**OFFICEOFTHEA=ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS** 
**AUSTIN** 

### 373

**tang the**  **oplnlon rein**  **reada in** 



### tloneda~u~llyto eeoh 05 peoinotr of taald

County. That lved fwa dlroetad valarea!teae lfQerw5, flnets

08 from My other
**aeurce** 

### fixed **by Lou**  **wning, into**  **the** 

### ROM and Brid$e Fund of uid CountyohaX **be** 

### expended do provu3od for by Jav, u.id

shallnot be **trwisferred** 

### u&n my clrcumstanCeI

to 8ny othe fund, That oll mcneyrcow lntotheRoad8nd &id&e lund aP aaidCountyfroze

tiw sale ot bonds,or **V(Lrr(Ultl,** 

### rhallrpeclri~allg

be lallo#atsd

iQ2 e dOfinite project

prfor to the Wthoritatiw or 111aws**-able X.**  **0. Ouvb~~**  **page P** 

**tbrb0r. lla5t~5ad5l.lmoruysaau5nJwd5ad**  

### h.re*rkr QaorLng

into **thb** 

### iwad and Bad&o Bund Of Ekxu Coi+nty, lncludlng those moaey8 rraoivbd from **direat** 

### twtlon, or **Irw** 

### anly 80uzobvhOt5ower, rhsllbe axpwidvd

for only thaw purpor58 to build uxluf.~tM.nRoads io&x~r Countyand 5ImrR55bl.5 ~ttbsRo5dmdBrldyrPund iP5whr5apvotit% 

### preolMt, and rwh twds 5h8llnot k trawforrbdto w OthW 

### f&U&d QP lWd5, OF to 

### be wed for any othbrpwpo50.~
%lr Con5tltutlon,

&rtlOk 3, 

### aao. %, provibs, aawtgotherthfrigs, 'ThaIl0;slatwe da&l 

### n o t, l xo5pt 55 othrvire prorld5d LLI thlr Corutltut1url, pass any loo81OF 

### l

peoiill&w 8Ut+orialngl regu&tiAg th8 affairsof OOUPhlN, ottia5, io;n;, vards or who01 diatrJotr.' 'Andinnll otheroa8e8uhbro a prural lav e4a be **mndr** 

### apollo8bleno lam1 OL"

rpbai81l&v &a&l k ena&ed. "&tioIe 8, **tiot~on 9,**  **of ttn**  Cwstltutiw, vhioh 

### pmvldw Sav tJw Xwyi4 of taxu for spwifibd ywposu, amag 

### othbrthug51

"'And the 34 '

lr mtarb 55~ pu5 z068i a~8 

### r0f tha aNntoAan0. thb publlo roads usl hf.ghuey8 **vlthout** 

### tha fowl notao.r5quimd for 5p5oUl or leaal &va.'

%a43 supremb **Gourt** fn tha wsb of fit&t va. 

### Qutselt,

Pbprtbd :a 201 s. Y. Rcporkr, *t peg5

an att “s11 t H~Athb yWt Of thb &gUktilrb 

### by 5 5paGi51 v to Pogul4te 

### tha arra.ra OS the eounfq obichWI vlthlfl

the lnbibltlon

of Seation56, of Art1c1s3 Of the **CoI~utltutlon.**


### *IA thb **&85, Of**  **AWtln i&08.**  V8a kttO&, 

### COrlQlrrl0n 

### of Appbb15r 

### 288 s. Y. at 

### pagb la& the BowtOA COWtg **apbQid** 

### Rand **&it, a5**  **t0 tha**  **5UpWVt8iOl%**

### Of

Zí Oti r o d l ~OZtt OAW At

Md ~AditUXW 

### Oi

h & d S, u s held Unoarutltutloml a5 a *peal51I5v crgu&t;- lug tha arfl8raof the county.

**“ In**  **vlou OP**  

### th8 **above &tlalas**  

### &ad **the** 

### ConatltutLOA5~d t& holdingOf t& IlU&?Waa cowt iA t&o aben 01t.d oaaaa 

### you am **r+qwated** 

### to randersol:
WUr OgiRiWU iOUh9tbUP @PAOtt& **mt** to **Ssetien** lf3 of Chclg. l37 of 

### S. 8. lo. 573, Amtr oP the 42116 **t~sbture, Regular**  **Sessio~a, 15**  **opwa** 

### clve to prohibit

the trambier of funds, omlrg **into** 

### thoRoM.andBrLdga Fuad,to other fmda of the aeunty. 

### or, 18 l 

### wh so0t1on18 luraatIlIt1tut1mal **w&r the**  **previ*iaD** OP **Artlola** 3, **kotfen** %, OP t& 8tAtO (lOA#t%tUtiQA?

