OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
bvar4 18 authvrieed te isaum Sal4 bond. and tv
lery, assctu and volleot raid tax.*
*Thoreaftor on tke Jlat bay of May 1939
a petition for sohool bond sleotlon bubaitting
tho following i)ropositioa to tha tarpayws vS
said ashool dirtri0t wae ra8aatv4 to the boar4
vi traateen of aai4 ikvhv& 'Shall tha Boar4 at
.Tmstres of Celeat? Indqmndent eohool Diattlot
be luthorlrad to iesw the bond8 vi aala-;zEvvl
4iaariot tv the amount of #lO,OOO-
the purpose of eormtruvtingand aqutpping air
additional alms coou and a gyana$itue of briak
natarial, and oanstruothg prrradnset rspalw
tie the prerant briok a&o@1 bullding in said
8ohvol dirtriot, end ii t&ore shall bs ermaall~
,leHoQ and oollseted on ill the taxable proopsrty
his8alb'aohavLdistribt t&the aurrvnt year aa$
ann~ally'tharaaftrrv&&la ~16 bvndr or aay~pi ,~
%hem am outatandhig, a ,.$ax .isuifif3ient ~to pa
%he agrtent iatuwt O& maid bond? cad par bII
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prlnotpal;Zlhvrevt an tbv aama shall beeoao 4na.r
Tm
the mae day saiU~$ocrt?~ot lmiatow
@idore laid'pvgv~it,ivn~thabal&ete
mt aloOtloiion
ftWtW;ff OlOdtiOn WWO 084ePed to ba *ritteB aa
*rat the iwuaasa or the bon4r -a lovp
lag oi the taz in payment tbaravf*. *Ai$alwt the
lreaanoo of the bonds and thv lorying o.fthe tu
in .paymantthersof:. -
*The rowalt 0r this alocrticm
wanoamartrvd
by the Board an4 ahvw that a arrjvrltyvi tha
vpterevoted for natd tu.
"At Cha present the t&o ColO8te ~ndepon4~w.at
8ohoel Dielrlct haa bwdn latrit@ an4 oo~lsvting
on all property situate4 in eai4 diatrlat 8C$
malntananve tax aa % bQ$ bvnd tax. The pua8tlvn
now arises whit ie the leggalllrsftvt thv~tar
that said sohool board my levy end Bollwt
legally.*
we also rsvelte4 your latter data& iranuary 14, 194l,
requesting an opinion on your’ qwdilo ~equoa% notwlthrtandl5#
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I Bonorable Fmoao Braby, Fe&e B
the fact tiat in the past we nay havcurendered ar vginfon
which, in effoot, anewered your question.
The Snots, brlafly otuted, are time; IA 1921 5a
election '11116b5l.dand carried tu rtilsetb~ tax 1i.M.tfrom
fifty (50 oenta oil the one iimdrtsd h;iur valuation to
twenty-? 1OQ (76) sents on tho one hunmdreddollar valuation
and to is6w oertaln bonds. In LC37 au aloetioo was held
an4 oarrio to issue bon?.a in the azaoUntot $lO,GOO.Op and
$0 levy a texx*alll%bi~Atto p&y ttie mrrent iaterest on
raid bob46 and pay the prlnclpul th 0X6’, as tnv oasw shall
boOv!W dW.* ~~md9r8vvrl~ UUTE)
~~hfndepartmeAthaa held, ~pinln NO. 0-2314, a
ovpy of whioh Is attaahed hereta, that a provfs&an, Idmntioal
rlth the above uAaereoored2rovielon,WAS inruffluientfor
the purpow ot autbori~ingan inorease tn the total amoaat
that might be lev9ad for both niaintenanosand bond purposvrr.
1 14aes$up00 the raate wt out la your letter, m-
lmt qt ths.vplnlonthat roreaty4lvo {98)~vents Xe the muhum
tu that has bvFn.authvriomIby the voters OS the celo#tv
xndvpvndeataohvvl Diatriat ~Sorthe reaeo16 oet out in oar
opinion no. O-.%316. Tbi.21Is base4 upon thv aaaumptioq that
thv aleOt%~~~Of 1921 aPttinS WI14 ZU~~U W&J ft~VO~~OTJQ.%t~,:
with the t&n eflstiw luwa.
Yxar8 vary truly.,
APPROVED JAN 22, 19&l.
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