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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-08-12-0900AM-Regularl 538 Brazos County, Texas, on July 31, 19400 open public hearing will be bold In the office of the County Judge of Brazos County,Texas, in the Court House of said County, In Bryan, Texas, at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, August 20, 1940, for consideration of the 1941 budget for Brazos C__.ty, submitted to the Court on July 31, 19409 and now remaining on file in the office of the County Clerk of said County, all In accordance with law. "Taxpayers and others interested are invited and urged to acquaint themselves with the said budget during the time It remains on file with the Clerk before the hearing. "At the conclusion of the hearing, final action will be taken by the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas, for the adoption of the budget for 1941 as finally agreed upon. "By direction of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, on July 31, 1940. (SEAL) Frank Wor_ham, County Clerk and ex-officio Clark of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Toxas." 'S 1 I: ~ee 1 Messrs. Johnson Couch and Coulter Hoppeas, representing the Young Len's Civio League at Bryaa, a,peared before the Court and requested the destpnatioa of one person to act on, e oommltteo of six composed of two representatives, each from the Bryan Chamber of Com- merce; The Young L'en's Civic League; and one member to be designated by the City of Bryah;!f to formulate recommendations looking to the appointment of a Brazos County Industrial I Committee whose function would be to investiage and encourage the development of the in- dustrial resources and other possibilities of the Brazos County area. This committee w i would make definite recommendations to the respective organizations appointing Its members and ttereafter the sponsors might use such recommendations an, might be deemed advisable, i On the motion of Commissioner Parker, seconded by Commissioner Wehrman, and thereafter adopted, the court designated County JudBa A. S. Hare to serve as the representative of thin Court on such committee. ' The Court approved appointment by County Judge i7are of the following persons to be addltlod- el members of the Brazos County Health Committee* Mrs H. Burgess, College Station Mr. rat Newton, Bryan, Whereupon the Court finally adjourneAfor the term. y u e ATT33T0. er do r . RuCULAR TF'Rt, OF COULEISSIONERS COURT August 12, 1940 Be it remembered that there was begun and holden a regular term of commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, at the Court House in Bryan, Texas, and the following members 3 x '58(-) • I Horace Reed Sheriff, $244.98 r={R F. T. Cole Salary Fund ' $30.20 General Fund $6.75 R & B. 88.50 , s" Tax Collector Salary Fund $312.16 kE County Clerk - $454.25 ) T~ At 10 A.m. Bids were opera as per notice Dated 7/31/40 the Following Bids were Received tabulated on motion made by Graham and seconded by FZychlik and unanimously ' '<<y adopted they voted to bu 1 Plymouth business coupe from Central Texas Auto Co K? . at a net cash difference as per bid $590.00 and one 1/2 ton G.M. C. Pickup - truck at net cash difference as per bid $475.00 from Scardino 19otor Co . s This equipment purchased for Preot. A, and the separate bids accepted on the basis ' S of equipment NOTICE TO BIDDERS! Brazos county, Texas, will receive bids, delivered to the undersigned, up to 10:00 ' :,46M. Monday August 12,91940, when they will be publicly opened and considered in the 1 ' i• office of the County Judge, for the following: ONE piok-up one-half ton truck, standarded, and equipped with steel body construction , Less trade-in allowance for one used Dodge 1/2-ton pick-pp truck. ONE standard business coupe, fully equipped, plus one removable steel piok-pp box to fit into turtle-bank. Less trade-in allowance•for one used Studebaker 1/2-ton truck. Trade-in fobs may be seen at County Shops hear jgryan. ` - Bids to be for complete delivery at Bryan on basis of cash difference after trade- in allowance. ` Brazos County reserves right to reject any and all bids-and all other usual rights. Witness this 8th day of July, 1940. A. S. Ware, County Judge of Brazos ,tX County,Tezas. " The Court approved and signed the tax Colle tor's Report o 9 on lands and lots delinquent ae of June 30th, 1940. On motion made and seconded and unanimously adopted to•advertise for bids on equipment as follows: (Preot #2)• 1934 Ford Trade i ` In 1929 F• NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Brazos County, Texas, will receive bids, delivered to the undersigned, up to 10300 a.m. ' Monday, September 9, 1940, when they will be publicly opened and considered, in the office ofthe 'County Judge, for the following: a`'+ TWO (2) one-half ton pickup truoks,•steel body construction, and standard equipments x ' Less trade-in allowance for the two used Ford pickup trucks of one-h&if t_> 'ton capacity which may be seen at County Shops near Bryan ` , T Difference to be paid in cash (after allowances for ) trade-in trucks • r' , - • . axon oua y reserves the right to reject any and or all bids and all,other usual `dry rights. _ r `Witness this 12th day of August 1940 (A. S. Ware) County Judge of,. Brazos County,Texis. rt - Motion maAe'and adopted togay all bills as per OS.' Motion made to Recess until August 20th, 1940. - - - 1, 1 - 'i C - r~ 540 y August 20, 1940 Court not in reason session at 10:00 a.m.. on Tuesday, 20. 1940, with the following present: 'ri•; S 5~~1N County Judge A. S. Ware; / i , x Commissioner C. M. Graham; Yt i J. A. Rychlik; ; • M. B. Parker; S~ri.. "?F and Funk Worsham Clerk; for the purpose of conducting the public hearing upon the 1941 r- , proposed budget, as heretofore submitted by the County Judge, all aooording to formal notice ' i'• published in the Bryan Daily Eagle for more than three weeks; there being a quorum present: ' After discussion of the budget in detail, item by item, and explanations thereof by the County Judge and the Commissioners, and after all citizens present who desired to speak had been heard and there being no objections raised as to any items in said budget, on ' 'Lit , Y' motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the Court voted to accept and approve the ' budget as submitted by the County Judge on July 31. 1940. . including tax levies as follows:- SCHEDULE OF TAX LEVIES 1941 4 ' Jur Fu d ! r y n . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Current •Uses . . . . . . . 2 4~ ;4V , General - . . i } w#~" Refunding Bonds"A" and "B" 2 ' . : Current Uses . . . . . . . . . 12 Road and Bridge • Refunding Bonds 1928. 3 Road and Bridge Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Permanent Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . z Road and Bridge Refunding Bonds 1925-1929 . . . 9 h Road Bonds Sinking Funds ; Series: "A" • . • • • . • . . • . . . . • • . . . • . . . 10 p, r "B" of 1935 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I F_y't ~r•y "CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 tj4 , fr, k; • "D" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 al p.S "E" • • . . . . . . . . . . 2 jr t s "F" of 1931 "F" of 1935 (Retired in 1939) • x "F" of 1938 . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 3 "F" of 1939 . t P " Brazos.0ounty'-Improvement District No. 1: (Levee District) Tax Rats is $1.00 per•$100.00 Assessed Valuations within District.` , ~ ~ The' Court further voted to fix the County Poll Tax at,Twenty-five cents per person for ' r+ 194-i,`end to levy occupation taxes for the County at one-half of the rates levied by'the - - State of Texas. ' T he Court then recessed to most again at 10:00 a.m., onTRuenday August 22,,1940, for • the transaction of further official business L ' J • ' r 71~rs!a i, ?'SL i L~x z .7 w:1. JT t.nin 4`( 47i{•9:21'a. ~..~:r~.1170.:w i~.V'i n~'':'ll`.L1i1~+::iW Y~i'+i ~'\.`M"1'"C ~SLiNSti ^44'~~•IJ~m .J nt C:t%.y:1S',,1"~, _ i.F,yi r•'A..`• Y.'~'%f'' '1' • R'w 77777- 541 ' b. August 22. 1940: Y+r1 , At a recess meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas, held in . 4 1 t the 'office of the County Judge in the Courthouse, 'at 10:00 A.m., on August 22 1940 , , with the following members present: • Judge A. S. Ware; r. fr Commissioner C. M. Graham; n " T.A.Rychlik; ' " Fred A. Wehrman; and Frank Worsham, County Clerk; the follows ng resolution was offered, and upon 'motion; • 4 '%r+ , duly seconded and unanimously voted, was adopted: Bryan, Texas ' x August 1940 - it HONORABLE COUNTY JUDOS AND COM d!ISSIONERS+ COURT ° h" BRAZOB COUNTY TMEAS , Gentlemen: :r For your $14,000 legally issued Direct Obligation Road and' B id r ge Refunding Bonds, ry to be dated September 1, 1940, to bear interest at the rate of 1-1/2 % per annum d'' an to mature serially on the 15th day of November, as follows: ;yam s-4,000.00 . 