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: 15
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LAKESIDE WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
LAKESIDE WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 131
S. B. No. 166
An Act creating a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI Section
59 of the Constitution of Texas comprising certain territory contained In
Bosque County, Texas, to be known as LAKESIDE WATER SUPPLY
DISTRICT, constituting the same a governmental agency and body politic
and corporate and a municipal corporation; defining the boundaries thereof
and finding that all land and property therein will be benefited and that no
election shall be necessary to confirm the organization of the District;
prescribing the rights, powers, privileges and duties of said District and
incorporating the General Laws pertaining to water control and improve-
ment districts not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act;
prohibiting the levy of taxes by the District; providing for a Board of Direc-
tors, their terms, the filling of vacancies, the election of successors, and
prescribing the duties and qualifications for such Directors; prescribing the
purpose for which bonds may be Issued; the methods of securing the pay.
ment and the procedure for the Issuance of such bonds; exempting the
District's bonds from taxation; providing that the District shall have the
power to fix rates and charges for services furnished; providing for a Dis-
trict Depository and the methods of Its selection; making applicable to
the District Title 52, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, relating
to eminent domain and providing that the cost of relocation, raising, re-
routing, or changing the grade or altering the construction of any highway,
railroad, electric transmission line or telegraph properties and facilities shall
be borne by District; providing that bonds of the District shall be author-
ized investments in certain instances and shall be eligible to secure the de-
posit of certain funds; declaring the District essential; enacting provisions
incident and relating to the subject; providing a severance clause; and
declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
Section 1. District Created. Under and pursuant to the provisions of
Article XVI Section 59 of the Constitution of Texas, a conservation and
reclamation district is hereby created in Bosque County to be known as
LAKESIDE WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the
"District," which shall be a governmental agency and body politic and cor-
porate and a municipal corporation.
Sec. 2. Territory Comprising District. The area of the District is
hereby established to comprise all territory contained within the bounda-
ries described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of the Lakeside Village, for the
northeast corner of this tract.
THENCE S 65 W 1550 feet along the north line of Lakeside Village
and S 76 W 2500 feet along the north line of the Nona Benson Greer tract
to its northwest corner and the northwest corner of this tract.
THENCE S 30 E 1950 feet to a southwest corner of the said Greer
tract and a corner of this tract, in the north line of the M.K.T. Railroad
right-of-way.
THENCE S 70 E 1550 feet to the southwest corner of the said Greer
tract and a corner of this tract, being along the east line of the said
railroad right-of-way.
THENCE N 60 E along the south line of the said Greer tract 1850 feet
to a point in the east line F.M. Road # 56 for the northwest corner of
the Mooney Village and a corner of this tract.
11. Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 8280-279.
15Ch. 13
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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/m1/351/?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.