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OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
xonor8ble R* Ii.IloLan#lllln
oountr Attorao~
Dumr, Toxao
to
oh l8, ‘1940, portela-
ia& to tho OOQI a r.garQ to potltloa8
prorontod to th bond eleotion tar
read hprevwo ln put, 88 follew8:
us from pur opialoa
woe 08 wt. &stter, one
ld for thr purpore OS
@hwarrr Letor a reoo&
e.000 for tho purpwo of
l r llea w gith
e th 8lr o o p -
or in the rirrt petition.
l? tlwo taotr tha Oendr-
sot abow Itr iiroretioain Oak-
uit&lJl L rauoa0ble t&a t&o
U, lTW though in tho mrontlmo tho
on had bow filod. IauOOU, *e’~ue an-
ire hey lb oan,bo raid that tin lour$
rorotloa to rent80 t&o fir& potltion 8Jm
prwoatra. l&W th0 8OOOild'p~tit~Ol&U8D rq80&@6,
wrrrbig tbr WM mllu&e dtE tbo rrooptPon .or wtoa
ailor dllo4 r0r la tha firn pot&t&on, ‘3ro thhk tho
ootwt would hare 6 ri*t to portpouo itr ordrr oa
rald otltion beoruro lf the @lootion 011 the firrt
pottt POILourloU, tho lloatlon on the looond pahltion
. .
Honorable B. E. M&mghlin, paga #
rould be a uoelou (Lot, and wo knor of no rule that
would warrant the IOstl8&30 of a llUtA~8 to enfor
the CommlaoIonoro~ Court to perform ouchan aot.
8.8 m&n8 VS. YSdW, 888 S.W. 077.
WTZupur~~ae of a bond rleotlon IO to vote for
or Og;aind the 188UMtQO of bond8 for 8 8pOif10
o anA not to toto for one potitlon or another
Th8 b o nd
llootion must oarry by a two-
third8 M$dtl tOtO, the roaey to be U8md for tb
p\uw80 tot.6 011. Wo know of.no way that both
lleotlona oosld bo hold at the name time and aooom-
plloh the purpose for uhloh a bond lleotion lo hold.
*Theroforo, It la our opinion that the proper
proeh.~~ would be ior the COmml8OlOnor8* hart t0
0611 an eleotion on the firet petition. If this
olsotlon oarrloo, then the oeoond petition beoomoo
g moot quaotlon beoauoo the entiretileage provIb-
od for in the 8aoond petition will be Improved with
tha bond money obtaln8blO a8 a~,resnlt of th is llee-
tion. fi this lloetlon f8qlo %iaoarry by tfu 1%
qulro4 two-thirds aaaajorlt~ thoq the oowt 08s 0811
an elootlon oa the aaoom¶#%tlon.*
Bin00 that tlma we hat0 reoeirrd a letter from you roquootlxig
#lo department to more doflnitolf outline the preoeduro to
be f~llowod andor additional f8Ot8, Wo qUOt0 f&m your letter
as followar
*Trotathe aboW wa assume that you had oonieto
the oonoluolon that tha $160,000 p<Ion was pro-
lentodto the Gd8oion~re* OotirB 8oRdbO @or
to the time that tha p8tItlon for $96,000.00 was
preront6d. The SaOb Of tb Mttor i8 that both
petition8 oame oa to be oon8i6~nd by the Otis-
8ioaor8' Court at the aaam tlmo, ana for the rir?t
time. The aw.tln$ at uhioh.the petition8 oaa. on
to W oonoldorob war a oulleb 8e8iioa of the oourt,
aalled for the jmr~oa@ of taking up say petition
or patitiOn8 presented to the oourt. Xowe1er. the
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Honorable RI E. MoLau&lid~ pa&r #a
$14O,OOO.C0 petit&on was filed wlth tho Countr
Judge, a~ few day8 prior to the riling of the
$QU,OOO.OOpetition, but both oamo on to be oon-
rldorod by the oourt on the oame day.
*Sinoo reodrln,g four opinion In whloh too
adtirod that the Oowii88ionuac Oourt order ui
olootion on the )160,000.00 potltlon, wlthhold-
*m Its order on tho (96,000.00 petition until
after tha olootlon, a numborof thooo supporting
the #lM,OOO.OOpetition are niOi116 tho objootlon,
that thef rouJd be dloorlmlnatod lgalnot br the
oougurtfr th6t proooduro 18 foUowod. Thor r00i
z&d boo patltlonr should be voted upon at the
.
“Wo would appreolats Trivy muoh l? you would
outline moro de?ialtoly the proooduro tha8 the
00-t ohould fol10w in handling this perpl.rxin(l
problem."
Unclor the faoto set out in ygur lottor, whore both
petition8 worn prerontod to the ooxntufolonorr~ oourt on the
snake date, It lo the opinion of thld.d b partmeat that it I8
lntlrrly wIthIn the. dhoretion of ‘%hJ oourt whloh potltion
shall first be 8ubmIttod to tho people. As date& ln our
original oplnlon, both llootlono oannot be hold et the oamo
tlUl0. As a praotloalxmttor, If tho oonmd8oionorr* oourt
ml10 an oleotlon on thr $140,004 petition, whloh ooforo tha
8ntIra 113 IkIlo O? road, an4 thi8 p*tltiOn oarrlao, then the
aooonilpetition will, booomo .a moot question beoauao tha an-
tire miloage prorldd ior In'tha $96,000 potltlaa, ar. waralla8
aa additional 7 miles, will be finprorod with the bond money
obtainable a8 a raaulb o? this oloo4Ioa.
TmotIn6 that t&I8 oati8taotorIl~ anower8 your quoo-
tlon, w8 are
Yory Orulf your8
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