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p OFFICE OF THE ATI’ ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### Eonorablr

J, PI. ~IllIaa~ CountrAuditor TarraRtCOuntl~ 

### Tort IYorih,

Tans Dear Sir8

oareihlly

cons1 

### requestas 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 

### olearlFset 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** 

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**uthorlt7 vested**  **ia the**  oouatlms.

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### Eoaorablo t. P. Wivillfa&s,

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=. . . Oomaiasioaors~ oourts lro oourts of **lImIted jurlsdiotioo**  **ln that**  **their** adhorlly **ox** 

### tends 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 L h aot~olalm

or roaohMT Moses rithto do 

### so, and oleuly 

### l t rl r & $h o roast to whloh hs is oatltled. 3b Texas Sorlspradonoo, p. 511 Rob la 

### Olpelos

1. FkrrlsOouaty,298 8, 1. U7; Binford t. son, 24b 9. 81. 807. **This dopartmat**  **has** rspeatedly held that eom&asiom

### o ra t o ou rt s h t o **no** 

### s r rtJ~@t y

Do l **xpend** oounty hnds to w lXP=SOS 0r 00tlntr 0rr hh in ltt ed li 

### Sam0 Is not: =obantjr 

### WI

@aa 3 

### ooQ7artIons boo*uso as* and therm oonstitutlonal

authorityto psi ssm. 8 a0 8tatu:ory or See ConCorm Opfnioa So. 2018,datodApril 2, ,1919, rrlttoabr 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 ax

### ponsesor 

### 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 suohpurposes.

Opiafoa

Ro. O-2217 

### ot this dopsrtment hold& that 

### payaeator the trs+elIng exponsas

of a owmIsslcmers~court In attendlqg

**a** 

### meDIng of the StateHlghre~OomaIssfo~ with rororenoo 

### to designation 

### and lottiagoi **ooatraots** 

### on stat.0 hIghnay I8 an illegalexp0naitute.



### OpInIoa

Ho. 

### 0-4b23or khls dopartaoat 

### holds that 

### 0 00ml 0mft0t 

### iegauy pan the 0~~808 or 

### 6 e0my 0rfl0ial or 

### m Iadlrldual

whlohuoro **Iaournd** Ia attoodlag 

### oIrflI~ dbr058e5dia8, ~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 rrpen4oouatyruads ror payaeat or tnrollag l

xpem~sm or the ooontr jud l to attand a nntIoaa1 l lrlll8a dorena oaatentfoa held is 88.tfr0mi8.

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### Bonorablo a. Y. Sfllisw, Pyo )

ArCIalr **Ul?b Tanoa~s**  Ansstatsd Tons Qiril Zkt

### utes,doalswith fovmIL emeers la uoootiosof 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 ogiaiapthea the oolnnlssioaurs* oouraor
‘ECrraat Uounty Is not authorlaed to on;nad ooenty itlnds 

## rer the purpoassinquired about,