal Annexa-
tion Act shall have no application to
the creation of this District; de-
termining and finding the require-
ments of Article 16, Section 59(d) as
to notice of intention to introduce
this Act have been fulfilled and ac-
complished; providing for the se'ec-
tion of a depository or depositories
for the District and related matters;
providing for meetings and business
transactions within or without the
District but within the State of Texas;
providing additional powers of Dis-
trict within and without boundaries of
District; providing for the voting and
issuing of bonds to serve areas within
or without the boundaries of Dis-
trict; 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;
providing the bonds of this District
and their transfer and income there-
from and profits thereon and pur-
chases 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 afore-
mentioned subjects; providing for a
severability clause; and declaring an
emergency.
Referred to Committee on Conser-
vation and Reclamation.
By Vickery and Graves:
H. B. No. 538, A bill to be entitled
An Act creating and establishing a
conservation and reclamation district
under Article 16, Section 59, Consti-
tution of Texas, known as "Chaparral
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 property within the District;
finding that District is created toserve a public use and benefit; con-
ferring on District the rights, powers,
privileges, authority and duties of the
general laws of Texas applicable to
water control and improvement dis-
tricts created under Article 16, Sec-
tion 59, Constitution of Texas, where
not in conflict with this Act and adopt-
ing same by reference; providing for
no election for confirmation; provid-
ing for no hearing for exclusions, ex-
cept on written request or the board
of directors' own motion; providing
for no hearing on plan of taxation
and adopting ad valorem plan of taxa-
tion for District; providing for gov-
erning body of District; providing
for qualifications and bonds of direc-
tors; naming first board of directors;
providing for directors to fill vacan-
cies; providing for terms and election
of directors and notice of directors
elections, and related matters; pro-
viding for organization of board of
directors; providing for the letting of
construction 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 tem and
outlining their duties; providing for
employment of engineers, attorneys,
auditors and other employees; provid-
ing 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 negotia-
bility, 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 District
shall bear expenses of re'ocatin?, rais-
ing or rerouting any highway, rail-
road, or utility lines or pipelines made
necessary by its exercise of the pow-
er of eminent domain; defining "sole
expenses"; providing that the Munici-
pal Annexation Act shall have no ap-
plication to the creation of this Dis-
trict; determining and finding the re-
quirements 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 related328
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