I'~~EATI-ORYEY GENERAL 

OF TEXAS 

Eonor8bl~ c. 0. Xendenhall 

County Auditor 

Chrmberr County 

Anahuao, Toxar 

Dear Sir: opinion l&e O-6401 

Xe: (1) Is it requ%r*d that thr dutier of 

th* County Auditor of Chamkra Cour~$v b 

l xtondmd to the Chambera-Librty County 

Havi 

f 

l tier District) 

2) Ear the County Commi~elonsrr of 

the Chambers-Liberty County Navigation MItriti authority to rot the bnd af the 

County Trramner at an amount 1~s than 

doubla a# rat forth thorolat 

Wa ham rooolvod ud oonrldeird your requert for a~ l piaioa .n the 

above mattar*, raid rmquaat nadiag aa followr: 

‘Therr ham rroently brra orgaaltad im t hir aad part of 

Librrky County, the Chambrrr-Llkrty Countirr Bavigation Dia%, 

l ndtho petition to tho Canmirrionorr Court rotr forth that rmne 

till k organisod Tudor Chaptor 6 Aotr 59th Lsg, Regular Boalion, 

1926, Artiolr 6266h. Aad l ooordlmg to Vornonr Statuter thir la 

part of Chaptrr 9 draliag with avigation dirtriotro Beforenor 

la alao made ta 6ao. 69 of Art. 16 rf the Conrtitution. 

W nuld like rory muah to harm axawarad tb hlledng 

quogtioar doallng with thlr dirtrid: 

“II it required that- th@ duties of tha County Auditor k 

l x to ndotothir d dlrtriot, and ho b rrquind to imporr thm 

thorooat 

“Ear the commlsrionerr i~this dirtriot authority to sot 

the bond of the County Tnaruror at an amouat lerr than double 

at ret forth therein?” 

Artirle 6266h of Vormor’a Annotated Civil Btatutor refarrgd to ly 

you was pasomd in 1926 a8d, ri8.0 maid Artiola maker BO roforomoo rhtmr 

to the 8orrloo# of a’county Auditer foi lhvigatio8 Di#trlotr oreised 

under itr previrionr, it ia neoorrary ta look ti other rtatutao garorning 

ruoh dlstrlrtr. 

Artielo 826Sa, Sootion 2, of raid statutea, rhioh was parrrd in 

1929, oontaiar the follodag provision: _ 
Hmnorablo 0. 0. Wdraball, -68 2 (O-6401) 

. 

. . . Thor0 hmi8g 8-o quortioa a8 to the vor8 

rdorrrd m l*riptiom Dirtriotm odor the d.lffrr*nt A,rtr 

horokfom prrod, it 18 horoby do*larod tlmt all hlgatloa Mmtrioba, horotdoro 8natod or honaftor ta bo 

oroatod, under l qr of the Arta of UN bgir1atux-a a&hoe 

lriag Ibo *mat188 themof, ham ud @thlr bt arm granted, 

ud rhall hmo Ul th8 powera l o a forro ly ArtiUor, d 8229, 

8267, 8266, 6269, 6240, 8241, 0242, 6246. and 8246, Tltl* 

126, 6u+divieir~V, Chapt*r 9, Eootla 2A, R8vl**d Civil 

Statutor rf 1926, and a11 aam&mftr Choirto, ngardl888 of 

whothrr or m*t than 18 a 8ity of 100,000 ixhabltart8 l r 

mor8 rlthia thr boundari** of raid Mstrl&, and all Aotr 

l f raid Dlrtrl8tr hotitof*r8 8xsrrlrlag l xy of *u*h pewerr 

l ro h orob y v8lldatod. . . .í 

, &rtl*l* 8246 l i raid *tatut** rradr l * follomt 

l Suo h l aamirrioarrr may mpluy rush porrozr a# they may 

drm nrtorrrry for th8 ornrtrurtioa, maintwanoo, qwatlo8, 

ud drrelrpn88t oftho kviptioa ~rtrht, it8 bu*i.m*** aad 

farilitiir, prrrorik their dutior ud fix th*lr oompauatloa, 

ad th* County Auditor, a8 Auditor for rush Swlgati*a Mrtriet 

harlmg Cargo p8rt fa*ilitior, l hallmako ruoh additional nport8 md p8rf.n~ 8uoh *ro*umtiry 8orri888 18 l dditi*8 to thorr 

