*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

r CDPmaan aoheol one-halfthere- at without an ulted2tE tat&ear on as state& the moon6 decision of l 7731, county Sahml vs* Mstrie% Traoters of rht ~00. 8, in whbh ahe sw- 1 Chapter 339, A&a 1935, that Seotian 2 of Artiole , lat 0. a., pa 259, ch. f, Aats 1929, 4lst LogUt- worn to be aan8truod to- gether. The%6 &.Ut6, Of course, relater only to tha eh8ng* of bouadaz4er or detaohlng tozvf,tory from school dletriota a* 15mlted by the plwrlslonn there5la set Qut. rrQvfrlaa 18 made for the aonmlidatlon of eoamncm rahool dS.strlota, cam- man county liao dlstrlotr and independent s&o01 dfstrlote *2 ._ : ,

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by Article 27&h, 3ectlm 5b, VernOnks Reoissd Civil stat- utes, and Articrle 2806, Rwieed Civil Statutes of 192!5+ SeatLtm fjb 01 Artlole 2742b, 6upra, rolatea to th* OonaOli- daticn of rchcol dlrtriots by eleotion &&ad plwvmw that they ehallbo oonduotedinthenwnerprea~bu%by~eaersl lva in Article 2806, Revised Civil Statutes, 1925.

wrt have Qatuiarad carem* pur opinion request snd tbaproBlsanthem3a&wesented. slaoe la have been uu- able to find auy at8tuterg authurity for the prceedure out- linedand r~ated, it i8 th oplnlan oi this depwtwnt that the quo&&m w hove shted must be ansvemd in the negative*

Ycure very truly ATTORSEY os66RAL OF. TaxAs i