OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

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waror ooutt lolfot0n,~ TeLIsHon. Cleveland Darle, >aqe 2. -

**Z-?. E.**  **Xoi. 262,**  **Forty- “**  **reads** as follous: ,erenth Le~isLatcre of Texan,

".'.a .2otauthorlzlug the Camlsaioners Zourt ihall 

### ooutles Of tkis State 

### to p-ovlde firs Lrotectlou ahd fire fighting equlpaent Sor the citizens of the county outside 0r any city, tov:11, or village thereia, either 

### bythe 

### pUoh&Se endsalntenanae by the c;unty of the necessary e;utjment, or by entering Into s;ntrects 

### xslth tha fiorernfnebody of cities, tarns, or rillages looste? 

### within the czuuty nnd/or adJoining couatl?s for the
use 

### 0rthe 

### rir0tigitizig **aqulpezt** of the city, toun, 

### or village; providing 

### that tte operat:on or any ffre

### rightlag equl~nent outside tha olty lir,itaof say city, torn, or vllleEe, gmsuant to oohtrosta 

### xlth the Comissfoners Court of the county, shall be co::sideredas operations of the county, and all persons eaga@! lhsuoh operations) notwlthstacdiog they %ay be eqloyeer of t city, town, **or** vllla~e, shall be considered as agents for the county 

### In ell reqectz; _czc~idio~ gzchase of f

### I;-e fighting equ::,:oent T-uztbe ciuthorlzedt3yelection; **and** dealerihg en e.zer(-enoy.

nSe4tion 1. 7729 ~09~:83:0~4r9 court 

### ill ell collntlea of tAs 

### State ahellbe authorized to furzistifire proteation and fire flg,htisfequls?zertto tt,ecitizens of such county residing outside 

### ttie city lLrlt3 of any alty, tom, or villa@ -1tbin the ccuhty 2ac/zr zZJolhlne,counties. 'r‘he

Zom=issioners ,Cz,rtshall heve the authority to purohase flr2 tx~ks 6nd other fire fight& equlpnext 

### by first advertising and rccelvin& bids thereon, 

### as ;rovldad bylen. The Cmissloners **Saurt** of my 

### county of 

### t&la Ztute stall also b2ve the auttority to enter into contreats v.lthany city, tom, or village vlthln the county **end/or** adjof~lry oounties, u;on suoh term cad csaditlona as shall be age& ugot batv;eenthe Comdssioners Zxrt and tkie@ver:llq t:Cy of suoh **city,** town, 01‘ V:11SE8, for the use of the fire trucks and other fire fl~kting equljxieotof the city, tom, or viila&e. **It** la apeClflCaLly **provided** that 

### U-22**aats** 

### or any person cr ;.ersonsx-rileflg::tlhgrlras, trcvel:nE to **or**

### fioo. Cleveland Davis, pace 

### 3.



### fromiirao, or In any 3anner inrnishing fire grotaotion 

### to the ~itirans or 8 

### oount, outsiaa the oity limits Of 

### any city, town, 

### or villa~.a, shall be aonsidarad 

### aa the eats oi apants OSthe 

### oountylo all raapaats, notri,thstanding euoh parson or parsons mayba regnler amplogaee 

### or ilranan o? a **city,** 

### toun, or tillage: Eooity, town, or village **within** 

### acounty end/or adjoinin@ oountias 

### shall ba held IlabIa for tha acts of any ot ita eaployaes while engaged in ?ighti.ng Sires outside tha oity limtts 

### pursusnt to any oontract tharatofora anterad iato batroan the Cmmirsionarr 

### Courtofthe oounty and 

### tb eorarning body OSthe aity, 

### tovn, or 

### rillee. Provided **horater,** 

### thst any iira equipment porohnsad by any Coun

### ty rho11 **be** 

### done only by a **msjority** 

### rota of property orning texpayarr **and** pualifiad **totar** of 

### suoh oounty 

### et a countpvrlda 

### election oallad Sor such purpora. Tee. 2. The faot that under 

## l ristbg

laws, County 

### Com~~ssionermCourtsera 

### withoutporar 

### orauthority 

### to prorida tire protmtion for the oltlzans ot the 

### mxanty uho reaida oateida the 

### citylimits of any city, tow, or village within tha county 

### araata8an amerganoy and an imparetlva pnblio naarssity that the Constitutionel Rula raquiriag bills to ba read on three several days in each Eousa shall bb suspendad, an&tha name is hereby euspendad, snd this hotshall take altaot Wornand after its paassga, and It is 

### 80 anaotad.


### *Passed by tha Eonsa, Maroh 6, l94ll Yeas 112, Xaps 0; 

### passed by 

### the senate, Hey 15, 1941: by a tire, woo9 v’ota. *hpprotad X!ay22, 1941.


### YWisctita 90 day8 after July 3, 1941, dcts of adjourmant.”

:;a are unable to peroelta any relid canstltutimel objeationa to the **Act.** 

### It is tharafora our opinion that the 

### Act 1s oonstltutfonsl and ralfd.

It 

### is our further opinion thet uuhanfire fighting *Wont Is purahasad in compllanaa with the conditions 1816 do In the **hot** 

### psyment for sexa should be **mode**

### out of fb4 

### 8aneral fund OStbs county.