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<div class="ocr">THe ATTORNEY GENERAL
Or TEXAS

AUSTEN 11, TEXAS

Hone 4. Te Pribbie. Gpinton Noe 07195

County 4étorney Kes ay the Hilla County School Board,

Millia County on {ts own motion, er .on request of the

Golathweite, Texas Board of Trustees of Indepemient Dis-
trict "a", eonsolidate the entire Common
Gehool District “B" and parts of Common
Boehoel Distriets *C* and *bD* with Inde-~

ant Sehood Dietrict "2"% and a ree
Dear Sir: ted question.

#@ are in receipt of your letter of July 2, 1946.
reading as follewss , ,

"“Independert Sehool District *4' has an area cf
appro tely 126 square afles, an assessed valuation |
se Sh a eactt tyemeenite entietteats SPP

* a rate o e

om the 6100.00 valuation. Common Sehool Distriet 's*
has an area of 12.8 square miles, an assessed valua-
tion of 87253 200) a soholastic pala ton of approxi-
mately a rate of fifty
eents on the $100200 WAluation. Cosmen School bistrict
‘CG! has a arsa of 1c square Biles, a vaiuation of
$85,515.00, a scholastic population of approximate!

Bohelasties, and a tax rate of $1.00. Coanca x

strict *D' has an area of 53305 square miles, an ausess~
4 valuation of §200,785.00, approximately 75 eaholas-
ties, and a tetal tax rate of seventy-Sive cents.

“say the County School *eard, om its own motion or
en request of the beard of Trustees of independent Dbia-
triet *A' sonsolidate the entire Common cahool District
43¢ and parts of Common Gohool Distriete 'C' and ‘po! with
independent Gohool District '4'?

"Jf answer to above question is 'No', under what
conditions may the County “eard amex Common school
District ‘E' and parta of Cosmon ichool Districts 'c*
an@ *0* to Independent District t4':

"hil of these districts are contiguous to one ane
other and aight be included in one boundary line.”

If, as wight be inferred from your letter, you have
reference to a groupin: of the naned districts to form a rural
high school district then the procedure would be as set out in
Articles 29220 and 29¢2@, VedeCeSs However, from your use of
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<div class="ocr">Hon. de Te Fribiie, pase 2

the word “cunsolidation and the geueral eoutext of your lete
ter, wa do not believe that the formation of a rural high
distriat pronpted your inquiries. .‘receeding upon this assumpe
tion wea answer your questions as follows:

First, dealing with the consolidation of Independent

School Dlatrict *4" and Common School District "i", you are ad-
Wised that the County foard of Setiool Trustees cannot by sere
executive order create such district but aust follow the pro-
eedure set out in article c&Ot, VYoueCeue, as amended in 1585,
Walch, among other thimgs, requires an elcetion in each of the
Gistricts proposed to be comscolidated. Lover Common Sehool Dis-
trict Ace 66 ve. County School Trustees of Kavarre County, 112

Téx,. 501, 248 c. +. 10623 County Loard of Echool Trustees of
Limestone County ve «ilson, (Texe Civ. appeds 5 Be we (2d) S55
See also our provisus ipinieons Hose 0-502 and 0-299.

with reference to detaehing portions of Common School
Districts “C" and *>" and annexing sama to Independent Sehool
Diatrict “4", this question together with the precedure te de
has been fully and exhaustively discusse€ in cur recent

3) Roe 06868, a copy of which we attach.

Trusting the above fully answers your inquiry, ve are
APPROVED JUL 22, 19%6 Yours ver; truly
f/a/ Carlos C. ashley .
FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY VEh.RAL QTTCRAEY GENERAL CF TEXAS
APPROVED: SPIBICH COusAITTS Hy /s/ xcodrow Edvards
BY Lwi,g CHAIR das Noodpor i:dvards, «seistant

wEsfdoewd
Euelosure
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