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<p>I OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
AUSTIN 
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<div class="ocr">Tho pats

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Vione Fred Norvis - Pane 26

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auit for the vesovery sf this loma Yor the
benerit ot Gae Pualig school “und of Folks
vounty, ahd ke reepeotraliy ragaset thet you
#ive this office an epiniun on ths foiloving
questions)

“1. would the Commigsionera’ Court have
authorlty toa eouvey to un stsosney an interest
in thia land oconvingent uyon its ultinate ree
.covary?

"2. If the Camatiesioners’? Oourt does not -
have this yower, then would a special act of
the Lecislature autherizing the Comaiseionarat
Court of Polx County to hire an sattarney to
recover thia lena and to sey nis by conveyiag an
interest in the lend contincsent upon Lta reagve
sxy, be velie?

"a(c) cen the Camesionerat Court of
Pols County azcoke e contract with an atsomey
to recover thls ind based unin 4 atipulated
fee to be pulé out of tao srdcesia fron the
Sale of the Landy (b} or if this cannot be -
fons, oan auch fee de paid sut of the evatlabdle
.gahool funds of Fol County?

"he. «<Gan the Sommiszionsrs’ Gourt ray out
of tha evailable sohool funds of sald county
tha necessary expensea inoident to a suit for
recovery of this land?" -

Your guestiona 1, 2 and Ja beve been before this
cepartment several times in the past, as.weil au before the
courte, his departscat first tald in s weil considered
opinion, Opinion ko. z609, dated diarch 26, 1919, thet Arti-~-
cle 7, Seation 6 of the Constitution of Texua, which refers
perticulerly to County school Lands of the character inquired
ohout by rou, prohibits the payarnt of such fees, alther by
& contingent interest in the lard or out of the proceeda of
tha recovery of the land. a copy of Cpinion ia. 2009 La
onclosude
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<p>'Jon. Fred 
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<p>Artio~lv7, 3eotlon 6 or the CalalatltutLon reeds </p>
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tome Fred Norris « Pages 4.

Following thig opinion, you are respectfully ad-
viuad that your ‘Qeations 3b and & cnould be anawered in
che nexative, and they are so answereds

Trusting that tais satisfactorily anewsrs your
suguirias, w are

Youre very truly
GLHEGAL OF TShAay

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APFROVEDAPR 4, 1941

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEN4s

APPROVED

OPINION

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