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    ORDER CALLI NG CONFI RMATI ON, D RECTORSAND TAX BOND ELECTI ON

    WHEREAS, The Woodl ands Road U t i l i t y D i s t r i c t No. 1, ofMont gomer y Coun t y , Texas ( t he " D i s t r i c t " ) , was h e r e t o f o r e d u l yc r e a t e d by C h ap t e r 816, A c t s of t he 7 3 r d Texas L e g i s l a t u r e ,Re gu l a r S es s i on , 1991 ( h e r e i n t he " A c t " ) , e f f e c t i v e J une 16,1 9 9 1 , and t he t emp o r a r y d i r e c t o r s of t he D i s t r i c t a pp oi n t e d byt h e Act have met and o r gan i z e d and have q u a l i f i e d t o s e r v e asd i r e c t o r s of t he D i s t r i c t by t a k i n g t he o a t h and f u r n i s h i n g t heq u a l i f i c a t i o n s t a t emen t r e q u i r e d by l a w ; andWHEREAS, i t i s now n e c e s s a r y t o c a l l an e l e c t i o n f or t hep u r p o s e of c o n f i r m i n g t he c r e a t i o n and e s t a b l i s h me nt of t heD i s t r i c t and f or t he p u r p o s e of t he e l e c t i o n of f i v e ( 5)per manent d i r e c t o r s f o r t he D i s t r i c t ; andWHEREAS, A r t i c l e 6 6 7 4 r - l , Ve r no n' s Texas C i v i l S t a t u t e s ,a u t h o r i z e s t he D i s t r i c t t o i n c l u d e a t ax bond p r o p o s i t i o n at t hec o n f i r m a t i o n andd i r e c t o r ' s e l e c t i o n ; andWHEREAS, t he Boar d of D i r e c t o r s wi s h e s t o s e c u r ea u t h o r i z a t i o n f r o m t he q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s of t he D i s t r i c t t o i s s u ea n d s e l l $44 , 200 , 000 u n l i m i t e d t ax bonds of t he D i s t r i c t at t hemaxi mum l e g a l i n t e r e s t r a t e as may be a u t h o r i z e d by l awand i ne f f e c t at t he t i me of i s s uanc e of ea c h i s s u e or s e r i e s of s a i dbond s ; andWHEREAS, t he Boa r d of D i r e c t o r s wi s h es t o s e c u r ea u t h o r i z a t i o n f r o m t he q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s of t he D i s t r i c t t o i s s u e

    a n d s e l l $44 , 200 , 000 u n l i m i t e d t ax r e f u n d i n g bonds of t heD i s t r i c t at t he maxi mum l e g a l i n t e r e s t r a t e as may be a u t h o r i z e db y l awand i n e f f e c t at t he t i me of i s s uanc e of ea c h i s s u e ors e r i e s of s a i d r e f u n d i n g bonds , f o r t he p u r p o s e of r e f u n d i n g , bya n y means nowor h e r e a f t e r a u t h o r i z e d by l a w , a l l or any p o r t i o no f any bonds or r e f u n d i n g bonds of t he D i s t r i c t p ay ab l e i n wh ol eo r i np a r t f r o m t a x e s ; andWHEREAS, t h i s Boa r d of D i r e c t o r s wi s h e s t o p r o c e ed w i t h t heo r d e r i n g of s a i d e l e c t i o n s ; Now T he r e f o r e ,BE I T ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF D RECTORS OF THE WOODLANDSROAD UT I L I TY DI S TRI CT NO 1, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:S e c t i o n 1; Thema t t e r s and f a c t s set out i n t he p r e amb l e oft h i s o r d er ar e h e r e b y f o und and d e c l a r e d t o be t r u e and c omp l e t e .S e c t i o n 2: A s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n s h a l l be h e l d w i t h i n t heD i s t r i c t on J anu ar y 18, 1992, be t ween t he h o u r s of 7: 00 a. m and7: 00 p. m, at 9700 Gr ogans M i l l Road, The Wood l ands , Mont gomer yCoun t y , Texa s , at wh i c h e l e c t i o n t h e r e s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d t he

