**OFFICE** OF **THE** AlTORNEY **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**bvar4 18 authvrieedte isaum Sal4 bond. and tv lery, assctu and volleot raid tax.* *Thoreaftor on tke Jlat bay of May 1939 a petition for sohool bond sleotlonbubaitting tho followingi)ropositioa to tha tarpayws vS said ashool dirtri0twae ra8aatv4to the boar4 vi traateen of aai4 ikvhv& 'Shalltha Boar4 at .Tmstres of Celeat? Indqmndent eohool **Diattlot** be l uthorlrad to iesw the bond8 vi 4iaariot tv the amount of #lO,OOOaala-;zEvvl the purpose of eormtruvting and aqutppingair additionalalms coou **and** a gyana$itue of briak natarial, and oanstruothg prrradnset rspalw tie the prerant briok a&o@1 bullding in said 8ohvol dirtriot,end ii t&ore shall bs ermaall~ ,leHoQ and oollseted on ill the taxable proopsrty his 8alb'aohavLdistribt t&the aurrvntyear aa$ ann~ally'tharaaftrr v&&la ~16 bvndr or aay~pi ,~ %hem am outatandhig, a ,.$ax .isuifif3ient ~to pa %he agrtent iatuwt O& maid bond? cad par bII 9 prlnotpal;Zlhvrevt an tbv aama shall beeoao 4na.r
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thersof:. - *The rowalt 

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"At Cha present the t&o ColO8te **~ndepon4~w.at** 8ohoel Dielrlcthaa **bwdn** latrit@an4 oo~lsvting on all property situate4 in eai4 diatrlat 8C$ malntananvetax aa % bQ$ bvnd tax. The pua8tlvn now arises whit ie the leggal llrsft vt thv~tar that said sohool board my levy end Bollwt legally.*

we also rsvelte4your latter requesting an opinion on your’ qwdilo data& iranuary 14, 194l, ~equoa%notwlthrtandl5#yi,: 

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**I** Bonorable Fmoao Braby, Fe&e B

the **fact** tiat in the past we nay havcu renderedar vginfon which, in effoot, aneweredyour question.

The Snots, brlafly otuted, are time; IA 1921 5a election '11116

b5l.d and carried tu rtilse tb~ tax 1i.M.t

from fifty (50 1 **oenta** oil the one iimdrtsd h;iur valuation to twenty-? OQ (76) sents on tho one hunmdred dollar valuation and to is6w oertaln bonds. In LC37 au aloetioowas held an4 oarrio to issue bon?.a in the azaoUnt ot $lO,GOO.Opand $0 levy a texx

*alll%bi~Atto p&y ttie mrrent iatereston raid bob46 and pay the prlnclpul th0X6’, as tnv **oasw shall**  **boOv!W dW.** * **~~md9r8vvrl~ UUTE)** 

~~hfn departmeAthaa held, ~pinln NO. 0-2314, a ovpy of whioh Is attaahedhereta, that a provfs&an,Idmntioal rlth the above uAaereoored2rovielon,WAS inruffluientfor the purpow ot autbori~ingan inorease tn the total amoaat that might be lev9ad for both niaintenanos and bond purposvrr. 1 14aes$

up00 the raate wt out la your letter, mlmt qt ths.vplnlonthat roreaty4lvo {98)~ vents Xe the muhum tu that has bvFn.authvriomI by the voters OS the celo#tv xndvpvndeat

aohvvl Diatriat~Sor the reaeo16 oet out in 

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Of 1921 aPttinS WI14 ZU~~U W&J ft~VO~~OTJQ.%t~,: with the t&n eflstiw luwa.
Yxar8 vary truly., APPROVEDJAN 22, 19&l.

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