sow rrquirrd ly lm l * may k roaroaablr laoidrat tr thr pnp*r 

amduat of the burin888 or 8u8h dlrtrl*t*, $oridod th8 oomparation of thr C*unty Auditrr wh8 *hall *8t h*rruador ud thr 

pmirlomr of Tit18 64, 6ubdlvirion 2, 8hUl k fimd aad drtermlnod by fhr judge of thr Dlrtrirt Court or oourtr having 

jurirdl8tlon la raid rouaty dtor duo howimg dth rorpoot to 

tb am& ud valw of the mrv’iao~ prrfmmd, vhioh amout 

8hUl'k paid a8nthly frr th8 fwdr of *aid Eavigatioa MItrirt, ud f'urbbr provided that +&IO maxi80 8aouat whi*hr*y 

k all8nd %y raid Dlrtrlti Judgor for arid rrnlrrr *hall let 

l oood thr mount now king pUd.” 

It till k aotrd thnt &tie18 8246 pravldrr tht *the County Auditor, 

a8 Audltrr t*r mob Ilrrigatioa Dirtriot hariag larg8 port f*olliti**,* *hall 

p8rfwm l ortain mood dutir8, ud hi8 rrparatioa thotrfor *hall bo fiad 

by l *rtala dirtrirt judgrr mdrr thr rulrr thordr laid drr, hrt raid pmririrnr vo too uaaortUm ud lndoffnitr ta bo of uy foror or ofhot for 

tho i*llniag roa**ma1 

8ai.d prorlrirr do r*t at forth rhothortho County Auditor *hall 

prfom th8 r*rri*o* mmad aly rh8mth*,higatlom M*tri*t har large 

port farllitior; it I* not mad8 ol**r rl*th*p tho County Auditor o8a l Uy 

p8rformtho l ddlUoxU *orrl~* ramod itter h8 had k88 8-d am Auditor 

frr a hvigatior Dirtrirt harlaglargo port farllltl*a~ it ir not *bona' 
B)u.r8bl.C.O.Yado&mll,hy 6 (0164Ol) 

whiob l ouaty auditsr BhSllbo oallodupoato prf*a muohadditiorl *orrioor whore the higatien blntriot It rrporod of two ootubiec, c pottiaa of tr rouati*r; tb 8.~18.8 to k p8rfrnrd 8r8 rpoalfied am nporkr 

ud l roountlmg rotioor in addlt:oa t8 thoronw r8quind w l*r as rry b 

rouonahly boldoat te tk propor l 8aduot of the ~8lmo~r 8f raid d18trIot, 

but it It not aado rlur what law gonrmr tho roporta ud l uo umtinaor- g 

rlror m8w roquirrd by lam; that 18, whothor %h8 law gomnlag th* 6oaerrl 

dutiu d * oouav l udit*r it roferrrd to, l r+hrthor it la *ao law which 

ham to do only with u auditor for 8 Iavigatia Dirtalo4~ tha l rpoautioa 

tx tm paid for~suoh rorrirrr it to k fiad and dotorriwd by tb judgo l f 

tho Diatritt Court or court8 having juriodiotioa la said oowty, but ruoh 

emmpsnratiom is f*r 8 6ounty Auditor who ahall l bt umdrr thr pr8visioar of 

said Artiolo 8246 andtho pr~lsions of Title 64, bubdi~isio~ 2, th8 applioable portion l f+dxiah 18 Art1010 1687 l f V*rnoa18 Ammtatod Civil Matutm 

ud road8 as follmr 

*Ia all ooumtiar whioh have or may hair a Cmmty Auditor 

and r*atr1aiag a populati*n of l ao humdrod tom thouraad (110,000) 

ore more, 88 thorn bp the pro8eding ?*donl Cams, rad ia Pl 

8ountlar havlag a p8pulati.a of n*t l*ar thu thlrty-oight 

thourud (S8,OOO) nbr mora thu thirtp ht th8usand throa hue 

drod fifty (SB,SSO)., l ooordimg to tbo la* 'e Fodoml Coasur, ati 

iawhiah r*uat188 thrrr 8xirta 8r ia whir6 two may k l r o a to d 

l q impmmmont, mrrlgatioa, draiaago, or rud or Irrigation 

dirtriot, or say rthor l haraetor of dIrtri& baring for ita purpoao ths rxpmdituro l f publir fuadr f8r imprwamsat purp8800, 

