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ORICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ‘TEXAS AUSTlri ~GZ!E!f

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relatbd quo8tlonn. opln.ion of thla Dein 

### stated

ha8 boon ropart ae follow2t:

County maintains an acoount in the rein the Jury Fund Iload and Bride. and Courthouee an8 Jail Fund are oarand are Oashd buliaorbninately out OS thi$ in thisIn other words, as low (~8thora is 

### any money

oomblasd fund, all warrants drawn am oaaheQ, whloh results in cashing warrants drawn on one account from funds to ths oredlt of aaothar amount.

### -Hononblo Baa J. 

### Imatk,

Pago 2


### *At the 4” aont tim the Road and Bridge tund 

### la overdrawn ntho ma of ~i50,80%.87, rhfoh is ooe sued Ot the OiIrd~tt 

### and the lmlanoe tram the my Fund, Goneral Xund, 

### and Courthousr 

### and Jail ?und. In 

### other**word*,** tbo Road end Brldeo Nnd owma 

### the Jury 

### Yund 

### Oonoral

Jund, 

### amI oourthcure 

### aad JailFund

### aad *v&aft Of the amount 

### or $SO,S06.87. The normalmotorvoblolo floonmo

too@oolriry

to Stopbenm

Countyannually aro in a maa slightly in ox

### 0188ot ~80,000.00, whioh 

### ~111 t&l by ha end Ot Apl’il,1941. 

### normally

bo paid in t *It Is propond that tho Comn.lrslc~or~ Court 

### eater an **order** reoitlhg the raots ebova smwrated or m auoh 

### thueot an 

### amy bo 

### pertinent to BP uubratanailrs 

### of tb8 sltuatlca, and ptotlding tht tfm 

### aarrant to the u

### tontOS i1S0,000.00 ba lsruod, peyablo not later 

### than my 1, lS41, and'payablo out of the 

### motorvohiolo lioenm **tax** 

### money **oomlng** 

### to StophonaCounty**pr%or to**  

### that **data.**

**“**

**. .**  **. .**  "I should liko 

### to l aktho iollodu& 

### quortlonm -(a) IO Btephanr Oouuty author&a4 fo 

### @atrytb four l b ovo fund. in ow looount? m(b) ID the 

### drpoaltory l atho rizod



### to pv a ohaok dram 

### on the Road 

### and Brldgo 

### Fun8wban tho Road 

### nnd Brldgo Fund la l

shaurtod 

### and imymont haa 

### to be &ad* tram moneya ollooablo to tha other tlati iandr? "(0) If the **dopoaitory** 10 authceizod to make l uoh pymont, 10 the runty l uthorltod to trmraot burinOa* in thla way, ok would this bo a 

### violation ot the lam

“ (d) 

### DGOS tho OoUnty haV0 

### pmor t0 imM y1vMte end plodeo the mObOr VOhiClO liOOD80 rOO& in Pa]ypmt 

## 0r 89w 

### "(0) II the Cormty Obli~8t86ftciOlf t0 Pay tt;a 6um. cf ~!jo,000.00

to the boot 

## .at thin th.6, wuld the EOtOr vehicle iioec~w 

### fess tics batw%n tm: BIIC

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### 646

.- !iononble Ben J. 3Onn, rixde3

nut you, ba ccmaldorod such obl~ation could bo '_ 'ourrat 

### tuada' 

## traa ubloh mid? '(t) 

### U the 

### oouatyoan lmdully borrow&J 000 and plOdgo tho aotor vohiolOlioOnaO t008 r00~1v~blO 

### priorto By. t; 'rmta 

### or by ;d &ml, dthsr by tho 

### iaauaaooot war

### sot oblleation,

shouldit out of tld8 paf brok to.thO OsnorOl Fuad, tho Jury Fund, and OoOrthouao

l ndJ&l Sund the 

### amouattro8tlmro fund8 that haa boan uaod 

### by the Rad and Bridge mtw ssotloa 9, Art1010 WI & the SW00 Conotltutiao 

### gnaorlbua thqawimum 

### rat0 ot 

### tams t6r4ptwel roadsrvld

brldgoa, 

### r0i Jyd88, 

### rnd tar pumaaaat 

### Ep"p OBM, ror resmotlvoly. Tbr 

### money 8rIslne trpmtaxem 1O~f0d z?%%tl 

### Zroaaaob 

### or thr l**bovo** wamera~oa pwpoaoa 

### are oMatlttit%cuml **fuada.**

monoy ThO 

### oolmlad~a~a~ oourt 

### has no autlwrltr 

### to treasfer from one to another oonrtIt.uUoclnl fund, cw to 

## l

xm, ior ono purpoao, tu rmonayraiaod oetondbly toremthor purPomr Tho ImmadIato purpooo 

