**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **OENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
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### ior the **pPr@haro of**  **rooda, she**  **mo8.y** nrolroa f?a the aal. 02 l w to Bo plao.4 krt lato the **fund for**  **the )onhuo**  **of mom**  **rtrpr**
**, ana**  **SO on.**  '2. **An qvount**  to wet dl tA0 uporuu ot opordi “g the

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l 0 l i r tup r , lmludlzq t l r a l r r y ot ouAlor and 8mlrtmt,
oat or off la* mqulpa~nt, **utllitlu,** nntsls

. and other l

xpoaaoa, whioh l l neoa uaro 

### retl- &to& lt fra $250.00 to $33.00 **pu moatA.** 

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### onehrlf or l 

### ll oxpearo8

iaourrod,

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### l **i?omatiaooe, thrra**  lr w ulthorlty tor 

### l

o ttln & gp cut of t&o @arm1 tpad ot tho oountr, the 

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### orlm *ruoitlry r8m.d’ -4 for root- th0 oOUleJ'8 prt of tA0 

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### or rtupr, ti80 0~8 0r th0 terra fbd ia th0 aho 0r th0 lrot that th- oondition of tbo gonoml~‘iuad la 

### mob that it 

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, tho **uowat** 

### d rbloh IO 4531.25. TAO dlrootor ot the 

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### uoh **month, Out**  **o? thir**  **oontiqront** rund, 

### rlthoutw ?urthrrardor ?rcr the ~~881OllUO’ aolut or 

### 8&O COun8~ Auditor, 

### ol8iming

that tho ardor o? tho cOUi88iOU*r8’ Court SOttill# up 

### tho ?uad i8 l 

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?or hir **to aeko**  ruoh puohaob8 .I 

### ho oh00008 aad read 

### bills to tho cori8OiOnOr8' tiWt for 

### pa-t, 8nd tA8t the Auditor mU8t l ppr O v O,SUO h

**blllm md**  8hO cd88iOnUS’ **COW8 nU8t**  **PUS thhr**  **?Or par**  **mt.**

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th0 

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### oounty*s

put OS oporatiw 

### the hu th**Uit 88**  **4OSUib.d SbOVO**  

### with**Sp~~rl8ticM I**  **’ ?08** 

tb -or&l fund of t&r 

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### for provldlaa l 

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oatlryat fund **suoh 88**  **has** b o wl s o t up l **nd** for **tho dl8hu8i4**  **of** 

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**TOW fUrthOr**  OpiBiOB **18 4@81r04**  **88 t0**  **WhOthOr thUe**  **18** any **SUthOrity for**  

### the **payWnt Of**  Sdarior **of** 

### tho follml~ olaso of WOrk8rS 

### and iOr rOntal8on the tollowlnd **doaoribod** 

### build**ing8, Out**  **O? th0**  **gO#JOti rUnd**  **Of th0**  **OOUntrl**
w8tanogrq3her8 or 

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### tho **Pub u0**  uaru0 **A0t** 0r 19~.


### "Rental on bulldingiOod **a8 8**  

### I.P.A.Sonlng rowi.
*Rentalon building **ll804 88**  **8** COmaiodity **Room.**

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Artlolr**2351-17, Oornoa**  **’ s**  **Aanotatod** 

### Clvll**Stqtutor, (HOUS.**  

### Bill NO. 201, A&# 

### of tho 47th **L0~i0l.8~0,** 19W, **8ogUlar ~08010E)**  **0mpOW0r8 th0**  **OMBi88108U8 ’**  OOUrt **Of** l 

### Ooh oountr 0r 

### this Stat0 to oruto 

### 0 romlvi~ t **or** 

### fu.nds **ud** 

### to mak0 l

ppropri a tioa s

thoroto**Out o?**  

### tho @nONI x'OTla uo 

### oi arid **oounty to**  

### bo **us04** 

### by ~81~ **eount~** 

### in oooporstlon with thO **Unltod** St8tor 

### DOputuat oi **A r**  

### loulturo **to** al4 ad **aO.iSt ia**  **#-iBe Out**  

## th0 **pU?F#aO8 M**  **pl ’** **OVi81C#U Of**  **SB Aot**  or **Colyrr8** 0r tho **Unit04** States 

### pertaining to thr dirtrlbutloa

**Of OOiQlobith8**  **Oi QUSOnO**  **in** nood **Of** 

### l SSi8taBO0, **UndU** th0 6irOOtiOB 'Of the Ulk1t.d **6tataS bpU%WIIt**  **Of A&-**  au1ture. **When any**  **oounty exoroiror**  

