Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

FL
\ OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

; AUSTIN

Eonorsblo Tom F. CofomaS
county Attorney

read6 ln part as

01 Diatrlot at
election to do-
rotara dsaire to
0 of aonatrwting a
la00 rooaa and rep&r-
ldlnga, 88 wall aa foe buy-
y egulpnent for the new
ion prsaanted is whether
on oan be held to ~OOUB bond8
ct%on, repairing and equipment
oh001 builiilnga WIthirr the limita
of the Eudaon Indeperrdent sahool Diatrict.~ Will
it bo r~~cearary to vota ona bond iasw for tile
oonatruotion of tha propored now buildlq and
aaothar bond iaaua to be used for the repairing
of the arioting bulldingat
lAr tic &8704 ghma the dirtrlot trurtesa
power to lavy a tu to prorldo for the intereat
a ndlinktng fund fo rbonds laaued fo r1 tha pur-
ohaao, o0natruotion, re*ir o r lqulpmnt rar
Eoaorablo Taa 1. CO~~QIWL,
pago #2

publla fru‘&aool building8 within the lldta
of auoh diatrlot.~ Artlola W86 provider that
the petltioa muat 0ontaIa tha purpose ror mhIoh
the prooaods of the bonda mart be uaod. There
la no provlalon l&nat aalng the proaeeda oi
the bond, for more thaa one lmful purpoae~ nor
la wthorl~y gworided for ao doing.
la my apInIon Uaat it la to the best lnt-
.I$
meat of the distrlot to vote oae bond issue to
be wad for both purposea named above.”

Artlolo 27S4, Revised CIvIl Statutes of Texas, author-
Isea the lavylng ot taxer by oommonand independent rahool
dIat.rIota Sor osrtain purpomea, among whlob are the lollorlng:

‘2. In oommonaohool and Independent dlirtrlcta,
tor the purohara, oonatruotlon, repair or quip-
mont OS jnabUo free sohool buildings within the
lImIta of auah dlstriota and the purchrao of the
neorasary alter tharetor,Ttu not to exowd
flfty csnta on the one hundred dollar8 v&luatIoa,
auoh t&x to be for the pIJment of the ourrent int-
sreat on and provide a ainking fund auffioient to
pay tha prlnolpal of bonds rhloh aaid distciota
are empowered to issue for auoh our~aea.n (Em-
phaais supplied)

Article 2786 provider In part aa followor

Vhenever the propoaitlon to iasw bonds is
to be votrd on Lrrmy common or independent school
dlatrlot harounder, the petition aleotlon order
and notico 0r eleotlon muat dlatLtly specify
the amount of the bandO, the rate of IntWeat,
thrir Mturlty dates, and the purpose r0r uhlch
the bonda are to be usad, 0 + l !I
Hononbla Tom t. Colaman, ~0 #8

There au8 bo no doubt that bonda MJ be issued for
the oonatruetlm .of sohool building8 or ror the ru?aLr of
eohool building8 60 for the equipmeat ot suoh bulldingo.
Thbrefora, a echo01 dirtriot could tote an iaaw of bonda
Par ona purpose and alao vote another iaeuo of bonds for one
of tha other purposeaA But doea this ENNUI that one iraua
covering more than cno purpoao QUAnot be votsdt AI do not
think ao* It would ba a vain and pointlear requiait+ to ro-
quiz%3 lo p a r abond
to iaauoa aad alrotlona, for o;?ly additional
lnaonv#nlenae and expenar would result.

CertxLnfJIthe Legislature knew that when new school
buildinga WCI eonrtnsotad, most of them raquirb tha purehaao
of IleT equiplufmt. Surely thr &gIalatxre did not oontmaplate
tha holding 0r oeparata elections aad the voting 0r aoparrt*
bond iaawa. #s think it clsar that ono bond issue may bo
voted aovsring tha varloua gurpoaes. This viw is aonaIatent
rith the estab$iahed preotips oi th.ta department In approving
aohool bonds.

You are, therefore, advlaed th6t one iasua of bonda
my b8 voted In an independent aehool dlstrlot *ror the ocm-
atntctlon, repair, and equipment 0r public rres school build-
ingo” within the limit8 or auoh dlatriat.