**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

**Bonoreblo** L. B. Foulor county Attorlwy =Raoogdoohe8 County Maoogdoohrs, Tour8

0110a.ml, or only ty or a.

majority or ohool diatrlot

## aekilrg r0iiwea district?*

, a8 amended, r.eadr as fol1owr.z That Article 2815, Chapfor lS, Ci~ll **Statute8 of**  **Tar48,** lQZS, I hereby amended 80,~s to hoi*-*

**“ ‘** **Artlolr 2815.**  Dissolution.

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Honorable L. B. Fowlar, Fage 3

dI8triot, as ahown by tho ae8444mant rolla of tha dlrtrlot Sor tha ourrant year.’

**“ 6.0.**  **2.** The r4Ot that th.ra 18 no law on th. Statute4 4t thI8 tlmo pormlttlng tha withdrawal Of 4 QOQmoD 84hool diatriot, or Indapaadant ..hOOl dIrtrIOt, from a ooaaolidatad 4.ho.l dIatri.t, and th. dOilnit4 lack of tranrportatlon **by** tha.. dirtriQt8, 01'B.t.l4B .El.rg.BOy 4Bd .B imperat$v. pub114 **BaO488ltJ** that tha COn8titutlonal Rul. requiring bill8 t0 b6 road on three **rararal** day8 **in** 4aoh **Bouaa** b. 8U8- pandad, and said Rule la hor.by suspendad, and thla **Aot** ah.11 **taka** .ft.ot &nU b. in **foroa** from and after it. pa8sag4, and it 18 40 arlaOtad.a
It ia our opinion **that** tho patltlon 4allad for In SaOtIon (b) oi **raid** Article rbouldba signed by twenty or a majority Of th. qu.1itI.d votsr. Of th. OOWUOB 8OhOOldI8triOt or Ind.pandant rchool dIrtrIOt whioh ir seeking a tithdrawal from the **Oon8Olid4t8d** 8ahool dlatrlct, rather than by twenty or a majority of t&t qualified voters or tha oonrolidataddistrlot it84lf.

Our roa80n tor thl8 opfnlon I8 that w. intarprat Artlolo 2815 **(b)** ar being a compl.ta mathod and prooadura, oomplata within **it8.U.** The L.gi8latur. 8Ugg.8t.d thla intantlon both by plaoing thir plenary prooadun in a aub8.otiOnt0 It8.1.i alldal80 by tha wording oi th. proambl. or snacting Olau84 praoading thla amendment whIoh **road8 48**  fOllOW8:
"An Act to aaand Art1010 2815, Chapter 13, Tit14 49, Ravt8.d Civil 8tatUt.8 ot Tam., 1925, by providing a asthod of wlthdrawal In addition to tha pr.8r.t aatfiodot~dl88o~utIon; and daolarlng 8. 

### l margauay.* Your aaooad qu48tIon~aakr~ 'ShoQld tha p.titiOD 

### l ddr8QsSd t0 th. County **Judge,** in addition to king 

### almad by *N.BtY Or a mjority of tha qualIrIad votafa, ltat. that mora than thr.4 (3) yaarr **hare** .lap.rd 8iBOO tbo 8OhoOl dI8tflota ware oon8olIdat.d, Ii 80 18 it IWmmorY?”



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ROBOrabl. L. B. yowler, Page 4

The Statut4 18 8llent .a to whether or not the petition itSelf 8hould 4Qr488ly **8t.t.** thi. f.Ot. i+. do not thlBk thl8 I8 

### requiredi howavar,w. think it would b4 best. Artlola 2815 (b) 8t.t.a that the County Judge ah411 aall the 8iaotIon ror the withdraw.1 of tha partloular dlrt~lnvolvod upon tho riling or tho potltlon praying 

### for the 8am. However, the atatuto'lmpo848 a eondltlon PrOOedeBt to tha oalllng or the 014atIonwhan 1t 8.y. * IS thra. (3)year8 have a1ap.44 otter the **date** or th. ~l~O&04t whloh 8UOh dirtriot war. .on801id&tad.a P;. ba1a.v. that the paa88ga of thir thr.0 year par106 18 a naoo8rary oongltIOB wh1.h 8lU8tl

xirt bator. the voter8 aan lawfully axar418. tba 8uthOrIty 0onfarr.Uby the **rtatuta.**

fn the 0646 of ConrolI&atad Comon Sohool Di8triOt NO. 6 v. X004, at al., 112 S. 5. (2d) 231, the Court OS Cl~ll Apprala interpret8Artlolo 2815, prior to it. 4IBOBdIU&Bt, rhioh we8 rlmilar and 4omparabla with ths m4ndmaBt with whlah we are now aoBo4rnad. Artiola 2815, prior to it8 **amendment,** read a4 tollow8:

“Arti 261s. ~i84OlUtiOll *Buoh oon8olldataddi8triotr may in the Mm6 manor provid44 Sor theirOOB8Olid4tiOB **be** di8- aolvodand the **dirtriotr** inoludad therein raator8d to their origin&].8tatu6,exoapt that it 8hsll not hl;:oa.sary to provide polling plao.8 in aaoh dlrEach 8uOh dirtriot **when** 80 ra8tored rho11 &.8& and b4 liable for it8 pro rat. part Of th. outstanding flnan8Ial obll~atIona of th. Oon8011- d4t.d $latrIot, 8UOh pro rata part to be b68.d 04 th4 ralation tho tot81 488088&d VOlUOtIon Of all proparfy In the dirtriat bear8 ,tOtha tot.1 a&808- 8&d valuation of property in th. 40n8o11d.t.d dl8- triot, a. ahom by th8 488084m0nt rOfi8 Of th. dI8- trlot ror the ourrant year. NO elootioo ror the **d~..OlUt,~Oll** at 8ai6 oonaolidatad dirtrIot 8h.11 be held until threeyear8 havo 814P84d after tha dat4 OS the l

l44tlon at whloh auoh dirtrIOt wafa oonaolldatae. Id."
In that opisiion

the **oourt** My8:m~a L.gl8latura iB &din8 for #8 alaOtiOn8iOr OOn8Oli68t ’loB and di88OlUtiOB.. 

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Bonorebls L. 8. Pmlor, Fape 5

thereby drlsgeted e pert of the leaislativ4 power to thr queliNed votrre of **the** dletrlata

. . . rihenthe Laglalature, 1 nataad or **dl raotlp**  oreating eoliool dlatrlota, an8 Inraating them with auoh **powera** and **8ubJeot to**  aoh limItatIona as It a406 tit, onaota that l uoh dlatrleta may bs Ora&ted aad poaaoaa oertain powers dependent upon tho result of the llsotlona to ba p4tItIoned for, or84r4d a& held and rraulta daohred, in plW3Orlbedways, 4eoh SteD DresOrIbsd oonatItut4ae oondition upcn whtoh the delsmon 

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4rr40tiv4. cofree. **County** 

## Atty.. V. **Liab,** hr. Clv. APP.. 107 **S. ii.**  **(2d) 406**  lî

In Artiole Z615 (b) the Leglaletura hen delegated a portion 

## 0r Its power to the quelifl44 voters 0r th4 diatrtot dbalrfng a nithdrewel. In the **olauas** provldlng ror tb4 thr44 **yaer** parlod, aboro 

### l tetsd, **it see30**  to UI that thn Legislature **her praaorlb4d**  **a** oondltion rhloh must exist b4foro th4 voters are antitled to sxarofae the gowar that hem beon dalagatad. **A8** stat46 in thr **above** quotetlon rroa the oaa4 0r consolldetad 230hool ClrtrIot Ko. 5 T. isood,et al., auoh raqulramrnt noon6tItut4a a ooadltioa upon whioh the **6414getion** or its pow4r la mar4 

## 4rr40tit4.* Purtharmxe, thir oondlticn is, In spirit, oorapereb1.b to th4 ainiler OOnditiOu impO8ad in 6UbSeOtIOn (4) or thi6 Sam4 **Art1014** 2818.

Por th4ua raanona WI belIa~4 it la **mandatory that**  **threa** ysera 4lapa4 b4tween the data of the alrotlon at whioh auob dia**tricta** were oonaoll6eted and the data of th4 414ctIoEwhen l uOh rltfidrawalshell be **vot4d upoa.** 

In per iIn **aUe8tiOn YOU**  **eak:** -If th4 County Judge la presantad with a lapel patltion es ment:onQd by Artiol8.E.M, is It within **his dIaor8tion**  whether h4 oalla or ord8ra thr **al40-** tlon or not7"
**It will**  **b4 obaarv8d**  **from** tha wording Or Arti 8815 (b) **tht** upon th4 tiling or th4 **above** mantloneb

# petition,, prorid th4 thr44 year periodhaa elapsed, the County Judas 

## ‘ahell” Issue th* order oalllng for th4 elootlon. Ph4 **~84** 

## 0r **the word**  "shell" lua**g88ta that**  

## tM8duty**la mandatory**  

## enanut 8ubJaot to the 

### df8Or@tion oi th4 County Judg4. **Turthamaom, ia**  **oon8truing Art1014**  **2815,** prior to Ita ~eadmeat, (whiohwas th4 **aen aa**  th4 Art1014 har4In **conoarnad insorer**  **es this**  **feature** la oono4rnrA:)the. CDUrt of CIril

...-Bonorabl4 L. 9. Fovl4r, Fag4 

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Appeals h4ld that the **dalagatioa of**  power **by** th4 **Lagialatura wee** mad4 to the ~$$_I_ie_dJotera ott~d~~ria.~~.ov~~~~d, not **to** the County JI

_ **atat4d** I uaw. As **quoted above**  the oourt in that otilnion

vi18 L4~lalaturr is prorldlag ror thr 8l4otlona ror oon8olidatlon end 4l8aolution **tlmr4by** d4legatad a part 0r th4 l8glrletIv8pow4r to the g.ialIrI44**rotor8** of the di8trlota.”
For **thla c4eaon**  **It f8**  

### our Opinion thnt 

### won the riling of tha patltlon properly drawn and provided that the ttwes year period &es 4lapae4, it is **tha** mendetory duty of tha County Judge to laau4 th4 ordrr oalllng ior the aleotlon.

6% trust end bopr that thlr oplnlon aatiafiar Tour rsquIr4nent. **Yours vdry**  truly

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