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

: 1 ‘&g#ALD c.MANN ,I’ b\ A-*-- Y 4’

Hon. k.9. iUyohs,County Auditor P Gregg munty tongriaw, .Texan

Dear Sfrn

ëfhia d6~~iib6nt is ia
tier OS June Z6, 1939, wherel **upon** three
ve **QWt6** froRiyour**Bon.** R.S. Wyahe, Co.mty iudftor, Page 2

oontalned in this **Aot** shall be OOnBtm6d **a8** preoluding
. . . the county Golrlwisaioners' Court irCUII

makiag'OhUI&NI in the budget.fol? oounty purposes . . . l I)068this Ul6clll, among other thing@, that the Commlaslon6rs* Court may amndthe adopteA.oounty budget at **Will,** Without r8&?Ud to th6 8Xiet6llO6 0s @'aYe publio n606E4SityT"

Article 689a-9, I&vised Civil Statute0 Qt l$as, provides Sor the preparation of the oo%ty budgArti 089a-10, Revised Civil Statutes of Tw, &.dee that when ths oowkty judge has OOi@6t6d the budget Sor the oo\mty that a ocrpyof the mu6 should 36 filed with the olerk of the oounty oourt, aYailabl6 for the inspeotlon or any taxpayer.

Artlold **689a-ll, Redsad**  Olvll **Statutea of**  Texae, **5.p part,**  **reyL6 as**  **iollowsr**

*The Ctiselaucrr6* Court Fn eaoh oo~nty shalleaoh year pro?id6 for a pubrio hearing on the ocunty **budget -**  whi6h hearlag ahall take plao6 oL+hqs date to be nankied **by the**  Connnleslcmers~ Oo~rt subeequant to mtut lSth and prior to the 16~y OftuEel **by aaid**  **OCUPC mlsslQn6rs** **’ court.**  Pub110 notfae ahall be given that on said date of hearing the bu&- et a6.~prepared by the OoUnty Judg6 will b6 nn&LW4A @ +i?lfL f- &Q?nmb&-6.* fbzt-. wL+A notloe shall name the hour, the **date and**  Mm 

### plaoe whera the hearing shall be oonduoted. My taxpayer of su6h oormty ehall have th6 right to.be present and partloipat~ in aaid hearing. At the OOnOlU&CBll Of the hear&n& the budgst as prepared by the County J'udg6 shall be aoted upon **by** the Commissionerrr~ court. The 0o~rt shall havs authority to make suoh ohangem In the **bwet** as **in** th6f.E judgment th6 law Wamanta and the int8rMt of the taxpayers demanqHon. R.S. Wyohe, County **Auditor, F**  **’ cq6** **8**

bu&et is mad6, a oopy of th6 ord6r oi the Oourt-amending **buU@** shall **be** fil6A Oourt-amending th6 with th6 alerk of th6 mnlnty Qourt, and **at originafiy**  adOpt6&" taohed to th6 budget **originafiy** adOpt6&" (Underaooring our8).

mfole **689a-20,** Bevi5eA illvll Statutes of

**689a-20,** Bevi5eA Statutes Texas, reader,

a8 foUowat
'Wothing oontalmA In thir **AOt ehall.be**  **OCUWtrU6d**

**68 pr6OiUding**  **th6 b!IghhtW?O**  **fZoP** pralckg oh-68 in th6 budget 

### for **Stat.6** par- ~0568 **or** prevent the oounty aosunla~ioner8~ ,Gourt from nmkhg ehan$ea in tha budgcstfor **oounty** purpose6 or prevent the go~6rafn& body *ommaking 6haIl&6S in th6 bu&6ts 

## r0r sohool purm6a; and the duti66.r6qulreA by **Vim6** or thi5 llotOr E&t&6, GOUatys Olty and soheol **ofrioere** er **Repr6fW3ntcltiY68** &all be performd 

### ror the ompeneatifm ~~(11pmvid6d by law to.be paid said ofrioer8, reepeofi+ely."
Corpus Juria, Volume 28, page 884, **d6fin66** the term *&raVB" as SolkeWlu

*As an adjeotivs, d6servl43 rerlour oonsld6ratioior thought! im2ortant; weighty." 

### Gorpus Juris, Volum~l 30, BeOti~~%9+ pa&. 856, defTme the term *publ$6 neoessity* a6 tollewslBon. B.S. Wyohe, County AudLtor, 

### Rig6 4,

%esded **for r6a8Oaab3.6**  

### oonYenl6noe, taoillty, **and** 

### oomple+moaa in aooompliahing
a publlo. purpose ooav6nl6nos~witit great, or urgent publlo 

### Z6$W6aOs to 16giShtiV8 aotion, th@t urgent, 5.mmdiate **pubUo** 

### n66A arising rrom eristl th6 jIZdgtWt Of th0 oondltlona, whloh in 

### %s *lAtum, 

# juatifls.

a dl&urbano% of prlvat% 

### rlghtr wbloh othertiar **ml&t be**  **lseplly** 

### .exemptfrtm sush'lnt6rrerenoe~.m This dqartment held, In ui oplnlon writtm byH6n. Joe J. Almap Aariotant **Attorney** Qeumal, 