1942 $A.000.00 , 1943 Sr $4.000.00 945 • ; ~s11i ~ ° $2,000.00 , 1 945 w?~ ~ t; interest payable semi-annually; I hereby agree to act as fiscal agent fo th C f r e ounty, Y.$ and to find you a purchaser who will pay you the sum of par and accrued interest h • ' ,f'w r, ,r~;!~A • cas 1' po date of delivery of the above mentioned bonds to such purchaser.. I also agree to ' -pay the cost of printing the above bonds and to ~ pay the fee of some natio ll ' • na y known }''firm of bond attorneys, upon whom we will a gree, who will be retained to reade th - gip 4 r eir opinion as to the legality of the issuance of these bonds d t 1 an o pay the fee of an attorney to be employed by the County to prepare all legal proceedings necessar t y o authorize the issuance of said bonds, said attorney to be acceptable to me 'V; . It is understood and agreed that you will as l p s al orders necessary in the issuance a,; of these bonds, and cooperate witbrme in my efforts to effect delivery of the bonds at ' the earliest possible date, and that at the time the bonds are ready for deliver to i Ewa,; y the purchaser I guarantee to find, they will be accompanied by the approving opinion =t;' - . of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, waiver of the State Board of Ed r .,•r ' ucation, and the approving opinion of a firm of nationall k - y nown bond attorneys, as mentioned f above. For and is consideration of my agreeing to find a purchaser for the above bonds y ' ' at par and accrued interest and'for . guaranteeing the above price to the County and • - • l :ut i , „ for professional and other services rendered in advising with the County as to the b t ea method of setting up the bonds to make them r di , , ea ly marketable to investors, and to F~y;r reimburse me for expenses incurred and to be incurred in conaeotion with the sale of 6. the above bonds, -and further for ass7sting'the ocOnt and its officers in affecting safe }=9 and prompt delivery of the above bonds, you arc to pay me, simultaneously with delivery ; 9. 31 '11 of the bonds to the pwrohaser,' the sum- of $300.00. Respectfully submitted, J ` ~ = t Wilbur Frederking jidk 41 542 On this 22nd day of August, 1940, the 9ammissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas, was conveped in recess session at the regular meeting place thereof, with all members present, and after due consideration, the foregoing proposal in connection with $14,000 Brazos County lJ% Road and Bridge Refunding Bonds was and the same is hereby accepted upon the terms and conditions hherein set out, by unanimous vote of said Commissioners' Court. A. S. Ware, County Judge, Brazos County,T ATTEST : Frank Worsham. County lerc, razor County,Texas. IMORANDUM FOR ATTORNEY L. B. IRA Subject to approval by A. W. Snyder and Company of Houston, Texas, our fiscal agents in the premises, you are hereby employed to handle the legal phases of the refunding of $14,000.00 in Road and Bridge Bonds of Brazos County, Texas, in accordance with our con- tract of even date with said fiscal agents: provided, tour charges shall be paid out of the $300600 agreed upon as the full fee for such services with said fiscal agents. August 22, 1940. A. S. Ware County Judge Brazos County,Texas. Whereupon, the Court recessed to meet again on August 27, 1940. September 3, 1940 The Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas, met in recessed session of the regular August Term, at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 1940, with the County Judge and all four Comaissionere present. Coming on to be considered and oanvessed were the returns of a special election held•in- School District No. 24, Shady Grove, a Common school district of Brazos County, on Satudd$y August 31, 1940, in accordance with proper order heretofore entered; which said election wa on the proposition to determine whether or not the school maintenance tax in said District should be increased from the present rate of fifty cents to one dollar on the $100.00 value tion of property within said District. It was found that the returns of said election show ed there had been twenty-one (21) votes oast in favor of such increase in tax and ten (10) votes against the increase; so that the increase in tax received a majority of eleven (11) votes. The Court, on such canvass, found said returns in due and regular order and that a majority of the voters in such election had expressed themselves in favor of such inoreas tax. It was, therefore, ordered by the Court that the election be declared to have car- ried; that the maintenance tax in such District shall be increased from fifty cents (boa) to one dollar (91.00) on the $100.00 valuation of property in said District; beginning with the next tax year on October 1, 1940; and that the appropriate levy be made by the Commissioners' Court of this County; so that the levies for common school District for 1940-1941 tax year beginning October 1, 1940, shall be and they are as follows: T~ . E 0 11, t r~ .tf er2 ,Y Y t 4 M1 .;J •47 F l:l N ~t 1'y d~',Srl~ Jc tY i~ S ~ h "1, 1,11 I F ` - v % 543 SCHEDULE OF SCHOOL TAX'LEVIES t " FOR BRA OS COUNPY COMdON SCHOOI~ DISTRICTS ; l 00 s, Districts N4a' L44jjj: mss. t~, Total: • w f' Templaman 1 $0.20 $0.15 $0.35 ' \ ~ , 'f Millioan 3 .50 .50 Peach Creek 4 .50 x 50 . ,t;• ' - Providence S 804 ~ r; V 1 ' • J.- r a ~1^ , - 1.00 • ! - °Ii JS` :Y:f; ' ~ , , r .50 Steep Hollow 8 50 ' ' , . ' a .50 I' Reliance 9 .50 , r, .50 y 1.00 Kurten 10 .50 .50 1.00 - Woodville 11 50 , . z .50 t Tabor 12 .50 .25 .75 sY=~ Edge 14 .50 .50 1 ) ! Leonard 15 50 t ' . .5 0 , _ Quinn Chapel 16 .OS z J .05 RY6-Stabler 17 20 . z .20 " Steele's Store 18 .50 _ 50 t • k Y 1Yiaon-Prospect 19-20 .75 x 75 . r1 Fiokey 22 .50 a .50 }xr Cedar Grove 24 1.00 z . r i , 3 1.00 , 1'r t 1 Bowman 25 1.00 _ 1.00 :J • ='r Minter Springs 28 ~0 x .30 f ,S Smetana 27 .55 z .55 u Allenfarm 28 10 ; . a n, .10 ' z King's Highway 30 .75 z .75 Wheelock County-Lina .50 2 i~ i+ r1 i4v .50 - Bryan, Texas ~ TO THE HONORABLE COted'ISSIONLRS' COURT OF August 29, lg40 h " rN` BRAZOS COUNTY,TEXAS: For your legally issued vireot Obligation 614 000.00 par valu B , e razos County x, Bridge Construction Refunding Bonds, to be dated September'l, 1940, to bear interest at ' Y3 the rate of 1-1 /296 per annum, payable semi-annually, and to mature on November 15, as follows: ,000.00 in each of the years 1942 to 1944 inclusive $2 000 00 i , ,•i ; . n 1945, { ~rJ~ ''SYe will Pay you the sum of Par and Accrued Interest to date of delivery of said ` ' bonds to us. ' It is understood and agreed that thi b s id is oor_ditioned upon the County's fur- • nishing to us the ~ unqualified approving opinion of fi a rm of nationally recognized bond attorneys covering the issuance and legality of the above bond Vi s. e further agree to males available at a bank to be desi gnated by us and satisfactory to the County, the sum of $14,000.00, for the payment at fade value of the $14,000 Brazos Count 5% B y rid = ge , h 't 'Construction Bonds, dated October 10,•1925, numbered from l to 14 inclusi h ve, w ich bonds are to be surrendered at the office of the Comptroller of Public Accou t i n s n exchange for the. above described Refunding Bonds It is _ understood and agreed that th C • e ounty will ~ 'make available at the'u l = ' sua place of payment, on October 10, 1940, the-interest due that . ; date on said outstanding 5gt; Bondi,- and that the Commissioners' Court will - 1 ` f oe f r re i' ~ 01 • l, ' • ' a- ` .rf • ' ` ~ , ~ ' . i i4-'Ir , ' - - ,L} , ' • - - _ F•' - ' , L ' ! y :l . • ` r 544 demption on October 10, 1940, said 014,000 5)b Bonds. . Respectfully submitted, A. W. SNYDER & COMPANY By A. W. bnyder On this 3d day, of September, 1940, the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas, was convened in regular (recess) session at the regular meeting place thereof with all members present, when there came on to be, considered the foregoing proposal for the pur- chase of $14,000.00 Brazos County Bridge Construction Refunding Bonds,and after due con- sideration said proposal was and the same is hereby aocepted upon the terms and conditions therein set out, by unanimous vote of said Commissioners' Court. A. S. Ware, County Judge, ATTEST: Brazos County, Texas. Frank Worsham, County Clerk, Brazos County,Texas. ORDER CALLIM BONDS FOR REMPTION THE STATE OF TEXASI COUNTY OF BRAZOS I On this the 3d day of September, 1940, the Commissioners' f f ~'j.T Court of Brazos County,Texas, was convened in regular (recess) session at the regular. ti• meeting place thereof, with the following named members present: A. S. Ware, County Judge Cal Graham Commissioner Precinot No. 1 J. A. Rychlik, Commissioner Precinct No. 2 Fred A. Wehrman Commissioner Precinct No. 3 M. B. Parker, Commissioner Precinct No. 4 r, Frank Worsham, County Clerk -ften, among other business transacted, passed the following order: ;4+ Commissioner Graham introduced an order and made a motion that it be passed. The ~r motion was seconded by Commissioner Rychlik, The motion oarr i y ng.with it the passage , of the order, prevailed by the following vote: ° AYES: Commissioners Graham, Rychlik, Wehrman and Parker. i4,tw NOES: None. The County Judge announced that the order had been finally passed. 