BILL N. RECTOR, County Agent, Report for July, 1969
MRS. JERRILYN SESSOM, Home Dem. Agent, Report £or July, 1y69
PiARGARET HILL, County Health Nurse, Report for July, 1969
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V0. 109'76 ORDER APPROVING ED'v~ARDS PLATEAU HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING PROCLAMATION
N0. A-22, 1968-1970
On this the 11th day of August 1969, came on to be considered by the Commissioners'
Court of Kerr County, Texas, Edwards Plateau Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Proclamation No.
A-22, 196y-70, issued and adopted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the State of
Texas on the 9th day of Juiy 1969, and it being found and determined by the Court that (1)
this is the first regular meeting of such Court occurring more than five (5) days after
the meeting of the Parks and `Jildli£e Commission at which such Proclamation was adopted;
(2) prior hereto, on the 4th day of June 1969 at 8;00 o'clock P.M., a public hearing
was held in Kerr County by an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Commission relative to
proposed Proclamation No. A-22, 1969-70, and (3) notices of such public hearing was given
in a newspaper publisred in Kerr County at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such
hearing, and after a reading of the terms of the said proclamation all interested parties
having been given an opportunity to be heard thereon, it is ordered on motion by Commis-
sioner Schwethelr.~, seconded by Judge Neunhof£er, with Commissioners Schwethelm and Burney
and County Judge Neunhoffer voting "AYE" and Commissioners Bartel and Stone voting "PTO",
said motion carrying by a majority vote,that the said Proclamation No. A-22, 1969-1970 be
in all things approved by the Commissioners' Court of Kerr County, and that said proclama-
tion be recorded verbatim in the Minutes of this Court as an appendix to this order.
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~DWARDS PLP.TEAU HUNTl'ING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING PROCLAMATION N0. A-22, 1969-70
PAR`1' I
1.01 Application.
This proclamation applies to all the game birds, game animals, i'ur-bearing anin;als
of all kir_ds, alligators, fish and other aquatic life and marine animals of all kinds in the
Edwards Plateau Regulatory District wY.ich for these purposes shall consist of the following
._ counties; Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall,
Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Plena rd, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton,
Travis, and Vai Verde Counties; except that
(a) It does not apply to alligators in Kendall County,
1.02 Authority.
This proclamation is issued pursuant to Article 978j-1, V.A.P.C., and Chapter 552,
Acts o£ the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, and House Bill 1343, Acts of the 61st
Legislature, Regular Session, 1969.
1.03 Effective Date.
This proclamation shall be effective on and after the indicated dates in each
county of tY:e District until amended, revoked or modified.
In Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Menard, Real,
San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, and Val Verde Counties, 1.5 days after adoption by the Parks
and Wildlife Commission subject to disapproval by the Commissioner's Court of each such
counties at the next regular meeting o£ such Court occurring more than five (5) days after
the Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting at which adopted.
S~JATTRDS
gC~~~iA'1'ION In the remainder of the district on and after the fifteenth (15th) day after
A-22, adoption by the Parks and Wildlife Commission.
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Any and all proclamations, and amendments thereto, affecting the counties named
in part 1.01 above and which pertain to t1:e activities herein regulated, are revoked when
this proclamation validly takes effect.
1.04 Finding of Fact.
After having conducted continuous research and investigations of the supply,
environment, and other factors of the wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regulatory
District, it is found that a sufficiently ample supply of wildlife resources exists in said
District to allow such resources to be taken in accordance with the regulations herein set
forth.
.1.05 Consent.
As provided by law, none of the wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regula-
tory District may be taken from prisatel~' owned land or water without the consent of the
owner or the owner's agent.
1.06 Definitions.
(a) "Department" or "Parks and Wildlife Department" is defined as the context
requires, as either the Parks and Wildlife Department or a specifically authorized employee
thereof.
(b) The following are "game animals": wild antelope, wild buffalo, wild black
bear, wild deer, wild elk, wild javelina, wild Desert Bighorn sheep, wild gray or cat
souirrels, and wild fox or red squirrels. (Art. 892, V.A.P.C.)
(c) A "buck deer" is defined as a deer having a hardened antler protruding through
the skin.