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### thr l 

### bwo **l&8lltiOn8d rt8tUt0,**  **8Il 188tting**  **O?fiOO? 8h8=**  **bo** l **P-**

**‘ 1**  **olntrd to**  

### osrrf **out** 

### thO prwlsloru of tho **Aot** and **to** l **4ml.e** 8tU tha fUUd8 apprOpriat8d iOr 8uOh 9W?O808. 

### TAO 8tatuto**8088 rO?tb**  **8hO ~qUaufi88u**  **OU 0f**  **th0 i88U**  **%o** l **??iOU Sti**  

### pmvl40, that him **881Uf ddl**  **not OXOOOd**  **.oo )O?**  **month** Ud that OSSbiOrS 8Zid08hSr 8SSiStOStO 88 w k **WhOriSOa wta,**  **So~rt uf**  bo **upl0f.d. niS**  **8tatutO ti.ro**  l **UthOlhS8** tho aomloalonars* **oourt** or rl~~oasatr **to oooperato**  with w lnoorporsted olty or town 

### la l uoh oouaty on mu& ooldltlom aad roqulruanta **08 mar**  **k** prCadgOte4 **br** l U OA **oOII** 81.810~0’ **mirt**

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dtlud that the **oouatr UT**  

### log3l.ypmtlolpote In tho Unitad Statea Gor8rnmant r00d Stmp 

### Plaa **umlor** 

### tho prorlalam 

## or tha 8bmr l 

### ontlonod

l totuto. 

### The **gdly fuad**  **out Of**  wAleA **“ St(19w** **” ,**  **88** aboro untiOM&, **M8l bo**  **purahS8od, or**  **0** 

### I-OYO~V~IUJ **fuad** sot up, is tho 

### gonor fund 

## or tho oount~. 

## 8OStiO8 7, ArtloLo 

### XI **or** tAa 

### state coaatltotion,inhibitsthe ox’UtiO8 

### of a4 **kind** 

### of a **"debt,"** 88 

### umt **word is**  

### 40ria0ala the OS80 or Idox08.l t, 

### city 0s Waoo, 33 8. U. 322, **by** the **Suproo*** **Court** of Toxas, wun~088 prwl- *loll i. mad0 at **the** tie, 

## or **Ol'S8tiS&** tho 86mO

### for 1O~lng md 00llootl6g

a l 

### ufil010nt

**tu to**  

### pay tho lntonat **thuoon** l **od pPOV%dS** 

**8t 1888t**  tm, **QU O@St**  **SS 8**  **81SkiS~ Ipld.** * **(S.0.** 

### 7, **Art.** 

### ll, &ate 

### Conatitutloa). **The** word **wdobtm**18 dorinrd in the uOHoSi SS80, SUpI%, S8 fOihWO1

“u0 **OOSOiUdO**

**that** 

### th8 **Uod ‘** **dOb8 ’**  **SO U8Od**  

### in th0 

### sonatltutiormlrovlol68 abooto qucrtod, &MS aal poounlarr 

### ob P

### tation irpoaod **by** oon

### tr6ot, aoopt 8uoh as uuo, 6t 

### tho 

## 40t0 or the ormtnot, 

### withintha l8uful **ma rmi#onSblo**  

### ooatOBpiO8iO8

Of t&O POrtiOS,t0 b0 **888iSfiOd OUt**  or ths 

### ourront

rovOaua8for the flsr, or **out or**  

### aomo fund thoa within $Ao LPudIatO oOnt?ol Of 

### th* oorporatlon."
TAla dopartmont hu rorulStontl$ 

### hold tA6t 

### a 

## oountf omnot ooatrootl

uoh 

### 0 %obtm 

### ura luuo l 

### lthOr **bonds or**  **tirr wuroe8**  to **pay tho**  **0-0 out**  0s **th8 ~SSUS~**  rona 

## or the **oantr,** 

### This dojtartmont **ho ~lro**  **oaoiatont~** hold that 

### 0 oountr his 

### no 

### l

uthorltrto borrow monw **rr0r its**  dapoaitorr Or any other bank or **porron** to mot oaoual 4etl~loaoloa in Its goaoral fund althou* thora will ba 8uSSioIont rmr~ In **ml4** 

### fund uhon **ourroat turns**  lo l ollootod.xonor8blo 11. A. Yoxlrrth - PO@* 6

Although fou stats 'the **wadltlom** of the ~~onl funA **10** l uoh that lt d ll r h o w u o r tifi l



