OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY **GENERAL** OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

Xonorairle

R. i.. krzif3trong CountyAuditor, Tom Green County San Angelo, Texas

Dear Sir: Opinion Ho. O-4042

&ii-& .bb.$?read. Your roqueat for aa opi thir depart In part:

*The Comakmloner6*

the purpose of suoh lmprbvo~ doa 

### a6 to the our0 to suboaaty parka and to
on suah lot6 for the 

### 0teor 8ourlet0,

### the rty to aoerue to the oredit It has alao **been** ruegoat- &t **bo** sold to lndlridualo

"3x1 an effort to advise the Commiesioaers*Court properlyaa to their authorityregarding thee* expenditures,I w%sh to aertif'y the rollowing question0:

**“ i.&eetiOIl**  **NG. 1.**  

### Does the 

### oountg have authority, in conmotion with the irnprorammtof oouuty parka, to oonstruct or purohaso elre,adr ooneitruetod

oabimHonorable 8. L. AnnstrOng, Page 2

or oottagefs,

and furnish,maintain, and operata suoh oablae and oottages for the purpoee of rentln,g or leealn& the sane to vaoatlonistrand tourletrl
"QuestionNo. 2. Does the oountyhave authority to l abiilvlde

a oountypark and eel1 or lease lota to lndlvldualefor the purpose of emoting summer aottfigal9
~QuestloaNo. 

### 3. Doeo the oountyhave authority to expend oouaty **ruads** 

### ror **park** lmproveme~tsto be emoted on land not omed outright 

### by the @ounty, but held undo? 

### a leame ooatraotPW

Artlol~ 6678,Veruoa'8 AnnotatedGirl& Statutea, 

### rsadsr

"faohComaim~lonsn~ Court lr authorized to levy **and** oolleat a tai'm+fo exceed 

### five (5) aeat@
on @action@hundred dollars aneessedvaluation of the oountg for the purohaee and improvmwnt of laudr ror u8e 

### ao ootmt~ parks. Ho ouoh tar @hall be levied and oolleotrduntil th; properltlon la submitted to and r&filed br thi prcppetiy taxpaylnc; voters oi the oounfy ate a general

### or sg~ola2 oleotlon called for that purpmr, provided, a two-third8 majority or th@ propstiy taxpayingvoters

### or mneh oount& at au eleot.ion held for mob purpoc~e &all **drterialae** 

### la favor of 8aid 

### tax. fr **mid** 

### oourt de- ‘ aire to astebli8h twe or mom or auoh oouaty parkr, they ahall loaate them inwidely separated pwtlon~ OS the oountJr.Said oourt #hallhave iuU pmrer and control over any and all such parka andmay 1~ aad oolleot an anaual tax ruffiolent in their $&gmut to properlymal&%talasuoh parks and **build** and oonntruotpavllfonr and awh other bulldlugrr 

### a6 theymay deem necessary, lay out and open driveway8 andwalko, pave the same or any part theroof, #et ' out tress and rhubbery, oonstruot ditches or laker, and make suoh other lnprovementsas theymay 

### deem

Suoh parka shall remain open for the 

### Oreo ~~p~~*the publlounder ruoh rearoaablrnilecl Wd rmgtiatlona aa said oourQmq pre~orlb~.

### Hoaorable R. I.. Awstroag, pa@ 3

?34at10n 2. All park6 

### l oqulred by authority ol thlr Aot shall be under the oontrol and manage- -mentor the county aoqulrlng the same,provided that the Oo.mmlssloner8 Court may by agreement with the State Parka Board turn the land over to the State Park8 Board to be opernted a8 a pub110 park; the 

### expense of the 

### improvement and operation of suoh

### parkto be paid by the oounty and/or oooperatlreFederal agenoles aooordi:T.g to the a&ree:nent

to be mads between suoh oounty and the State Park8 Board.W

We hold in our Opinion I?o.O-905 that a oounty **oould** build or purohaae a baseball rtadlum **to** be uead a8 a part ot R oounty'spark eysten.

We bellove that portion of the **above** quoted artlole reading1 n* * * and build and oon8truotparllloasand suoh other building8 a8 they may deem nocaarary * * ** and ** * * make suoh other lmprovamenteas thaymay deen proper * * ** rests in the Oomml8slowr8 * Court the authority to oonstruot or puroha8e oabla8 and to operate the 8tuue a8 a part oi the oounty 

### park 8ystem. Your rirst quaetfon 18 annrarea

### in the 

### arrirmatlte.

Countle8 being oosiponant par88 ot the State, have no power8 or butler8except those oleuly set forth and derlned in the Conetitutloaand statutes. The statutes of Texa8 have eleuly definedpowe.r8, preeorlbed ths duties and imposed the llabllltlc8or the oommlsaloner81 00~1%~ themedlun through whioh the different oountiee act. and from those statutes 

### met
oome all the authorityvested in-the oountfes. Y. Jennfnizo,

33 S. 8. 585;

### arrinnee, 35 s. W. 

### Ndwardr Count2 1033.

The above quoted statute rurnl8he8no authority to tha oommlaslonera*oourt 

### to eubdlvlaea county park ror the purpose of selling or leasing lot8 theroln nor to expend oounty fund8 tar park purposes on land not owned by tho oouaty. Your 8eoond and third questions are answered in the negative.

Youre very truly

A7!TO~YGJWE%AL OP TEXAS