OFFICEOFTHEA-mORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS 

AUSTIN. 

Eonoq6bla R. L. Arastro~ 

County Auditor 

Tom Qraan county 

San Angrlo, T$xar 

Dr4r Sir: O~lnion No. 0 

of Tom Gram 

eaatlon of a 

ertment of Publla 

eat tha County 

olrrloal alla 

ith the State 

o 

ppllor, 

iurnlah illao, 

Jenltor 88rvlo1, 

l orraary to thr oprratlc,n 

rtmrflt Or wOw4n ofri04. 

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 T4xar on4 Ifedora I a&enoirr , nor ~888 It ruthorleaa to rurnlrh offlor 

suppllsa for such drpart.3xantr. It appaare 

that the prorislons of the propowtl wmtmot 

with the DeTartsent cf Publia Wolfam would 
Honorable 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 of tha 

County to axaouta the abova mentionad oontraot was ralaad with Mr. Jamaa Taylor, County 

Coordinator, Dapartmant of Public Welfare, 

who prasantad 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 copy of Mr. Daroy*a”oplnlon to 

Mr. Taylor on tha 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 diaouaaad thorn with our County Attorney, but 

wa find no provlalona dlraotly althorlelng 

tha Coun!y to pay for tha ltama ln quaatlon, 

“1 4lallkr burdening your dapartmant 

with quaatlona which yxx hata pravloualy 

. anawarad, but dua to ths faot that tha Dapartmant p-i Pub110 Walfara was craatad aubaaquant to your opinion to ma February, 1940,. 

am4 lnaemuoh a8 the sot Orrating tha dapartmant doas maka oartaln infarancaa conoamln& 

the County*8 raaponslblllty, I wish to oartify 

the r0ii0wing quaationa: 

“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 naw Intaka 

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 

c 
ffonor~~ble R. 1.. Armstronfc, pas8 3 

aervlce., etc;, naoassary to tha operation 

cf the looal Depcrtnentof rf:alrare 0fri0fc 

“1 ancloea a copy rt the pr0Posad ocntract subreittad by the Dapart:ant of rubllc 

Yalfara and In connactlon tharawIth,oall 

your attention spaoIfIcally to Artlolaa 3 

and 5 of such contr’act, Marain the obllgations of the County ma sat forth. n 

Our opinion 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. %a l ncloaa copies of 

these o?IoIcas for your Informbtlon. 

Siotlon 1 0s Artlcle.23724-2 provl4as: 

. 

WSaFtlon 1. ~,Tha County CommIssionare 

Courts atid t ha 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, end watar; and ‘when In 

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 by warrents 

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 13111 423 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 the 
Hanorebla R. L. Armstro~, ~?@a I, 

purpose of making arrtfflaates and rabarrels to ths Kork4 Frojrat Admlniatration, the National Youth Admlniatration, 

ths Civil Conservation Corps an2 the Fadoral Surplus Conuaod1t.v programs. Provided, 

that In the event the sum8 hereby appropriated ara lnsufficlrnt for the St&to Department to adrquatrly parform the lntakr 

and arrtlrlaatlon funqtlons,of thasr prograeo eaaording to the stand&rds and M&Ilntlons or the State Department or Publio 

Kalfam, tnen In that avant tha Stat6 Dapartmat of Public Kalfara isharsby ampatired and aothorlzad to withdraw fta 

rundr end mnlcw~ tor thaar: programs rrom 

ansp County 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 the m .functiona and 4 x~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 on a oaeh, kfnd, Mut41,, l#am, aontraetual or 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. Ana proP1d.a ‘that .in the. .av4nt 

the V:,orks Projeats 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 

w4lr4m is 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 nor Publlo. 

Welrere may us4 ~‘ths muds provided in Itrma 

89 66 126, lnc’lu,alve, and &tern 128, 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 4000 
Ronorabla R. L. Armetrong, pogr 5 

nomlcal dl4ttlbutlon of aurplua oom~odltl44 

mea4 available to the Stat4 D4prrtment of 

Publla w41fare.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 AOt W ohargrs the Stat4 Board 

of publla Vialfdra with th4 adminlstratlon of thr waliarv 

4ctivltl4s of th4 Stat4 as mentioned In said Act. S4 otlon 

&o or thla Act ap4aiflo4lly providra that Vh4 oomaiaaion4ra* 

court of any aounty may appropriate runda from Its grnrral 

funds, or any oth4r available fund, for thr 4dmlnIatrstlon 

0r such county child vi4lran Eoarda and proviara ror a4nio48 

to and support of ahlldrrn in n44d of protratlon and/or aarm.’ 

