**OFFICE OF**  **THE A?TORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



### BonorabloB. **Pat Mmrdr**  

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district lie8 within D81b8 ereforc, my litig8tiOll ror th8t perty 

### 18 8 h11a8 County problem. 

### OU 8eVer81different 

### 8U~rViEOr8 over ever81 

### months, 

### 8ad there is controverry eXi8ting between 

### 8upsrrl8or8, bond-holderr, the 8ttOrmy iOr the 8upUTi8Or8 8nd land ovnera, The 8ttorney for the ruperrlrorr and the dl8trlct **lt8elf,** ha8 propounded **to** m 8ever81 qW8tiOtl8 th8t are requiring an ~mwcr rt thlr tim, 80 1 u, ia turn, propounding some of them to you, together with SOW of my own queatlons, a3 that WC may kmve guidbUC9 in the solution of the problems 8t hand.

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### problem8 **thU8** propounded 

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### beaeiltr of your judOvat aa6 oplaloa.

%o tihlU8 County tires **hproTewot** blrtrlat **HO.** 6 

### 18 l **lOT.0 irprOT8-nt**  **dirtriot or~~nlred**  

### ad rXl8tilrg

### under th8 terU Of OhptW 44, 

### AOt8 of the 

### 35th kgi8btU30, ?ourth al&d 

### k88iOlr. Thm hot **odor** 

### vhiah **tha** 

### Dlrtrlot~88 **organlud** 

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### vhich **protld~r for**  **thr** l**88088lslrt** 

### Of **kMfit8** 

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### trlot, bad tha levy o? tuo8 **band** 

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### Of 8Wh bOMiit8 

### !O fiud w 0cUi881-?8 Of &- praluarat. bub 

### wet dl8triat i88wd “% to 

### it8 orgaalutloa~ th8



### $2 O,OoO.OOof 8erlal **b0ad.r dated**  **#OTUbOr** 3, 1922, Md **titer, OE**  Awil 1, 1991, 

### lrmnd 8aotbor ~W,OOO.OO of urially rturlng bcadr. Xach of the80boad 188ueur**Va8 approved**  

### by the **AttoraeJ ~lW~1,**  **aad VW8**  

### 8Ub8OqUNltlJ8016. mh of **the** 

### boad OrdW8 **for thV8V**  **tV0 18811.8**  **00~** 

### talmd paragraph vlth 

### rofrreaaoto the 

### 1.~7 8~4 888@8rPsat Oi t-8 iOr **tb p8Flrt**  

### Of 

### bond8 8rd latorrrt thoreon at maturity. Tkn 

### barad ardor pa88.d by the Comlrrloarrr' Court 8t the 

### tin a? the 

### orlglM1 188~ of **boad8** 

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### 8 fO11OV8,

"'It 18 turthor ordered **b7 the**  

### Crlrrloa- **.r8 ’**  COtAFt **Of b-8**  

### COUOtJ,**90X88,** th8t 

### t0 wy 

### the lnterert o? laid boudr 8nd 

### to areate 8 linklug 

### fund to **redem** them 8t maturity, a tax of 44.50 

### oa each $100.00Of beneflt8 **888888ed** 

### l g8iUtt the real pl'Omrt7 vlthla the raid levee **illl~OTeilHRt** dlrtrlct, 

### l hell be **levied** for the year 19%, 8nd 

### la here 8ad nov levied for meld year 1920.'
"*That during each ye8r there8fter, vhlle **Bald** 

### boodr or 8ny 

### Of them 8re Out8t8odlU, there &all be computed and 

### l8cert8laed vhat 

### rate of tax, b8red UpOIl the **18te8t** 8pprWed tu roll8 of the 88id levee 

### tiprOVr=-t **dir** trlct, vlll be 

### aeces88ry,rsqulrlte 8ad 8ufflcleat to fully raise and produce the 88ld eum

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### 3

**h@re~R~OTe nt**  **Out** 

### for l 

### aoh **year 8uiflcle~t**  

### to **WJ** the **irterert 011** 

### uld bond8 end redeem **t&i 8t**  **WtlUitY,** aad 88id **tU** 

### Of, 8& et the rat@ **80** 

### found **OOQO88U ’** **J, 88**  **aforeuld, 8h11**  

### be l 

### rd 18 **hereby** 

### ordered to be l@Tkd, 

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### 8t8t8 in raid 

### dl8trlot, 

### and aeld moao7 

### rhea colleotedelm11 be -lied to 

### the **PUFF+080 aaabdr** **’**

**%hM** the **8OOOlld** 

### baud **188Ue Of**  

### 470,000.00**V88** 

### prOTld@di l **ideRtioe1 order**  **va8 P**  

### orlded **la** the 

### bond o rder,

l %copt thatl tax

### of 2.00 oa eaoh ~1~o.~~-Of l

### 8M88.d beReflf8 

### Va8 leTled 

### iOr the 

### year 1921. Othervlre, the order8 are 

### exactly th8 Um8 l**8** 

### t0 

### TePbi&ge.

‘It 

### l **99eu8 a180**  

### th4t frommd 4ft.r the ye&l' l920,aad laclwllng bt 

### yew, md through rid 

### laoludlrrg

the 

### youl 1949, the reoretuy 

### of tlm 

### Board **Of 8llpOrTi8Or8**  

### Of **the dirtriot,**  

### rho **18 the**  **OX Of**  ficio **tU V88088OC**  Of the dlltrlot **UUder the**  **8tbtUte,** 

### l e.ch year prepared l

### R 888e88BeDtbnd certlfledm **t0** 

### the **COti88iOPCr8 ’**  **COUl ’** **t8** Of th@ **?V8mCtiTO COW**  

### tier, rho thereuponentered 8n order le*~lq!a tu la the ucuat8 **88** 

### Uxed by **the 888088WRt8**  **80 pe**  **pared** 

### by **the** uaretuy of 

### the di8triCt. Tbme rat.8 U@ aOt 

### UltifOPB l**8 t0**  **X0-8, bti**  th@ **POmIOV** for **the** different 

### rater of **&rmerrauat p8r**  **7.~ 88**  

### fixed b7 

### the **ucretarr** of 

### the Borrd of b~pr~l80r8, th@ 8X 

### offiat tU l 88@88Or,

i8-nOt kUOM,

**but the**  rate8 of tuO8 per year Srom 1920 to 1941 **lnclU** 

### BIVC, 80 **8hOVn** by the **tU 888088Ol** **” 8**  **COrtifiCatC8**

very fev of the laadovner8 **Vlthin** the **dhtrht** ***id their**  **taxer from**  **year to**  **yew,** 

