### 695

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS AUSTIN GROVERSELLERS ATTORNEYGENERAL

aM a&o your kttrr o? January W, 19415, 8tatioSthe purporr for *hiahthe eoo11ty lntandrd to UBO tb monof, ar followe;

### 696

Mr. A. J. Riley, pge 8

dat4& ~~~~~~~ Uth, 1945, th0 BOd mmhnd W the de8irOdi&ation, th6 prrtinont p6rt boiag aa follim3:

"ran reoontlyapproveda alalm of 

### Van Zendt wty tofor

addltionrl'St&t~

Aid On theirRoadDlrtrfet fto.1 Bonds dated 8-1-U. In ajqro~ing this oiaipr we also **paid** to th4 LotOl3d Road AcOoontaf ya &a* County #S3.83O.S9Npnsonting ratroaatlvo 

### payiornts

due on that iSSUe* *on 00t0bsr lo, 1999 Van 

### ZPodtCounty rotod to pm&&a the roada of DietrUt Xo. 1 and ismwd Van &tat **Coonty.RQad** Bonda, Serbe ‘A’ Uatod 10-10-29 **to ibad**  **Dit$triot No.**  **1 to**  aoweneate them for 

### the Road 

### Distriot

Xo. 1 **Bond*** outstanding. ror that roamn the above iaenti0Bod iUd8 mm0 credited to the &torsJ Road 

### Aoaount or 

### Van Zenat Countyand not to Road DietriotXO. 1. I. * 1
"Th4 Couuty*e p8rt ot th4 **rowlroa4nt6** for **thi8** fisoal ~a0 ia W4,bSbA3~ and an the creditto thalr hto&sl Road Aoaountwaa not more thanthat twoant. tho~sntirebalanceW(LB credftodto the 6inking funds or their County 

### LatorelkoadBond iam io aompl~- **anoe with**  **Saotion** 6, **Sub-mot&n ‘** **8 ’**  **or** deenat. **~1l.l** 

### x0. 89."

The portiaeut pat Ot Mb-notion h, Station6 of C&p tar SE4, dot8 48th Lsglalatun, RSguLartimion, 1943, road8 86 r0uws 2

w?~df# rcmain~g in th4 Lateral Road Puud of any oounty,**after** the palsant of aaId right-of-wayobligatlona, shall b9 un& **by** the oopatyfor payfog

### the am**turing** prinofpall, tntersst, and ainkling <und roqufrsaonts, duo **by** tho oounty'ia **that** flmaaly44r on bonds, **warrants,** or other avidanoaa or lndobtedmtm rt&ohrsre legally **fsauwl by**  **suoh** uowty **or road**  **dlstrlotm** prior to January 8, 1939, the pWti8 at *ioh were actually 4xpend46 in ths **oonetruotion** or lapro+~~nt or **lateral county**  **roads.** Psyment 't0.b mado ratablyupon t% prlnoipal

### and iutsre6t. 

### on th4 patwing road 

### bondobliptlon# of said county Sor ~8uoh flati years. m.y funda rdmlning in the LateralReed Fundof any aoctnty

### 697’

situ the payaent or mid prlnolpal,lntbreot,and siak&ig toad rugalrm4nts due or aaturlng in t4t Slnoal year 011bonds OL! warrsnte walah wore logally Iaiue& .by m&oh oounty ~2 soab dlatrlot &or to. Juuury 8 1939, the ptoeQcrdS 0s. whloh **ware aOtUa1l.T**  

### l X~&U%C&.

fm the **fBOUOtTU48~Ott OT**  &SpOVeiI+t **Or** lateral oouhty zoad18,uay

be tmed by tin eoanty tinder diraotlon of t4 C&ml~elc~ne?r, Uouxt for any one or a&l oft the rollowfng purpoaem,~ (a) for the.aoqtWlt~on 01 rlgbtof-ways **for** .aoaaty laterd roads rod la tR0 gayaunt or loge1 obligatlonr j~~oarrad tharafor prior to January a. 19391 **(b) ror**  **the** 

### donrtruotlon or lmpro*set 

### of oouatymerax rosas; .Cok ror 

### the pur0~80 **of** 

### ou~plaaonting

ruadn.appropriated by 

### the 'Clnltad

Statea Oororn

### i04a.r0rplofks progrs0~ bdninL0tmion~ trishr~ay 40notruatioa;and owh ot4t grarrrto of B~Saml Bbnda as ray 4 010da

avaflableto the oountieo0r this atate r0c 

### -46onty

letoralrood eoonotruatfon~ 

### ants (4%) for 

### the **purpo8e4** oi ooope~atlrrg 

### with the Stats Bightmy Da**partmod Ma**  **t4 f4daral**  **ao*4rnm4nt** **In till4**  **c4netrliot~on**
or tua-to-mark& 

### roads. *

w# thlak it noosooaryfirat to amlyau and sot **out in**  detail the purposea for whloh the money in t4 

### LateralRoaA &x&d may be ~oxponded

by a oounty:

(1) The Eirat money arlooetsd to a county mast be wed to pay t4 prlnblpal,lnteruat an6 sinklug fund requ&enwats of bonds and umrranto lrewd prior to Janmry 3, 1939, t4t ware aaetuallyexpend&d ln aoquirlngrights-of-way for State detilgncrted hlghuago

. *

**(8) Any**  **money roaw4lnlng**  **la oeid**  **run5** titer **raauiro- -**  **aunt** (1) hae beea set, amat be PI)ed rio. pal th6 prtaoLpa1, iMx~eo8 aud slukln$ tuad raqulromanta due by t4 oounty in that **rl~oal** yeas, rhloh 

### weru **188~l** by 

### t4 OOuobY ptfOr $0 Janaary 8, 1939, and whiah usra used for t4 coaMmtotlon **aad** lmprovuaont **of** oounty lateralroads.

