**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTOdNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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“notas I&; ~~4er sent oar repair **billa to**  **my 0rr100.**  Thaaa

bill8 wra 8pprova~ l

nd also warrants The bill8 war8 l

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ali&ht~ Bore 

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**~;. ‘** **?ko** lest **auoh LILT**  #aa x*jaoted **na3** tha **varrent was**  not **approv.4 br**  **a..**

ìIa my$uQ aunt thaw is no oar l xpanae tioldent t0 th8’ 

## 0onauot

of hi8 duties and h0 ia not drir* 4hy oar oxoapt to go to and troiq tho oourthouw to his kma. *Question la **lie18 X'tho**  autherlty to rkjeot tha bi11# fqr ,ttlir @al: **a%&ma88~**

~*Th.iauditor ‘@ha&l AWe a general oTarai&ht or ull the books CA&roooxbs of aU ‘the Mii~oera OS tb **county.** dirtriot or Ztakr who may be auth&lzed or mpti$a **by** lam to noalti or funds, ~a88 nor other property belon&g. to, tb& tnqntyf and ;~~tri~oro~oisssrt et 

## ~tae lau oolleot ang soamy, ror tha MS of, or he.rhellu*totha **5oraanl3 oounty** 

**. .,**  is .a8 **tailawer** Art:016 1660 

### or teid 

### ate&s *kill 018in8, billa ma :aooounta against tho ootafity aust bo rllod In aaple tinu for the auditor to alatie --a approve l m beron ~the mestQag8 or the ooneieaioncra **oourt.** Wo olalai, bll%or aooount shall tm ellow4 or *ai& tmtll it &as boon l xAmln8b and ajlprorad by the **oounty** auditor. T&id eudltor shall oxasaino the Sania,@Ad6-p hi0 epprOV81

If i.w (Ioew It-neooawwy all l ueh aoz?*biU,or alelba a&et be+erhM by lifl**aavit** ~ouohiog tha oorreatneba OS the We ‘PbO auditor ii **hereby** auth&zod to admlniator. oaths. for the purporea o$ thlr I~w.~~.lion*. R.

thorlty 9% (thi auditor) shall not audit or approro

eny .auoh ~oI.ain w&l088 it haa boOn oontxaokd as piv- 

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**bf** 

## Ian, nor

any l 

### ooount **for** 

### the pwohaa of l upplleg or nmtmlala for tha wo 0r 84ia 

### oounty 0~ 

## anyor i.ta

## orrloara, ualaaa 

### la addition to ottm repulnmanta of liu, the0 faattaobaa thorrto 5 noaalaltloai algnoa by the otfloor or6orlne ammo 

### end abjworoa by 

### tha oounty Judge. said nqulal

### tio5 must b0 

### meds out 05a 8iwea aa approve*. in 

### triplieak

by tho Bald 

## OfflOOrS, the trlplloata t0 XWIIIS~~

with t;ia 0rri00r aoa~iag **th0 PWO~~M,**  .tLu dupl?ortr to:k illtid'wlth~tho oounty 

### l **uditor,** 

### and the origiaol. to be agmmd 

### to tha party rrom 

### whom aala 

### purohuu la 

### to bo made baron any purohtiao ahull bo mede. All warrant0 on tho oouDty treasurer, l xoopt warranty Sor jury aemlee,.muat be ooimtor, u0a by the 

### oo+tr **‘ eu~Uqm.n**  It ii ciur ~plnion that the above l tatutei give y&a imto **nJeot** the m~lr~billa rer8rred **to,** ii-thef hare not 

## baen6oitraot~d ea. piovlbd by lay.

‘ArtSole Z35l 

### of aald-•iatutaa, u~aoh ocx4alarlonera 00~1% “.
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8. yyoha, pa&

A.rtlola lb61 

### of *al& l tat~toa

la as 

### iollowa:

providoa in pert

l ,a:followa: ahaUl

. “lo; Audit and aottlo..all aooounta against tha ooudtr and-dtnot thiir payiunt. .

