OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

Honorable L. A, Woodr 

### mat* 6uporlatenamt or Ihpartseat of Eduoetlon Austin, Texm %lay20, 19co

Fublio Iaetruot ion

Dear Sir: Attmtion % First Aeele

This bouabry lbe did retofore reaqgalted
l 8ection line. 6eo1356 or Oarxa omatf part of the Qraham Comaon

7 BOFWJof Sootion 1324, 114 aarea

, 117.8 acree of Deetion &Oci,end 6eotfan 1359, that h8d beretororo red In Garxa Oounty, end the Qrehaa 01 Dlstrlot booame a wrt of Lyan Couat~. The quertfon I would like to eubmit Tar four consideration set Y.lia:the l

rtebliehment or the bouadery line betmoon the two oountlee, whlah plaoed the above a0ntionea territory in Lyan Oounty, rftoot the boundary liner of the (rrahem CoamonSchool Dletrlct 0r Germ County end the 04atiguoue braselandHonorable L. A. Woods, Fege 2

fna4g4nd4ntSohool Dlatrlot of Lynn County ’i” Aoknowledgment la also 

### made of campleta statemanta of feet (inoludlxtg eopisa of instruments) rubmitted by tha oounty superintendents of Lynn and Gems Counties. Theee have becrnaoat helpful.

The question le aa to the rest boundary line of the Graaalend 

### Indapendant Sohool Dlatriot of Lynn County ana the wart bounclary line of the Graham CommonSchool Dlatrfot of Oar40 County. Theaa boundary linea here been in dispute alnoe 1933, when the Commlaalon ot Appeela, In an opinion approved by the Supreme Court, definitely eatabliehed the boundary line between Lynn and Garza Countlea waet of oarteln aeotion liner theretofora thought to represent the county lina. Lynn County ;I al. ~8. Oar44 County et 611. (Corn. App. 19331, 58 s. 8’

. (2d)

. A

### oareful exeminetion of the atatamsnte and inatru

### mantasubnltted rerealr -the following:

County To!:! In the Ord or of the Commles1oner8* Court of Garta

triot b, @a&aof Howaber, 1907, orrating Co~aplon School Dia

### Gounty,

the 

### weatboundary of aaid 

### alrho distrlot 

### waaiStie aolalf in ralatlon to the *aatem line or Cars4 County. The field 

### not44 reed, 

### in pft, emiallowat

*Beglnningt at the lntarseotion of the Eest line of the wunty with tha North line of aeotion 1365...,w
Tha aouthweat aornar of raid aohool Uiatriot waa fixed by NMh@ from a point on the woth linr of Garza County Waat to the acuthweat corner of the oounty; thence north to the gleoe ot beginning. n

(2) In Fabrusrl, 1909, the form and aiee of Common sahool Diatriot #2, Garaa county, was ohm&e& Although the northreat oorner of said diotrlot began at the northeast corner or 

### Reotion1366 (rhloh aeotion was an4 la in Lynn County), the southwsat oorner or said dietrlat wee rixau a6 followa:

“south to the S. line of Gsrea County; Weat to SWoorner ot Garea Countgt Worth alone the Vast line of Caraa County to plaoe of beglnnin&.w (3) OnMaroh 10, 1917, an order of the Gsrza County 

### Board of Trustees attemptad to carve Comon Sohool rjtstrlot $16 out of CommonSohool Eietrlat 92. Only the east llnr of saidHonorable L. A. Woods, Papegs 3

new mn #oh001 Dietriot #16 is defined and this fine la incompletely daacrlbed.

(4) OnSeptember 7, 1918, the boundaries of Comaon School Dlatriot $2

### warsredefined so as to exoluda the port~lon 

### ofthe oounty 5.nwhloh it 

### was attamptad to areate Qisohool dlstrlot on Maroh 10, 1917, known aa CoinmonSohool District 516.

(a;) OnAugust 4, 1919, the boundaries of Common.Sohool niatrlot #l were defined more aoourately, and the northwest and southwest oornera and the entire maet line of the aama were defined mlely in relation .to the county line. The field notee read : I

....and on to the west boundary line o? Cars8 Coulity, Texas; Thence south alon& the waat boundary line of Garaa County tZrthe SW tiorneri of Carsa Uountl; Theme 

### eastalo.orrg the south boundary 112~ of Oarma Counta, to a point..

..n (6) OnNap 22 1920, Oomon Sohool Diatr1o.t $2 and CommonSehool 

### Diatriot #l6 were wnaolldated to be known as 

### OrahamQhapel Goason School Dlatrlot #2. The bouadarie8 of suoh eoamon l

ahool dietriot, insofar 

### a6the west boundary line is oonoarnad, 

### are44 iollawa~r



### aThanaa Wart to the south boundary line of 

### OarmaCounty to the SWeoraar of Germ County. Thenoa north along the 

### west boundary line 

### ofGarza County to the HW

oornar of aaotlon 1324. Baa. a. ?Uler Survey ln ,Oarza County, 

### Te~aa.~
It is 

### a$parentthat it was wnaidered that the northwest wrner of seat-ion 1324 was in Garxa County. It her bean established thet it was not.

