**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  **GROVER SELLERS**  **ATIOIWLI**

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Ronoreble Charles H. Timotmld County 4ttornay,Galrerton County Ddltrrton, Texer Doer 3r: opinionx0. O-7018
trrrltory rit 

### withinthe 11

Ve Praknotiedua reaript 

### of **data, and**  **quotr** ire74 **fo~z lttter**  

### tq **a**

**enaa upon**  **on8** impor0al.d ba of greet V8lUO. Oalterton **have** on thraa d4W Dr4~0844 bon6 lrru68 to IIthi8 isod and the aity 18 **0 thi8**  **WWk Out**  **Ol ’**  **olvrrnt**
**SkPrOV~~OI&t dirtriot**  **iOr the**  **8010 pUrQO8r**  **r6oleinin~ snb**  erslnlau **tbir property**  J bar lndioated th& it will **oon8truot** nooewmry **dreine@e** iOr 8uah street-8if t&8 &8t:;iotwill baar the burbmn ot nalalmlng the lend.
"It 18 pr0UOa~d that the **di8triQt.** if **OraStOd,** will isiwe bonds payable ?rom tat@8 upon the property rltbln the dlatrlat either on an a& vlrlorembar18 of on tha basl8 of cr88488mmtaeaaording **to** benefit8. Roth the bonda and 

### the orration of the df8triat rlll. of oour88, be rubdttw! to ycur dopertmont for s~~roval.

### 78

~44. Cherloe H. Theobnld - ?sgo 2

**“%LO qUO8ti44**  h88 ori804 88 t4 whoChor,o **W&Or** control end irprOvamnt dl8triat r8y **bo 8rQ8tod**  out 4r 

### territory8itUt3tOd ontlrolywithinth4 limit8o? **811** 

### lnoorp4rstod oltr. 

### Arti ?880-4op8Oii10011t prwldo8 thet 8wh 8 dirtriot 

### may lnaludoanyportion **0r** tho aroo **or** my oounfg 'lnoludlnat4wn8, vlll8go8 on& munlalpal oorp4rotlon8*. Artlolo 7880-115 

### pr4lid8o for II8epsrste olratlm in that **port** of any propoaod alatrlot 

### sltuatodwlthln a 

### munlolpsl04rporatlon. In thlo **0080, thrrr**  **wuld** k only 440 8lootton proolnot 8inO@ au 6hO tOXTitW~ WOUid k With14 th8 imt8 Oi the Olty of Uolvoaton. **-8.b 411**  tho88 **8tOtUt.8,** it 