### and **the boUd8**  of the dlstrlet have been in default for mny Years*

### Hoao~8ble E. ht **IdV8rd8,** 

### page 4

%‘ber@tit@r,0. Jl.Povell,a bondholderof the **di8triOt. VhO**  **a80 Va8**  

### & laadovwr 

### vlthln the **dl8trl8t, lIk8tltut.d**  l **8Ult** 

## l **@lIh8t the**  **8UmrVls m8**  

### Of **the** 

### dl8triOt **t0 luoduU8**  

### the8 t0 fOEW8108@ dellrweat **twr. Mod8**  **Of** 

### d@li~Ueat **80 a180**  **8Ou$ht t0**  **&To th**  **PO tUe8**  

### that uht k foreolo8@d **WPbd** fult **t0 th@**  **JW8Mt Of**  **hi8 bOthd8,**  

### but **that** 

### partion **0s the**  

### rellef **roqght** by him **V&8** 

### dodiedby **the** 

### Trfal Court. 1uw, **0th** 

### partier 

### lIttOrT@ud llr’that 8uit, l 

### n&l oa the 98th dry of 

### Oroirlbcr,

1949, Judgmat **Va8 readered**  

### la the 

### 116th Judlol8l M&riot Court 

### ln C,.uae lo. 66-850-c/~, grmitlag aertalr 

### relief,

## l rpociall~**uod~mu8 for**  **th@ fOreelO8U?@**  **Of d@liQqU@at**  **tw8 aad**  **iOr th@**  

### l@Ty l rd l 88@888@at

**Of** 

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### thr

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### 4SWIIYOt Of **tw8** 

### to 

### my th **beaded** 

### ldebted**ne88*** 

### A~poal **V@8** 

### pwfeoted from tlm 

### b-1 **bUFt ’** **8** 

### ludgmont in t&t came, but tba Trkrw Court **va8 U**  

### fI?d bl th8 CO& Of Cl~li **A-18 at**  **kiia8 00**  

### JUU QS 

### 1943, report of 

### vhloh **18** 

### Sonad la 17J S.W. (@d) 

### 554, entitledC. W. Povell **T. lbllar**  

### County Lovea 18gtroveneat Dlrwlot lo. 6. Fbsreafter,the Su~rew Court 

### refu&d 

## l pplFo8tloaifor

vrlt of error 

### oa Ootober 6, 1943, aad volt of ~a&uui'~r pWldl **d** 

### by **the** 

### @dgmnt, llrued on hoember 32, 1943. 

### Uom of the **above** 

### watloaed **judgmmt 18**  beret0 

### attaohod 

### for four laform8tlon **aad Yrked**  

### ‘Exhibit A. 

### * 

## l 8Ub8@W@Ikt

t0 thv flll~ Of the UMdUU8 Wit, Dslla8 CountyLevee Improvement Dl8trlCt lo. 

### 6, through its **SupCrVi8oT8,** Inrtltuted **TmiOU8 8Uit8**  for foreclosure of the delinqusnt **taxes, umoag**  vhlah, by vay’of Illurtr8tlon, WI suit 8g8ln8t CA. Povcll iU8tltuted 

### in the uame of the district,
as **8boVa** b,,Fkhiblt B hereto 8ttached, and Mother suit by the dlstrlet 8gaInst C. H. Povell in the form as ahova by Exhibit C hereto attached. The 

### State of Taxa for and IO 

### behalf of itSelf 8nd the County **or** 

### D.slUs mtl other taxing unite, aleo fIled **8tit on**  

### the **8W bad**  **8gtiii38t c.**  **n. POvCll,**  **8s** ahova by mbit D hereto 

### l **tt8ched. C.H.**  **PoVell** 

### 8nsveredvlth **T8riOU8 01888,**  **but** ***@pu8t*lY** **ad** Qarf, d8mmded 8ppr818rl OS 

### the propertiesla the

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diff@?@~t**~titiOtl8 above**  

