OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Hon. Cleveland Darle, >aqe 2. - 

Z-?. E. Xoi. 262, Forty-“ 

reads as follous: 

,erenth Le~isLatcre of Texan, 

".'.a .2ot authorlzlug the Camlsaioners Zourt ih all 

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 

by the pUoh&Se end salntenanae by the c;unty of the 

necessary e;utjment, or by entering Into s;ntrects xslth 

tha fiorernfne body of cities, tarns, or rillages looste? 

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

use 0r the rir0 tigitizig aqulpezt of the city, toun, or 

village; providing that tte operat:on or any ffre rightlag equl~nent outside tha olty lir,ita of say city, torn, 

or vllleEe, gmsuant to oohtrosta xlth the Comissfoners Court of the county, shall be co::sidered as operations of the county, and all persons eaga@! lh suoh 

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-uzt be ciuthorlzed t3y election; 

and dealerihg en e.zer(-enoy. 

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

of tAs State ahell be authorized to furzisti fire proteation and fire flg,htisf equls?zert to tt,e citizens 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,rt shall heve the authority 

to purohase flr2 tx~ks 6nd other fire fight& equlpnext by first advertising and rccelvin& bids thereon, 

as ;rovldad by len. The Cmissloners Saurt of my 

county of t&la Ztute stall also b2ve the auttority to 

enter into contreats v.lth any city, tom, or village 

vlthln the county end/or adjof~lry oounties, u;on suoh 

term cad csaditlona as shall be age& ugot batv;een the 

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 equljxieot of the city, tom, or viila&e. It la apeClflCaLly provided that U-22 aats or any 

person cr ;.ersons x-rile flg::tlhg rlras, trcvel:nE to or 
fioo. Cleveland Davis, pace 3. 

from iirao, 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 OS the oounty lo all raapaats, notri,thstanding euoh parson or parsons may ba regnler amplogaee 

or ilranan o? a city, toun, or tillage: Eo oity, town, 

or village within a county 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 Court of the oounty and tb 

eorarning body OS the aity, tovn, or rillee. Provided 

horater, thst any iira equipment porohnsad by any County 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 r istb g laws, County 

Com~~ssionerm Courts era without porar or authority to 

prorida tire protmtion for the oltlzans ot the mxanty 

uho reaida oateida the city limits of any city, tow, or 

village within tha county araata8 an 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 hot shall take altaot Worn and 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!ay 22, 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 uuhan fire 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 OS tbs county.