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Hon. Wallace T. Barber, Page 5, (V-642)
elementary school districts and is not a single enlarged independent school district. It is a hybrid form of independent school diatrictto be governed by the laws applicable to independent school distri ., except as otherwise provided i the rural high school laws, A:ttle 2922b, Whit sett case, supra. Retaining its status and name as an independent :#cho d tr ic and being subject to the laws applicable to independent school disbLttgt in the matter of collection and asse ssment of its taxes, it is the op4~in of this office that the San Marcos Independent School District would be authorized to employ its own tax collector by the clear and unmistakable provisions of Article 2791. The remarks stated in the last two sentences of the second para- graph on page 4 of our opinion No. V-562, the same being erroawou$ in part and unnecessary in support of the holding of that opinion, a ho-$ W disregarded. SUMMARY San Marcos bdap Z tet ch fthol District did not Ueg its status as an independent school district by reason of4* esiation within the meant at Artilo Z9Z, V.C.S8* 494 tu~ St4pndMnt school l within t e .p01C ot Article 2791, V.C.S., w h c, authorizes the appoint.wt . a tx collectst for an independent district. Your s ve ry truly, ATTORNEY GENERAL (F TEXAS APPROVED: By: Che ste r E. Ollise Assistaat ATTORNEY GENERAL , Burnelb Waidrep Assistant COOtnrw:we t'ece agt ab