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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Richard Bean <br />Page 2. <br /> <br />Finally, we must bear in mind where the money will <br />come from that will be used to purchase the land upon which the <br />museum would be erected. I understand such money will come from <br />bonds authorized under the City's ordinance of September 1, 1966. <br />Said ordinance allows the City Council to issue $200,000.00 of <br />bonds "for the purpose of purchasing lands to be used for park <br />purposes". Thus, the money obtained from the sale of such bonds <br />must be used to purchase park property. <br /> <br />Putting all of the above-quoted law together, and <br />assuming that the museum tract will be part of the land to be <br />bought with the money authorized in said ordinance of September <br />1, 1966, in my opinion said tract could not be sold, leased or <br />mortgaged without the proposition being first submitted to the <br />voters of San Marcos. That because land designated for park <br />purposes is controlled by Section 3.07 of the City Charter as <br />above-shown. <br /> <br />This means, if the Texas Museum of History will <br />need a conveyance or lease of the museum tract from the City, <br />or if either the City or the Texas Museum of History would need <br />to mortgage the tract in order to allow financing of the con- <br />struction costs of the museum building, that the electorate <br />would first have to approve the proj ect. Th is could be done <br />either in conjunction with a general election or at a special <br />election called just to pass upon the single proposition. <br /> <br />OQI;;;it~~ <br /> <br />Albert M. Walker <br /> <br />AMW:cs <br />