OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF **TEXAS**
AUSTIN. . l thti Oounty Troagumr oi thii 

### county wan ~allweu the a&JI

.oi $600.00 88 fptel' ennilel ccuapttneetl~on

for Lie esrria@e by’ drder 41 the oo6~8Ieeionere aourt thurtoiora pammd.



### ‘It hen. bean bald, aa I un4eretead It, 

### thst the 

### aounfy~taxueurer is.ns~srtholess on- ~titlsd to omapamstion for itandliag apealel tuade whloh are .aot county fufde euoh ee 

### tun4e for 

### leroe and drabage Laproreaeat tietriotr 

### and m like. Therefore the queatloa , - here la se I eee it, era the runds 

### or a rpef~isl

road ,dfetriat,areetrd froa~ e 

### polltb eel subdlvisl4~ of the oountr, oouty 

# rtid8, If they ara, it would awna ti .ma $0 foUovi -that the. 

### acuutp treeeurar would 

### not **be en**  titled to ‘~edditloaal ocwenrrtioa Tar handl3116 t&es f’unilei 

### Artlola 7520 

### providea. that ; ths.‘oo0aty troeruMr 

### la 0uetoUeu of euoh fund8 hnd ehall .dqporlf 

### them with the ooqnty **depoelto~** 

### irr tha nene aenuar ae oount~ fun&s “” 

# w d+8it8a. &Mole 752~ 

## &rorider foi’ Thor paym?~oat 

## or sueb fwde:by th8 aowxty tmi ew6rupiaxprop6ruemntednna upn~* 

### road fun& Article 752r protilbae- **.An$ road**  

## di &fTi&

or any p o lltbal

nubai.Yi e lo n

l o ae p t- bag the gdwislann of ,this aat.shall bq a

. **body** osrporet6 an&w lua end be 6u6U in~l&ke SFlM6Z 

### am eountle8 ~' Thto eat epmere 

### to hsrm bean 

### paitied fin 199$. Tha Supreme 

### O+rt In : **Winder** 

### Bree fa* atgml3.q 3.2 8 V l27 et&or tha6 a road dbtriat of e 

### eouaty MY 

### ‘bo oorpokete~ 

### or the 4oeor%ptlon lpbj 

### 8-r e nl hainie~tiv6 derioe ot'thr 6ouatr 

### aFrw them ~etatutee 

### site4 end from the oonetr+eticm 

### pleaea thucron 

### br the owr$s It 

### weme eleer’ ta m6 that tlm heudllng of 8h6 fun&e oi a epeaiel:md .dietrlot~ areated from

a poutioil eubdiiiaioa of th6 

### aounty 10 

### as much the duty oi the oouaty 

### tree6umar ee the hemU.iq of aqp ether 

### aountr fun48 aad the, aouaty.treawrer 

### would not ba amtl&lsd 

### te~ad-. 

### ditfoaal o~ahlw 80 FIeeM'Or the r~6%Y-' in e e n 4 peyinj$

ou t 6f l ue h fun d p r*Bonorable xu&M 

### Braaj, Pege 3



## Wb have. oerbfollyooneldered

theetntutee

and '~'oeeeeiwmtioned 'inyour letter in corkmotion aith 

### aartaln ~rovlaione of Artib&e 3912s,,Vemm’a Annotated Ciril Gtetutba : end our 0plnio11

so. 

## 0.2940,

8116 agrvrs 

## ~11th th8 **80~.** olaeIon reeohea by, you.

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### eupril, pvnidbe in

"In ell'oeeee w&e& the Co.3zniselonere~ CoWA 6hall h8Va detrrz&md ‘that **aounty** offir

**osre or**  prsolnat offlobrr of ouch county eheU be **aomponeated** 

### Sor their 

### eerrlooa by the gey**m&t or**  **an** annual celery **nsiths~ the**  **stOtb.Of Texas**  **nor any**  **.county a&e.**  **t bo**  **chargad** with oy pay to nAy of the'offioere so oonpMeeted, any, fee or 04m&38~0n rot tho performanos or any or. alI df tiw 

### duties 61 the&z orfloes but euah oifleore ehell reoelr~ **aaid** selery In lfnu 02 : all 

### other

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eoi5rafeelcme



### or aozpeneatlon rhlah they uwld otherelos be authoriwd to xe. taint

. . . provided fqrther, that the.provly el4rwo~ thie Bbetlon.**ahsll.not arf00t**  **tit10 jmy**  rant or ooete ,$eolvll aeeee by the Stetb 

### but, all euah ooetn.$0: peid ehell **be** aaoounttd 

### tar, by. the offioere~

aollcotlzig

the eese, ee thes

nra requlnd under the proriaio~ of this 

### :&oat to eaaount 

### Mr fbbn, oowdeeioae sod 

### ooate eoUeoted .Xmn grirete pertiee."
saotloA 13 or.8aia hrtio1s 39l.20 provider ~4.k

fiti:
*Tha i%midsrlonere* Court ir,eouatlee her-. iag a 

### popale*ion of Gun Y **lnhebitante** 

### or sore, and thouennd (20,000) ass then om hund.re4 : 

## end~nltkitt~

.thoueend ~13O.,OOOI i@iabltente eo

### cording 

### to the leet.preobdlng Fe&ral 

### Cszutm, la herebr euthm'ized end it ehell be it8 dtiji? to tlxthq eelnriae of all the tollowlr& nnemd offlabre, ttwwitl eheriLt, ~see~eore and ooL lbotam~'o~ taxbe, **aoanty** jtulgb, bouutr **attox** rug, l.~cluiUng

arimkiel **4letirlat** attiorneye and couutr ettoraege **who pbrl**  **’ orn**  the **duthi of**  **di8-** t r io t ltt o r nn ye ,

**4istrlat** bl s r k, o o unt y

al ark t r baeur er ,

bids 

### a&d es & &al **lwpbotor.** Xeah .a# 

### raid ofiloer~ ehell **bs** 

### plti in #m&y an snnoal

### Boaorablb

### Xwuaa Bndy, Peg0 4

celery in 

### tuelve (121 kquel lnutaU5bntr or not,leea 

### than the t~tel etM earned all oonw psr;aatlon by him in hi8 ofriolal 

### oepaoity for 

### 'the fLeaal 

### your 1935, and not **sorb** then tha : -,~t&emouut eUow8d 

### ewh orrlobr under law8



### on Ata,ynet.24,



### 1935. .-• ." not* that goa state: NTherefore the **&etion** 

### we It era the fund8 of a eproiel road dletrict, 6 pou~iosl stibdlrlefon or 

### the ooority,~~oouuty



### For the purpose of this opinion ub do not thlak ft la nboresary to pees on thlb 

### propoaltion. It 

### the road 

### : dietriat 

### fund8 era oountg fuub, the oounty tmaeurbr la ol4barl.y **not** entl.tX& to anp aaamlaeloa 

### Soor. hemlUng them 

### uudbr ,&he bxpreee provleione ~a? Art(clb 39l20, .eupre~ 

### If Thor are not sounty **.funde end**  

### there ir no tatatute 

### thatwa '.hare

### bben eblo to **find** 

### elhlw the trbeeurar a ommleslon 

### f&r handling them, then the txeeeurer

### oennot oalloot a ommImion, Star nom ha8 beea Siud and it &es bti em& ais duty to moi~o **and** 4lmburse **said** funds by Artiolb 7520, 

### 8Up-i8. b*isrsOith4~ ioregoing, fti&mOpirriolrthat t he l WY O 

### etatodqu a rtion l 

### hould bi 

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la t!'i&negetiYe, 

## ana it 

### la 110

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