(7) Insofar as the present inqulrl is oonoemed, the eotion of the 

### GarcaCounty 

### Board of Trustees on October 18, 1930, In redefining the boundaries of 5raham Conaolldated Comaon Sohool Dlatriot #2, In Important. This last deaorlptlon of said Ustrlot definem the entire west boundary line in relation to the weot boutiarp line of Cana County, Texam, 88 followms

“Thenoe north three allea alar&? the Wboundary lines of eeotidns 1324, 1326, and 1328, to the West line of Caraa County; Thenoe south along the went boundary line of Garze County to the SWoorner Or Garza County. Thanoe, eaet along the county line to the place of bs&innin%.”
There is no ambiguity hare. It is olsar that theHoaoreble L. Zy.Woods, PageI

rr8tem ettroalty of Casmon Sahool Dlstriat $2 was the wsetsr~ boundary line of Game Cmnty,Texs~, wherersr 8uah 11x10 mQht b4. (8) Grassland Comon Suhool Dlstriat '21 of Lynn County, Tmas wa6 rind onatea on July 1, 1916. The boundarler wore redefined on June 1, 1918, April 5, 1919 and April 16, lslro. IA each instanor the aourse oallaa ror waa -along the Zest boundary line ot Lynn County.R In 1923 the Regular S8srlon of the 38th Logislaturs oreated the Oras8lend Independent School Dlstrfot (AOts 1923, FL S., ah. 21). The territory rPlBraoed in sooh ild4pandoAt sahool dlstriot wa6 all of that IA the old Grassland Comm Sahool Dlstrlot #21 plus 8oae ccmtlguaur territory. SlnOe thr indeprndant sohool dlatriOt thus croated by the 38th Logisleturo Is the one iAVQiVcla In the prenmt inquiry, th8 rrUte8 and boands of auoh di8triot prorided iA the Aat OSIts oreation are Important. Eore again the Bar6 boundery Of80% iAd8p8AdeAt sohool dicltriat ia be

### rlned In relation to the.eouAtf 1IAe. Tha Qeaorlptlon bogin8, "et 8 PiAt In the south line Of surrey #1359." That this POiAt was IAtOAd8d to be eAd I8 on the OOUAty11~s is demmstratrd by the oloslng deaoriptioa whioh 18, %hOAOe l a8t to tha QOUAty liar, theAO8 8OUth OAthe OQiUlty 1lAe to the pIa Of bO&iAAiAg."

‘i’hus the la8t dU&AOtioA of m8teD ard bound8 of both the 5ra88UAd fndependent Sohool Di8tflOt of L~AACounty anb the 5reham Consolidatrd O~mao~Sohool Dlatrlat #2of Garsa County, Tezaa, Is by reirr8nce to the COJEWA county line between LyAAand 58raa Countie8. Sinor the Gama-Lynn county 11~ waa coA8Idrred to run west of th8 line aatablished by the Supreme Court IA 1933, what 1a.l~ faot th8 dividing line BetWO8Ath8 tw0 dI8trIOt8?

IA Truateer oi Dover CommonSchool Dlstrlot #66vs. D~W~OA

Independent School DirtriOt (Cir.~ App.), 223 8. W. 556, and IA Campva. Bawler Ibdeprndent Sahool Dlstrlat (Clr. hpp.), 150 S. W. 1U6, writ Zefuled, It was held that disputes as to boundary lines b8tweeA sohool distriat8 are governed by the rUl@lJwhloh g8AWdly obtain iA bOUAd8r78Uit8. XII asoertalnIANbouadarler of gr8nte generally thr oOA8Iderati;~A~$ gilw3rylaportanoe is the IAteAtIOA 0r the parties. Andrewa, 62 Tex. 652; Huff ~6. Crawford, 89 Tar. 214, 34 3: '8. 607. LIk8wIaa, in aoncltrtdng 8 statute, w6 are told that we must deternine the Intent or the Ls~lslstura. ?4aInery va. City or Galveston, 58Tax. 334; Clary vs. Rurst, 104 Tax. 423, 138 s. w. 566.

&roe. the fasts aubdtted, it is apparent thet the UndoUbtad intent of the L.gi8ldW’O ill arec%tiUe th OreselandHonorableL. A. Woods, Page 5

Independent8ahoolDirt&at, and of the Oarza County Board or TrUst8es in araating the Graham Consolidated CommonSchool DIatrio8 #2,was that l aOh distrlatshould NA to therespective OOWt$' 1ina8. Inneither Inatanaewae a county line school dIatrlot, the oreationor whIohwas provided ror by theLa&la18ture IA Aot8 1911, at p. 200, date 

### 1917,p. 4&l, and Article 2743,Revised Civil Statutes,

### 1925,aontaqlatea. v!e must Interpret ~the

### aatlon of the Garm County Board of Trustees In the light of what It could legally aaooapllah. Aotlng alone, ithad AO leglelauthorityto areate a commonsohool dlstrlot embracIn$territory in snother county. kS pOiAt4aOut iA CountySohoolTrustees or Runnela County~4. State (C.C.A. 

### 1936), 95 S.W. (2d)1001,

### eitherIn the orsatlon

### orabblitionof county line SohAoldi8trIOt8,or In ohangIrq theirboUAdarl.s, the 8OhOOl 8uthOri818Sor all OOUAtieSeffected

### muataot together. This theylaanlr48tly did AOt do. plish this result. Nor did they 844lc to aacomwhloh we holdwas The rerultmu&h8 to be aoOOnpll8had,and in Sac8 aOoompllihad,

### wasthe oreatlon or oontigaousrahool distrfetsbounded by the ocmao~aountyline o? Lynn and Osrs8 CouAt%es.

Oon8equently,you are r48p4otful1gadrirred, OAd It Is thr oplnlon of this departmeAt,thbat theOouAty 

### linebetween Lynn **and** Oarza Cotmtleeas lstabllshea by theSuprearCourt In 

### 1933la the aommonboudarp linrbetw44A'th4&%88laAd fndependent Bid1001

Di88rIO8 oi L~yAACounty~ and the Graham Uon8olidated CblnmoA 8UhOOl Df8triat

### #2 Of ~arZI?4&%lAtf.

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