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* Art. 7 Sec. 3
bound on the West by the J. R. Wadkins Survey, A-562 and the H. Alsup Survey,
" A-20, and by the W. Bratton Survey, A-57 and the G. H. Burroughs Survey, A-30
and the M. Tidwell Survey, A-498 of Upshur County, Texas.
Tract 2:
The second tract of land is situated in Smith County, Texas, north of Tyler
and is bounded as follows: on the north and west by the S. Leeper A-559, the
Frost Thorn Four League Grant A-3, A-9, A-7, A-19, and the H. Jacobs A-504 and
on the south and east by the following surveys: John Carver A-247, A. Loverly
" A-609, J. Gimble A-408, R. Conner A-239, N.J. Blythe A-88, N.J. Blythe A-89,
J. Choate A-195, Daniel Minor A-644, William Keys A-527, James H. Thomas
" A-971, Seaborn Smith A-899, and Samuel Leeper A-559.
3 (b) This section does not apply to:
* (1) any public right-of-way, including a public road right-of-way, or related
interest owned by a governmental entity;
U (2) any navigable waterway or related interest owned by a governmental
" entity; or
(3) any land owned by a governmental entity and reserved for public use,
including a park, recreation area, wildlife area, scientific area, or historic site.
" (c) This section is self-executing. (Added Nov. 8, 2005.)
" Sec. 3. TAXES FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOLS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
(a) One-fourth of the revenue derived from the State occupation taxes shall be
set apart annually for the benefit of the public free schools.
" (b) It shall be the duty of the State Board of Education to set aside a sufficient
amount of available funds to provide free text books for the use of children
attending the public free schools of this State.
0 (c) Should the taxation herein named be insufficient the deficit may be met
by appropriation from the general funds of the State.
(d) The Legislature may provide for the formation of school districts by
U general laws, and all such school districts may embrace parts of two or more
counties.
(e) The Legislature shall be authorized to pass laws for the assessment
and collection of taxes in all school districts and for the management and
control of the public school or schools of such districts, whether such districts
are composed of territory wholly within a county or in parts of two or more
counties, and the Legislature may authorize an additional ad valorem tax to
be levied and collected within all school districts for the further maintenance
of public free schools, and for the erection and equipment of school buildings
" therein; provided that a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at
an election to be held for that purpose, shall approve the tax. (Amended Aug.
U 14, 1883, Nov. 3, 1908, Aug. 3, 1909, Nov. 5, 1918, Nov. 2, 1920, Nov. 2, 1926,
* and Nov. 2, 1999.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISIONS for Sec. 3:
See Appendix, Note 1.)
U Sec. 3a. (Repealed Aug. 5, 1969.)
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