Bonorable J. C. Obvdf

County Audltor Viahhltr Pallr, Texrr

nion of thlr departI)been reoeirrd. Ve

s. am0 v*8 toted In Pre7, Texar, in the mount 

### ose

### oroanrtruotlon, **maln** 

### uaadamized, grarrlod or

Doe8 the **Commis~l0~r8 ’**  Oourt have author**ity to**  do thte **work** in the mm@**unnec** th8t thex provide for other improvementa madoonetruatloa vork on the aounty hlghway 6~etem iarteed OSarklng ior bide Iroe private OontrfWtbIg oenoeraet’

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Honorable J. 0, Gew4~, p4r #2

Authority 16gIoen by Seotlon 62, Artiole S, of the Conrtitutlon, to eng oounty, my polItica 8ub4lvl8ion of the county’, anynumber of mlfoinlng oountle4, eta., aotIng under legIalatlve provl8Iba, upon avete of atwo-thlr48 maJorIt o? the qualIfIe4, rerident, propert tupayerr of 

### thedletrlat 

### or tbrrltorj to beaffeote4 thereby, In dlitlon to all othrr 

### aebta, to lreue **bonds** In any mount not in esaeao of one-fourth of the r8seaeecld rrluation of the real property o? rush 6i8triot or territory, ior, amongother purpoaee, the follovingt

‘The oon4truotlon, aalntenanae and operation of maoaUulre4, graveled or pave&road8 ati turnplkee, or la aid thereo?.’ Your flrrt qur8tIon relate8 to the right of arod dlrtrlct under thr prorl4ion4 o?the ConatItutIoo andpurouult \ to aaAoto? the Leglrlature, to 

### devote part 

### ofanlsrue 

### of bon&r, 8.ulytote4 by the taxpayer4 OS

### the roe.4dlstrlot, to the purohare a? road ma6hlnery.

St Ir elementary that the fun48 UsrIve from the 8ale o? **bend8 uy**  not be 4lrerted 

## fro8the purpomer 8peolfle4 b the prope8ItIon submitted to the rhotocs. 

### Aranrar Gouotr ~4. lklWan-Fultoa Partun Coapmy, 191 8.V. 666; Heathma tn. Slngletar~, 12 6.U. (2d) 160; BuggIn ~4. BaQen, 269 S.W. 204.

It follon that where aaemrture from the pmparltlon appearing onthe bdlot paper lr alleged, the on17 quertion Ir vðer the expenditure oonteplatad Ir within orwithout th@ propo4ltIon 

### onit4 true con4truetlea; 

### or, under o*r wrtloular 

### @etof faato, whether or not the puroh84e o? road oaohInery would be InoIUeatel andneoe8rsry to the oon4trwtIon. lulntenanoe and operatlon of roadr. Mcme ve.. mallsn, 844 8.W. 2B6.

Construing pr

**“ g** ositiont to thle end, It has beenhe16 by the 

### oourts that %oa 

### nIncluUer abridge **OOn8tltUtIng** a neoeeclary length in the coa4, an4 that *turnpIkesa means barbrurf~e4 roaQ4. Amnsar Gouaty va. Colman-tulton Pasture Caaginy; AU-8 v4. Wullen, rupn.

Byan analogy of re&ronIng this deprrtaent hae held that ‘A rumry 18neoeeaar~ in the 

### l aquI8itIon of a rlglrt-of

### ray”

. (Opinion Bumber O-962). Also, that right-of-way agent0

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Ronorable J. G. GoMy, paee #S

a8y be pal4 from the bond fun4 (Oplnlon O-1379); that bond aoney maybe use4 far frnolng land soqulred for right-of-vay where bonds rem toted for the purpose of puroharing rlghtof-vay for the **u44** of the State HIghwayDepartment InbulldIng state derlgnated highways. (O?lnIon G-2460).

I? the Commlsslontrr~ Court exerclrer thrlr option to oonrtruot tht roads contemplated in 8614 $46,000 bon4 **i44US** themerlves, 8&t 8tiprrvlse memelnatea4 at hiring a private oontraotor, then \uebelieve that there 14 **no** doubt that road maohinery bought ior ths purpose of oonstruoting u14 mlntalnlng these partioular road8 would br lnoldental an4 neoeasary In carrying out the purpose for vhloh the bon48 nre vote4 - that Ir, to oonstruot m4 maintain pub110 roa4s.

Therefore, It 18 our opinion that money derived fro8 the 881s of bonds nay be used to purohaee road maohlnery to be ua?4 In oonrtruotlng an4 maintalnlng road.r oontemplated in ma14$46,000 bond leeue.

In anmvering question nuaber tvo, ve find th8t Artlole 23686 of Vernon’s Annotate4 Rev1884 Gltil Statute8 of Texas provides that exaept In oa8es of publlo oalamity, a oontraot oalllng for the 

### l

xpenQlture

of $2,000 or more from oountf fun48, must be rulmltted for oompetItI+e bI4r upon publlohed notloe, an4 the oontraot w8t be let to the lonrt urd beat bidder. A oontraot requlrlng the expendlturi of less than fi2,OOOend more than $600 must be let at oompetltlre bid8 **by** the Qotmle8loner8 ’ Court, exoept In **o&se**of public neeereitr **or** pub110 oalul,ty. The purpose o? thtee ~rovlrlons **24**to enablt oountien te obtain the pertomantre of any publlc vork at the lowest poerible oort to taxpaycrr. Rowever, the CoauI8rIoners~ Court her the option a? carrying on the work itself an4 the provirlone of Artlole 23688 @anot apply to any work done under the direat aupervIrlon o? the County CoeaIsslanerr andpal4 for bt the day. Gul? Bitullthlo Compen;l~8.. Rueoes County (Coamiarlon a? Appeals) 11 9.U. (26) 305; 11 Tex88 Jurlepru4enoe, 843.

Therefore, it 1s our oplnton that the Gomml8elonerr’ Court har suthorlty to do this vork In the 8aae manner that they provlde ?or other lmprovementr end oon8truotIon vork on ths oountr hlghva,y sgetemin8terd of asking for blde fca

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Bonoreble J. C. Oowdy’,page#4

prlrate oontraatin6 ooncerns.

Trulrtlng that thla anawes your quertlons, w are

very truly youra ATTORNEY QDWtAL OFTEXM

APPROVEDJAN

21, 1941