* I

. . . . Tha County Read &nd Brldy Fund propar **15** 

### dar1r.d fro* oeliuty 

### tu85, autollr0biJ.e regLrtmtiaJ% roea 5&i SlIMS 556 **rafatwe5.** 

### rnlp05ltlon of that pation 0r 6he county 

### road &ml bridgefuad aonslatlng 

### of aut~pbila rrgirtratlon fro5 f5

& 

### evermd **by** 

### suticm 10 0r Article657~. t~Fzmn'5 **Aaaotat8d** 

### IV&lMatuk~r. The pertllrcmt provlaiew 

### af said aeation reti as Iol&var * 

### cr*t*o; th8Resd and Bridge **gmvsydJto &$ey** **the salary**  **or ’**  **aaqwrwtien ai**  **my**

.er County 

### Cwalaa%omr, **but** all emid w rum3far 

### the oonrtrwtlan 8iadmatoaa.nw of latrrrl re5da ia w.mhamnty under tha 

### 8u~tv1514A of tb Gountym&la5er, if t&or. 

### be ome, &Id if #IWe i8 A0 WMh 6~1IAWE, then th8 

### hl4tJ Cor*LsaZonira' 

### t%?urt awl1 have mehor1tg to mmMnd the aUrioe5 

### OS the DlVlaloa PJl@auer

of the Stata il-rghvry **Pqartwnt** Pot tha purpose **ai auper**  rtrlq the oonrtroGtlon 

### and rwvo~~ny5 of lateral 

### rmd.8 1~ tholrrerp5otlYe ccf2Atles.

All 

### fund8 5b lowted to tb5 aauntie b* thr ,ror1510~5 ot this Aat (Artiolw 6&75e-l to t 675a-f4j **P. C.**  **Art.** 807~) My k **used** I‘M’ the **COWtic** iA the &ay#Mnt 0s Ob- **~3&ntlOn8, Ur**  **Uy, 05aucd**  **end %.tWaFFsd**  **tA t&5**  **QQD** StrWtiOA **Of 02**  **the LA&WOVeB%At**  **Of &.I**  **PoQba, $.A**  

### o&ding **State** 

### lii@*ryrof ruoh 5oUAti~s 4Ad &*trfot.5 thersirrj

or thr fxqnxwement **OP the**  **mad8 seaqpPiaia(r**  

### the CountyAord srstem.'

### Tha 0~00 or stovoll0. shllroro, Cl*. App., 7fr

8. u. (2d)276, afflrnmd(Cola. App.) 103 3. U. (2d)363, 

### on page 367 **of the**  **latter ~pinlon,**  **oontaln8 the**  **tollovbng rtatomotito**  with roapwt to tho **above quoted**  **nctionr**

**“ Ao**  **to** thot **portion** 

### of l **utonobtlo regiotra**  **tlon** reta **rotalnod by**  Vu **Zandt Countyi**  **Artlalo** 

### 667%~10, Vemon*o Annotated CivilWatuteo, l

### rprtooly

provltlto

how 

### saw stallbo t.rtge~ and r0r **that rta.03**  **it lo**  **obvious t&at**  

### AMiolo 6740

ho 0 n o q & l o Atlc b n t o o amo . l . l 

## l Byatlolt 2342 OS the Roviotd**btatutoo,** 

### it lo provided

t&at tbo **ooveral** 

### oOll;iooioaoro, twtbtr ulth **the eouat**  

### JuQge, atall ooiqmot **tho** 'otmloofaAero **oourt.** T 

### 8uah aoat 

### is monlftotly a malt, ud fo the **a@tnoy** 

### of the whole oounty. The roo**poot1vt** 

### oltmboro

f the 

### oa8a.oo:oAero ourtart thtptftrt **primarily repweentatlVe8**  **oi** 

### tho vhok BOUOty, Urd **AOt** tbtrO4 rOp~OOtA~tivtO Of chtlr &WOptOtat **pr00trrot8,** m0 duty 0r ttb0 oaari80~0~r0 **aourt** lo to transact the buoincroo, protoot the lAirtot, and promote tho utlfut .er the oounty as a uhok. Amongtho powro oonftrrod **upon** owh oourt by utieit 2x51 ut th0 ramlngt a0 p0mr **to** lay out aad 

