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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN :. 

8ohool 618m. 

h-e here your lotto 

pl roqu88t our o~lolon a.I t 

tax fUna Dow in th. hand8 0 

00ttrrf countI. 330 rat 

&orlro our oplrloo are 

metlow to t 

6, 

v 

1939, in rhioh 

rporltion or certain 

8OPQOll~8tOr tOr 

upon whioh tou 

Or l 8 fOtiOW81 

d Or xdUO8t1O~t rOr 

OsiOn8 Or u&I lrolp 

0~s to the Llora 

Soho@l Dl8ttiOt8. 

an an rleotiom hold 

ho Can0 Sprlags Canon 

t Di8triOt of tl8hOr 

t boon daoluud b7 

8 the aotion cb tha County Board ot 

y County, ropnrentatltr oltlronr tram 

tea that the Ame88or-Oolltotor r0r 

8triOt8, dthhOld 

8QUtOd terrltorr 

Thr tU l 8808~Or-8O~lOOtOr 

.14 tu.8 rhloh ho b8 OOlleOtOd On 

thr It 8::tiOIi8 ill bllQUt*. Slnoo the Eobbr Xnndr~aadont 

sohool DtrtriOb 18 now rOqUr8ti~ that there iuti8 k *id 

to thor end tho other ia.tiOa 18 rOqUO8tiLI# tht th8 i\LadS 

be rithhdb ho 18 UU1OU8 t0 di8 80 Of I@SO ill tbr Pr@P*r 

ma nno af ti a t the a a m tillr. .r 1 *TO h b 8Oir l Rb h%8 bOnd8- 

meti rrom ifabilltf una0r his 0rrioiti bond. 
*For your lnrorawtioa mar I rmru 

O-Ml, dated Fobruur 17, 193). WiJ 

ou to your opl~o~ 

oh mad8 l 8 follOw8: 

*th8 rountr boud aS eourrr County did not heto the 

authority to dekoh 12 rootlon8 ot land from the Camp 

SQrirr(l8 Di8triOt Urd add 8U t0 tW othor OOm8OII aistriOt8 rikr the 8bOtiOn fCU tOG8OtidltiOG bad ken bald, 

aad before the now dbtrlot had been dooluod bl tha 

oOaaf88fonaC8’ court’. Stat* Is B&u, 40 Sa (0) 41. 

*The l bwe OP~G~OG faa gircn roguilln& tha dl8putO over 

tht W u 8OOtiOB8 On which the $219.14 tU.8 hGrS 

beon 08118Ot8d. 

“Under tho above 8tatmumt or iLOt8, I would l ppreolato 

tuy auoh a d0rinlt0 rullnig rrom hour dOp8rt5OGt re&UdffIg 

thn propor lrgal dlspo8itlon 0r tho aooumuht~d rm8 mid 

al80 fUad8 of tha 8M aaturo whlsh may honaitor aooumw 

late." 

IO Our OQioiOlI NO. o-151, by k8818tAGt htt=GeJ 

OrblU81 G*O. 3. Ber r y, l ddruS8.d t0 x0& t. A. *0068, Stat0 

8uperlntendent of Fublla IG8trUOtiOG, dattd Pobruuy 10, 1939, 

w held t&t the COUGtf Board Of Tm8tt.8 Or SO'Jrry COMty had 

no lo@ authority to aetaoh the 12 8OOtiOG8 of lnnd tron thm 

camp Spring8 Comaon Sohool Dlrtrld aftat tb8 l lOOtlOn for 

ooorolldatlon had been held and boron tba ?.8Ult of tho l leetlon had been doolared by tho CoPulrrlonor8* Court. Our 8ald 

O+iOIl t.liti UpOIl the dOOi81OIl Or tht conJ.88100 Of Aj3W18, 

adopted by tht suprota@ Court in the oa8o or Statb l % ml. 

aeorge vg Baku, 40 5. iv* (& U, whlah hold ln rrr8ot that 

8u8h attom 

! 

to& 8otlon br tht OoutJ board ~88 told broauro tho 

l mot 0r t *otid k to dotoat tha right ai the rhotorr to 

OrrOot the oon8olldatlon of tht OopPon 8OhOOl kl8trlot with th8 

lBd8gWd@C& aOh di8triOt. A tOpT Or mid Opi~~iOcl x0. Q-151 

18 l ttaohrd hereto. The l OtlOa of the oountr board ot trU8tO.8 

181 dtMptiI@ t0 dWOh tb 12 8OOtiOIL8 Of 1-d rrOm th@ Cup 

@ring8 Coaaoa aohool Dirtriot war void for thr additional 

IW8OG that it did not 004blJ With th. &WOli8iOn8 Ot AStitle 

8742 (t) Ot VorGoG’8 AnnOtated Ciril StGtUtO8, l 8 MOfddrd br 

ChOptOr 639, SeetlOn 2, AOt8, 44th Ingl818tUN (19351, whloh 

pro+1408 that before l uoh a trmrror ean be 0mtt0d tta 

trurt8or ot raah dlrtrlmt M&o60 ama 18 titeotod 8hall k glrsn 

altt8n notloa aad an opportwlty to ba heard, that 8~ dsotion 

tihrii be hold in the amote dirtriotr, thOt kr0n prowrtr 
10 dotaohed fro8 one dlrtrlot md l tt8ohed to’mothar dirtrlot 