'The order as passed is as follows: ?Y4A VWREAS, it appearing affirmatively to the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,' f`s? Texas, that it is advisable and to the best interests of said County that certain out- standing bonds heretofore issued by said County and now outstanding and unpaid, be called i, for redemption; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE COWISSIONERS' COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS: f c~+~ r.' That there be and there are hereby called for redemption on the 10th day of October T 1940, at the San Jaointo National Bank, of Houston, Texas,-all outstanding of the fol- lowing described bonds: ss - ('T $14,000.00 Brazos County Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1925, numbered ? from 1 to 14 inclusive, in denomination of $1,000.00 each, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, and maturing thirty-six years from date, with option of re- demption ten • years from date. " The County Treasurer of Brazos County is hereby ordered and directed to give-proper notice of call of said bonds dor redemption, and said bonds shall be paid upon presenta- 'i I 11 FA L •~a r" ,•i ; a i- O ~u c ,r • [7 { Ir t 545 v, r tion at the above named bank on the date fixed for redemption, at their face value pine ' 7; accrued interest, and said bonds shall cease to bear interest from and after said date.-^` n° A. S. Ware, County Judge, ATTEST Worsham Brazos County,Texas. Frank , County Clerk, Brazos County,Texas. - :t BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMPTION t THE STATE OF TEXASI 5? COUNTY OF B AZOS ~ TO THE HOLDERS OF THE POLLOVlING DESCRIBED BONDS, AT THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, TEXAS: AND AT THE GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY, NEW YORK, N. Y.: AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY TREASURER OF BRAZOS COUN!'Y TEXAS AT , , BRYAN, TEXAS: Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,Texas has , called for redemption on the 10th day of October, 1940, at the San Jaointo National Bank Houston, Texas, all outstanding of the following described bonds: $14,000.00 Brazos County Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1928, numbered from 1 to 14 inclusive, in denomination of $1,000.00 each bearing interest at the rate of ' x ;Lx five per cent per annum, and maturing thirty-six years from date, with'option of'redemptio ten years from date. .,a 4 'Said bonds shall be paid upon presentation at the San Jaointo National Bank Houst n , o Texas, at their face value plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption and`" ' , shall 6eass to bear interest from and after Said date. tN WITNESS my official el9nature this the 3d day of 3epteabar, 1940. Roy Montgomery, County Treasurer, Brazos County,Texas. L ail- - ' August 27. 1940 Court met is recess meeting with Jud A. ATT7_ :T: ge S. Ware, C. M. Graham, J. A. Ryohlik and { Fred A. Wehrman present. ~ ' • T,HE. ST/lTE ,.OF .TEXAS ~ - ' • ' . r , , , • COUNTY OF BRAZOS TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY JUDGE OF BRAZOS COUNTY: We, the undersigned resident property taxpaying voters of Knob Prairie Common School District No. 23 in Brazos County, Texas, desire to levy a local maintenance tax on said district for the purpose of supplementing the state sohool'fund a pportionment to said E J, - = district; and we hereby make application to the County Judge of Brazos County,Tezas, for r4~ • an order for an election to be held in said Common School District No. 23 in Brazos County fJi•; y - Texas, to determine whether or not a local maintenance tax on all"property in said district of fifty cents on the $100.00 valuation of taxable property in said district shall be levi 3 s for said purpose. S"r< ' Dated this the 9th day of August, A.D. 1940. t ~'r . Mike Triolo : Angelina Mauro Charlie Noto - Joe Mangum Antonino Triolo ^ `t Joe gie NusB Chas. Noto ° L?,, Gulio Vaoanti Robi Mangue Lee Cash Josi Gienuea R.-F. Crenshaw Gugi Vacanti. y •a` Luiga Cuscio ; Mrs: R. F.• Crenshaw, - Mrs. Zudie Groda Sam Degelia t Sam R~zzaffi Tony Degelia M R ' r rs. osiline Ventura Mrs. Mena Rezzaffi George Ventura F. Mauro Icox 1ZL • % Z-, 2 ~i ~•r N y; wj .f pry ORDER OF ELECTION: ' NOTICg• _ THE STATB'OF TESASI .0ouaff OF MAWS I NFRFJIS,-on the 12th,day of August, A.D. 1940, a petition was pre- sented to me for an election In Common School District,Number 23 of Brazos County,Texas, on the question of levying a maintenance tax of Fifty (50g)_ Cents on the $100.00 Oeluation of taxable property situated within said District, which said petition carried the signatures of Mike Triola and 23 other petitioners and has been determined to bear the requisite number of signatures of resident property tax paying citizens who are qualified voters within said District and otherwise in conformity of the law; and, MMREAS, it appearing that Brazos County contains a population of twenty-seven thousi fifty-two, according to the preliminary figures of the United StatesCensus; and, It further appearing that said Common School District No. 23 has been heretofore properly established; and, It further appearing that said District so established contains an area of 7.55 square miles and that no other District has been reduced in area below nine square miles by reason of the creation of this District; NOW, THEREFORE I, A. S. Ware, in my official capacity as County Judge of Brazos County,Texas, do hereby order that an election be held on the 24th day of August, A:D. 1940, in said Common School District No. 23, of Brazos County,Texas, at Snot Prairie School House, to determine whether a majority of the legally qualified property taxpaying voters of that district desire to levy a maintenance tax of Fifty (501) Cents on the $100.00 valuation of taxable property situated withih said District, and to determine whether the Dommissioners' Court of said County shall be authorized to levy, assess and collect annually a tax of and at the rate of Fifty (50d)Cents on the $100.00 valuation of taxable property within said District for maintenance of free public schools therein. Roland F. Crenshaw is hereby appointed presiding officer of said election, and he shall select two olerke to assist him in holding said election, and he shall within five days after said election has been held make due return thereof to the Commissioners' Court of this County, as is required by law for holding general elections. All persons who are legally qualified voters of this State and of this County and whc are resident property taxpayers in said District, shall be entitled to vote at said eleo- tion, and all voters who favor taxation for school maintenance purposes, shall have wri- tten or printed on their ballots the words: "F levying a maintenance tax of Fifty (8090 Cents on the ;100.00 valuation of taxable property within said District." And those opposed to such taxation shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: y.• "A ainsL levying a maintenance tax of iffy 50Q) Cents on the $100.00 val- uation of taxable property within said District." The Sheriff of this County shall give notioe of said election by posting a copy, of this order in each of three public places within the boundaries of said District for at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for said election. Witness my hand and seal at Bryan, Texas, this 13th,day of August, A;D 1940.'"- A._S. Vare. (SEAL) A. S. Ware, County Judge of Brazos County,Texas • d ~ ~~J x .t w. A .i_:, i.:a':.e .k•~.