### urted, 8Id t&e **8Uit** 

### b7 **th8 atat@**  **ud COrPtJ**  **@Ed th8**  **tV0 8Uit8**  **by** the dl8- 

### trlotyiort C. 

### II.?ovoll,Vera all 00~8011d~t@d,
:zf 3, 4% at therein rendered ia **OOa8Ol~&t@d Cm80**  

### -6 **a8** 

### ahorn by hmlblt I hereto &ttaobd, the for8 

### of the 

### demad for 

### rpprrlul **by the**  **hi*&-** 

### ant ?owel.l belag l**8 rhova**  **by** 

### txhlblt E hereto **at** twhd. **moat that**  

### It 

### vlll be notedby **the** 

### form **of t&**  

### Judg**judgment** for 

### the total t4Xe8 **dw** th0 **Tarlou** 

### taxlag unit8 VI8 **rendered** agriut **C, 1.**  

### tovell vlth order 

### for foreolo8ure, but 

### vlth rpe**OifiO &POTi8iOE**  

### th8t th@ 8W 8Iight b@ 88ti8fiOd **by** 

### ule at thm 

### edjudged velue **of** 

### 410.00glr aare.

**%.rWfter,** 

### thi8 laadVa8 **8old** 

### bf **the** 

### dmrlff **under order**  **0s rile,**  **aad on**  ruoh **oorarion, there**  

### being no primto bidder8 **ml the**  

### Defea&at **aot** h8tlng paid or **offered** 

### to redeem, the land 

### va8 bid 

### in br the 8he?iff aad **taken ln**  **the IUY**  **OS the**  btate **0s** 

### T-8 for the benefit 

### 0s itwlr 

### utd for all tulng unltr lntererted 

### ia the 

### 8tilt pro rata. It 

### lightbe uld t&t 

### la 00, or tvo owe8 

### vhere the **poperty omor8**  

### had p&id **811 of**  

### their gmorbl, 

### ad **Talore8,** l

### d 8ChoOl tW8, Md rho?@ **the** 

### land V88 fO.F@ClO8ed

b7 the **leree** 

### dl8trlet 

### Only, **aad** 8Old, **tb** 

### d@ed8 WWe t-n 

### ia tbr 

### W Of the dlrtriotOm the adjudged



### tala8rper awe. 

### Ia l rev 

### owe8, laey 

### her been paid la to 

### the tre48ury 0s 

### the 

### dllt?lCt from the 

### 8dO8 **0s** 

### lmdr oavhloh lern 

### lmprovueat dirtriottUe8 M ‘&@a foreclo8ed,**88 V@]S**  **88 8t8te**  rod couaty sad 

### rchooldirtrlct t8XO8, 8nd there 

### 18 aov on hand lo the treasury of the **dls** 

### trlct, **IO-** 

### IlOWjr, vlth Pro8pWt8 that Other llOnOy vi11 be on haad in 

### the near future. Tbe tvo-yew period Sor redemption hss **almost** expired at this **d8ts. I** 

**. .**  **. .**  

### “The lert bond8 lrruedby the 

### dlrtriatvi11 

### mature la the 

### year 1951. Therefo re,l

### me of the lad@bt@daerr18 not yet matured, l

### rd it 18 eatirely po88ibl@ thAt 

### even 88 to 

### futureaccruing bonds 

### end lnterertcoupon8, the holder8 thereofMY not

### mcmrable B. **P8t** 

### Idvardr, **w8** 6



### pe8eat **00m vlthia**  

### th8 four **year rtatute**  

### 0s limita-

**- _-_**  **._** tlM8, 

### ti t-7 8Mll 00888 **t0 DOQOY**  

### Obll~btlO~8 0s **th8 bi8trl0t.**  

### biluae, hoV8Ter,ruchaoaexr are bein@ aeoumulated 

### la tbe **tna8ury 0s**  **the dl8trict,**  **it 18**  **dO8ir.d t0**  **hW@ yOU**  **OplrriOO** l**8 to**  **Vh&t b8810**  

### 8hould bo **Solloved** la 

### dlrtrlbutlng **then** 

### 8oaey8 on hand.

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**YOUI? fb8t**  **qUO8tiOa 18**  **88 fOii0118:** 

**‘ In**  

### the light **of the**  

### foregolu la **your opia**  la, **Vh@t 18**  **t& pW0tleal**  **and l@#d**  **mthad to**  **em** 

### plw la Mkly a dl8trlbUtloa of maa7 

### held by the 

### Levee ~otowat Dlrtrlat, lf 

### l rd vbra dl8bar8ed, vlth ti jwnt order 

### bely **obwned? ’**  

### Ia Udltloa to the 

### fMt8 airaloud b7 

### roar letter, 

### it 

### l pprmr from the 

### oplaloab7 JurtlaeLo00r~ of the DalU8 Court 

### Of Civil **@pea18** 

### la **oaw rt**  

### kteo Improremat DirtrlotNo. 6 

### led Pave11 **1.** 

### Da-8 County the 

### vame btee Dl8trlat la**volTed** 

### la **~our** OplRlOE 

### r@qU@8t), **in** 

### 173 8.Y. **(pd)** 55e, **t&t the**  

### wld LvTee Dlrtrlct 18 'hopele8817 aridlrretrlevabl7 ln801Teat."

It **~088** 

### to be the uttled rule **that vher8**  **vat*?,** **drabage or**  **leT@v dirtriatl**  **&re** 

### hopele88ly**iaro~reot and**  **the fUEd8**  

### on

hand, or l raihble, ue 

### ia8rrifiCiOnt to *J 

### all **areditorr** in 

### full, tht glymeatr rhouldbe **smde** 

### retabl7 aad the out8tMdlag lndebtedaess, both metured 8nd unmstured, **mU8t** be consldered la apportionvat of the fuads on hand.

Povell **T'.** Pallas County Levee Improvement Dlrtrict HO. 6 **( 8Upr8).** 



### 136. **Orover T,**  Ualted States **ex** ml. Snwer, 73 F. (26)

**State T.**  Little Rlrer Dr8ia8ge District, 68 9-v. (24) 671.

**The** 

### Judgment **of** 

### the **di8tFiCt court**  **88 s.hoVrr**  **by Yom**  miblt ‘@A’

proTld@s for rpportloomeat of the fund8 Ia sccordame vith the **rule** 8tated above, a8 Ye CoaStrile sear.

### gonorableH. Pat ~dvudr, pp **7**



### You are thw*?oro rarlrod **tht lo**  **our** 

### oplnloa the mow7 011 hmd rhould 

### be dlrtrlbatedpro rata 

### to the 

### holder8 of ruturrd bond8 l 

### d coupoar **not** 

### b-rod **by** thm 

### four-70~ llmlmtlorrrtat

### ot8,arid

th0 hOuOr8 Of l



### PiOrOOabiOjUd&Wt8, bti tb0 holder8 of **th8** wm8ta.d **bOad8 @ad**  **@Orrpolr8. VI**  **lllU8tP~tO 88**  **fO11OV8:**