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    q u e s t i o n s of t he c o n f i r m a t i o n of t he c r e a t i o n and e s t a b l i s h me n to f t he D i s t r i c t by t he L e g i s l a t u r e , t he e l e c t i o n of f i v e ( 5)p e r ma n e n t d i r e c t o r s of t he D i s t r i c t , t he i s s u a n c e of bonds andt h e l e v y and c o l l e c t i o n of t a x e s i n pa ymen t t h e r e o f , and t hei s s u a n c e of r e f u n d i n g bonds and t he l e v y and c o l l e c t i o n of t a x e si n pa ymen t t h e r e o f , and at wh i c h t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o p o s i t i o n s s h a l lb e s u b m i t t e d :PROPOSI TI ON I

    SHALL THE CREATI ON OF THE WOODLANDS ROAD UT I L I T YDI S TRI CT NO 1, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BECONFI RMED?PROPOSI TI ON I I

    SHALL THE BOARD OF DRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS ROADUT I L I T Y DI ST RI CT NO 1, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEAUTHORI ZED TO I SSUE THE BONDS OF SAI D DI STRI CT I N ONEOR MORE I SSUES OR SERI ES I N THE MAXI MUM AGGREGATEORI G NAL PRI NCI PAL AMOUNT OF $44, 2 00, 000 MATURI NGSERI ALLY OR OTHERWSE I NSUCH I NSTALLMENTS AS ARE F I XEDBY SAI D BOARD OVER A PERI OD OR PERI ODS NOT EXCEEDNGFI FT Y ( 50) YEARS FROM T HEI R DATE OR DATES, BEARI NGI NTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AND TO SELL SAI D BONDSAT ANY PRI CE OR PRI CES, PROVI DEDTHAT THE NET EFFECTI VEI NTEREST RATE ON ANY I SSUE OR I SSUES OF SAI D BONDSSHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXI MUM LEGAL L I MI T I N EFFECT ATTHE TI ME OF I SSUANCE OF EACH I SSUE OF SAI D BONDS, ALLAS MAY BE DETERMNED BY THE BOARD OF DRECTORS OF SAI DDI S TRI CT , FOR THE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTI ON,MAI NTENANCE AND OPERATI ON OF MACADAMZED GRAVELED ORPAVED ROADS AND TURNPI KES, OR I N AI D THEREOF, ANDRELATED DRAI NAGE WORKS, I NCLUD NG BUT NOT L I MI T ED TO,A L L ADD TI ONS TO SUCH SYSTEMS AND ALL WORKS,I MPROVEMENTS, F ACI L I T I ES, EQU PMENT, APPLI ANCES,I NTERESTS I N PROPERTY AND CONTRACT RI GHTS NEEDEDTHEREFOR, AND ADMNI STRATI VE COSTS AND EXPENSES I NCONNECTI ON THEREWTH, AND TO PROVI DE FOR THE PAYMENT OFTHE PRI NCI PAL OF AND I NTEREST ON SUCH BONDS BY THE LEVYAND COLLECTI ON ANNUALLY OF A SUF F I CI ENT TAX UPON ALLTAXABLE PROPERTY W T HI N SAI D DI ST RI CT , ALL ASAUTHORI ZED BY THE CONSTI TUTI ON AND LAW OF THE STATE OFTEXAS?

    PROPOSI TI ON I I ISHALL THE BOARD OF DRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS ROADUT I L I T Y DI S TRI CT NO 1, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEAUTHORI ZED TO I SSUE THE BONDS OF SAI D DI STRI CT I N ONEOR MORE I SSUES OR SERI ES I N THE MAXI MUM AGGREGATEORI G NAL PRI NCI PAL AMOUNT OF $ 4 4, 2 0 0, 0 00 MATURI NGSERI ALLY OR OTHERWSE I NSUCH I NSTALLMENTS AS ARE F I XED

