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GENERAL LAWS. 407
deposit the same as collected in the district depository, and shall file
with the secretary of the directors a true statement of all money collected
once each week. The collector shall use a duplicate receipt book, and
shall give a true receipt for each collection made, retaining in such b.ok
a true copy thereof, which shall be preserved as a record of the district.
SEC. 99. The directors of an irrigation district shall keep a true
account of all their meetings and proceedings, and shall preserve all
contracts, records of notices, duplicate vouchers, duplicate receipts, and
all accounts and records of whatsoever kind, in a fire-proof vault or
safe, and the same shall be the property of the district and shall be delivered
to their successors in office.
SEC. 100. The Directors of such irrigation district shall select a
depository for such district under the same provisions as are now provided
for the selection of depositories for the counties in this State;
and the duties of such depositories shall be the same as now prescribed
by law for county depositories. However, in the selection of depositories,
the Directors of such irrigation districts shall act in the same
capacity and perform the same duties as is incumbent upon the county
judge and members of the commissioners' court in the selection of
county depositories; and all laws now in force or hereafter to be enacted
for the government of county depositories shall apply to and become
a part of this Act.
SEC. 101. The irrigation district depository shall make a report of
all moneys received, and of all moneys paid out, at the end of each
month, and file such reports with such vouchers among the records of
said district in its own vault, and shall furnish a true copy thereof to
the irrigation directors, and shall when called upon allow same to be
inspected by any taxpayer or resident of such irrigation district. Such
records shall be preserved as the property of such district, and shall be
delivered to the successor of such depository.
SEC. 102. The Directors of each irrigation district shall have and
maintain a regular office suitable for conducting the affairs of such
district. within such irrigation district, or within .a town situated withiri
the general boundary lines of such irrigation district, and not removed
therefrom. And such Directors shall hold regular meetings at said office
on the first Mlonday in February, May, August and November of each
year, at ten o'clock a. m., and shall hold such other regular and special
meetings as they may see fit. And any resident tax payer or interested
party may attend any such meeting of such Directors, but shall not participate
in any such meetings without the consent of the Directors, and
shall have no authority to vote upon any matter considered by such
directors, but may present such matters as they desire to such directors
in an. orderly manner.
SEC. 103. All officers and employees of an irrigation district, who
may be required to give bond or security may furnish bonds of surety
companies to the approval of the Directors; provided, however, whenever
such a surety company bond is furnished by any such officer or
employee, the surety company furnishing same shall file for record in
the office of the county clerk where such irrigation district is situated
a duly executed power of attorney, showing the authority of the person
signing such bond for said company, to so sign same, and said power
of attorney shall be duly executed by the officers of said company, and
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1913-1914 [Volume 16], book, 1914; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth10838/m1/417/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .