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.[~n motion duly passed it is ordered that final settlement with Uvalde Rook Asphalt Co.
For contrast on College Road approved and ordered paid as followsl$6OOO.OO,less $15.00
for repairs and $75.00 attorney Fess-$OO.OO,lesving balance ~5010.00 p~id./~ ,,' ,
On motion duly passed it ts ordered By the Court that the County Health OFficer nuke .'
physical examina~len of the children in some school in the County to Be aeleeted.By
the County Sohoel Board.The County School Board Bei,g present,they selected Union Rill
Sahool the same being ochre,lent For a test as eost off the eontemplatod work.
Bill 'of Repairs to Kappa Brid~e For $187~.06 oo~eri~g complete refloorin~ono-halF
the same to Be yhaeged tn Burleson County.
It is ordered that tho s~m of $350.00 par year Be and aa~o is hereby appropriated and,,,
sot aside out nr the Funds of Rra~os County,Texas,tn au,plement tho Funds of tho A &.
~ College of Texan and the U.S.Departmeat of Agrtoulture in paytn~ the ~alsry o~ the
Canntn~ Demonstration A~ent t~ Brazes Ceunty,Texas.~ame to ~e paid until Further
orders From said Court.
· It is ordered that the salary o~ V.C.Parlmr Be and is raised to $?5.00 pe~ month
~lnn~ng with December,let,lO17. .
County Cle~k,~a~o~ Co~lnty~Texa~.
Be it remembered on this the 14th day.of Jammry,A.D.lO18,there wes begun and h&lden n
Regular Te~m of the Corunissionera Court of Brazes County,Texas,Present and
Hon. J.T.)~aloney;County Judge of Bravos County,T~xaa,J.~.Atkins,Co~laalener Precinct
M.B.Eaoters,Co.r~lsainnor P~eoinct No.~,Brn~oa Co~nty,Taxa~, casa De ~terano,~o~isaloner
Precinct Nn.~,Brazos County,Texas;C.A.Buehanan,Co~lsalonor Precinct No.4~Rro~os Co~)nty,
Texas,At which the Followin~ proceedin'~ were hod,to-wit!
CCa~e on tn Be heard and ooneidered the returns 0~ an election hpld on the 20th day 0~
Deoember,A.D.lO17;tn determine whether or not tho bonds off Road District No.2.0ff
CountyoTexas,shall ~ issued to the anoint off Seventy Thousand Dollars
to ~ar interest at a rate to Be ~ed by th~ O0~lss~oners*Court not to exeeed 5~ per
cent per a~n~)nnd that the Bonds ~ay mature at such ti~e8 fl8 may Be ~txed By the Co~is-
aloners~Court~er~ally or 6therewise0not to exceed thirty (20) years ffr~m date,For the
,oeo o~ construct~n~,~$nta~ntnK find ~perating maoada~tzed,~nvel or paved ronda end
turn-pikes or ~n a~d thereoff tn 8a~d Road Dist~et No.2 nfl Bra~o8 CnuntyoT~xao;and whethe
or not a tax shall Be ann~lly lev~ed,a~sessed and collected ~n said Road D~strtct
o~ Bra~n8 County,Texas,tn pay the ~ntoroat on said Bonds and to provide ~esin~tng Fund
8~c~ent to redeem them at ~tur~ty.
And ~t appearing that said elect~on was in all re~peot8 lnwffully held,end said r-turns db
duly and legally ~ade;and that there were c~st at said elect~on Seventy-fine
wh~oh nu~be~.3izty-Fn~ (64) votes were cast flor the issuers n~ 8aid bonds and the levy.
of ~flid t~x,n ~e (7) voto~ were oast a~inst the i~suan~e ~ 8aid Bonds and
tho levy off 8a~d tax.~t Is,There~oee,n~ered end declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds ~nd levy. said tax.was 8uatatne~ by a two-thirds (~/~) ~aJ~rity o~ the
ed resident prope~y 'tax paying voters voting at said election,end'that the
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Oourt oC said Oounty is authorized to issue said bonds and to levy a,d have nssedsed and
oollented said tax. It ia furthor n~dered by tbs Oourt.that tho affidavit of Publication
on the Notice cf said Election,and the Affidavit of Posting Notions of said El~ctinn,and
the Returns of said Elcctiou in said Road Distrint No.a,~e entered in the ~inuteo of this
00llrt,
Eledtion Returns,
Return of an Election held at )~illican in Election P~eoinet Nc. One of Brazos Oounty.Texao,
on the 20 day or Dec,A.D.lOl?,tho sar~ Being a regularly d.sl~ated voting place ~ff said
County.Said Election having Been held ~oP th~ puep~se o~ enabling the. duly qualt~ied
to deter, inn By vote whethe~ ~r not th. re should ~ issued ~onds o~ 8.id Dtstric~ to the
e~ount off Seventy ($70,0~0.00) Thousand Boilers ~o~ the puPpnae 0~ onnete~mt~ng;~ointain-
inS end opcrat~n~ ~aonda~i~ed,~aveled 0~ paved ~08d8 and turn pikes or tn aid the~eo~ and
ffo~ the Further pur~oso of dete~in~n~ ehether o~ not a tax 0~ .... cents on each
o~ assessed p~operty values should ~ annually levied and collected tn pay interest on
bonds and to provide a sinking Fund thereFor~and we the undersi~ed,tho ~e~lar o~$eer8 of
election nt said ~lectinn'preo~nct do IJere~y ce~t~ffy that et said election,so h~ld,the~e
were cast 71 votes o~ which number there were east JFo~ the issuers of ~onds end For the
le~y o~ said tax 64 ~otes,A~st the ~eoua~e nfl said bonds end a~nst the levy 0~ said
rex 7 votes,We herewith enclose poll sheets and tally list of said eleotton-
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County ~ Brezos J ~e,The Und~rsi~ed;P~nagers o~ Election In Eleotinn ~ecl~t No. One
In setd County,hereby certiffy th8tthe Fore~o~n~ is a correct Return o~ tbs Total N~P
Votes cast in sflid Election ~ecinot;and correctly shows the total numar of Votes cast
"For the ~seuo~e or Bonds,and flor the levy o~ tax;"ond 'A~inst the Issuance 0~ Bonds
a~i.st the levy ~ tax~Wat said election,held on the 20th day o~ Dec l~l?;et Filltoan
said Election Preol~t,by tbs qualiF~ed Voters,who are property tax ~yero off said
~reoinct,~or the purpose off dete~l.l.~ whether o~ not Bonds ~o~ the purpose n~ construe-
till and ~aintainin~ and operatins ~acada~t~ed~Grave]ed or ~ved roads and tuenpikes;o~
tn aid t~ereo~,n~ounting to $70,000.00 Dollars,should ~ issued. In Testimony
Witness our heads.thio 20 day off ~c 1017.
~ J C.E.~eely,Clerk
Election. J Robt Fuquo,Cle~k.
We~the unders~ed 3ud~s and Clerks o~ El~ctionoservtng at an Election ~n Election ~e-
c~nct ~o.1 in the County o~ Brnzos on the ~0 day of ~c lOl~ duly selected and qualified
said Election ~ecinct on said date,at which ti~ and place 8 S~otal Election wfl8 held)
wan appointed r~om a~ By the voters at the precinct voting plane on the day o~ said Elec-
tion,~cause Tho R.~]o. ~esid~n~ OFficer Failed to 8erve.W~zness our hnndsothi8 20 dfly o~
Dec 1017.
L.B.St~pson
H.B.Craw~ord g '
C.E.Seely Cle~k)
Robert Fuqua Clerk)C~erks of
Affidavit of Publication of Election Notice.
The State of Texas!
County of Brazes [ B~fn,e me,the undersigned authority,es this day personally appeared
A.B.O'Flaherty,who after ~tng by me duly sworn,deposes and says that he tn the Publisher
of the Bryan Esgl-, anewspaper published in B~s~ns Cnunty,Texcs,~hero Being no newspaper
published tn Road D/strict Re.2 of Brazes County,Texas,and that he published a true copy
of the notice of election hereto attached and marker 'RxhtBit;'~A· in said paper for
(4)consecutive weeks next proceeding said election,to-wit:on the IS day ~ Nov.,the
d~y of Rev.,the 30th day of Nov.,and the ?th day of Dec.,lO1?.
A.~r,O'Flaherty.
Sworn end s.ubsortBed to before me by A.R.O'Flaherty,thta the Oth day of January,A.D.lP]8.
(SEAL) d.N.Dulsney,Notary Public in and for Braz-s County,Texas.
'Notice of Blootion~
The State of Texas!
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County of Brazes ! On this,the 14th day of NovemBer,A.D.lPl?,the Co--missioners'Court of
Brazes County~Texas,~tng in re~lar senn/on the rollowtnE ~emBePs ~ said C~urt
prenent~to~wtt:~.T.~faloney,County du~ge,~ra~on C~unty~Texns~3.~.Atkt~s~Co~tsntoner,~e~
o/not ~o.l~.B.Fanters,0o~lsn/oner l'reo/~t No.?,Charlle De Sternno,Co~tsn]oner
No.0,C.A.Buohanan,Co~tsntoner ~eotnct No.4.Same constituting a full court,coming on to
~ hea~ ra pet/t/on or ~.R.Arr/n~on and fifty-eXit (58)othero,praylng that ~onds be
issued by Road D/strlet No.2 o~ Brazos County,TexRs,tn the sum off SeT-sty Thousand Dolln~
($70,O0O.O0)ror the purpose or eonstruottng,~a~ntainXng and operating ~acada~tzed,~aTel
or ~Ted roads a~ turn-p/ken or in a/d thereor in na/d de~/~d dtatr/ct,sa~ ~tng
D/ntrtct Re.2 off Brazen County,Texan~aM to 1sTy a tax ~or the pa~ent o~ interest of
said Bo~,a~ to create a s/nklng rand For said Bonds.And it appearing to the court that
said pet/t/on 1~ si~od by F/rty-ntne(59)or the res/dent property tax pRyere and Totem
off said der/ned district,same ~tng Road D/strict No.2 off Braz~s County,Texas,and that
the ~ount or bonds to ~ issued wtll not exceed one-~ourth(~)or the assessed Talus
the real property o~ such Road DistriCt No.2 off Brazes County,Texas.It ts,thererore,con-
stdered an~ o~ered by the court that an election ~ held in said Road D/stP/ct ~o.~
Br~zon C~nnty~Texaa,on the 20th day or ~ce~ber~A.D.l~17,whtoh t~ ~ore than thirty (~0)
~ys from tho ~te of thin ordeP~to d tom/ne x~hether or not the Bonds or said defined
dlntrlct shall ~ issued tn the s~ of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,OO0.O0),~art~g int-
erest at not to exceed tho rate of five and one-half per cent(5~) per ann,,to Be fixed
by the Comiantoners'Court at s~h tlmen as may ~ fixed By the
nerlally or othe~Xse~not to exceed thirty years fram their date~n~d whether or not a tax
~11 ~ lev/ed on the property tn said R~ad District Re.2 of Brazen County,Texan,subject
to taxation for the purpose or paying the lnterest on said bo~s and to provide a sinking
fund for the ~edenptlon thereof at maturity.Said Road District Re.2 of Brazes County~Texa~
being descried By metes and bounds nn folloes,to-wtt:~gXnnlng at the extre~ W.E.corner
off the A.D.Uounton 5~ey~on'tho Navasota Rlver;Thence~es~ w/th the ~outh lines of the
S.D.Smtth and S.U.Ro~rtson surveys to the S.U.oor~er or the ~obertnon ~u~py;Thence,
South with tho line ~tween the T.Henry a~ J.~l.Be~ra~a surveys to the extreme
of the said T.Renry su~ey~Thonoejwest wlth tho I/ne or the said T.Henry survey to the m
east llne o~ the Wm.~oung laBorfThenoe~tn a southerly direct/on with the east line of
the sald ~.Youn~ labo~-to t'he ~.E.o~rner of na~ofThence,ln a westerly direction with the
S.1tno of 'said ~.Yo~g labo~ t~ the S.~.onrn?~ o~ sn~.~Thenc~,S.R.alon~ the ltne'~t~een
the B.R.D.& C.andanother ?.Heneyau~ey to the extreme east corner oF the B.~.B.& O.eur-
veylThe~Oe,s.W.wlth the S.e.line of the said B.B.B.~ ou~ey to the extreme 8.oerner oF
on~elbetng the extro~e H.W.oorne~ o~ anothe~ B.B.B.& O~eylThe~e,E.etth the ~.lt~ or
the l~et ~med B.B.B.& C.ou~ey to the S.E.~orne~ or l~e~Whd~e S.wtth the I line or the
sold B.B.B.& C.the V.S.M~lliean su~e~ nnd the W.T.Mtlltoan survey ~o the S.E.oo~nee or
ooid W.F.~ll~can o~ey on the north line or the Walte~ Southerlnnd leo~eJThe~e,Jest
the north ~ne o~ said ~ou~he~l~ lea~e to the N.w.eo~ne~ off said lea~err~enoe,south
wit~ ~be west line or 8a~d Southe~land lea~e to tbs Beazos RiveP~The~e,down the Brazos
~tve~ with its meade,s to the mouth o~ the ~avaoota R~yer;Thenoe,up the Navosota Riye~
its mandees to the place o~ beginning. Notice or 8oid election shall ~ given by publieation
In the Bryan D~ily Engle,sn~ ~lng a newapn~P published tn Deazos County,Texas,there being
no other newopa~r published In said Road District No.2lsaid publication shell ~ fe~
(q)oonseoutive weeks Before the date o~ 8aid election and An addition thereto tbe~e shall
be posted notices o~ said election ~t three(3)publio places tn 8aid load District Jo.2 of
SenEca Oounty,Texae;foP threo(~)eonseeutive weeks prior to said election.Said election shall
be held at the follow~ng plooes ~nd in the ~ollowing nnMd person ~8 hereby appointed
m~r or said election,viilSatd 8o~d Diet.tot No.~ of B~nzo8 Oounty,Texflo,oovePlng the
election precinct No.1 o~ Brazes County;Tex=s~and the Uo.~an*n ~all tn tho town o~ ~etll~-
oan,sttueted in said precinct and 2n said Rood Dtst~iot No.2 28 hereby decimated aB the
place to hold said election~an4 J.D.Battle i8 appointed ~na~ o~ oa~d eleot~onpand ts
authorized to foleot such Judas ~nd clerks as ~y bo needed to held 8ame.Sa~d election ~
shall ~ held .oder the p~ovision8 of said Read ~t8~elot ~o.~ as set out t. ~evtsed Stats- ~.
tea OF Texas off lOll;Title No.28,Chapter Xo.~,nnd as m~nded by note o~ re.lee session n~
thirty-f~th(35)~tslature,Chapter 203,pa~ 4Gl,and only q~ltf/ed voters who are prnport
tax pnyers off Road District No.2 o~ Brazes County,Texas,shall ~ ellowed to vote,and ell
voters desoring to support the proposition to issue bonds shall have written or printed
on their bnllots the ~ollow~ng wordal*For the ~ss~noe oF bo~s and levy or a tax in pa~ent
thereFor**a~l those opposed shall hn~e written or printed on their ~llots the
*~Anst the iss~e o~ bends and levy o~ a tax in paint thereffor*.The ~nner o~ boldtn~
said eleot~on shall ~ ~verned by the laws o~ the State o~ ~xas governing ~neral
tions.A copy or the order 8l~ed By the County 3ud~ oF Brozos Cou~ty,Texna,shnll ~ervp ~s
~ ~'op~ n~tZcp nF 9~1 el~cti**n,8~(l t~e co~,~ty .~d~o l~ dt,ected to cause said notice to
~ published Zn the Bryan Dnlly Eagle,sa~e ~ing a newspaper published in Br8zos County,
Texas,there ~ng none published In sa~d Road District Wo.2,For ~our(4)oonaeeutive weeks
next precedin~ sntd election,and cause to Be posted n notice thereo~ at three(3)publio
plnoes In said Rend Distr~ct ~o.2 o~ Brazes County,Texas,For three (~)oonaecutt~e wseks
prior to s~ld election.Oi~en u~er my hand and seal o~ office this l~th day off
J.T.~'~loney,County Jud~ o~ Brnzos County,Texas.
AtteotzH.O.Fer~son,Oounty Clerk off Brazes County,Texas,Ex-o~Joto Clerk o~
Court o~ Brazes County,Texas.
AFfidavit o~ Post/ne Elect~on Hot/cea.
The State o~ TexaaJ
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County off Brazes ~ ~FoPe me,the undefeated authorttypon thio ~y ~Fsonmlly mp~a~ed
H.O.Fer~son;Clerk o~ the Co**nty Court off Bra~oe Oounty;Texmm,8~ ox-o~F~oto Olerk o~ the
Co~tosioners Court or Drnzos County,Texas,who a~ter ~tng by me duly 8wo~,dopose8 and
says on hie oath that l,e h~d posted a true copy oF the elnctton notice hePet5 attached
a~d marked *F~hlblt A'at three (3)public places tn said Road District ~0.2
County,Texas,said places being as follnws,to-wttlOne at the Town of ~!llllcan,nne at
Dunlap~s Stope,Dinkins,Texas,one at Edwa~dt8 Store;Cawthon,Texas,at least three weeks prior
to the date of said election.
U.O.Ferguson~County Clerk,Brazes County,Texas.
Sworn and subscribed to before no by RoO.Ferguaon~thl8 the Otb day off Jflnuflry,A.D.le]8.
F.L.~enderson;Notary Public in and flop B~azos County,Texas.
UNottoe off Eleotlonwe
The State off TexasJ
County o~ Bravos ~On thls~the 14th day off Ro~em~A.D.1017,the Co~tssl~ne~o~Court
Brazes County~Texas,~tng In ~o~la~ sesoton~the ~ollowlng members o~ said court Being
P~esent;to-ett~J.T.~aloney,County Jud~,Brazo8 CountypTexas~J.~.Atklns,ComtsstoneP
0t~t No.l~M.B.Easte~o,Co~tsotonee ~eclnot No.2,Charlle DeSteFann,Co~lsetone~ Precinct
No.3;C.A.Buchanan O0~tssloneP l~eotnot No.4,Sume constituting a Full cou~t,ooring on to
be hea~ a petition o~ l'.lI.Ar~lngton and ~tffty-etght(58)others;praytng that Bond8 be issued
by Road Dtstrtot Ho.2 oF Brazo8 Oounty~Texas~ln the s~ ~ Seventy Thotmand Dollars(~70,O00.
~or tho purpose o~ oonst~uottng,~atntatntng and operating maoadamlned~a~el or paye~
and turn-pikes oP tn aid thereo~ In 8fl~d deft/ned dtst~tct,~a~e being ~oad District No.2
o~ Brflzo8 CountypTexas~and to levy a t~x fo~ the pa~ent oF tnte~est off said bonds,and to
c~eate a sinking fu~ For said bonds.A~ it appea~ng to the oourt that said petition
slued by fftffty-ntne(50)oF the res/dent property tax payers and voters o~ said de~tned
district;same ~tn~ Road D~strtot No.2 o~ ~razos County~Texas;and that the amount oF bends
to ~ t88ued wlll not exceed one-Fourth(~)o~ the assessed value o~ the ~eal p~operty oF suet
Road District ~o.2 o~ Brazes County~Texas.lt t8,there~ore,co~tdered and ordered by the
o~
Br~oa
Cnunty~Texas, ~n
the
20th
day
Deoember~A.U.l~lT,whtoh la m~re than thtrty(~O)days From the date oF the n~er,to determine
Thousand Dollarsl$70~OOO.OO),bonrlng tnte~est ~t not t~ exceed the ~te o~ ~tve ~nd one-
hal~ per oent(5~)peP ann~,to ~ Flxod by tl,e ~t~stn~e~s',,o~t nt ~c]~ tt~es as may
be F/xed By the Co~lsslonera*Co~t~sertally or~ntherwl~e~not to exceed thirty years From
~o.~ o~ Brazes County,Texas,subject to taxation for the purpose oF paying the interest on
District No.2 off Brazes County,Texaa,~tng descrt~d by metes and Bounds as
~gt~tng at the extreme N.E.corner ~ff the A.D.Houston Survey~nn the ~avasota ~lver;Thence~
west w/th the south lines off the S.D.Smlth~and S.~f.~o~rt~on surveys to the
the RoBertson 3urvey~Thence~south with the 1/ne ~tween the T.Uenry an~ J.U.Berrnra surveys
~o the extreme 8.E.corner o~ the sald T.Hen~ survey;Theme,west w/th tho ~tne off the said
T.Hen~y survey t~ the cast line off the ~.Young labor;Thence,tn ~ southerly direction w/th
the east line of the said We.You~ labo~ to the S.g.oorner of sa~e~Thenoe~ln a westerly
the ltne.,~tween the B.B.B.~ C and another T.Henry survey to the extreme e~st oo~er o~the
S.oorn~r'or sac;being the extreme N.W.oorner off'another ~.B.B,& C.8urvoylThence;E.with the
N.1tne o~ the last ~d B.B.B.& O.o~rvey to tho N.E.corne~'o~ s~o;ThenoepS.wtth
~'the sa~d B.BJB.& O.the W.S.MtlIto~n 8u~ye~ an~ the W.T,)~tll~oan survey to the S.R.corner
100
west with the no~th line off said Southerland league to the N.W.oorner of said league!
Thenoe~8outh with the west line of said Southerlsn~ league to the Bra~oo Rtver~Thence,doen
the ~razos River with its r~eande~e to the mouth of the Nayaeota Rtver~Thenoe,up the Navaso,
ta River with its meanders to the place of beginning.
Notice of said ~leotion shall be given by ptlblieation in the Bryan Daily Eaglo,sa~ being
newspaper published in Drazos County~Toxas~there being'no otheP newspaper pttblished in
Road Dlstriot No.2;said publication shall be For four(4)oonsooutive week8 before the date
of said election and in addition thoreto there shall be posted notices of 8aid election at
theoe(9)~ubllo places in,said Road ~tstrict ~o.~ of Bea~os County0Texas~or three(~)
oonsect~t~ye weeks p~ior to said electlon,Sa~d elsotion shall he held at ~he following
plfloee and the Followin~ named person is hereby appointed marm~er off oaid eleotion)yi~!
~aid Road District No.2 of Brflzoo Cot~nty~Texae;ooborin~ the election p~eoirmt No.1 of BravOs
County~Texas,and the Woodmanes Rall in tho town of l~illlOan,situated in said election
preoinct and in said Road District No.2 is hereby designated as the plaoe to.bold said
election,and J.D.Dattle is appointed managor of said eleotion,flnd is authorized to 8eleot
ouch Judges and clerks as may be needed to hold 8a~.Said eleotion shall be held undoF the
provisions of said Road District No.2 as set out in Revised Statutes off Toxao of 1~11~
Title No.18,Chapter No.2,and as a~ended by sots of regular session of thirty-PiFth
Le~islatu~e,Chapter ~O~,rmge d81,and only qualified voters who ape property tel paye~
of Road District Ho.~ of Brazes County~Texas,shall ~e allowed to vote,a~d all voters de-
siring to support the proposition to issue bonds shall have written or printed on their
ballots the Followin~ woodsy'For the issuance of bonds and levy of s tax in ~ayment there-
ForS;and those opposed shall have wrttto or printed on their ballots the wondsjs~uinst
the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax in pad, went therefore.The manne~ e£ holding said
eleetio~ shall be governed by the Laws of the State of Texas governing General Eleot~on8.
A copy of this order signed by the County Judge of Braz08 County;Texae shall serve as
proper notloe of said election;and the county Judge is direoted to oause said notice, to be
published in the Bryan Daily Eaglevsaem Being a newspaper published in BPa~o8 County,Texas
there being none published in said Road Dtstriot No.2,For FouP(4)oonseouti?e weeks next
p~ededing said eleotion,and oause to be posted a notice therooF at three(~)publio places
in said Road 9istrlot No.2 of Brazes ~ounty;Texao,fo~ throe (9)oonseoutive weeks prior to
said eleotion,Given under my hand and sosl off oFftoe this lath day of Hevembe~oA.D.lOl?.
(SISAL) J.T.Maloney,County Judge of B~azos CountyvTexas.
Attest~
H.O.Ferguson,County Clerk of Brazes County~Toxae,BxoO£Fiolo Clerk of Co~iseloneese
Court of Brazes County,Texas.
Orddr Authorizing The 1ssuanoe of Bonds.
The State of Te;a.s~
County of Brazo8 J On this,the l?th day
Brazes County;Texas,convened in Regular Session~all of the ~mbel*e 0£ said Court being
present;to-wttfJ.T.~laloney,County Judge fl~' Brazes CountysTexassJ.M.Atkins,Commisetoner
of Preolnot No.l,M.B.Esste~s,Co~lssioner of Precinct No.2,Charlie De Steffano~Corm~ss~oner
betas duly presented ~y Co~lssloner C.g.Buchansn,aJtd seconded by Comlsstoner ~.B.~aste~s
efts unanimously adopted~to-w~t~
Whereas;at e~ eleot~on held ro~ the purpose on tho 20th day off Deoem~,A.D.lO~?;a two-
thirds (2/3)majority of the reslde~t qu8l~ed p~opePty tax FayePs,who ~e qunliffied
of said ~oad Dlst~ict'No.2 of B~flzos County,Tex~s,vot~ng at said elect~on voted
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of ~he proposition to issue,bonds and levy a tax in payment therefor by a vote o~ Sixty-
four(64)for the issuance off said heads and for the levy of said tax,and aeven(7)votes
against the issuance off sold bonds and the levy of said tax.Therefore,It is ordered by
the Coun~lssloners*Court of Brflzos County,Texas,that road bonds of Read D~stri~t ~.~ of -
Brazes County,Texas,to Be called road bonds of Road District No.2 of Brazes County,Texss~
to ~o issued on the faith and credit of said Road District No.[ ~.,~razos County,Texas;
under and by virtuo of the Revised Statutes of Texas~Tltle 18,Chapter 2;and the amendment
0£ same by the 3Otb ~egisloture st its regular sesalon~fls shown by the General Laws of the
State of Texas~lSlT~on page 841 thereof.Said bonds shall h~ numbered consecutively From
One(1)to One Hundred and Forty(140),ineluatve,and shall bo of the denomination of Five
Hundred Dollaro($5OO.OO)eaoh,aggregating the sum of Seventy Thousand Dellsrs(~?O,OOO.~O)j
said bonds 8hall,'Be dated tho 15th day of Fobruary,lO18;and.shall Been~e.due and payable
aa follows~to-wttt ' ' .,
Bon~ ROe r,~ ~Yaturtty ' Amount ........ *, ~; %," *,. ~ , '.~
1 to 2,thO. ~'~!.i February 15thai010.. $1~000.00 ~ , '. -', . ;'.~' ~', ·
3 to 4~lno. ,,','t", '-. February 15th,lO20 .;!~' 1,0~0.00 ':~ .... '~ ''~h"~:', ' ' ~.' :
5 to e,ln~. ,~,1 February 15th,1021 ' 1,000.00 ' . ':,' ''."-..,,' '
0 to lOw/ne. '+, February 15th~l~23 ', ~,,', 1~000.00 '.. . ,.' ',,- · ~ ',,
11 to 13,irm.- ~., . Februn~y~lSth~1024 ',~' 1,500.00: t~. ~'i',' ' , -'L ; ~'"'
14 to 16,thO; ',': ' February,lBth,lD25 ' ,' 1,5~0.~0 · , .,' ;. ,,, ,~;~-,* .
17 to ID,las.:,: ; February 15th,102~ 1,50~.~0 .. ,., " .. ~' '- ,,
120 to 22~trm.' *~'~ February 15th,1027' '~, 1,500.00 b .'". - · '
· 'February 15th~1~38 " 1,500o00 *," ' , '*' · .~
06 to 28,tno. ,' February 15th,1~29 1~500.00 .', *' ,'*~,,
,20 to 32~tne.*,.. .' February 15th~lO30 * ,. 2~000.00 , ' ~*~ *
33 to 36~tno. ,~,", February 15th,lg31 2,000.O0 .. ~- : ,,-* *** ..
37 to 40~1n0. ~'~' ,February 15ths1032 2,000.~0 ~ ~ .~ ."' ' ~ "'
41 to 44,tn0~ :l ,', February 15th,lg~3 ,~ g~O00.nOt ~ ,,, .',, ,, ,~
45 to 48~tn0. , February 15th,1034 - ., 2~000.00' ' -' *t " '. ,,~.*'. :, ,, ,, .:. ,:
40 to 52~1no~~ ,.,. February 15th~1035 2,000.00 ' , * ~ ~ ~:
53 to 57,tno. February 15th,1036,. ,~, 2~500.D0 q , ·
58 to 6g,tno.,I. ..~.. February 15th,1037 ,,,,, 2~500.00 · ., ,~ , ,, : ..., ,,,,,~
63 to 68~tno. February 15th~1038 3,000.00 ,, ,, '-,..:
60~to 74~1n0. ~ February 15th~lP~O ~000.00 , , . '~.. ,,,~
75 to 80,1no. ,. February 15th,1040 ,' 2~000.00... ' ,~: *,, ,;~ ~ ,.. .... .,,. ·
81 to 86~inoo " February 15th~1041 / 3,000.00 .,- ..... ' ,, ,," ~ '~ ,',
87 ~o 03~ino. ~ . February 15th,1043 3~500.00 ~' , ' , ' ,
04 to 1flOrins. .... February 15th,1049 , 9,500.00
101 to 107,tno, ,'-,February 15th,1944 ~,500,00.' ' , :~,. ....
108 to llS~tno. .; February 15th,1045 4,000.00 ,~
116 t~ 123~tno. February 15th~1046 4,000.~0
124 to 132~1n0o' February 15th~1947 4,500o00 '
133 to,140~tne. ''~ February 15th~lO~8 4,000.00 : , , ,~
Rna~ Dtatrlot No.a of,Brazes Oounty~Texas,reaerves the rlght'a~ its op~lon t~ redeem any,
of said bonds at any tlme after 10 years from'thel~ datelaatd Bonds shall bear interest
at the'rate of 5~ per Cent per annum,Interest, payable semt-annuall~ on February 15th and ,
August' 15th of each year.l~lnetpal and t~terest .'hall Be payable upon presentation and sur~ '
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render of bonds,or preper coupons,in la~ul money of tbs United Htatea of A~erioa at Bryan,
Texaewor at the City of New ¥ork,N.¥.Satd bonds shall ~ siwned by the County ~ud~ of
Rrazos Ccuntyw?exas,oountersi~ned by the County Clerk of said County,a~l. Pe~tstered by the
County Treasurer~and the seal off the Co~estoners~Court shall ~ tepres,~ upon
thee,and the ~c-,i,~le st~tures nfl the County ~ud~ and the Cnunty Clerk ~y ~ lith-
ographed upon the coupons.The ~o~ o~ said bo~e shall ~ su~tantially as
No., $500.00
~ ~XTED 8TAT~S OF
T~ STATE OF T~AS
COU~Y OF B~ZOS
ROAD ~ND OF ROAD DXSTRXCT NO.~ OF ~AZ08
Road Diotriot No.~ ~ Brazoo Oounty,Texas,f~r value reoeZved,aolmowAed~8 Ztsel~ indebted
to,and hereby p~omAses to pay to bearer on the l~th day of Febr~ry,10 oat ~yan,Texa8,
or at the City of New Yo~k,N.Y.,the s~ of Five Hundred Dollaro($5OO.OO)tn lawful monoy
off the United States .of AmerAc~,to~ther with interest thereon fPom the date hereof at tho
rate o~ f~ye a~ OhO hal~ ~ cent(5~)per an~u, tnterest ~yable aem~-onnually,on the 15tl
day of Febeuary and the 15th day of au~st of enoh yeaP,upon presentation a~ 8urrendeP
proper bond or o~upon at the oPFtoe o~ tbs Oounty T~ens~er o~ Brmzo8 County at Bryan,Texa8
o~ at the C~ty of New Yo~k,N.Y.The said Road Diatrtot No.2 Of Drazoa
the rZlht to redeem this bond at any t~ a~ter I0 years F~om tto date by ~y~n~ prZnoi~l
and acorued ~nterest,and in oase the same 8hall be calle~ in fo~ Pede~ptt~n ~Fo~ mntu~$t
notice thereof An wrAtin~ shall ~ ~vem to the bolder or holdePo thereof by the County
Tre~r of 8a~d County at least th~rty(30)day8 befoPe the date fixed fo~ ~edemptgon,a~
should th~8 bond not ~ presented for redemption the 88M shall oeaee to.~n~
end ,~ter the date 8~ fixed for ~edemption. Th~8 b,~ i8 ~ne of a espies of One Hundred and
Forty(140) bonds,n~red from One(l)to.~e~Hu~Ped and Forty(140),~lus~Ye,o~ the denom-
i~t~on off Five Hundred Dollnro($5OO,OO)each,ag~e~tAn~ the 8u~ of Seventy Thotmand Dollars
($70,oO0.O0),Assued ~0~ the purpose of constructinE,ma~ntaZninK and operettaE maoade~ized,
graveled or payed roads and turn-pikes or in a~d th~reo~ under a~ by virtue of tho Con-
strand IAw8 o~ the ~tate of Texas,and ~n pursuance o~ an oPder passed by the Com-
missioners~ Court of Bravos Cmmty,Texas,on the 17th day of January,A.D.1Ol8;whZch o~er
of record in Book fl,pa~ lO0 of the ~inute8 off enid Count.The date off thio bond,~n
~ty with the order above ~entioned,is the 15th day of Feb~ua~y,J.D.lO~8,nnd ~t ia hereby
oertZfted ~nd reotted that ~11 aots,oondittons and thin~ requ~Ped to ~ done pursuant to
and in the lss~nce of th~s bond have Been properly done,happened and peFfo~d
a~ due ffo~ as requt~ed by law,and that the total indebtedness o~ o~d Road D~stPtot No.2
or Bravos County,Toxno,t~lud~nE this bond,does not exceed the Constitutional and StetutoPy
limitation. In testtmony whereof the Co~so~onere'Oourt of B~nzo8 County,Texna,ha8
the seal of said Court to ~ mFf~xod hereto,end thi, bond to ~ sA~ed by the County Jud~ep
counterst~ed by the County Clerk,and reEistered by the County Treaeure~ of the date last
above ~ent$~nod.
J.T.tlaloney,County Jud~,Brazo8 County,Texas.
CountersiEned ~
H.O.Fer~son,County Clerk;Bra~o8 County,Texas.
AeEZsteredr
J.B.~lddy,County Trensu~eP,Bra~os County,Texas.
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Tho coupon attached to said bond shall be substantially in the Following £o~s- '~-'
Road District No.2 of Brazes Oounty,Texas,promiaes to pay to beeper at Bryan,Texas,or
Now York City,N.Y.,on the 15th day of ,10 ,tho su~ off Thirteen Dollars end
Seventy Five Cento(~l~.?5),being one half year*o interest on Road Bond No. of Road
-District No.2 of Brazes County,Texas.
'J.T.~aloney,County Judge,Brazes Oounty,Texas.
II.O.Forguson,County Clerk of Brazes County,Texas.
It Is Further ordered by the Commissioners*Court that to pay the interest on a~id honda
and to create a sinking Fund suffFlcient to redeem them at maturity,a tax of Thrity Six
Cents (30 ota)on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.O0)valuation of taxable property in said
Road District No.2 of Brazes County,Texas,shall be annually letied on said property,and
annually assessed and collected,or so ~uoh thereof as may bo necessary until said Bonds
with interest thereon have Been fully paid,and ss~d tax is here now ~evied For tbs current
year,and so much thereof as may be necessary For each succeeding year while said bonds are
outstanding,and the sn~e shall bo assessed and collected for the current year,and so much
thereof as may be necessary annually thereafter and applied for the purposes named.It is
also ordered that J..T.t!alo~ey,Oounty Jud~ of B~azo9 County,Texns,~ authorized to take
have ohar~ or said, bonds pe~$ng ~heir investt~tion by the Attorney C~neral,and upon
the approval o~ said bo~s by the Attorney General,shall have authorZty to negotiate their
sale and receive flop the aa$d Road District No.2 o~ Brazes County,Texas,the pr~eeds thereog
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Attests '
H.O.For~uson,Oounty Olerk,Brazos Oounty,Texaa, -'
& Ex ~ffiolo Olork Commissioners*Court, '. '.
