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OFFICE OF THE ATI’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eonorablr J, PI. ~IllIaa~ 

Countr Auditor 

TarraRt COuntl~ 

Tort IYorih, Tans 

Dear Sir8 

oareihlly cons1 

request as 1011 

beam reoolred and 

Ye quote froa your 

p as to tile legality 

ot the furant County 

l?atIonal OoarentIons. 

hat wo oan appropriate 

d appreolato terr nmoh 

Ing 05 the above, 

I 11 Texas Jurlsprudonoe, pager 563-k-5, 

bring oo&ponoat parts of tho 

atate, have no power or duties l xoopt thoro rhfoh 

ero olearlF set forth and dothod In the ro~tltritIon and statutes. The ststutos have alearly dc 

rlned the pmars, prosorlbsd the dntlos, and iapoaed 

the 11ab111ti.8 oi tho oommIssiormrs" mirts, ths 

aedIt2m through whloh th0 dlfYWant OOtKtties aOt, 

and iron those statutrs must 00100 all the l uthorlt7 

vested ia the oouatlms. . . . 
Eoaorablo t. P. Wivillfa&s, Page 2 

=. . . Oomaiasioaors~ oourts l ro oourts of 

lImIted jurlsdiotioo ln that their adhorlly oxtends only to mttors pertainlag to thr &rneml 

w0irtkr0 0r tha r08p00tim 00pnti08 MQ th8t 

said paror are only thoeo rxprossly or lmplledly 

conferred apoa then bf law, that is, by tho 00s. 

8titdi0a uta 8taut88 0r the 8t-b.~ 

An oifloor aa 

oat a law aathorlsiag h L 

aot~olalm or roaoh MT Moses rithto do so, and oleuly l tr lr & $ h o 

roast to whloh hs is oatltled. 3b Texas Sorlspradonoo, p. 

511 

Rob la 

Olpelos 1. Fkrrls Oouaty, 298 8, 1. U7; Binford t. 

son, 24b 9. 81. 807. 

This dopartmat has rspeatedly held that eom&asiomo r a o ot urhts to no sr r tJ~@Dto y lxpend oounty hnds to w 

l XP=SOS 0r 00tlntr 0rr hh in l ttedli 

Sam0 Is not: =obantjr WI @ aa 3 

ooQ7artIons boo*uso 

as* and therm 

oonstitutlonal authority to psi ssm. 

8 a0 8tatu:ory or 

See ConCorm Opfnioa 

So. 2018, datod April 2, ,1919, rrlttoa br Boaoreblo John 

xanou As818t~t,.,Atto~o~ Caneral, re00N6d ia Vol. 52, 

pages 5&2.3-4,’ CqM;yaee Oplnioas ot the Attoraoy General 

0r T~XWS. 

OpiaIoa Ro. o-810 of this bsparkuoat held8 that axponses or attondl~ or?Ioors~ oonteations aro not aeoossary 

In tha propr and legal. oonduot of 0ouat;l bril008 and that 

ooamIssIoaerst courts have no autborit~ to l xp*afl sooaty 

run48 ror suoh purposes. 

Opiafoa Ro. O-2217 ot this dopsrtment hold& that 

payaeat or the trs+elIng exponsas of a owmIsslcmers~ court 

In attendlqg a meDIng of the State Hlghre~ OomaIssfo~ with 

rororenoo to designation and lottiag oi ooatraots on stat.0 

hIghnay I8 an illegal exp0naitute. 

OpInIoa Ho. 0-4b23 or khls dopartaoat holds that 

0 00ml 0mft0t iegauy pan the 0~~808 or 6 e0my 0rfl0ial 

or m Iadlrldual whloh uoro Iaournd Ia attoodlag oIrflI~ 

dbr058e 5dia8, ~4 P. B. I. 0i~iii~ dOrOn 80h00b. 

Opinion ITo, O-@t27 or this drpartmont holds, MOW 

other thfags, that tho eomissIoaer8* oouH or Dallas COW&r 

was not authorire to rrpen4 oouaty ruads ror payaeat or 

tnrollag l xpem~sm or the ooontr jud l to attand a nntIoaa1 

l lrlll8a dorena oaatentfoa held is 8 8.tfr0mi8. 

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Bonorablo a. Y. Sfllisw, Pyo ) 

ArCIalr Ul?b Tanoa~s Ansstatsd Tons Qiril Zktutes, doals with fovmIL emeers la uoootios of 320,000 

end not loss than 220 Ooo Iababitants, (agpllwtblo to 'krz*nt 

Cowtp-gopelatfon 22),52l, ao#rdltq to the 1940 tadoral 

oe~usf--bbls *otIolr havrtw, doos not rothabe ths ssmaissioaars~ ooart of 4trmat County to expsnl esaaty imils 

au% of trrroeling oxpmies or the juvon3.1~ 4eparbmea* 

ye hare nob roua4 any 8kWte or other authority 

aotborlaing the wt by Tarmat County oi the l r@noes 

Inquired about. 

It Is oar ogiaiap thea the oolnnlssioaurs* ooura or 

‘ECrraat Uounty Is not authorlaed to on;nad ooenty itlnds rer 

the purpoass inquired about,