**Aooord~ to**  t4 luformatlonturalohedby the Boa+ of Counts and DletrietRoad Indebtedties.8afb Board **allow4d Van**  @adt-County )H3,837.59;t4 oowt needsd 

### #S&656.35 to meat 'the requirements

numbemd. (1) and

4 8) above. The Board stat&l 

### t4g t4y Bad oredit~d,thu,ehtire amouut 

### to the sinkingfuala Or t4lr county LatefalRoad Bond lOau40 

### for the pllrpooeo set **out abovo**  as (1) and (2).ft la our opialoa that the ~e,qulrsaento set out above a* (1) ma (8) are 

### mandatory and the aotlon 0r the Boardo in the matter waa.oorre~t,and Van Zandt County,therefore,doss not ham a balanao rsmalning in the LateralRoad Fund to be wed for w P-9-*.

We xow anawar fha puestlonan to whetherVan Zandt Goulkty nay &wruuy p&o* fund6 0r the Uteral Road **Fun4 in**  the County **Road arib**  **Bridge Furid.**  **We bat.**  **been** unable to find any s~~~oifie

92wislon In Chapter 384, emapt ths followl~:

“lx the event that the fllndb 80 reoelvehby tbo oouxty from the Latmal Rosa Ae00unt are in exoo8a o? tho amount required to !af~t the prinoipeland interest of ~it8 maturlas road bon4 obllgstiona tot the naxt f&G. oal year, the Comialosioxer8 Court W slsab to Lse auah exe968wrmy alloaated to it rIyIpI; tlm Lateral Road Aacount, ati in l

uoh evatat, it shall notWy, in wrltln~~, the said Boar&, oilits oloetlonto make use b? ealil money. Yhoreupon,aaid Board shall ramit 8alQ balmoe to be utilized for euvh pur9oeb to the, County Tmasuros of rrroh

osunty, sal% akami~ to b# dsposltsd by tho County Treasurer Zn aaor'danoewith law end the PLUM) shall be utllisedbg tha oowaty,

## aot%r@ throughthe Colas;leslonera 

## Court,Per 

## the aonetruotion of lateral roads. * * **.,.

, .P PT.
The abova pzovleLon is indeflnlte and ot little help in answerlngth* Qustlon; howover, ln othof parts 

## or the Jiot we rind rsierenoo**aabe** to the term 

### "Ldwal aOad Aooountwor %atorsl Road Pund." At page SO1 o? Chapter J&O, we flnd 

### the fol&orin~r

rr* * * the Board shalloradltthe Lateral Road iroootlnt

of each oounty or defiwd road dletrlot wit& the net balenoe aontrlbuted by auah oounty or road districttoward the retlxumemtof Bald ellgfble obllgatlo58,

and eald funds 80 eredltodto any oouaty or betine road **diotEto$ SMJ**  be amd or upended by the oountlcts

and hidud road dletrlotafor the per908s~ euthorlsed 15 fhls Seotfon. * l *"

8ootiox 9 or the 

### Aot wt4kee it a rel0ny ?o~ the 

## county judge or oountg ~onrmlselonero to use any of the money in the Latsrel iioad **Aooount-;** for anp 9ur9oposoe other than thoae,authorlsed by this 

### Aat. **Ta~&~t.he pr** **’ b~ialona**  **of** the hot.ae a **whole. and**  the taot that panal provisionir orado for mloappro9rlation o?~ t.he ?unds, IW am of the opinion t&t ths.Leglslatura did not lntead that tbQ,atan?y:+: 6gg



### appr6pPlated

mdev tba Aot **to** 

### bo usedbxtbe Comiiasione~a~ Court8in theird~aoretlon for 

### the row pu2pOaea, 

### listedaa (a), (b), (0) and 

### (d) on po80 502 6f the prinbad Aot, ahoqld bo.oo411Inglad

with the ~oouuty~a 

### aepaxwte funda. Wo are, 

### them.r0m, 0r 

### the opinion that the mow eppraprlatad to th0 

### oountt.8

rmdarr a.+lA& tinnotbe mid into I@ Couxty RWd and BridgeZhaad,

but oonxtrmlng

theAat **as** 

### a @poZe,and 

### takix& into oonaideratioa lso..publio

poliay,ire

WnL the funda alloQ&+d by the Board of Countyand 

### DistFlatInd~btsdneaa should be kept in a separate fundby thq oounty. IO J~IJP

letteror 

### JanrUrm18, 1945, you at&e that 

### 1:van ZmfltCountyplane to ua* the moneyreoeited SWm tba Board or countyand Diatrlot Road Indebtedness

to pay outstanding '. obligations

againat

Van !&ndtCounty

Road and BridgeFund for i:.',~,., Iollohlnery

plardla8.d ill 1944. 

### The **Aqt** 

### is plain and l 

### thorises.
~. only obl 

## : : lu the’ La atlona '& 

### laaned

prior tb January2, 1939 tb partlol~ts 

## -i macl

Aooount. 

### -: nimr0~ 

### any obligation Umumad ix 1984 oannot

participate

in **said funds.** 



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