OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
bvar4 18 authvrieed te isaum Sal4 bond. and tv 

lery, assctu and volleot raid tax.* 

*Thoreaftor on tke Jlat bay of May 1939 

a petition for sohool bond sleotlon bubaitting 

tho following i)ropositioa to tha tarpayws vS 

said ashool dirtri0t wae ra8aatv4 to the boar4 

vi traateen of aai4 ikvhv& 'Shall tha 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 aqutpping air 

additional alms 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'aohavL distribt t&the aurrvnt year 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 b II 9

prlnotpal;Zlhvrevt an tbv aama shall beeoao 4na.r 

Tm the mae day saiU~$ocrt?~ otlmiatow 

@idore mt aloOtloii on l aid'pvgv~it,ivn~tha bal&ete 

ftWtW;ff OlOdtiOn WWO 084ePed to ba *ritteB aa 

*rat the iwuaasa or the bon4r -a lovp 

lag oi the taz in payment tbaravf*. *Ai$alwt the 

lreaanoo of the bonds and thv lorying o.f the tu 

in .paymant thersof:. - 

*The rowalt 0r this alocrticm wan oamartrvd 

by the Board an4 ahvw that a arrjvrlty vi tha 

vptere voted for natd tu. 

"At Cha present the t&o ColO8te ~ndepon4~w.at 

8ohoel Dielrlct haa bwdn latrit@ an4 oo~lsvting 

on all property situate4 in eai4 diatrlat 8C$ 

malntananve tax 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 rsvelte4 your latter 

requesting an opinion on your’ qwdilo 

data& iranuary 14, 194l, 

~equoa% notwlthrtandl5# 
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I Bonorable Fmoao Braby, Fe&e B 

the fact tiat in the past we nay havcu rendered ar vginfon 

which, in effoot, anewered your 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 aloetioo was held 

an4 oarrio to issue bon?.a in the azaoUnt ot $lO,GOO.Op and 

$0 levy a texx *alll%bi~At to p&y ttie mrrent iaterest on 

raid bob46 and pay the prlnclpul th 0X6’, as tnv oasw shall 

boOv!W dW.* ~~md9r8vvrl~ UUTE) 

~~hfn departmeAt haa held, ~pinln NO. 0-2314, a 

ovpy of whioh Is attaahed hereta, that a provfs&an, Idmntioal 

rlth the above uAaereoored 2rovielon, WAS inruffluient for 

the purpow ot autbori~ing an 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, ml mt qt ths.vplnlon that 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 oar 

opinion no. O-.%316. Tbi.21 Is base4 upon thv aaaumptioq that 

thv aleOt%~~~ Of 1921 aPttinS WI14 ZU~~U W&J ft~VO~~OTJQ.%t~,: 

with the t&n eflstiw luwa. 

Yxar8 vary truly., 

APPROVED JAN 22, 19&l. 

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