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: 532
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Ch. 197 58TH LEGISLATURE-REGULAR SESSION'.
tion board as provided in said laws pertaining to the affairs of the district
shall be done and performed by the Board of Port Commissioners.
Sec. 4. Said district shall have authority to acquire from the City of
Port Arthur with the consent of the City of Port Arthur evidence as may
be provided in its charter, all of its port properties, lands, assets, moneys
and funds on hand, and facilities acquired by said'city for port purposes in
any manner, as well as from proceeds of bonds issued by said city for port,
and wharf and dock purposes, or from the port revenues of said city, by
assuming the unpaid and outstanding bonded debt and other indebtedness
and obligations incurred by the City of Port Arthur on account of same,
and shall thereafter be authorized to operate, maintain, repair, extend and
improve such properties and facilities, provided that the proposition of
assuming the outstanding indebtedness shall be submitted to a vote of
the qualified property taxpaying electors of such district who have duly
rendered their property for taxation therein; and the proposition shall be
approved by a majority vote of those voting at such election, which elec-
tion shall be called and held in the same manner as the election provisions
herein relating to the levying of a maintenance tax. Said district shall
also reimburse the City of Port Arthur for reasonable expenses incurred
in the preparation of a feasibility study and survey initiated prior to the
creation of said district.
Sec. 5. Said district shall be authorized to have levied and cause to
be assessed and collected for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of
such district and the port facilities, properties and improvements con-
structed by said district, an annual tax not to exceed ten cents (100) on
the One Hundred Dollars ($100) valuation of all taxable property within
such port district, whether real, personal, mixed, or otherwise, provided
that the proposition for the levying of such tax shall first be submitted to
the qualified property taxpaying voters of said district at an election, as
hereinafter provided, and the proposition shall be adopted by a majority
vote of those voting at said election.
Sec. 6. As soon as convenient after the effective date of this Act, the
County Judge of Jefferson County, Texas, shall order an election in said
district for the election of five (5) port commissioners. The County Judge
may require a cash deposit of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be deposited
with the County Clerk by persons interested, as well as a bond to secure
the payment of the costs, of calling and holding said election and can-
vassing and declaring the results of the same; provided that if said elec-
tion shall carry, the money deposited shall be returned to the persons de-
positing the same and said bonds shall be cancelled and the district shall
pay said costs from its available funds; but if said election shall fail to
carry, then said money shall be applied on the expenses of election, and if
there is any balance it shall be returned to the parties depositing the saine,
and if the costs shall be more than the amount deposited, then the parties
signing such bond shall be responsible therefor. Said election shall be held
within not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days from
the date of the order calling the same. Said election order shall state the
time and place of holding said election and shall state the propositions to
be voted upon at said election; that is to say, for the election of five (5)
port commissioners, and for the voting of the maintenance tax for said
district at a rate not to exceed ten cents (100) on the One Hundred Dollars
($100) valuation of the property of said district. The County Clerk shall
furnish the supplies for said election and cause to be posted and published
the notice thereof. Notice of said election shall be given by posting a sub-
stantial copy of the election order in each of the election precincts in said
port district and also at the County Court House and the City Hall. Such
notice shall also be published on the same day in each of two (2) succes-
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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/m1/868/?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.