**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  GENERAL **OF TEXAS**  **AUSTIN**

Eonorablr 8. A. Xodg.8 **County Auditor**  n111iamon county ooorg4tarn, Texas
Doar airI OpinionNo. 0414S, Rot 1~ eaoh oounty quimd to tot* on a 

### tha oourt raq he han the r 

### or remain ail

In 

### yourlatter0 following qus~tlonr

## to t on the mimes

“1. Doer the Co YO a right to e ths Conslst to r ote

onall

l uoh oto oa each, **or** w he when them is not a

o8ionrr required to Son 

### the the Court **requir right**  

### to rorwo 

### to
aahOouaty Oamiaaionor 

### Larequire4to or8 **aomlng bsrore**  the **Court vimt**  **la t&**  **tPiiing.~r wuring,**  **t0 t0tw** 
Ia 

### our o~lnion Ho, d-~l48 the above mrnt&oapd quartlonr wera aafmmrd aa followr:

Vith refsrenoe to your rirrt quartion, your l ttontioa is rorpeotfullydireoted to ou opinion

### 71l2

honorable B. & Ho4~s, page B

Ro. 0-1'918,

*iah holds thatt "'The oounty judge enjoys equal voting ri~hte with ell or the other meabera of the 00m110eionQra~ oaurt whiah will lanoludo the right to %Qks or 8b00ad any aotion ana the risht to rotewhethor there be a tie among the **vote8** ot othermembers or the oourt or ace.'
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### a ao~ of the above ~~ntloned oplnlon ior your lnfomation an3 oonrenlenoe. You ~111 note),

as above stated, that the oounty judqehQL the right to rate oh all matters brought **before** tha ooemla%lonera* court requiring e vote of that body, nhloh iholudea the right to araM 

### or aeoondany aotlon snb the right to vote whether there be a tie pmong the votes of the other %e%- ber8 of the oourt or not. The right of the onunty juQ,g to vote on all %&tars **brought** before th6 oomcl8sioners* court ie not rsatriotsd to lnstanoea 

### to where 

### there is 

### a tie tote.
"In reply to your aeoon~ **qurdtlon, it**  **%~FpsQra** from all the Quthoritiea that va have exanlned, oonstltutiorml, statutory,or judkal interpretations, the oounty judge la not required or ecmpellea to vote upon Qay natter brought before the cnamieeion**era*** oourt, **but** has the rlGht to vote or refreln from rotlnp:

a8 ha my determine.
"In **answr** to Qour third quertloa as above a:.atea, an9 threemembers,oi the ocmmlsslonsra~ oowt, includingthe+o@tyl;jg6&e, constitute **a** quoruaa

ror the tranaaotUn~ oi Qay busineso exeept that of levying a sounty 

### tax. Therstore, what has been saidwith roferenes to requiring or ocmpellln~, a **county** jutlee

to vote on Qh9 netter before the aonnlsslonere~oourt is equally applioable to any ooamlsaioner,and eaoh 

### aonmiaaloaer mayvoteor rqfuse to rote on any quastion.Qsha shalldetermine.
*In reply to pour raurth question, 9ou are advised that 

### a co%snls%fon%r is aot required or uampellod to vote on sny Qat'er ooaln& before the oourf, and that a refusal to note on any suahmatter does not con%titute a peual orrenae of any naturOl.n. . . 

### 713

Honorable H. A Hodges, **paga** 3



### We am a? theopinionthatthe above **quotrd** answers to ymr questions 

### areoorreot with 

### oneexception, whioh 

### is **that** allmtmbere cf the eomml6%loner%~ court lnoludlng the county ju¶g@who is a Bember o? aaid **oourt** are required to 

### rotaVhan aeleoting a b%nk or banker as 

### a depository of the funds 0r l o ouaty.

Artiole 428 a? the Penal Code reads

### as follows; *Any tsembbro? the oommisaloaara oourb who shall fail 

### or **ret1180**to vote at any **February** tara theroo? n6xt iollowlng each gepsral eleotloa ?or 

### a oamplianos 

### withthe 

### raquiramentaOS the law 

### providingfor the l 

### eleotioao? a beak or **banker** a8 the depository o? thefunds o? mob oouaty shall be fine4 not leas than on. hundred normore than rive **hundred dollars**  or be lmprlsoned la jail not lese than one nor aore **then** air aoaths, or both. Suoh tatlure or te?a%al Is ground for removal from o??lce.*
In view of tha **ioregolag** statute,. you are reapotiully advised that it 

### is the opinion 

### a? thisdepartment 

### .that all aombera o? 

### the 

### eomlasioaera~oguzt,uhioh laaludea the aouaty judge, are required to ~040 ? bn the aelaotlon of a bank **or** baakrt 

### as the diposltory ti,- he funds a? their **ro** apeotlveoounty, and a iallure **to** do 

### so la **a** 

### violationo?Artiola 426a?the PenalGods. pny aember of the oommlaaioners~ **oourt** f+iling **to** vote upon the matter of aelaoting a bank **or** banker as the depository o? the funds o? the oow Is subjsot to 

### proaeoutlonunder Artiale 428 of the Penal Code. Other

### wise, inooaformlty with the abavr msatloned 

### opinion,you are advised that the oountyjudge or a aosanfssioner is **not** required or ooopelled to vote on any matter aoming beiore the oourt, aad that a reiuaal to vote on an9 such **matter,** 

### 4xoaptas ateve stated, 

### does not con&tute 

### a penal o??ema o? any nature.

Trusting that the foregoing ?ully answers **your** fnquiry, w remala



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