-ry=e ~ L,.. t_,+.b°.a'~ a:~.lt.-+4.`<_a.. i,r ...K/^ti n.. >>{.~'RFU4. ,r i•i ,„'d<, :C'p iti 1 A . 54 7 SHERIFF'S RETURN Came to hand on the 13th da of August A.D. 1940, at 3:00 p.m. and executed within Brazos County,Texas, on August 13, 1940, by posting certified copies of the above and fore- going notice of election at three public places within said School District Number'23 oy,. 1? in Brazos County, Texas, to-wit: 1'- One at %no16 Prairie school house One o B 'IM ; n ryan and Tabor Road, 8 miles Northeast of Bryan; 4 Oneoorner of Frank Mauro Field fence; and one at intersection of theBryan and Tabor, ' i J road and the Wheelock tap road, 8 miles from Bryan; ~ Witneas.this 13th day of August 1940 - , HORACE REED, Sheriff k` Brazos County,Texas "7t By: Henry Koontz Deputy Fees: Posting Three Notices at $1.00 each $3.00 Miles e: e M ea at 7 4g( D, ez mile ::i` tal Fees. 1.35 ' 1 ? ,5 Total $4.35 ,.,The Court canvassed the returns of Special Election on a Tx for a school maintenance tax of School District #23 held at Knob Prairie School House August 24, 1940,and found' ;wr that three votes had been cast for the T8x -p„1 27 against the tax, or a majority Against the tax of 24 votes. It was therefore found and declared by the Court that th e propo- sition had been defeated by the dbovgonn4 lobegoia votes. ; j C-edar Grove Common Schoo~ District No 24, ~ 'rf} (See Canvassed returns on page 542) d $ THE STATE OF TEaAS1 ~ COUNPY OF BRAZOS ) TO THE HONORABLE A. S. WARE, COUNPY JUDGE, Brazos County: Q We, the undersigned resident ' qualified property taxpaying voters of Cedar Grove Common School District No. 24, is Brazos County, Texas, who own taxable property in said r district and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, desire to tax ourselves for- ' ,«i~~• the purpose of supplementing the State School Fund a _ pportined to said district, and we hereby make application to the County Judge of Brazos County,Texas, for an order for an ✓ election to be held in said Common School District No. 24, Brazos County,Texas, to deter- mine whether or not's tax of and at the rate of fifty cents (500) on the $100.00 valuationi t,~'•, of taxable property in said district shall be levied for said purpose; that is fift , y. G cents, (500) in addition to the present regular boad,taz of fifty cents (500) now , being levied in said district, making a-total of one dollar ($1.00) on the 8100.00" - valuation oft arable property In' said district.-.,; ` Dated this the 3rd day oP'August, A.D. 1940. „ :.i , Bruce Johnson r Daniel Green Harriet Green Francis Johnson George Y,ilsoa J. R. Nash Rosie %lson "y- • • <<" = Colbert Mayen 'rv }~ilson Jacob Evans Olliie Jones James MoMurry`~ Lee Wilson Lena eilson Fannie Sterling rry> Leona Nash %t Effie Jones cralter Kelly A A. E. Greene a~ Mary J. Harris ' Eliza blue ^ • - JL-ET AS - - , ♦ , I 5 y,1' ••I..XI•b_ 'l - , 1 1 r - V. 1 .V •'i 1.?` 5•~.,~' •?i=}. S t,'rf~";. .N~- ' •u - - 7 ,i ,i 5 s - ti sy~+ ^,+4~j~•~ ~546 ORDER 0 ELECTIPR* } f NOTICE, , , THE STATE OF TErAS CODHPY OF BRA?AS I wMIFAS, on the 12th day of August, 1940, a petition was pro- rented to me for an election in Common School District No. E4, of this County upon the #0.Ya quAstion of determining whether or not the School Tax heretofore voted in said District for the purpose of supplementing the State School fund apportioned to said District 'ry$~• shall be increased from 80 Dents to $1:00 on the $100 valuation of taxable property in ~ Tk said District; said petition bearing the requisite number of signatures of property tax- r ~ d b ith l id Di t i t i f i i i ig ng orm aw. ct, an e n every respec n con ty w paying voters of sa s r Now, therefore, I, A. S. Ware, in my capacity as County Judge of Brazos County,Texas ` do hereby order that an election be held on the 31st day of August, 1940, at Shady Grove Yr Schoolhouse in said District no. 24, of this County, as established by order of the County School board of this County, of date the 12th day of June, 1926, which is recorded Re Co B 39 d f S t i t T k 1 f th h l Di f B d i t cor , page s o s razos y, oo , o oo r c s o ua exas; to n e c e- 4h termine whether or not the School 'l'ax heretofore voted in said District for the pur- ,a- `}r pose of supplementing the State School Fund apportioned to said District shall be inorea eed from 50 cents on the $100 taxable valuation to One Dollar on the 9100 valuation of taxable property in said District. ~ Joe R. Nash is hereby appointed Presiding officer of said election, and he shall ` select two clerks to assist'him in holding the same, and he shall within five days _ ti y: ~C : , after said election has been held, make due return thereof to the Commissioners' Court `~y,,• r4.c " :'k • of this County as required by law for holding a geaeral election. All persona who are legally qualified voters of this State and of this County and s` who are resident property taxpayers in said District shall be entitled to vote at said M election, and all voters who favor taxation for school purposes, shall have written or • printed on their ballots the words: ti } °F h i F ( 0 increasing t ntenance tax from ifty e ma 50Q) Cents on the $100 l O D 0 tl va uation to ne ( 1.00) ollar on the $100.00 valuation of taxable ro said Dist ert i ict " p p y . n r r And those opposed to such taxation shall have written or printed on their ballots the wards: 'A i ' , ga nst increasi~$ the maintenance tax from Fifty (.50g) Cents on the $100.00 F O lu i • a at on to ne (9100) Dollar on the $100:00 valuation of taxable property in said District." 1 The Sheriff of this uouaty shall give notice of said election by posting a copy of this ~ ;f~ 1 M , order in each of three public places within the boundaries of said District for at 'r least Ten (10) days before the date fixed for said election. " t k'' ~ witness my hand and eeal at Bryan, Texas, this 13th day of August, A.D. 1940. • ~d+ A. S. (rare IK;.4 Y~ A. S. flare County Budge. A (SE L) Brazos Couaty,Teaas. ~?•ir , Y f4 MUFF,S RETURN t 1`4 ' .l Came to hand on the 14th day of August, A.D. 1940 at 3:00 p.m. and executed within '-,Brazos uounty,Texas, on August 19th, 1940, by posting certified copies of the above s~, and foregoing notice of election at three public places within said School District ;t z ,Number 24, in Brazos uounty,Texas, to-wit: 1 9 t~ . One at Shady Grove School , One at Franklin Grove Church, One at union Grove Church ` Witness this 19th day of August, 1940. s i 1 ii- S ' z~.~ ~~..rtf,+-•TV•~i~.... ,.._.-{v,_-, ~•-•'ri. r<R,~•'^_'.. -T-.~c_..,-~ t-T'r •t 1` _ i, +~v'rJ•''.L~ Tf': ..,i ~,a u~.=,t ~ ~ •c ...n i .l• .;....~C%~`i+s'`,4.L - tw~,i ~.ib•, • - w • .,i ~ • 0 THEME in a southeasterly general direction with new State Highway Number Six to the (fib t , ~v .l ..aa 54*9 HORACE REED, Sheriff = Brazos County,'lexas • s~ • Fees: r ~ by Henry Koontz Deputy Posting Three Notices at $1.00 each $3.00 lsaae: 46 miles at 71d per mile 3 45 ; . t . l ye yi N 96.45 a 11 ~"f (see canvassed returns on page 542) Motion made and adopted to authorize the County Judge to accept from the I-G.N.RR a lease for the dipping vat or which has been leased for sometime in the past • r , Yl 5 " Motion made and a - • " dopted to approve the report of the County Health Offioei Robt. J.': - , ' ` i f~ftt=;L Hunnicutt. : , s 34 i'"'!t•2 Motion made and adopted t ~11 to buy 100 spools (BO rode per spool,- 12j Ga B " i . ar re 0 $2.91 per roll to be paid out of Right of way Fund for fencing Highway #230 f. , f (Motion made and adopted to pay the cit y of Bryan $250.00 as the countya part of oust t 'V ~Y{>, is building a new concrete bridge at ➢ellwood on old Highway 06 now in City limits ' ''and taken over by the city- to be paid from the Right-of-way Fund . motion duly adopted it was voted to reform Justice Predincts of Brazos County , effective January let, 1941 as follows: JIISTICE PRECINCT NO 7: s ' a BEGINNING at the junction of Brazos River and Boggy Creek; THENCE along the meanders of said Bo ggY Creek to where it intersects the right-of-way of the International-Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) Railroad west of the south E[ ~f - corner of V. L. r•llis Survey, Abstract No. 116• 'i- -THENCE in a northeaster( direction along said Ellie Survey line to intersection of „ T. Henry Survey, Abstract No. 129; , . ;THENCE Northwesterly along said T. Henry Survey line to the south corner of J. Bledsoe Survtyy Abstract No. 71; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the line of said Bledsoe Survey to the in- j` y ~'Y terseotion of P1. Clark Survey, Abstract No 101; - THEME Northwesterly to Elm Creek where it crosses the western boundary of said w. ~i Clark burvey• ~•'i' THEME in an easterly general direction down said Elm Creek with its meanders to the • ' I t p , 'Junction of Elm Creek with Carter's Creek inthe N. Clampitt Survey, Abstract No. 90j' LF', , i ••r~ THENCE up said Carter's Creek in a northwesterly direction to thennorth corner of the ter;, Richard Carter Survey, Abstract No. 8; ' THENCE in southwesterly direction along the line of said Carter Survey to its most westerly corner, which Is also the most northerly corner of J."I.Scott Survey, Abstract' IR No: 50; , 1 corporate limits of the City of College Station; i ,1. Y THENCE is a general southwesterly direction with the meanders of said corporate limits,: -''of-the City of College Station, crossing the rights-of-way of both Southern Pacific '(Houston & Texas Central) and Missouri Pacific_(International-Great Northern) railroads; to a point in the south boundary line of the new locatio n of State Highway Number Two Hundred Thirty (00) which was heretofore known as Jones Bridge Public Road; ~ ~ ~ d : I , I~M1~['7eR7a~ca~r~s..ra~.