### Pan. Veldon B. be018 **OplaloA No.**  **v-243** C0uAt.J AttOl'Aq Au&in 

### County Bet B*ll?ill8,Teur Authorityor Cow&y Oomlaaloner to rpond 

### rpoclrl rlmd la roul dirtriot

L

‘Road 

### Dirtplotp7, In COAUL~~IOA~P~I 

### Prt3Cin~t

**#3,** illk8tj.A COUAty bs8 (L 8peOisl rOWI tU Or 15 UWht8. Tb0 tu pa 8~8 e 0r mid I'Md ai8tl'iOt rint8in.tht hay h&V. th0 X%&t t0 Uy b0V a rOr What pUPpOll 

### thl8 rymoialfund 

### 8houldbe eqont. &bid tax payer8 do 

### ROt Wllllt 

### tho COUlltJ COd88iOllel’ Of PXbOin@t 

### #3 t0 8pO& 8Wh ipod iXi raid rO?Ld 

### dIst#ot a8 ti **8Ob8 fit.** Hon. 

### Veld.oA B; '-via - Page 2

pwrl I’ Tbi8 Justioe 

### h’S0. #4 V48 

### estab ished or de81 nated b. raid court order 

### a8 road dlatr et #7. 'Iheelrof ' tlon va8 

### held oa Feb. 26th. 1918,md a VB8t mjorlty of the voter8 

### votul In rav0r 0r 

### the rprclalmad tar, w 8n ol'd49l' of the c~I(IiOWr8' COUl't datrd Hazwh 30, 1918, the C0rri8sloner8' Court l b0~i8rd tbti 18~ and 00ii00tion 0r a 

### 154 **8Q001a1 PO46**  tU **in 8@1d**  di8tl'iOt 

### .#7. Holther **or the**  **sbovo g?thpr**  **rt8tb r0r**  **Wbrt SpOOrltiO**  **#IX3086 th,**  **t&X lIB8**  **$mVisb.** Nor 

### doea elthw ardor etato 

### b;r 9lt authorit IO 

### the tax oculd be levied aad oollocted, Ot 2' thU t&t the b8t ObOVe W~ti0RUd 

### ardor 8tlt88 that **the** 

### ‘tU **8h811** be hVi@#d and Oo~lOOte4 88 

### pmvlded b 33rd 

### 10 i8latV.moi tb~ 1 tti sot of 

### the St@ 9 of h%~.' Al'&. 

### 67#0 **a? the**  **l ’** **Od8eb** 

### OiVil 8tlltUtO8 Of

. 'Tam8 l

thorlr~r the levying @A& oolleotlag OS 8Bld qppsolal road t&x. l%#& statUtO ~ticl8

iA With Sn -8AbOat Of 1889.tO the 0OSbStiktiOFI bf 

### th* mat8 Of %%bl, 

## adopted

in 

### 1890. I p~raame 

### that tblr tax Pa8 id& rad 0Oil00t#& Ubd ai1 Or i&O’



### ~..‘Axy.~6790, P.O*6;, plwl$er*r~ iOllOY~1 "'i'h0 •~~8iOXiQr8 &XWt rirsl hrd.1, U ~~~QtiOIh UpOll p~88elit@tiOll t0 it 8t.4 

### FO&lA' 8088iOAOf a p8titiOA **81~0d** 

### by t9O humdred qaallfledvoter8 

### and p"p"t~ W ~7~8 Or th~~OOt#dy, 0~ a pb it 08 0f fut7 pw8OA8 80 qUiisi@d iti W&7 pOiiti#l 88b diVi8iaA 

### Or tleilned di8tFi8t 

### Or tho COUAt7, WqU08ti~ 8614 OOUl't t0 Ol@OP l.fl 0b9tf~ 

### to deteraiAe 

### whether tald 

### oowt till low

hid OOWt M87 **&Ot OIP** SUf3h 

### $tltltIon

rlthoutnotlob, aad w ABko aA.I



### ito& woldon B. kt18 

### - P-8 3

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## l

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thmaaount to 

### be levied, not to exowd teen osatr on thm one hundred 

### dolUre, the l 

### leotion to taka plaoe at uy ulw UweatkX, 

### not 1.88 

### thantwwltyaoru8retb8aJT8ydyErPoi **th0 da0**  **or rksry**  **tb ~mwurmiw.**  **up** OD (LpQtit%Oil Si@rd b7 a 

## rjolritj Of th. **ql&iffd tU**  **pltLa(c VOt0P8**  **Or Ug**  **POPtim Or**  Uy OOWt7 OX Of w pd&U0&a 8~bdi+i8$ta or w ooant~, 

### to 8ala oourt raqmeot%ag that 

### lruoh 

### dlttr P 

### ortloa **of uld**  **oauaty er**  **oU&tia?tb** 

### oa 8h1i be 4 rnt.d a8l &I -. *iat t?W 8tid **OOUXt** 

### -1 deolwo 8UOh **t*arr$&ory** **a** dOfiAOd df8blliOt 8~4 

### rpoad tho OX&W fOX SeJab UpOa th8 tit@8 Of 8Bid 

### court; rovlded **defiar g**  the petltlar, 

### l to rmrald

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### rn the 080e 0t c~8l.t0~es81 **cow** or **xfavarro County**  **t.** ?ilbk8t0A; 295 8.V. 2 ’tl **(Writ** of Wror 

