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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Wrch 62, 1939 *2 %amrable John C. !brburger, E&arch 22, 1939, Page 2

"* * * and the available eohool fund shall be

aqlied annual1 to the eupport of the publio

free schGiii+ * nna the nvall~ble school

fune herein provided &all be diotributed to

the several countiee according to their scho-

lastic population and agplled In such namer

as .ay bc 9rovi~ed by law." , Article 2923, R.C.S. 1925, pmvidee in part:

((* * * whloh i'und (available sohoal iuna) shall be a996Ttlwad annually to the e8veral0011l1tl.1

thi St ording ta the wholwtla pop &lo: oi%k?%r the tauppport and mdntwawo

at the publio &es e.chwl~~.' Xt iii provided in Artiale %S87a.that the CuuMiy B&d of TrwiW8 In eaab oounty lmvang an elaaa*~,,o6uuty -6upoT&a~ #hll netii'y the State~SnpezlntonUent ass~3brd~ot~X&qatl~ ,J .&tor thqk Septfxaberl, et eaoh aobolut&a msar, ef tIi*~Mnk.ot _. . T, -m stitite mallable Sohool Emd that .Bh&ld be set ~setie..$zim.$w

'tmplta ttpportloarmnt-itrk s&d aotmty Por'$he.

:ror the laaint'enaaw cf. the &rlw of' imlnty

Mole 2665, 8.&S~'lQSS, prarldelat

nllu, StateBaardmhtill, onor berore the ~rat~ofhn@mtineaohytrar,baaadonthe

eetimate-the~efoSo~e furnlmbed said Board by

tba Cozqtmller, make an a99ortioxmeat for ths

ensulxw 8oholastLq mar ot'th6 avaIlable State 0r the the ~m3ve~al ownties

#r$hool I’UM

State, and tiZi&al oittee aad.tewm amd

trahqIo1 6letriote emlntltuting aepara$s

organlmations, aooorQiner to tatp sebolaa

ulatioil or caahg cud tharclrpw tha .swze

CQwAll certiry to the .twr or :wah.~

rreparate arohooL c&ganizatfon tke.teMl,

Honoreble John C . :.krburZcr, tirch 22, 193, Fz~;e 3

of available soho fund so apportioned to each, xtiich certiricato shall be signed by tie presi- dent, counter-signed by the Comptroller cad at- tested by the secretary.*

Article 2749 contains the tollowiw provision: "* * * provided that the trustees in zmk5.n~ con- tmots with teachers ahall not.crreate a aerioi- enay debt against’tha dl#trlat.’

.Artlole q? wntaiim the nOl.lwlng piovlslona “‘The publle ime mhool fumds aheill not bw’ . . .

eqmadecl esoept ,ror the foU.owlng purpoeear . .““I. The State anti oounty uvaUa)de fund8 shall be used exolprir r0r the.pagaient 0r 5% wtr* mlades, few teaohaW~and wperlhte for tekiagthefwholaatio mx~~~~,aadlnterest .

.o 011 money borrowed on &to tiscto pay tsalariea

of teaahew MC? auperlntendent8, when them salt. fororlbe 6ohoolSund 8 ror the . bibles pmvlitad that n6 puxpwe ot payrunt 6f teaobre ou%oS fu&rothe~ than tkosefbr tb% then ~Urr6Ilt Year.

WlAcle %-3l., 84.8. 1.033, prwidesr muoh bal.ance shall l x13eti.fY.v~ dollars per capita, eccordlngtothe lastecholrmtie wmsue, then suoh excess shall be reapportIoned to.the sohool cS.Wdcte of the oountyv” p2avislone ohm

The foregg- ooxwtltut1qmi.l and 8hall bb operated aolenrlntent thettbe publlo sohoeWof the u onanenmalbasis. -

By Artiole 2749 the trustees are exprss, y $mMblted rrOg oreating any debts againat nrbsequent yeara:ror tjmmmst’qilartse,~;. Bnd lt iswol.lsettA~dthsO Inorder t~maoverqnst teaeh@aornw tract, lt mast be alleged a& proved t&a% tha sobool. ai$triot.thm

Honorable Jo‘hn c. Karburger, Maroh 22, 1939, Page 4

has in its treasury fun&s availcble for that particular scholastic year. Article Collin vs. 3Yeacock (Sup. Ct. 1900) 54 S.'G. 1025. Jdthow

2749 expressly applies only to teachers* contracts, this rule has been extended to cover other debts for supplies and mix- tenaace. Tcqlezw Conmcn School District vs. Bcyd i3. IIead Co.

(T&A 1937) 101 3.7;. (2d) 352; First Xational Bank vs. Xurchiscn I.&. School Xst. (T.C.A. 1933) 114 S.X. (26) '382.

Article 2827 authorizes the trust6es to secure short time loans to pay salaries before the *finds Sor the ourrent year" be- owe availahle~ but such loam rmrry ariL be repaid out ot runda -for the then ourrent ~889. Artlele W5l~ partai&agtobalanoea,oaly ,+amrlfies the .aanylng over or balenoes or the gwmal lwl %ot ap propriatod r0r the unrent yeaP to be wed *'ior the arooeediniq year*. Bythls sama artlole only-waexJ#lrsdbal.anow" 61 a aohoeldiatriot are slfhorized to be oarried overtc the amditoi the dlatrlot.

Theee piovialws reeetriotl~ oredltors oi me ahola6tla ew to fwls available roor that year, mid the,pr&slon ibr awry- o?ur OS bahnoe6, olead.y tipus thEt,arch tunb6lmlatbo L applie 60 &oharge the debts or suoh year until, exhawte& i : : ' It was held ln S&tin ~a* Flsbek (Oak DLet. l&O) 291 Pao. B7ei. that the o-tore of a mhook diatrlcti ass entitled to hare ell the revenue OS a ripoal year.applledupon the lmlebtednees of that $mw, and the blat&et cannot erroape liability by the trenaier or tunds, or the use 0r suop fuMe.topay the expenses or snother flutxil rawa

Article 2834 speaks'ot thS availat& sohool fknd that will )a mavailable tot the aucoeeding sobolaetlo yunr~, and ArtMe 5665 Urecte the State Board tc Vnalce an apportlonmemt .ror the enautng tohOl68tiO year or the available etats school fund':-

ite bellave.that when the State Board has final *made an fiI able State ortlomsnt ror the ensuing schcilastio year or the ava Sfi01 aas* that such apportionment 16 an effeotivs dedioatlon or hose particu$.ar fu6ds for the mnt of thdauthoriwd expenditums br suoh school year. Having been 80 dedioated it m&d be inmater- al that these funds may not be transmitted to the several aodntiefs ntil after ths beginning or a new sohclnstla year.

It is our opinion that the State ?er oapita apportionment f or the soholastic year 193f3-1939 must be applied to repay the bank or advaaasmants made under Cuticle 2827 to gag teachsrs' aalariea orthatyear,althoughallthe per c+taapport1enmentforlQSS- ,Y

--- 85 .5 Honorable John C. Emburger, Warah 22, 1939, FCL~Q 5

1939 may not be received by the county until efter Septwber 1, 1939.

Pours very truly .