OFFICEOFTHEA-mORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN.

Eonoq6bla R. L. Arastro~ County Auditor TomQraan county San Angrlo, T$xar


### Dr4r Sir: O~lnion No. 0

of TomGram eaatlon of a ertment of Publla 

### eattha 

### County olrrloal alla ith the **State** o ppllor, iurnlah illao,



### Jenltor

88rvlo1, lorraary 

### tothr oprratlc,n rtmrflt 

## OrwOw4nofri04.

ruary, 19c0, you rraaerd tblr of?lae an opinion, Ho. o-1972, holding that the County we8 not authorized to sap10 ol~rloal halp 

### for the 

## T4xaron4 IfedoraI a&enoirr , nor ~888It ruthorleaa to rurnlrh offlor suppllsa for such drpart.3xantr. It appaare that the prorislons of the propowtl wmtmot with the DeTartsent 

### cfPubliaWolfam wouldHonorable R. I.. Armstrong, page 2

be In dlraot contratantlon with this opinion a8 wall aa asvaral other oplnlons randared by **your** dapartment, euoh a8 Opinion8 Roe. O-120, O-281, o-638, 0.1919, and O-3075.
“Tha quaatlon of the authority oftha County to axaouta the abova mentionad oontraot was ralaad with Mr. Jamaa Taylor, County Coordinator, Dapartmant of Public Welfare, whoprasantad tha oontract to the Court. Mr. Taylor propound84 the quaatlgn to $ . T. It. Daroy, Supanlaor, Corrartpondazga nd Conplaints, or tha Dapartmant of Pub110 Walfalu., I enoloaa a 

### copyof Mr. Daroy*a”oplnlon to Mr. Taylor ontha quaatlon, which vary fully **axplain** the l

ltutatlon and ln4lcatad that aubaaquant laglalatlon has authorlzad tha ootitlaa to pay olarloal halp and furnish offlca auppllae to be **usad** in tha looal Dapartmant of Walfara office.
-1 have atudlad tha acts rafarrad to by Mr. Daroy In hi8 opinion, and hare **dia** ouaaad thornwith our County Attorney, but wafind no provlalona dlraotly althorlelng tha Coun!y to pay for tha ltama ln quaatlon,
“14lallkr burdening your dapartmant with quaatlona which yxx hata pravloualy

. anawarad, but dua to ths faot that tha Dapartmant p-iPub110 Walfara was craatad aubaaquant to your opinion to maFebruary, 1940,. am4lnaemuoh a8 the sot Orrating tha dapartmant doas maka oartaln infarancaa conoamln& the County*8 raaponslblllty, I wish to oartify the 

## r0ii0wingquaationa:
“1. Baa the County authority to pay clarloal or atanographlo paraona that work with and aaslst the County oaaa workers who ara pal4 by the Stata 

### undar tha nawIntaka and Cdrtlfloatlon Dlrlelon, 44 sat out in the Ganaral Dapartmantal Appropriation Blll?~
“2. Eaa the County authority to furnish 

## 0rri04 auppllaa auoh 44 rilia, atamps,, janitor

cffonor~~ble R. 1.. Armstronfc, pas8 

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aervlce., etc;, naoassary to tha operation cf the looal Depcrtnentof rf:alrare 

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“1 ancloea a copy rt the pr0Posad **ocn** tract subreittad by the Dapart:ant of rubllc Yalfara and In connactlon tharawIth,oall your attention spaoIfIcally to Artlolaa 3 and 5of such contr’act, Marain the obllgations of the County ma sat forth. n Ouropinion No. O-1972, referred to in your letter, has been overruled by our oplnl-no No) O-2217 (confaronoa opinion ??o. 3099) and No. O-2174. %al ncloaa copies of these o?IoIcas for your Informbtlon.

