FL 

\ OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

; AUSTIN 

Eonorsblo Tom F. CofomaS 

county Attorney 

read6 ln part as 

01 Diatrlot at 

election to dorotara dsaire to 

0 of aonatrwting a 

la00 rooaa and 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 WIthirr the limita 

of the Eudaon Indeperrdent sahool Diatrict.~ Will 

it bo r~~cearary to vota ona bond iasw for tile 

oonatruotion of tha propored now buildlq and 

aaothar bond iaaua to be used for the repairing 

of the arioting bulldingat 

l Ar tic & 8704 ghma the dirtrlot trurtesa 

power to lavy a tu to prorldo for the intereat 

a nd l inktng fund for bonds laaued for 1 tha purohaao, o0natruotion, re*ir or l qulpmnt rar 
Eoaorablo Taa 1. CO~~QIWL, pago #2 

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 l &nat aalng the proaeeda oi 

the bond, for more thaa one lmful purpoae~ nor 

la wthorl~y gworided for ao doing. 

.I$ la my apInIon Uaat it la to the best lntmeat of the distrlot to vote oae bond issue to 

be wad for both purposea named above.” 

Artlolo 27S4, Revised CIvIl Statutes of Texas, authorIsea the lavylng ot taxer by oommon and independent rahool 

dIat.rIota Sor osrtain purpomea , among whlob are the lollorlng: 

‘2. In oommon aohool and Independent dlirtrlcta, 

tor the purohara, oonatruotlon, repair or quipmont OS jnabUo free 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 intsreat on and provide a ainking fund auffioient to 

pay tha prlnolpal of bonds rhloh aaid distciota 

are empowered to 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 Lrr my common or independent school 

dlatrlot harounder, the petition aleotlon order 

and notico 0r eleotlon muat dlatLtly specify 

the amount of the bandO, the rate of IntWeat, 

thrir Mturlty dates, and the purpose r0r uhlch 

the bonda are to be usad, 0 + l !I 
Hononbla Tom t. Colaman, ~0 #8 

There au8 bo no doubt that bonda MJ be issued for 

the oonatruetlm .of sohool building8 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* It would ba a vain and pointlear requiait+ to roquiz%3 l o p a r abond to iaauoa aad alrotlona, for o;?ly additional 

lnaonv#nlenae and expenar would result. 

CertxLnfJI the Legislature knew that when new school 

buildinga WCI eonrtnsotad, most of them raquirb tha purehaao 

of IleT equiplufmt. Surely thr &gIalatxre did not oontmaplate 

tha holding 0r oeparata elections aad the voting 0r aoparrt* 

bond iaawa. #s think it clsar that ono bond issue may bo 

voted aovsring tha varloua gurpoaes. This viw is aonaIatent 

rith the estab$iahed preotips oi th.ta department In approving 

aohool bonds. 

You are, therefore, advlaed th6t one iasua of bonda 

my b8 voted In an independent aehool dlstrlot *ror the ocmatntctlon, repair, and equipment 0r public rres school buildingo” within the limit8 or auoh dlatriat.