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**OFFICE OF**  **THE AITORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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IloLan#lllln oountr**Attorao~ Dumr,**  Toxao

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ia& to tho OOQI prorontod to th read hprevwo oh l8, ‘1940, portelaa r.garQ to potltloa8 bond eleotion tar ln put, 88 follew8:

us from pur opialoa woe 08 wt. &stter, one l d **for** thr purpore OS @hwarrr Letor a reoo& e.000 for **tho** purpwo of l rlleage

with th8 l roop- or in the rirrt petition. l? tlwo taotr tha Oendrsot 

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### our$ rorotloa to rent80 t&o **fir&** potltion 8Jm prwoatra. l&W **th0** 8OOOild'p~tit~Ol& U8D rq80&@6, wrrrbig tbr WM mllu&e dtE tbo rroopt P on .or wtoa ailor dllo4 r0r la tha firn pot&t&on, ‘3rothhk tho ootwt would hare 6 ri*t to portpouo itr ordrr oa rald otltion beoruro lf the @lootion 011the firrt pottt P OIL ourloU, tho l

loatlon on the l

ooond pahltion. .

Honorable B. E. M&mghlin, paga #

rould be a uoelou (Lot, and wo knor of no rule that would warrant the IOstl8&30 of a llUtA~8 to enfor the CommlaoIonoro~ Court to perform 

### ouch an aot. 8.8 m&n8 VS.YSdW, 888 S.W. 077. WTZu pur~~ae of a **bond** rleotlon IO to vote for or Og;aind the 188UMtQO of bond8 for 8 8pOif10 o anA not to toto for one potitlon or another Th8 b ond l lootionmust oarry by a twothird8 M$dtl tOtO, the roaey to **be**U8md for tb p\uw80 tot.6 011. Woknow of.no way that both l leotlona oosld bo hold at the name time and aooomplloh the purpose for uhloh a bond l leotion lo hold. *Theroforo, It la our opinion that the proper proeh.~~ wouldbe ior the COmml8OlOnor8* hart t0 0611 an eleotion on the firet petition. If this olsotlon oarrloo, then the oeoond petition beoomoo g moot quaotlon beoauoo the 

### entire tileage provIbod for in the 8aoond petition will be Improved with tha bond money obtaln8blO a8 a~,resnlt of this lleetion. fi this l

loetlon f8qlo %ia oarry by tfu 1% qulro4 two-thirds aaaajorlt~ thoq the oowt 08s 0811
an elootlon oa the aaoom¶#%tlon.*

Bin00 that tlma we hat0 reoeirrd a letter from you roquootlxig #lo department to more doflnitolf outline the preoeduro to be f~llowodandor additional f8Ot8, WoqUOt0 f&m your letter as followar

*Trota the aboWwa assume thatyouhad oonie to the oonoluolon that tha $160,000 p<Ion was prol 

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to 

### theGd8oion~re* OotirB 8oRdbO 

### @or to the time that tha p8tItlon for $96,000.00 was preront6d. The SaOb Of tb Mttor i8 **that both**  petition8 oameoa to **be oon8i6~nd**  by the Otis8ioaor8' **Court** at the aaam tlmo, anafor the **rir?t** time. The aw.tln$ at uhioh.the petition8 oaa. on to W oonoldorob war a oulleb 8e8iioa of the oourt, aalled for the jmr~oa@of taking up say petition or patitiOn8 presented to the oourt. Xowe1er. the_ -

Honorable RI E. MoLau&lid~ pa&r#a

$14O,OOO.C0petit&on was filed wlth tho Countr Judge, a~few day8 prior to the riling of the $QU,OOO.OO

petition, but both oamo on to **be** oonrldorod by the oourt on the oame day. *Sinoo reodrln,g four opinion In whlohtoo adtirod that the Oowii88ionuac Oourt order ui olootion on the )160,000.00 potltlon, wlthhold- *m Its order on tho (96,000.00 petition until after tha olootlon, a **numbor** of thooo supporting the #lM,OOO.OOpetition are niOi116 tho objootlon, that thef rouJd be dloorlmlnatod 

### l galnot br the oougurt fr th6t proooduro 18 foUowod. Thor r00i z&d boo patltlonr should be voted upon at the

. **“Wo**would appreolats Trivymuohl? you would outline moro de?ialtoly the proooduro tha8 the 00-t ohould fol10w in handling this perpl.rxin(l problem."

Unclorthe faoto set out in ygur lottor, whore both petition8 worn 

### prerontod to the ooxntuf olonorr~ oourt on the snakedate, It lo the opinion of thld.d partmeat 

### l ntlrrly wIthIn the. dhoretion of ‘%hJ b that it I8 

### oourt whloh potltion shall first be 8ubmIttod to tho people. As date& ln our original oplnlon, both 

### l lootlono oannot be hold et the oamo tlUl0. As a praotloalxmttor, If tho oonmd8oionorr* oourt ml10 an oleotlon on thr $140,004 petition, whloh ooforo tha 8ntIra 113IkIlo O? road, an4 thi8 p*tltiOn oarrlao, then the aooonil petition will, booomo.a moot question beoauao tha antire miloage prorldd ior In'tha $96,000 potltlaa, ar. waralla8 aa additional 7 miles, will be finprorod with the bond money obtainable a8 a raaulb o? this oloo4Ioa.

TmotIn6 that t&I8 oati8taotorIl~ anower8 your quootlon, w8 are

ATTORNEYGENERAL Yory Orulf your8 ATTQRHRYOBBXWL OP TEXA8

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