OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

**Eonorabls** a. L. West UauatyAudits v4n 2-t County 

## canton,Texas



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tu gayerr 4ll the one hbu&ed thoumad dollar8 in cW’en8e bonde 

### until nwded **by** laldroad dirtriot. wpJ.ea8s, give w your opinion i.maedUt*l~ cm thir qmrgenap th4t nov aonfawntr w. wBonorable 9. L. Wart, page 2

Artlale 

### 752a, Vemon~s Annotated UIvIl Statute8, provider that 

### a road **distriat** may be areatsd and "I8 **hereby** authorlsed to **188~** bonds for tha purpo8e of the aonstruatIon, maintenqee and 

### operatlonofMaadarai8e~, gravelod or paved roads and turnpilce8, or In aid theroof. Article 752, Vernon's ¬ated Civil Statute8 read8 in part: "Then

oleotlon order **and**notlee of the eleetlon 8hall state the purpose for vbloh the bond8 are to be **i8sued,** the amount thereof, the **rate of**  **iPteMst, eta.** **”**ArtIals 

### 7521, **Vernon ’** **8** Annotated Civil 3tatute8, provider 

### that #aid bond8 8hall be 8old to the higheot bidder **for** 

### oash, kdtha puFd~8e~0~~~th4~0f0.~ 8hii be plaWd fnthQ aounty treewry of l uah oounty to be paid to the avaIlable road 

### fundof ruoh oounty,of 8uah polltloal 8ubdIvI8Ion or road dl8- **triot,** 

### of **8uah aounty**  **a8 the**  **amm my**  **be. ’** 

Artlale 7520 reads as followsr "The county treasurer 10 cu8todIan of all funds aolleated **by** virtue of th18 lav and rhall deporlt them with the aounty deporltory in thp 88~ manner as eotmty fund8 are depoa1t.d. It 8hall be the duty of the county **trensura** to properlypay the Intere8t and prinalpal aa It beoom88 **due** on rush bond8 out of the funds aolleoted and deposited **for** that purpore.* Artlols 

### 752p, **Vernon ’** **8** Annotated OIvi.1Statute8,

### reads **a8** follciv8t

*Thepurche8emaney 

### for 8utah aounty bond8 mhall be paid out of the oounty treaaua-7 upon vammt; dram on the available road fund, 18suedby.the aouaty clerk, aouuterrlgnedba the county judge, 188ned upon **oertl** fled accounts approvedby the 

### ooPPais8loner8’ court of the aounty and 

### the purahaaemoney for rush bond8 lo8ued on the face &nd **ore&it** of politia.¶l rubbivi8lon 0~ 

### road dlrtricrt

shall be paid 

### out **of** the county treamry upon varrmt8 

### dravnon the available road fund themof, Is8ued by the tounty clerk, oountersignedby the oounty judge and approvedby the **ooml88loner8~** uqe?t.' Article 752~ and Artlale 752v, **Vernon~e**¬ated #IrIl **Statute8** define the power8 of the **aoamlssloner8~** court la wed**l.ng eontraats**  **for** vork **to be**  pa&d **out** of the Baid bend money.Bonwable 3. L. West, pa@ 3

**Artlale 779,**  **~erxmn~s** meted cl011 **St6tute8,** provides **in parts** 

**“ The**  **fXtSUSi88iOWX ’** **S ’**  **COW-t my**  bVe8t SbkiQ3 funds acwnulated for the Pedelrptloa and payment of **any bond**  ISSU%& **by** 8ucrb couoty, **lithal SubdiriSion**  OP defineddlstrlat thereof, in cuds Of Uxilted states, of Texu, OX'

any **COrtaty Of**  **this YtSte.** 

**. .**  **. 80**  **SUCh** bonds shallbe pmwhamedvhI&aeoordIngtotheirtePnm **mature** at a date **subsequent** to the time **the** msturlty of t&a bonds for tha, pa)rmbnt**Of** vhlah **OUCh 8a**  **fund vss**  **areatad.*** APtiale **7%!q, ~SPUOII** **’ S**  **Annotated** Civil **Statutes, ~OVideS;**  'TheeXp6nSe I~urrsdinrurVe~~t~boundurI68 

### of **the polltiM**  **SUbdiViSiW OS**  road **distl ’** **iat, pod**  **other. 4lSpOS8628**  Inuldent tO the i88llMW Of bonds Of SUOb Subdivision or dirtriot rhall **be** paid from the pPoaeed8 Of the 8sle Of the band8 Of tb6 SUbdiViSiOn OF dI8triOt iSSU4g the 88SIer"

I **We** have **CaPOtully** ~owldersd **the Statutes**  abovementiara6% **together vith**  **other StStUteS**  **oontained** in +ibaptePIII. Title **22, VePnoIl** **’ 8** **Annotated** c1011 **StStUteS,** relative to aounty and munfslpnl b~mls, eta. **fn Vi6V**  **O? tb.0**  above **montlmwd StatUteS,**  **It** 18 our opinion that tQe a~aiml881on4w** oeurt **or any**  other **au** thorlty de88 not have Why legal 

### l t.hWity

of pbWeP to eqmd any pa&don of the prlncl~ wA.lsedf~aa 8Wh bond StiO foa' any p~~po8e other than **for** the pmpore 8et out in the eleatlon o~d.sr srrd those expezue8 authorlsed by APtI 752q, SUpPa. T&mefore,ve mmrer the **above** state& qUeStIOn in the negative. l?, 18 **OW?**

**fUPthel? O&liOn**  that **the WSUid88iOMP8** **’ OOUl** **’ t** **oould in-**  ***estanyswplua thataightbe**  **aaaurpulatediatbs sintinp**  

### fund **In 8UCh**  defenre **bonds ill**  aomplimas **Vith the**  **@?OV~S~OZU** of Aetiale 

### 779, rupra.