OFFICE OF THE A?TORNEY 

### GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### Eon.Roloa I#.

eawll County Attorney 

### win Couutt lbOltu?,

hur

wo aI% la rroolpt ion upon tho iollori~g QUO

pat to; tla oon8tnmat fund of tha Count7 

### loos1M~tlonal 

### md tha other

## 719

Hon. Boloa L. Sowll, PII@ t

**m pWniOUWhiOh**  **UiOOO** 

### WiththO Capmi.alonu. hurt is whatheror not uand*r t&a frota aa a plated 

### la bull~lng oont#m

### of Artids within thewaning tho Conat

itut 

### ion of the Stats0s Taxas tn an irs0ort t0 

### aaoortala whether the OodaaloneVa 

### Oourtluy l 

### xp.116 momy. fromthe 

### tin4 ior this parpoeerg ~rmaaent 

### hproranunt

Bsotiw s 0f Prti0iO 8 or th0 ~sm0 c058tiw tlon reada aa followar



### 7ha Statetax on pro~art7 

### l xoloalra of
the tax 

### noo~sauy to par 

### the ptlblio debt, and of the taxes 

### providedtar the be-tit OS the publia free l

ohoola, ah11 notat 

### l xow4 thlrtp 

## rfw **0OOt0 M**  

## t* **000 hue04**  **dou.0r0 +0hOti00)**  

### an& no oOunty oltyor tom shall lary more than 

### trdprfw oentatar 

### oltf 0x oonntypurp oaoa,

n4 notl 

### rcaoaingtliteoncantr

### r0r roads and bri&pa, end aot 

### axoeadln& fiiteon 

### oemta to pa7 jlpzwa, 

### on the one hilPdro4 dollars valuation, 

### oxaaptfor 

### thepa~unt of dobta
inourrab prior to the adoption o? tha aman&mnt 

### 8eptamber88th,lm8) and~fortho'orootloa of publ%ebull6lng0,

streets,

aewra, water works sol otlmr pumanont lmpro~eamntr, not to uoeod hmnty-rlro 

### oantaon 

### tha OM hun4nl &oUur Tal!lrtloa,

&n aBy 030 pu, ana l xoopt 

### aa lm ID thl8 

### Ooaatltutlon othanln 

### prorlde4g a& 

### theLoglalaturo uy alao 

### authorize an ad<lon= ml annuala& talo~a~ 

### taxto h lorio and 001100901 tar tha further 

### 8alntenanoa af the publla ronar; provlbd, 

### that a mJorlt7 OS tha 

### qualifld proparty tax-paying rotor8 

### ot the 

### oountrrotin 

### at an l 

### leotioato be holator 

### thatpurpoaoshall 

### rote ouch 

### tax, not 

### to excso4 tlftea oaata cm tlw onehoadrrl&ollus value tlonor tka groprrtymubleot 

### to taxationin l 

### ooh oorznt

i law. tar t 

### ia ISa the 

### Uglirlatare ma pa.8 looal malnnknanoe ef tb pabl a il roda 

### rlthmt thr looalaotloonqnlro4 orlooallm.~Eon. Holen 1. 

### 80~11, Pa4e 8

Artlolo SSbl, Vemoa’O Annotated Civil 

### Statutes, set8 forththa followlag 

### powr and 

### dutl oi tho oounty 

### odaaloaua~ omuta - -

l +t*

l 7. Prorldo end keep Jaila aud al1.nfooaaary 

### In npalr 

### oourthowa8, ?ubljo buildings &b em
Artlalo 2b52, Vatnon~a innotated 

### Clvllstatutes, refers 

### to the tax 

### for woqBctlon oi publfo bolldinga~ by 

### tho oouaty 

### oomrLaalonar~ 

### oourtl

Wail oourt ahsr/r hero 

### the power

### to 10~ end oollaot a 

### tax”?oroouaty 

### purpoau, not to exceed trentr-five 

### centson the onehuadred lollersvalumtlon,

end a tax 

### not to **exceed** fifteen 

### oonta **011 the**  **one hundred**  

### dollars raluatlon to aupplament the jury fand ot 

### tho oouaty, and aot to l

jroeed fifteen 

### osatafor roeda and bridges on tha one hundred 6ollara valuation, 

## l xoaDt for 

### thepayment of debts lnaurred prior 

### to the~adoptlon of the amendment 0r the fkmtltutlaa, E@tamber 25, A. 0. 1883, end for the l ractlon.oS pub110 bulldin@, atraa 