i&l. 1940 

# 0f, ag$d

l titutea,~‘whFoh ha8 to do with tu' iut1.S 

### of the oounty olerk; la as follower

‘They Shsll **bq** Sx-OffiOiO olorka Or the troamla

### slonsra. **aourt.*** ~. atlole 2345 or a%,14StatuteS provldea so rollowa.: mTh&aouuty olsrk shall be OX-OffioiO olerk OS the oomnlsalonSr8. oourt; an4 ho ahall attadd upon Oeoh 

### taris of said oonualseionora 

### oourt). ~preaorvo enb .keap
‘~ all books, paperh, rooords an& effeota belon&ag thorOwco, isSu0 all notlofis, .writs and proooea neoesaary for thy propr exeautiaa ot tho powora and dutieo of the ‘cumkli48iOAerb oourt; and 

### perfom all ouoh other duties, &in say be greeorlbS4 by law.,*‘83-8

Yen. R. 3. Wyabe, PWS b

ArtIolo 3932 of aald l tatutoa provldoa that the, oountg olork ahall bo Paid S3r oarkin namad l x-orrlolo l

orvlaas. ana lnoludod~thSnl.ii IS issuing oouut$ UQrrants, 80 it la 

## l vi hatig the duty of thy OoMty **olo ’** **rk** to iaaua OOUntgWrrant8, Under tbeso atatutos of tha oanmlar onoraf

i tha ~oounty olo*, noting us&r tho dimotion

oourt, la authorlao to laauo oountg warrants la pegmu& of o&lma **thet** ha*0 beon paaaod upon bg the 

### oomrdaalonora~oourt, but ho **18** not 8uthorizad to issue 

### ana dollvor a **warrant** that tha 

### oomlaalonora* oourt I~taelf 

### h8a no auth&.ty to 0-r i~ruoQ..

ma rat -m@.rwont **or** the statutes SMoInobovia r0remd to Is that 

### all l

uoh 

### olalaa, l

ugh as 

### those hero 

### uaaor oonaldoratIon, ba tiled in a&o. tlaiao for tha audItor ta oxamino Mb 

### ap prow sea pefom 

### the mooting of tho.oonmiaslonora* ooukt. lllra further, ~.

thst no olala, blU 

### or aooount 

### blmll be allawod .or p4.x4.,UP,tll .it .haa be:A 

## l -ma =a appmyed **by the**  **oounty**

. In **the** oaste.of~ **Atider8o.n** 1. iShi~, PO’

5,. w. 872,. the SUP~SU,~ ‘court haa w&or oanaIdsratIon aortitlad, quoetlona rraa .$ho. court or civil Appala la a suit br tho ahoriii or mrrla couatg 8galnst the ootmtg auditor to 0-1 him by maWma ta offiolallg .aouatan&n a aauatg 

### vmrrant **that**had boan~laauaa to. tha 

### ahorirr by 

### or&or

**or** th8 oamdaolen*~ra~ ‘dotart for oerteln itome of lndobtodnoaa irJaIohtho oammlaalonora~ oowt had adjudged’ to be lmSul snd **joot** .a& **had** allwod. ft wab ah&m that the olaim for whloh Uld warmat us Iaauad had boon ~pnWPta& ta 

### th* oouqty audLtor boforo it woe approved .bg tha oombaiorurr~ c o urt, and he **mfuaed** tol

ppron

it oa~th0

**ground** the *,

in his ~u6gm nt;

LA oounty was not kjghlly ‘Uabla thorefor. .I0 hold

### kg **thet** 

### tti oountg **iudltor,** when oallad upon to oountoralgn tho 'warrent.,

had tho 

### right to Inquire iDto the ieUditg of the olati or l

ooount in diaoherg!, of *hIoh it. was laauoa and to rofura to oountaralgn It if ha oanaludod thet tho olaim, or any part or It, waa.not a 

### propor’dur6o~ against 

## th8oountg,

‘end to rafuso to oountoraigo tho **WSr~ent** booawo ha had not therotororo approved the al&a, tho 

