OFFICE OF IWE A1TORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

Honorable

Chwlrf Lookhart txete Tma8urar **Awtia,** lbxmof ths Forty-alxth **Laglalatun; and**  doolnrlng

aa **6mergemay.**

STATE

Wrotion 1. Thmt Sbo8loa 9 of &Male IV of C&ap?ier

49s or the *ofa of the Thea CmUrd Seamion or ttn Fortpiowth Legialaturo, u awnbrHI by 6baatb Bill No, 04, Chaptbr 6, dot0 of 8ha BortJ-•ixtb ZyiaiMxrl, antI all mubwquallt o8madmeata

tholqeo,

bb ant3 thb aam6 

### 10 barebyrape&d.

*Seu.le.

Ttu fut that tha bxiotiaa lam dimeri~m yainst rariow atate basking, aortgagem and loaneeapan%*r oremtu w'emrg6aoy aad ma Imperative publioa~oraait~ 8hat the lWwtitu0ioaal !&la **reqtiriag** billato be **remd,in** eachHouao OD. thrro ae~eral

dara be auapea4eU u%4 the maw ia hereby

### l u6pwade4, a&d th%r Let &*1X take l ffaat 8n4 bcia mra*
rmsn amI after 180 pauage aad it $0 me e~~taUrw

80tei0n 9 0r ~rtl018IV or ch8pter 49s ar the kpt0 of the'lzwd Oalled~eaafoaof tb Forty+owtb tiqialaturu, ~0 the srigiael

nat Z6v~laga tu on 

### ~abourea nfiti8 ma obl~atlona, aaid Aat ‘ 11~8 a-de4 **br** tko Party-mirth kgiala**turo by**  Senate Bill **No.** UN Cb&@n’ 6. Wi8 lOaD anmndaent by tbm Perty-mirth

kql$I.ature

p~ovfddl

ia part,

am fellowas
W3otioa 1. 8eetion 9, or Axtiolrxv or Chapter

49% of the Aota of tha 'ihird Callo& 6oeoion

of tha ForQ-fourLh Lb&iahburb, Lo and the ame la hersba**awadra** ao aa to read hercrartek

Amy O~Uarr~~

In sthor

VVO~O, the lPg0 aseadment warn3.13

it86lr th6 oaaplet6 stamp tax on, ~~cswed aotsa, aaO abligcrtloaB 

### am maadd at that t&o..Honorable Cherley

Laakhmt, Pas* S

"8ootlon

1. That Saotlon9 0r iwtleleIV of Chptor 4QS oi the Aota of the Third Called Seaaioaof the Eorty-iourtib ~e&ialeture,

aa maendl d by senateMl1 X0. 84, Cha*er S, **Aota** of the yorty-sixth

bglOlatur0, be aod tha atmo is henby awaded ma am to hereafter read am rollam;*

:ic+;plets

Swats Bill Ho. 97, aqua, was *d.icd itmall aot The. bli! la olag a tu OR r+eiarqd 

### notes md eblI(groontains

UI unwgehoy alauseand was paaa~d in t& &me oa Febmmy Mth by 4 vati at l&N to 5 and was 00004 ia.theS8aate013 Bbruar 1Sst1

by a rote of 53 to 0. !he bill was ill66withouttbs i$rdkhorta 8ignatum in bh, seorskry or Stats*8 orfloe ti Peb&uary 28, 1QU.

Houae~Blll

B8. 8x4 augth,



### warn, pamed by thmk@aa
or Rejweaoatatft~a

en ~ptfl dri IOU, ,@hdPaaaad ’ by the Eanat*.oa

Epj 2l 1941. It uu rilea waaigmd by thi Oovernorin tha -0400 oitti Sawetuy ei State op Jutae 7, UW,.