Siotlon 1 **0s** Artlcle.23724-2 provl4as:

. WSaFtlon 1. ~,ThaCounty CommIssionare Courts atidtha City CommIsslon of any lnoorporated tcvn or olty of this State are hereby authorlead to laeaa, rent,; cr provida offloe

.’apace for the gurpoas of ei4Lng and cooparetlng with the a~anolaa of tha3tate and Faderef Oovarnments~~dngage4 in the edminlatretlon~ of relief to the unemployed or nor&y psopleor the State **oflbxea,** and to peg the. ragnlar monthly utility bills for such orrloaa, such as lights, ges, endwatar; and‘whenIn the oplnlnn of a'&iJorIty of a Coma.leaioners Court of a oounty such office apace Is aaaentlal to the proper a4m.tnfatratIon of such aRanclee of either the Stats 

### or Federal Oovarnments,~ said Court Is hdraby speclfloally authorizad to pay for seme end for tha regular monthly utility Ills for such offices out of the County's. % anaral find bywarrents es In the rey:r,ent of such other obll&atIons of the Bounty. n
19&l, R,@ler Sesakon, which la the **gamral** epproprIetI&

Sauat6 13111423 **Aota** of the 47th taglalat~a bill, under the subdivision of *Division of I&eke aa CsrtIficatIonw, pr~vlda,s ea

## r0u0we:

“Provided that theama hereby approPrIate4 er0 to supplement the funda being used by the counties and cities of Taxas for theHanorebla R. L. Armstro~, ~?@aI,

purpose of making arrtfflaates and rabarrels to ths Kork4 Frojrat Admlniatration, the National Youth Admlniatration, ths Civil Conservation Corps an2 the Fadoral Surplus Conuaod1t.vprograms. Provided, that In the event the sum8 hereby appropriated ara lnsufficlrnt 

### forthe St&to Department to adrquatrly parform the lntakr and arrtlrlaatlon funqtlons,of thasr prograeo 

### eaaordingto the stand&rds and M&Ilntlons or the State Department or Publio 

### Kalfam, tnen In that avant tha 

### Stat6Dapartmat of Public 

### Kalfaraisharsby ampatired and aothorlzad to withdraw fta rundr end mnlcw~ 

### torthaar: programs rrom anspCounty or City .not conttiibutlng monthly to the Intake and aortltloation tunatlons of these programs in that Countr or City in an amount aqua1 to the aaount usrd~for them .functiona and 4x~pandtrd by such County 

### or Clty during tb month
or January, 191.1: the aaaunt.~.rxpsndsd during January 19&l, lnaludm ,,el~l **amounts** 

### Used ona

### oaeh,kfnd, **Mut41,,** l#am, aon

### traetualor **14nd** 

### bsrls,, : ,~ “Provided that ‘tha

## stat4 DrprrtPirnt 

## 'or Fublla Walrars shall e.pplp :to,th4 Works Projrat AdmInl8tratIon ror continuing thr necessary pmjaqts for the aolaaodlty distribution and supervision ~or...aJmm@dlty,aIstrlbutlon. AnaproP1d.a ‘that .in the. .av4nt the V:,orksProjeats Admlnletrat~on aontinueo to provide rundo for tharra’ 04rvic4.4 as 

## it has dona sin04 Septrmbor 1, .1939, than in that went, the State .Ds~rtamt of Fublle 

## w4lr4mis prohibitsa 

## rrtmusing th4 

## .iuna6 provided in Items 89 to 126; lnolurlva, and Itam 128 or the above appropriations ror thee4 44&3Mrr . 

## Provid4a ,iurthar, that in that avent, the Stat.4 Dapartmont norPubllo. Welrere may us4~‘thsmuds provided 

### inItrma 89 66 126, lnc’lu,alve, and &tern128, or the above appropriat&imr ,fOr~tratieportation or surplus and conmoditl4a ror~thr ih3+4

### hot sohool lunch program and othilnd,rr to thr extent nraeseary ror thr l tflairnt and 4000Ronorabla R. L. Armetrong, pogr 5

nomlcal dl4ttlbutlon of aurplua oom~odltl44 mea4 available to the Stat4 D4prrtment of Publlaw41fare.w
Hous Bill No. 611, Acts of the 47th L4glslatun, R4guhr S4aai~Yn, 1941, which la commonly r4rrrr4d to snd ait4a as the 