8r for lmprowmomtr 8t uy klad whoth*r dorimd frmtho irauur* 

of br& or through w l haraotor of 8poolU a##*s~zt, th8 

Couaty Auditor ahall l raraiao ruoh oatrol over th* fiauoor of 

l aid dirtriot *a huoimdtor provided.* 

It dll k motod th*t raid kfiolo 1667 l ppli*a l aly la rou8tior 

hwimg a population of 110,000 or ~or8 a8d, 81888 tho tatal p8pu.lati.a of 

the ooumtlr* omp8siag tks lkvl@ior Di8tr18t rofrrmd t* la y8ur roqu*+t 

la l aly 32,062, am ohm bg th8 F*d*ral Coarur of 1940; raid 8tatutr doom 

not apply to uoh &vig*tioa Diatrlrt. Ilaid Art1rlr 8246 la furthor too 

umoortal~ 8nd itiofimlte as to tho amouat l f o8mpomaatioa te k allowed for 

suah s*rv1ror am it proridar that tb muir\ar amoust #hall not axaud the 

amn maw king p&d, but it door sot mot i*rth *v rrltrrio~ w rhlsh raid 

8m*urt au b dotrlalnd;~thatl8, whore any aaou8t la n8w botig paid, to 

whom or v *oat. B*rid*r, thor8 la aothiag ia arid strtuk that will apply 

rpooifloally to a iowly l roatod higatioa Dirtriat m8h am yea rofurod 

to la your roquort. Thon~bimg w ether atatutor th al ttrpt t to prorido 

th* rom1oor ri a rmaty auditor for 8 Hmigatioa Distri8t auoh am that 

rotorrod to ia your roquoat, ud Art1010 8246 blq too IadofiaiC ad 

woor tdm to b l f.uy fores ud l ff*ot, it 18 o ul r piaioa t&t your first 

quostioa rhould k, aad it la, umrad la thr aogatirro 

, 
muorablo 0. e. mmd08hU1, Rgo 4 (e=MOl) 

~1.1. 8262h, 8.8M.B as, i8 la part am f0118n: 

“The oouuty trmaurrr #hall l x*outo a pod and suffioiomt bnd, pyahlo to the navigation ami o8nal cplllssioaor8 of much distriot, In a als l quU b trioa the muwat of 

furdo ho rill ham in him ham38 as troarwr of such district, 

at 8ny Umo as l atlaatod by said navigation and canal comnisl ionars, such bmd to bo oonditicaod for the faithful perfomanao of his duties as troasuror of much district and to 

bs approved Iy maid navigation snd canal cmmissionor8~ 

provldod, khsnowr aw bonds aro voted by such navigation 

diatrl8t th8 oounty treasurer before roooiving tho prooooda 

of sale thoroof shall execute additional good and sufficiant bDnd payable to the navigation and canal camni8sioners 

of ruoh distrirt la th8 am equal to twiae ths am8uat of 

bend8 88 isNed, whioh bud shU1 liko~so k oonditiomd 

ud 8ppr8wd am l foroaald, but rush additional !nnd shall 

B& to rguired aftor au& treasurer shall h8w prop8rly 

dirIurrod tha pro88odr of suoh bead issue . . .’ 

The pravirionr of thir rtatuto roquiro thr bond of a county troasur u k b s la a n a mo ul nt qtml to twie8 the Mount of fund8 ha mill haw in 

his hand8 am troasuror of said distri8t, at any tim8 l atismtod by said 

navigation ud o8nU oonmisaioaor8, as rnll am trlw tho mount of bond8 

to be irs\nd by the dirtriot; therefore, it is our opinion that you sooond 

question rh8uld be, and the ama is, l naw8rad in the nogatiw, 

Trusting that thir 8atitfaottorily l a swo r a your inquir, wo remain 

Very truly your*, 

ATTOFUBY GENW CF TEXAS 

Ey /a/ Jam. 8. Baasott 

Jar. 1. Bassett 

JIIB/JCP,ogn 

APPROVED FEB 26, 1946 

/a/ cARlO LSRLEY 

FIRST ASSISIAWT 

ATTORNEY GLWRAL 

OpiniF~ttoo 

By BtB Chatrmsn