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: 49
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CITIES AND TOWNS
ties, The procedure to be followed in condemnation proceedings here-
under and authorized herein shall be in accordance with the provisions
of state law with reference to eminent domain including particularly the
provisions of Title 52 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as
amended.
Sec. 2. Such cities and towns are hereby empowered separately or
jointly to maintain, improve and operate all properties acquired and con-
structed hereunder and all improvements thereon and to sell or lease all
or any part of such property and improvements and shall have full and
ample power to separately or jointly manage, control and operate proper-
ties so owned jointly by two or more such cities and towns by entering into
contract with each other on terms mutually agreeable.
Sec. 3. The governing body of any city which may provide water
treatment facilities under the provisions of this Act may for such purpose
issue negotiable bonds or warrants of such city and levy taxes to provide
the interest and sinking fund therefor in the manner provided by law for
the issuance of tax supported bonds and warrants of such cities and towns,
or may issue bonds supported by the revenues of any one or all of its utili-
ties in the manner provided in Article 1111 et seq., Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, 1925, as amended.
Sec. 4. Any city or town acquiring property and facilities separately
or cities and towns acquiring property and facilities jointly under this Act
are authorized and empowered to improve, maintain, operate and conduct
same for the authorized purposes and to make and provide all necessary
or useful improvements and facilities and to fix and make such reasonable
charges for the use thereof as the governing body or governing bodies, by
mutual agreement may determine. Any such city or town acting separate-
ly and any such cities and towns acting jointly may contract with any
other city or town for supplying the latter with services to be afforded by
the improvements and facilities acquired and constructed hereunder and
such cities and towns are granted all necessary powers and authority to
make and enforce rules and regulations pertaining to the use of improve-
ments and facilities as the interested governing bodies may, by ordinance,
determine.
Sec. 5. No election shall be required of any city or town for approval
of any contract pertaining to water treatment under this Act but any such
contract may be entered into without the necessity of an election.
Sec. 6. In addition to any taxes which may be levied by any city or
town for the interest and sinking fund of any bonds issued hereunder any
city or town acquiring improvements and facilities either separately or
jointly pursuant to this Act are authorized and empowered to levy and
collect taxes for the purpose of improving, operating and maintaining any
such improvements and facilities; provided that nothing in this Act shall
be construed as authorizing any city or town to exceed the limits of taxa-
tion placed upon it by the Constitution and Laws of this state or by their
home rule charter.
Sec. 7. All acts and proceedings of the governing bodies of cities and
towns, eligible under the provisions of this Act, heretofore accomplished
in the authorization and execution of water treatment contracts as herein
contemplated as well as the terms and provisions of said water treatment
contracts themselves are hereby ratified, approved, confirmed and validat-
ed and declared to be valid in all respects as of the respective dates there-
of with the parties thereto bound accordingly until the terms and provi-
sions of said contracts are lawfully changed by mutual consent of the
parties thereto.
49Ch. 18
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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/m1/73/?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.