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    BY SAI D BOARD OVER A PERI OD OR PER ODS NOT EXCEEDNGFORTY ( 40) YEARS FROM THEI R DATE OR DATES, BEARI NGI NTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AND TO SELL SAI D BONDSAT ANY PRI CE OR PRI CES, PROVIDED THAT THE NET EFFECTI VEI NTEREST RATE ON ANY I SSUE OR SERI ES OF SAI D BONDSSHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LEGAL L I MI T I N EFFECT ATTHE TI ME OF I SSUANCE OF EACH I SSUE OR SERI ES OF SAI DBONDS, ALL AS MAY BE DETERMNED BY THE BOARD OFD RECTORS OF SAI D DI STRI CT, FOR THE PURPOSE OFREFUND NG, BY ANY MEANS NOW OR HEREAFTER AUTHORI ZED BYLAW ALL OR ANY PORTI ON OF ANY BONDS OR REFUNDNG BONDSOF THE DI STRI CT PAYABLE I NWHOLE OR I NPART FROMTAXES,WHETHER HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER I SSUED BY THE DI STRI CT,AND WHETHER AUTHORI ZED HEREUNDER OR AT PREVI OUSELECTI ONS HELD W THI N AND FOR THE DI STRI CT, AND TOPROVI DE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRI NCI PAL OF AND THEI NTEREST ON SUCH REFUND NG BONDS BY THE LEVY ANDCOLLECTI ON OF A SUFFI CI ENT TAX UPON ALL TAXABLEPROPERTY W THI N SAI D DI STRI CT, ALL AS AUTHORI ZED BY THECONSTI TUTI ON AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS?Se c t i o n 3; V o t i n g i n s a i d e l e c t i o n s h a l l be by t he use ofp a p e r b a l l o t s wh i c h s h a l l be p r i n t e d i n b o t h E n g l i s h and Sp an i s ha nd wh i c h s h a l l c o n f o r m t o t h e r e q u i r e me n t s of t h e T e x a s E l e c t i o nCode . The f o r m of t he b a l l o t s f o r t he e l e c t i o n s h a l l be asf o l l o w s :

    NOCONFI RMATI ON AND DRECTOR ELECTI ON AND BONDELECTI ONJ ANUARY 18, 1992

    ELECCI ON DE CONFORMACI ON Y DE D RECTORES ELECCI ON DE BONOS18 DE ENERODE 1992THE WOODLANDS ROADUTI L I TY DI STRI CT NO 1DI STRI TO NO 1 DE UTI L I DADES DE THE WOODLANDS ROADDEL CONDADODE MONTGOMERY

    OFF I CI AL BALLOTBALOTA OF I CI ALI NSTRUCTI ON NOTE: Pl a c e an "X" i n t he s q ua r e b e s i d e t hes t a t e me n t i n d i c a t i n g t h e way you wi s h t o v o t e .I NSTRUCCI ONES: El v o t a n t e i n d i c a r a como d e s e a v o t a r c o l o c a n d oun a "X" en e l c u a d r a do que c o r r e s p o n d a .

    PROPOSI TI ON IPROPOSI CI ON I[ ] FOR DI STRI CT

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    A FAVOR DEL DI STRI TO] AGAI NST DI STRI CTEN CONTRA DEL DI STRI TO

    PROPOSI TI ON I IPROPOSI CI ON I I] FORA FAVOR DE THE I SSUANCE OF BONDS AND THE LEVY OF TAXESI N PAYMENT OF THE BONDS] AGAI NSTEN CONTRA DE LA EMI SI ON DE BONOS, Y LA GRAVACI ON DEI MPUESTOS PARA EL PAGA DE LOS BONOS

    PROPOSI TI ONI I IPROPOSI CI ONI I I] FORA FAVOR DE THE I SSUANCE OF REFUND NG BONDS AND THELEVY OF TAXES I N PAYMENT OF THE BONDSLA EMI SI ON DE BONOS DE DEVOLUC ON Y LA] AGAI NSTEN CONTRA DE GRAVAC ON DE I MPUESTOS PARA EL PAGO DELOS BONOS

    I NSTRUCTI ON NOTE: Vo t e f o r t he c a n d i d a t e s of y o u r c h o i c e byp l a c i n g an "X" i n t h e s q u a r e b es i d e t h e c a n d i d a t e s ' n a mes .I NSTRUCCI ONES: Vo t e p o r l o s c a n d i d a t e s de sue e l e c c i o n c o l o c a n d ouna "X" en e l c u a d r a d o que e s t a j u n t o a l os nomb r e s delc a n d i d a t e s .

    D RECTORSD RECTORES( Vo t e f o r n o n e , o ne , t wo , t h r e e , f o u r or f i v e )( Vo t e p o r n i n g u no , u no, d os , t r e s , c u a t r o , o c i n c o )J o s e p h K u t c h i nV a n c e M Gi l me rJ a c k B. H a y n e sRo b e r t N. P owe r sB i l l A. N e i l l

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    S e c t i o n 4: The b o u nd a r i e s of t h e D i s t r i c t as e s t a b l i s h e d byt h e L e g i s l a t u r e ar e h e r e b y e s t a b l i s h e d as and s h a l l c o n s t i t u t eo n e e l e c t i o n p r e c i n c t f o r p ur p o s e s of t h e e l e c t i o n .S e c t i o n 5; The f o l l o w i n g q u a l i f i e d r e s i d e n t v o t e r s ar eh e r e b y a p p o i n t e d t o s e r v e as o f f i c e r s of s a i d e l e c t i o n .