### 18 ly opiolonthat tho **8ll8WOT to**  

### tho **O~OVO qUO8tiOXl**  8hOuld 

### be ln the **atfimstiV8** 

### but 1 W4uld 8Rpr8Oi8tO

### your **8dVioo8** 

### in th18regard.
"Ial8o 4ollyourottontlontoArtlalo7860-135whloh prorldo8thoto water o4ntrolend imprwanent 

### dl8trlot **rry ba**  **orootod within**  **0 olty**  by ordimnar **rdoptod** by tho Cltf 

### Conni881on**or Oounoll.**  **fn thi8**  04xmo4tion, 

### I would opprralatoyour **8dViOO** 

### 4nwhothorol not **thi8** 8OOti4n ap 1108 Homo Rule 

### E

### ltf,t0 th0 oity Of 08lVo8tOn,**Whioh** 18 8



### at, ii 84, whothor the 

### OltyUaDsriUloh may arooto8u4h o dl8triotte lnoludo only l pa-6 0r 

### the olty.

**‘ YOU**  **ObViOo on**  the80 **rcttOr8 till**  **b0 ~00flr**  

### l pproaletod.*


### Hater 04ntr414n4 lmprot8mont d18triataasy be oreanlaod und8r l 

### lthorEootlon52, Art. 3 4r Sootlon 59, Art. 

### 16 4r tho ConrtItuti4n

of Texal,on6 Ch8ptocIIXA,Tit18 128 **(Art.** 

### 78801, **VW%on*8**



### hnot8ted C1vll **%otutor.** Art. 7880-3 read8 in part 88 rOiiOW8: wY8tor Control 

### and frproroa*nt Di8triOt8may **ba** orgonl806 **under** tho pr0vi8i4x48 or 

### Sootion59, or 

### Artlalo16 or the C4n8titUtltxt 

### rOr 6n CM 9~ ~4ro Or tho **5NrpOllO8** thoroln pl?4Vib=8 **-759** 0 **@Ill1** 

### 'Inoludlngthe aontrol **8toring. prooorve**  

### tion and dlotrlbutlon or its **wotorr md**  **flood** 

### *atom, the **wntsr8** of 

### lta river8 

### an6 gtroaao, ror irrigation,powor on6 all other **u80rul** pur**po8~8,** the roolamatton 

### and lrrigetion **~0r** it8 

### art:& 8emi-arfband other **1aiid8 neobing**  irrige

### tlon,the roolom8t14n8nd 59' tho ocumervetlon an& dovol4pmont oTTt8 4r68 8, ntor8 

### ana hgdro 

### olootriopower, the Mvigotlon of it8

## I oorrtol 

### and inlandwetor8, 8nd the proe8n8tl4n and oonoemett0n 4r all 8Uoh aoturol 

### roaouroo8 0r tho ctate;**** "

. It 16 our undorrtendlqg thot the proposed dlstriotwould be oreonizod only ior tho pup088 of reclaimln$ land8 whloh or8 subject to overfl4w 

### en4 pr4vidlng drainage ot the oxoe8a waters.

'eation 3 spociiloallp ,providra thet e wator'&ntrol and 1I;IFrwenent

dletrlat **mg k**  

### org8nizod ror **the** purporo **stated. Art.**  7880-b prOvidO8 in part 88 i4110~8: *Such dlatrlota.q;.iy lnaludo the area 4f any county or oountlta, 4r any portion thoreor, ineluding town8, **V11108Ot3,** 4r mUnlolpal oorporatloll8. Fuoh dlotrlotr mey lnoludo rrrg

oouaty an4 

### aumb8ror 04lUl$~OO, 4r any 

### polltloml8ubdlrlrlonof tho Ftmto, and deflngd 

### dlstrlot m+pa,rt8 Of ~snyor 011 oounti.88 

### in tho Stateet Texar;



### . Art. 7@!0-115 provldrr, in part OD **tO11OW8;** 

### 9?0 town,olty 

### or munlalpaloorpor6tlon shall b8 inOiUd8d

### within eny di8triat org8nlaod horoundor udLo88 the,propoaltlon iOr tho or~anlzotlon theroor 8hall have boon 

### l doptod by 

### a mejorlty vote or the voters therein portloipating in 8uOh elootion.*+*~~ Tho qbooo Quoted 

### meotlon8of Art. 7880 apralfl0al.l~ 

### authorlzothe creationof water OOntrol 

### aad lmprwoawnt Olrtrloto war towns, rllle~os, end munloipol corporotlons. The arsatlon 

### or oon8Omotion dlrtrlota to hnoluds oltlos hen beon oxpreO8lp 

### roaognlzedby the 0OWt8 4s 8ria8n00d 

### by thr aaOO or 

### Herr18 county Flood control Di8triOt v. Uenn, l&,0IT. w. (26) 1096. 

### Thishms **t3180** baon held to be poaalble a8 to dlstriats orootod under 

### r?eotlon 52 of Art. 3 of tho Constitution or T8Xf38

### in suoh oases 16 Cin;mons V. **LiCrfitfoot,** 146 8. WY.8711 Uunson P. LOO~QJ, 177 P. NT.1193; 6. A. srnd

**A.** P. Eiy.CO. **1.** f?tnte, 95 s. ‘8.(26) 681. Ax-t. 78&O-la5 provides 

### in **part a8**  **iOiiOW81** “Any tom, olty or munlalpsl **corporation** may have the benefit **end** pawero herein pr4vidod under the oonstitutiod oi thl8 Stat8 

### andmy aid cay di8trlOt in **the con8truot,ion**  **sn4** oporetlon or any 8uch lRlprov8lE8nte to the extant that Oeme lnrybO On ~dtlZlt~~0t0 SUOh munloipal corporation In the followln@ nenner: "A. The oreo inoludod in any town, ofty or ~~unioipsl

oorporetlon bo orgsnizod into end 0onatltutedf fion.