### ot th0 %oviaion is to llmlt the amount 

### OS tares 

### that8~8~bo raiabd for thOa0 00ran1 puxwaO8, na~OtIrOly, and it 

### Is Olao dsal@ad to :DhfbIt OxoOsdro o~~dlturea for any ot auoh purposoa and to ropulxm tht lny and an moacya ral8ed by taxation 

### tor any 

### purpoar

l 

### hbn lm ap pllOd 

### to that partlouhr purpose aMno othor. Cam01 

### V. killlams, 202 5. w. so4 2. Jur. vol. 11, P. 

### &mlt v. Hill county, 118 s. w. abe; 6 V-10-11; lie~nd~raon v. 

### Farr, Me S. I.

. hrtlolo 68958-10, Verncn*a maotatod ClrIl 

### ;itatutea, prooidos in part tbatr

WI xonbay ot oaoh work oaoh oounty tax oollOotor ahall doposit in the oounty dopodtor of 

### hlr oounty to the oro6lt of tho oounty 

### roadand irldp 

### tund an amount oquO1 to on0 hundmd (lOO$) 

### porooat of not colleotionsmado honunder Audng the proomd1% ucak urrtil tt.is amOunt 

### SO dapoaited ror 

### the ourrmt calemler year ab,brll holo reached a total sum oi fifty ttoussnd ($50,000) dollara. " mne of tha nonoye I?0 plaoaa to the 

## cwodit ’oi :ho road and bride0 rund or t5. oounty shall be used tt pay the aelary or ocmpensation or any oountylionorable Ben J. maa, Pago 4

JwIgr or oouaty Ocmmln~loner, but all said ~poney ahall bo ured ior 

### theoonatruotim and aaldoimn0a 

### or lataM1

rarer 8ad such o ountp Ull6.T

the 

### l pervt rlonor 

### the

o ouaty l a&Waar, Ii there bo 

### oao, 

### ad lf tlkorrla m. suoh 

### l

nb;iaowí,

than the **oounty** oaalorlomr~* oou%rball hro thr wthorlty to oomaad 

### the rmlora or tbi'altiaicor



### l nglnrer 

### 0r tha 

### stataHi6hmr mgllrtmeat 

### ror tin 

### purpose0s 8upwvirtcg 

### the aonrtruotlon

The above mnti0n.d **nttitUt0** ex9r.rrlj9r0~id.r hmf li0.M. teea Ooai~&tO a 0ount.ysh811 br aXMBdO&

It has 1Ong boon held by the **oourtll** ot 

### thla it.t.

. **that** the oomulsalonorr* oourta have no poumrr or dutloo **exoept** thorn uhlohan clearly set rorth anQ 

### derlnedin the CoaetltutlaP aaa datutoa oftho **Stata** or naoesrarlly iaqllrd thwe

### rmra. ._

It was be14 in 

### our OplnloaNo. O-937 that tlm a&- afmera' oourt 416 not have the authority to traasier 

### tundr iron tha rad 

### and bridge fund to the geaarolfuml, 

### It im 

### iurthar

rtatrd in said oplalon tpat "t-h@ OarPlniS6iCdMM’ oourt lr 

### not authorlned totranorer any iacneye 

### rrm one ooaatltu

### ttOa81 fund intO -0thW. euoh traaarer, it naao, rouM ooa**atituta** a 

### diverUm oi ouch fan4r and bo laralid.~



### The suprenr 

### Court of this State 

### has olearly dnun 0 di&inotloa 

### betraanoonstltutlonal **and** rtntutory iuada, hoMlng that thr 

### ooami88lomra* oourt, under Artiolo 1630, Vo?aon*a **mtm0t04** civil statutrm, 1~ not authorized to 

## direct a traar far arcs 

### one ooastltutloml 

## runa 0r 

### monmy 

### rrorlvr.6 rroo take8 1e+ied oateaaib1.y



### ror oao purpose into another fund or 

### l t9orrd' ror another and dlrtlaot pur9oso. This authorlty 

### gmntod la ralb rtatuto wao thorrroro hold to apply only to ltatuto rutids aoa the oommlarimorn* oourt la authorlead 

### to mak*& such **tranatsrw** of fund as by statute are speoIfioal1y WV* ated. Carroll v. villlfaui~, supra. Pc

F xoaoxubl6 Bea J. CAM, Pnge 6

nrtlcle 2554, v.A..:.~,. ~rovZ5as in prt that1 *It Utull be t38 duty of tks osunty tresswer th4 pra3entatiOa to hiz of any warrant, Check, roucSer, or 