(d) An "Antlerless and/or doe deer" is defined as a deer having no hardened
antler protruding through the skin. -2-
(e) 'Phe following are "game birds": wild turkey, wild ducks of all varieties, EDWARDS
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wild eese of all varieties wild brant wild rouse wild PROCLAMA'1'I0
g , , g prairie chicken or pinnated N0. A-22,
rouse wild heasants of all varieties wild 1969-70
g , p ~, partridge of all varieties, wild quail of
all varieties, wild pigeons of all varieties, wild mourning doves, wild white-winged doves,
wild snipe of all varieties, wild shore birds of all varieties, wild Mexican pheasants
or chachalacas, wild plover of all varieties, and wild sandhill cranes. (Art. 872, V.A.P.C.) `..
(f) "Migratory birds" are wild ducks, gee>e, brant, mourning and white-winged
doves, W"ikon's snipe or jacksnipe, plover, sandhill cranes, coot, rail, gallinules, and
woodcock.
(g) A "bearded hen" is defined as a female turkey possessing a clearly visible
beard protruding through the feathers of the breast.
(h) The following are "fur-bearing animals"; wild beaver, wild otter, wild mink,
wild ring-tailed cat, wild badger, wild polecat or skunk, wild raccoon, wild muskrat, wild
opossum, wild fox, and wild civet. (Art. 923m, V.A.P.C.)
(i) The term "per season" when used in setting bag limits in this proclamation
refers to the period of time for which a hunting license is valid whether or not the taking
of wildlife is permitted in one or more periods during this time, except as provided in
part 5.06 of this proclamation.
1.07 Open Seasons - General Rules.
Open seasons care giver. by their opening and closing dates and include all days
between such opening and closing dates. There is no open season on game animals, game
birds or fur-bearing animals on State game preserves, statutory wildlife sanctuaries,
United States wildlife sanetuari_es, within the corporate limits of any city and on public
-..- roads and highways, and rights of way while such roads are under construction. Except on
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VARDS fur-bearing animals and fish, seasons are closed during the hours between one-half hour after
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)ChAMA'iION sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. Hours during which migratory birds may be taken
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~9-70 may be further restricted by the Migratory Bird Proclamation. It is unlawful to take or
attempt to take any of the wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regulatory District
except during the open seasons as indicated in this proclamation. It shall be unlawful for
any person to possess the carcass of any deer which does not have attached thereto a tag
issued to such person on his valid hunting license unless the carcass has been finally
processed. It shall be unlawful to attach the bonus deer tag from a valid hunting license
to a deer other than an antlerless and; or doe deer.
It shall be unlawful to possess the carcass of any deex• with all evidence of sex
removed until the carcass has been finally processed. A deer tag and evidence of sex
shall remain on deer carcasses while on storage and shall remain with the carcass until
reaching its final destination. Final destination shall be the permanent residence of the
hunter or a commercial processing facili`y where the deer is finally processed. Antlers
with tag attached shall be accepted as evidence o£ sex of a buck deer. A foreleg with an
antlerless deer permit and hunt9.ng license tag attached shall be accepted as a legal antler-
less deer.
	1.08 Rou h Fish Contracts and Management Practices.
	Taking or attempting to take any fish or game in the above named counties by any
	means other than as hereinafter set forth shall be unllwful, except under the fish manage-
	ment contracts with the Parks and Wildlife Department for removal of rough fish, as pro-
	vided in Article 4050c, V. C. S. However, none of this proclamation shall apply to the
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C. A-22,
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p game and fish culture and the preservation of the
	sports of hunting and fishing.
	PART 2
	2.01 Means and Methods.
	It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take or kill or attempt to kill any game
	bird or game animal except by the means and methods authorized under Part 2 of tYiis procla-
	mation.
	2.02 Firearms.
	it shall be lawful to shoot game animals and game birds, other than migratory game
	birds, with a rifle, shotgun, or other legal firearm. It is unlawful to shoot ary game
	bird with a shotgun that is not permanently plugged to not more than three-shell capacity.
	"No person shall use any .2?_ caliber firearm which utilizes rimfire ammunition in the
	taking or shooting of, or in attempting to take or shoot, wild deer, wild elk, wild ante-
	lope, wild aoudad sheep, or wild Desert Bighorn sheep." (Art. 879h-6 V.A.P.C.)
	2.03 Archery.
	It is lawful to hunt all game birds and game animals during the open seasons
r	provided therefor, with a longbow and arrow only if:
	(a) the bow is capable of shooting a hunting arrow equipped with a broadhead
	hunting point for a distance of one hundred and thirty yards, and
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(b) the arrow is equipped with a Broadhead hunting point at least seven-eighths N0. A-22,
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inch in widtri and not over one and one-half inches in width, and
(c) the arrow bears the name and address of the user in a non-water-soluble
medium, and
(d) the arrow is not either poisoned, drugged, or explosive.