Brazo8 County;Texas,'
tied ~larch 1808 same having bean taken up sifter payment o~ April Cotlpon 1917,the a~me
was then in open Court destroyed by h,rntng,and ff24 o~ Bra~oa Ce.Improvement Diat.~ with
all coupons ~rom 0ct.1917 For cancellation and the sam~ wa~ distroyed in open Court. '.
~n tho matter off taxation,it is ordered that County Rurveyor make tip plat' showt~
all
Allen Academy land and land of .l.H.lllen and R.O./llea with dates o~ all deeds. ,
It is ordered that all purchases For the'County shall he made only on orders approved by om
o~ tho Commissioners or the Co'usry Judge.
It ts ordered that W.I.~eCulloeh shall aeeept ~s~ent tendered By tbs ~ ~ ~ N Ryf[~o,lu the
stt~ o~ ~4827.6O'exeeutin~ the following raoaiptJto-witt ,
State o~ Texas [ '" '"'
County,o~ Bra~o8 ~eeeived o~ James i'.Dakpr~eeeiver ~ the International $ Great 'NortherB
flQllway Company Fou~ Thousand Sight Hundred and Twenty Sevew nnd 60~100 Dollars($4S27.69),.
paid on aoommt off taxes as a~ar;'ln the statement above.I accept tht; money without pre-
Judtse to my ~i~ht and the rilht of th~ Co,tail (o make claim o~ sue
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distinctly with the undorsta~ding that it ~hall ~e o~ to ~a 0~ ~y su~ee~s~s a~d ta the
Cmmty to make ~lni~ ffo~ additional taxes an ra~ ns Z or they or all o~ un may desire to
do 8o.W~tne~n ~y hand this ~Sth day o~ Jam~n~y~01~. .
(SEAL) W.l.HoCulleah,Taz Colle~to~ oF ~,azos Oou.ty)Texesp
It is ordered that W.I.MoCulloeh accept pa~ent tendered ~y H & T.C.Ra~lway C~nY'end
G.C.& S.F.~llway Co~ps,y ~e~e~t~E the ~ight to the County to b~tn~ ~lit ~ the ~alanee
dt~e the County ss ~e~ receipt i~ ~o~ o~ aho~e ~t~e~ the I & G.N.~ellw~y
3 petttio~ For the eha~ge o~ eld Brya~ ~ Ed~ ~osd st~ed By ~titto~ers ced Chas
wss ~res~nted ced reffused.
~ petition was presented to the C~urt sis,ed by ~enty-Five voters o~ ~eei~et
Constable oF ~eei~ot ~o.1. ~p~ro~ed,Doad ~de and approved ix o~a Court.
County C]ork,Br~ County,Tex~.
~ It re~=be~ed that on the llth day e~ Feb~uaey,~.D.1918,the~e wa~ ~n and holde~
Re~l=r Ter~ oF tho ~o~ius~oners Court off Brazo~ County~Texas~at the Courthouse oF said
.County. ~esent nod prestding,~on.J.T.H=loney,County Jud~Ce~iss~onePs
~eo~nct No.l,~.B.Easters,~eoeinot ~o,2~ Chas Di ~te~ano,~ece~not
It ~s ordered that Fred Brown and wtffe Rarl=h Brown ~ placed on the ~u~r l~=t flor
~r =oath.
It i8 ordered ~y the Cou~t that Abe Booten,Pau~,~ ~niaod r~om ~2.00 ~ month to ~4.00
~r month.
Xt la ordered by the CouPt that b, gi~nin~ Deoem~P lmt,lOla,with new to~ o~ County Trees-
uro~ o~ Drazo8 County;Texas,the oo~taolonm off eatd office ~ Fixed mt su~h
that the salary will not exceed Eight Hundred DollmPs($8OO.OO)pee ann~.
Xt is o~dered that Dr,P.M.~oyooP bo,and ia bereby;appotntod to ~11 tho unexplPod tm~ oF
Dr .A ,L.hlon(lr~ok,County Health Or,ice, res J ~,ed.
It ~8 ordered that $00,00 ~n Collo~ ~oad Fund ~ transferred to ~Yaintatnnnoe Aoommt.
It ~8 ordered that Road Dis~r~ot No.One balance to ~laintainanoo Account.
It; io ordered t~at ~oll Tax Fund o~ ~515.55 t~ns~er~ed to ~ond and ~ftd~ ~nd.
It t5 ordered that ~5000.00 transferred From TIIlBD C~SS Fu~d to Road and Brid~ Fund.
IZ ~e ordorod that ~14,000,00 truns~e~red ~rom Road and Brtd~e Fund to ~ltntl~nanoo
I~ ia ordered transferred ~rom Third ~]eo, Fund ~o Firot Cla~o Fund ~1750.
It ia ordered th, t County Treosur~r Cull the ~oll~inE Bonds rot pa~nt~
Road Dlet. No.l~Bonds~$16~OOO.OO;Bridgo Wnrronts,$1,OOO.OO;J~il Warrants ~tpOOO,OOlCourt/
House 9ondo,~l~OOO.OO;Bridge ~ondo~l,0OO.OOjLeveo Dist.Bonds,~2,000.O0.
~ounty, ~exas ~;