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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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<div class="ocr">Honorable Marion NoGee, Page &

roed and bridge indebtedness cannot be
used for other Purpose, and the

funds 80 co She gui tiotent to
take care of said indebtedness, the
funds received from the motor vebicie

tration fees cannot be used te
pey sald indebtedness, '

"Ie 4t lawful if the 15¢ constitutional tax
levy is not sufficient to care of saic in-
debtedness to pay the excess indebtedness frou
the motor vehicle registration fees, and on the
other hand if the i constitutionel tex levy is
more than sufficient to take care of seid indebted-
ness, may the excess be used to pay any of the
salaries of the County Comiasionerst?

ime wore from your opinion No. 0-553,
Page 10,

*tIt is our opinion, therefore, that the
saiaries of the County Commissioners of
kaye County can be paid from the road

bridge funé insofar as the funds so
used are in payment for services per-
foywed in the maintenance ef the publie
yoaé system of Hays County, eto. !

"Is it levful to pay that part of the salaries
of the County Coumissioners of County» for
services performed in the maintenance of ne public
road system of Eays County from the motor
repietration fees, which are part of the roat and
bridge fundt*

article 235726, Yernen's Annotated faxes Civil Stat-
utes, authorizes counties to pemit the use ef roed machinery
end equi ppent for the therein stated and receive
Compenss

of the County". No restricticons are placed upon
eof said funds efter same ars in said Road & Bridge
Fund, therefers, it is cur op that seme may be
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<div class="ocr">Honoreble Marion Medee, Page 3

for the same as the unpledged funds in the
ler Road & B Funé may be used; subject, however,
the folloving limitations under the facts stated by you:

Article 6898-9, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil
Statutes, reads in part as follows:

* . ce oe The t shall also contain
shoving ail cutetanding obligations of the”
ou )
om She cash on hood to fae onedit. oe each
and every fund of the county goverment, the
funds received from all sources tne
previous year, the funds svatlable from all
sources the ensuing year, the estimated
revenues ev ble to cover the proposed bude
Eetssauireds Cages tools hand Eages Bs 339,"
e (A r tg Be e

Article 689a-11, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil
Statutes, reads in part as follows:

* 2 « « « When the budget has been finally
approved by the Ocmisaicners® Court, the pud-
get, as roved the Court, shall be flied
vith the rk of Coun Court and texes
ievied only in scoordance revith, and no
expenditure of the funds of the county shall
thereafter be made except in strict sompliance
with the budget as adop ty the Court. Exe
cept that emergency expenditures, in ease of
grave public necessity to meet unusual and un-
foreseen cond s tions ach could not, ey reascon-
r dt tgen a tion, have been
Spaluded the or budget, may from time
to time be euthorized by the Court as amend-
mente to the original budget. ... *

The only way the comty t can be enanded
after its edoption is in strict so - with the adore
statutory provisions. ‘This departsuent has ruled on several
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<div class="ocr">Honorable Marion Medes, Page 4

occasions that vhether a situation is one vhich can be
Classified as en euergency under the budget lev 90 as

ly
gent thought and attention, have been iuded in the orig-
budget such as vould authorise the Comaissioners'
Court to now azemt its budget and use wipledged funds col-
lected in 19455 from the rental ané tion of its road
machinery ané pment to pay & of the salaries of
its Coun sioners is a fact question to be deter-
mined prinerily the Commissioners! Court. Unless there
Goes exist s “grave public necessity’ + the Comnission-

era! Court cannot now sc anend its budget and use said
funds for such purpose.

We enclose herewith copies of opinions Nos. 0-1022,
0-1053 and 60-4533, vhich deal vith the budget law, and fully
explain its provisions.

Article 66 750-10, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil
Stetutes, provices thats "all moneys allocated to the
counties ty the provis of this Act (arta, 6675a-1 to
G6TSa-24; Po C. Art. 807a be used by the counties in
the payment of obligations, any, issued and incurred in
the fax of all roads, including
State Highways of such counties ané districts therein; or
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<div class="ocr">Honorable Marion Madee, Page 5

Girect your attention to the folloving holding in the

ef Carroll va. Williams 504, which vas
also set out in our opinion Oe O-5558 0b page 6 there-
ofs

"go implied power to transfer money
from one to encther such constitutional fund
de derived from the fact that the original
fund contains more than enough to meet the
current demands against it. Such excess may
be retained in that fund, and epplied in suc-
ceeding years to the very ee for vhich
it wae raised, thereby possi reducing the
future tax rate for t purpose,"

Article 6675a-10, Vernon's Annotsted Texas Civil
Statutes, also con the following provisiont

“ 2. « « « Kone of the monies so placed
to the credit of the Roaé & Bridge Fund of «
compaasation of ony Couey Fudge or County
compenss of eny Coun Judge or Coun
Commissioner, » « + 0”

Therefore, it is our opinion that it is not lay-
ful to pay any part of the salaries of the County Comis-
sioners of Rays County for services performed in the main-
tenance of the Public Roed Systema of Hays County froe the
Motor Vehicle Registration fees. We se held in epinion
Ho. 0-5338, page 7.

rusting that this satisfactorily ansvere your
inquiry, ve are 7

Very truly yours

bast 6 —-aBaz ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
Atay Dn Cor Facet Ze
we Cp TEA fase We Bassett

/ APPROVED

OPINION
COMMITTEE

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