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# Eonorablb c.H.nxrid coulity AtLttomey Brisooe co* silwertoa,

Texas Dear sir:, ,OpinionHo. O-1509 w constm0ti06 ofmiole 2824,

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iiOu3-t tO'ilrcre6t

prOOOed6 from sale of land belonging to permanent school fund.
your 3etter,of recent date ,requestingthe opinion ofthis departrment 6x1the ahve stated matter ha6 been rswived. The pertinent facts stated in your letter are a8 fOllw6l *me odssimers' court'of Brisood Countg ha8 heretofore soldthe landbslowing to it6 Permanent Gchool 

### ,Wd. A6 P’pWt Ofthe prO08ehS fh6Iths sale of raid land, the,oo686is~sioners'oourt holds oertaia~aotes secured by am&r'6 lien oa ihe la&is sold in-the aggregate of #106,272.00. "*he o&66i~er6' oourt ,desiresto iKV66t thepiooeeds frCaath6 6816 Of said lands ia the bonds of oounties situated iathe'state of

# T-8, or bdepeadq’~or oomon school dlstriots, road #tibinot6, oitie6 or t-' situated iathe State ofTeXM, a8 appa~nt3.y authori66d by Article 2824, Revised Civil Statute8 of T-6. "The OOunty has Pa Opporfuni~ at this the to acquire eligible bonds pomp& Pue to it iathe mount of #106,272&O by the transfer of saidm&or's lie6 aOte8 in alike amount. 'The O~ssiCZlerE' OOurtWould like to take this Potion whioh it aon8ider6 to be for the best iqter66~~of the P6nmncmt Sohool md ofthe o-$,, but would liti %O have a9 6xpre68ioa fkomthe Atilp(rg General asto whither th6r6 is my legal inhibitions against suoh aoticm."

Seotion 6 of&Mole VII of the~TerP6 Constitutioa'reads as followsr "Al.1lands heretofore, or hereafter gratated to the'several oounties of this Stat6 for eduoaticmal purposea, are of right the property of said counties respectively, torbioh theywOr6 granted, aadtitle thereto iswsted in said counties, and no adverse posssssioa or limitation shallever be available against the title of pny oousity. E.aoh~aountg'mpy sell or dispose of its lands inwhole or in part, in

### maaaerto be provided bpthe ccmmi66ioaer6~ oourt of+&6 00~6~. Actual settlers~residiag on said lms Ehallbs proteotedHon. C.W. Norrid, page 2 (O-1509)

in the prior right of purohR6iag the same to the exteat of their 86ttl6- meat, not to exoeed oa6 Jnmdred 6ad sixty aore6, at the prioe fixed 9 said oourt, nhioh prioe ah611 not iaalude the value of edstiaF, bprm6- meats madethereon by 6u0b settlers. 8nid kmda, and the prooeeds i&thereof, when sold, shall be held Iy 66id aounties aloae a6 6 trust for the beaeiyt of public sahools thereias said prooeeds to be imeeted in boad6 ofthe Waited State6, the &ate of Tma6,Or OOUatie6 ia 66id siz6t0,or ia suoh other SeOuriti68, 6ni under **SUah** rOStriOtiOa6 a8msy b6 preEOri%Sd by laws and the counties shall be responsible for all iav66t6mat6; the iatereat thereof, end other mveau6, exoept the priaoipal shall be available pun&e

Artiole 2824 referred to almvw read6 a8 follows:
aE6~ oounty may sell or dispose of the lands gmted to it for eduoatioaal purposes ia suohmanaer asmay be provided bg the ao6md.8sioaer8~court of such oounty, and the prooeeds of a- such sale shall be invested iabonds of the l36itedStates, the State ofTem66, the bonds of the cmartie6 of this Stats, and the independent or cmmoa sohool distriats, road preoiaot, drainage, irrigation, aatigatioa, and levee districts in this State aadthe bond8 of iaoorporated cities aodtowas, and held ti such county alone a8 a trust for the benefit ofpub110 free sohools therein, only the interest thereon to bsused and expended 6aaaally."

Byvirtue of the provisions of Section 55 ofArticle III ofthe Texas Constitution, a oouaty is restrained from E&Wing 

### orextinguishing, : inwhole 

### oria port, aw iadebbedaeS8, liabilitg or ohligation of any iadividual to such county. IbInder thefaote Stated iaymar inquiry, there is no attempt to release or extinguish inwhols or inpart ang indebtedness, liabiltty or obligation of asg individual tothe oouaty. The oouaty holds oertaia aotes seared bya veador~s lien oa the school lands soldand desires to exchange the66 not66 for eligible gonds whioh prooeedb of tie sale of school lands may b6 iav ested by virtue ofhrtiole 2824, sup&a

Iavi& ofthe foregoing authorities, you 6re respeotfully advised th6-tit is the opinion of this department that there is no leg&l IahiMtioa ag6iast the Oomnissioaers' courtwhich will prevent 

### saidcourt from exohsaglag the above mentioned notes secured by avendor's lien for eligible bonds, 66 proridsd for by llrtiole2824, supra, ia like amounts, or to oonvert such notes into bonds where the proceed6 of the Echo01 lends can 'beinvested, where the smouats are the 86me end there is no releasing or extinguishing, iawhole or ia part, of 6ay of the indebtedness evidamoed by saidnotes.

Trusting that the foregoing filly 6aewers your inqairy,ne are AR:AW:egw Your8 very truly
APPROVED DEC 18, 1939 /d Gerald C.X6na AlTOREEYGEi'BFZALOFTFXAS ATTORREIGEREXAL OFTEXAS Ey/s/ Ardeil

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APROVED, OPINION U&WLTll3E Ardell~Williams

BYBHBLXUEiUN Assistmt