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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN :.** 

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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** mannof

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### 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 OOm8OIIais**triOt8** rikr the 8bOtiOn fCU tOG8OtidltiOGbad ken bald, aad 

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### over **tht W**  **u 8OOtiOB8**  **On** which the $219.14 **tU.8 hGrS**  beon **08118Ot8d.** “Under tho above 8tatmumt or iLOt8, I would 

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### rm8 mid al80 fUad8 of tha 8M aaturowhlsh may honaitor aooumw late."
IO Our **OQioiOlI NO.**  o-151, by **k8818tAGt htt=GeJ**  **OrblU81** **G*O.** 3.

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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 lleetlon had been doolaredby tho CoPulrrlonor8*Court. Our 8ald O+iOIl **t.liti UpOIl**  **the dOOi81OIl**  **Or tht**  **conJ.88100 Of**  **Aj3W18,** adoptedby **tht suprota@**  Court in the **oa8o or**  **Statb** l**%** ml. aeorge vg 

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**!** 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 oon8olldatlonof tht OopPon 8OhOOl kl8trlotwith 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 Coaaoaaohool Dirtriotwar 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**  

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, 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** 8h811b t8llbrtoabJ a ~nornl ggc or the kglslmu~. lor rour laformtloa, we l 

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### ddro88od to **gonorabl.8** Ollbrrt <h, County **AttOlPtJ, Joaer**  **Countr, &tad,**  w to, 1939 uhiob roasldrrod at 104th 

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lo01 di8tri@tt0 M ii¶dtBpODdOIIt 8OhOOl di8triOt, it

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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.**
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Our rOrmerOpiab~ x0. O-161, aAd fromthe other authorltlrrmboto referred to, that the attempt of **tha 0OUGt.y**  board **ot trU8tO88**  to **traarttr** l#! **8adtiOG8 of**  **land** ironth* Camp 

### Spring8Coamoa Sohool Dl8trlOtto the LloydYouat& ~4 th* StrayhornC0mk0n 3ohool Dl8trlet -8 void.

It further appoer8 iron your lottrr **and** iron our raid cplaloaYoi O-151 that t&r l lootloaon the quertlotor whrthu tht CUP S&W48 C08mon Sohool irirtriot 8hould be oan8olidatrd vith **th0 5Obb8**  bd.~Ad~Gt Sohool Di8triot XW8titOdfatorablr **to** ruoh **oon8o~idatioa. %a**  **888ulM** that tbs **8tatutorJ** rrQulreoosnt8 **regUdlBg** 8UOh OOn8OlldatlOBworn oonpllsdwith. 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 prorlrloar0r Art1010 2808 ot veraoa~8 mwtatrd Clrll StatUtO8, *AU the right8 Wd prlrllrgorgrmtrd tG iBdOp*Bd@Gt**di8triOt8** by the &W8 Or thlr **State** 8hall **br** gl+eAto the ooG8olldatrdlndepoAd8Gt418trlot orrated **undrr** tht jWOTi81OUDOf thi8 l&W."

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### retetrod to in foor qutstlon

wore embraosdwithin the terrltoay **r0rwriJ** laoludc4d dthla the Camp Spring8 Coolllon Sohool Dl8trlot,and **rinoe** thi8 distrlotho8 bWo oon8olldatedwith 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 theroforaour oplalon that the roorr wbioh the t&x a88088ortallrotor **ha8 on**  hand, lo well a8 **othar 8id1U**  **fund8** wbleh aall kerrarter bo oolleoted, 4h uld be pala to **t&e TrMDUrU**  of tha EobbrXGdOpAdOAt Sohool afrtr-aon.B- t. Thorpe, Fag. 4

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ml.o(ouo to our no, o-llOf,~&&eared to Eonorable WA. r&rot, opinion @untY Atfdr’DOJ, Calap GOUrPty’, dated Auguot 16, 1939, wheroln w bold that on lndopond@atrchooldlotrlot Caking over the 

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•~oooood by the olty for oohoolQU~OOOO. A aopy of raid &don lo eaoloood for your lnioraatlon.
Vary truly purr
ATTORWXY OZtXRAL

OF TsXA3 

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Janus8 F. 

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