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Honorable W. P. Herms, Jr.
County Auditor
Waller County
Hempstead, Texas
Dear Sir: Opinion No. 0-6683
Re: Whether Waller County,
Texas, may legally pay
certain bills presented for
publication and posting of
notices in a school conso-
lidation election.
Your request for opinion has been received and carefully
considered by this department. We quote from your request as
follow s:
"Referring to your letter of June 30, 1945, and your opinion
to me, which for reply you inclosed your opinion Nos. 0-4919
0-5183.
"Your opinion No. 4919 reads as follows:
"' Article 2806, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes authorizes
the holding of elections for the purpose of consolidating
contiguous common school districts, contiguous independent
school districts and further provides that common school
districts may in like manner be consolidated with contiguous
independent school districts.
"'Articles ?746, 2746a and 2746b, Vernon's Annotated Civil
statutes regarding school district elections and expenses in-
curred in connection therewith provide in effect that all
expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to any
school district election in connection with a public school
within such school district shall be paid out of the available
maintenance fund belonging to such district or certain
expenses enumerated in Article 2746, supra, shall be paid out
of the local funds of the school district where the election
was held.
"'Therefore, all election expenses incurred by school districts
must be paid out of the available maintenance fund belonging
to the school district or districts or the local funds of the
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6683, text, July 14, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth263960/m1/1/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.