Case Information
*1 FL OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS \ AUSTIN ;
Eonorsblo Tom F. CofomaS
county Attorney
read6 ln part as
01 Diatrlot at election do- rotara dsaire 0 of aonatrwting a rooaa and rep&r- la00 ldlnga, 88 wall aa foe buy- y egulpnent for the new ion prsaanted is whether on oan be held to ~OOUB bond8 ct%on, repairing and equipment oh001 builiilnga WIthirr the limita of the Eudaon Indeperrdent sahool Diatrict.~ Will it bo r~~cearary to vota ona bond iasw for tile oonatruotion of tha propored now buildlq and to be used for the repairing aaothar bond iaaua of the arioting bulldingat
l Artic& 8704 ghma the dirtrlot trurtesa power to lavy a tu to prorldo for the intereat and l inktng fund fo r bonds laaued fo r 1 tha pur- o r l qulpmnt rar ohaao, o0natruotion, re*ir *2 Eoaorablo Taa 1. CO~~QIWL, pago #2
publla fru‘&aool building8 within the lldta of auoh diatrlot.~ Artlola W86 provider that the petltioa muat 0ontaIa tha purpose mhIoh the prooaods of the bonda mart be uaod. There la no provlalon l &nat aalng the proaeeda oi the bond, for more thaa one lmful purpoae~ nor la wthorl~y gworided for ao doing.
.I$ la my apInIon Uaat it la to the best lnt- meat of the distrlot to vote oae bond issue to for both purposea named above.” be wad Artlolo 27S4, Revised CIvIl Statutes of Texas, author- Isea the lavylng ot taxer by oommon and independent rahool dIat.rIota Sor osrtain purpomea , among whlob are the lollorlng:
‘2. In oommon aohool and Independent dlirtrlcta, tor the purohara, oonatruotlon, repair or quip- mont OS jnabUo free sohool buildings within the lImIta of auah dlstriota and purchrao of the alter tharetor,Ttu not to exowd neorasary flfty csnta on the one hundred dollar8 v&luatIoa, auoh t&x to be for the pIJment of the ourrent int- sreat on and provide a ainking fund auffioient pay tha prlnolpal of bonds rhloh aaid distciota are empowered to issue for auoh our~aea.n (Em- supplied) phaais
Article 2786 provider In part aa followor Vhenever the propoaitlon to iasw bonds is votrd on Lrr my common independent school dlatrlot harounder, the petition aleotlon order and notico eleotlon muat dlatLtly specify the amount of the bandO, the rate of IntWeat, thrir Mturlty dates, and the purpose r0r uhlch the bonda are to be usad, 0 + l !I
Hononbla Tom t. Colaman, ~0 #8 There au8 bo no doubt that bonda MJ issued for
the oonatruetlm .of sohool building8 the ru?aLr of 60 for the equipmeat ot suoh bulldingo. eohool building8 Thbrefora, a echo01 dirtriot could tote an iaaw of bonda Par ona purpose and alao vote another iaeuo of bonds for one of tha other purposeaA But doea this ENNUI that one iraua covering more than cno purpoao QUA not be votsdt AI do not think ao* It would ba a vain and pointlear requiait+ ro- quiz%3 l o parato bond iaauoa aad alrotlona, for o;?ly additional lnaonv#nlenae and expenar would result.
CertxLnfJI the Legislature knew that when new school buildinga WCI eonrtnsotad, most of them raquirb tha purehaao of IleT equiplufmt. Surely thr &gIalatxre did not oontmaplate tha holding oeparata elections aad the voting 0r aoparrt* #s think it clsar that ono bond issue may bo bond iaawa. voted aovsring tha varloua gurpoaes. This viw is aonaIatent rith estab$iahed preotips oi th.ta department In approving aohool bonds.
You are, therefore, advlaed th6t one iasua of bonda my b8 voted In an independent aehool dlstrlot *ror the ocm- and equipment 0r public rres school build- atntctlon, repair, ingo” within the limit8 or auoh dlatriat.