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No. 5904. COUNTY JUDGES AUTHO::ITY TO EICECUTF. ELECT?2I CAL EASEMEIJT ACROSS NIGIiOLS CEIJiETEkY.
'Phis the 16th day of January, A. D. 1953, came on to be presented to the court, an
easement presented by the Lower Colorado River Authority to be executed by Kerr County, when
taken in connection with an electric right-of-way easement across the property of the Nichols
Cemetery located in Survey 126, in the name of R. Nichols. It appearing to the court that
said ceruetery property was conveyed to Kerr County by three conveyances as mown of record in
Volutue S page 493 from J. L. Nichols; Volume 55, pa€e 417 conveyed by the Nichols heirs to
Kerr Count y, and Volume 55, page 177, being a conveyance from Homer Rudasill, and wife, to Kerr
County. ";herefore the court is of the opinion that title to such ceruetery is still in the
name of Kerr County, and that in order to furnish electricity to the caretakers' property, it
will be necessary that this court authorize the County Judge to execute an easement in favor
of said Lower Colorado River. Authority. Therefore by motion duly made by Goff, seconded by
ruthrie, and unanimously approved by the court that the County JudtTe be and is hereby authorizes
to execute an easement in favor of the Lower Colorado River Authority across the Nichols
Cemetery Property listed in R. PJichols Survey No. 126, Kerr County, Texas, in order to serve
~- electricity to the caretakers' ouarters.
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No. 5905.
STATE OF TF~XAS:
IN COPdID'IISSIOr:ERS' COURT, KERR COUNTY, TEXFiS, JANUARY TERN A. D. 1953•
COUTITY OF KERR:
This the 16th da,y of January A. n. ].953, came on to be considered by the court the pro-
visions of Senate pill ,;r5, Chapter 465 passed at first called session of the 44th Legislature
prescribing compensation of District, County and Precinct officers to be compensated on a
fee basis and be allowed to retain the increased maximum as contemplated under Article ~3G'';la
R. C. S. which also includes the increase co:nnensatien for the deputies for sucrr various
officers and the provision of Article 3912e, Section 2, F:. C. S. prescribing that the Peace
/ Officers be compensated on a salary basis, according to the provisions of H. J. h. #,36 of the
Seth Legislature as adopted by the people in the Eeneral election of November 2, 1945, amending
Section 61 of Article 16 of the State Constitution as the same applies for the payment of
salary of Sheriff and Con ^tahles in counties having a population of less than 2C,(,UO.UO. `~";hence
the court had published in two newspapers of the Count;; of Kerr, for three (3) consecutive
~.veeks, the provisions under and by autlrority of Article 3;12, Section 1 to 6 inclusive, R.
r„ S., when in the judgment of the Commissioners Court, the financial condition. of the County
and the reeds of the officers, deputies, assistance and clerks of any district, county or
precinct officers, justify an increase in compensation, elective officers not to exceed 25%,
and the deputies, assistants and clerks not to exceed 35~,each of such categories being allowed
suds increase teased on the salary allowed under law for the fiscal year of 1945, whether paid
on a fee or salary basis, provided, however, the members of the Commissioners' Court may not
raise the celery of any such Commissioners' Court under the terms of this act without raising
the salary of the rer:~aining county o°ficers in like proportion. Notice of such hearing was
set for Monday, January 12th, A. D. 1953, beginning at 10:00 o'clock A.ivi, in the County Court
Room at which time the public was asked to study the financial condition of the County in joint
,,..~ session with the Crrumissioners' Court to determine whether or not the County finances are in
a condition to warrant a raise or make a change or an adjustment of such salaries or corupen-
sation; that as a result of such publication, three petitions containing One Hundred Seventy-
Three signatures of tax payers shcxving their rejections thereof, and some three to five :aembers
appearing in person either for or a€zainst an increase in compensation, and after a t},orough