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OFFICE OF ‘THEATX-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

EonorablrRalph 4!sen CouAty Irttolmy Tom Orson County 8en 1~ps.10,

Tuas

in which you subznit ?“OlY OUX OQbliOtU 

## tter ofMarch 2, lQ40,
thir departlmnt

y the rsslcjnatian lb such truatoe eptern of the resignt regular eleatlon

intod trlistee~up fur eguler el8etlondata, w0u.U on to 8CbnrO

SOT the *unoxpirbd 11 iour gear ter5%7
II1s t&s r1nal date for rllfng, an6 necobseryrbquimmmnt~ to somire e ballot for tiiohool **Trustee** in the San Airg*lo

Independent

Bob001 **Dirtriot?*** The Ban Anne.10

Indqmident tsahool oirtr **ot ed**  in pert Tyler the **provlaio5s or**  Artlolo **l378S(a f**  **ir govern-** 

**, VOr5o5'8**  Texas Cirll Matutes **b@ing** Chepter **i303, gaga**  **674, &%a**  **19e9, 418t**  ts&lature, ~1 it we8 ruled in our OplnlonNo1 0448,

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Honol'sbls

Rslph Logan, tige 2

dated %reh 27, 1939 that provisionsIn said statuteoontrol Independent sohoold&lots ionn~d unCer the authority of that Aat when its prorI8ions

## dltrar from those 

## or thegeneral laws. Section 6 of Article **2783(b)** providoo In ;lart as fol1owsr

I Qr~V$dadfurther, t&t $1 case of a vamno; k~rebignstlon of a **amber** of **tha** board of txustoes the rsoanay aballbs filled :or the unerplred tera Ey sppol~tolsat made by the board of tn15t%b5.w
MO questton $8 **nissd as**  **to the**  **alearnses of**  the lsn**guege used**  in this **statute, but**  it **La** suegeoted**that thr**  **above** quoteu pxorl~lonmxy be ln violntlonor the la6t eeutenceof Seotlon 18 of &tIole 4 of the Tsxa8 ConStltutIon. This seetIca of ths Conrtltutlon$5 found under the Artlcrle entltlsd nZxsautlveDepnrtmintn2nd rends sa follows:

"Section12. All vscanolos io Sttte OF **dfs** triot oifioes,exceptmubere of C,he Lo~;lelnturs, ebnll be filled unlwe othanvlsa provided by law, by a>;,po$ntxeat

of the ~%wurnor,w,k.loh n;goI~tmnt, IS mde &win;; its seasIo:1, shnll be witt tns sd- ~10s and eonsent of two-thirdsof UN tienatepresent. If **made** durfag the xeoesaOS the &anste, the eald ~~pOillt30, Or 502lO Other PyYCOil t0 ill]. mob wesnop shall **be** n;znIaa%dt..: the Yenate during the first ten cays of its 55ssIo5. If re**jccted,** said orflee shall ImmIIately bacoznsvaeast, and the Governor shall,withoutQalay xake furthernomlnatlons,untfl a conffrxat~oh takes islaoe.But ohould there be M c:.nf$mstlon \tu?Ine

the rsessIo?l

of the Sen8tb, the Governor ah611 mt thereafterappoint any prraon to fill muchreoenoy who be8 **bean** rejected **by** the Senate;but may appoint mns other persol to fill ths vaoanoy until the next 5es5loaof the Seaate or until the regular eleatlonto aald OffhO, ShOP1d it SGGAQT OCOUX. Appointoonts to veoanoies IA off$oac eleotlv,e **by** the R60916 ahsl~ only oontlnueuntil the flr6t ,gsheraleleotlon thereafter.* Ah eremlaetionof the verlous oodlftoatlon8 or the laws of Texea dl~o1osesthat slailar provisions were oontained la statute8re&tlq to 

