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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
AUSTIN 
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<p>GR~~EF~EELLERE 
ATTORNEYGLNLRAL </p>
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<p>HOi. </p>
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Hon. G. C. Murrell, Pege 2

“. e ef provided further, that before the
said Commissioners Court wey make such re-alloce-
tions and changes in said county taxes that the
cane ehall be ¢ pubs Sted te the qualified p y

x pe oters of sush county et @ generel or
ren sticn, and shall be approved by a najor-
of the quelified property tax paying voters,
in such election; and, provided further,
that and vhen such vo -allocntican s end ohenges
in the eforesaid county texes have been approved
by the qualified property tex peyiug voters of
any dounty, as herein provided, suk re-allocstions
and changes shall reamin in force end effect for sa
period six (6) years froma the date of the elec-
tion at which the same shall be approved, uniess
the sane a tn abel) have been. changed yt wa jor-
y vote o qualified property tax pa voters
of such county, voting oa proposition, a after
subuission by the Commissioners Court at a generel
or special election for that purpose; ... ."

It ia our opinion thet the above quoted portion of
aeid Amendment to the Constitution authorises the calling of
an election by the Coomisaioera' Court without @e petition of
the taxpeyers. Therefore, your first question is answered in
the affirmative.

in the event the Coasissionera' Court orders that
the re~sllocation and changes in the county tax levies, as au-
thoriszed under Article &, Seation 9 of the Constitution of Yexas,
as so amended, be submitted to the voters of said county, auch
election will be governed by the applicable portions of the
cedure set out in onitle . of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statute
end especially Chapters 4 to 9, inclusive, thereof.

In our opinion No, 0-6278, « copy of which is handed
you herevith, we held that Article g," sectica 9 of the Consti-
tution of Texas, as amended by H. J. "R. Mo. 18, was selfpexecut-
ing, therefore, you are advised thet it is now in effect and does
not take an enabling act of the Legislature.

Trusting that this satisfectorily answers your inquiry,
we reaein

Yours very truly —
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS APPROVED
/ OPINION
By You: fr. Bonar2tt coMuittas

Jas. W. Bassett A.W,
Assistant \e Stat

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