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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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AhORNFTGcnm”rL
Roaorable t. J. Tuoker
County Attommy
sulphur apringo, To%40
Opinion No. C-78)9
ilor The ouu 8nd 4utborlt7 of
the g it7 c8niorioa or
You hate Nqumted th
48 tollw8l
“The city CmEdrrl
no protort or petition
thr 8ppliaation for 8 fr8.b
Attachad herato la a copy
of tho above referred to or&ance, for your infor-
satlon.n
The City of Stalphur Spring* 18 operating under a
ahartrr granted in 1911 by the Legislrturo of Texas (Chapter
k?, page 375, Acts of the 32nd Luglslature). *meare informed
t!lzt In 1937 the qualified voter0 of SUphur Springs, 8t a
NOB. T, J. tioker - Pye 2
r8ylvl7 r a iledllrotion, dlupproved the adoption of the
R-e 2ulo Aundmut.
Cenua l
la w8
( ;o vuniy
088h
lle8bionr l8 8au
llt7.m
?h@ above quo%ed 8h4rtU pmri8i048 ue 8pOO1fi8
upon the proaedure to k followed in th8 granting of l fran-
Chi80 by the City Of E+ulphur bprlagr for the purpo8a of
operating l ly 8te&
of burr8 within the eitye Ar luoh, the '
;vovirionr of
Subsrotlon (qq) naoes441%y pnrdl over other
ccnerd provision8 ln tho charter, PartiCUlPrly Sootton 3
of Article X1X upon tha gen+:ral cubjeot of franrhire granting
ordinunc6r.
You we advim? that it 1s the opinion of thin
LkpsrCi:.ent t&t the aaycr &?d iitp Conaisslm of -ulphur
.+rin;:s, Terns, has the pouer and authority to arpkc a &rant
/of a I‘ranahise for the purpoer of opcreting a o ~~tsai of
bums in the City of Sulphur Spriwa without 80 L ireion af
the quc&l.on to a vote of tbt qualified rotera of the Clt
unless within thirty days after the pe8tux.q Of tbc branchI’M
543
Non. T. J. Tuokor - Pap f
gmntl ordiauwo, l petitlon ri&md by the lr uirite oumbu
of q-1 “I ffrd tofua aa rpeoiflwd ln Subrrrtlon 9 qq) rhrll
be ptraonted to the coadraloaur nqurrtlns that uid ordi-
nmae b8 euba4tted to vote of the people.
Your, ruy wuly
ATTORXXY OAkXRAt O? TEXAS