### vubllo w4lrar4 AOtWohargrs the Stat4 Board 

### ofpubllaVialfdra with th4 adminlstratlon of thr waliarv 4ctivltl4s of th4 Stat4 as mentioned Insaid Act. S4

### otlon &oor 

### thlaAct ap4aiflo4lly providra that Vh4 oomaiaaion4ra* court of any aounty mayappropriate runda from Its grnrral 

### funds,or any oth4r available fund, 

### for thr 4dmlnIatrstlon 0r such county 

## child vi4lran 

### Eoardaand proviara ror a4nio48 to and support of ahlldrrn in n44d of protratlon 

### and/or aarm.’ Thl4 

### lath4 only provlalon tf tha Aot rhloh dlraotly and rxpr4aaly authorlera the oommlaalon4ra~ oourt 

### to make4pproprlatlon of its run44 l'or any OSth4 purpoa4s aWti:nrd~ln th4 Aot.
Subs4otion 5orSection4ofthe6blio v!elrars Aot authorIz4a th4 **Stat4** D4partmentor ,PublIa Wdran to aaalat oth4r d4partmonts. a(;aaoirs atid institutiona or th4 looal Stat4 end~Vrd4ral@otrmmrnt, rbrn so nqueatra and oooporsta with auah 4g4nal4s whrn expsdlrnt In p4rforning l rrrlc~a



### inconformity with th4 parpos48 or th4.aot.
Subarotlon 7of Smtion 4, supr4, authoriz44 th4 Stat4 D4partm4nt of fibllo K4lfar4 to 4atabllsh and provide auuharthods or loos1 admlnlstretlon as Is d44m4d advleablr, and prorldr auoh p4raonn41 as maybe found n4araaary for 44mylng out In an raonomloal way the admlnlstratlou of the Act.
ssction C,or 

### saidAat sp4driaany providrs in part:

Ths Stat4 D4partmmectlahsrrby authorlard and alraotra to ooop4ratr withth4 

### proporarpartmanta of theF4dsral. Gov4rnmrnt and with all othrr d4parti4nts or th4 Stata and loaal Oov4rnm4nt In th4 4nroroam4nt and admlnlatnt%oa of auoh provisions cfth4 Federal*Soala S4aurlty Aot* and any amendeunts tharato and tha ruaea and rogulatlona Iasuad thereunder, endln aomplla@aa *k&4- with, In th4 

### mannerprrsorlb4d In this Act or as othrrcrfse protld4d by law.'Eonorablo R. L. Axaetron& pagr 

### 6

S4atlon 7ot the ~Aatprovld4s In part:
.*‘&aStab4 D4partinent la hrrabf d4algnatsd as thr Statr'a aganoy to 4dmlnlet4r or eup4rvlae r4f4rrals and c4rtltIoatlons to the Wmka Proj4ate 

### Admlnlstratlon, the National Youth AdmInIstration and th4 CivIlian Cona4rvbtlon Corps. ‘Th4 Stat4 D4partm4nt msy ooop4ratr with any 

### City

### orCouhhy In 4ny

### manmr aasmaa **nro4aaar~** ror th4 prop4r op4retlon or l&s4 progr4ma."
* **s.**

### s4ction

### 35**of** fh4 Aot **prorid**

**Fl!b4 purpor.**  

### o?thisAot, 

### latoInauguratea program or aoo1al arcurlty *IYIto 

### provldanrorrrary and prompt 4aalat4nO4 to th4,olt1a4na ot this Stat4 who are4ntltlid to avail th4ma41v4a or 

### its protIalona.This Act ohs11 b4 lib4rally 

### construed in ,-orarr that its purpoar&aiay br 4ooompllah4d
as rqultablg', roonomloall~, %nd4~p4dltloualf as poaaIb14."
S4otlon 

### 39or the Act 

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Vo 

### provisionofthla Act la intclnhril to re-. 14aa4 **th4** oountl4a and lupio1pUltI4e in this State 

### fromthe **sp4olflo** 

### rraponalblllty whloh 1s ourr4ntly born4 by thoar oountlaa and'munlalpslltl4e 

### Insupport or pub116 **w4lrar4',** chila~w4lr4r4, and

## r4ii4r srrvlara. Suoh run&awhlah msy!h4r4aftrr boapproprfatrd by the eountlcra andmunlo1p4llt4a ror 

### thoa4a4rvlo4a nosybe~adminlat,4rrd~Qhrough thr oounty or diatrlct offlors ofth4 Stat4 D4partmsnt and ii so admlnlat4r4d, ahall b4 a4v0t4a 4~Oluaiv4iy to th4 "a4nlc4a In th4 county or.munlaIpallty m4klng suoh approprlatlon.w ,,<'