The problem in bonatrulig &moo E%ll 2Voo~

514 rtiaaa baoaue at the f&of that 8onato BllZ Me. 97 aupra had bo- 

### 00~ l riootlie'prio~

to tb time that aa Bow* BfiuRe. 84, mqm, hea km 

### pa~ard by t&a k&Latun. BelleSkotloa L o? %uq Ef.11~

Ilo. 8X4 providra t&at Wntioa ,9 ot *sfiol~ZV 0r ch6,pt9r 4*8,0r 4th not8 or tbr milril cam6 awlion or the Ftmty-fourth Leglmlatwa, am 

### aasldad by 6eante Bill hlo. 84, hap%er S, dota at Chs yorty-aixbh Legialmaee, ad-all subsequent

amendmnta thereto

bo aad t&a same is h&iii pealed,*

It till be noted that the oaptioa to ~&wae BillBo. 514 fe not 

### am broad or oaapreheaaire'as Wotloa 1 Oz the bill. The aaptioa

ai liouae

BillNo. 511 readsam rolla?la:

*U kst repealiae:'&eotloa 0 ,of ArtWe TV

or Chwor 49S or the Aota Oi the lChIrd Call64 f3realoa

of thq ycwty-fourth Le$ialat\lre,

am amendl a by senateT3111

Ho. s4, ChapterS yarty-sirth

Leglalature;

anb dekiar

1 6468 ot the ag en emargenoy. *
Ths above quobod iaption tails to take Into aooomt or mention Senate BilL Be. 97, ~uprs, passed by the maa* Lagialatuxe that pamood said ~OUEM B&l,1 Ho. 514. .Aa Senate Bill Ho. 97, 6upra, ia in itaalf a oes~nhonalte aad oompl~teHonorsblo Qierley

Lockhart,

Paga 4

tax statute, the qwabion ariaaa 

### aa to rhether or not the
aam haa been npealod **by** Howe Bill Ho. 614. &QUWI~XJ the LegZalature mi?otpllud tgat 8eia Emmte Ml5 Ro. 91 weak an a.mnWtlt to 3eatSsn 9 of 4tiaLe IV of Chapter40s 0f th6 iiots 0r the ibird ctaka 

### ssadon ol th6 uortprow3h L&alature, bwmuse 5m Bea8lon 1 of 

### Houaa Bill Iio. 614 th hginlature repaaleb aaid 8aatien 9 of dtiala IV of Chap%e,r

495 

### Of the &tti at t&O ‘&5rdWm 

### th86lOA Of th@ -7orty-fourth

Legirlaturs,



### aa amndod by BUUta B5Ll Ho. AeQa oi this Forts-8-h 'Lagialatw,'abt ala@ 24, Ciuptsr 5, Bowover, the eation 0 of Th5ra caaaod **Seasion.** the **and** ala6 ref6raa **to** theamendment by &nat@ B551 No. Y4, Ohaptiar S, &to ol the Forty-•lxth

La&alaturo, btit

aakea no acntionof ang sub86tp8nt gc~lldmm 1)0r 60.8 it 8j++iriedi,f m0nti5~ mm6 Bill 80. 9'1 of' bhs Aate 02 the hWtrt&'-mwenth k@alaturo.
snotion

%% Of Art501~ IIT Qi tb cwat5*ut50n or

. Tuaa rsadaau rdlfant

+Tto bifS,(oxoapt

grnoral 

### appropriation billa,nblahme7 mbraoe the Vutoua aubjoata a ab l omunta,

far and on aed owt

et whloh mat09s are 

### apOro&wlafad~ ahall eoatmin mom thaa cm&t%bjeQt,ahlsh ahallbe #~r~rqaaad In 

### it8 Buti 5r any rub5oah ahaLa be mbraea4 in an*acit,

whiah f&allnnt ba l rpra8m4 in th@ title,wah act #tallba voidmilt 

### aa to 80 much therso$,

88 shallnot be 110

expn8Ned.’
1. %hil6we hare numtrcm6 &aols5onn

ot tha 

### court8 of this Sk’;4awatruing &etlon %8 of ,iytiole IIIwe uv unabls Co **find** any oa8e in whbh the ~egi#lativr oa5seion in the uaptian

**waa** the mung ~8 that nhloh

### waa mado 5a Siouw all %o. 614. Generally th6 

### 00Urt8 aro very liberal in holding

a o~tlon brocrd mum&i ts ewec the prori*iene Of an l6t aa

pa am& Also th6 0a808all atateth6 6earral &WOBO#itiOIl

that the &56Ot 6f thd tit10 Ot B~tiOl!i Of 8Ll 8Ot 56 to aP .ri86

the k!~i~~tUl% Of ths fUl1 OWtOnt8 Of t&6 UJt itar I.

