THE ATJTORNEY GENERAL 

OFTEXAS 

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m l’sp 31, 1939 

DaMart OplAloA rJ0. O-838 

R.8 QuusLeotlau or a peroa 

ollglblo to t&lo ofriar or WUOM 

a t a o o Ao o llLo td lo moo o o h o o l 

a lo w1 0*. a 0o o tma 81or 0a Ar uolo 27&5 816 2808, Rawbed Uivkl 

8tetatoa OS T-0. 

aa l ok0owleUg0 reaelpt ot your roqaoot of UoV 17, 19 

rom.oa oplal2m es to the qaollflootloao OS a paratm 0 ldka 

to the off100 ab ttaataa of 8 ooaooll6abed omaon oohool 4lotriot. 

AIla us quote huowith your la$~or a8 loa(lth: 

Rf hove been raquoa*ed to aaoure oa oplolon 

from year Depertunt aooeemfag the ooaotrua*loa of 

Aelolea wJAlf#ha par0onanal po8oesa lJlarbeYtok 

l ll& ua to the o r tlaOS o wa o k ee o f, a o o Ao o lldo to d 

emnm nehodl dlaWiat, pwNi~ularly dU rafannoo 

to the qusatlcm as to whethmr or AOt l uoh ~r806 )IIIut 

b a l qunl.iflnU voter In the oanae thet ho must ham 

p&f hih poll tax. 

'Artlola 27b5 has r~farenoo to the q~olltlaatlom 

Or 0 peCOOA iA fBdOtr hO% h r M Y k l u& b lr t0 tb 

oftioo of ?,rustoa of a oozmton aahool dlstrlot ~JXQ 

tldra aaohg other things, ?&at ha nnaot ba '0th orwEqua&ad wtar in the 88~8 that ha neat ban pal& blo 

quallfled tot.? .' It is tuldu*teabinrJ that the AMoraey tkoarol ln #a year 193 3 ruled that auah pnniolaa 

reqt&wl that nuoh PUBOA mint hero mid hi8 poll WX ti 

0rde to ba l li&bla t0 the 0rri0a. Art1010 2808 ha0 rotoroaoe to the qaal.Ulostlana al 8 mraoa \Qo la l lae8ed 

traotea Sor 0 eo a o o lldo ateu4 0l a *001 dl*Wlot, ti 

ho wbra la sa1a artl01* lo there My -AtiOQ that aaoh 

pam!wo mat bo a qQlll%fbd TOta? or woo&a of lfko LRpre, 

#ad auoh art1818 rkaa 00 rriawno4 to ArtLola 2745. 

38 lo 8y ojdnloA that cuber the proTloioM or 

Artlola 2802 a parooa d#O oat how te how 0 poll wx 
LL 3. RatlJ~t, Sr., my 31, 1939, Parp ? 

L. 

wpatua are olw +p~uaed by the provisioar of Artlola 

2745, a@ that aaoh parooa Bust htire paid &la poll tex 

in ~dsr t.0.b digibb r0r thb 0fri0~. 

“1 hava bean anabla to f&l eny duii#ioa of t& 

awrtwon this qaaoti~, and I tharorwa uabmit thr m 

t0 YOU iOr OPiniOA.' I do,ais out or rrapwt fob thq 

oplnian or the ofrioial wdaoaxned in the F%ak Dapartaant, 

and baoauua of the toot that his opinfos'and ny gbiw 

arm oppwlta tiewe.” 

And we f.Iuthel c kr UOwl8dr o & O d 

iA reo~a to o ur fur tdpr bq & 

or your l*ttq of my 2s, 1939, 

, uhkoh lattur otateo, .ya ore 

l dviaad UIOh the l ohool 6isWlot ln?ciLod woo not 80% ap adez 

Artlola 27&2b, Sectlaa 5s at uq of the P&timed Clvll Ctatuteo ab 

Tuoo, 1925." 