**m di8t?:Ot**  **h8 #l,o** **’ %h~**  **00 hurd;**  Tb 

### l nforoo 8blo **jUd&meatr** tota p,ooo.oo. 

### JIatwod **boadr &d**  **OOUpolD8 mot**  **barrod #,00&f%.**  

### UnNtur.6 **bOad8 rod**  **OOU-8 @o,o** **’ %@h** 


### Totbl iod8bt.dlk888 - **416,OOO.OO.**

**Wf -** 

**of** 

### $l,OOO.OO**: WLOO**  **to bo**  **prorated @moa#**  **the matured**  **bOad8 Md**  **OOU~D8 sot**  

### b4rr8de

**gi% =**  **g of**  **~1,000.00 8**  **#6635.00 LO**  **b8** 

### promtad **among the**  **ua** 

### uturrd **bMd8 Uid**  **OOUpOo8** 

### bad plaoed in l **81akh# fund**  **to be**  

## l ppl1.d On **th8 bOod8**  **Md 00-8**  l**8 th87**  **-tW., fa**  **th8 meat**  **t&t** 

### aa unmbturod**bead 18**  **not pe88ated**  

### vlthln iOUr par8 after it8 

### dw **&t8,** 

### tin 8wh 8LIII t&~OtOfOrO **prorated** t0 

### it should bv rr-parated l**8** 

### above **llhrtr&ed.**

YOU **8OCOIid** qU48tiOa read8 88 fO11OV8:

‘18 there 4 lImlt8tlon OR the rate of tUe8 to be levied end 888e88Od 8g8Ill8t had8 vlthln 8 levee lEQrOTeWtltdlrtrlct in ln in8taWe vhcrc **8lIpW** vI8orr **seek to**  aomply vlth a wd8mU8 **Ord8r** from l Dlrtrict COUl't t0 1eV7 ati lIW88 t-8 t0 **-7** botadrd Iadrbtedne88 even thou& 8uch Mnd8Iuu8 M7 be la confllat vlth the OPd8r of th8 C~881Oner8’ 

### Court of **th8** 

### County In tb 

### ordee arde b7 It ert&b118billg th8 method 8nd rat88 for tbs 18V7 lnd 88- l e88llrant

of tar.8 in 8ald D18trlCt?gTb klh8 cbWt7 hW8 1 b-OV8&nt Dirtriot HO. 

### 6

Va8 W@Ri88d Ulhd8r 

### 8elUt8 Bill #O. 

### T 2, 4th c8118d ti88iOn Of the 35th hgl8htW.. 

### Seatlou 38 

### o? maid Aot 

### provider:

**%@a bOad8**  **rhu hW.**  **boea i88U.d**  

### b7 **• ~**  **km@ ~OT888nt**  **dirtriot th.**  **tUiB&** 

### 4llthoriti88 Of **rwh** 

### dirtriot 8h11 1.~7 Md OWIW **to be**  88. **80888d Uld**  **8OlkCt.d -8**  

### up00 all **tb** 

### rob1 **prop** 8rt7 - r~ibOBd8 

### vlthla 8Wh **dirtrlot, bawd**  up00 rad proportloaed, aa 

### t0 l mh pie08 of pop8rt7, **to** 

### the **wt** 

### beablltrvhlch it 

### rlmllhw8 be8a found vlll **aoorw to**  

### ruoh **propCrt7 from**  **the oow**  

### pletiopof the pUa OS rwUntlOa or otherduly l **thorind** 

### vork, 

### vhloh tax08 

### -11 **bo** 

### rufflclrat in MOUat t0 pa7 the latOrO8t on 

### 8vohb0ad8 u it ahall fall 

### dw, 4ad to 

### ra1.0 U addltlaul 8U 

### vhlch vi11 **erwte** 

### a **rlmklag turd**  

### rv?flele~t**to** dlrCbrg@ UUI rob08 

### rush bOad8 at 

### Vtprltf) l d **8UCh** 

### tU.8 8h11 

### th0rMft.r k 1OVi.d W-117 80 **hog** l**I** ruch bond8 **or** -7 **of t&n**  **mo OUt8taiu,**  

### lUffi@i8nt**ia WWt**  **t0 rCCOOpll8h**  **tbs VP808**  

### l bOr8 ladloated.

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The Dl8trletCowt judgmeat to 

### vhlah 7ou r&w rvads in wt l**8** fO11OV8:

.

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‘IT 13 RmTEm 0RDmrD, ADmDomARDDlERRm **that raid**  VrIt of kiadamur rhll order, direct aad COmmORd th8 8aId kperVi8Or8 Of the bfeadant dirtrict aad the socrctary thereor, mxl th0l.rl**UCCCI 80118** la office, to levy &ad 4388088, or c8ure to be levied **8Qd** 

### l

88.388Od

l gainrt the twble land vlthla the boundrrler of k11P8 Cowty &Vee IqR'OVerPe~t Dimtrlct No. 

### 6, taxes la 8uCh mount8 8nd 8t ruch 

### rate8 08 l **gaia8t the**  **88808804 benefit8**  per **acre** agsiart the lands vithln ths **dI8trIOt 81**  -11 produce **or cau8e**  to be produced from 

### th8 collection of 8uch t8xe8, rufffclent~ mm8 OS mosey to py the Indebteda of raid di8trict thBt ry 

### be evidenced by jl&@IMillt8

bgrinrt 

### th8 dI8trICt or bond8 

### and

## 289

goaorable B. ht **ltdvardl,** p&go 

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### 70~ to 78m, rod 8hallb0 00i

### lmtod Or aW8.d to 

### be eolloatedb7 lavfulproo.88.8 **Vhil. tbrre**  **18 OUt8taablw**  **88** lr **lo8t b1b8**  **COmt7** &v80 fipPrOvOmat m8triOt HO. , •~ 

