**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  -Gyuo(
-- Xonoreble Kennatb H. Clark CountJ Auditor V8rd county Jksmhans, ruar

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Annotated Texrr Civil Sta08 in the State act

### l poot;ve c o m8zsrloa-
the o-ty. o ouetler

may 8lso

, frlcludimg the nocowary bulldilgr nnd other ImproYmatll, sn thdr ovn oountler or in my other oounty or olty la #ie Batted State@, vhero fairs or 

### sxporltiona are being held, "See. 2. The Cornlarfomrst Courta at the .respectlve oountios 

### or the Com@ssionerst Courts of e.evarsl counties aury 

### cooperate vith eaoh other and participate vlth local Interest!8 in providing for the l reotion of suoh building8 and other imprmwments aa mar be neceasery toHonorable Kenneth J4. Clarlc, Page 2

aaooatpliah the purpose **vntfoned** in Seotionl, of this Aot and for the 

### l arstiling, oreating, and mlntaining of such hortioultural and **agrl** oultural, livestock and nimeral exhl.bLta, and the oxpenasa lnaldent thereto. 

### "Sec.3. All 

### inoorporated cities, vater improveamnt districts, and vatar control end improveBent dlatricta mfiy cooperate vith th8 COIlImlsrlonerr~ Courta of rush oountlaa for the purpose8 stated in Saotloa 1, and Section 2 of this Aat and appropriate monies in providing for auoh exhibits, eatabliahirtg and maintaining much muaeuam, 

### and ln the areatlon of such bulldings and lmprovsmentr, and the aaaembl+ng, erecting and mafntainlng of awh horticultural, agricultural,~liveatock and mineral exhibita.

“Sec. 4. Rothlng herein oontalned ahall be aon8trued as repealing or modifying any of the proviiiona ot Chapter 

### 163, 0mera1 hvm, **?tetgular** Seaalon, Forty-aeuond Legl8laturo (knovn aa Iiouae Bill 312), {codified aa **Art.** 236&, V.A.T.C.S.) nor as taking the provlrlona of th.la Aat out of limitationa 

### of maid Chapter 

### 163, Acts 

### 1934, E it;** 

### 4th LB., p. 

### 52, ah. 20; 

### Actr 1926,

3td C.S., (S8aOnd iiacketa lp . 2103, oh. 507, 1 1. our8 Article 

### 2368a,Soation 2, Yornon’r 

### Annotated Civil Statutes, reads in part 

### as follovar

“No county acting through its ooaaalaaloaera oourt,.... ahall hereafter 

### make or enter Into any contract or agmemtmt for the construction $b-% :::?g%k$%s%:~~g 2 7 nditure in excess of Tvo Thousand Dollara $2,000.00), crentlng or lmpoaing an obllgation or liability of an;~ nature or **oharecter** upon such comty, or mq subdivision of such aounty,..,. without first aubmittlng such pkoposed oontract or agreement to cpmpetitlve bids.

,...” (Undsrsaoring ours)

AXoaormbh Keaabth II. 

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ATtiole 1659, V8rmot1~8 Annotmted lelcam 

### Ciril Stm

### tutmm,road8 as follovs~

"8uppUmm of etmry kiti, romd mnd **bridge** rtarial, **or** 

### a4 otheruterial. **for** 

### the UH of raid aouuty,or uy 

### of its offlomrm, 

### depwtmats, or 

### inmtltutlonm

must bm purmhmsmd

on a~tltlre bSdm, the oontnot to bm avardmdto thm partyvho, IA the jUd@MtAt 

### of the oommlsrionorr court, hum muwttod thm lovrmtmud bmmt 

### bid, The oounty 

### auditormhallmdvmrtiso for l porlod 

### of tvo weeks 

### IA at lmmst one Qlly nevmpmper, publlmhmd mnd oir

### aulmtedir thm oouaty 

### for l 

### umh suppllem

mad amtarial aomording

to 

# l **pmolfimmtias,** 

### givingin detail vhmt 1s needed, Buoh tiYWtbmAt8 &au date 

### VhbN tbo speolfimmtlonmmtobm found,mad mbmll, give the t%m md pImoe fos~rooolrlng muohbldm. All muah 

### ooapetitivo bids shallbe kept 

### OQ file by the o ounty l udlto~mm mpmrtof thb roaords **of** him 

### offlmm,

mnd mhmllb~mubject to iampomtlca 

### by my OAO iImm;rhg 

### to mom Quq. 

### Copierof ml1 bids reoelrodl



### hmll bm fur~Imhod

wthm oouaty 

### auditor totheoouAty 

### udgmubtethmoolEU.immloamrmoourt~ mnd vhmn t&m 

### bf



### dm nooivod erm not 

### l mtimtmatory to 

### ths mmld P dgo oroountt oesais11ldp~4rs, thm auditormhal njmmt uid ldl'mndm-advo~l8s **for** 

### nev bldm. IA omes 

### of omrgoncy, puWumm8 not 

### In exommm 

### of wm hundred 

### mad fiftydollars may bo aBade

UpoA requfsitlo!a

ta be appmvod w tbo aomimslonmrm oourt, vlthout 

### l dvertimimg 

### for am

### tltirqbidm.' 

### The mame of LWmtonm Oountyvm..Knox, 234 9u 

### 131, held that 

### the aounty'm 

### oontraot **for** 

### purahame

of romd ramerj ln~olrlng 

### l

xpmndlture of ~brm tbm~ ~2,000.00 Vl#OUt reqUiX3ng oompetlt%vo 

### bldm vam void. **Ito** 

### mnolomohmrmvIths oapy of o&dAiOA 

### Ho. 0-1839of 

### this doprrt.S@At **vhloh 00~taiA8**  

### a full 

### dlmaumslor,

of thm LIamstonm

Oounty mm80 md 6180 dlmmumsmr Artlolsr 23f%m 

### sad 1659,Vmrnon'm 

### Annotated TeixAa Cl~ti 8tm

### tutor. In umwer to 

### your question 

### you are rumpeotfdly ad

### v1m.d mmfollowmr

### rmble Kenmth II.

### Clark, Page 4

1. The aorPlisslonorm" oourt is not l uthorlmed to &o or enter into any 

### oontnot or agreement for the 

### oonmtruotion of m8y publla bulldlng ud 6oclpletlon of mmypub110 vork ~ulrlag or 

### muthorla i"f My oxpoAdltun 

### In 0x0.88 of Tuo moummmd(42,OOO.OO) Do 

### Iem, onmtlng or bpomiag m,nobllgatioa or llmblllty upon the aouBty, vltbout flrmt submttting swh 

### proposed oontraet or agnomont 

### to oompetltlrr bids.



### Dollmrm

rust 

### bm purchasedby 

### ooqntltlrm bids. 2. Undar Artlole 

### 1659, **auprr,** raterlmlm mnd fn~olrlng mm

expondltur* of more thma Oae **sup lies**  

### HuAdnd, mrty P$150.00)


### 3. ?hm oo~mmloamrm~ oourtcmmy buy muoh materIm l.m l acordmnoe vlth Artlole 1659r'mutmittlng mmam to aaPpetltlve bids, andamyhirm day 

### labor to 

### oamstructthobuilding. It la our 

### oplnlo~that the aoanismloners~ oowt would hmve 

### l uthorlty 

### to him much labor 

### vlthoutNtnlttlng the hiringof much labor to oompetltlre bldm. 

### Xaurmvmrytruly ATTORBEYC?ERERALOFTEXAS

Wm. s. f~nAl.Ag Amslatmnt