Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERALOFT-
AUSTIN

Honorabls Oharlrs IL Bot&gan
Criminal Di&riot Attcmney
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.Bearsirt apltnionx0. o-392l
13~ St UL i.adlVidti.OUAUa tmo%
O? land 108s thin 200 aerou
and vallwd at 1.88 than #3,000-
and th. W~u8ty~llaedivides the
same Fa half, oan auah laudown~
&ah hometed oration in both
oountieB?
so are in rmoeipt of pour letter in w&lab you fom
queet tho opiaian of thir dmrcslent upon thu question sot a&
thoreln aB rollown
"St!en individual own0 a traob ef land low
than 200 aoraa and VPluod at low than $3,000.00,
and ts critided with a portion in -A- oounty and
a p6rthn in -B- ooorhy, or in &her words the
oounty lia lrdltidem th e lme $ nh a lt,c a n euo h
f;rAtn¶g al&m htwaostaadoxee&Mon In both

Saotion la of Artiole VXU o? the Conatltutlanof ~
Texas provides aa f0110rs;
"'i'hreo
Thousand Dollara [$,,OOO.OO)of the
assessed tkablo value ot al3.r?oridmo* homestoads
aa now derlnad by law &mll be oxmpt tram all
caxatlon rim all state purposoe; provided that
thio oromptiorr.'~al.l not,be applloabl~ to tha%
portion of the ad valomfa tares lotied ior ,-ate
purpoaas remlttsd within those oountlecr or other
polit1adl subdltiaions llcm reoeiving anY runlrslon
of stato taroe,
until the orp+ratrionof ouch
psried of rends&an, unlees betoro the erpimtim
of suoh period tho bwd or govarniag aOdY of a4
me 02 more of snqh oaunties or politloel wbdiri-
afona &all have esrtifisd to the State CO5ptroUor
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ATl!ORL?EY GENERAL

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