### to, mwra, rat8x IO- and other pumanent iaprovomeata,



### eU twentpflte 

### oemtaon the one lara. 

### valuation

in XIthe '"I on0 year, aa Constitution o herwfea 

### prod& levr anl

bdltlonal tax 

### for roe6 

### purpose8not to exceed 

### flitam oantaon the one hu.n&o& &ollu valaatioa 0r tha 

### property 

### mbJoet to texatloa. uulor the limltationa and in Art1010 8. Sea. 9. la &a manuu prwl~ad 

### for of tha f&mat

### ltutlon and In 16ua relating 

### tlmr*to,*

The Texts8

Conatltutloa, prorldoar pprsuance or-tti -

Artlole 8; 

### sttotlon l8,

9 l & + Tha 

## l

ount~~omrdaaionera so 

### ohoam, rith the oount~ judm, a8 peal6lng ofrloar, shall oamseaa the *au&~ 

### o5mlarlonua~ oorat.Eon. Noloa 1. Sowll, Pa@ 4

**by** 

### this Omatltutloaand **tha** laws of tha State, or as mar bo horoattor proaorlbo4.w

Art1010 1603, 

### Betlwd Civil statutoa, 102!5, reads an follwar

V&o 

### ootmtyommlaalonets* ootut of 

### aaoh aounty,as soon as praatloablo attor 

### the OStabllahmont of a 

### oountyaaat, or 

### aftorlt0 remora1 ?roa oua plaoo 

### to anothu, shall prorids a 

### oourthou6o 

### and jell for the 

### oounty. and oiilcoa for 

### oountfirtloera e auoh oGi.ntf 

### ZTtMbpfho east0 in 6ood repsIF ~uaaorlng oural.



### The flrataentonoo 0r Art1010 1605. Tunon*a Annotated Olril Statute;a, 

### provldoat

Vho County Judga, Shorlft, Clerks of tho Dlatrlot 

### and of tho 

### CountrOoux-ta, County Treaaaror, Aaaaasor asvl Colleotor of Faxoa, County 

### Surveyor

and 

### Count7AttOmOy 

### of the aororal aountlos of this atate, ahall keep 

### th6lroffloaa at tha 

### oounty*oats 0s tholr roapootlto oountlaa; provided, l

### ta. l 

### + l l
ulliols OTI, Rarloa4 Civil Statutes, 

### 1968, madr 

### as follon:

l 8herlffa ahalL havo ohorgs an4 OOntrc+l
.0r the oOurthouOo0 

### 0s 

### tholrraapotlte ocmntlos **subpot** 

### to moh rogalatlona as tha aaamla abno ra

l

### ourtMT praaorfba~ and tho offlolal 

### bead shall 

### ostondto and lnoluda the 

### talthful pufonmnoe 0r 

### their**duties** 

### underthis artlolo.*

Countf ooaudaaionora* 

### ocurtahue no 

### powra or duties **oxcopt** those whloh 

### aro olaarly 

### set forthan6 dafinedin the Ceaatltution 

### and atatutos. LDBARS% CWXR 

### T. JzLaaNo8 8s B. 1. 886tHOOREv. H3dm.Nm coumf 8. T. 478; iL PA80 COUHTT t. XLAM, lob 83. ctd) SQb.

### e7a

7ha statuteshava l 

### loarlyUoflnadtb 

### tbserlbd the dutloa, and kpoaol 

# the E%:rtP00 

### 0s 

### the aommlsaloncra~ 

### oourt,thaHon. Bolan L. Sowll, Peg0 5



### mdlus through uhloh tho Ufforont oountloa 

### aot,and from thoso atatotas 

### slat oam all the 

### l uthorlty rested in the Oountloa.g 11 Tn. JUN. 54s.

Tram the oonatltutlonel provialona 

### of the atatutoa quoted ebovo, 

### wo hare aeon 

### that the ooenty eordsl fonara* **court** he8 **tha powor**  (1) to 

### prod&e mid koop in repair ell nooeasaw publfa buildings; (2) **to** 

### provldo offlcea for oounty 

### orrloera at 

### tha oountr*o&i (3) **to** l xorolao juriadlotlon 

### over all countr burlnose.

It has been well-aatebllohed that the juriadlotion of oami6alonera* court3 la limited to atrlotly aoounty bualno6am I ead 

### tha Loglaloturo her no aathorltl to enlarge their powers 

### or jurladiotion. SU? VAI;OB ELWTRIC LIOFiTCO. vs. ICG~XFi, 88 Tex. 197, 96 8. W. 866.

cOStStNh& s6OtiO5 9 Or tit:010 0 Of #a *MS Conatltutlon and Seotlon 7 oi ArtI 2351 aupra, in oonjunotlon with all the other atotutea refatlag to the powore of 