### order draw by the 

### proper authority, 

### ii there be funds SUmCle& r3r 

### the payment th:cor on Cesuslt :1 tke acctouat a@hist wblch SUOb w8rrunt Jr3crswn, to escoruo upaa I.& reoc or uuct itstru=e-.t tiis order toyox tk6 BLOM to the ;4yio nw.od therein 0~6 

## to 'W&I tha S:SE oa hi4 baoks to the

% faad upon w 

### ich it la 

### bqaw.

. ?t shell tm the outy cr 6UOh depositary t; &.3? 1 astoiled
. acbnthly statoa4zltto tile

### eo-idsllio3txs' oourt - at eschrep&r 

### termor oald courtabowl~e the dolly balmices to the **oredlt** or oaoh or tho r0a 67 dsposit. l . .*

N-’ mtlole 16X0, F.&&&L provide4: *TL-uacaouats or the tax 

### colleotor *ball

. bo kept as follou6, A 6epirat8 aooouat nball b6 **kc;rt** ror air&i

aopsr6te rum3 thnt my be upO5 the tax roU6; oaob eoomnt 8hull 6t6tr the sacs or the oolleotor, the character or th4 imzu?catered **therein,** an4 the yoer 

### for which the s..zeis a~soseab; SW.: V-0 tows aCnezinC fo,-

&oh 

### yew shall be kapt scparute am: ~lrtiEot." CorssiAer:~ **the above**  nm!tionIiad tatuteu **ta~ether with**  &X%iClt~ **%x1 m6.**  7~61~:z849, v. .b cb a.. aDc 0th~ ssrticant otatuter, it Is opprant t&t lt 16 oant4~- 

### plate@ tlist 

### d **eaprate** acoxmt ahall be BOgL tar ea0h eeprste rund upa2 tba tax rolla.

a 0;:nioa of this Uo;m+mnt (6lcnalal Seport of tbe ittorney Cenerul. 1912-1914, ;a~9 lC3) to144 3.6 0rr00t tht the coep a3p03:tory 

### flirt :X~F s separate 6CCOWt fa,ttUCh fUSId.
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fr: vlcr:3f the rore;Gl;; rrGtt1:3ri:1os *:JrQ\swer. 

### y-;~r ;:id:ti3cs

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### The **OOUit~ dt3pOBftOry**  **iB llOt**  **aUthOl ’** **iZ0d** 

### to ptly a ahoak dram an the roe6 and bridge fum? when the road aa brldgs fund 1s exhausted; 

### whe,n poywnt has to be made iron 

### noueyo allocatedto the other thr:e funCs cbovo 

### rentlonedthe payment or a cheek **drawn** 

### on the road und brld&e tundwould be (L **di~WiOn Or**  

### 6Sid futld8.

**The QIlSWOr**  **t0 the**  **WCOUd qUC5tiOn** **’ aS**  **atatS6 abv,**  neoessarlly answerm your third puostlon.



### The **County** dOIIB **DOt &If8**  **pier t0**  **mm the**  **mrr&8** 

### aentiontd

in yo v

### r inquiry and pie@ the nator nhlalo llasnso fob in paymntgr add 

### warrants.

. The llaonse far8 duo between naw ~4 !:.'r 1, 1942, aaa 

### not be consldarod as current tunds ?roa wblah to pay tho suiu of b~0,oO-O

above mentlonti in tbe event the aounty **abligatu** ttmelf 

### to pay suoh sUJ **at** 

### thio tlmo. **2330** 

### iioenm **roe8 wt**  

### br expendedin tha penner as set out by ArticleCO7Sa-10.



### In **en~wor** 

### to youi lost question,you ime reapeaU* adrimed that the oounty cannot 

### lawfully b:mrow 

### the ~50,000 

### above **nentlo;:ed** 

### and lodge **the** 

### motor vehicle lloonae'iaoarecelvod prlar to 

### Kay f, 1941, for the 

### paynant thsroot.

mu8ting tm the **raregoing ruily**  

### an~wtm your inqu?ry, we are

APPFKJVECDEC

11, 1940 

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ATTORNEY 

### G?%NEFtAL

OF 'l!EX.As

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