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

Hon. Bruce L. Parker county Attorney, orfayOounty P88pa, **%Xb8**

**opiaion Ho.**  o-7375 Re: Authority of colpl **vlthout** bonded in 41.50 tax rate pe
**Ve have**  **your letter**  **of A**  **you repueat,**  on behalf of the Su School8 of Oray County, an opin **on the**  follovlng **quertlonr**

**by** the proper 01

27840, v, A. c. Actr 1945, chbpte erence to Article
8 b8 **fOllOV8:** 8loner8 **ocurt** 

### for the countr,and the dirtrlat ndent rchool **di8triot8 08**  Only, 8hr11 h8Ve POVer ollocted **the** annual taxer **bad** buthorlred, rubjrct to the

on rchool dirtriott, 

### for the further ubllc Sree 8ohool8 and the eawtion and of 8chool buildlngr therein, **b** 8MIJir1 tt~; md in lndepend8nt dirtriatr for theaaintenoe of 8cbool8 thotiin,UI ad valorm tax not to exoeed One Dollar and IviftrCent8 (41.50) on the one hundred dollar@ vbluation of taxable **property** of the **di8triCt.**.
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Pan. 

### Bruoe L. **?brker,** -90 2

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### rohool **bnd** 

### lndopondont **di8triOt8, for**  the purahb8a, 

### oonrtruotlon, npblr **or** 

### equiprent Of 

### pUblie in0 8obOOi **bUildbig Vithin**  th@ iii&it8 

### Of 8Uohdi8triat8 rod tb purohra of the n.0088~~~ 8it.8 **th.NfOr, b**  **tU not**  t0 **0%8OOd fifty**  **O-t8** 

### (504) 0 th. dsI@

huDdrvd **dOlbM VblU&tiWi,**  **8UOb tbx**  **to ti**  

### for thepbywnt **or** 

### the **8UFFUkt intWW8t**  **aa bnd**  

### pro*lde b 8iXikh@ 

### fund 8UffiOiUIt **t0 mf**  **ah0** 

### prinOlpr1Of **bond8** vhioh **8bid dIrtriot**  **bM** 

### 8mpovrrod to **188~0**

### for **ruob** plmp0r.r;


### "3.TheuoAt ofwlntenbnao tax,togothervith the mount of 

### bond tU Ofany dLtriot, 8hll never oxcoed 0810

Doltir **bnd lrifty**  OMt8 (41.50) on the one hundred dolbm ~luatloa of ‘kublo 

### property: and 

### If the 

### nto of **bond**

### tax, together vith the rate of ~paln**tMbIiC0 tU**  **VOtdd in**  **th.** 

### dirtriot **8hd1 bt**  **bl&y t-0**  **oxmod On0** **Dollbr and**  

### ?iftJ **Coat8 (41.50)**  **on** the one hunbed **dOllbN 7blUbtiOQ**  rueh **bollla tU**  **8hd1** o~mte to reduc8 thourlntenance tu to the dirromoe betveen the rbte of thebond 

### tu bnd OneDollar**bnd** 

### Fifty **Cent.8** 

### (41.50).
'1. Bo tar 

### rhallbo levied, collected, bbrogatod, dlalalrhed or 

### lncreb8ed, bnd n0 bond8 8hs11 be i88UOd **hereunder** until 8uch 

### botion h&r beon buthorlzed by b 8AJorlty of the vote8 cart **bt** &a rlootioa hold in the 

### dlrtrlotforruch pUl"pO8OD , **bt** vhioh none but property 

### tbxpsyw qualified voter8 Of 

### such dirtriot still be ontitled to vat.. 

### "5.All **PrO~rtJ b88088ed**  fO2'8OhOOl ~08.8 in **b** 0088Oa rchool di8triot 8h811 be b88e88.d **bt** the lWt0 Of **tblU@** Of **pro~l ’** **ty b8**  **8bid prOpWtJ**  **i8 b88888.d**  **iOr** 

### Stbte bnd **county purp08.1.** **”** Heferrlng **to** the **bbOV0** quoted rtatutb it vi11 **be** 8een that Section 1 the-of **clobrly** buthoric.8 **b** WXSMRB ad ralom tu forboth omon and 

### ladependent rchool **dlr** trlctr of $1.50 on the m **Hundred** Ikllw-8 velution of **taxbbh** property Of the d.iirt?iGt, 8lUh tu t0 be 10vled for th. ml9080 

### OfMhltMfU¶dO, 

### ONotfw. bad l qUi~*nt Of 8OhOOl 

### building8thereln. By th0 pFOV18hXI fir8eOtlOn 4 Of 8UCh statute, no taxmay be levied unlerr 

### huthorlted by 8 ujorlty **rote** ot the qurllfled 

### propertytaxpayingvoter8of thedl8- trl8t.

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Hon. Bruoo L. 

### Pbrker, pafp

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### 3

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l **xprO88ly QMvide8** 

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vrnt bond8 **bM** 

### toted by the dirtriot 

### bnd **b** bond **tu** levied themfor punwnt to &&ion 2, much **bond** tos vi11 opento to 

### nduao the 8blntMbnoo tbx **to** tho **dirroMn00** ktvoan the mto of thebond tu (vhlohmy not l xeaed 504) and the tokl of 41.50mulmm **for** bothmiatonanco md bond **JNlF&308.8.** In other **vordr,** 

### IS **b 41.50**  **Mintubnoo** tu **hb8** boon 

### voted ud loviedand, rubroQuently, **b** bedd lrruo 18 buthorlmd togethrrvlth **b** 35/ bond tu therefor, then the **ulntonbnco tbx**  vi11 **bUtOMtitXd1~ b8**  nduood to 41.15 **80 thbt**  the totbl bd vblon8 tu of the dlrtrlot vi11 not orcoed $1.50.

We **bn** unable to

## rindmy requlremnt thbt **a** caplllon

or independent rchool diltriatmart **lnour** bonded Indebtednrrr before ruoh dirtriot i8 buthorlzed **to** levy **b** 8axlmm **bd** valorem tag for malntenanoe purporor of $1.50 

### on thr 4100 vrlortion of property 

### of 8UCh dirtriot, md the bbovo-quoted rktuto eXplu88ly nOgatlw8 any 8goh oon8truotlon.

You are thsrefoxw advised that your question **18** amvered In the **bffiI%btiVe. Very**  truly **yours**
ATTOXHBY OEIlpRALOF lrraas