## riu.hg teoenolsr **in** elsotlre **sshool** board8 la the Revised Statutes of 1895 ahd 1911. L;sny of the presentsahool statutesIa the Hevloed Civil &atutes 1925, ns azaended, aonteln euch provlslolu. Artiolaa 274O(bf,Seotlon 4; 2745; 2774, Sections 3 and 4; 2777; 2777(e);and **2779(b).**

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Snorablo BalJh Logan, Yase 3

**%S last**  **EsntenOo of**  **aOtf6Ll 12**  Artlole 4 Of the Texas ConstItuti;a if aegregqted aad eons ~orod saparsto I- cndqert from the acocqwnyi~, context in X:?~CA it Is round, mI.@t be **re53:nably** coasfdersd 1s **a;** ersry typ and dharaoteror **offiaa** w thin -8llcsblc t.3 any ahd

this Jtate whioh is fillbd **by** the QSOQl4 in an deOtfon. lf Oon6fds:ed, bwever, In oomeotloc zIth the **remainder** of **hotion** U, zuch omazuotion does not neoasanrllyfollow and **it** uay reesnnablybe oonatrued .?a hsvin!: rcieroncota tha kind of oflIce th?::ci3a’mve **~r.eutl:lnod,** ad a::% lntonded to apply to sobs01trust.668

who have bean held t: bc aounty oftiesrr,
Xn re6:wme to a requestby Uoon. L. A. tiooda, **3tdtb 3uprlntendeat**  of Pub110 Inrtruotlon **this ~departo9nt**  **z.eadarod an**  **o~Anion Liaroh**  **9,** 1939 e-gravedby Bmoe V. Bryant, First Asal~tant Attorney General, Letter CcInIon Book 344, pa :o 303, 13 which **it Wa6**  held that 

### ibotion 12 ol Article 4 **doe6 cot**  **sggly ts**  **vaoaaoi9R in**  **mlectivs et!mol**  bonds and t&t a provision slnllar to that ccntnined In Article 2763(b) war not in omtravsntitn of Secticn 12, Artiola 4 cI” the Ccx3tItutlzn of Texas. its t5ve haretoCore formrded y::u e cozy ol’ thst opinlsn.

We do not find my provision In Artiole 2783(b) wtiic!! spaolfis6 the date for filing ati the proaoCur4 to be follmed In >lnoing a nruro upon the ballot for eohool trustee 12 sohcol dlstriots sf the ;xrtioular olesa aIPoot**ad** by aald **6tc tub.**  **Xe amum**  thmt the can &l~::610Indegendrurt Yohool District hsa e aoholeatlo?o3;ile’:fon 1~ 0x006s of 500 and mu14 therel‘ore not be tintrolled by Artfale 2746 **(a j**  **, Varnan** **’ 6**  **Taxas** CIvZl **Statutes.** :stic1e ‘776, a’-lc!i grovldae ch=t the board ol truacees ~>fa~1:ncle>eudeht sohool district stall order the elsotion **and** w:iich **provide6** r0r the lulttar or holding PWh aleotIon,doea no ’t UQnft&A an7 provie doei!3n3tIng the final 

### riihz,. Cab0 cP‘ my i:artloular**roq~irmeat ior**  **imtlng e**  nem ;laosdujwn the allot. 3 have al6o exet3i.neU the general aleotlon lam and find no provision rrhIob would appear to be applicable.

~30 are InSomod by t%o De artzont of Eduoation that It Is a ocnstruotion and preot **P**08 of 10% atandlzg **15** these lcrger **lnde~ecdent** school distrfatn, far cscCIdates to file their **mr~35** v:lth the **Sooretery** of the sohoolboard, requesting that they~be ,;laced Q;on t%o ballot an8 that t&o aohoolboard under the @mere1 >orors vestsd in said board, **entara** an **e~grogria** t,e order ?IxIn: the final date

### 1.21

BouorableRalph Logan, Pwe 4

withinnhieh flllngamy ba mds. irb are of the opinion that this authority may be reaasnablyisglled fros the %eneral **pabr vestbd**  in the board. Yoursvery truly