### theooantyoodeslonera~ 

### oourtamI in tho light of the neoessltjr of the court aetlng withla tha sphere of its power8 and duties oonlerred 

### upon it, it la our opinion that pub110 buildings mean 

### l neoeasary pub110 build1
mea pub110 **bn**

“ffau and that %oooaaar~.-pub118 bulldlngs* ldln&$a l

eeantial for .tho eonduct of atriotly woounty buainesaa; and when mr02ag to office buildinga, it means pub118 buildings l aaantlal 

### for houalog- tha offloea of 

### oountf orrioora or 

### agonolos.

Wo bellova that tha propoaa4 bulldin in pur 

### lotte?of 

### roquoat la l *publie bull4 &(I d:ao~bee



### broa4oat aanae 0s tbs 

### term. Se0 Opinion lfro. 6-1647 0s thla 

### Qopartmont by Hon. &doll ~llllaam, A8alat8nt Attusoy Qeaoral, 

### to .Ffon. Stonlaj TiamiIiO, Oounty 

### Attorna lierrlaon Co-t oontalnlng dorlaltlons of publio bui iding8. But w o not bellovo lt la a public building 

### aoi' **cosaazy for**  

### tha **purposes** of 

### eountr bualnasa wlthia the

~UXT~OW 0f seation 7 0s k.rtioloa ES81 as4 X+08.

xnl 

### coo~moo 

### with tb 0-t doelalons of thla atat6, m4 hero oonalatontl~ and rapoatodl~ 

## mlea that

## 723

Hon. X01.8 1. &lmll, **P*go** 6



### OouIe~oom8iMlomr8' 

### oourtr ray 

### not lO@l~ 

### l rprnd or 

### l ppropriatr

**oountr fund8**  **for** **purpo8*r** uaauthorIse6 by th8 Can0tltution of 

### rtatufq 1~.



### to? l ‘IQp91@, 

### OpinionIlo. O-691 of thir 4qart- 

### &8nt hold that **th@ 001d8810a828** **’ ocmrt**  **of tilT88tOa**  **COUnty, f8Xa8,**  **M8 without**  

### l nthorltr**to** 

### bqwnd oountr ?UZI~~ for th8 **~plOJas&iti Of**  

### iif*maTa for **thh8tOn** Beaoh; 0 lnlm lo. O-1086 of **thlr** bpartmamt **hold tht**  **th8 0** **08J 88ioaOr8** * **oourt of**  b?arIon **County, hur,**  wan without authorIt to par tha ralary of a gann wardoat Opinion Ho. 0-1290 of **thl8** d8partn8nt h8ld that the **oomiQi88ioner8 ’**  **ootlrt of**  Boxar COule~, **-X88,** ***aI ‘** **with out**  8uthoritr to rxpond oountp **run68** ror rh 

### protea**tiOn Of**  **~OTtiOIU Of**  t& OOWlt~ **Ifling OUt8i48**  **Of t&a**  **Olty of**  **881.1**Mtonlo, **an4** that the **oounty oould**  

### not **oontraot** with 

### th8 oity 

### of San 

### Antcaioto furnirh ruoh fir0 proteotlon ror ruoh portiona 0r the **oountyi ad**  OpInIoa Ao. 04001 of 

### thir d8partn8nt held that 

### th8 oaami88lomr8* ooitrt 

### oculdnot 

### lagally make dOaatiOa8 **to** 

### tha **Tlderouloaim** Association, to the Amerloan lilatlonal B8d 12088 **or to**  any oth8r oharItabl8 organization making nque8t for auoh bonationr, anb Opinion Ro. O-1999 holding that the oounty oonmi88ionerr* oourt doe8 not hare the cuthority to puroham a 8lt.e for a donation to the Unitd Btatea Qot8rnmmt **for** purporer of 8 military **re8onatlon, ud**  opinion 

### 80. O-U60 holdingthat ootantr od88hBorV **oourt 18**  aot authorized **to nab**  a 

### PonatIM of #S,500.00 **towed** 

### thm **puroh880** 

### prlooOf 8 ttsOt 

### of lad t0 

### b owd ior Hatlonal (kaml Unit, oounty fair8 and 

### othu:plblio oelobratloru whom the balmo* of 

### the **poreharr** prloe **aad** all .8ub8aquont 8rpwi8oa mill **be** pal& by **ttn** 

### city.

The l xpmdltun or 

### l

ppropriatIon o? **0-t** fundr tar an ofrloe building larger md norm I oamod 011s than th* 