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### Ia 7our queurtlon lo. 2 

### 7oa **r8fer** 

### to t.& **“ ardor**  

### of the Conni88iOwr8' court **of th8**  **oounty ia**  **tb@ order.**  **mado by**  **it** l**S** 

### tabllrbla8 tha uthod aad **rater ?or**  **th low**  **and** l

### oommat or tuor 

### in uld D18trlCt,m 

### aad vo are arrUlm that 

### JOU refer to 

### t& bond order parrod 

### b7 the 0~8~l~o.r~’ 

### rourt 

### at tha **tiu ‘**  Of th8 Orlglad 188~ Of 

### th8 **bOiId8,** 

### vhlah 70~ quoted ih w P **of** JOrtr OpiRiOR **PeQU88t, urd**  

### vhloh 18 **quoted** 

### on **pw** ***** **of** th18 

### oplalon.

It 

### 18 our opIalon that 

### thlr **ordor** 

### of the 

### oomirrloa8r8' COUPt %R UttiRg l ret@**Of $4.50**  

### oR’848h **@w.oo Of**  **bWWfit8 48888Ud**  **Va8** 

### bv1.d Oti7 iOr, th8 7.u **s20, Md**  

### th8 **tUlm alI**  thoritl88 a8 t0 

### ?UtUm 70-8 vould not **br** 

### bound b7 uld rate. 

### Th87 oould **lOV8r** 

### or ml80 IaY, l8 la tholr 

### j-at **VOtid** 

### aoa**8tltUt@** l **8U??lCl@llt rbt@**  

### b8ud **m th.**  **klvfit** l**8808mat** l**8** 

### vould be **ruiflolent** to **pa7** tb8 **lnt8P88t OIP**  **maid**

### bond8 **ur4** 

### rodeon th8m rt 

### lutur1t7. tt8 **are** 0r the oplaloa that th8 

### OOOPt8 could 

### not go b8hlnd th8 l

### ot8 of the taxing l

### Athorltie8vh8ro th8y do not exceed 

### theirauthority or violAte 8oY 

### bV, ld reriev their decision to COrreCt‘OrrOrl Of jUdpRt. See 

### City of Tyler v. Fmfland, 

### -7 S.Y. 93.

ft 

### I8 therefOre out opIaloa thAt the rate 

### to be levfcd aEelnat lands vlthin an improvement di8trict i8 limited OR17 by the term8 or 

### the Act that atater In snb8tancce that the rate shall be in aa amount rufflofeat to pay the IRtere8t oa 8uOh bond8 ad to pay the bond8 at rmtut'lty. **Ve** 808 no CORflICt bctvesn the vordlng of tim Act 

### end the Court jud!+-

### at, 

### l xoept the court j&peat al80 provide8 for tha levying 0 8 r8t8 8llffIcIeat to pag tb judpeat8 8galart the dirtrIOt 

### in 8ddltioa to ths Iaterse and the boadr. prom tb oplaloP or the court of Civil Appe818 ia pOvel1 v. Dslla.9Count? bree **IRF@O~8mnt** DirtrIot 

### 80. 6 \supra), ve find that the judgrentr 

### la qua8tIOn Vera obrained by bnndholdera, v&n th0l.r bmda verc not paid UPon

## 290

EOCWbbl8 8. ht 

### &tVbFdl, m8 

### 10

pe88ntatlon. A readin Of th8 judmat ot tho 

### di8triCt aourt 

### in uld **08UH rrve418**  **th8 8-e**  **?a&. Uo**  **8oe a0**  **aonflict be**  

### tV8Oa **th8 jadpnt**  **Of thr**  **OOUrt and**  **th8 bt**  **ia qw#tioa**  **or t&**  

### ‘ardor**Of** 

### th. oooLf88iOMuC8' COWt.'

9s thmro aa 

### irrogul8rlt7 la 

### a **tu rult**  **whore la**  **ti t4lOP.B**  **tW8 &lid**  

### l **88888Od b@Q@?lt**  **tU88 me**  

### both th8 r&)ot 

### of lltlgatloa,@I,ln **the** 

### auo ot
**a 8Uit**  **broa&ht b7**  **thr** 

### 8tato of Tour for ltul? 

### and th8 **kNfit Of**  **t& COUIlt7**  **Of !blb8,**  **iE** 

### whloh **Wit th8**  **DJU8** 

### Ootmt7 **two 4wr8rat**  

### M8trlet lo. 6, .? Intervoaed, 68 l put7 cab &88WW 

### 8 ol4l8 r0p taxer 

### : liluviw dellaqueataad Ill. to it l8 a tuin# unlt?m 

### Uo ma **foraed** to t& 

### aoaolurloo that 

### a lover iiproremat ilrtrirt, uhloh 188uod **bond,** 

### uadrr tin **ha07** 

### Aot, **aad** 

### vhloh bond8 or l put th.r.O? We OUtrtmdiw, 

### OeMot 

### wall itul? **Of** 

### th8 p?O~i8iOM Of th8 bOt8 Of th0 45th **h,d8htUFO, 1937,**  **p.** 

### 1&94-a,oh. 506, vhloh 18 

### lmorporrtrd la **Y8raw ’** **8** 

### haotatod **StatUt.8** l**8** 

### &tlOti n&b. 

### TO ~17 th8 ~O~idObi8 Of th, 1937 

### Act ln the 

### tor~alo8uro or dollnqueatt8&8 larled to 

### uouro th8 payNat 

### of **bold8** 

### lrrwd b7 l 

### love8 dlrtrlct 

### prior to th8 parr

### age OS tb 

### Aot, vould l8pd.r the 

### oblliptlao of the ooatruit **be** 

### tvooa 8Hbbdlrtriet l

### rd it8 bondholdorr, lm 

### 8MtrUOntlN Of the prorlrioa8 **Of** 

### both **(Ltat. d**  **hd8Pal COMtitUtim8.**  **Tb** 

### Lame7 ht 

### porlder la 8eotlon 42 **that:**



### *ru oolleotorrot levee lmprwearsatdI8triet8 

### till **peeform** 

### all dUtIe8 and rxerol8e all **poverr** In 

### r88POOt to dbllaqUeat taxer dw levee Improvrmeat 

### di8triCt8 l**8** -7 be provided b7 **l&V for**  **the** aOllaCtioa or dellaquont 8trte aad count7 **taX.8,** 

### and the collectlw of ruch dsllaquent levee 

### l8IproVeIn8Rt di8triCt8 tax.8 8nd **8a108** Ot prOPOrt thcr.fOl- **8ha11** be governed **by** the lavr 8pplyIng 

## to the COlleCtlOR OS dellaquent Stats and count7 tUe8. T8xe8 lcvlsd **wder thi8**  

### Act **8hd1** 

### be 8 lie0 **UpOR th8** 
**r oOsrt7**  

### l galartrhloh the7 are 488088Od, and 8h8 1 be D87- l 

### ble ati &ml1 Mturo and beCOWdelimawnt 88 -7

### EonOrbbl8 H. P&t EduUd8, ~68 

### 11

k ProvlQd by l8v **for dtat8**  **bad** oouat7 t-8, &ad Up00 ttilurV tOp7 8WhtU.8 Vh.ndw t& 8~- peMlt7 