### denied) the COUXt, oOtt8tXUbg S~OtiOA 9 **Or AXtiOie**  **mII Of**  **th0** 

### Cbn,~ltutlon**OIIA &tic16**  **6790 of**  **th. !tOVired**  **8tOtUtO8,**



### “By the above the **te~i8lOtUl ’** **O** 18 Ody ; 

### empowered to authorlsoan 

### additionalad 

### val**OF(UI** 

### tU **t0 be**  i8VfOd iOX 

### tie gUrpO80 Or



### public rmd8 W I Mjorlt~o;g~ ifled propert tu pwl Ya 0r th0 0orurtJr0r tb0 gl~p010 or Y tOin- :3d%8::dk&tt! “ii%.i%%&~- Wa8 ODI rOX th0 bbaefit Of tb8 Ontim OOUUt7# **and to**  **bo** voted **on** b tbo pToP.Xtf t&x 

### pf- %Ag tot@*8

Or th0 1

Ba in eOQAa7, lt Uh do- 

### tlon t0 

### b# hold fW mt -8@.

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### uago olearl~ oacoloder tkL0lrvyl Ft$ “- 

### % 8%tborrti worlded tar by q o IC vote tbbn that Of 

### tb.tIOnti?O OOWrt7 

### 4Id AOt tOX looal but for 

### ootmtf-lid. p1c~o808, urd PZ ’Ohibit 8OOh tU 80 

### l Utb0218Od fro8 8XOOOdiW 

## 15 **cBUt8 oa**  

## tho$100 valuation

**of** 

## thrpopert7**8Ubj8Ot** t0 tU.tfOS 

## ia th.OOUUt 8aid **quoted** 

## 1P~Q. of **8XtiOlO** 

## 6790 **Ol#r** mt **it** Pa8 - **intO!ltiOn** Of **the** 18tikiM **t0** OoniW OI1 W ~litiO.1 8UwiVi810~ Or de$iiwd di8kiOt Or a OOUAt7 th8..

... 8.

.- Hon. midon 

### B. paris - ?ag$,.4

ri t by 4 rjosity f0 br8 and propaq

- 1 iovy 8 boaa tax sot 

### th~~loolraolthof oat to 

### t8xatioo in raid poll r&in oz df3iiMd 6i8tr$Cte Said wtiolo ir ~0% a 

### local law for tha rlntananco or pablic rO8d8 Uld h%&h-78, **but &**  **~Olit.8 ’** **81** 8tatUtO. **mJIWsOF0 th**  **8bOVS +tOtti**  pPOVi8iOA **Of** arid 8rNcle ir io. oaa aventioa ot the phi0 tWA8 Oi Q'tiO&b
, 8bOtiOn 9, Of 09 8tBt8 COXittitlAtioip. 

## It 18 bl'b4, th. ~~i8l&U'O 18 l



### UthOZ'i8.6

w th, 9l'OV1- 8iOK18 & 8aid QPtiCle 8, 8eOt:Wl9, t0 -88 local lams for the Baintenmos of pub110 Ford8 

### all&

hi@Vay8, bUt II08Uoh lOOal l&W YfcL8 pk88Sa for 

### the bbnetit Of 

### raid PO&& 

### distrlotXo. 1.'

The 0rdSr8 Of ’ 

### the COEUis8ionera' COUI't 40 not 

### state the authorltrby which the tOr u8a levied other thU3 m Act Of 

### the 33l’dLbgi818itUh Of thb 

### 8tAtO **Oi** 

### Texas, rhloh 18 

### th8 88.~0 aa 

### APti 6790, V.C.S., 

### rupra.
Our seamh h&s iailed to reveal that a 

### looal law 

### a8 mmtionbd in the oasb Of COlllis8iOnera' 

### t%UPt Of 

### xavarro County, et al, v. Pinkstoo,et a1, suprr,was eYer 

### 9S8Stiw thb tegiShitUl’b 

### iOr the **benstft** Of 

### Road District HO. 

### 7 Oi &8t&A 

### CqrrptJ.

L Thersrore,it Ylll db SbUI fma 

### tho r0r0g0w 

### that the.efeatlon

held ip road Ilstriot lo. 7 of four county prsU8zit to &tlOle 

### 6790 IR8 In 5iroOt OOAtra

### vention 0s lab 9Povl8fon8

## or Irtme VIII, Bsotion 9, o? OUP State aOll8t%tUtiOll SUa, 

### t&bl'bfOr8, inV8lid. ginCS the-%lbction V88 

### void, it i8 the 09iIkiOn Of thi8 &WtAftAt tbatthd'~oari88iOil82 Of PPOOiZlOt f0. 

### 3 in’lfhkh r-d di8tlFiOt #0.~,7 18 8itWltd My UOt U80 

### tho 89bCi81 funa **for** the f” 

### pose of **paying** 

### hi8 ego08 rad **for** 

### paying for 

### mater aln gbmrall~.

mc eleOtiOI8

hbld in POrd di8triOtx0. 7 of Austin'County

foe the purpose of'irvyisg ana collecting 

### a 15( specialroad tax in road district #7 wa8 In 

### direct oontravsntlon OS 

### Art. VIII, Sec. 9, of thd Constitution of the stab oi To*88 ma tbe’reroro void. (commb-” -

. II

Hon. u8idOp 

### B. lkVi8 

### - Page 5



### slonors'Court of Xavarro County et al, V. 

### Pink8ton, 0t al, 295 8.u. 

### 271) Thersforb, 

### the special fund may not be **u8ed** 

### by the Oorrl88iOnbr Of PrbOiaOt m0. 3, in thioh Precinct 

### rout di8tmt lo. 

### 7 

### 1s situated, for the purporr 0r p8 T b.g u

### ploJees etcc, vlthln said dirtr ct. 

### Very truly yours, ATTORSB’Z



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