**FL \**  **OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

**; AUSTIN** 

**Eonorsblo Tom**  **F. CofomaS**  **county Attorney** 

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01 Diatrlot at election to **do** rotara **dsaire to**  0 of aonatrwting a la00 rooaaand rep&rldlnga, 88 wall aa foe buyy egulpnent for the new ion prsaanted is whether on oan be held to **~OOUB**bond8 **ct%on, repairing**  **and equipment**  oh001 builiilnga WIthirrthe limita of the EudaonIndeperrdent sahool Diatrict.~ Will it **bo r~~cearary**  **to vota**  **ona bond**  **iasw for**  **tile** oonatruotion of tha **propored** nowbuildlq and **aaothar bond**  iaaua **to be**  used **for the**  **repairing** of the arioting bulldingat


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8704 ghma the dirtrlot trurtesa power to lavy a tu to prorldo for the intereat 

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bonds laaued 

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1tha purohaao, o0natruotion, **re*ir** 

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**publla** fru‘&aool building8 **within the**  lldta of auoh diatrlot.~ Artlola W86 provider that **the** petltioa **muat**0ontaIa tha purpose **ror** mhIoh the prooaods of the bonda mart be uaod. There la no provlalon 

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&nat **aalng** the **proaeeda** oi the bond, **for more** **thaa one**  **lmful** purpoae~ nor la wthorl~y gworided for ao doing.
**.I$** la myapInIon Uaat it la to the best lntmeat of the distrlot to vote oae bond issue to **be wad**  **for both**  purposea namedabove.”

Artlolo 27S4, Revised CIvIl Statutes of Texas, authorIsea the lavylng ot **taxer** by oommonand independent rahool dIat.rIota **Sor** osrtain purpomea , among whlob are the lollorlng:

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aohool and Independent dlirtrlcta, tor the purohara, oonatruotlon, repair or quipmont OSjnabUofree sohool buildings within the lImIta of **auah** dlstriota and **the** purchrao of the neorasary alter tharetor,Ttu not to **exowd** flfty csnta on the one hundred dollar8 v&luatIoa, auoh t&x to **be** for the pIJment of the ourrent int**sreat** on andprovide a **ainking** fund auffioient to pay tha prlnolpal of bonds rhloh aaid distciota are empoweredto issue for auoh our~aea.n (Emphaais supplied)

Article 2786 **provider** In part **aa followor** 

Vhenever the propoaitlon to iasw bonds is to **be votrd**  on Lrrmy commonor independent school **dlatrlot harounder,**  the petition aleotlon order and notico 0r eleotlon muat dlatLtly specify the amountof the bandO, the rate of IntWeat, thrir Mturlty dates, and the purpose r0r uhlch the bonda are to be usad, 0 + l !IHononbla Tom t. Colaman, ~0 #8

There au8 bo no doubt that bonda **MJ** be **issued for**  the oonatruetlm .of sohoolbuilding8 or ror the ru?aLr of eohool building8 60 for the equipmeat ot suoh bulldingo. Thbrefora, a echo01 dirtriot could tote an iaaw of bonda Par ona purpose and alao vote another iaeuo of bonds for one of tha other purposeaA But **doea this**  ENNUI **that** one iraua covering **more**than **cno**purpoao **QUA**not be **votsdt AI**  do **not** think ao* Itwould ba a vain **and**pointlear requiait+ to roquiz%3

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bond iaauoa **aad**alrotlona, for o;?ly additional lnaonv#nlenae and expenar **would**result.

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the Legislature knewthat whennewschool buildinga WCIeonrtnsotad, most of them raquirb tha purehaao of IleT equiplufmt. Surelythr &gIalatxre did not oontmaplate tha holding 0r oeparata elections aad the voting 0r aoparrt* bond iaawa. #s think it clsar that ono bond issue maybo **voted** aovsring tha varloua gurpoaes. This viw is aonaIatent rith the estab$iahed preotips oi th.ta department In approving aohool bonds.

Youare, therefore, advlaed th6t one iasua of bonda my b8 voted In an independent aehool dlstrlot *ror the ocmatntctlon, repair, and equipment 

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