### t l 412,000.OO

at 

### tha rsd ot tho )roomt 

### $'mr **DIorba 31,**  **1** mltkout 

### toklu into ocoolAoratlo8 tho ret&g u ot the ro- ' **rolrlng tu8A**  **or the**  

### eAAllbno1 l 

### xponooot **oporat a6**  **the P**  

### otup l 

### alo ottloo

. . . “ it 

### lo not 

### charathat **br oottily**  

### 9 tho 

### rovolrln(l

tumi and proriding tor tho aeooooaq oparatlng oxparer ot uld plaa that the amunto 00 rrqulrod
w o u l d l **xooui the**  **amount ot**  **ourront reveauao**  **roooonobly oon**  **tomplato& by**  

### tho bouatr. 

### I t t he S u n d o ua 

### l **talkable, the**  

### nrolrla( fuad and **the** zmoeooar7 **oprating** l **xpmoo~** oaa **ba** sot up **out** ot **thr** &oaoral **fund, or**  **if no**  **fu&o nre**  8tLiloblo axid the **amount requlrod**  doer **not** OXOMA 

### the lrount 

### of **ourrmnt r~rmwo**  roasombly 

### l x pro t o d

or oontrrplrt~ by the oountf, **ordinary ruronto**  **mhy** be loouod **tOr** #a auto.

No u o l



### aolool *hioh holAo that 

### the ala 0 oopy ot our opinionmo. O-340 l olonuo* oourt ur py the bona 

### pmalu8 ot the laoulng offioor

underArt19102 

### 5 -15,l **ugrr,.** Nlth rotrronoa to sour qurotloi?‘~~lotlrr to t&o oouaty 

### "health

unit” 

### wa are ,nolooln$ l 

### oop~ of our Opinion No. O-2281for your 16formotion.Artlolo &+16-t, 

### Vmmon'o Aanotated aid1 

### Statutes, providerin port, %hr omlo**doadro ’**  oourt 

### of on7 **eountr** 

### ohallhove the autborlty to 9proprloto and expondmoner troll the gonor r~vmnueo ot lto oouatr**lo?** 

### on6 ln behalf 

### OS publichoolthand sonltotlon dthln 1to 

### l

aulltJr.~
Artlolo 1659, Yornon’r Annotated 

### Clrll **Statutes,** 

### amongother thlngo,protldeo:

W~ppllro or l **rorr** kind rad **rnd.krld60** matulal, or 

### ant othermatitrriol, **tor** the uoo ot 

### said oounty,or any of it.8 otrlooro,

Aoputmonto, * a lnotltutlozu **must** 

### bo prrohaood **on** 

### ooaprtltlr~ bids, the **aontraat** t obol 

### mrdod to 

### the **pcrty** who, 

### in the judgnant ot 

### thr oomloolonero **oourt,** 

### ~IBO oubmltted

the lowestand boot bid.



