OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Kla Pike
County Attorney
Hartley County
Dalhart, Texas
Dear Sir:
Opinion No. 0-M
lcdependent ec
;:‘e have your lette uesting our oplnlon
upon a question stated in sub
Kay the Coun rusteea transter
territory rrom one let to another
independect school fer la opposed by
the trusteee of th riot iroE which
such territor.y is
majority of the qu
from one school dlstrlct and
,and further ProvldlnE for the
s an? uelng, the latest legislative
is controlling under the facts set
s statute among other things provides
as follows
ded further that before any portion of any
any part thereof detached an election shall
be held at uhich the qualified t&x ;~ayin~: voters oi such
district sou&t to be divided shall first vote by a n;ajorlty
vote to divide said district and shall define the part of
said orlsinal district sdu@t to be detached;”
Tze lax pertaining to your question is fully~\ALBGU3SBd
Lr our opinion X0. O-275, written by ilonorable Cecil C. Cammck,
Fionorablo i-iilliaz J. R. Wng and t&is writer, addressed to h‘onOr-
able Gilbert Smith, County Attorney, Jones County, Uson, Texas,
and approved in conference by this Dopartnent; a copy of said
opinion is enolosed herewith.
_I .
Honorable King Fiks, tags 2
Trusting that the above satisfeotorlly answers your
question, we are
Very truly yours
ASSISTAXT
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APPROVED
OPINION
F;NCLOSURE COMMITTEE
By 65%2&
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