OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF 

### TEXAS AUSTIN



### gonorrbloIt.

5. Yosoly

to three que8-

mltriot ateta and isnrked with 

### the law rswdbs boundto parala ofmtraat


### . aala ooritraot

### as a 

### whole bo

o notloe siren on $eptaabar U, 

### 1939, the Dl*trfot Attommy tollowul

# 416

"Eoaorable DistriotAttorney county

,Taxas - *Dear Sir; You are herebynotifiedto eolleat 

## allthe 

## dslin~uent

tuoo due the 

## Indo-02a 30h001 mtdih.

In tho 

### uvent you em not in posltlon to cramplywith 

### thisaatioo ploaoe give uu your walmr of any 

### right you hnvo to oollaot su8u in 

## 0raer

that we say -10~ 

### other.attornoya.



## copyoftheniatriot attorney'ewnlver,datedootobor 10, 192, ude ln rwyome ti,.ihc' natioe ~~lb.mJoa

"Ootober 16, 

### iOJ9
'Board ol Truattecw

indoyen&&. SoLoo Dlstrlot # TuxaB Attention la. 

### "centlemnlt , 

### i-(dardary

xn rlew of t11f3

faot that your aaarfl has madz~unanbuou requeate to LLOthat it la

### your deslrato 

### oentraotwith awe legal $irm Sortho 001100t14n of tho dolkiqu*at taxou 

### au8 your e&o01 clrrtriot,and in view of 

### the Saot fwther that you hare put Iason 

### ncjtlcu for 

### thlrtf 

### day8 lo ccmgllanoo with t&a lawa of ths 

### State aSTexas withragarC to uuoh m&tar, I 

### tvlnd you herewithz&ou

this l&ter which will oanatituto ny 

### walvar of the rl@t to irakesuch 00UootloM.
Toura varp truly,



### In our opinion, uader the cirouss%nnooa, the above naiveis 

### Is euffiolent 

### to mtura the authority 

### of the 

### Boara 

## 0r Prwteea to 

### mater into 

### a proper oontraot ior the aollootlon 

### 0r 

### a0lbpa tama. sliap vc. ii1130county, 96s. s. (2) 537.

The ccntraot aonlalna.the rollcmLnd 

### povlslone and 

### none othsr with r6npot to the ~eoont’party*e obligations and oompansatlon and the term 

### 0r ths 

### bontmat:

I.

. . t0 003.ht 6x1 aeiin~wnt taxes, panalty and intorest dw aaid alutrlat 

### for aXl 

### yaara up to and tncludlnn$tha year 1940.

-It ia ~ssd that said attorney shall be paid l&$ ot all the delinquent taxe7a,penalty aud lntsruet collacted or paid to sal6 distrlot ror 8ny 0r'said 

### ysera durin(j the urlrtshco or said agraamont 

### acoordlng to ltu erreottve d&8o as herelxmftor uhwm, and as and .whensaid terse are collooted without further aotlon of 

### the board. 

### The orfcatire date& of this eL-"emant shall bs as foU.o~$r ,Au to the year 10.33

### and ali 

### prior yrrars on thiu 

### date.
"Ac to the ytvar19E~9on Baroh lat. 194%

# 418

Eonorabl6 P. 0. ~osalf. Pago 4



### -Aa **to the**  **year 1340**  **on** btarohlet, 1941. Vhloaa extanded by the mutual agroment 

### 0r the 

### partlea, this 

### agreeasnt 0h0ii tan&m0 ant bo d DO i'urthm fores or rtfeot on L&rob lut, l94&"
t&&r Ar8icla 7343 

### Rwlaed civil Satutu, in the oano of Bell tee bianaflokl Lrrdo dent sahool DiatrIot, UQ Se il.(8) 629, the Sujmaa Cour?@held.that &tlcloa **?33S,** 

### Old1 **Statutu, and**  **%3Sa,** **V4mon*a** Civil Statutea are applloabla to In& r 

### dent 

### to the requFrePmt 

### tha l obool dIstrIot8 aaept 

### aa 8ha oontraota thoroln 

### 8uthorirod **s bo** 

### apprwod by **the Gomptrollor**  **and th8**  **Attorney Con-** 

. 

