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## 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 Havifl 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 Waham **rooolvod** ud oonrldeird yourrequert fora~ 

### l piaioa .n the above mattar*, **raid** rmquaat nadiag aa followr:

‘Therr hamrroently brra orgaaltad imt 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 VornonrStatuter thir la part of Chaptrr 9 draliag with avigation dirtriotroBeforenor 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 xtondod

tothir 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 BOroforomoo rhtmr to the 8orrloo# of a’county Auditer foi lhvigatio8 Di#trlotr oreised underitr previrionr, it ia 

### neoorrary ta look ti other rtatutao garorning ruoh dlstrlrtr.
Artielo 826Sa, Sootion 2, of raid statutea, rhioh 

### wasparrrd 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 horobydo*larod tlmt all hlga**tloa Mmtrioba,**  horotdoro 8natod or honaftor ta **bo** oroatod, underl

qr of theArta of UN bgir1atux-a a&hoe lriag Ibo *mat188 themof, ham **ud @thlr**  **bt arm**  **granted,** ud rhall hmo Ul th8 powera l oaforrod

ly ArtiUor, 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 lr mor8 rlthia thr boundari** of raid Mstrl&, and all Aotr l f **raid** Dlrtrl8tr hotitof*r8 8xsrrlrlag l xy of *u*h **pewerr** lro horoby

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i raid *tatut** rradr l* follomt

l Suoh l **aamirrioarrr** may mpluy rushporrozr a# they **may** drm nrtorrrry **for** th8 ornrtrurtioa, **maintwanoo, qwatlo8,**  ud drrelrpn88t

oftho **kviptioa** ~rtrht, it8bu*i.m***aad farilitiir, prrrorik **their dutior**  **ud** fix th*lr oompauatloa, ad th* County Auditor, a8 Auditorfor 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 Auditoro8a 

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ddlUoxU *orrl~* ramod **itter** h8 had k88 8-d amAuditor 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 *orrioorwhore the higatien blntriotIt 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 

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aor- rlror m8wroquirrd by lam; that 18,whothor%h8 law gomnlag th* 6oaerrl dutiu d * oouav l udit*rit roferrrd

to, l r+hrthor it la *ao law which hamto do onlywith u auditor for 8 Iavigatia Dirtalo4~ 

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### l rpoautioa tx tm paid for~suoh rorrirrr it to k fiad and dotorriwdby 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 umdrrthr pr8visioar of said Artiolo 8246 andtho pr~lsions of Title 64, bubdi~isio~ 2, th8 applioableportion 

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f+dxiah 18 Art1010 1687 l f V*rnoa18 Ammtatod Civil Matutm ud road8 as follmr

*Ia all ooumtiar whioh have ormay hair a CmmtyAuditor and r*atr1aiag a populati*n of l ao humdrodtom 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)** 

### nbrmora **thu** thirtp ht th8usand throa hue 'e drod fifty (SB,SSO).,



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**to tbo**  la* Fodoml Coasur,ati iawhiah r*uat188 thrrr 8xirta 8r ia whir6 two may k lr oatod l q impmmmont, mrrlgatioa, draiaago, or **rud** or Irrigation dirtriot, or sayrthorl haraetorof dIrtri& baring for ita pur**poao** ths **rxpmdituro** l f publir fuadr f8r imprwamsatpurp8800, 8r for lmprowmomtr8t 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 overth* fiauoor of l aid dirtriot *a huoimdtor provided.*

It dll k **motod**th*t raid kfiolo 1667 

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aly la rou8tior hwimg a population of 110,000 or ~or8 a8d, 81888 thotatal 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; raid8tatutr doom **not** applyto uoh &vig*tioa Diatrlrt. Ilaid Art1rlr8246la furthor too umoortal~ 8nd itiofimlte as to tho amouat l f o8mpomaatioa te k allowed **for** suah s*rv1ror amit proridar that tb muir\aramoust#hall not **axaud the** 
amnmaw 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 aridstrtuk that will apply rpooifloally to a iowly l **roatod** higatioa Dirtriat m8h amyea **rofurod** to layour roquort. Thon~bimg w etheratatutor 

### that l ttrpt to prorido th* rom1oor ri a rmaty auditorfor 8 Hmigatioa Distri8t auoh am that rotorrod

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

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l piaioa t&t your first quostioa rhouldk, 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 amf0118n:

“The oouuty trmaurrr #hall l x*outo a pod and suffioiomt bnd, pyahlo to the navigation ami o8nal cplllssioa**or8** of muchdistriot, **In a**  **als** l **quU b**  **trioa the**  muwat of furdoho rill ham in himham38**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 muchdistrict 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 bDndpayable 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 aml

foroaald, but rush additional !nnd shall B& to rguired aftor au& treasurer shall h8w prop8rly dirIurrod tha pro88odr of suoh bead issue

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The pravirionr of thir rtatuto roquiro thr bond of a county troasuru k bs la

an amount l qtmlto twie8 the Mount of fund8 ha mill haw in his hand8 amtroasuror 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 thir8atitfaottorily laswo rayour inquir, wo remain Very truly your*,

ATTOFUBY GENW CF TEXAS

Ey /a/ Jam. 8. Baasott

Jar. 1. Bassett
JIIB/JCP,ogn
APPROVED

FEB26, 1946 /a/ cARlO LSRLEY FIRSTASSISIAWT ATTORNEY

GLWRAL OpiniF~ttoo By BtB Chatrmsn