1t is unlawful to use a crossbow.
2.G4 Hunting from Vehicle.
It is unlawful to shoot a~ or take any game bird or game animal from any type of
motor-powered vehicle, or boat under sail or power, or from any airplane, but an incapaci-
tated person so certified by a physician may hunt from an automobile under the same cir-
cumstances as permitted in Article 901, V.A.P.C., as amended. Such person may not hunt
from any public road in the State. Antelope may be stalked £rom but not chased by an
automobile.
2.05 Hunting Deer with Dogs.
It shall be unlawful to use a dog or dogs in hunting, pursuing, or taking deer;
however, it shall be lawful to use a dog o.r dogs :in trailing wounded deer.
FART 3	
3.01 Permits.	
No person may hunt, shoot, or kill any wild prong-horned antelope, buffalo	
(American Bison), elk, or antlerless and/or doe deer unless he first procures a valid	
permit therefor from the Parks and Wildlife Department. No permit shall be valid unless	
it shall have been issued, used, and possessed strictly in accordance with the rules set	
forth in Part 3 of this proclamation.	_6_
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3.02 Antelope Permits.	PLATEAU
	PRO CI,AMA T I C
The Parks and Wildlife Department shall designate the number of antelope to be	N0. A-22,
	1969-70
harvested from any given tract of land and shall issue a like number of permits to the	
owner or authorized agent of such tract. No person may hunt any antelope unless he is	
carrying on his person such a permit duly issued and signed by the landowner or his agent.	
It shall be unlawful to possess any antelope which does not have attached thereto an	
antelope permit on whicr. appear the date of kill, the hunter's name, and the signature of	.~
the owner or agent of the tract on which the antelope was killed.	
3.03 Antlerless Deer Permits.	
The Parks and Wildlife Department shall issue antlerless and/or doe deer hunting	
permits for designated tracts only to bona fide landowners or their agents only after said	
owners or agents have applied in writing for the exact number of permits to be used on said	
designated tracts. Said owners or agents shall then issue permits to individual hunters	
before +,he hunter begins his hunt on said designated tracts.	
It shall be unlawful for any landowner or agent to issue any antlerless and/or doe	
deer hunting Hermit to a hunter to hunt on any tract other than the designated tract for	
which such permit was issued.	
It shall be unlawful for any hunter to use an antlerless and/or doe deer hunting	
permit on any tract other than the designated tract for which such permit was issued.	
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess an antlerless deer unless such	'~
person shall have been issued an antlerless and~or doe deer hunting permit on which appear	
the date of kill, the hunter's name, and the signature of the owner or agent on whose tract	
the deer was killed.	
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ROCLA~AIO1Q Such permit shall be attached to the foreleg of each antlerless deer taken and shall
N0. A-22, remain so attiached until such deer has been finally processed.
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	It shall be unlawful for landowners or agents receiving antlerless and/or doe
	deer hunting permits to fail to return the fully completed stabs from used permits and
	all unused permits and stubs to the issuing officer not later than January 10 of the year
	following date of issuance.
	3.G4 Buffalo (American Bison) Permits.
	Buffalo permits will be issued in accordance with Article 978h, V.A.P.C.
	3.05 Elk Permits.
	The Parks and Wildlife Department shall designate the number of elk to be harvested
	from any tract of land and shall issue a like number of permits to the owner or authorized
	agent of such tract. No person may hunt any elk unless he is carrying on his person such
	a permit duly issued and signed by the landowner or his agent. It shall be unlawful to
	possess any elk which does not nave attached thereto an elk permit on which appear the date
	of kill, the hunter's name, and the signature of the owner or agent of the tract on which
..	the elk was killed.
	FART 4
	4.01 Open Seasons and Bad Limits for Game Animals.
	It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any game animals at any time other
	than during the open season provided in Part 4 0£ this proclamation or to take more than
	the daily bag limits, or to have in possession more than the possession limits, or to have
	in possession any game animal taken at any time other than during the open seasons.
	4.02 Antelope.
	No open season.
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X69-70	4.04 Deer.
Bag limit: Two (2) buct deer except that by special permit only antlerless deer
may be taken in areas that may be designated by the Parks and Wildlife Department; however,
no one person may kill or possess more than three ('1) deer in the aggregate.
Open season: The second Saturday of November through January 1. There shall be
an additional open season in Kerr and Kimble Counties October 1 through October 31 during
which only buck deer may be taken with longbow and arrows.