### . . Xn o a ooo

o i o mer 6eno, p ur a h o o~o no t la lxo *oo o f 

### one hundred 

### sad f it7 dollarsJMY **bo** 

### MAO upon

1 roqtioitlon

**to** 

### ba **apgrorod w**  

### the oomi.orionoro **ocnart,** 

### withoutadrertlolng,ior ocmpetitlra

blUo.W

Art10101660, VI)I~OIL'O 

### AnnototOd

Ci~ll. Qtptuwo, -0g oth*r tuwr, prldeo that *no **OhiM** 

### shallb* dl~~*di

**xonu~blo P.**  **A. YONlr~ah**  **- rue**  

### 7

or a id

u8Ul it h o 0

b o w rrrr i r ed

a n d l **pproro4 by**  the l

mntr maAtar. ’ P 

### The ~rtloo ot th, ocuaty l udltor ore **turthar** prol 

### orlboA**br** 

### Art10101661,Vomon'o A8notot.A Qlrll Btotutoo, rhieh road 

### as tollornt



### =No ohallnot audit 

### or l 

### pprotrsay l



### wh olair 

### unlrooit 

### has **bran** ooatr~~@toA 

### as prorlAoA
% low, nor 

## p es **or mot**  

### 3 l **000m** 

## ror th0 p~r0h~ 0t **sup- -ala**  **tor** 

### the uoo **or** 

### salA **oouat~** 

### QD any oi lto **otflooro,** 

### unlooo,in addition to othrr **roqulramato ot**  

### low, tbore 

### lo l ttmhod tbroto 

### o nquloltlon ol6~oA br tha 

### ortlorrorAorlng @a~ and approrod br UI@ oounty udge. 

### Sal& roquloltlon

mot **br** 

### MA@ out 

### and ai gnul enA l 

### p the trr wod in trlpllomto P t h 0

l dd 0rfl0u0, pliooto to raaoln wit the etrlaor deolrlmg 

### thr **purohaoo,** t ho Aupllwt6 to bo ills& with tho oountr auditor, and the orlglnml to 

### bo Aollitu.6 to the pat7 trom ~&on rdd purahmoo lo to b@ MA* botora w pprtie08 obrill be ma&~. 

### All wuronto 

### oa the ocuatr treaouror,rxorpt 

### warrantsfor jury 

### eUYlO8, must be ocunteraignod 

### br thr oountrauditor."


### Sootion10, Artlolr2351,Vernon*8 Annotated

Civil Statutro,

provldoo

oaoh oomaioolonrrs~ owrt 

### shall "oudlt on6 l ottlo oil l

ooo unt o

o¬ tho oountr and dlroot tholr payment. *

**Wo find**  **no authority,**  l 

### lthor **oxprooooA~~or** 

### irpliod, l 

### uthorlzlnq

tlio 

### aamloolonoroloourt to 08t pp a *oontlryent itmu,* 

### as rbo'vr

mntloned, and in the obsanooof l 

### uoh l 

### uthorltr, the oomloolonuo~ oourt oaanot 

### logoI ly sot UQ ru&~ fumI. liuoovu,said ouurtmay appropriate **and expand**  roney **fro8 tha**  

### 6enual rovontmo

ot the oount~for and I.E b&&r of **p~bl10** 

### hoolth **and** ooiltotlm 

### withintho ocuntp

### es authorltod br Artl

### olr **&Ale-t,** 

### olqra. mAoh l xpondlturro to 

### CO **Eiado in**  oollplluw 

### dth **the above**  

### mentl oa rd l **tetuteo,** 

### on& to k ollow.6and a~- prorodw tho **oaam.loolonero*** oourt 

### ond the oountrauditor,and ln tha l

iont 

### t&m ocunty 

### does not hmo l 

### oountfoudltor,tin
l

### omo to be pooooAupon,allOwA&,anA l pprored

by tha od@- l

### lon*ro*

oourt. 

### 10 **now** 

### oonoldor

JOUF third quo@tiOn rmletlro t0 

### the l uthorltr

of the oamlsoloao~ rourt **roeu6~** 

### the pamnt8‘< ,

etl

o lo r loo

o t**tha** l



### looo ot **workers** 

### mn.4 thoroi~ afi tar **roatalo** o&tho klldinp AomriboA, ~tOftho/.nor3 fuaA 

### ottho l

**auat** .Th a

l 

### orriooioarro~

courtlo aotw~UooSao& **I to**  **paf root@**  **oa** l **bullbi** 

# Yu 0.6

a sa8 o m oo t o t he A.A.A. Thl o q u o o tio a wa s 6~r16.6 aa a o h l ol

no looo A.

The to py tho nntal on l halldin@ us* aa a uati8g plroo 

### for the lood llama Dotons. OuuA aa pr0tiA.A w Artl.10 569b, **Vernon ’** **s** Annotated **Qlril 6tmtut.o.**  **Tbo** 

### wemioolo8uo’ l **aut** 

### lo logalll l

uthoriaoA to pay tho **rant4 on**  **a** bullAiq uwA 80 l U.P.1. Sowi* Rw.onA on l build yo d a 0l cmltl Roar. SOS our Conforonor 

### Oplnlon 099, l oopr of whiah is onoloooA herewith. The 

### ~uootlon, aethu th ~oolonuo’
court 

### has ruthorlt to ~pproprloto url l 

### xpnl ooumtr 

### tuxkio for the purpoo~ ot pq L tho omlulrr of ***tan**

### opphero **or** 

### oluko **for** 

### a *loml Tuoo 

### Stoto **Llplomnt** 

### Ottloo •otoaagr~phoro 01: l luko undu the Publie WolforoAot af 19U mnA 8otoa~ra 

### hors or l lork8 for 

### Old A(0 **Aooiotaaoo Orflria**  **io 801**  

### botora 

### th P0 Aoputmont, whloh lo **prooontd I8**  **onothor opinion**  **rwpot** 

### and d o n 

### anoworod

w ew ill

### bo glad to

### eonA yo u al o p y o ft he
sue it $0~ still Aoolro &a lnowu **to ;lour**  quootlono ro6or6iria the Sam.. Truotlng tho toro go la g ltowaro 

### roux laqulrt, w uo

**Yours** 

### tory ttulf

APPROVEDOoT18 19U v Orwor 8ollorO )a/ 1IrA.U !%UluS **PIRST** 

### AN8ISTANT Aoolotmt ATTORRRY 

### GEmAL