Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN 83auX4Ba 4et60304 3er aQ3001418trlot 308 railed. Artiolo elfi of the Rsvisad CllrilStrtutas as emmdad by ChapSor 476, Saotlon 1, iiots.44tb L.gislatura,’ seoon~ callea Eesoion (1935),relutoeto elooth3s to 4et0ralne thu propositio5 of the levy of taxes or the issuanas of bonbs bl schoolUI.striats. Tbls statute~rorldesin part a8 followsr "If sald aab&enenae tax propomltlo5 la deraated at nn ebotlon he14 for aoh purpose,na other llo a tlo8haU n he held thersfoor nltblk a&e ysar froolthr date of wld slsotlon.* St is ous opinionthns ths portionOf Artlolo294&x, w&lab is quotedebavo.ref6rsto.tlmpra~lsionsof Artiolr 8Eb8, and that w&m sn rleatlonhes,beenhotd ua4er the twas of Artlcb &74&f,Rwlsad Clvll Ststutas,00 4etatim1 &mth&r s portion of th8 tarrltoryof a saboolaistrlotshall bs 4etaahe4 an4 sttsabedto anotbr sohoal blsttiot, an4 suoh eleatfonhas fslleb,one yssr shouldelapse beforeaother slaotlonan the saos pr0posltlonaaa be bold. Xovever, tier the 4eolmloaof the Camladoa~ OS iu4puala .b Knrtfn fe Ormbrlew Sndopemleot Sohool Distriot 869 S. 8. 461, 6 noon4 eleotioaOJItin MR# &mo~sitfon u&h us8 hold mre thsa a year sftsr t&m flret llsotiorr4&&~5f! the ptoposiftoa,woulh not a rsBdsrs4 void by the hot tlmt t&a order rot the oleotlaa .ma aa40 vitS&o lass then e year after the rtrst oleatlo~ fn hi8 epinkon,which us8 adopts4 by tho SqwaissCaurt,Iudge Gamut ssysr *It i8 tba aotualholdlrqof the elsatian,ss4 not the Yre ordertng0r it, whiah is OaLaul8te4to inaonTqiimlae Or dk8tUrbthe VOtUr. ftmh the hol4hg or a sswn4 alsation wlthlrt a less tirw thsn ona ywa Of tha flat sleotionwbloh thr legisl.&ure04 doubt lntan4e4to WuYerrt`` YI,m *nforo of the o~iaionthat ua4er the faata st8t6a in your quostloa, the sooon4lleetlear&ml4 not k 8~14 rim&s OM year after tha first rleotlon, .butthat thisOr4sr for tb WOOBd 6m?t%OZi IiUIy b e BULa edtb h l ma r a fter t)w,fir st 8leottonwltbout roudsrlngthe sadon40lsstlOrrYOl49 very truly pws