Charlea R. Theobald - :,ege 4

a water oontrol and improv0mant dIrtrIOtwith all the powera, authority and prIVIleg08provldod by Feotlon 59 of 

### Art. 16 of the Conrtltution and ba govemod by this **Aot,** 

### by en ordlnanoa duly onroted **by** the board of eldermen, oommIr8ioncrs, or governing body thereof, oonrtitutlng same a water oontrol and Improvement district and appointing 

### five dlreotors therafor.“*** The above quoted 8eotIons of Art. 7880 authorize the 0lty oounoll of a oity to oreata B water control and improvement dirtriot over territory wlthln the olty. % oan see no reaaon *y the Leulelature mmy not delegate thir authority to a olty 00unoIlau well as a 0ommIssIonerr~ 00~2%. The oommIsaIonera* 0ourthas been delegated this authority In all typaa of oonttarva**tion** dirtriots, and the legality of ruoh districtahaa 

### beenupheld In numerous omen. The oonaervatlon amendment raqulras 

### theLaglmlatursto make provision for tha 

### oreatlonof **ruoh** dlstrlotr01)

are neoemarg to oarry out the purporee of tb rmondment,and doe8 not ramtrfct tha manner finwhloh 8uoh provlrionr ohall be 

### made. A olty oounollwould be a lagloal l gmnoy 

### OB to territorywlthln the olty.

In reply to **your** firat qua&ion. 

### you are 

### advIsedthat It 18’ W&opinion of thla Oepartment that wster oontrol and lmprovemeat dlstrlotmmay **be** orsabod **out** of territory situated entirely 

### withinthe 1ImIts of an lnoorparated olty for the purpo~~a of reolalmlng landa uhioh are rubjeot to overflow and providing dralnaga

### of tha exueaa

### waters.

The remaining quoatlon In whether or not the City Counoll nay oreato 8 dlrtrlot out of 1088 than all 

### the territory wIthin the oIty&

Es have oarefully etudled the **otetutee.** governing uater oonaervmtlonand lmprovemant dlrrtrlota and the oa6oa oonatruing aaId **atetutes,** and we do not find any apeolflo euthority for the areatlonof a dietriot over part of a olty.

Wa ara fully aware that Teotlon 135, **huoted** above, prwidee that a city may have that benaflts of power8 provided for under the Con~tltutlon- t

” o the extent thnt samaw be an edvantaffe to

_ suchmunicipal oorDoratIon”. 

# xzla not I m =a to Gyly that the dEtriot banefitted.noluda territory within the oitg that would not ba

Wa aleo note that 

### afterthe dlstriot >,8 ereeted Art. 7880-76 require8 the direotora to axolude any knd that would not babaneflttad.

If this dfetrlot **Issues** bonds, whloh we understand they intendto **do,** this Department would at the time of the IssuanoaHOli l Char?.ea II.Theobeld - 7aF.a5

k 0s ssld bonds have to approve the dlstrlot as wall es the proposad bonds. Wo believe that any opinion rendered by bhls Department wharein this qurstlon 88 to ths autporlty of a munloIpslIty to Issue 

### l vldanoas of Indebtedness srlsss should ba oonstruad ap$nst the 

### l ~Islpality whore there is my sorlous doubt a~ to thr legal rights to Issue same. This polloy he8 8180 baan followed In this Dapartment In ap proving bonds. V?edo this In order that an Imme4late and suthoritatlva determination of the question may be made by our oourts.Ke believe that thtxe i8 suoh a reasonable doubt here as to the authority to oreate the wster oontrol end Improvament dlstrlot over 8 pert of a olty. You sra sdvissd, therefors, that It Is the op:nIon of this Dapartmant that 

### ssib dtstrlotmy not be oraated over a part of the OitF.

COB:V Vary truly yours

BY:

Assistant