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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable J. ;‘. Brp~n
County .Cttorney
Srazoria County
Angetoa, Texae
Dear Er. Bryan:
be Ir%oured lettiw or Nay 4, e abo~o etated quim- aub~tant1al.l
ar 86 or w~~ria Qa\tnty ,oco to aonim?uot some ld approaohea to a bridge aoroa8 the Brasoa IUvbr, and PC iaaaing txme ~rrnats.
n 56, Arti 3 COMtitUtion of Tsnu,~ “That under ~lsgjalatlro pxwlsion any foal m1bditl8lon of a oettnty any nmaber tlea or an? politics1 nubdithn of the stats or any defined dlstrlot, mw or hereafter to be be- sarfbedan defined within the State of Tara8 aad which mar may not inolude towns, villages or doipal oorponttom, upon a tote of a tw,-thirds majority of the realdent propty *2 Ironoreble 7. ;‘. Bryan, X&y 16, 1939, pcgc #2 taxpeyers voting thereon xho are qwJlrIed electors of sala dlstrlot or territory to be aiiected thereby, in eddftlon to all other debts n;ay fssua booas cr otherwise lend Its credit in any amount not to exceed one-fourth of the esscssed mluation of the real property of such Cia- trlct or territory end levy and colleot such taxes to psy the lntoraat thereon and provide a aInkIng fund for the radamption tharaor as tha LagIalatura.may authorize and In suoh manner as it may authori~~t~ same for the follw- lng purpoaaa, to-wit: Beotlon (0) The conatnxtlon, rain- tsnanoa and opsration of msaa&a&zk3d, grareled or pared road8 and turnpikes, or in ala thare~f.~
In tha opinion of thIa dapartamnt the phrase *aay Ianus bonds or otherwIse land its oredlt in any amount not to erased one-fourth the aasaoaad 'valuation or the real proparty of ouch dietriot? la auffiaient autharizatIon ior the ~O~MMO of the time ratrants proposed. liawerer, their fW~4nOe IQUiEt b0 submitted to a Y&O of the mp26 and auatalnad by a twu-third0 majority of tha raaldant pxqarty taxpayara voting thereon, and llkawIso.atmxoh tlma a snif - oiaat lavy shall ba inada and aollaotad to pay tha Into raJ tharaon and pmvlda f proper 81% fund for the radaaption of the warrants.
We do not think that tha article intendad to lfmIt or praaorlba the few of the eddanoa of auoh Indabtad- noaa, but dld~oxpreouip lntand to prs8orib8 the 8113~0~ oi arooting the debt.
Artlala 752a. at 8aq4, ware enacted by tha LeqgIalatura pursuant to the authority confarrad by Station $2, Artlole 9, ror the purpoaa or detailing the legal at-8 to be taken In the oraatlon of & debt for such purpo800 anumeratad thbcrein.
Therefore, ycu are adviaad that in our oplnlon Road Distrlot Dumber 26 of BrazorIa County may issue tlxa *3 Honorable J. F. Bryan, h?ay 16, 1939, pegs #3 warrants ror the purposes named but the Isauanca of sama must be strictly In accofianca with the Constitution anb lawa of the State or Texas. The pcrtlnant laws are nemad above.
Yours very truly ATTOIUOZY GEXEBAL OF TEXAS Asdatant