### dated Ootober 3, 2.938, 

## thatthe odaaloimrs~ 

### aoart of a o ounty

wti ua autho rlfsa4 to mak6

oha agen

hr l budg

### etaSt6rita flnrrl adoptlorr

coopt la Osareaf~an- ,@yand gave publk, nsoeaslty~ la **quote ?som**  **#aId 0pirsLm**  **a8 r0uanc** 

thatQtle ulo~t~priaaiple at&w in tn% otmatruo~l~ ai otatute8tbrt 

### th6y mUat b6 OonstrWd as a w&ls and la 8\uh amsuer aa to &Y% ior and ~Wmtte.eaoh 

### and **er6Py okur.4**  **roriaa**

## th6reino; **” aestial**  **11,** quted&ove a~~iilasUyprcw$Aeathrt aftsrahes&oithe Uxpsyerithetth6Ommiadon% r r*

Qowt 

## 8houlA

l

## ot upaa

lurid %tt* 

### Th6art1016 further **pMnLd68** 

### that the 0 or SiOnSlW' a0UI't6baJ.l haT6 authority **t0 W&k@**  

### auoh ahang6ti

lnths baaget as in th6S.r 

### Juagm6nt 

### the lm 

## yiarrant#~ Th68e ohaa$er, unbu’ 

### this S~tlsl6, aret be m&4 priol!t0 

### the adoptlm or the bud&& 

### and after a rull~heae lng orthetsrpepms.

*It 

### La ale0 rrignlriaurtr ‘tonote that the 

### &2&$SlStW6hSS 6BSOt6diQthiS &faB W geab olauae pl%wlAlagthat in'osssOr&rast publz0 n%O6Sdty th6 'bUt@t 80 PppWY6d'~. the oourt may be w&d. Thio ray only 

## bo dene, 

### hW%Y6r in Os6Q ~OZiditiOll9 6xir0 WhiOh bOUld n6t be'ior.ssan r) tb6 WE6 

## 0r th6. adoption Or th6 budg6t;"

ye are not or 

### the eplnfan, upwioanrrlb

### Hon. 8.9. Uyoh6, County **Auditor,** 

### -6 6

erlng the aot ss muhoI.4, t&st soOtion Eo **quoted**abov6, **4008**not **autlprlts the**  **00&s 8loners~**  **Oaurt to**  **maice ohaages** **so** 

### a8 **to ln-.**  oreaes the smoum8 of.t& buAg6t after it8 **rim** 

### adoption **-06pt la**  **6aSM ai**  **W&al**



### No Ao not 

### thSak it 

### stihorlss8 the 

### %&l~~onors@ Oaurt **to** lnaroaso the budgat 'after its adoptlah TO 

### so holA,woulA AssW6y th6~ Y6l'y purpoao 

### 0r tha a61hw

Thla dap6rW1mt h6lA la sn opialm wrltta

Of a OOUIlty**Was**UlWlthoriZ6dtO IBSkOw 8X~nditUXO 0r rm5 0r the 00unty 

### with the budget, 6X06 pt OM6 

### of grata pub110 a6Oeasity, oourt was wthorized t@ emaA th6 tutisot la or&r 

### to* provi& rarau6hsmargonsy &r6alth, a oopy~of this op .we y.eao,

is to what oonstit&os *-ye publfa 

### aeooeSlty* wIU laWJ6U d6ps& upan the $a@*8 in 6U¶h.sUSq



### Inawwerto fully advlseb that lo Iaarqn6s$laasc yeuuorsspas% a the opinion oi tnls &apartmaat 

### that after the **oouaty** 

### buAgst ha b66a finally a~praYa6 

### by the **Qomalaaioners~** 

### Ooyrt, **that** 

### the 

### Oaidaslarer8~ 

## Oourt would~not

be au%horLzsdto mm&the ori&al budg6t,unl6saths6r~diturea Sat ou~ln4$asmsndr mqnt to the buAg6t w6r6 mrg6noy 6xp6nbitursa, an4 wera obuaed and ti6oea6l~et66 by s gave aityto pleatUzwau6l and **unioreaan** 06n

### oouldnot,byr~~ablydi~gantthoueht~dsttcmtlcm b&V6 

### b6Qn inalud6A ia the ori&sl.ktbgsf~

You are lurth62 r6apsotrullp a(brir66 that 

## lb la the opinion 6s this &6partnusnt th6t th6 bmmiaai6rMX8* 

### court **0r** 

### a **oohnty** la uasut&orlseA to W sny upanditurb Of the iunds Or **thm**WKity, =06pt in SrriOt W* llanoe wlthths budget,,sxarpt 6morg6nay SrpaaAitures

## Eon.R.S. Wyohd, coun8y Aualtox*

Pago6

dillgent.thought and attention, hare 

### been l.noludeQ ln the orlglnal budget aaid @aer@noy srpOrinditwe8 balng **niade** by proper amen

### imentto the bud@tbythe Oamle slonare'court.

Thersrore,your fir88 queatlarl 18 aumrare6 in the affinnetive. row rb40d p~0sti0n 18 

# -wea in the ne~tlte. Your 

# t.hlr~ qlle#8lm la anmwexe6 in thcnegative.

Trusting that thlo awWerB JrOW i.U&SY, ~0
are 

## verytruly yourr
ATToR!aEY

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