+4+a ~ C , ; _ ` , - • ''~,'!~;'S. ...t'_ `.l ;rte J - _ , , - - , t - • b fin' • - . , _ - . r 554 =w THENCE in a general southwesterly direction along the'south side of the said new route t, .•fid of State highway No. 230 (old,Jones Bridge Public Road) to the Brazos River; 7 THENCE down said Brazos River with its meanders to the junction of Boggy Creek with said Justice u•1 .,t River and the Place of Beginning, and said/Praoinot No. 7 is hereby re-setablished and W. redefined according to the foregoing. °x JUSTICE PRECINCT NO. 4: : The south,boundary line of Justice Precinct No. 4 shall be and it is hereby redefined and 1•.: 4 4~. re-established as follows, but no other change is hereby made in the territory heretofore 5 comprising this preoinot: I*' BEGINNING on the east bank of the Brazos River with the right-of-way of State Highway No. 230 as now relocated (Jones Bridge Public Road); J ~•~V THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the south side of said State Highway and crossing the two railroads and old Highway 6 at College btation, and then following the corporate i ' X4iiha~ limits of the pity of College Station as now existing and to corner in east side of New State Sighway No. 6 at a point approximately in the boundary line between d.N.Soott and the Richard Carter Surveys; this point also being the northern boundary of the corporate ' limits of the said City of College Station; }~Y THENCE in a northwesterly direction along said New Highway No. 5 to the westerly corner of said Richard Carter Survey, Abstract No. 8; X THEIV E in a generally northeastern direction along the boundary lines.of said R. Carter r"'? and the Richardson Perry Surveys to the North corner of said R. Perry Survey, Abstract No. 44, which point is also the intersection of Mathis Branch and also the line of f said Justice Precinct No. 4; THENCE following the various lines of said fustioe Precinct No. 4 as heretofore existing r~ and which are herein and hereby re-defined and re-established without further change. On motion duly adopted it was voted to abolish the Allen alarm voting box and consolidate it with the Millican Box so that the territory heretofore include in said Preoinot #13 shall be included in voting yrect #I, Millican, the change to be effective Tannery 1, 1941 and College Station Precinct (No.3) is hereby changed so as to hereafter be as follows: VOTING PRECINCT NO. 3 Vhting Precinct No. 3, College Station, Texas,.with the polling place now at the A. & M. Consolidated School building, adjoining the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas2 on the south, is hereby redefined and re-established with the following boundaries: BEGINNIM OA the East bank of the Brazos River in the boundary line between James Hope Survey, Abstract No. 24, and James Hope Survey, Abstract No. 22; THEME in a Northeasterly direction along said boundary line in a straight line to the East corner of the John Childress Survey, Abstract No. 95; • rS .a THEME in a Southeasterly direction along the boundary line of the Crawford Burnett Survey Abstract No. 7 to the most Southerly corner of said Survey; . THENCE in a Northeasterly direction with the boundary lines of said boundary lines of said boundary lines of said Crawford Burnett Survey and the R. Stevenson Survey, Abstrrot No. 5 crossing the two (2) railroads and entering the Brazos County Road known as the Graham Public Road; THENCE following the said Graham Public Road with its meanders to where said road inter- sects New State Highway No. 6 approximately on the Northenst boundary line of said 777 0 • e z~ 551 IMF°t Stevenson Survey; THEME with said State Highway No. 6 in a Northwesterly direction to the most Northerly r corner•of said Stevenson Survey which is also the most Southerly corner of the Morgan Rector Survey, Abstract No. 46; ft ,„r r THENCE in a Northeasterly direction along the boundary of said Rector Survey and the ' Thomas Carruthers s F<•;;9 urvey, Abstract No. 9 to where Carter's Creek intersects with boundary [ line; ~•,r, THENCE in a Westerly direction up Carter's Creek with its meanders, crossing the boundary'.} g line of the Richard Carter Surgey, Abstract No. 8, and continuing up the most Westerly branch of said creek to the boundary line of a tract of Three Hundred (300) acres in ` the said Carter Survey owned by Jacob Luza; 1 y; THEME is a Southwesterly direction continuing in a straight line to the intersection of the Corporate Limits of the City of College Station; THENCE in a general Westerly direction following the line of the said City of College { station, with its various meanders, to the most Westerly corner of the A.'& M. College,: ' Campus at a point in the boundary of Old State Highway No. 6; THEME continuing in a straight line in a Southwesterly direction across the two (2) rail- roads and continuing with the Corporate Limits of said City of College Station to the ` new location of State Highway No. 230 (Old Jones Bridge Public Road); i q • 4+ 'THENCE continuing in a Southwesterly direction along the south boundary of said State Highway No. 230 to the Brazos River; Is, n THENCE down the East bank of said River with its meanders to the Place of Beginning. On Motion made and duly adopted anew voting precinct is hereby created and to be X13' , and lying between the College Station Prect. #3 and the Bryan City Hall Preot. #14 said Precinct to have the following boundary lines and polling plane. f' Fi? VOTING PRECINCT NO. 13 ft - `K- Voting Precinct No. rr,+; 13, Midway, with temporary polls ' - ng place at the old Country Club building within said precinct, is hereby established and defined with follow ' t~ ing boundaries: ~ri4ri BEGINNING on the East bank of the Brazos River at the mouth of Turkey Creek, situated' ,is in J. n. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 26; r ' THEME up said Turkey Creek *ith its meanders and follow ing the Eastern branch thereof, , ~dr• unto the Zeno Phillips Survey, Abstract No. 45; 1 ; u THENCE continuing u fi p said crook with its meanders in a Northeasterly direotion,to the intersection of the Brazos Count y Public Road known as the Turkey Creek Road; ' THENCE in a Northerly direction with said Road and its meanders to the Western boundary,. line of a tract of 191 acres in said Zeno Phillips survey, now owned by the A.& M. - ~vLr ~ College of Texas; THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along the Western boundary line of said.tract of° ' r< 191 acres to the Northwest corner thereof; and Thence following a prolongation of said line across the two (2) railroad tracks and entering the tract of land known,as the Old 12 ~'k Country Club property; 'Tbence down'-the Country Club, branoh or small creek with,its ' r,T 44 ,552 ' is Creek in the Richard Carter survey; meand andara • era to a breach of Carter ~s Creek with 'to-me said branch of Carter Carter Survey acres in the Richard TN08 in an 8asterly direction down the Three Hundred of a tract of line of Voting pre- line with the boundary to the Eastern boundary as intersection ytich point is pymad by Jacob Luza, s Station; Voting precinct Go11a6 of said oinaL No• 3, with the boundary line r l Southwesterly direction of the Brazos River; TggM oral bank S I in a eon to to the Eastern ; rious mesnda creak and of Turkey t . No. g and its va its the th + River meandera to the mou et; with ' g up said Brazos w8 wing boundaries% pi,ACE OB B3GY~. ed so as Co have the folio AIM that u be reform N0. 