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aon, l. A, Voods, page 5 (V-650)
an independent school district is consolidated with other
districts under the procedure therein set out that the
new district thereby created shall have all the rights,
privileges and powers granted to junior college districts
of this State
Clearly, Springlake District may be annexed to
the Texarkana District under the procedure authorized in
the Special Act governing the Texarkana district or it
may be consolidated with Texarkans District ;ar the
provisions of Article 2806, as amended. But uder either
procedure, the new district with boundaries extended is
enlarged only for independent school district purposes.
We find no provision in the Special Laws creating the
Texarkana Independent Schbol District nor in Article,
2806, which provides that whenever the boa aaries or
limits of an independent school district are so extendt-
ed that the territory or district so extended vithin the
limits of the independent school district s aI t there-
after become a part of the Junior col0 district whvch
it controls ad operates. Nor do thojs*U6 ws a9 the
rooedure for the enlargement of a junaor oJ * ft.-
triot, As evidence of the fact that there orwcor
college districts whose boundaries are Mt e#Sigo
co~ternous with the independent school (U see t-
1o. 6155h, Section 7a, second paragraph, sa aa n 21.
Section 21' of Article 2815h provides in part
* * A common school district . .
sy be annexed to a Junior Colle iltraLlt
for Junior College purposes emy by8
election as provided in Section acee,
when petition of five per cent of the proe
fprty ta-payng voters in such district
. . . ieetIng to be annexed, provided fur-
the that such annexation shall have been
prw ausly approved by the Board of Sus-
tee Of tbe Junior College District saM pr
vi164 farther that election for such annen-
tA~F shIll be called and the results can-
Iod sad declared by the County Boke t of
ion o . o provided further that the
4fitory included in such annexed district
Sai thereby assume its share of anj
eoon to the as
nd valuation with the said district,
sad also shall become liable fto taxes tr
NetTahning the Junior College.
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-650, text, August 5, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth265469/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.