### rbll l

ocrw

### bad be oollooted **a8** ~7 

### be po

### rldod **by** 

### lav la **oa80** 

### of aon-papeat or State l 

### ad o ouaty

taxer.

l


### Zhe 1~ rolatlre 

### to the oollrotloa 

### or dollaqqat 8ttrte aad count7 tax08 8ad the **ulrr** 

### or proport thrroror, 88 it OX

### lrted **et th.**  

# tiu **tbr** bMd8 **Of th.**  

### 1ev.o **dirtriat vu8**  **i88lud** Md **rold,** kOW l PMt Of 

## the CO&raOt

48 l ffOOtlV817

l8 **i.f It**  

### W b88a **80** 

### doaallutod in thv **bordr.** k11a8 Count7 I&v.. Im

### OV8mOatDirtriot lo. 6, et ril. v. R 

### 188~ 800 **al80 lbuard**  **‘ I.**  **Bugboo,** (Cow App.) 36 8.U. krrrly, 

### l#J 0.8. 1%~ Lohun 

### v. **JJooro,** 

### Ed. 753, Barnitrv. NoOluav,p8 **Ark. %SJ**  

### ?lrhrr **1. @mea,**  

### Ala. 1891 Oliwr v. 111. 941 aad Mok8h, 

### l t 

### al. T* mvrrro coaaty bv80 Improvowat Dlrtrlot lo. y, 124 8.Y. (,d) 913 (opialon **b7 h8tiOO**  **Aluaadu, of**  **Court of**  

### Olril **lipPrti8, bbl0).** 



### Uad8r th8 l&V **at** 

### the tiS8 

### thr bOrrd8 uuo i88UOd and **rold th8**  **pUFdU8r** 

### and **not the**  **Ori6m1 OVWf**  **V88** 

### l **ntitbd** to **hair po880881on**  

### ot thi land darlnu

## th8tvopa roduptlon period. **fb h6i8lbtUM**  **lo se,**  **iOr** 

## th8 **firlt** 

## tiw, p‘Otld8d tht **tbr** purohur **at** 

### 8wh **?OWOiO8U?O Ub8**  

### voald **Bat** 

### b. l 

### atltled **to pO8-**  

### urrlon of **tha property**  rold **tor** 

### tw8 until Uw 

## l xplratioa 

### 0r tV0 your8 irm tha &to Or the 

### ula. (40th lag., 

### 18t C.8., p. 194, oh. 

## 69).

The 1937

## Act, aov Artiole 

### n8f?b,provider that the **judg** 

### ment In **fOrdO8W 8UIt8**  "8ba11 prorlde tOr i88WRCe Of **Wit** Of pO88e88iOR vlthla **tVeRt7** (20) **day8** 8fter the **WriOd** Ot **redemp** tloa 8hall have expired **to** the purcharer at foreclo8ure 8ale or 

### hi8 488~118.' Where a levee 

### lmprovcmeatdi8triCt vu8 Impleaded **In a**  **tax rult,**  **or broilght**  **a tax**  **rult** under **Article** 

### 7)45b, 8Ird impleaded 

### other tulng 

### ualtr and the lmd **8Old, VhO**  **VOUld be**  entltbd to the pO8M88lOR **thereof** durlag the **tV0 p&r**  redeaptIon period? Under tin above **rt8te** ot **fact8** 7ou vi11 aece8eUIl7 **have** tvo aORtllOti~ Ul*U8, a8 shova In la8ver8 (a) 8nd (b) 88 fO11OV8: (a) the **pura&Laru** vould be ratltled to the Oos8e88Io% for to give **po88088iOn** t0 **th8** OWlOr vould -w* the obli6ation o? the contract a8 betveen the leV80 -dlrtrIct and the bondholder8, becauw It va8 the legal right o? 

### the boadholderr, under their contract vlth 

### the dlttrict, and the lavr In 

### force bt the time the bonda 

### vere Im8ued, 1~ C.S~ 0f default 10 the pfwaeat of an7 taxe8 levied by the dI8triCt agaIn8t lands rltuated therein, t3 lecwe

