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OFFICE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN



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### thaGonstitutl.on~i or tsglslatun. **A8** etated 

### by **tEa** Supmue uoaxt ot ‘&+a8 in 1 he OWN of GomlclEslon4r8’ owrt ot LeadisoaCounty vs. ~Am,IAo4, 15 5. W. (Zd) St%; "

. . . As ssld bs th4 Court of CivilA5~eala 

## inits opinion: orsatureofthe are lllnited

an8 and the **laws** 

### aa stltutlon, art. eouaty, 40 Pox. Seward 'I.Falls ~_ 

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stat-4Gon8titutlon 45d it8 pwsrr ~0ntr0u43a **by tho**  CwAatltutioA pasee 

### by tEe &gf4laturo.* Cm6, 

### emotion 3.64Ikaldwinv. Ratio 'Xv. 

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The outstandfug authority on the propmltlon of t%;4piquatea for which the caonstitutional fund8 AAY be 4x;r pendetl

## bythe C4i~13&selo54rs ' Court is the 06~34of Carroll vu. Wllllams, a02 s. Ii.504, Supraw Coust oi Tsras. In this OQRO, the f3u~ssuwGozrt 4peoItlo4lly held th4t ths a;oney 001140t4d for the various oo54tltutlonal fu~d8 oould oat bs spent for any other purpcm4 th4n th4 purpme ror whl4h suoh fund ~44 set up by the Constitution. fn 44 holdiqg, th4 court amiteb, al to11owsr

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. Tars8 levied astaraolbly for any ep4elfio'pur 4e 0.velaer of purposes dealgnated 

### in cwwloa U of artfel6 a, siqra, maat

r bo applied themmto, in good fhith, . . .* 

### It in the OpiAiOA Of thi4 

### dO~l-tW%Ut,thOlWfOW, that the Comi4dowant Court in usauthmlasd to pay t&o flsm of tax engi5eere lnrolvad to asstat aaia 

## courtia 4valuAting oil prop4tilslrin the oooaty **out of**  **1po1100 of**  **tE0 rorlous**  **aQMtltutfoaal SUMS**  IO ssta Oountyr %6n lo no authoritiy

### for t&e payment OS this money out ot any fund exoept th4 genenl 

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**In** your 1otte.ryou **refer** to a4lisquurbta.x t305- tW0t.l 

### whewla pryBsAt iS Pada QUt Of th4 tEX !A4A4p 04b ltNWd, tdd0E OOZW bdl4A@ bo tii 0f the VafiOUllfwS or the aounty. l34ll~qw~t tsx 

### eontraote are not a~aloijous to tha oontraet in this 44s~ bboAU44 or the taot th& there Is ltglslativs authority Sor the paymAt oi dellnquent tar eontra4ts out of the tax SiOAey 4A 443leotsd. snob ppp;rssnt

in th4 4ase OS d8linqWAt tax **4Ontrwta** wall upheld by **t&o Supreme** Court ot Tmc44 IA th4 4480 of Gow13.seioners~ Court 

### OS Lfatlluon Gouatyvs.WaXlao 6upra. Tbo oauti u,pheldouch peymtmt 

### because of Chs l+&bLfIre 

### authority. **fn** Balng 80, the 

## muststated es i!olla*t

". . . The @oontrtwtftsre

### doaa -sotlnrol~4 tha quo&ion of the transfer oi rpone;p Imm wae rilnd4x1

### another. Astial* 783s 

### cruthorizss a oounty 

### eomm.:~siansra’ Ootlrt *to psy for en sbstraat of prqmrty aase8ee& or unknown 4~d WlmAdQr4d froz the titxos,lntere8t atA&Qen

### Rltp to **bo** aolleeted on 8uoh llilldli,' 8uoh paynontibetisg4oUFtPngOntupon tb4 Wl%U4tiQA 

### or 4ueh t4x4spe,

iAte.rcrat,

4i%dpenalty* **Thla** is &t,eglSlatiVG

authority for elm 4l#mmiasiowru' OOUH **tct aontraot**  **and pay**  **for** isu4h**an abstract** of property cut of euh O(PUtl6tfon.6, iaoludf~ the 8t6t6.6 part Or 6Uoh taX(18.0r WhEA UOuid be th6 etatstr part of suabtare6 ii or when it was oolleoted and turnd into ita funde. . .
tienr In war lettsr yc;ualeo 66ked the tollorrdng

**this,** wOuppo6s th6t tbsre ie no 16~ ptitbiag acd our **Tax** Colltmtor **oosaente, and**  **does** do It, Cc what 6XtUd i6 b6 llabl80" .” Qua6..

Yime it ia to be prasuwed Chat the Tax **Collector** will handle the rpattsrpropmly we hardly deasa it 

### moenerr~ te anow*r ycur 1arPlt Qu68tiim.