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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eon. Prmlk R. Hurry
OOUnty Attorney
Panhandle, Texar
Dear Mr. Murray;
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whether or not t
to oonrtftutionallb4 de tax to oset tfme
warrant8 against road or oat they ret
tax authorized
ha8 boon modted
adopted In 1890
thorlee an mlditfonal
.OO ot raluatlon ror
roada. If toted by a
ng eleotorr of the
e held for that purpose,
‘mnt Y&f by t&
entlaal quo&ion
rable Joe B. S&t&,
was pXvmmted to thlr dopart-
Countr Auditor of Hunt County
adl the Eonorablb Soott Qaine@, krrtrtant Attornq Ceumral,
rrnderod an opinion on thir queetion Maroh llth, 193i?,a oopy
of raid opinion befog 4n41064d herrwith.
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Eon. hnk R. Muira7 January l&h, 1939 pw ia
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In+@ 'toyour inquiry, ln tier of the foregoing
authoritl.8, it is the opinion of this departmoat that where lag
&litional road malntenams tax has been authorimd to be letied
and oolleoted at an eleotlon oalled for that purpose br the
ajorltr or the qyallfied voters of the oountr, the Cemissioners*
Court ~7 fix a greatejror less rate of 1~7 each JWU, not to
lxoeed 134 on tie #lOO.OO vmrth oi taxable property.
Trusting thit the roreeoing +wwers your inquir7, I am
Yours very truly
ATTORNlIYGENERALWTl3XAS
By (Signed) ARDELL WILLIAMS
Assistant .
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APPROVED:
(Slgn,d)GRRALD 0. MARN
Am- GENERU OF TEXAS