    Nancy P r i me a u x P r e s i d i n g J u dgeK i mb e r l y T u n n e l l A l t e r n a t e P r e s i d i n g J u dgeS a i d o f f i c e r s ar e a pp o i n t e d t o s e r v e i n t h e h e r e i n o r d e r e de l e c t i o n o n l y .T h e P r e s i d i n g J u dge s h a l l a p p o i n t t wo ( 2 ) q u a l i f i e d r e s i d e n tv o t e r s t o s e r v e as e l e c t i o n c l e r k s t o a s s i s t i n t he c o n d u c t oft h e e l e c t i o n and s h a l l a p p o i n t t he A l t e r n a t e P r e s i d i n g J u dge aso n e of t h e e l e c t i o n c l e r k s .T he r e i s h e r e b y c r e a t e d an Ab s e n t e e B a l l o t Bo a r d . The

    P r e s i d i n g J u dge , t he A l t e r n a t e P r e s i d i n g J u dge and one e l e c t i o nc l e r k a p p o i n t e d by t he P r e s i d i n g J u dge s h a l l a l s o s e r v e as t heAb s e n t e e B a l l o t Bo a r d f o r t he e l e c t i o n f o r t he p r o c e s s i n g ofa b s e n t e e b a l l o t r e s u l t s . The P r e s i d i n g J u dge of t he e l e c t i o ns h a l l s e r v e as t he p r e s i d i n g o f f i c e r of t he Ab s e n t e e B a l l o tBo a r d .Nancy P r i me a u x i s h e r e b y a p p o i n t e d a b s e n t e e v o t i n g c l e r k f o rs a i d e l e c t i o n . Ab s e n t e e v o t i n g by p e r s o n a l a p pe a r a n c e s h a l l bec o n du c t e d at 9700 Gr o g a n s M i l l Road , The Wo o d l a n d s , Mo n t g o me r yCo u n t y , T e x a s 77380, wh i c h i s w i t h i n t he b o u n d a r i e s of t heD i s t r i c t . The o f f i c i a l m a i l i n g a d d r e s s of t he a b s e n t e e v o t i n gc l e r k i s 9700 Gr o g a n s M i l l Road , The Wo o d l a n d s , T e x a s 77380.

    S a i d c l e r k s h a l l k e e p s a i d p l a c e o p e n f o r a b s e n t e e v o t i n g byp e r s o n a l a p pe a r a n c e f o r t h r e e h o u r s , f r o m 5: 00 a.m t o 8: 00 a.mo n e a c h day wh i c h i s not a S a t u r d a y , a S u n d a y , or a l e g a l s t a t eh o l i d a y , b e g i n n i n g on t he 2 0t h day p r e c e d i n g t he d a t e of s u c he l e c t i o n , u n l e s s s u c h day i s a S a t u r d a y , S u n d a y , or l e g a l s t a t eh o l i d a y i n wh i c h c a s e t he p e r i o d b e gi n s on t he n e x t r e g u l a rb u s i n e s s day, and c o n t i n u i n g t h r o u gh t he 4t h day p r e c e d i n g t hed a t e of s u c h e l e c t i o n .E x c e p t as p r o v i d e d by V. T. C. A. , E l e c t i o n Code , S e c t i o n s8 4. 0 08 , 102 . 003 and 103 . 003 , a b s e n t e e v o t i n g by m a i l s h a l l bec o n du c t e d by an a p p l i c a n t s u b mi t t i n g t o t h e a b s e n t e e v o t i n g c l e r kb y m a i l an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a b a l l o t t o be v o t e d by m a i l . E x c e p t

    a s o t h e r wi s e p r o v i d e d by V. T. C. A. , E l e c t i o n C o d e , Ch a pt e r s 84,1 0 1 , 102 and 1 0 3 , s u c h a p p l i c a t i o n mu s t be s u b mi t t e d on or a f t e rt h e 6 0t h day b e f o r e t he d a t e of s u c h e l e c t i o n and b e f o r e t hec l o s e of r e g u l a r b us i n e s s i n t he a b s e n t e e v o t i n g c l e r k ' s o f f i c eo r 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n , wh i c h e v e r i s l a t e r , on t h e 7 t h day b e f o r e t h e d a t eo f s u c h e l e c t i o n , u n l e s s s u c h day i s a S a t u r d a y , S u n d a y , l e g a ls t a t e h o l i d a y or n a t i o n a l h o l i d a y , i n wh i c h c a s e t h e l a s t day i st h e f i r s t p r e c e d i n g b u s i n e s s d a y . A ma r k e d b a l l o t v o t e d by m a i l