### ‘ShaBoard of Tmatoea ai ul irrd02mOd a&m01 

### ahtriat my undoubtedly 

### sator intoooatracta with attomoys of tho lmmo 

### oountyror tin Oollutlon of dolinquont taxes, 

### poaaltioa 

### d i&west for 

### a peroeatago

### OS theamount ool

### ittctea, 

### ~00 srar0aing i&$ l

### Bprwlabd in tbb **coatraob.** 

### m**t101w** 

### 7336, 0336n and 9345, suprat Bell V8* bunmflold InIndependent

Salmol District, mqra. ThO **brief** ftlrnish~d us aoae not touch upon the 

### om dlftloult

quostlon whiah It soens 

### to us 

### la 5nvol~o6. Are the prwialona 

### or the aontraot with refermoe to the 

### Lengthof its 

### tern vdlld ana proper’,

W ha00 heretofore exprosaed tSa opinion that the comissioa~ss* oswt of B oounty~oarmot **make** a contract pith an attornsy unCar ;rrticlo 7335 

### r0r itpried extending 

### beyond the tirp131 

### srrlOe Of the iadivi~&iSr 

### OOmrgo~ing the ooc6s..lenionors~court. 

### 04?w) o-289. i?rotn the la8tsr opInion we 

### qlotea



### "In 14 .&wrioan iurlsprudcmoe, 810, tho following la siaidr
county*cLlniesIaaers oamot,

. ~b3 aatnkr8 

### 0r a =te;f **oontraot in**  

### reierenoe **to** 

## matterswhdh am pnroonkl 

### to thslr~suoosaaom. Thw, a oontrnct by whloh a board of 

### ooUnty 0ocaalmIonera attarrrpte **to eanpliay** 

a legal aaviaar 

### for a period of three 

### yewa, to ommnoethrea mnths in tha futursmd

# 419

E-able 

### E. 0. SkmeAy,Pago 5

aftor

thotlsm ?orthe lleotlsn of

### a **p%rooa to**  

## rfii the **raoanoy eaau3ed**  by the 

### expiration ti the-farm of otiioe 

## or-0 Eamb3r of tha boar&, 

### thetera of %qloymat extuwi& 

## ov%ra porlod dur~ whloh **all** the swabers of the **board a8**  **oonstituted** at the **tiara** of the oontreot will retire thereiron un- 

### ~oy~c%-eloa~e&, ir ageinet publlo

. . . **This aeezs**  

### to **ba the**  **law in**  **T8xas ,**  **whloh** 18 exprassed ln 11 Tax. Jur., 631, as follow%ns



### ‘OrUaa214, **oontraoto m&r**  by a ooamiirslonsrs~ court my not be repudlatrd 8Wely bewiuae Lbr, ~eOnn%l or **t&8** 

### body ha8 eubsoguantly ohancfed. It is only wh%re 

### the %iqAoymmt by 

### 0.oomis%lm%re' oourt is pcrrsonal ad 

### c~riddntial, a0 **In the**  **cauo oi**  **aa attarney,**  **that** 

### it **ir h&A**  

### thst**one aornePis8loner%** **’** 

## court **ha8** ae m%r to bind iQ auaco~~.’ 

### “Thlolaat c$oted etnt’aat 

### ts bassdoa tho only Taran 008% im th@ eubjoot, the 

### oaso of Gulf Bltuuthio co. **Y.** 

### mm%%% oounEy, ll 3. G. (Zii) 30s. uhlehmy%t *It 

### la onlywhere ths aaplopnt by 

### a ooml~olc.m,nerr~

oourt is prsm31 ctrrd **Oonii&e::tial, a6**  **in th8**  **OMSB of**  **an attCW**  ney **3r3 1**  that it is held 

### that on% oomlsslon**oourt** 

### oannot **bina its**  

### suooosaors.*
"The oo-ixtdeoislone in most ol the oohsr stats8 that W8 havb) found hold that Ofi%eorsai%sion%rs' uourt 

### ounnot bind ito 8u008880r8 on paraonal oontraotia. Curtby county v. azlth, 5Q xan, 330 32 Pa0. 30 (artploywnt of county 

### prlntar) Prank& Uau.ntyv* Wanok, 9 oh10 0. C. 301 (employzenl oi aourtS~~8e janitor): tillikttn V. ‘&;;ar County, l4Az,lll. XiS, J;: N. 2. 483 (e5qaopent 

## or poi%:.uae aqwintemi~ni)~ Board rrp **hZUili83iOXl3Z3** V. t-ayl.or 123 Lud. I@, 23 w. 2. Tii8 (.3rap1oynrrsat

of attorney 18 and #lll%tt I* ml.houn county, 

### 217ala. 587, 117 so. 3u (tunplowiuIt ol attorney).

# 420

-A t&x coUeotor-crttorney wuld nomd taot, patience and dlllgmoe, and 0.couiisslonsra* oourt3coulC ha*0 *very lnoentiva to want 8 mn with those gialitlas. 