P

Themo#d 

### analo~~ua aituatlo8 thatwo are abls to flna to la. cm8 prsaenti~ 5tRelf hen, Se the on6 58



# 1tf~ aas* of m&m v. Cmntaanlal Fural. a3-811 EWm0~ Dietriot
no. E, 19c E. b'.(ad)55% by thr AWtiB COW-tOf ~i.7~bp,sal*, writ of error

### diaJaa*d, OOlTbOt Ubgrntt BY tJM Bl@ren;s

courtor Tsxa8. The aontulawt in *at oaam was atatad a5 r0u0nt

"!Rte sloa@iea

no orbred by tha truatsoa of the ,-id d5atrfa8, ukd wm hold,thm rclturna aiuivaamd,

the 

### naalta doolamd ~6 eorblfisd in l ooora ano6

with tha Imv eovorallyl band rlrotiotta held 5nlndepmAent 86hcPol Qlattietr, 4- pellanta,

the 

### ooaQo8bat8, ooatradthatthe Aat of IJtmmber 5, 1989,being Chap. 40, bt8 4Sth Jag., t3woadQaUrd maa5on. 0. 1SM. Art. 89-L, ii.3. 1986,Vornonla

Attn. Glr. 88. arti.

E98%L, prorfdea

shet thebanll

rlaotiaa

ahallbe h&M 48 in oop~op *oh001 diatrtotag ana that the oounty j-8 **muat** 0raOr thr rimtomt r~rd1218cgd8- **aloamrr~** Court mat wav*aa .tbsl returna anU do**alare** the 

### maultar Thk~'frlal 4ourah6ld that **Mid** A4t Oi sOncPrbO+8, 19377r wU UAO4Ut8l5fUtiOAal and toi bmoauar Of a **44fmotirm** 0 ~$~2&an6 further.hel&

theit tha.lata

OS ISET, 3 F5rat Called 3eaaiea, 0. SO6 leti. IloltL, &'

Pearfag in R. US.

or l%aS, 88 raurbotl **by** 

### Aota ar OW), pmvido tiat ,Mm rlmot5oa 

### #ho&t be.lwl4 in aeoordaam with the Ian #mmi5n# bead oloot5OiU51i

5ndepwkde88 84h@0l 45atW5OtBrn Ww auataia

### thm rotion of t& 

### trirl oourt.

**nThm runl**  high l

ohooi aot,waa



### tire8 paaaad tn 1$55, 6. $0~ 4ml SW. la was plaoul in fho 8. a. of 5933 aa art. BQIPLti provIa tlut **rural** hi@ aahool ai*triota may rota bat&a In
aoooraanor

with the.

law8 gor6ra5ng

oostmoa 

### 86hwl diatrfot6.

By the 5Wz? 

### matmaU.mant, moat of the pro~la5eaa

of trhobate of UMS W*M crclasnded~ and, Art. 89pBL,

appaarlta&

in IL 8. OS'

19lg6,~na

amsn8- ed m 

### au to pmti130 thaB bond elrotlotw fn rural high l ohsol. diatridr ahwld be h&l la aooordan40 with tha lawa gotclm5q ba0pcanded aahbol 6iatrfsDa. Thsn oat50 aha uit or 5937, 

