### OFFICE **OF** 

### TNE **AlTORNEY GENERAL**  **OF TEXAS** 
**AUSTIN y$+** **”**



### *earSlrr ovmon NO. o-w7 -

in the disputed

effect dslded t&t tua dLtputed area vee **AOt** In 

### Oalnes **County** 

### but vaa in Yoakum

### County.

**We queatlon**  **haa wlaen**  **89 to**  **whather thle**  **dlaputsd~arwa** is still in the Seminole 

### Co860A School Disrrlet; vhether ouch diotrrat can exercise - .~~.~ ~L.~~-.Honorable H. Ql.~oopes - page 2

taxea collaated on 

### said area 

### for school purpoaea we tobe paid OYOC to tha Seminole distriot.

“The county sohool Board s8k$dt~~oA vhich Igava verkrlly **aa rollovaa**  school **diatrfata aan**  **only be**  **set up**  by the Comw66iOZieZV COUPt Or the COU!dyamUXIghthsy OtiUI later be aubdivlded by th6 

### County Board. Th6t a 

### Comnlaaionera Court dan otiy 

### met pi dlatrlcta vithln the 

### county,hrlrfng no $lrlsdlctionvhatever outside of it6 bound6rlea. That the

## erred or the 

### holding of the Supreme court 

### Lnthe above mentionad c6aevaa 

### thatthe **strip had**  neveb been n part or 06fnea County. That 

### therefore the ColrPnia8ionera

Court of OafaaeaCounty, 

### norfhe School Board 0r ssLd County 

### have never **exerolaed** leg61 authority over arid **atpip** of dibputad **area** 6lthough they heve exerei6ed actual authoclty tot aah purpoae6.

**“ I**  **have further**  **advised oup**  i3oardthat the onlyvsg t&t atrip 

### coiald legally be lncor

### pamted ia t&e s6tiole dlatrint vould be for a **COUUty line**  di6tt'fCt tO **b0 6Ot**  **Up** thl'Otlgh**the** 

### I

**COLIOUrMnt :IW6OiUtiOM**  **Of th6**  **8ChOOi b&&5**  **Or** bath poakum 6ud Qalne6 Couatlea, vhich action hse never been taken;

baaed upon the above I

### advised them that the disputed strip lavlthin tM aoILp3op school WWI Or YOLkup COUntp &5d undar the **YUWWVi6iOn** anilcontrol of the Yoakam County Hoard. Further that all 

### taxes peld over to the 3atPinol.e dlatrict, 2.nvlev or the 

### recant hold- of the SuprezzmCourt, Were illegally paid and could probably be Mcovered il the proper aation ia

### braught.

WI6 SahOOl gosrcia0r both **04untiea** b6ve met. They wish your department to either cotilrm my oplnlon or to correct Itnnd that they ~111 abide by yoourdecision vlthout further **prOC6edl5g6.**

**?ie** vi11 apgreclate your consfderntloa ancl opl5105.'Bonorsble Ii.M. Hooper - Pete 

### 3

We **aloo** acknovleclgereceipt of your favor date4 Gctober 6, 1942. fron vhIch ve quote In -art 

### aa follovsr

"Thin letter Is to furthor rdvfre you that the territot'ylnvolvod in t& 8cbo0l di8trlot **diSQUtS** liar, acoordIng to th8 

### dealalon oi the Suprew Court of Tsxu in the a880 Of YoskUm & Terry C,oUntIerva. CWnem countr, vholly 

### vlthfn yonkum 

### county and 1s north of the Harri8 lbw a8 set out in such

### dea1810n.R
We have read the opinion of the Supreme Court In the anEa OfO&tine8COUnty v.Yaakum andT4W-y COUIitie8,r8pOrted In **163** S.W. (2) 393,hdvanoe Sheet, The effect of th18 deolrlon, 88ve 

## interprrt ft in 

### aonneotloq vith the 

### information contaInPodLnyour letter 

### dnted **October 0,**  **1942, froa~**  

### vhlch **ve** !aaVUquoted in part, I8 t0 Qlaoe the 8trIQ Of land In qUelrtIoI& inYoakum 

## county. Rovever, It app@mrr that

## it had not 

### been

. deffnItO1~ determined vhsther thI8 8tFIQ Of kkd vae in OaiXiO8 County 

### or In Yoakum

### County **prior** to the opinion of the Supream Court ln the above 0888. The **f3RinOS COlUlty**  **8ChOO1 4bUthOritiO8,**  bellaviq mid area to bo in@insa County, included It In the SSISfnO1eCOrnoKIn School Di8tl'ictof eaid **OOUnty** and &88e88Od end colleoted 8ChoOl taxes thereon SOP a number 0s year8. ThsrefOre, In Including 8nId area In th8 8eId ~emImle com~n school Di8triCt Of Qel&e8 COW&y, Oha 8otlod authoriticr Of 88Id COUUt7, v8 **think,** Yore **aCting UXId8r**  aOlOr Of lt%V,**and it**  18 our oglnlon that tho 

### exsraime or authority by the SchooL Board of O~lnes County over satd area cannot be asid **to** be illegal.

Ym sag Inyour letter of **dnto September**  **14. 1342,**  **reqmethg** nn opinion from rhls department, **that** you have **V8rbtlll7** EdVISed the CO&lIlty SCtloOlboard that OomOP 8ChOO1 **diutrCct8 cam**  **otiy be**  8f3tup **by** the **Cos!mtr8ionsrr1** Court of the county zilthoughtSey cm **later** be subdivided by the County -8fct arpdthat a COlEMhS1OIi8l'8' COUl'tOS= Ofiy 8Ot **UQ**dietlriQt8 vlthln the county bav1n.gno jurisdiction outsld8 of It8 boundJrles. 

### Thenuthoritg to estrbllsh school districta **roets ’** **~** In tse Ccuntp school mrtees. Article 2&l, **Rcrleed** civil Statutes. This statute Vouki not authorize the estnblf.shuentof 1 school L:lstrlctto Include 

### territorp vlt%n wo or ~1~8 **countlea.** Sovever ,county line comon ~clzoolSistrbts my be crceted 

### to embrace te?r‘Ftory vlthin tvo or 

### more co~iltles In the manner 

### prescribed by Article 27k3, 3sviaed Civil :tatutt(fa, VIth th8Honorable R. H. 

### Roopor - Pago 

### 4

**rights. QOVW8**  

### and **QriVilego8 8st**  out inArticle 2744 of 88id atztutes.

oQInIont TherOfO~0, irOE Vhat VO haV0 8aId, it i8 0~

(1) Phrt th@ 8triQ Of land Iaquoetloa 18vlthla th0 COpllulLl

8ohOO1 arM Or YOahra CountJ~ (2) t&It 

### the 8ChoO1 taxe8 

### thathave beea oollootmd in 8aId 

### area and paid over to the SsmfnOl* Cmmoa Sahool Di8triCt Ye?8 sot illegally collootod 

### andmid; and 

### (3) the SOha BO4Wd8 Of the COUlltfe8Of' Yoakum cnc?(%iat?8can establf8h 8 county 11~ Gommon 8ohool district 80 aa to laolude the arm fnquaatlon therein 

### by proceeding Inaccordaaue vith tho provi8lons of said mticle 

### 2743, Bovissd Civil Statutes.
youra V8ry truly 

### hTl'ORXi3YQEZERN, 0FTFX4S

E?P:ST & BY , ’ E. P. 

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