Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fifty-First Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 3 Page: 3,288
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HOUSE JOURNAL
Has carefully compared same and
finds it correctly enrolled.
WILSON, Chairman.
Austin, Texas, May 31, 1949.
Hion. Durwood Manford, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Enrolled
Bills to whom was referred
H. B. No. 859, An Act creating
Fort Bend County Drainage District
for the purpose of reclamation and
drainage of lands; requiring an elec-
tion to confirm the creation of such
district; providing that certain coun-
ty officers of Fort Bend County, Tex-
as, shall perform certain duties and
functions for said district and that
the Commissioners Court of said
county shall be the governing bodyof said district; prescribing its pow-
ers, duties and functions; providing
that no bonds shall be issued nor
any tax levied without a vote of the
electors qualified to vote at bond
elections; providing for abolition of
all existing drainage districts within
the district hereby created; contain-
ing a saving clause; and declaring an
emergency.
Has carefully compared same and
finds it correctly enrolled.
WILSON, Chairman.
SENT TO THE GOVERNOR
May 31, 1949
H. B. No. 162.
H. B. No. 859.3288
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