### rupra, whlah 5l1

bold tyB+B

w&8 4AtitblI ‘hrbiddiil6 4- pointrent

or px Oiflo#alr

fa Sdcml D5atrLota
xn crrtaia 

### OwtttUta.! AMi $ha lnt5 ro

### oapW3a
naa au routmatH6noxablo 0harley

Lookbart,

Page 6

"'An iot rondi~ WetIon 1E of Chptsr 69, of the hots of the Thirty--nfnth Legl8laturo,

m a8 to pxovidsthat in oartsin oountier having

### a population

aooordiw to tha l-0 proaodl~ Fadera1 Cenws of not 10~s than eight **thoumnd,** fivehundmd (8,500) and not mere than eight thownll, ~QVM hundred (8,700) ruralhi& 8ti.4 **bi8triOt8 fOmd**  by the 

### QrOUpbg Or t30aslo~ 8Oh0O1 **di8triOt8** 8han n&i have the authority to appoint

a tax a88Q88Or, board Or 8qUdi88tiOaa Iu)r**tU** acllaotorl

and daaloriag an l

m8 rge nO J.vw

In th8t 0880 it mar bo noted that the oqptloaoi the 1937~

#IUWdEtQIit

BladO PO -IWiOrW8 t0 th8 i!m QiIIQndHnt but IVIrQrXWd OdJ to thb 19=&t. ThO WW't held l8 fOl1-8:

"5lnoQ thQ title or oaptionof th8 19S9 Hot deOl.snd that the h&ti8tU= intendad t0 aI&Snd Sea. 18 of the 19M Ati 80 88 to prohibitweOid tU a88088OT8, rqurfi%tiOa b8ar68,Odoollootors in o*r:ain **OOUlltie8 it**  oannot **affwt** oOUlItl88 not llifiluded, 

### an6 t8 

### hll6-a8 not 88. braoiw 8UbJ.d ti it8 tfth, 80 $m a8 th8 bd& OS tho&toha~8dthQrubhOdai mdiag8UhO0% **bond** elootion8**frQm C&O** **method** pnrodb8d ia the 1997 iat. IO0 rUkt 18 hotterl 8tabli8h8d tbm

rent umidaent lQ6gev. 4wd.nQOP‘ Tsx. Clv. ripp., 101 fj. -ai:

&d 396; W8lkQr 1. Stats,194 %I. 6r. R. 800, 116 6, PT. Ed 1098) 8utherland

'1. Boardai Trwtee8, 'X%x. C&V.qp., 861 & w. 489." (Undsrsooring OW8)

pieoall 

### parliioular attention to tkat pcvtfOn of tjhooourt*r holding in whnhich the court 

### rtate8 that no nil0 i8 b.ttQr Q8tsblliQh.d thnB the ona that whl)re a **tit10** Or a **OmtiOn** Or M 88t 8pQOliiO8 thr pUtio\z2lT ii816 Or the UnOIidmeat **aad** that **it** i8 to~aoror or 8tat8 

### a BQTtl@UUT pWpo88autorablo Charl*y Lo&?nrt, I?asm8

8tt8vhti another a3id different

8ahedule

of artialea and r8t881and than, in rcyllar form, Mpealed the first 8e6tion of the act of 1768. 4

a. 43. In 1.807 ~86 pa8mBd another *irOtto mend aa l

ot entitled*&II

aot Sor amcndlng

ra rot entitled *An *at ZOr (titleof aot 19d6))'wt This 8Ot prCWided

';?thd, bi%S(iiatsly

from alld titer the pat8ing Oi thl8 aot, tha folloul~g X'tttQS and IDUIM,

**rQ8QOOtiVOlt, Shtill**  bQ p&id,ati
M grttater 8hsU be cissundod or emoted by ma**Of8 or**  **aarve44,** or any otherpareom8, ior nharfage o? ~ahlps **or vemwl8,**  **or Zor**  **laadta&** ***** **eta,** to-witt**Vor** sh%ppLng svurybale or ~a88 af oottea, 