## 292

**~onOrbbl0 8.**  **ht** 

### BlVbrd8, m 12

th8 

### OlmRt of 

### such boadr,to obtala a 

### judmnt or **foreoloruro** 

### of th8 t@X li8R, WdU vhioh **th. pOp8rty**  vould **be** 8Old, **an15** 

### then *ould k aoavo7od to the purohaur a title rru 

### tro8 l

ry rYbt 

### Of poa8o**loo b7 t4 ovau durim# **tba tvo**  

### par **portad** 

### or POd-PtlOR.

(b)Th6OVRU

### rould b0 l Rtitbd to 

### th.

M)8U#8i(la,



### qUMt tW8 

### ovlna **totb. Other**  tulf&@ **olrit8.**



### Thi8 hlbtu8 alOR vould 8ustAla ow ka8vu to hour thirdq'M8tiOa,but la l 

### ddltlw **thoroto,** 

### the toll0uIa.g prOVi8iOR8 o? ktlob 

### 734% are 

### in dlroat ooa?llot to the 

### p0Vi#i0a8 or th8 lb* la for00 at 

### the tlu tho 

### boadr vu0 f88u*d 

### a ad mid, l fkd 

### eaah vould lmp~lr the obligatlapof the 

### ooatraot betreoa the di8tPiOt Uid thy borr4boldrr8, if 

## l **ppl1.d to**  **l@rw -we-at**  dlrtrlct8 

### rlth 

### bond8 lrruedaId outrtandly pior to t& rrteoet. 

### da. or th8 

### 1937 **Aot.**

**&tiab** 7345b prOrid.8 that 

### th8 &Wopwrty U7 be 8old for th8 uotmt of 

### th8 “adjudged valu8’ ot **tl8 property**  or the mount 

### ot the **judgmat, uhlchwor**  **18** 

### lower. The lrv la **fore8 at**  the **tiw** tl~ bond8 **Tero** lrlued 

### mu! rold 

### porldod that the laad oould **aot be**  

### 8old for **lo88 than**  **the** 

### l **owt 0r**  **t&** judgEoat. **&tiCh** nbb pOv%d~a tbt th8 OWAW Of thb prOpUt 8Ou, 02 m7oa4 **hmlng ba**  **iOtoro8t thorela,**  **or thtlr**  **belra,** 

## l rrlm8 ar 

### 18681 ~0~08Wlt4t~V88, U7, **Vlthia tW0**  **pm8 trOU**  **t&8 dete**  

### Ot t& 8418, bte the right t0 redurn 8Wh prO$WtJ 00 th0 **SOllOV** 

### log b&818, **to-Vltt**



### "(1)vlthla the flrrt year of **the** redemptlbn porlod, upon the payment of the amount bid for the prop8rt7 by the 

### purcb8er at 8wh Ule, IncEudIug
a One ($1.00) Dollar tu deed recordlag fee 

### and all t&m8, penaltier, Intereat eatiCO8t8-ther8aftt: pal@ 

### thereon, plU8 tvetity-fire **par** Cent (3%) Of the bggregate total; (2) rlthla tha lart year of the redemption 

### p8rIod, upon the payment 

### o? the -Ouut bid for a propert the puroharer bt 8Uph 8410, including a on8 ( 0) Dollar tax 

### deed rceordlw fee and all taxe8, peaaltl88, intW88t 8d aOat 

### thereafterpaid thsroc?n(l plU8 

### ?IfW 98r cent (5(%) of 

### the aggregatetotal.

### Eoacr8bleH. ht 

### Elvudr, p8ge 1)

Tb Cosnl8~lon of Appmlr lo Della8 County broe Im

### protrwot mrtriot So. 6 v. Rug*1 (rupra), 

### end **the** couet of civil l l8 **bt** WOO, 

### In ln 

### oplnloa **by** Jurtlso 

### Aleundrr

voro 

### lbwed, **aad** 

### uhloh **formed**

### part of thm omtraet, t&t 

### the 

### owner **vould** 

### not h8re en7 right of 

### redemption. It 18 true tht 

### thl8 

### holdingWI Yro dlOtu& 

### Hovooer,own 

### thou@ the ovner 

### hAd tbr right 

### Of **rede~tlon,** 

### Urd We do Rot follov 

### thlr dlotm, he vouldbe l



### atlt&d to rodoom 

### oalr 

## l ooordlng

to t&a 

### lrr in fOl’O0 8t th8 tiu **Of** 

### th 1884WlO.of **th. bOd8.** 


### Th8 kglrbturr In the Lanky Aot 

### providing for the creationand mlnterunoe, et0., of levrr l8prorement dl~triotr, **havioe iocorpos@tod**  l 

### oly it8 

### prorl8loa8,by roleroMe, ‘the l4W8 •~l~"v t0 th8 ~Ol~OtlOll 

### Of d.lllpQl&.Ot 8-t. rod 8oUtJ
-8~ 

### oloa?l~lnteadod by 

### thlr 

### rrforineo to lnoarporate into Mid 

### Act tb 

### pOV18iOn8 Of Mtlole 76kh, 

### l'exa8 Caglote bt8t**Ute8** 

### Of 1990, vhIoh 10 mt, 

### Poti 88 fOllOV8:



### II

. .. &d Wh.8'0

28rd8 02'

lot8 rhrllbra8ftrrbe 8old 

### t0 t& 

### 8t8te Or to 8o7 

### city or **toVo** 

### for tuer.uador 

### drorre of 

### oourt In 

### my 8ult or **8Uit8** 

### brought for oolleotionof tam38 theroon, or by 

### a OOl&OtOr Of tU@I, or 

### OthWWlM, the ovner &tio(

l 

### lntiFO8t 10 8uah la&d8 O? lot8 

### 8b11 

### hare tha ri&t 

### at bay tlm vlthln tro mars from date 

### of @alo to 

### redeem the 8me l 

### ftar 

### ruch rale upwp8p8nt 

### Of tin uOlllrt Of t-8 for 

### uhich ule ~8 ude, 

### togothervlth 811 oort8 aad 

### pomaltier required by 

### lav, and 8180 the 

### paymat of all texe8, 

### lnterert,penalties and coats on or against said land8 or lota 

### 8t the time of redc~tion. (Actr 1315, 

### lrt. C.S., ch. 30, mc. 1).

It 18 apparent that the provirima of Article 

### 795b does more thm change the form of the remedy afforded the bondholder8 1~ 

### reference to the aollectlon of the indcbtednesa the levee dlrrtrlct obligated ltmlf to pay. 

### It aot 

### only dlmlalhcr the value of the 

### eecurity given 

### to the bondholder8 under their contract with the 1~0s Ulrtrlct, 

### by fe~oo of the rfsht of 

### posregrlonand 

### the right of redemption,but rould MterlallY effect the amount8 collectedby the district ln foreclosure suit8 l

d la rcderaptlonr, in the 

### event the ovuere hmc th8t

## 294

right **under the**  

### Laor7&t. **?b kVM**  **WOVeBOUt dl8triet**  **hr iOg**  **OWtrMbd** Vith **it8 bondholdorr**  uoordw **to $&**  **lav 88**  

