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*1 OFFICE OF TNE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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in the disputed effect dslded t&t tua dLtputed area vee AOt In in Yoakum County. Oalnes but vaa We queatlon haa wlaen 89 to whather is still in the Seminole Co860A thle dlaputsd~arwa School Disrrlet; vhether ouch diotrrat can exercise - . ~~.~ ~L.~~-.
Honorable H. Ql. ~oopes - page 2
taxea collaated on said for school purpoaea we to be paid OYOC to tha Seminole distriot.
“The sohool Board s8k$dt~~oA vhich I gava verkrlly aa rollovaa
school diatrfata aan only be set up by the Com- w66iOZieZV COUPt Or the COU!dyamUXIghthsy OtiUI later be aubdivlded by th6 Board. Th6t a Comnlaaionera Court dan otiy met pi dlatrlcta vithln the county, hrlrfng no $lrlsdlction vhat- ever outside of it6 bound6rlea. That the erred holding of the Supreme court Ln the above mentionad c6ae vaa the strip neveb been n part or 06fnea County. That therefore the ColrPnia8ionera Court of Oafaaea County, nor fhe School Board 0r ssLd County have never exerolaed leg61 authority over arid atpip of dibputad area 6lthough they heve exerei6ed actual authoclty tot aah purpoae6. oup i3oard that “I have further advised
the only vsg t&t atrip coiald legally be lncor- pamted ia t&e s6tiole dlatrint vould be for a I di6tt'fCt tO b0 6Ot Up thl'Otlgh the COUUty line COLIOUrMnt :IW6OiUtiOM Of th6 8ChOOi b&&5 Or bath poakum 6ud Qalne6 Couatlea, vhich action hse never been taken;
baaed upon the above I advised them the disputed strip la vlthin tM aoILp3op school WWI Or YOLkup COUntp &5d undar the YUWWVi6iOn anil control of the Yoakam County Hoard. Further that all taxes peld over to 3atPinol.e dlatrict, 2.n vlev or the recant hold- of the Suprezzm Court, Were illegally paid and could probably be M- covered il the proper aation ia braught.
WI6 SahOOl gosrcia 0r both 04untiea b6ve met. They wish your department to either cotilrm my oplnlon or to correct It nnd that they ~111 abide by yoour decision vlthout further prOC6edl5g6.
?ie vi11 apgreclate your consfderntloa ancl opl5105.'
Bonorsble Ii. M. Hooper - Pete
We aloo acknovleclge receipt of your favor date4 Gctober 6, 1942. fron vhIch ve quote In -art aa follovsr
"Thin letter Is to furthor rdvfre you that the territot'y lnvolvod in t& 8cbo0l di8trlot diSQUtS th8 dealalon oi the Suprew Court liar, acoordIng to of Tsxu in a880 Of YoskUm & Terry C,oUntIer va.
CWnem countr, vholly vlthfn yonkum and 1s north of the Harri8 lbw a8 set out in such dea1810n.R
We have read the opinion of the Supreme Court In the anEa Of O&tine8 COUnty v. Yaakum and T4W-y COUIitie8, r8pOrted In 163 S. W. (2) 393, hdvanoe Sheet, The effect of th18 de- olrlon, 88 ve interprrt ft in aonneotloq vith the information contaInPod Ln your letter dnted October froa~ vhlch ve 0, 1942, !aaVU quoted in part, I8 t0 Qlaoe the 8trIQ Of land In qUelrtIoI& in Yoakum county. Rovever, It app@mrr that it not been . deffnItO1~ determined vhsther thI8 8tFIQ Of kkd vae in OaiXiO8 or In Yoakum County prior to the opinion of the Supream Court ln the above 0888. The f3RinOS COlUlty 8ChOO1 4bUthOritiO8, bellaviq mid area to bo in @insa County, included It In the SSISfnO1e COrnoKIn School Di8tl'ict of eaid OOUnty and &88e88Od end colleoted 8ChoOl taxes thereon SOP a number 0s year8. ThsrefOre, In Including 8nId area In th8 8eId ~emImle com~n school Di8triCt Of Qel&e8 COW&y, Oha 8otlod authoriticr Of 88Id COUUt7, v8 think, it 18 our Yore aCting UXId8r aOlOr Of lt%V, and oglnlon that tho exsraime or authority by the SchooL Board of O~lnes County over satd area cannot be asid to be illegal. Ym sag In your letter of dnto September 14. 1342, nn opinion from rhls department, that you have
reqmethg V8rbtlll7 EdVISed the CO&lIlty SCtloOl board that OomOP 8ChOO1 cam otiy be 8f3t up by Cos!mtr8ionsrr1 Court of the diutrCct8 county zilthough tSey cm later be subdivided by the County a COlEMhS1OIi8l'8' COUl't OS= Ofiy 8Ot UQ dietlriQt8 -8fct arpd vlthln the county bav1n.g no jurisdiction outsld8 of It8 boundJ- rles.
The nuthoritg to estrbllsh school districta roets’~ In tse Ccuntp school mrtees. Article 2&l, Rcrleed civil Statutes. This statute Vouki not authorize the estnblf.shuent of 1 school L:lstrlct to Include territorp vlt%n wo or ~1~8 countlea. Sovever , county line comon ~clzool Sistrbts my be crceted to embrace te?r‘Ftory vlthin tvo more co~iltles In the manner prescribed by Article 27k3, 3sviaed Civil :tatutt(fa, VIth th8 *4 Honorable R. H. Roopor - Pago QOVW8 and QriVilego8 8st out in Article 2744 of 88id
rights. atztutes.
TherOfO~0, irOE Vhat VO haV0 8aId, it i8 0~ (1) Phrt th@ 8triQ Of land Ia quoetloa 18 vlthla oQInIont 8ChoO1 th0 COpllulLl 8ohOO1 arM Or YOahra CountJ~ (2) t&It taxe8 have beea oollootmd in 8aId and paid over to the SsmfnOl* Cmmoa Sahool Di8triCt Ye?8 sot illegally collootod and mid; and (3) the SOha BO4Wd8 Of the COUlltfe8 Of' Yoakum cnc? (%iat?8 can establf8h 8 county 11~ Gommon 8ohool district 80 aa to laolude the arm fn quaatlon therein by proceeding In accordaaue vith tho provi8lons of said mticle 2743, Bovissd Civil Statutes.
youra V8ry truly hTl'ORXi3YQEZERN, 0FTFX4S , ’ E. P. Prlae BY A88i8tUt
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