### roar oonte pr bale or oaee, ’ sto. 9 Ct. 183. It +3rpM8815’ x'@~e8b86 awh Ol 8aldNt Of .$w8 aold +UlrOthQr QCtj8 Qt hl'Q l-t?~U#AUat t0 the+Ni8ions o? thn mt of l#?. hit wan to @ iRtki;OftbCt 'fl'O8l Ur& &tQr it8 pU8r(ls,* a It8 prewislorr8

taek~tb plam of an erl&iru;l snaetment, certainly a8 

### to th8 lmQQrtf& IteJB OS oottw, whlah appear8in thi8 aat f6r th8 fir8t tiret ghtring, pr&bly, that pravloualp that artSole had net attained tha irparturew

OS being 0 staple oammdlty or t&6 8tato. Th%8 18 th8 8ot uhloh l&a8b8en Qa tibe 8tatuta book 

### a8 9 

### 88b8%8tin(l &av fCrr rvsarly a eentuTy, 

### a&b& wa8kJaQtmo~tleam4

tithe 8ohedulo

of the uuwml **8tatUt~8.** In 189s tho 'Iterl8lea and oan*&iUtlon* at the Qenarel8tatutr8 were adaptd, which arrasqpd may act8 by their title8 In a 8ahodnla, uador the heaaiogr'S%a r0uo rin g

sntltlod l

Ot8. ordlaeb3u, and zw8olvo8, pa888d iath8 8evQral ,gaar8 hareinnftar c)uuESxat6d,

have upltit **Or** have be8n. or arQ hsrrby, oxp:-Q88lg~FepQal8d.* 8tc. Tha titleQf th69 88t&'or lww a* 1778 era found in this **‘ SOh~ti~**  **’** mad PY!'? therefers

Cd.&%&- **a4** to ham bwn therebydlmotly- repealed. T&6 a& cf 1809t hawever, does Pat appearla the 'asohedul*',

but it 18 alalmodthat that 01~0 we8 InCirwtly rQpQalod; that St8 tit10 aaoZamd t&et it ras an *aamndMnt* of themotheraot of 1768,and, when tha lmtt-srmad sotwa8 rsmd, thdtt O? 1809, OM Of it8 ‘WIQndMlkt8,’ and tb8mtom. 'i~ratted' tato it, fell alth it.

. . ."Honorable Gherler Look&art.Pege 9

".Blit it is emrnest3.Y

lneiated that.Si there was go impliSa repial here, theremwtgs
an lndbreot

re@sel,

basednn ths dcctrine that the repeelor **8a** 8Ot **neaeew3rily aarrler**  rtth It all ?8men&maat~* mae to saia ii&i, amI that therefore the sot 13 LCOT, being, aa stated in i't.8 title, aa *em::tk~t*or the aot of 1768, fell with the letter aot when It was rqqaled. prI0 k5Qw or no inexorable X’UlQ a? law wbloh paremptorl1.g

requfreeWet **Wary** eet nhLoh la en**titled as**  **‘ an**  8uEendPd6nt' **to 8**  fonwr aat met thzr8fore

be cwrl8a back, and 'lngrarted' upon that act, 80 88 to bsoom pert end pared of Lt. for 8ll purposso. . . .

.vs thiuk that the aet ci l8W al**thOU&blhtbB~ 88**  l **&T&** eRWidxMt **to 8kl**  **t&and menf,**  **’** uee in it* .~vleieae aiflrratlve erd Or&inal. It was lppog M lxportent eubject, which the le@sIeture, in eooorQence with ita duty, alweqa clatisd the right to control. It h80 staoaapan the 

### rtatuta %ok 63 the 8xfvt1ng lew, uboiiklieng8d

for needy e eenfurf, a3~d we **do** 

### I&t **8M** 

### +AlQthiilg **in** 

### the 18W WhiOh **n9~UfrfkS** the court to ,@8rtlan that It bee been repealed, el@hr lntentlonullg or by ,Isplioation, or iadirtotly by the cperrntion of a fixed **Proorcste8a** rule, a8 to the effect at emendlPent*, leaving. thewhola subjratebeolatsrly *doTeliot,*

86 to **8ny** ~legirlatlve

reguletioa

or co&ml. ;we

thluk
the **8Ct le**  **at fonw,**  **and** **th*t** **l&awe it**  **uuneo** emery to ooaelder the otherexaeptioae.*