### MOO88fti88 Of 8tdOtlr OOlUity bU8bl.88 rollI& 

### denan **aad** for 

### the purpow 0r 

### TOIltill6 spa008in thlr buildlag 

### to 

### nm4ountp ag8aOfe8oa a **profit ba8ir**  ratld **Wmg 8x00~8**  **of th8**  **authority of**  a oounty ooriml~Ioaerr~

**.** X0 arm not oalled ‘upon **to** anmar lm thla oplnIon 

### the 

### qyrrtion

of 

### rlmthar

or not 

### a **Oorutt~ Oanmi88iO~r8** **’** ocprt **ha8 the**  powm ati mthoritr **to** lease 0rri000 in 

### the eamt~ oourthouw 

### or a rounty 

### buildingto noa-oounty gOnrtUa4nt81 8geBoiO8 or 

### federaland 8tato Idt8 

### Nch a8Ha. iol*a L. Senll, Pago 7

thm AgrIoUltural **hdJu8tm0at** Admlnl8tratIon 8nd tin 28x68 letIon Quard, and 

### rhatharor not tha 

## oountf oaumi8- elcm8r8* **oorvt** oan enter **tb0 burln088**  0r **1008ing oauntv**  proporty 

### gonaralllr. **sea** 

### la **tht8 rr8peot**  **Opinion Ilo.**  O-178 **br** Honorable Eon Yoodall, **A88irtmt** Attorner mn

### l **ml, to**  Honorable Ldgar Z. Pama, Countr 

### Attormr, Hookle County, L8v8lland, Tour; oplnIoa dated 

### April It, l&, **by** 

### Attorn. Qononl B. P. Loomy **to** Eonorablr J. J. Strloklmd **County** Attom8r. Palortlne Texar Report8 8nd OpdOn8 AttOrnOy bnOrl1 191~lb168 &
Dodron f. Yarrhall, u8 8. 'II. (2d) 621. In **thir OOM~O**  tioll 6ttMtioll 

### 18 called **t0 IrtiOl0**  23120-8, TernOn' Asnotat8& airi StatUte8, authoritln6 th8 OOU.atJ O&l**8iOMr8 ’**  **oourt to**  **10a80,** 

### rent or provldr0rri00 8p606 

### for thm l

6mlnl8tr8tIon or 

### unomplopmnt relior and mm. 69opecUm with Stat8 and To&oral 

### r8liOf l getiolrrl and &%iOh 5888, Ternon~8 Annotated Civil 

### izingthe 8ormni88iOner8' 

### OOtUtand Oitp 

### 00 mlsrlon **to** 

### l

pproprIat6 non108 **to p8~**  **noo888ary** l **xpon808** 

### of thr Eational kard Unit8 

### loaatadin tholr ronrpeotln oauatlrr an& In 

### or near their n8peotIto oltIOa or town8 and 

### to donate traots 

## 0r lon4 **for** oon8truotion or 

### Aatlonal Guard Amorlor 

### and building8 for PM of Hatlonel Chard **UDit8.**

Ii* hmo lImIted our opinion to tha pomr 

## or the OCUEtr 0~88iOXMrO' OOti t0 OOn8tr9Ot a buil&Ing for 

### the purpO886 l am8rated In your letter 0r roquwt.


### ft 18 

### am opinion, 

### ad you 

### am 80 l dTi8ed



### that 

### th8 oOn8truOtiOn br 

### the **8ountr** OaP3lri88iOllOr8' OOU& of
a 

### ballding

to hama **Tfsriour** &Ywrmmatal 

### agonoI~8 8rrrP a8 the **00uat7 8g0at.8**  0fri08, **tb** looal 

## 0rri00 0r th8 Agrioulture **AdjU6thWt** &d6bi6tl'8tiOn, 

### the **lOOa kttory**  

### of **tha** 

### TexarBatlanal Quard, 

### and othergov8rwatal 

### l gMOf88-itOt

oonnsot8d

with 

### th **oOuatr** or **rtriotir OOuatr**  **bU8hl888,** 

### with tb object Of O?lhOting rontalr fra
raid 1686608 and di8Oharging **indabbOdne88 0gaia8t**  **tbi8** propomd building, WOW not bo tba oreotlon of a noo88- rary mbllo bull&& within tba oont8mlatIon of hrtiola 

### 8, Saotlon 9 rR the 

### Taxar *utitutIoa aad 

### SeotlonT of lutlole 8S51 

### Y4noa*r Annot8ted Civil Btatater, aab thr 

### ropntr O08&88I0~8r8~ **oOtUt** ha8 a0 OOn.etitutiOnal

or rtatutory authority 

### to orPloP **oounty fund8**  **for tha**  l 

### notion OS moh a building.

### 725

boa. lolar L. @well, Pago l