Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

541 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN aROVcRSKLLRS AhORNFTGcnm”rL Roaorable t. J. Tuoker County Attommy sulphur apringo, To%40 Opinion No. C-78)9 ilor The ouu 8nd 4utborlt7 of the g it7 c8niorioa or You hate Nqumted th 48 tollw8l “The city CmEdrrl no protort or petition thr 8ppliaation for 8 fr8.b Attachad herato la a copy of tho above referred to or&ance, for your infor- satlon.n The City of Stalphur Spring* 18 operating under a ahartrr granted in 1911 by the Legislrturo of Texas (Chapter k?, page 375, Acts of the 32nd Luglslature). *meare informed t!lzt In 1937 the qualified voter0 of SUphur Springs, 8t a NOB. T, J. tioker - Pye 2 r8ylvl7 r a iledllrotion, dlupproved the adoption of the R-e 2ulo Aundmut. Cenua l la w8 ( ;o vuniy 088h lle8bionr l8 8au llt7.m ?h@ above quo%ed 8h4rtU pmri8i048 ue 8pOO1fi8 upon the proaedure to k followed in th8 granting of l fran- Chi80 by the City Of E+ulphur bprlagr for the purpo8a of operating l ly 8te& of burr8 within the eitye Ar luoh, the ' ;vovirionr of Subsrotlon (qq) naoes441%y pnrdl over other ccnerd provision8 ln tho charter, PartiCUlPrly Sootton 3 of Article X1X upon tha gen+:ral cubjeot of franrhire granting ordinunc6r. You we advim? that it 1s the opinion of thin LkpsrCi:.ent t&t the aaycr &?d iitp Conaisslm of -ulphur .+rin;:s, Terns, has the pouer and authority to arpkc a &rant /of a I‘ranahise for the purpoer of opcreting a o ``tsai of bums in the City of Sulphur Spriwa without 80 L ireion af the quc&l.on to a vote of tbt qualified rotera of the Clt unless within thirty days after the pe8tux.q Of tbc branchI’M 543 Non. T. J. Tuokor - Pap f gmntl ordiauwo, l petitlon ri&md by the lr uirite oumbu of q-1 “I ffrd tofua aa rpeoiflwd ln Subrrrtlon 9 qq) rhrll be ptraonted to the coadraloaur nqurrtlns that uid ordi- nmae b8 euba4tted to vote of the people. Your, ruy wuly ATTORXXY OAkXRAt O? TEXAS