### OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

### AUSTIN

Hanomble P.T. chumh@m 

# cou@ty

Auditor uavarro couaty CorBioana, zemr


### Dear sir1 

### 678

requert a8 

### been reoo1v.dand we quot* frouyoulthl8 ratter.

be liable for hia hoe 

### r bl5lr or voul.4

he ba orpital and do&or bill. 

### as axpen of 

### OfftOeurd (I yealr'm

eamlngcl?" 51, Artlole 

### 3, of our FsateConrtltlltion,
"TheL&datum 8Mll brre no pcmr 

### to mke any grant 0~ autharlr~ the mddng of w grant of publio money to w **UdlvtduaX, ame**  **ciatlon** of iadlvhItslr,musd$ipal. **Of other**  oorporationalrhat8oever...~'HOnorable E.P. Cumla@am, Page 2

deolarest seotlon 

### 52,ArtI 

### 3 0f bur atate comtitutim,

"The Lsglslature shall have a0 p0ver to authorlxe any oouuty, olty, ton, 

### or other politisal oorporatlon or subdlvlslan of ths State to lend its or&It or to grant pub110 money 

### or thing of **Value** in aid of, or to any lndlvidul, **assoola** tlon or **oorporation vhatsoever,** 
dsolaresr Seation 

### 53,Artlole 

### 3 of ollpState Donstitutlon,

"The4 Lsgfslature shall ham n0 

### povorto grant, or to l

**uthimiss urg**  **oountr** 

### ormunIalpal authority to grant, sny sxtra **oompensatlon,** is8 

### or **allovanoe** to a publla **oifioer,** agsnt, servant 

### or oontraotor,after 81~rviee has been rsndered, or a mntraot 

### baabasnontemd 

### into.andpsrfione l 

### d In vhole or In part; nor pay 

### nor authorlss ths paymant of, any alala cawted **agalnat** any OOUILQ or munlolpality of the State, uadar any agresmsnt 

### or 00ntra6t,mad8 without authority of lav." It 18 fundamsatal lav that the oom518slowrs1 00urt 18 a oourt of limitsd PclsdIotlon 

### and ha8 only such pavers **as are**  **oonferrsd upon**  **I t**  **by ths**  **Conititution** 

### and **rtatutes** 

### of **this at&e.**  

### a?Jf (28)479. **Hovard,** 

### et **WC vs.**  **Ebad8rson Oounty,**  et al, 

### 116 OpinionHo. O-779 of thisdepwtaent holds that neither the **oountynorthe** ~~adprsoinats of ths oountyhavs **authority to**  

### oarrysmploysr*s liability lnsuranoe for the plloteotlon



### of road workmen of the 00unty. OplnIon lo. o-2136 of this depaftment Esals vith the question 

### of vhether 

### or not tlrr oorai8iloners' oourt has Y-i!! t ik81~t.

_ death 

### 0r ~11eqployssl of the 00untJ in **a** sollisIon and authority **to** pay **a** @WS fOol. Wss r8sultM vhile on his way to work for the c~uety. Ths OplnIc~~ holds that the **ooml88ioners*** aourt mnnot I.ogally pay the 0laIm. 9pIni0nHo. 04%~ of this departrsnt holds that the comals810nerstOourt xsay not legally expend Oounty funds



# EHonorable E.Y. &muiaPhrl, h8s 

### 3

forthe hospitalltation of a Deputy %herlff shot vhlle in line of duty.



### Opinion&I. O-2473of tN8 dspartmnt 

### holdsthat the oounty is not llable 

### Porpsrsonal in&rise of raad hands woelved while employed by the oounty.

Ws bre snalosing hsrevZth oapies of the 6bote mantloned op3nlons for your oonvsulsnee.

Artlols 

### 3899(r). **Vernon*8** Annotated Clvll Statute8 

### of Te%%s, deals with the expense aooouats of fee 

### offlearn. The wee of %tate vs. Carnss, 106 %Il(26) 397, in aonstroing said artiols as ammdsd in 1933, held **that** ths sxpsnsss, 

### otbm than those expenditurss la oomestion with automb~les, vhish 

### sn officeris authoMsed to olaim 

### as deduotlons,am 

### limited to statlomlry,

### st%mps, t010phoas, Clwsllllg sxpsnsss,and 

### otheral&law nsoweary expunswr the rukoi ejusdsageneris **bslng applied**  to qualify ths gonsral kan8ua88 by ths spsolally emusrated itasa 

### sndto 

### restriot **its ammIng**  **to expcmsss** **oi the**  **saw kind**  **and oharaoter.** 

**In** vlev **of the**  

### foregoIngauthoPltiw **you ar8**  **Pwpwt** fully advissd that It is ths 

### apinionof this dspaHmsatr

1. The county la not Uabls 

### for rush hospital~xatloa **and dootor**  bills and ths aamsissious?s~ oaurt is vlUmut 

### authority**to** expend oounty funds **for** the pa-t of saw.



### 2. Buohhespital 

### and doolmrbillsmumat bs le&ly oo~l&red as "expe~w of offies" md **oant~~t**be legally ds

### duotedas such **by** ths saustablo.

WJFlAW APPROVEDDEC 11, 1940 

### HNcLoatrmr

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ATTORNEY GiCNERAL03'TEXAS