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*1 OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
xonor8ble R* Ii. IloLan#lllln
oountr Attorao~
Dumr, Toxao
oh l8, ‘1940, portela- ia& to tho OOQI a r.garQ potltloa8 to th bond eleotion tar prorontod read hprevwo ln put, 88 follew8:
us from pur opialoa woe 08 wt. &stter, one l d for thr purpore OS @hwarrr Letor a reoo& e.000 for tho purpwo of l rlleag e with th8 l r o o p- or in the rirrt ? tlwo taotr tha Oendr- sot abow Itr iiroretioa in Oak- uit&lJl L rauoa0ble t&a t&o U, l TW though in tho mrontlmo tho IauOOU, *e’~ue an- on had bow filod. ire hey lb oan,bo raid that tin our$ rorotloa to rent80 t&o fir& potltion 8Jm prwoatra. l&W th0 8OOOild'p~tit~Ol& U8D rq80&@6, wrrrbig tbr WM mllu&e dtE tbo rroopt P on .or wtoa ailor dllo4 r0r la firn pot&t&on, ‘3ro thhk tho ootwt would hare 6 ri*t portpouo itr ordrr oa rald otltion beoruro lf the @lootion 011 the firrt pottt P OIL ourloU, tho loatlon on the ooond pahltion *2 Honorable B. E. M&mghlin, paga #
rould be a uoelou (Lot, and wo knor of no rule would warrant the IOstl8&30 of a llUtA~8 to enfor the CommlaoIonoro~ Court to perform ouch an aot. VS. YSdW, 888 S.W. 077.
8.8 m&n8 WTZu pur~~ae of a bond rleotlon IO to vote for or Og;aind the 188UMtQO of bond8 for 8 8pOif10
o anA not toto for one potitlon or another
T h8 b ond l lootion must oarry by a two-
third8 M$dtl tOtO, the roaey to be U8md for tb p\uw80 tot.6 011. Wo know of.no way that both leotlona oosld bo hold at the name time and aooom- plloh the purpose for uhloh a bond leotion lo hold.
*Theroforo, It la our opinion proper proeh.~~ would ior the COmml8OlOnor8* hart t0 0611 an eleotion on the firet If this olsotlon oarrloo, then the oeoond petition beoomoo g moot quaotlon beoauoo the entire tileage provIb- od for in the 8aoond petition will be Improved with tha bond money obtaln8blO a8 a~,resnlt of this l lee- fi loetlon f8qlo %ia oarry by tfu 1% tion. qulro4 aaaajorlt~ thoq the oowt 08s 0811 two-thirds oa the aaoom¶ #%tlon.* an elootlon Bin00 that tlma we hat0 reoeirrd a letter from you roquootlxig #lo department to more doflnitolf outline the preoeduro f~llowod andor additional f8Ot8, Wo qUOt0 f&m your letter as followar
*Trota the aboW wa assume that you had oonie to the oonoluolon that tha $160,000 p<Ion was pro- entod to the Gd8oion~re* OotirB 8oRdbO @or the time that tha p8tItlon for $96,000.00 was preront6d. The SaOb Of tb Mttor i8 that both petition8 oame oa to be oon8i6~nd by the Otis- 8ioaor8' Court at the aaam tlmo, ana for the rir?t time. The aw.tln$ at uhioh.the petition8 oaa. on to W oonoldorob war a oulleb 8e8iioa of the oourt, aalled for the jmr~oa@ of taking up say petition or patitiOn8 presented to oourt. Xowe1er.
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Honorable RI E. MoLau&lid~ pa&r #a
$14O,OOO.C0 petit&on was filed wlth tho Countr Judge, a~ few day8 prior to the riling of the $QU,OOO.OO petition, but both oamo on to be oon- rldorod by the oourt on the oame day.
*Sinoo reodrln,g four opinion In whloh too adtirod Oowii88ionuac Oourt order ui olootion on the )160,000.00 potltlon, wlthhold- *m Its order on tho (96,000.00 petition until after tha olootlon, a numbor of thooo supporting the #lM,OOO.OO petition are niOi116 tho objootlon, be dloorlmlnatod galnot br the that thef rouJd oougurt fr th6t proooduro 18 foUowod. Thor r00i should voted upon at the z&d boo patltlonr “Wo would appreolats Trivy muoh l? you would outline moro de?ialtoly the proooduro tha8 the 00-t ohould fol10w in handling this perpl.rxin(l problem."
Unclor faoto set out in ygur lottor, whore both petition8 worn prerontod to the ooxntuf olonorr~ oourt on b snake date, It lo the opinion of thld.d partmeat it I8 ntlrrly wIthIn oourt whloh potltion the. dhoretion of ‘%hJ shall first be 8ubmIttod to tho people. As date& ln our oplnlon, both lootlono original oannot be hold et the oamo tlUl0. As a praotloalxmttor, If tho oonmd8oionorr* oourt ml10 an oleotlon on thr $140,004 petition, whloh ooforo 8ntIra 113 IkIlo O? road, an4 thi8 p*tltiOn oarrlao, then the aooonil petition will, booomo .a moot question beoauao tha an- tire miloage prorldd ior In'tha $96,000 potltlaa, ar. warall a8 aa additional 7 miles, will finprorod with the bond money obtainable a8 a raaulb o? oloo4Ioa.
TmotIn6 that t&I8 oati8taotorIl~ anower8 your quoo- tlon, w8 are
Yory Orulf your8 ATTQRHRY OBBXWL OP TEXA8 ATTORNEY GENERAL
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