The frcta aa sktod by you show the effected dlatrlrta to be withlm tb popddom fixed by dich 292k. Voraom’s .-a- brukots notated Civil Stetutas slaco Blum Rural NQh Jc&ol31hrict No. P., hev- ts clemsod iny Loea formed by greophg end sot by bnaecattoa of territory, as a c ommoa l ckool dtstrtct 80 provided for by .;rUc& 2(22b, Vowmu’s Annotated Civil ibtotr~.

~$a &I* as8wntq that the mewly #mupad dhtrict dmr not contaln a greater arae tbm aw hundred squaw sntloa as ta that event ~;rttcla 2922~ would apply mod M electlo would luve to be held.

I) a believe that the ophiaa rontiered by the :. uo Court of Ctvll :.ppoJs ia Cow Board of khool frtutees of Urna- done county, et al. v. :r i&or 4 al.. lS s’-. i.. (2d) HI, is contreAllng OQ to us. The partioa of th e Court% l p&- the qu.rUoa you have prorented to your question ts es follows: ion sypkable

‘Tba prwidoas OJ ch8pter 19A, betq~ remedial ln the11 ruturo, should be Ubrraliy eoaotrwd with a the condiUaas sought to be rrnudied. view of corroctlq and 8ffect84Ulq the Intenttoo of the Laglslatrrr Ln on- l cUng arid cbaptar. To aecompltsh sach Weattoa. it ls.tbeqbt sstd board should hw* the smtbrity, aftw #muply csrtaim dhtrtcta, to add to the distrtct thus formed. by again grouping or eoaextag other districts la mtAele 2922~ . . .* em prtided

Slnec the distrfst grouped OcWbar 1.193?i. by or&r of the couoty board of rcbool trwtees was formed by grooptng md not by coamolid~Uoo~ lt Is our opt&m that the prwisiono of ~.rUrle 2922a. Varrma’r hnaotrted CivU htutes. would M q#Acable, mot UL6s8 ot

rticle 2922r. rtkle 2t22a are composes

Mstricto groujd uodrr of intagral l lameotary school dtstrtcts. wblch aoder the prwisioar of rrticle may Ln cerbia riturtiorrs rewort but to their ortgtrwil mid stitoe. rhila rrbool districts consolidated ondor Article 2922~ rhAU as eat out lr rrrJ ~Uclo ‘t+ecom l part of raid rural Ugh scboel d)s- trict few all lotents and purpo~er l though It were ori&mUy Y prt of rlir datrtrt.*

lion. 1%. J. Bryan. Jr., Y8ge 3

This bdmg true ow uuwmr to yaw qaertloa I* that the county boud d 8rastres had tb pwor and authority b group b 0i8tracto La quertiou without a a l lectiom.

Yours wry truly, Afl’ORNLYGF.NERAtOF TEL43 /s/ E. R. al‘Lzrnono BY

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