13 and 3.4* precinct -VonNG PRECINCTS diminished and Voting pro- Bryan, is City of Bryan, is hereby b relocating the boundary eoinot go* 11l ineressed, by -a~ voting Pr Bryan, le her Cty of 1 t• cinot No. 140 Ci1D t of the city of Bryan$ as follows: r of East 27th (Tabor) Street is the the," between through ad in the center ~ ic Railro , 4 ~3TNG at the southern pacif (Tabor) to its. City of Bryan' canter of said East 2?th ( Street NO, 14 shall conform to i easterly direction along the s. " TU=E in an thine the south line of precinct sd and Coulter Drive; ind eoinot No. 15voting+ Draoinata are not changed w intesaeotioa of o f the r .y antal he ier boundaries of said two and redefined. and be ooinoidt ?s re-established an and otherwise the fOrD° they are hereby as heretofore and . remain the some at 31st, 1940• s until Augu fora and J.A•Rychlik, motion made to Reoas Judg A•5• [ _ Court met is Reoess meetin with e Au6u Ir et 31st. 1940 nand M. B. Parker present. • pred Vehr rt gave final approval to relocation o recorded, 5r ; adopted the cou 1940 and heretofore On motion made and dnan usly 27th, +'n election yrecinpt lines as voted on Anguat s until Sept 3rd at 9 a.m* t4 ` i On motion made and adopted to r8685 oa Dsge 5481 meeting (See September 3, 1948 ournsd for the term + 4, .4 the court finally add pun '4n ~1HSI~IIPON. pity u So, razos 'VI~F ) ~ tl wrtiY a T: N ouaty C er - ``S 4i' L f - - ,t-" r ~~"''~~-'L+,'c°)P.s;.~:caw'~e`xt~:-'i;~M"'c:,.rytf•~Y'•a}:.4Yi.,;.rt-t::~:RrS~LY~..E,.+.';.r'~ x, ,2•. i '/sc, - ~ x - ,'c - ~'I"'~~y.,.~'`..• H,•~n::r:•v,~s:),1':-yiEanji.~ %l.,~a~' ~ a '"rltiti ~N,•..~~.ieN'~+' ,i.:1Na`~o~.Syi+".L,r)H;Ni.4f.a'~k` . , l;Y'.•~vd'.7r1`Y•': h' . ~ ~~*.4`✓wPr-'z5.•.. 5531 REGULAR METING COM-11SSIONERS COURT 0 i • i - n r J. t` II I!a{ ~~3 F -1 n°' ! 1¢7yµ 1 ~ .r _ • September 9, 1940• THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF'BRAZOS On this 9th day of September, 1940, the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, was convened in regular session at the regular meeting place, thereof in the Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, with all the members of said Court present, viz: A. S. Ware, County Judge Cal Graham, Commissioner Precinct No. 1 1. A. Rychlik, Commissioner Precinct No. 2 Fred A. Plehr4an, Commissioner Precinct No. 3 M. B. Parker, Commissioner Precinct No. 4, Frank Worsham, County Clerk at which time the following, among other business, was transacted: Commissioner Graham, introduced an order and made a motion that it be passed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rychlik. The motion, carrying with it the passage of the order, prevailed by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Graham, Rychlik, Wehrman and Parker. NOES: None. The County Judge'announced that the order had been finally passed. The order as passed is as follows: WHEREAS, heretofore on the 8th day of February, 1926, an order was passed by this Court, authorizing the issuance of $14,000.00 Brazos County Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1925, numbered from 1 to 14 inclusive, in denomination of ,11,000.00 each, bear- ing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, and maturing thirty-six years,frcm date, with option of redemption ten years from date, all of which are now outstanding and 'unpaid; and WHEREAS, the above described bonds, aggregating $14,000.00, can now be refunded by the issuance of a like amount of Brazos County Bridge Construction Refunding Bonds, bearing interest at the rate of one- and one-half per cent per annum, and it is to the best inter- est,of said County that said bonds be refunded; :r IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT OF BRAZOS COUNT4,TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: I. That the bonds of said County, to be called "BRAZOS COUNTY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION REFUN- ,a. DING BONDS, SERIES 19401 be issued under and by virtue of the Uonstitution and laws of the State of Texas, including Chapter 163, of the General Laws enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, at its Regular Session, in 1931, to the amount of $14 000 00 'for th , . , e purpose of refunding and cancelling, and in lieu of a like amount of bonds hersinabove flea- y• oribed, which are now outstanding and unpaid. 't y ,r Said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from 1 to 14 inolusiveilirshaLl be of.the de- nomination of $1,000 each, aggregating X14,000. They shall be dated September 1, 1940,-- and shall become,due and payable serially in their numerical order, as follows: ' ; s • i. _ ; . Bond Numbers Dates of Lsaturity Amount v, r 122-3-4 November 15, 1942 , 000 $ 5-6-7-8 November 15 1943 4;000 ` ' 9-10-11-12 _ November 15, 1944 4,000 13-14 November 15, 1945 2,000 % 554 It is hereby found, ordered and affirmatively adjudged that the financial condition of Brazos County will not permit such bonds to be made to mature in such installments as will make the burden of taxation to support the same approximately uniform throughout the, term of said bonds unless the maturities as herein listed make the burden of taxation to paythe same approximately uniform. III. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent per annum, payable :day 15, 1941, and Semi-annually thereafter on November 15 and May 15 of each year. Both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payabl@ in lawful money of the united States of America upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons at the First National Bank, Bryan, Texas. IT. - Each of said bonds shall be signed by the County Judge, oounteraigned by the County Clerk and registered by the County Treasurer, and the seal of the Commissoners' Court of said uounty shall be impressed upon each of them. V. The facsimile signatures of the County Judge and County Clerk may be lithographed or printed upon the cuopons attached to said bonds, and shall have the same effect as if they had been signed by them. VI. Said bonds shall be iA--form and shall contain recitals substantially as follows: NO. 01,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS BRAZOS COUNTY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION REFUNDING BOND SERIES 1940 KNOW ALL MEN BY MESE PRES='TS: That the County of Brazos, in the State of Texas, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted and hereby promises.to pay to bearer on the 15, defy of November, 19_, the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS iS ]Awful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate of one and one-half (lam) per cent per annum, payable may 15, 19410 and semi-an. nually thereafter on November, 15, and May 15 of each year until the principal sum shall ha• been fully paid, upon presentation and surrender of the annexed interest coupons as they severally mature; principal and interest of this bond payable at the First National Bank Bryan, Texas, and for the prompt payment thereof at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of Brazos County,Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. The bond is one of a series of fourteen bonds, of like date and tenor, except as to maturity, numbered from 1 to 14 inclusive, in denomination of $1,000 each, aggregating $14,000, issued for the purpose of refunding and cancelling, and in lieu of a like amount of valid and subsisting indebtedness of Brazos County,Texas, existing against the Road and Bridge Fund, evidenced by bonds heretofore issued by said County and now outstanding, known as Brazos County Bridge Construction -bonds, under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, Including Cahpter 163, General Laws enacted by the Legis- lature of the State of Texas, at its H egular :;esalon, is 1931, and pursuant to an order er passed by the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County,l'exas, which order is of record in the 011 ~!D Pu_0 11119 0 _ 7: ti. : Pi4MLs~.i.~::.,E~,~,i%'zrrjr.',-vc..•~nl.'.24f1~.:5N~f~nF,2♦.'.oS.'. b>,,.5~';~?- ;F.•+~. 1 ~ • - i - _ ~r.;•.`',h~.. rh:~q._,',{cch:!'.Rr:`?7'W'~?f~O;L.