Xn l nawar tkroto, this ‘la to advise that +otlr 6 

..swo~ Mll2l8, Rqpler Maaion of the. &&~&ture la 1901 I8 

, 

provi~ fat the quUW%oaatlona of eomaq aahool dlatrlet &ten, 

atetear 

-On tha first any af Ap& of eaoh too& tb 

l ua llfl~otuo a d ol eooh oohwl d%sfcLot n6atl 

t&asparpoG l kallalaottluea truataao ra 8 a :z. 

trlot, who shall antar open ttm biaehargri of thdr 

dotits on the first day of May noti folLrl~~.* 

At the 38oah Callad !‘walon of the 41a3 L4tg%alakoa 

%oaoo Ml19 00 fouMlnChopter2,pr~ 3.a~~tie6hrtlales27 3 

sad 2747, Rrrfacd ftatutas, partsial~ to the offim of t?uo~o 

la mw aohocl dlatrlota a&l pmvidad for the flUlqg of vooo~oleo, 

mad rcpaola4 all lawa la eontllot tharaulth, mblah law la now 

la dieot and is in part 00 follonat 

*Ire pemma 5b5ll bo~quollfiaa 05 trantnw uoleoo 

he la a property tarpayco in sold dlatrlot to abidh ho 

is elaoted and otlmrwlsa a qunUSie&votn ln *al& 

~latrlot.w * 

Thus it on8 be sew that the ‘~gio&tum l paoltlaolly 

lntaada4 td make oertala raqaioito qual.lriaatlw mndat6ry 

mod aweaoary befora a ~UWA aocrld qaa1iTy es a ammoa aohool 

' aiatrlot truotu. 

In ma sot by the Lm&lntma of 1919, Rcn150 ml&l& 48, 

Chaptw~65;wlth rtgard to oonoolidatbm at aomoa aohool dloWi&o, 

aSo., the oeooa4 parogtrph ot fb8tloa 5 of sold bill praib*or 

940 puaoa 84sll.k all&lliLe to sama as aohool 

Wuotn who is aaobla to r8od md write tba lh&.Uh 

LeagWge uAdarateabiAgly~~ bnd who hia sot bean a roal6wkt 

of tho atata oma paar and of tha dlstriot six ma&ho 

prlerte tto l loetlonior *ruDetee.” 

ib W$ UO i$ OM k l UA th St th0 & toro , wulo sh o . 

qW~i.@tiw 02 t&t of a OOIQ~ oohool dirts T@ t U’motoo W@Re 

ooooxo4 by the 1905 Aat,operLilo8~ psarlda4 for othqqcullfb 

ao*sw iao 0 wooolldoted roetmol~aWlattw4o~~ 

. 
. rooa, L. I). futliff. Tr., Yoy 31, 1939, Foe 3 - 

IJB 1929 at thn Fifth Callad ~aealon oft the f+lst Ia~alot~, 

3w$oFB~ll Xo. 30, Chapter 66, pnga 2l2, tho qusUflo@tQm aa tlm . 

- WA8O~i?la$bd diQtr%Ot tXUtW IS 08 fOlhTUn? 

"Ho pernon nhtll be a truatoa rho onanot rwd 

mad urlte tha ?hgUah lnnguags undamtandingly, and 

who hem not been e ros?dant of this ?%ata one year 

aad of the distrlrit 81% nonths prior to his SppotAb 

Aent or clCct?Ou.* : 

TbLa last aot woo paaaed by the f.mme &lot Le~lalatmm 

after thy to16 thmtofora enaoted Xouoo Xll9, Chapter 2, w 3, 

2id Called ieaabn, haraiosbova referred to, raquiririg a pare= 00 

~~t~rviaa a qualtiied rater in cmfar to ba OWnOn OOhWl &atfiO~ 

. 

ifs, thudora hold that tha'atatuta mm In afia~ l aar4 the aola quall?l~atba OS a OQAOIL oonsolidatad whoa1 tWN88 

lswt oat in Art1010 2808 of t&a Rarlnbd CLvtl ~tstatea of ‘PQU, 

tie& qwlUloo~on and nqkaf.rewat is, 00 follouo t 

9oparaoaahallba a Wuatuwho oanwt raad 

and write the Kngllahlaagua&a undaratmdlngly and 

ah0 hem Pot bun a rwidbat of thla %btb ofn yur oad 

af'th0 dl.atrlist dx AOAthS jUidW to hi0 SppOiAtAWt 

o xl - laation.a 

Tour8 very tru4 

NLwxmY -AL OF ?En!3 

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ATaHrn r?m?AL OF TJ!xA.. 

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