### it tbn 0=-t.& Ou OmiW lrrd in thr'd18tr108 

### vlll **mot b**  **per** 

### dated 80 ~811 hWlf Of tb bowfit of 8&8og9rnt 

### logIrl& tlO& &PO fUOMb& to thm landovaer, 

### bmltr v. Beverly, 

### 163 WA la; km8 Cou8%7Wororat &l8trlrt lo. 6 1. Au(lel (81194.



### %8miclg th8 

### pobablllty of **@W8tioa l!brw**  

### bm U8UUOd in th8 lu*tiVe, 

### if it 

### 18 doer. **foil ti**  **tU poit8**  **t0 jOhI**  **ia** l **tU #2%8Oedi~**  **18 th8**  **COWt 8tmmd**  **f?OW** 

### findi~ **U ti$ad#ed**  **,&** 

### OUtb 

### l& rhiah 18 &he 8UbjOCt Of l **8rrit** 

### 8-17 **kCAU8.** l **&V80 trglrOV.Uat**  

### dirt?188 18 l wtf 

### tOth8 8Uit,tbD t-8 Of VhiOhUO 888888Od -8 bwaflt bar18 bnd are bellu 

### colloatd lar@y 

### for the F8yIDt?tlt 

### of bowl& iEdObtedlre88tB
?lfth QUbrtloar 

### "In UL La8tAmO where lU4 18 8Old l

### 0 

### pub110 **ten&m** 

### br **the** 

### &miff, **dtor jtxlmt,**  **ia** l **ime** 

### C108UW fO? ddi~U88t l 

### d -1OrU tU@8, **t0 OW**  **tmln tu**  **unltr** 

### @adfor 

### dellaqurnt beluflt 

### a880880 ld tUer 

### of l 

### &TOO bprOV.meot bi8t?i8t, VhbPe 

### there UO Ea CMh 

### PUTCbDCr~, 18 it **18VfUl** 

### fa such or-ficer ta 5112 lirsilchPoprty on the 

### b&818 of the 

### fIs$ltlged +a.m? ,If 6uch property m&y 

### be bid in et 

### the adj~udge3

value, lt ruch wle, iv there ~UJ **reqcire** meat, In your oplnlonC as t’3vhlch **tar** utis ahouk! 

### recalv8 the property? bixth Qruatloat

### poaorable II.ht #dwrd8, 

### pnge 15

w 

### of the 

### kveo di8triOt, mu thAt 

### it eaa l

### 88m ga88@88lOaOf tha hobdUFlagt~two7~er per100 Of r.dO~tiOn, l

### 8 ~OVid04 by the 8tatUt.t'
kvonth @W8tiOU
**Vhuo** 

### lrod hr boon 8truek 

### off at tu foreC108UW ti8 br 

### the 8brlff, to tbr dt&to, or to th8 

### kvoo dlrtrlot, 0 uu 

### bmrlr of adj&g& 1al\y, do<8 th8 

### orl8l~l **ownu** 

### or thaw 

### la pitIt 

### rlth hb, b8vr right to 

### redeu aamm 

### rlthln tro yearm iron the **date** 

### of **the** 

### 8herlff,rdoodD on tlu bMl8 

## Of tb8 l dju@ed

V8lUm 08 fiud w th8 OorPt, 

### plw **~$,plMltlor** 

### for NbRptiOn l

### 8 m8 rflul?od b7

llbrtuount ofldM7muh~aovuor pa7 to 

### rodoon laadr rold 

### for dollmwat leroo lmprovomaat dirtriot tU.8 Within thr 

### fir8t 788r aftor 

### ml. bid rithln th8 

### ucolad 7omm

90.8 8oOtioo 10 of 

### &tiob 7543 l

### 8 

### amend.8 reforrlng to 888088wnt8 

### for ulntonmcr and 

### operation purpo~r for wtor lmproruent 

### dlrtrlctr or uatrr coatrol mtI lmprovemeatdlrtrlstrwhere 

### lrrleable lauds are 

### involved, pertrln la my vay t3 

### tlm l

### dmlnl~tretloa end collection 

### of **taxer** 

### of levee 

### lstprorrwntdlrtrlot8t’

Tenth 

### Qu6etloa:

“In en instance where the 

### propertyforsclored upon for 

### taxer tar bid in 

### for tb State, for Itself 8~ for 

### the u80 and bemilt 

### of tba other tuing unltr, for 

### the full amouat Of the JWmt, laterert 

### 8ti court bOlt8, in vhbh Cal. * jUdm@at 

### pror1d.d for 

### 8Q 8djudged ralur on the uropert7,
can 

### the over, of perroa entitled to rederptlon, J pay the uljudged value, together with tbr **appliCB-\** bla pnelty for the year lnv3lreC, and themby Fedeem said property?”Eotaorrbt B. Pat **&lVUdll,** MO 16

Thm 

### abovewotrd question&,by reason of our lnwer 

### to hour thirdquomtloabocoas soot. 

### A cbrrful 8tUdJ 

### of JOID qwrtloar 4, 5, 6, 

### 7, 

## 8, 9 aad 10, end trrlag 

### to 

### urlrr at an 

### umor thWOt0 ~veal tbrt it IS 

### l8pO88lbh iOr the $~~1810~8 of htiol. nq!ib to am17 

### to 

### 8 l.V.0dirtrIOtrhloh h8 **bond8** 

### lrrwd 

### prior to tb l

### ruotmnt of the 

### 1937 Aat, **8ad** 

### rtrengtbar 

### our oonolo8lon**roactlnd** 

### In **our** 

### ba8vor **to 7our**  **third** 

### quertlon. L 

### Our OplaloaHo. O-5389 **18** 

### horoby modlfled to the oxtrnt tbt it 18 

### in OOoiliOt 

### with thi8 

### oplnlon.



## tf. UO bsr8in

l M1081U4J l 

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## O-6173

which may **bo** 

### helpful **to 7ou**  

### la solrlng mom of JOIE dlffiOtiti.e8.

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### the 

### bbore 88tlri88tOril7 l 8V.rí

### Jour la

### qulrler,ve are Vu7 truly your8