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    mus t a r r i v e a t t h e a dd r e s s r e f l e c t e d on t h e c a r r i e r e n v e l o p eb e f o r e t h e t i me t h e p o l l s a r e r e q u i r e d t o c l o s e on t h e d a t e o fs u c h e l e c t i o n .I n a c c o r d a nc e w i t h t h e V. T. C. A. , E l e c t i o n Code, S e c t i o n3 1. 1 23 , t h e Bo a r d o f D i r e c t o r s h e r e b y a p p o i n t s J u l i e M Ki me as

    i t s a ge nt t o p e r f o r m v a r i o u s e l e c t i o n d u t i e s f o r t h e e l e c t i o n ,i n c l u d i n g m a i n t a i n i n g i n s uc h a g en t ' s o f f i c e a t 130 0 P o s t Oa kB o ul e v a r d , S u i t e 14 00 , H o u s t o n , T e x a s 77056, t h e d o c u me n t s ,r e c o r d s , a nd o t h e r p a pe r s r e l a t i n g t o t h e e l e c t i o n t h a t by l a wa r e p l a c e d i n t h e c u s t o d y o f t h e Bo a r d o f D i r e c t o r s a nd t h a t a r ep u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e a g e n t s h a l l r e c e i v e a ny p e r s o n a l l yd e l i v e r e d do c umen t r e l a t i n g t o t h e e l e c t i o n t h a t t h e Bo a r d o fD i r e c t o r s i s a u t h o r i z e d o r r e q u i r e d t o r e c e i v e a nd s h a l l makea v a i l a b l e f o r i n s p e c t i o n a nd c o py i n g, i n a c c or d a nc e w i t h t h ea p p l i c a b l e r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e d o c u me n t s , r e c o r d s , a nd o t h e r p a p e r st h a t a r e r e q u i r e d t o be ma i n t a i n e d i n t h e a g e n t ' s o f f i c e a nd mayp e r f o r m a ny o t h e r m i n i s t e r i a l d u t i e s i n c o nn e c t i o n w i t h t h ee l e c t i o n t h a t may l a w f u l l y b e p e r f o r me d b y an e mp l o y e e o f t h eD i s t r i c t .

    S e c t i o n 6; The S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Bo ar d o f D i r e c t o r s i sh e r e b y d i r e c t e d t o g i v e n o t i c e o f s uc h e l e c t i o n a s r e q u i r e d byl a w .S e c t i o n 7; The e l e c t i o n s h a l l be h e l d a nd c o n d u c t e d an dr e t u r n s made t o t h i s Bo a r d o f D i r e c t o r s i n a c c or d a nc e w i t h t h eT e x a s E l e c t i o n Code and A r t i c l e 6 6 7 4 r - l , Ve r n o n' s T e x a s C i v i lS t a t u t e s .S e c t i o n 8: T he r a t e o f pa y f o r j u d ge s , c l e r k s , a b s e n t e ec l e r k s a nd a b s e n t e e b a l l o t b o a r d member s s h a l l be d e t e r mi n e d b y

    t h e Bo a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t i n c o mp l i a nc e w i t h t h eT e x a s E l e c t i o n Code.S e c t i o n 9; A l l q u a l i f i e d r e s i d e n t e l e c t o r s o f t h e D i s t r i c ts h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o v o t e i n t h e e l e c t i o n .S e c t i o n 1 0; T he Cha i r ma n a nd S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Bo a r d o fD i r e c t o r s a nd t h e D i s t r i c t ' s a ge nt f o r s uc h e l e c t i o n a r e h e r e b ya u t h o r i z e d a nd d i r e c t e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n n ec e s s a r y t o c a r r y o u tt h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s o r d e r .

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    PASSED AND APPROVED t h i s 3 r d day of Dec ember , 1991.

    Ch a i r ma n , Bo a r d of D i r e c t o r sATTEST:

    S ec r e t a r y , Bo a r d of D i r e c t o r s( SEAL)

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