### rrtablloh,

0-e and dtooontlaut roads and h&h**rays,** 

### the power to buildbr~ldgoo ud kttp 

### Tom **1~** ropom, and the owo~ 

### to exerolo* gonwal ecatrol over 411 roads, glgh **VajlO, st#FrltO,**  urd brif@t0 iA their oountlao. They have the ovor to levy **~8**tax 

### not to exceed15 aentoon the $ 00 vrluation for s rcmlo 

### and brldgeo. Thlr fund is, of oourn, sor uio **benrrit** 

### or all roads 

### amI bridgesor tbo aouaty. !r&ot 

### provloimo of tho lau, 80 uoll as othororbict al&t be menticumed, olearly042ntwpl8tt that the oammloalwtro oourt of owh oountfshallro@ardtha roods a nd h ig h v a yo

or the ooulty 80 l **system, to**  **be k&d**  **out,** ohngti, repdrecl, **lmprovtd,** aad rrLatalne$, as 

### tu 6o graatloal, 

### 8o a UhoLo to 

### tho best 2nttr~oto and 

### Vtlrwo OS all the pcopk ai the cowtf. It 10 oloarlyoontomplettd that til mode arad **brhwo of**  

### tho aountyshallbe rpairatalned, ropolred,

and iaprored vhen rmtoo~y, 

### as the aanditlono omy rtqulrt,

regardltoe 

### or the prcalwr 

### la vhioh tams 

### may be lo&Wed, so far as the **rundo** 

### rill **equitably** 

## jwtiry.*

### As ior that portion 

### or the Oottnt 

### rod &d briaOr,

fug& aowlotlng as oount; taxes, Art101e 6 40, + veraon’o AnnotRttd 

### Civil Btotutea, povlaeor

‘Th6 0omioolaztero owt 8tall ate that t&m 

### road end bridgelurid or theiroowatylo $adlalouo4andequltab4oqmnded ~~tltt~o88o~~~~ O f t h6 ti

OO U At~,

ur d, l 0 AO ar ti 00O000itr 0r 

### th0 ~040 wi 

### pRlt, 1t ehll bt 

### expanded

iA 

### eaoh OOUAty O~OOlOnerO mOiJ0Ot iA pP~tiOtt t0 th0 @RObtAt aollmkd iA l UOhPOslD6t. 

### WWty UO6d iA 

### bulldinp &WROtttAt

rorrdr ohA tiritbe UHd odlp OA ilEO%CI@ #~0Ad-&Aea roads, ud 

### OA theee 

### vhloh Oh@= h4Vt the **ri&ht** Of my rtttw0hd rrtt 0r 

### ao8t to ~08~ as 

### otoalght a road u lo praotloablt md having the yeakot **boaw** orrOr0d 

### bg the 

### oltit6Ao or aOIwy, laborw otbtr pmperty. Thlo urtltle lma hen ometmed 

### by the C~,olm 0r 

### App6ai00r 

### th6 strt0 0r **T~Mo. btwall**  v. &bivms , l 0pra. **u0** 

### quote theretrfm as r0uor0t



### "It ~111 bo oburved 

### U&M tbt 

### mtlole la Quert&w 

### p~ovlbeo

thatUao POM u& **brlt¶gtt**

### tund #hall be jrdlolouolymadeqult8blyexpen&d "tirade aRtI brag60 or t&t6



### aotmty,

atoa, u aoadition

enfs Atotooity

or the ro848tl It--h ohdl be expended

in eaoh oouatfot3mleolofwrepre6iAOtiA **~OpWtlOtt to**  

### tht 8R@Wt Ml&d& 

### %A DUO&t &UVJQbOt. 

### It.t

OUT eplnion,

therelo **obv%oua** 1y AOU ia thl0 UtiOh ohlob t-b th6 BOI

### mieolomro ootwtto 

### t%lvl&e the row3 

### m13 brl&e iurpd aoaordlng to 

### wy fixednthesatlokl formul8, Wd ~ppW6iOA OUO iA **&but06** 

### rOr tht pUEgMO Or bd.ttg 63tpdd in w **gmt~** pt0ittttt. 

### m6 tt06 or 

### the word *expw&d* to our rInda am4 

### 0Uggt~6.0 

### u l86 S a l 6 r um Q0 s h a ll k l pportloned

ccd p8ul out frcm 

### tats to tfu u tho n6oeeoity rff 6boir uoe * rrloto in tht ordltamy **uhltalotr8ttoa** CU tht oouaty a r mi r a. l . .