- iei•ct" ~ , ` - . iWRA_ 1 0 i' E ~r4 f' a I~ I i~ • ti. 1 55 5 Minutes of said Court. The date of this bond, in conformity with the order above mentioned, is September 1,, 1940. ArM IT IS BEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that the-issuance of this bond, and the aeries of whioh.it is a part, i8 duly authorized by law, and that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds, and of this bond, have been properly done,_have happened and been performed in regular and due time, form and manner,.as required by law; that in addition to all other rights, the holder or holders of this bond and of the aeries of which it is a part, is and are subrogated to all the rights held'by the holders of.the original bonds funded in this issue of bonds; and that the'total indebtedness of said County of Brazos; including the entire series of bonds,' of which this is ohe, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS ti'RFAF, tle County of Brazos, by its commissioners' Court, has caused its corporate seal to be affixed hereto, and this bond to be signed by its County Judge, ; oountersigned by'its County Clerk, and registered by the County Treasurer, and the interest t•~ coupons hereto attached to-be executed by the facsimile signatures of the County Judge and County Clerk, as oY the lot day of September, 1940. C untersigned: Count y udge. BraZbq, ounty,Teaas oun y C er , azoa o Texas - Retfistered: County reasurer, razes County,Texas. ' • ELI II . , The form of Cuopons attached to such bond's shall be substantially as follows: f No. $ On the Fifteenth day of 19y, the County of Brazos, Texas, promises to pay to bearer at the First Natiogal'Bank, Bryan, Texas, the sum of DOLIARS being alonths' interest due that date on Brazos County Bridge Construction Refunding Bond, Series 1940, dated September 1, 1940, Bond No.,. ° er County -Tudge `~~,•I ; ,VIII. , '4%e following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF CO1WTROLLERj STATE OF TEBA3 - ~ . 'I hereby certify, that there is on file and of'record in my office - a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this bond-,- - - has been examined by him as required by law and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and haws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding,obligation'upon said County of-Brazos, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me.' l t 1 i WITNESS'my hand and seal of•my office at Austin, Tease' he this t - , . day of 19-. omptroller of Public ooaunte o the ' j. State of Texas-' +:w.-. -,.....,iz;Md?s,...:;;ti: w-, eve.. ~..+.n-...... a.. _ ......i. - r ~f 556 I7C. - It is further ordered by the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, that to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund sufficient to discharge them at maturity, a tax of three and one-half (3J¢) cents on each 0100 valuation of taxable property in said-County of Brazos, Texas,' shall be annually levied on said property and annually assessed and collected until said bonds and-the interest thereon are paid, and said tax is'hers now levied, out of the fifteen cents constitutional Road and Bridge Tax for the current year 1940 and for each succeeding year while said bonds, or any of them, are outstanding, and the same shall be assessed and collected for the current year and annually thereafter, or so much more, if any,as may be necessary, and applied to the pur- pose named. X. The taxes heretofore levied for the payment of the bonds being refunded by this order are hereby ratified, brought forward and appropriated by this order for the payment of in- terest and provision for sinking funds of the refunding bonds taking the place of said bonds. XI. The County Judge is hereby authorized to take and have charge of said bonds pending investigation by the Attorney General and registration by the Comptroller of Public Ao- counts, and he is hereby authorized and directed to deliver said refunding bonds, in ex- change for the surrender and cancellation of an equal amount par value of the hereiabefore described Brazos County Bridge Construction Bonds, either all at one time or in install- ments. A S Wee County udgs C. ?S. Graham Commissioner i-recinot No. I J A R k oc¢niasioner Precinct o. F e A ti7 hrman Co-esioner Preoinct o. LS B P ke ' Commissioner P i r ~1. - rec not o. 4 THE STATE OF TEEASI COUWY OF BRAZOS (I It the undersigned Tax Assessor and Collector of Brazos County, Texas, do hereby certify that according to the tax rolls of said County for the year, 1985 which, on the 8th day of February, 1928, were the last approved tax rolls of said County As assessed valuation of taxable property in Brazos County,Texas, was $10,514,568.00. Witness my hand and seal of office this 9th day of September, 1940. J E. Tani (SEAT,) County T x Assessor and Collector, Brazol County,Texas STATWENT OF INDEBTEDPIESS BRAZOS CODNTY,TEXAS THE STATE OF TEXAS( COUWr OF BRAZOS ) I, the undersigned County Treasurer of Brazos Count y,Tezea, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct statement of the indebtedness outstanding against Brazos County,Texas, as of the date last below written: Indebtedness issued under authority of Section 52, Article III, Constitution of Texas; ty Ott,,.*. ,i ~a ~r Y r 1J ,f. ~y • +w ..r ~ n.. .•..w ~r.~x•~k.rl.tnf~..,R~4+..':~. ti.t.:~r.u,N. y'ir4ke`•C~ •ilXt.-',:;:{.n_ .,.:.~i:3=~: r: s,..+S,•:.+,_..-ui~.ty3ty 557 NAme of Bonds Rate Dated turi t. Outstandi Road C' Road D 5% ~ 10-10-29 4-15-30 Sez'g811 y $220,000.00 Road Rfdg.B Road E R 8-15-30 8-15-30 Serially erially i l S 11,000.00 4 000.00 oad F Road Refunding A 5p 4-3/4-5% 8-15-31 er a ly Serially 220y000.00 85 000.00 Road Refunding B 51 4-10-35 4010-35 Seriall y , 188,000.00 y ' Road F Road F JO- 9-12-38 Seriall Serially 30000 00 r ' 2-15-39 Serially . 72 000.00 tiff - Indebtedness issued under authority of section 9, Article payable from constitutional 15g Road d B VIII9 Constitution , of Texas an ridge tax: , ~ ,l , Bridge Construction 5% 16-10-25 10-10-61 14,000.00 - Road & Bridge Refdg. 5% 2-15-28 $1 000 0 t.1935 4-15-41/47 y i ' ,000 4- 53,000.00 2,000 15-48/61 3,000 4-15-62/67 Road & Bridge Refdg. 5e 4/15/29 $3 000 4 15 4 M``l , - - 1/50 74,000.00 4,000 4-15-51/61 114 i III above described Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1925, are process of be ing refunded b th z,• y e following bonds: " Bridge Construction Ref. 1J6 9-1-40 $4,000 11-15-42/44 Fp- 2,000 11-15-45 14,000.00 I d b W ` ,x ?t 3 n e tedness issued under authority of Section 9, Article VIII, Constitution of Texas, payable from constitutional 25V General Fund tax: u' G ~ ~a eneral Refdg. A 5 12-1-34 General Refunding B 5 12-1-34 y 7,000.00 {U + r ' Seriall Y 7,000.00 ~•;Y~~~ f,L WITNESS my official signature this the 9th day of September, 1940.' a~ _ROV Pjonta omerv ;K; R V County Treasurer, Brazos Countq,Texas. THE STATE OF TEXAS F -v COUNTY OF BRAZOS I, A. S. Ware, County Judge of Brazos County Texas do hereb r , , y certify that the indebtedness described below, including bonds In process of bein g yy issued,oonstitute9 all of the indebtedness outstanding against Brazos County, issued under authority of Section 59, Article VIII of the Constitution of Texas and a bl p ya e frc n Ej~ the fifteen cents constitutional road and bridge tax: - T r J r -0 Name of Bonds , Rate Dated Maturity Outstanding ` " . ~rM1 La~ v3 4 , ~ Bridge Construction 5% 10-10-25 10-10-61 ' $14,000.00 • ~ .c ~ , , , • Road & Bridge Refdg 5% 2-15-28 Serially 53 000.00 4- 1; , Road & Bridge Refdg 5J% 4-15-29 Serially 74,000.00 Proposed Bonds: Bridge Construction R6f. lJ% 9-1-40 Serially 14,000.00 ' These bonds are in process of being issued for the purpose of refunding the above described $14,000 Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1925. 0J<~y9 F • ' WITNESS my official signature this the 9th day of September, 1940. F ~r v A.S.Ware County J ty udge, Brazos Couaty,Texas i rA`n;s " (SEAL) r,~.+) ~ f ! NON-LITIGATION CERTIFICATE • V~ • . =ti THE STATE OF TEXASI ~y_~^; , _ • COUNTY OF BRAZOS 1 I, the undersigned Clerk of the District Court of Brazos County, - Texas, do hereby certify that since the order was passed by the Commissioners' Court of pp Brazos County,Texas, on the 9th day of September, 1940, authorizing the issuance of ; t; r%- , $14 000 00 Brazos Co , unty Bridge Construction Refunding Bonds, no suits or proceedings , h-1ve'been filed, and no suits or proceedings are now pending or threatened, seeking t0 ;r4 -'enjoin or restrain the issuance of said bonds, nor is there any litigation of any nature pending or threatened with reference to the levy and ll ti co ec on of taxes to pay the ` principal and interest on said bonds o i • •r , r n as manner , any questioning the proceedings and. '4:~'a,riF `.~7'3;": n Hy .x•' ~vn~, S>'t•:~~r.+,$'~" 'k` _ 1 . • ` : 4 a;,~;, • rr, ^+•+F•;•?i',l,~.3,4~', L, ?'