Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

. -‘. 262 ,I..’ I’--’ 263 prov~lms hfm3of &all not apply to ofttcia, towns,an3 villagesaad epaeialeobool dlat&ots, 054 iadepmdent RJJIOO~ xUatrict8,ualerrs and un- til tb.8gsvernln~bodr of any such city, tom, or village,or ageoialochooldietrLot,or in- Cepcmdmt s.3moldistz3ctf1M.q that ~usual OF flxc8salYe defaultIn tthbpa-t of sd valaq andpolltilzesha3 ouaurred,andtbatan bxten- 6lo.nof t3.m for the ?smt of suah del.tnqwnt ad valorrsa and poll tsxea vi11 >xmote azzdaocel- crate the colloctlm ibcmof, vheroqxm euch gpverningb&y 82uLl a&z& a r-esolutio~ ~2 opdi- nice eo2dumlng awzh.flndSng, aad ~p:poo t&e ret- tordlngof such findIngsof fact the praialms of t.ha Aat 0ba.u -m 321full f0me aw emct a6 toany-swhoXty, tovq, or village,Or epeaial pchool district, or indepandentochool district. Et is her&y e~ressly anb sgacifically provided t&t penaltieeand fnteawt herein releasedwe mleaeed anl~ ox.deliwuentad valoreaand poll tsFies'ant3 011no other taxes. Jresh. While the languageused is p%x?hapsnot as olem w &&at have been used, we believe thzbtSeation3 uao mt to &we this efreot: (1) If mm9 than cm3 year9 wea we delinque.& tha-tamayer may not have the beaeflt 0s the roleuse if be pSg8 fox me rfxaronly or if he pays for &ny nmbcr of year8 lese thim ~11; and f2) ii he we8 -0s ilollmpmt cn sevexol piecaa of propa?tg hs msy %jngleout cme pl6Ce and.Pay the dollnqusnttax88 assessed agaast it, titbout pagiag athor dollnqutrntad valoremand Pollta%es wtig by &la, but I!!zwch a cam of thus ~az?u &y a part of the d%lLnque& tams oving by him he ulll haye to pay a @ PenaltY. It dcms not a?puar to w that any ~tontial 14 rLl%x#hst in sactica3 to 1oY-ytEe c-$3 yQaltyvher8cll thedelinQuenttaxes wfnfjbyaau3&are' g&la. Ratherit Be%rasto us that the penaltyis l-ted to those GUS%8 VhePe t&3 ~operty oM8r chooresto sS@?e- gatea partof.hlq property and pay,on it alone;. .~ .~ ; ,: Our'opinl~ 18 that uder the Act no pemEity,m d%lfaquMt bXQS VI= be Char@X%bleby the State and County, adoPtIngthe Aat; where, or by OtEor goUtica subfflvlsioaa a pcraanpays all thid%linquwt ad valoromaad Poll t&es owingbyhlm. IS he pays all tha.dollnque& ta.sea.dueem . a part0r lxlaproperty mly, thm leavinga.pcz?tof hi8 de- Unquanttaxes unF%dhemastpaya 6$pcnMtycinthatpaid,