*~o t u lt ho t ud iA g t his , t h6 0atml00 ae F 0 OQuPtl 

### tottgt give errget**to** 

### mid artlo& 

### 6740 sxoeptwhat

### 378

jioA~oblc

E. G. abrvey,

gsse 6

the nectooltleo 

### or the roodo &ad bridges rwpU.ro 

### a dsparture

lrolp it. That artiol6rtquireo that the roed onb bfldgo**rundo** 

### OS all oowtlto o&W1 be judiolouoly

and equitably

eXg+nded, It turther 

### roQulreo

that owh ruadr &Ul, u ml as tho **oondition aud**  **nmoeootty** 

### or **ttao roule**  **u lli**  **w-t,** 

### be l x p en dad

in l wh 8cm.imoiOnt~O 

### ptwlmt b pmE 

### tlon to the mount oolleeted in ouab 

### peolnot. dollittant

**purpooo oi**  

### this **statute memo**  **to be**  

### to requlro 

### thot the 

### roodud bridgetund &all be 

### l x p r tt d t d iAuoh 8~OOlontrO plwi.AOt 

### lA grO= portlonto tho amountoolltttted 

### therein. In this **regard** 

### the **statute memu**  **tht** 

### l mhpreeinotoh&ll **promo hole**  **bo** entitled to its an 

### rota, an6 in the absence of any reaocmo toOw, oontrary tbmy should be so 

### divided atwl qmdtd. Houtver, the **duty** to expend the funtIe in 

### t&t6 proportion

above moAtloAed

lo AOt u3 Absolutely Wlosfble OELII* This 10 evutnt ha8 tht 

### rut thtt 

### tb tkaaant
p”” pose o ft he

l t W tt e 

### 10 qucllifled to the uturt hat 

### the oourtby ale8rmplla~tlon lo glve~ the 

### right **to expend**  tho road Md bridge fun& in & pro

### portionotherthen In the proptartfon IA whleh they **are** 

### oolleckd uhe~ tho owdltlotto or the &owls la the rtopeotlv6 preo~laoto orebteo a 

### Aeoerolt 00 to do. 

### t We thhk, hwever, t&At the rewlsemon to expendthe fwl I.A

the pro$ortloA

**mentioned** 

### OaAAot be *voidedemept lo eaoeo or omdltlmo of Aeoeo

### l it y. or 00~86,tho 0olp~i00i~0 fmurthu th8 right to txeroioo

its oouAd**judgmnt** 

### ia **det@rRitt** 

### lag the Aeoeoolty,

but **It** 

### oamet aot mbltrarlly in **regard** 

### to ouchRatter.*



### It vlll be noted that Iiowa 8111 810. 510, l 

### upr8,txprtooly provMt0 *that 

### All mosey **rrom** 

### my l 

### ouraeWhotsuever Ombg **into** 

### the rood end brtdge fwd ai Racer 

### County,other that those nontyo rtoelvod from **dbeet ed**  

### valeremtwation, 8hll by tho ComlooioAeroCourtbo 8ppartlaolCL eqwlly to e(Ulh ot the Coamloolontro 

### prtolncto oi **said** 

### County.' SaiA Att 

### also turther provides In 

### tfreotthat all wmeyo rootfvtd rraa dllreat 

### ad v8loremtw.at~oA, mwmobllo 116moe fees, tincam or for

### toltuceo

or w **othtc** sowat 

### fixedby IA* a 

### -3 into tho road 

### M bridge fund of oaid **county shall**  

### bo **eqmd** 

### as proviatd **tor** 

### by law, and o&l1 not be trarurerred **ut&r** 

### my airoumot*lureo

### jwxorable f. Q. Oarvoy,

P*(Le **7**

to an I other 

### rund. k the roe6 uid bridge fund 

### lo a ooaotltutmtta ruttd St is our oplniott that undu the 

### holding0r 

### the 8 rem 

### Court in the oaoe of Carroll 0. 

### Wllllaao, 201 a. V. 53 , the oorriaoionero~ 

### oourtdoesAOt hvo any lo al authorfty to tranofor

owuo trom 

### the rcaae and brl&get ox UAS to auothor, rktttd, or to txpt 

### for one purpose, tox mow rUoetl 

### ootuulbly r0r **another** 

### purpose. fa otbu *ado, Lt - us@ oourtaouldAot legally tranofer

mosey tram t$?%% bridgefund to w **Othtr** 

### fund notvlthatand&g 

### the povlo~ono of HouoeBill lo. 510, l upra. Relterrlzg **to APtIole**  

### VIIX, **8tatloo 9**  **ti the**  **Conotltu thn,**  **it lo**  **stated** in tho **mom of**  **Auotln** &others **va Patton,**  

