Court Opinion

ID: 4143961
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 03:39:38.179799+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:37:36.606856
License: Public Domain

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        OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
                          AUSTIN
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         -rhok~i@lEmIr@ atallhV8 no power to
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                                 In w;?o10or io
       art, the ~dObtoda888, lfabilft Or obliga-
       tion of 8ny oorporationor lndltItual t0
       tlh  St&o or to-any oounty or doflnoa rub-
       dltlolonthoroo?,or other munioi ISLoar Q-
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                       Pago 4

re8peatful.l~adrfwd that it I8 th8 0pin10~1 of thlr de
partaentthat the ordlmnor    tmoad by t&8 covtwnlag-
body of the oity Of ill118POint On fanua~ 29 LOCO
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indid,          Ona that the               ~1SOtiOU    jUd@8     Of .Yd    zandc   uOU!I-
tp     ha00   authority             to   r&me      to parPit     aay  por80a     to rot0
h      thS  fOrthOor;hg               DatlOOratiO     P&ilCie8     W!?O Wa8 8 ta8-
fdent of the Oity Of @i118 POht M Jamury 1, 1939,
but?IhOfoiled t0 pay hi8 8itY pOu WK.
                FI8are hsmmlth                 eCto108ing   8opt   O?   ;tg     ,“l&n
Ko.    O-069 whioh holda                   that it    18 tleQO8
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tax,to oazes8 suah poll tax reocrlpt
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       inrotor in a 8wnty prohibition8188tim.
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                l’l-lUft;ng         that    thi8   8at~i8f8OtOZ'f~      di8&‘0808        &
your     lnqolry,we             razukr

                                                        Your8 very truly

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