4.05	Javelina.	
	No closed season or	bag limit.
4.06	Squirrels.	
	No closed season or	bag limit,
4.07	Desert Bighorn Sheep.
	No open season	
4.08	Bear.	
	No closed season or	bag limit.
4.09	Elk.	
_, By permit only. There is no closed season and a bag limit of one (1).
PART 5
5.01 Open Seasons and B~ Limits for Game Birds.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any game bird at any time other
than during the open seasons provided in Part 5 of this proclamation, or to take more than -9-
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in possession any game bird taken at any time other than during the open seasons. 'LION 1•;0.
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5.02 Prairie Chi.eken. 1969-70
tvo open season.
5.03 Partridge.
No open season
5.04 Pheasants.
DIo open season.
5.05 Quail.
Bag limit: Twelve (12) quail per day and trirty-six (36) i.n possession.
Open season: The second Saturday of November through January 31.
5.06 Turkey.
Bag limit; Two (2) turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens, per season except in Bandera,
Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton and Val Verde Counties,
the bag limit shall be two (2) turkeys either sex, per season. --
Open season: The seccnd Saturday of November through January 1. Ard additionally
there shall.. be an open Spring season on turkey gobblers in Kerr, Kimble, and Sutton counties
April 25 tYirough May 2. During this special spring season one (1) additional turkey gobbler
may be taken.
5.07 Migratory Birds.
The regulations for taking migratory birds are prescribed in tY.e Migratory Bird
Proclamation.
		PART 6		
6.01	Fur-bearing Animals.			-10-
	
Fur-bearing animals may be	
taken ir. any number at any time,	
but the pelts may not	EDWARDS
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be taken	
for sale except during the	
open season as provided in Part 6	
of this proclamation.	PRO CLAP~A Y I OP
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Means of	
taking £ur-bearing animals	
is not restricted except mink may	
not be hunted with	1969-70
dogs.				
6.02	Muskrats.			
	The pelts of muskrats may	be taken for sale only during the	period November 15	
t;:rough March 15. (Art. 923m, V.A.P.C.)		
6.03	Mink.			
The pelts of mink may be taker. for sale only during the period IvTovember 15 through
January 15. (Art. 923m, V.A.P.C.)
6.04 Other Fur-bearing Animals.
The pelts of fur-bearing animals other than muskrat and mink may be taken for sale
only during the period December 1 through January 31 at any time. (Art. 923m, V.A.P.C.)
PART 7
7.01 Fish.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take, or possess any fish in greater
numbers or at any other time than as permitted in Part 7 of this proclamation. There is nn
closed season on fishing except that there may be a closed season on State or Federal `~
Wildlife Sanctuaries.
7.02 B~	and	Possession	Limits.
(a)	The	daily bag	limit en largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted black bass is
	fifteen (15) ir_ the aggregate and there is no possession limit.
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(b) `lhe daily bag i.imit on channel, blue, and flathead catfish is twenty-five
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(25) in the aggregate and there is no possession. limit.
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(c) The possession limit or. minnows bream and perch is 200 each, except that
	there are no limits on minnows taken from Travis, Burnet, Menard, Liano, and Crockett
	Counties or from minnow hatcheries.
(d) There are no bag or possession limits or. other species of fish, except that
	the daily bag limit on Rainbow trout is five (7) and there is no possession limit.
	7.03 Rough Fish.
	T~,e following are rough fish: carp, suckers, buffalo, gar, shad, Rio Grande perch,
	drum or gaspergou, bowfin or grindle, pickerel, mullet, and goldfish.
	7,04 Means and Methods.
	It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any fish by any means or method except
	as specifically allowed in this section. Only the following means or methods of taking
	fish may be used:
	(a) Not iaore tYian one hundred (100) hooks altogether which may be used in any
_	combination oP the following: pole and line, rod and reel, artificial and natural baits,
	nonmetallic hand line, set line, or throw line, and not more than. two (2) nonmetallic trot-
	lines with not more than fifty (50) nooks each; hooks on throw lines and trotlines must
	be spaced not less than three (3} horizontal feet apart. No trotline may be placed or set
	in the vicinity of any public boat dock, or public bathing pier, or public bathing beach,
	or any public place commonly used as a swimming or bathing area.
	Exception (i): In Lake Buchanan, not more than thirty (3C) hooks may be used on
	nor more than six (6) hooks on one throw line. No more than thirty (30)
one trotline
	,
	hooks may be used by one person on all devices employed by him, but there is no limit or.
