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: 19
iii-xxiii, 270, xxxix, 1943 p. ; 25 cm.View a full description of this legislative document.
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LAKESIDE WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
easements thus to be acquired shall be determined by the Board of Direc-
tors. In the event 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 construction of any highway, railroad, electric trans-
mission line or pipeline or telephone or telegraph properties and facili-
ties, all such necessary relocation, raising, rerouting, changing of grade'
or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of
the District. The power of eminent domain herein granted shall be con-
fined to the limits of LAKESDE WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT.
Sec. 11. District Declared Essential. The Legislature hereby declares
that the enactment hereof is in fulfillment of a duty conferred upon it
by Section 59 of Article XVI of thle Constitution of Texas wherein it is
empowered to pass such laws as may be appropriate in the preservation
and conservation of the natural resources of the state; that the District
herein created is essential to the accomplishment of the purposes of said
constitutional provision; and that this Act operates on a subject in
which the state at large is interested. It is hereby found and determined
that all of the lands and other property included within the boundaries
of the District will be benefited thereby, and that the District is created
to serve a public use nd-benefit. and no exclusion hearing shall be re-
quired. All the terms and provisions of this Act are to be liberally con-
strued to effectuate the.pu 6oses herein set forth.
Sec. 12. Bonds of District as Investments and Security for Public
Funds. All bonds of the D'istrict shall be and are hereby declared to be
legal: and authorized investments for banks, savings :banks, trust com-
panies, building and loan: associations, savings and loan associations, in-
surance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians, and for the sinking
funds of. cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other politi-
cal corporations or subdivisions of the State of Texas; and such bonds
shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of
their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant
thereto.
Sec. 13. Savings Clause. Nothing -ini this Act shall be construed to
violate any provision of the Federal or State Constitutions, and all acts
done under this Act shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto,
whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure here-
under may be held by any court to be violative of either of such Constitu-
tions, the District shall have the power by resolution to provide an
alternative procedure. conformable with such Constitutions. If any pro-
visions of this Act shall be invalid, such fact shall not affect the creation
of the District, or the validity of any other provisions of this Act, and the
Legislature here declares that it would have created the District and
enacted the valid provisions of this Act notwithstanding the invalidity
of any other provision or provisions hereof.
Sec. 14. Emergency Clause. The public importance of the purposes
herein contemplated and the fact that material benefits and improvements
will result to the territories embraced within the District; and the fact
a proper administration for the conservation of water resources are im-
mediately and urgently needed in the area, create an emergency and an
imperative public necessity that the Constitutional Rule requiring bills
to be read on three several days in each House be suspended, and said RuleTex.Ses.L. '63 Bd.Vol.-23
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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/m1/355/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.