•'v. ~_,r. 4v.•.cr. wi7at'°.'*.'u4:s,,i~J'ifT.ai:...a:.:ik4'7ru-_'.HOw~c,. ~~~'k :•1«:..a i .'r L authority under which the,same is made, or,affecting ~the validity of the bonds-thereunder. I further certify that none of the bonds sought to be refunded by said Bridge Con- struction Refunding Bonds has ever been the subject matter of litigation of any nature. WITNESS my official pignaturs and the seal of the District Court of Brazos County, Texas, this the stn day of September, 1940. Cole. Clerk of the District Court, Brazos (SEAL) County,Texas. THE STATE OF TEXAS( b0UN'Tr OF BRAZOS { I, A. S. Ware, County Judge of Brazos County,Texas, do hereby certify that the property tax paying voters of said county, at an election held for that purpose, have heretofore authorized the Commissioners' Court of said County to levy, assess and Col- lect annually, the fifteen cents Road Maintenance Tax, in addition to the constitutional fifteen cents road and bridge tax,,and that such authority has not been rescinded. VITNE9S my official signature this 9th day of September, 1940. A. S. Ware, County Judge, (SEAL) Brazos County,Texas. THE STATE OF TEXAS) bOUNTY OF B.=OS I I, A. S. Ware, County Judge of Brazos County,Texas, do hereby certify that there have been no special road laws enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, pertaining to Brazos Couaty.Texas, except the following: Chapter 42, Local and Special Laws enacted by.the 37th Legislature at its Regular Session,ii Chapter 98, General and Special Laws enacted-6y the 40th Legislature at its First Called sessi in 1927 1YITNESS my official signature this the-9th day of September, 1940. A. 5, Ware, County Judge, (SEAL) Brazos County,Texas. CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSED VALUATION IE STATE OF TEZASI )UBPi'Y OF BRAZOS I I, the undersigned Tax Assessor and Collector of Brazos County, axes, do hereby certify that according to the tax rolls of said County for the year i39, which are the last approved tax rolls, the assessed valuation of taxable property in said County is $10,333,523.25, and that the same is composed of real property and personal' property in the following proportions: Real Property - - - - $ 49720,595.04W Personal Property $ 3,612,928.25 Total $108333,523.25 Witness my hand,and seal of office this 9th day of September, 1940. J. E. Tatum, Tax Assessor and Collector, (REAL) Brazos County. ' 'THE STATE 'OF TEXAS COUIM OF BRAZOS, It the undersigned County Treasurer of Brazos County,Texas, do hereb t't• certify that according to the records of my office, Brazos County received from the pur- chasers, their agents or assigns, the purchase ' price at not less than per and accrued in- terest for the following described bonds: $14,000 Brazos County,Texas, Bridge Construction Bonds, dated October 10, 1925, number from 1 to 14 inclusive, in denomination of $1,000 each, bearing interest at the rate of five per Cent per annum, and maturing thirty-six years from date, optional ten years from gate. WITNESS my official signature this the 9th day of September, 1940. Ro Uont o. er County,Texas. m s, V t )a r ~t .4 Amp* i t, (7) ,921. r t `r 'r it"•P~~t:•%r.+t-E;(~tc+~~%~_ra'n:*.ii •..t'a.~;w~~,:%7„Q,,t~.r.~_.3.%•a.•~~!'+tc.*~-`'{-:'_::~;l,:.vlt:~.. :..~+~'AF:~=,.w,tt'•F,.~:r - ~ ~ _ , ~u I s^•~•!"+~' i~i;,::~~FY,iY~•;~`,%'}~l+''t'-•:rr:-~--W' :•el+~~-'J~,irr'L,i~,.-3'~+.Ft.:6.r,i.d: s...''..~z%i _ _ iL•- jl, d br~ 5513 On Motion made and duly adopted the Court signed and approved the jx Colleotiors'_ 1940 ' J ±S - , Tax Roll as presented by J.E.Tatum Tax Collector . • Motion made to approve the report of the County W elfare board motion carried , 'The Road petition presented by Bill Tarver signed by George McDonald and four others was received and referred to 4T Rychlik to investigate and report back to the court. t The Court received a petition from T. holiday and seven others " ' f requesting opening of an outlet Road 20 feet wide and 440 vrs l0 n alo th IN . g, ng e north East side of the S.F. ;r;• y Holiday of 50 sore tract of land and beginning at a point in the San Antoni R d o oa and ending at the T. H. Holiday land line It was further ordered that Com. Ryolhik contact • - Mr. S.F. Holiday and if possible arrange n conference for some future date ~ru . Motion mdfle and adopted to purchase for Pre t a . #2 Two 1/2 Ton Pickup trucks on low bid i ~ of Scardino Motor Cc as per Bid of $1066.00 to be pdid out of the R &'B. Fund. t ` On Motion made and duly adopted to acce t th f u p e ollowing distribution of the State all- owance of th St t r e a e assumption for the Lateral Road Aocount. r.,~. Proration as follows: eLj# I BRAZOS Distribution Total''. COtTNPY State's County's et ~ k - , • Maturina Portion P ton ERoad A Rd. & Br. Bds. 1925-1929 07,770.00 -0- 7,770.00 1';380.23otult o ' Rd. & Br. Ref. Bds. 2-15-28 3,650.00 -0- 3,650.00 820 38 • . Rd. Ref.Bds. Ser. A,4-10-35 15,140.00 $5,533.67 99606.33 1,632.15 Rd. Rif. Bds. Ser.B,4-10-35 3,300.00 -0- 3,300.00 560.43 ` Rd. Bds. Ser.C,1-10-29 15,875.00 -0- 15,875.00 2,698.05 . Rd. Bde. Sel. D. 4-15-30 2,600.00 -0- 21800000 442,18 ` Rd. Bds Ser. E 8-15-30 15,875.00 14,066.84 1,808.18 307.28 Rd. Bds. Ser. F, 8-15-31 4,250.00 3,834.35 415.65 70.78` ' Rd Bds. Ser. F 9-12-38 . 3,975.00 -0- M75.00 675.34 $49 ,y ,000.14 8,327.30 ~ ~ e, • - Motion made to pay all bills as per OS. Motion made to recess until Friday Sept. 13th, 1940. ' September 13th, Court met is Recess meeting with Judge A. S. Ware, C. M. Graham, J. A. Ryohllk,eBb Fred A. Wehrman and M. B. Parker Present. i.. N. Com. Fred A. Wehrman presented figures showing the cost on th® J. L. Burt Road , (3 miles) built in his precinct at a cost of $1426.00 and paid out of his Precinct allotment. On motion duly adopted the court voted to pay the expense of $1428.00 from the R & B. Fund since it had not been provided•Por in his Preot Budget and 18 new road" ' construction. Th C tz _ e. ourt further voted to pay expense of new road construction of Precincts,. 1 2 i A , & 4 a E. , hen the coat figures are presented by the commissioners. ~l Motion made and duly adopted to grant Dr. R. J. Hunnicutt a leave of absence from 1 r ;October 8th, to Nov. 18th, 1940, while he is taking Poet Graduate course at HWbt Sprlags , Ark. in venereal diseas eL-maaagement. c ' Motion made to approve the reports of the following officers: - F. T. Cole, Salary Fund $34.80,Gen. Fund $3.00 R"& 0" B Fund $58 ; 78 , . u w Horace ReedSalar Fu , y ad $243.30, _ - , Yt a } ~x 't • a Lamar Bethea $88.28 . , ~ . ! . r •1,•l - i',V'. Y _ 't:s yC y' J;..• C'~ t . KW:: ~.G - - - e',%r .''hv •-Z:'f'- '-,~7.Yr.~Y Y1~:~5^F9L,.~jCttl''+.r.:'w`NiZr_~4ia,:isp.iA.,' inJ4~.it,~.lI w( .3•"sLtr•,f.+. -r' ✓iw.Y .n•n. ✓itlcN..i. M+.+, F1•r _ 560 Frank Worsham, $541°O J.B.Tatum - $332.21 R. Be Grant $54.10 - turned in, County owes him $45.00 D. D. Jolly - Fees oollecti•ad and retained by him $34.97. Motion carried. Motion madd to reimburse preot. #4, on the figures presented by M. Be Parker of $1200.00 Motion carried. Motion made to change the Tax Division of Common School; Dist. #10 from 500 Local A 5000 Maintenance to 650 maintenance and 350 Bond according to the certificate from County Superintendent for the year 1941 only= motion carried. Regular Meeting of Commissioners$ Court , October 14th,, 1940. Be It remembered that was begun and holden a Regular Meeting of the Commissioners court at the Court House in Bryan, Brazos County,Texas, with the following members present: A. B. Ware,,Judge, presiding, J. A. Rychlik, Com preot 0 2, Fred A. Wehrman, Come Prect 03 and M. Be Parker, Come Prect #a. Motion made to approve the following reports: Dr. R. J. Hunnicutt, Negro County Agent, Brazos Oounty Welfare Board, Mrs. J.L.Brook,' Motion carried. Motion made to approve the following reports: Lamar Bethea , $166.36 R. Be Grant, examining trial fees $54.00 Gen. Fund 58.75 R A Be Fund 12.75 Trial Fees scot. due him 40.00 J. M. Perrone Two oases dud him 5.00 ° Gen Fund 8.00 R&B fund 1.70 Horace Reed, Salary Fund 286.53 Frank Worsham, 406.20 F. T. Cole 109.70 w w Gen. ° 21.00 w ° R&B. ° 237.10 D. D. Jolly Fees collected A, retained 55.13 r " J. E. Tatum Salary 296.18 Motion adopted. Motion made and adopted to approve the Tax CollectW e•Reports on Errors in assessment and list of delinquent or insolvent tax payers. Motion made to adopts the following court order Judge Ware voted yea,, J.A.Ryohlik voted yes, M. Be Parker - yes, Fred Wehrman voted No'. therefore the ;following was adopted. ~4 J.}ky: 1 S (7, (0II0