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the number of trotlines employed, so long as no trotline has more than thirty (30) hooks.
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Exception (ii): In the Pecos River in Crockett County there are no restrictions
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on the number of hooks which may be employed in total or on any device.
	Exception (iii): In Medina Lake there is no limit on the number of trotlines
	that may be employed.
"'	(b) Minnow seines not more than twenty (20) feet in length for taking only
	minr_ows, sunfish (bream or perch), or rough fish.
	Exception: In Lake Buchanan, minnow seines not longer than fifty (5C) feet may
	be used.
	(c) A common fruit-jar-type trap or its metallic counterpart not longer than
	twenty-four (24) inches with throat no larger than one (1) inch in diameter, dip nets,
	cast nets, or umbrella nets, constructed of nonmetallic materials for taking only minnows,
	sunfish (bream or perch), and rough £ish. All other fish must be immediately released in
	the water from which taken.
	(d) A spear gun and spear or bow and arrows for taking only rough fish, but it
	shall be unlawful to possess any fish otP.er than rough fish when using a spear gun and spear
	or bow and arrow.
	(e) A wire loop or gig for taking rough fish, but when using a wire loop, or
_	gig one may not possess any crappie, bass, or catfish.
	(f) In Gillespie County only, except during March, Anri1, and May, a nonmetallic
	net having mesh not less than two (2) inches square for taking only rough fish (any fish
	not designated rough fish taken in such a net must be in.;mediately released into the waters
e~
where taken).
PART' 8
8.01 Alligators.
No open season.
PART 9
9.01 Penalty for Violation.
Penalty provisions are a part of the Enabling Acts listed in Part 1.02 of this
proclamation. The penalty provided by law for violation of t'ris proclamation is a fine
of not less than Twenty-five Dollars 025.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars (`200.00).
Si'A'rE OF TEXAS:
COUN'T'Y OF 'TRAVIS:
'PHIS IS '1'0 CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct duplicate original copy
of the proclamation, rules and regulations issued and adopted by the Parks and Wildlife
Commission at its meeting with a quorum present, at Austin, Texas, July 9, 1969.
WI'T'NESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE tl'iis the 17th day of July, 1969.
(SEAL) /s/ Robert G. Mauermann
/t/ Robert G. Mauermann, Deputy Director
Parks and Wildlife Department
State of Texas
A'i°l E S'1' :
s/ Mary 't'owns
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No. A-22,
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Mary Towns, Secretary -i4-
Filed 12th day of Aug. A. D. 1969
EMPiiE M. PIUENKER
Clerk, County Court, Kerr County, Texas
By /s/ Estella Witt, Deputy ~67
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ATO. 10977 ORDER AUTHORIZING APPLICA`1'ION FOR KERR COUNTY LA'1'ERAL ROAD SURPLUS FUNDS IN
ACCOUNT WITH BOARD OF COUNTY AND DIS'1'RIC'1' ROAD INDEBTEDNESS
On this the 11th day of August 1.969, it coming to the attention of the Court that
there wi17 be surplus funds in the amount of X20,864.12 credited to the lateral road
account of Kerr County by the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness of the State
of Texas and it appearing to the Court that funds should properly be expended for the
purpose of constructior. and improvement of lateral roads within Kerr County, it is ordered
on motion by Commissioner Schwethelm, seconded by Commissioner Bartel and unanimously
approved by the Court triat Kerr County request the Board of County and District Road
Indebtedness to forward the said funds to the Tres surer of Kerr County upon their becoming
available; and it is further ordered that all such funds are here and now earmarked, set
aside and designated to be used by Kerr County for the purpose of construction and Improve-
ment of Kerr County Lateral Roads, and trie Treasurer of Kerr County be directed to deposit
such funds upon their receipt in the proper fund in the County Depository and it is further
ordered that the County Clerk prepare a certified copy of this order and forward the same
Road
to the Board of County and District ~lndebtedness, 217 Highway Building, Austin, Texas.
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NC. 10978 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HL'ARING OF CO UNI'Y BUDGET'r'OR 1u70
On this the lith day of August 196y, after motion paving been duly made by Commission-
er Stone, seconded by Commissioner Barney, the Court unanimously approved that the County
Clerk be hereby directed to issue notice by publication, witn notice thereof to be publish-
ed In the official newspaper of Kerr County one time, that the Commissioners' Court of
Kerr County will submit for consideration of the public, a Budget for the Control of the