Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Hoa. T. X. TriLmhle,pnm 2 malntcuaanoa of 8amolhounee should be f88oz ~11) tt005 BS th6 ht ttd 15t0 Ofr00t. not have b6an oonknplated t&it, ianteed of tha law bsd5g 0rre0tm ita66dbt6iyOT in 90 days artor oumuant at the ram2.06t, it nhoulu not ttaj eatinto lmot untir the rouous.~ mar, and yet tbnt WOtilabe the b&OH1 l%lUlt if the jUt&Xlnt of the loucr oourt a!loaldIIEsustained. ... * !&la deoldon 1618r0u0w by the comadaaionof .4p- jmnls Bltndtt v. Hegar@ in Qoanty J&o fndopcadent Who& Mstxlot, 285 SW. 27l (o-an a"&" h~~t~;y;tad~;'. This antm oonowrneb the toxsMUty y a loaatad in tsrrltory snnexoC to the dietrlot dur3.q the year. In holding eaah proparty taxable by the Qlatrlot ths &reds- 8ion, Jutl4-p Raney writing, said: “The Qeoiaioain tkw OalBoor Cedom 1. mete* (Tttx.Oiv. App.) 185 9.W. 367, is eathorityfor tbs proposition that, when an independent8ohool dlstriotis oreet+dattertJmlstof Januarycd 6 utv65 yenr, all property tit&b mob mwly ore- lt66 distrfot,whloh waa own06 b tho tewer 05 Jmrmy 1st 0r that yuir, %a su suthoriao6by law, wheth6r sash taxerihsva authorlmd theretofore ar any be author%rul t& the pew8r to levy at any t3.m The Baprom court denied a writ or erlwr. *fl@aan8iQur the propoaltion souml. A l'air aonsldw&lon or the atatutosmldrigpxwislonior tb ommtlonoi indepa~toohooldiatrioteleatns 50 reSWMbl6 l!poundto oonalua6 thnt th6 xaginln- turn intaat4athe 50 UabUSty ror taxes rw sohool a nohaql (Ustriat purpomom in should rrlso aatll the gear r03..wft56the amet2on a? the al*- triat; nor did the LoC18lnture Intend that tha rules or ltitrrr gore- taxntlon ‘0; mz;mar- poson, or property in now aihoulab6 dirrertm mft 3Y- oat6wtioh govorn&L tar&ion or propertyia a newly oreate&dietriot. ... ".... “A considuretlonor the ... at-Atutory prcm viai ... 1eai.bto the ofmoluslon that all tax- able pmprty nituetod on Junuary lrrt,OS anlp Kiten yem, in u territory whloh la subsequent- ly, duxine eruchy-r',annex& to rp lndepndent fiO'mo1dlatrL0t ... beomwo, by mob nnxmxatfan, ycer an &ei levied War proptar eutg%ority.” . ,