General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 846
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Ch. 322 58TH LEGISLATURE-REGULAR SESSION
that the District, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain or power
of relocation, or any other power granted hereunder, makes necessary the
relocation, raising, rerouting or changing the grade of, or altering the con-
struction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or
telegraph properties and facilities, or pipeline, all such necessary reloca-
tion, raising, rerouting, changing of grade or alteration of construction
shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the District. The power of
eminent domain for said District shall only extend to Brazoria County.
Sec. 2A. The power of eminent domain of the District shall be con-
fined to the boundaries thereof.
Sec. 3. The management and control of the District is hereby vested
in a Board of five (5) Supervisors which shall have all of the powers and
authority and duties conferred and imposed upon boards of supervisors
of fresh water supply districts organized under the provisions of Chapter
4 of Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, together with all
amendments thereof and additions thereto. The members of the first
Board of Supervisors shall be Gilbert J. Drab, Clifford W. Stephens, Orville
H. Holcomb, Dougal C. Pope, and William P. Ludwig, Jr. Said members
shall become Supervisors immediately after this Act becomes effective,
and said first Board of Supervisors shall meet and organize as soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Act, and shall file their official
bonds. If any of the aforementioned members of said first Board of Super-
visors shall die, become incapacitated, or otherwise not qualify to assume
their duties under this Act, the County Judge of Brazoria County, Texas,
shall appoint his or their successors. With the exception of said first
Board of Supervisors, the Board of Supervisors shall be selected by Gen-
eral Law for fresh water supply districts. The first election of Supervis-
ors of such District shall be held on the first Tuesday in January, 1965,
and in accordance with Article 7897, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
Thereafter, Supervisors of the District shall be chosen, and elections for
Supervisors shall be held in accordance with the provisions of General
Laws relating to fresh water supply districts. It shall not be necessary,
however, that a Supervisor be a resident of such District.
Sec. 4. All provisions of the General Laws relative to the assessment,
levy and collection of ad valorem taxes shall apply to the District, except
that the District's Tax Assessor-Collector shall be appointed by the Board
of Supervisors for a term not to exceed the term of office of the members
of the Board making such appointment, and, further, that said Tax As-
sessor-Collector need not be a resident or voter of the District.
Sec. 5. It is hereby found and determined that all of the lands and
other property included within the District are, and will be, benefited by
the creation of the District and by the improvements that the District will
purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire, and that the District is created
to serve a public use and benefit. Upon the adoption of this Act, said
District shall be a fully created and established fresh water supply dis-
trict.
Sec. 6. Land, contiguous to said District or otherwise, may be added
to said District in the manner provided by Chapter 4, Title 128, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended.
Sec. 7. The Legislature hereby exercises the authority conferred up-
on it by Section 59 of Article XVI, Constitution of Texas, and declares
that the District created by this Act is essential to the accomplishment of
the purposes of said constitutional provision; finds that all of the land
and other property included therein are, and will be, benefited thereby and
by the improvements that the District will purchase, construct, or other-
wise acquire; and declares the District to be a governmental agency, a
body politic and corporate, and a municipal corporation.
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature, legislative document, 1963; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221759/m1/1182/?q=+date%3A1945-1972: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.