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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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RoaOnblo R. A. MoUntb 

County hditor 

Coob county 

Gaiaa8*illo,,Taxa~ 

thorl2e the CM&- 

warrkmte drawn 06 

ture yottr to pay for 

pamod? 

“3. Tf tlnm warranty are to be iseuad aa 

propos.4, under what rllould 8ueh warrant8 k 

deml&aatsQ?‘* 

wa~~r~ion QI’ retention of publfa fwde, Pailum 

in keeping rcoaouatti, Parine; reportr and acoountin& 

for gubllo ha68 by any offioer, agoat m an~lopo 

of the Uatriot, oountg or praoinct, iaoludlae, 

6epoaitoriU, hoapitols, a&d otbor cubllo inetitutlame aaintalnd ror tbo publio benalit, WI% 

rt ptablso rxpenae; or that in the jrrd~ent of the 

court, it it n6oeaeory that it hwo ths illrormtlon 

l o*t to enable ,.1t to d*ter&m &ad tix proper *pr 

preprietion ~6 qpmllturc, of publla x!oney8, and 

to s8oUboin ana fix L Jaat and proper trx levy. 

Tim raid r~aslutloa mny be preaonkb in witing 

at any r*p.uhr or oallod aeaalon of the o&a- 

#imorn aous4, but aboll lia wee to tbke Wxt reguliar twia of Bald court, md ahall be pubbiabed in 

one iaauo of 84 newyapor of geuual ofroulatinn 

publfohad la the aoualgi prori%ed ii mare be no 

maoh nmmpaper pabU8bad la the souaty, thsa sottea 

tkmreof abell be poet& in three pubtlo pJsoe8 in 

awl4 couaty, on0 of uhiah *ll ba ot tbe sour4 

house Boor, fop at leaat kn day8 prior to ltr 

e4optlon* At l uo h next mgalu tq a raid x wo lutibn rball b8 adopmd by I majority veta of t& 

iota eomlubnur of the oourt end apprwed by 

tha oouaty ~a&@. Aay oontraot enter04 iato 8q 

0 *aid ooauluionwa oourt for tLw *adit provided 

brola aball be mode in rooerdana* with $ho atrtot08 l pplimbla te tIm lettim3 af oontreota Oy 

aaid oourt, payaagnt far w&ioL? fimy be mada auf crf 

tm pal;0 fusda or tho county la a~oor6anoo wStb8 

sold 8tntutbla+ The outhorlty ooafw~~d on ok?aaty 

audltwa oontolnd la this titlr ea wall aa other 

prori*iona 0r atatutoa relating to dlatxiot, ootmby and prdhot r5runcba and aooounta thonof 

ahall be BeId BubOrAiacrte to the power8 &Tea borein to the oooIolaJclon4wa~ eoart~* 

It will be noted t&at *Irtiole MU, uprae e~TW8lY 

ptovldo4 tlwt yaylMrat ?or a eudft made onder the prorl8&W 

of aaM atatuta nuy btb at&a out OS the poU%e ?uadr of tb* 

oouaty. Thla statute doe8 not rwtkoriao tIm Oemiaatoarr8* 

dour4 tc lame bond8 or tlr wuYant8 for thr parIserr Ot Fe?- 

la& for the l uAZt autborlted by &45ole 1641 8uWe0 M boW 

ke~ unable to find ain~ other at&de r~uth&ioe, t&4 aOuUtY 

hdamn ~444, l upra, Artiolo SWM, 4upr4, did not axproea~ 

rotborla- tba OommiMlonor8 Cow6 to iarw bmd8 or warrent8 for tho p433wnt at lmpronaeate euthoriaed by u$$ 

4t4tuto but film bond en& nrrant law, (Artlolo e%aee, vorBOD*R Annotecad al+11 statutes) ISI e$reot 4ut.horl4& the 

imiaanu af boado on4 regalabed end llaltad the luunoo 

0% tim n8~8nt8 iOr tJn purpocrmo 8uChorirOd by ACtibU 

awJe,*qpn, 've do not think that Artlole &Sd&, btqme, 

wthorlru the 144wno4 ot bend8 or wrreatr for the pmpoeo 

utout iaAr6ialblb4& Ra#m Thacrtaea,it 1a oara~ini4n tb8t tbb Oa~*lonerm* coprl of Qo6kr oounbf ha* no 

14~1 l uthorlt~ to ieru4 tim armnt8 e@ef.xet thr olaerrl 

nana 0r tha aouat;l fer t&&t gwmpase* 

Ado11 alliua 

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