OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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‘&g#ALD c.MANN ,I’ b\ 

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Hon. k.9. iUyohs, County Auditor P 

Gregg munty 

tongriaw, .Texan 

Dear Sfrn 

ëfhia d6~~iib 6nt is ia 

tier OS June Z6, 1939, wherel 

upon three 

ve QWt6 froRi your 
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)068 this 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 ocrpy of 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 demanq 
Hon. R.S. Wyohe, County Auditor, F’cq6 8 

bu&et is mad6, a oopy of th6 ord6r oi the 

Oourt-amending Oourt-amending th6 buU@ shall be fil6A 

with th6 alerk of th6 mnlnty Qourt, and attaohed to th6 budget originafiy originafiy adOpt6&" adOpt6&" 

(Underaooring our8). 

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

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 budgcst for 

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 llot Or E&t&6, GOUatys Olty 

and soheol ofrioere er Repr6fW3ntcltiY68 &all 

be performd ror the ompeneatifm ~~(11 pmvid6d 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 tollewsl 
Bon. B.S. Wyohe, County AudLtor, Rig6 4, 

%esded for r6a8Oaab3.6 oonYenl6noe, 

taoillty, and oomple+moaa in aooompliahing 

a publlo. purpose 

ooav6nl6nos~ wit it 

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 .exempt frtm sush'lnt6rrerenoe~.m 

This dqartment held, In ui oplnlon writtm 

byH6n. Joe J. Almap Aariotant Attorney Qeumal, 

dated Ootober 3, 2.938, that the odaaloimrs~ aoart 

o f a o o unty wti ua a uth o r lfsto a 4 ma k 6 o h a a gehn r l b udgetaSt6rita flnrrl adoptlorr coopt la Osareaf~an- 

,@y and gave publk, nsoeaslty~ la quote ?som #aId 

0pirsLm a8 r0uanc 

that 

Qtle 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 Uxpsyerithetth6Ommia do n%r r * Qo wt 8houlA l ot up aa lur id %tt* 

Th6 art1016 further pMnLd68 that the 0 or 

SiOnSlW' a0UI't 6baJ.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 ‘to note that the 

&2&$SlStW6hSS 6BSOt6diQthiS &faB W 

geab olauae pl%wlAlagthat in'osssOr&rast 

pub lz 0 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&s8loners~ Oaurt to maice ohaages so a8 to ln-. 

oreaes the smoum8 of.t& buAg6t after it8 

rim adoption -06pt la 6aSM ai W&alNo 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 IBSkO w 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 I 

aarqn6s$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 pleat Uzwau6l 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* Pago 6 

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 

very truly yourr 

ATToR!aEY mafERAL or Txxh6