### In short, 

### m&i oormleeibn%rs* oourt shop10 be ontltled to cake lte own Eontracts touohl~ 

### on tJ.m mttor. wi?urthbmwr6~ the 

### n8w4 electad county Attornoy bu3 rl&ts whloh we do not bolleve urn be ovarlooked. .iUtial8 7232, ii%Vh%d 5tatutOS, 

### ~oVld%S for 

### the oanty 

### attorney to represent the Stats and OoUnty in 8Uftl9 for dolinr;wnt Wxao and ~l'OVi&eS fees for 8UOb servlaes. "The oounty attommy sfaaelected 

### with the 

### undarswn6ln~ that the 

## abovevuult be 8 2-t OS his ilutl%ecindthat hs uoulr:km &+(Lii: for 

### par

## r0rang the mke. '218CCInot bstliorm a 01oainiJ ednfnlstration of a aoiml~alonora* oourt, based upon a **waiver** sigmd by an outping oounty attorney, can deprLva the ine~&ng county attorney of these vol.Lablo 

### r&&s. ~184, M do not bellevo 

### tha County orin bo thus deprived of any chance of having 'thenewly alacted ooumy attommy ;ierromn these sarvh33 

### at lees.aoot than *ho attornsy

### oa&motor will parforzz t&t 09~0.~
It cl&t ba t;uentlsned that rJ;aabove holtiin; waa not uemt to 

### prevent. a contmoticg 

### atszrnsy froiii aonolud~ suits filed wl%hLn tD3 MI'Z oi of'fic~ ol' *LLSoo&i&mlonsrs, t2.6aontract SG ;;rovirtln&.

TDe 

### trustee8 of 

### lndopon~ent scksol ei3tricta haYe over-lasping tariis. 1stleast in 5x23 inda~sn6ellteosoo1 &is? 

### frLot3

## t& eleottons 

## or rgril, 194c 

## ~ilc 1641, 

## wouldartsot a &orlty 

### OS t&c trmtG*e. IE 

### others tkio wulC not bo true. at, in all B'.ic?. distrlcte them woul:. tc.an elsctim **or** e&oticns afhwtln~ ens or wre ktmbars of tie board 

## 0r truetecls.



## i8 rinc no0~88in gold. iwwar, it 

### Is sspgnrant that.the grlnclples go~erni~ oomisul~ners* oourta ln the mtti;r8x3 a,splloatL3 to i=1deysr;dsrrt3uLicol C.istricts at 3mO point. ,iaCo not rqpri. the cuunty tittsmcty's sitilatlon as boltxg 00 i.spLrtdnt ln th3 ants0 of ths school district a5 fn th6 0630 Of tit'3 6lOWlty. 288 Artialara 73;?6, 7332 and

# 42;

In Y1k.w YSW stmrp, 118 3. 'i;.(2) 774, it -8 

### be16th4tprior to enaotm3nt 0rutiOit3 

### 27DOa Vernon*s g~vllStatUt80, (antiat I tlnw3

### whentie statt 08 w*re G 

### ailmt 88 to 10ngth 

### oit*Eaa a6 towhU3Jh tubohorst 

### ecuitraots oould bu naba) a 

### teacthor’r amtract oould sot be ~46~ r0r a 104pr period than 0110year. EOWIVO~, the groua& upon whioh that ~~lnfcm uaa bairadlendor the aam 

### Oriittb+ YOhe in a6 QWStiOXi bQrOP4 USa
ifs think the 

## mostmamneble view, an4 the one mst llkdy to be ado?ttad by the oourts, IS 

### that owoh aontraots with attorneys twinnot, be cads b? an 

### lndsper.dent ~ohool cllstrfatcr0at46 uxcw 

### general ltiw

## r0r a tern eattending bayon thb 

## timewhen in th8 or6lnary owir84 

## 0r eleetlcn t:a psrscnncl 0r ii caJorlty isf ihti b0nti or 

### trustesa r&hat bs chzngec?. 

### Tibiashuul¬ be interpreted to lapmob a prsv:;tl.ca u:Liah nil@ bz oon~o1~:44 ln auoh Q emtraot 0utLorizlx tm con0 :;;sivn of w:ts filed prior to SUOh time.

Iho aboY@ 

### rmsworsYOU :iMBtl.;RLIas defin,iesly 08 me am able to **arrsw4r** tswu on 

### thr raa3 ;glven, 

## Ii the **g&.raat 1s**  **prop3rsJ** f3xec~tw.t **an8** 

## if **in mb**  **owim3** 

### 0r 

## ~leot:on 133s **bw 9**  mjcrlty 

### or the tmurci **of trirfltedis**  **OGtC8** 

## upr0r aleotfon 6dringtS4t-ami of the occtraot, in our opinicn it io 8 valid one. Gig axprorrs no 0piniol.Jrirb to 

## th4mi~ay a arfdatiYwotl60r BUY r2b3adg ~hi0i~ idfhrr prty ail&t hmreii tie othar 8k~~ld brtich suoh a txmtra0t.