, aJorltr or the tapayio(r voters la mob or the dr00tod 

u8ttiOt8 @hall tOto ier the truatior, and that the nrwlr 

formtd or ornatea dl8trl8t 8h811 b t8llbrtoa bJ a ~nornl 

ggc or the kglslmu~. lor rour laformtloa, we l aUo8o 

)errwith l oopf of aoniuraor oplaloa 80. 3066, l ddro88od to 

gonorabl.8 Ollbrrt <h, County AttOlPtJ, Joaer Countr, &tad, 

w to, 1939 uhiob roasldrrod at 104th the l freot of nld 

ml010 t?a lr), 88 MOOd.6. R-hilt 8816 O&ion rolatod 

~poiflaall to the quaetloa or the trmrfor or torrltory iron 

, tOSUSM 80 lo 01 di8tri@t t0 M ii¶dtBpODdOIIt 8OhOOl di8triOt, 

it would 8180 apply to tho prorant rituatlon 8lnoe raid Artltlr 

~948 w &8 amended al80 00wtr8 the trmrrar 0r trrrltory rror 

@at OOBMOII 8ohool dirtriot to raothar OOmon rohool dirtriot. 

ft rOilOW8 rrOiB Our rOrmer Opiab~ x0. O-161, aAd 

from the other authorltlrr mboto referred to, that the attempt 

of tha 0OUGt.y board ot trU8tO88 to traarttr l#! 8adtiOG8 of land 

iron th* Camp Spring8 Coamoa Sohool Dl8trlOt to the Lloyd Youat& 

~4 th* Strayhorn C0mk0n 3ohool Dl8trlet -8 void. 

It further appoer8 iron your lottrr and iron our raid 

cplaloa Yoi O-151 that t&r l lootloa on the quertlot or whrthu 

tht CUP S&W48 C08mon Sohool irirtriot 8hould be oan8olidatrd 

vith th0 5Obb8 bd.~Ad~Gt Sohool Di8triot XW8titOd fatorablr 

to ruoh oon8o~idatioa. %a 888ulM that tbs 8tatutorJ rrQulreoosnt8 

regUdlBg 8UOh OOn8OlldatlOB worn oonpllsd with. The tamltorr 

SorrPUly l mbraoed In the Camp Spriogr Comma sohool DirtriOt ha8 

thhrrrfora BOW beooma a part of the lIobb8 Indoprndtnt, Sahool 

DirtriOt. Uador tbr prorlrloar 0r Art1010 2808 ot veraoa~8 

mwtatrd Clrll StatUtO8, *AU the right8 Wd prlrllrgor grmtrd 

tG iBdOp*Bd@Gt di8triOt8 by the &W8 Or thlr State 8hall br 

gl+eA to the ooG8olldatrd lndepoAd8Gt 418trlot orrated undrr 

tht jWOTi81OUD Of thi8 l&W." 

Slime the le 8eotlonr ot 1~4 retetrod to in foor 

qutstlon wore embraosd within the terrltoay r0rwriJ laoludc4d 

dthla the Camp Spring8 Coolllon Sohool Dl8trlot, and rinoe thi8 

distrlot ho8 bWo oon8olldated with the 5obb8 fGdoQ&GdeGt Sohool 

Dirtriot, it rOliOW8 that tbB t8XO8 OOllOOt~d OG Bald le 8rOtiOKI8 

ot laod BOW belong to Robbr I:ndr~rnd8at Sahool D$strlot. It 18 

therofora our oplalon that the roorr wbioh the t&x a88088ortallrotor ha8 on hand, l o well a8 othar 8id1U fund8 wbleh aall 

kerrarter bo oolleoted, 4h uld be pala to t&e TrMDUrU of tha 

Eobbr XGdOpAdOAt Sohool afrtr- 
aon.B- t. Thorpe, Fag. 4 

The oplalon hera l rproooed IO l ml.o(ouo to our 

opinion no, o-llOf, ~&&eared to Eonorable WA. r&rot, 

@untY Atfdr’DOJ, Calap GOUrPty’, dated Auguot 16, 1939, wheroln 

w bold that on lndopond@at rchool dlotrlot Caking over the 

l ohoolo of a oitr ha8 tbs right b oolloot dollaqueat taxoo 

•~oooood by the olty for oohool QU~OOOO. A aopy of raid 

&don lo eaoloood for your lnioraatlon. 

Vary truly purr 

ATTORWXY OZtXRAL OF TsXA3 

BY pti 

Janus8 F. Bart 

AOOiOtant 

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