?_FFiCEOFTIiE ATTORNEYGENERAL OFTEXAS .- AUSTIN
SROVERSELLERS .’ . *~~.RNEI GENERAL

bar ‘Sir:

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School.District,the adriaiatrative . . ofriaas or which 0~6 locot entirslywithin **CflleaphS h$IIty,**  **TSXM. UUd6r**  **the 6tdUt6**  **fOi** laSrin&this lusttUi06Q the JiarperIudepenZent Echool. Metrict as it thea stood Wets alno ~611013

upoc to vote on tha 9uestion of ahathor or not the Re66rva-. tion CSD should be brought into the irdopdadent sohool district. A aa~ority of the vctara in both the &XZO~ school alstrict ona t:leinas*uaent sclmol distriot Votsd to cOusolldot6 t&o i:emrvation CSD tith the IiarpcrXnfiependent School Distrlot, an4 It hns been operatlq 6s such up to , the present title. There ore o&sin nunber of people in tlieconnon sohool diatriotwho are &issetisfieirwith being in the indaJ.ndaut 6chool dietriot, an& they have petltloi%d the County
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Kerr County, Taxas,'to oall‘an eleotlon to 0sterzdna .Q@athar.ornot thay ahallwithdraw from the lri~ependant sohool dlstrlct. The Comity Judge of frerr.County, Texas, hasmllad the aloctitm sad set lt.for the 4th day..or ~OYa~bbsr,A. D.; 1944. The notloas were.Rostad only in WJxit was fbrmrlp known a8 the Hssarvation Comxx-Sohool Disttiot. The t;hihg we ars pert:culorlp interfist-, ed in la QrhO.Will ba the **~u6li?ied VOCBXB**  **in this**  election? \:a8.theaomKUi&tion~as hereinabove rarerred.

to a contractual obl.igation C$Ithe part of*thd.

Resezvatlon Cornon School District and the i Rarper JhdepeudentSchool District at the tin6 OP. the consolS.dationY "The Art1616 above raterred to ia not of6ar~ as to the qtestion or gualiriad voters, nor'is it clear 08 to the quest103 or who will csll the eleotion.
Ye woulC also litrsto have au opinion on whothar or net, if the proponents of the proposed election to disaolvo ona WitMraw fr0.n tiia Berper 1naoJ%naant School lOstrict .alre successful fn their **SISCtiOne** what indebtedness, if any, **WOUld** the Reservation Common 3chool District;' tni:e -0Jong witllit ti 6 WithBranaX. For your informnation, .

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honorable T. U:.Triabla - pa&s 3

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. . .' dra is a~50#-saikenn!me tex rite on'the.$lOO oaluatlon in the harper l.kiis~~sndonti School Ma- ~tflut,20# is set up for ratfravmnt of the bonda. and In edditlon thereto thereia a 30# levy .for:'.$' the purposs of paying the transportation coet'of title ..diatriat.

K&t portion of these liabilities or Cebts would the Reaerv8tlon Gomon School 3X8- trlct take with it in th*r event It is suocessful

. .tixithdrawiog fxm the flarperIndey%ndeot School. : Iiistriot?

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*humnwh IIatala eleot%o?~ baa been call..ed

for ':. .ioveabnbsr

4th, you will ma thai'ft 3.0iqerativd that we get -anoplnlon ab kmrly a&possible kn~.order to &eter&ne just wherethe district stanbe;,:; .' "~'. We, OS course, fsal that it is uugair,for tha'~,~.; ._, :. :;.,:, :' Beservatlon Gomon &chool~DSatriot'to tiithdrtiw. '- under the terse of the Articles above qUoted, einoe the indajxmdsat 'ecbool distriat has ii%-: cuxrod co~slderableexpeose'iu providing for : the nacdssary setup to.toke 9are of the addad, :,;. pupils. Xrtials 2613 3s got, alear as. td~ the procedure.to be,used, but WBBo not want to ‘-permit

anything to ba dose that would be in&r-. lone to the district 08 a xhola. 3ould it Lo '~ necessary fo* you to consult t3o Attorney Gensral’e De~rtmmt with rsfsrance to thlir m.tt$r, we.urga thst they givt3ua iinmdirte actioa Bo 'thatw iarvy

de&de tha .oouraeto foll0w.v artioie 261.5

as menda& by the J+8th'Le&L8lature reada as Poll.ows: .

