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Sec. 1. In all counties having a County Auditor and containing a population of not less than eighty-three thousand (83,000) and not more than eighty-three thousand, three hundred and fifty (83,350), as shown by the last preceding Federal Census, and in which there are Navigation Districts, Water Improvement Districts, and Water Control and Improvement Districts, the County Auditor shall not exercise control over the finances and affairs of such Navigation Districts, Water Improvement Districts, and Water Control and Improvement Districts (or other districts created for improvement or conservation purposes, which are not administered by the Commissioners Courts of such counties), but he shall annually, between July 1st and October 1st, carefully audit all books, accounts, records, bills, and warrants of any such district for the year ending the 30th of June preceding, and file his report of such audit with the County Clerk of such county.
Sec. 2. The officers and directors of each such district shall, on or before the 10th of each month, make and file with the County Auditor a report in writing, authenticated by such officers and directors, showing the total amount of moneys collected for and expended from the various funds of such district for the calendar month next preceding.
Sec. 3. The method of audit hereby provided for Navigation Districts, Water Improvement Districts, Water Control and Improvement Districts, and all other districts created for improvement and conservation purposes in counties containing a population of not less than eighty-three thousand (83,000), nor more than eighty-three thousand, three hundred and fifty (83,350), as shown by the last preceding Federal Census, and not directly administered by the Commissioners Courts of such counties, shall supersede all other provisions for auditing the receipts and expenditures of such districts otherwise prescribed by law, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Only the provisions of this Act and of Articles 1667, 1672, and 1673 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925, shall apply in counties having a population of not less than eighty-three thousand (83,000), and not more than eighty-three thousand, three hundred and fifty (83,350), according to the last preceding Federal Census, which contain Navigation Districts, Water Improvement Districts, and Water Control and Improvement Districts.
Sec. 5. If any provision of this Act is held to be unconstitutional, or otherwise invalid, same shall not affect the validity of any other provision hereof.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Civil Statutes (Titles 33 to 77) - CIV STAT Art. 1676b. Auditors in counties of 83,000 to 83,350 having navigation districts and other districts - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/civil-statutes-titles-33-to-77/civ-stattx-civ-st-art-1676b/
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