### a88s. Y.182:

**.** I tl

**uthorloea** tho kgiolature **to** pa80 

### low1 Go;d*lavo r0r a 

### Ceotrtoted

pur armenubot 0r th8 pubuo roads md 

### shownabove, ow bupemv Court hao he ~&b, 

### 'theurinte~~~~e otpublia rcnbl18'

Inaide the &yin& out, opening, aW 

### oonatmtotlon of Ned 

### roado~.!Chtrtfore the 

### authogty ootaftrrtd by the 

### ooartltutlonal amtndmnt 

### e~rleo vlth it tbo right 

### to cegulatt the 

### arfatrro 0r tho oouatf tay ia rueh reoptoto 

### as are aeoeaoarlly and 

### l ppr~lately oo* neoted 

### with or inoNenta1 and 

### l **uboiWy to**  tbt 

### objeator ouoh limited pewor -- the malntenanee, l~oluttlag

**the layhag**  **out, 0poIllry;**  **and** oomtrwtlua ol public roo40. It d Ot0 AOt l **UthOPi&t tht**  O U b - traetlon, 

### by looalor 

### l pe6lallaws, oi pvtro tra **county** 

### aonlooloatro**and the**  

### isomioolanero~ oours aWtrret3 by generallava. It does not **8uthorl.m** 

### a ohattge

19 the rlnauolal



### l yoten~ OS oouatleo rlxed 

### by general lmo. 

### It does **Aot** l **uthoefle** t he

O r t a - tt0n or 0rri000 ukd tht 0208hmg or th000 orricer 

### uith fuuatlono **already pwIormod**  

### b **rlaaro as**  **provide4** tar **by** &tatral **Lo. oslotlng**  **ot 5oAt**  **of these**  **urn** tneldentel oc neoeoo~y to the nlnten**umo, lay@g**  **out, owning,**  **and oonotruction**  **of reads.**  

### It merely**authorloeo** 

### the 

### l pplloatlon

of the 

### tlmclal oyotenur4 the govtmoo&.almaohinery 

### l lcaady existing

to the aatlart 

### authoplxed thereby. The rirumei optem an& tho goveraaexxtal maohlncr~ already 

### oxloting

us&r gwmral laws are ample ror alla w h l a t 1 v* iti e a .

S f t he

saeadasint b ed

b ee n l a t e n d ed to nullify the alms0 of 8eotion !%i of ertlak 3, preaarlblng that the kgl8lNdre 8hould not pa88 any looal or 8gsoirl.l~ rejphtiaag the 8rf’atitrs0s ~otmtle8, it would have bee+8 simple nmttor to hata d&xlt&t,$tt the tl#a OS it8 8ubzai88loa, 'aad pr0vlde for tb urn&emu& end OOntml 

# &s?eef,* a8 n8 dofn ln the met&d

### m a t l ~th0riri~ t.h0

hgi8btura to 

### p0~id0 r0r thr formation of Wmol dlstriata **by spoolal**  **lam.*** 

### After OaPefully

cotulderlq **Xouae** 

### BilZ lo. 510, ruprs, it I s o ur o p inio n th a tuld Aa t a a nno tb e 8wt8lned l a 8p w 

### @i&lra8d &U underAetlole VIII, 8eotlon 9 ol the Constitution b#Uuae none Of the polnrr Or restriotiona aonferred On t&8 aadssl0ner8~ court 

### are beMental or rmaer8uy 

### to the muntenmae, l8* out, oproing, and oan8truotlon of roads. Xoul v w , o n t he

o t he r h a id, t he Aot 1 s

8n**attempt** t o s u b t r u t t r a8 the p o wer8o f theoOICII8aIone~8*a etwt p er td. nla g to thelxpadltureancI8llw~tloaof tha roedawl bridge fund of tin oeunty **aonferred** by ipneml lam.



### It 1s our furtheropinltbn 

### t&t Eouse BLU lo. 510, l u p n, 

### violate8 A r tl o l e

XIX, 

### Beotlon !j6

o it he

Ceautitutlon, So&lddlng the repuktion of aounty &fair8 

### by loa8la rpeolal

. Therehre, ue are of the aplnlon that 

### saidhat 18 

### unfonm;~m~i~ and so hold. (Bee the -8es of Aumtia Ekotherr

T **C, W**  **Uller V** * **Zl PUO**  **Gountr,** 1% a. Y. 

### (2d) l&IO, aad'autorltier alted thereb.)
Your8very truly