## oourt laid lorn tha followL?c: nila of lera *lb the aooond and third questiona wo anamer:-- that ths oounty 

### oofanlsrlonerb~ wxut had no prar to allow the oleim aIt8r,~It had bSSn pmatqtod to, ox.adned,. en6 dlaapprorod by *ia@auditor. T.%o eat' of tha rwantg-z$ath Loglslatura (&owe 1905, P. 381, Sip 161). authorISSa tho appoIqtmmt of aq audlbor In any ooonty in whloh than nag be a city of 23,GOO ppuleticn atid pro~vlder au folllowaa '20. 15. All clslm.;, bills arid l ooount8 a&lnot the oountg muetHO& d. S., ;Iyohoi~ pago 5 

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*TLls 4Aak ma xf::60C k-y t::cr auditor Zor.tho rd88cn tLat tko mtezlal bad not been lnriully aoquima. ma pie0 ,xia baa never bt?e~ scbdttob to !:ir;: terz.*c

it v&b !z*t cml a;:.rt*sC b; tA0 805- .v!ia813nk?rs~ oourt; thnt the bid wa6 iiot tho &.QWost aA&test bid; th&t tiAbl-6 ii&d **bbbA** AC 28toritl~ at qu drliFeI%G BiaOe **,tL;c blb** **’ nsa**  mb4;. that the+‘ @hid Sever breri tk> ~~~ulsittioo for a&y of tho Itatorlal nlsuwl b,- SAY comlssl3aer or approved by the gowatT juac:r br tiji~rov~i

by chc county ctubitor, ana for the4 - rurthur retfiso~ tact, l.2 :bt?i,j;lbj.wnt ana disorction~ iii the liattm, thr altia should not be a~~rovci. Kota1thrt.w~ the auditor*; refusal to.e~g20~0 the clah, th oounty jcxual.sslonera* wirt bhxoved the stista a&d ordsrcd td oo*ucty ruditor to lracc d&i i&mast-be%,rin& .wblWlAt ilL&itt:aa;sAt af ft. '*he auditor havine refunef, to ‘oqprc+ thu Oi8lZ eA to :mma tha narrsctj Giis atit '~88 brm&t in th0Hand3. 3. wyoho, po&O

dlotriot oourt or t Bollor Work8 to BaAAh OOlw~ &A?6

ram&% ownty by thd Wyatt Metal ~&uWO #LO 00&y aUditOr Or sequin hi8 approval of tho ol& iurato rrqulm him ta oouatorriyl thn wrrront in poyobsnt or ruoh olah “on the h00rln& boron th4 .oourt juagmnnt wad catend daring the Watt xotal & Boilor **\i,ork#** tho **mu0f** pnyba r0r, to wah juahput 0da 0-w bxwptd’ an6 mu a- pr0~0ulua ita appeal to thi8 court by writ or 

### error. “20 **htIV0**OOAOb%3a thet #b. t&x OOUSt OAkFba t&b ytotaF jUd&#At ia thib OOU. Xi8OOlUA.iO8he** a oowty auditor, a0 in **thlo** oaoo. 813. olalno sgalnot t&o coutrty of the olaoo her6 ~voivs.b are **roqtind** ,$O be riled .wlth **th4** auditor as&d approved by M+ bef~ro
. thalOMJ nay br all0~6 by tb oowalaoionaroC Court Of thb oolinty, a&d 'ii the aooouat lb not approrod 

### by th0 04WIt~ aUditOr $&LO, 04iWhoiOnO~bq 00Urt ha8 AD juri#diotlon- to don ‘tb ol8i.m. &demon ve A&, 99 rbx. l&b?,

90 a. ~W.6721 mu0 

### county v.*aomlnin {Tax. cto. App,) 269.8. w. 6901 ?wit10 v* i&qta&w CourAty,

50..Tcr.

dv. JiQQI

403,. llo 3, y. .&r Sirrod tha aomio8ioioi~* oourt 20 &hout authorfty to allowouiih claim over the dloapprovQ ot tho oounty auditor, it in our opinlcu~~that 

### ~tho oounty olerk doe8 not 

### hve aothority to **elbow** aaa dbllvor **0** rarraiit **,whioh ha0**  **not** bson **rqroveQ by.**  **tb** oounty auditor ma00 tb raoto l t4t0a. I

wo bond you herowit oopfrs ct..~ur aad O-6220.
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