Case Information
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TIXE ATTORNEY GENE-L ON? TEXAS
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“A rut. of $0,so, u eollocted IOOjr, .a the 1946 a8roroed nlaatlo8 will produco tho suaof $1.33&87 for loal nuln- as comqmrod to tho sufn d $J.SOWO produod b t-0. krt ywr’r levy, whkh wu deo the Ugh8st of any year for revoral pr8*lou your. “Tho Board of Twtros om its proromt has procoodod
sram om tha thwrg that tho utul r*tm lovtod has lbtlo or no sl~Ncwc o~ ud that tho l nouut of tu prdtued ia dollars md co&s k tho ioatrolllag factor, Whsr~r the rata Golf will k rrdrcod by $O.Zs on tho $100.00 veluatloa, UIe actual tax to be duhed from this levy 1s ln acow of SO+ groator Thea tit produced In provioua years.
“The Stats Dopwtxnerrt of Eduutloa h8 srqUod mattor bo roforrod to your offlce. Tk qwrtioa 1st ‘Can tko Eulors Iadopoadont School Dtstrlct mako Its lwy of $0.58 on tho $100.00 vrlu8tion. s certmod 1946,4ad $0.50 for debt sarvtco. 8nd rotah its Stati Aid? ’
“‘It will ba rpproclatd if you will mu & cop7 of yeeAr oplaioe to the State Dopwtunat dd Edouttow. for State AId must be ia not
“Dw to th8 fact that rquostr let, Mr. & W, Wile. Prosldoat, Soar& oi ktor than Octhr Trutoom. Ealem Indepondoat School District. will prosoat this ~G puW8.”
Tb firrt parapaph d Sec. 2 of Art. I, &It. 16% ch. t61.49th m., IHS. R.&mlar ~er8loa. commaal y how8 u the currnt Rural A&d Law. pro- vldoa as followr: x0 mchoel distrkt #hll be ll@lo
“Sec. 2. T&x to ad l tho rtMd umdu lb. p ovlau of thim to rocelvo my typo 3 Act uml8as it rball k pro* y&* ior tka em8m8l support J ita
lo*llrlk ull aelhctiq for the euroat schoel bltua8e.Mhooltuaf5loMthamFutyGoBt8 u tho 080 XudMd Dollarr ($lOO.oe) of ptoputy mluBtio8 oputy nl~tlou mkll a k lo*a the 08th uottkL ‘3% thu 8aU propwty ,ir J nl stata aa4 cowty purporor~ The luome from such m&t-e taa Im acoar d the reqdrd FUty Cuts (SO ) e~latomuce tex must fht be ued rotlro ladobtodw8s, 4 uy.l8tklMalaa?fqu8liMtloa(RdAid)~
school kada. After tha tudobtoduM b theme fund& lf any, karknrotlrod,thoiruomofraartUo~turi8~-
cws of tho ro$uirod Fifty conm (so+) luhto8swo tu may be uwd at tha Urcretiom of tho be*1 rckW wtk~orlthr of tb dia- lawful m&001 pu 0 l c o pt tllc r MsiD# o r 8up t&t for uy plomee8# any toaekor’* or l tMtlv0 MlatiM. A8y o r 8ll *3 lndntoMw0 tu above Fifty Coats (SOf) tuy Dot be inclad- l d lo tho chulMio# of uod for rid, but ahU k ropOr8d la the bSd#ot with u itomimod l tatemoot of lta oxpoad1hro.
If tha iscomo from tho mmimtomaeo tar abow Fifty co&s (SO+) la sot l peat aa proacribod horoln, it shall ba iaclud- od as +ocoipta in tho Wgot. Sn ardor to comply with t&o torte d this l octio8, it rhll bo aocossuy lor math school bPpQiJl# fo? bay typo of l id ruthorlsod wo? ustricts torma of this Att. to ropert all valtWto8s within au& di*- lr&cludlng l ll co8soU&tod tricts, districu ubd &mIo%od die- to roport all ouch nllutloaa l &en tricta, aId iriluo any typa d l id l athorimd vost such district from rocoivtq rPa.r this Act.”
The l ocoad perqrrph of tho above Artlcle coatalas a prehlbitlea r~dast roduclq the tu rrte ia tho followiag Luy\ufior
“No school district will be li&bIo rid wader tha provial.oau of thio Act which ILAS reduced lk tu reto tith- in the two youa #xammd&toly procodiy the you which td ls ppliodfor horouwIor or which hu rObcOd it8 tu nlution la order to sha budgotary mood.”
Ia ardor to dbtorzalao tho 01lgtbUity to roe&m s#t, A&d, (18 must’ the &on A&t& T&o m&jut mhttor af tho firat puqmph, Sot. Yr Art. I, sapn, may be divided late two prrter tk fire+ dwliq with tie minifn8~1 maimtoauce tax rate, l d th e l o cud with tha owoss tu rato&motkorrrktaPr r0quimd.'T&mirlmum,ia nt~mtOb~vo,is fifty eoat~ oa the Ow Us&rod Dollrrr nb8t&a for rrubtoouco. and tho stat0 of futa bsforo faa come within that re@mmeat. of tha Act desle w&la the owoaa mor Ua ubuo
Tha toswfdot tax rata rrJ WO. Flrat, lt la &a aslr(am fifty camta aaalmta-• to k uod rotiro hdabt#aosa,. if uy wiata, ud tho8 broad Uuro- to the Soard o! Truatooa to uo the ~~088, ttv powmrs we putod with c o rtaia l wmor8t.d ucoptloa8. The wst p?UkatOm p-‘Uidoa that 2 ~di8t.aauo tu sow fifty coatm d4ll ut be roeladsd la Mlculei088
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Xnthofirat p0ragrOphd0a~witkm0latO8O8c0t0r rate. th0W0ad ‘*mai~to~~o.” la wed four timoo to doacrlk tko Lid oi tam. hr thm SW- d tho Act. which coahiaa the prohlbkiu #r(ut r8dWbs oad parqmph tho tu rata, the wordy “rarrlatenmeo” laomltted4a4,uawc.h,roma8at . iatorprot a8 aaoaalq tho o+or-ell tu rate md rot the MimtoMmct tu rat. only.
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Thii cemcluloa Uads support ta tha Luerwwua results .tmaa%iq from the opposite corzcluioa. M~ay districts L*vo paid oat thoir chael- houses, and levy for kc.1 tnaintoa~8~o ths -1 tax .Uarod by Iaw thorc- for. Am the muiumm nwhtoumco tax allowed is likowiao h total allow- i8tewuo topther, it is ppweat thU such odbylawforbothbwdaudsna . district, ia vent .f loam .f lta bUdi.& wuld ba faced wltla the urbrppy Lnro er af loaly oqwUs&tioa ld should It do chdco of mot ropbciq .so through the bsrurto of bode. roprdlosa of her lucosa@ry that oxpo- Uti ni@t be.
From tho etato of futa proaomtod us aeither tho ovor+U tu’rato nor tho tu *rlwtio8 baa booa roducod rad tha prohibitba L &3 l o c omd our op(rio+ under the state paray&ph is a& applicable. It la tlurdoro of facts prosokltod, tha mAerr Iwdopoxiult 6ckeel Dimtrict did wt k- coma iaoUgib1o rocolw stat4 Au.
Vary truly yaws ATTORHEYbEWWCL. OFTEXAS (*is-4 w. F. watts Aaeiabmt wPwtrt/sCP
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