Thl4 la th4 only provlalon tf tha Aot rhloh dlraotly and 

rxpr4aaly authorlera the oommlaalon4ra~ oourt to make 4pproprlatlon of its run44 l'or any OS th4 purpoa4s aWti:nrd~ln th4 

Aot. 

Subs4otion 5 or Section 4 of the 6blio 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 rrr lc ~a in conformity with th4 parpos48 or th4.aot. 

Subarotlon 7 of Smtion 4, supr4, authoriz44 th4 

Stat4 D4partm4nt of fibllo K4lfar4 to 4atabllsh and provide 

auuh arthods or loos1 admlnlstretlon as Is d44m4d advleablr, 

and prorldr auoh p4raonn41 as may be found n4araaary for 

44mylng out In an raonomloal way the admlnlstratlou of the 

Act. 

ssction C, or said Aat sp4driaany providrs 

in part: 

Ths Stat4 D4partmmect lahsrrby authorlard 

and alraotra to ooop4ratr withth4 propor arpartmanta of theF4dsral. Gov4rnmrnt and with all othrr 

d4parti4nts or th4 Stata and loaal Oov4rnm4nt In 

th4 4nroroam4nt and admlnlatnt%oa of auoh provisions cf th4 Federal *Soala S4aurlty Aot* and 

any amendeunts tharato and tha ruaea and rogulatlona Iasuad thereunder, endln aomplla@aa *k&4- 

with, In th4 manner prrsorlb4d In this Act or as 

othrrcrfse protld4d by law.' 
Eonorablo R. L. Axaetron& pagr 6 

S4atlon 7 ot the ~Aat provld4s In part: 

.*‘&a Stab4 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? this Aot, la to Inaugurate a 

program or aoo1al arcurlty *IYI to provlda nrorrrary 

and prompt 4aalat4nO4 to th4,olt1a4na ot this 

Stat4 who are 4ntltlid to avail th4ma41v4a or its 

protIalona. This Act ohs11 b4 lib4rally construed 

in ,-orarr that its purpoar&aiay br 4ooompllah4d 

as rqultablg', roonomloall~, %nd 4~p4dltloualf as 

poaaIb14." 

S4otlon 39 or the Act pmvia48: 

Vo provision ofthla Act la intclnhril to re-. 

14aa4 th4 oountl4a and lupio1pUltI4e in this State 

from the sp4olflo rraponalblllty whloh 1s ourr4ntly 

born4 by thoar oountlaa and'munlalpslltl4e In support or pub116 w4lrar4', chila~w4lr4r4, and r4ii4r 

srrvlara. Suoh run&a whlah msy! h4r4aftrr bo approprfatrd by the eountlcra andmunlo1p4llt4a ror 

thoa4 a4rvlo4a nosy be~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 tD rantlon, th4t oommiaaIon4ra~ courts ar4 oourta 

Or llmIt4d 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 oi 
Honorabl4 R. L. Arm8trong. pag4 7 

Fublla W4lfere or appropriate Its funds for any of th4 purpo848 

auntlonsd th4rsln, oth4r than S4ctIon .$O, aupra? W4 think 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 by implloatlon, author1x.i~ 

nquiring or gharging a Oommtaaiomral oourt to oooprrata with 

the State D4partm4ntof Pub110 w4ltarr or ap 

funds ior any purpoa4 m4ntlon4d In the Pub1 Ip 

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~ 

rrom any county or city not 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%y or elty during th4 

month or Jenuarg,.19& 

W4 ialL 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 your rirst~~qu4qtlon, aUi&4Xp4%llbUr48 ar4 8t4ai vor tin 

purpoa4 oi' aiding and. coop4ratlng w&W the 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 or r4lisr 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!ORNXYGEtiEiUL OFTEXkR 

AW:RW 

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