It la w011 4etablIeh4d in 

### this Statr, by authorltl4a too nunuroua tDrantlon, th4t oommiaaIon4ra~ courts ar4 oourta OrllmIt4d j.urIsdlatlon and poasrea only, auoh pow4r and authority, as la granted by thr Conatltutlon aad atatut’aa of this Stat4, 4lthrr 4xpreasly 

### br by Impli;oatIbzi.~

Dors any provlalon or thi P,blIa w4lrare Aot, ebov4 mclntlon4d, sxpr4salp authorle4, rrpriro, or oharg4 .a-oounty Oommlaaioners* court to oooperata w%Mth4,StqtO Drpartm4nt oiHonorabl4 R. L. Arm8trong. pag4 7

Fublla W4lfere or appropriate Its funds for any of th4 purpo848 auntlonsd th4rsln, oth4r than S4ctIon .$O,aupra? W4think not. Is such authority aonr4md by impllaatlon by any of said provIslona? It is our opinion that auah authority Is not so conrrrrsd. Ii this la true, th4n, ~4 must look to other statutes

ror such authority.

.-. .. Consldrrlng the subdIvl8Ion or ~Dldalon or Intak4 and C4rtlf'%oatlon,w S4natr Bill 423, au@ra, w4 rail to rind

. any authority rlthar rnpraesed or 

### byimplloatlon, author1x.i~ nquiring or gharging a 

### Oommtaaiomraloourt to oooprrata with the

### State D4partm4ntof Pub110 w4ltarr or ap funds ior any purpoa4 m4ntlon4d In the Pub1Ip roprlatlng Its.
o W4lfarr Act or smst4 Bill 423, supra. Howavar, It la true that thr Stat4 D4partm4nt or Publla W'rltarr is rmpowrred and authorlz4a to withdraw its funds and ssrvlaes for thr programs mantlon4d undrr~ths subdlvlalon or wDlvlslon of ,-take andC4rtlrloatlon~


### rromany county or 

### citynot oontrlbutlng monthly to the-lntake end c4rtIfIoatlon ~notlona of th4 programs in th4 

### oouatv or city in an amount 4qual tu th4 amount ua8d for the aaeu iunotlona and axp4nd4d 

### by said ooun%yor elty during th4 month or Jenuarg,.19&

W4ialL to find any authority smpow4rlng or authoricing 4 oouuty oomm.%aalon4ra*aourt to approprlatr and 

### l xpoha tha a+mtyd'uunda for any of th4 purpose mrntlomd in 4lth4r of yourqu4atlona.aa abovr atat4d. Unl488, rrlatlrr to 

### yourrirst~~qu4qtlon, aUi&4Xp4%llbUr48 ar4 

## 8t4aivor tin purpoa4 oi' aiding and.coop4ratlng w&Wthe a&snolrs'or the Stat4 and Federal Cvvarnmente 4ngag4d in the adminiatratl~n
or r4114t or th4 un4mploy4d end n44d p4opleor th4 Stat4
or T4xas.' (Cur opinion No. o-3099.7

In answ4r to your 84cond qurstlon you will not4 that 6h4 authority extsnd4d by Arti& 2372e-2, enipra, is limited to the provisions or oiila4 opaoe end the r4 ular aonthty utitlity bills ror 8u@ oftlogs such at a4ntfon4d ther4 n, ror the purpose of a lng an aooprra Ing with thr agenoise of ths Stat4 Fnd Fea~ml Corwnmnta sngag4d In th4 aa~iotrstlon 

### orr4lisr 0r ths unmploysd and.n44ay prop14 or the State or Tqxas and dose not authorlxr th4 furnishing or saoh supplies se ?nstitIon4d in your seoond quastlon.

### Bonorablo R.L. Armtrong, pagr 8

Trusting that the roraeolng fully amwra your inquiry, we(Pm

Yours vary truly
A'll!ORNXYGEtiEiULOFTEXkR

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Al?PROWD.OPIRION COXMITTEX

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