"(a) Such oqna~olldsted dlotrlcts my, in the bass manner provide. for their consolidation, be dl$solvoE end the distriota Included lAorain re5tore6 to their ori@.nal stntue, except that it akgll Cot bs mcsssary to provida collie plRW3 in agoh diatrlct. ii%Cl~.. cuch distriot Elieneo rastorsd slxl.1

aamz%a ar,c!

be 1iSbl.efox its proprcta ,?sit.or

the patmtcrtn~ fincno:al cbl.$otions of t&s consolidateddistrlat, suoh poreta part

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c ’ Eonorable T. 2. .Tri&ia - page 4 m

- td be baSed~@n~the'r~lation the total aSSeSsed valuation of all property in the dietrio> bears to the total assessed valuation of property in the cariolldateddiatriot, as shotrn by theas-.. 8efmIent rOll8 Oi the histriOt for thu CukXWIt year. Go election for the dissOlut$On of said consolidateddistrict5 shsll be held wit41 three 13) years hsva a~apced after the date of:theelection et whrfiich.such di8triCt8w6ro oousolidate,d. '(b) On the petitlo;?of twinty (20),or a eiajority,

of the ,leyallyquelified Voters of eni,’ demon School dlSt&t, or indeFeudent school dlstrict,praying.

for the withdrawal fron a consoll-

.dated district,-if three~,(3) years hava el6;seU after ths ,dat50f the. eleetlon at~whlch auoh die- ' .trlotsw8re OonsOlldated, tha.Couuty &d&e shall; :~usus~an order for 8n election to be.heid in 'the district desiring oithdrawssl.. The County Judge. shall give notioe of the date of suoh election by publlcetion of the order.in.socwnewopaper~: publiahdd.in the county fox twent (20)d8y5 .~: prior to the date on ~~hlchsuch 8Iscticxia are .ordered, or by post&go notAce.of such oleoti.on in the distriot desiring the election. The'CMmissionera Court 8halJ. nt its noxt maeting,can-~ vasj the returns of such election, and if th.e **.votee Oa8t**  in salh di8trict show a msjority in favor of.wlthdrswing fkos the oonsolldation, the Coart **Sfld.1** deolare th,e distriot sevarod and it shall be rostor+d to its original statls. i%oh such Uistriot whtm.so restore6 Shall Asnu.na and be liable for its prorata part of the OutStending financial oP?igaticos of the consolidated dintrict, euch prorata part to be based cn thiorelation tta total aS5essed valuation of all proparty in the Uls.$rIctbears tc ttr,tots1 S8sesSeU v8luatiOXLOf Fl‘opcJrty in th6 COn50lidatLiddietrict, CS $:2&n by the essseanant roll.5 0f the qbtrict for the current year." Xe'do net ?aSs upon the ~co~.st'ltutionality~ of thi5 Articl~e; s2nce %-ahold that p?ern~,raph -(b) of mid Article ia inapplicable to ccnsolldatad oounty L1.3,~ districts, Since it loec net .vzke any prsvision Par the quclifiad voters in tbo tilatrictoin ~aoh county to partiCipsQ

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IIonokable'2.&. Trimble - pege 5

= > in the election, cur dcee it cm+iri any provision es to which County auag3 shaJ.1 ord3r the slsctiofi. Tbo .o>se"orCounty s2h00i zwsteas'cr mihel$9 county et al., .vn.state et al., 35 S. I,.(2nd) lCO1, lovolved the question of ttie 6l;tfiority or t?;e couctg 5~x01 i+ra of r;lmb~ls, County to'detsc11

frox 0 COBs2lidst9d county lim Snde~ehd9nt echocl district, lyi&?,In Zuunels ma Col9.x~ Couhtios, certain territcry lsing in Eu&ne16 ~Czxnty azs attach t:io3uzfJ to a co&don ochctl djstrlct situatedxii~llyr:ftMu Xumels Cotity. 3%~ oourt held this coal0 not be tiorrs wlthuut the convent of the Cole-*n County School Bo.ird. i:'eqwte the following excarpts from the ojzinion ot th,aocwt:

. "1% is fundn3ent61 t&it tha Couoty trcstess 'of one county canmA alone crest0 a district uca- ‘~l;oaed

or territory lying ln t~o~'oountiaa; and as.iipractical mtter itwould follow thut where a .couzty,lIhsaogsolidetsd. indepehd6Et school district has bsen oraated by the joint action 'ot.bothcountho, It:neoesa5rll.y rolloas that : . that $ietrlct cannot be abclished or chsngkd except hy t&8 consent- of-the'county,

sc!~ool a_ trust996 of each county hnvigq tarrlmry eontalqad therein._!
. . '. ,I ~.and tvea& clear.5i1'the. vl& t&'t:i-: drtial~e27&2f doss n&t ,petrmit the oowty trust905 of oh9 oowlty to detach any portion of tho territ~orp 1 of 5 ccuoty 'lineschool. distriot and ettsoh ths a..
, sme to snother district, viithouttb6 cohtient aad wxourrent action of the trustsoa of's-~h

_county hovlng territory In the county line ciis- . . trl.ct . To pamit. such wouZd csune Icterntisble conf~,jsion am3would pemit one Turty to tk3 ,.:cc5solPa;ition

ncrsaE7;9fit

to .%sztreythTrt

nsre.emerit, GT s~rfously affect it Pft!lGUt the CG;ICUT\~CS:CC or oojstint of the othar party to tiie agreex33nt.

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f : I Fran ths o~!inlon Of’the ooilrt$a t.lS ‘se33oaae

t r* qf2ote E,he SQllowiIg:

Vhe aoaeolidation of the trio dintrlcte in i questiort was hlrd

eadar Article ZFC6 (%GY. St, '1925) as azeadod on sereral occaslcw (Verzi6nt!z Amo. i: cio. St. Art. 2506) by a vbte af the paor of the : two distr$cts atfaoted. 1 S3ac!%t&o d3strlcto W6Xb

plrtlg Ia txo colmiea, it reql3.rRdths action Of tha officiale of bothxounti~s to efTcct .tnacoor f sclidation; am3 tha csnsnlidatsd district tsas

6 legally treeted. Art~clc 2Y15 povidas that

~soc~.O6a~sfideCsd,t'iatriots'ltog in th6 sane

r. . ...meaner prorldad Sor thtsiroocaolidatlon be die-~

solved.aad t~bodistricts izcludad tbareln restored to’their or&inal status.I This prcvis%on : . relates MXQ particulnr;ly to coaoollduteddis- *.

1. :' trictsnhvll~wlthJn ORQ couunt iT"IzL* so, trlasoaa wst nstrue in..comectionwith "-sttitntesrel1~tlnq, to ~aountjy

line seik%l disr triats; .aodit neoesssrily Sollows.thrt In g county line school diotriots~, either III

their
$ craotioa or abolition, or in tha ohan@,,i~ of? their diatrfot boundwias, the .schoolautnotiitiao of both couutioa or nil aounties affected :

1 ‘. _1 should act to#pther in Koch J;18tters. * (It%llcs oura). i 1 I% think it is clear from tt:Bforegoing thst it

. TOquire6 th6 ROtiGn Of th6 ofxYcials.of bath 06Unti98, ox i, 

### or alf.counties, conoernatI, szid that an 0leCtiGn ordered by the County Zudge of Zbrr County alone would ba inef+"eo~ i tive.

to diseolvo the county line consolfdated district. 3 Aa.elsctiouwould hsra to be ordered and held in bbth

counties, but, 8~ etcted in tha opinion cited herein a% I' box-a,

ArtiCl6 2E1.5 3.8 nt‘pllC3bl6 Only t0 aonso11datsd dlst,riOts lyfrpq; wE:OlI~y %ithin 01:B CCUllty.