OFFICE OFTHi ATTORNEY **GENERAL** OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Uonaablo V. J. ku~boll Coanty **Attornsy**

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a6 followst ~ udenae, vol. 45, P. 455 aa. 69-0 on-dtates, Counties nnddtise, **reads** *Theomqxmsatfon las was obviously intor?c¶sd. to a;:ply to iUdul3tTial 4Elj$OpKSItr It 6068 not apply to 'states, oountlers or oitiea in their performanae of gorerna6nta.l Iun~tdaaa

. . . RyaHonorable V. Y. Campbbll, Pago 2

oonstitutlonal anmdmmt adopted November 3, 1936, (Art. 3, **S40.** 

### 59) the LogIulaturo I4 girar pou4r to pass 'suoh law4 a4 IMYbe neoes4ary to prwld4 ror ':+orlunen*aCompensation **Ineuranoe for**  **wah** etato 4mploy444, 88 In its **juQm4nt** la **mo4444ry** or required; andto provide iOT the **payment** 

### or all ooats, oh4rgo4, an6prarnirvnson suoh polloi44 OZInStvanOe; protldlng th4 atat.4 shall never be roquirod to purohasr4insuranoe for any 4mploy4e*.* Artiole 3, Scotion 59, Conatlktion of Texas, witis aa 

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**T&4** Lsgialatura shall hate paer to pa8s suoh lam as maybe **n404e4aary to**  provide **for pork**  **fneuaa Compeneatlon**  **Infiuranoe for**  **meh state**  **w** ploywee, amin ite Wgment 1s neooasary **or** rb wired) andto provide for **th4** payment of all 008t8~ ohargo and premiumaon auoh polioies ai **inrumr104~** prorl6lng **that** the state 4JMl n4Ver bo required to **purahame lnnur~o4**  **tar any**  **anployee. ”**  Pursuant to the Oonatltatiotml authority 

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### 3, **s4otion** 59, Tema Conatltutlon, the LegiJatun on June 11, 1937, eluotod Art1014 667k4, whl4h prortde8 

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oftheTexna mats BlghwayDep4wtmmt. Under thk eet the Ri&ra~ Departmont is eel?-lt?mring **and** oarrles it8 ownlnauraaoe a8 

### set **out in**  tho **4t6tute. The**  l&h L4&rlatun of Toxma

### by Senate Bll3 135 extended the benoilts OS*orkm4n'6 Compuumtion ineuranoe to tho Texaa Refenee Ward. Tholrglsleturo ha4 not sxtond4d the benefit4 of ~oxkm~'6 Oomp@n4e&%on Inaaran44 to cay other bodies or departments of the st4to **gov4rrmnt than**  the Texas State HighwayRepartmont an8 tb4 **Tom44** Dofanae Guard,

It has long boon the law In Tox4e that a oounty Is not liable in **damages for**  injuries suetalnrd in oonsequenoo or **tit4 tortious**  or nogllgont aot4 

### 0rit4 4gonta or 4mploy444, unloas liability therefor be oreatsd by etatuts. **204 the**  **followinfg autborltiee:** 

**Eeigel v.**  Nohit County, 19 S. '!:..,562$ Ifloria r.~Oaltsrton 

### Oouaty 55S.+.540; Nusabaua 7. Ball Gowty, 7&3. !T. 6301 Bryan v. Lib4rty County, 299 3. X. 903; Jones souaty v. xoore, 4 2. H. (2) 289; hgelina County 

### t. Bond, 16 3. tq. (2) 338.

### Honorable V. J. Campbell, Page 

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**“ 4**  **quote tmn**  11 Texae Jurleprudanae, Countlee, pages 

### 563-4-5, as rollover

n Counties, being ooraponont caxts of **t&4 ati&,**  ***bite no**  **pmerr or**  **dutie4** exoept t&o44 whloh are olearly sot forth en8 defined in the oonstttution and rrtatutoe. **The statutus**  **hav4** olearly deflwd the powers, pmmrlbed the dutI48, **and** imposed the liabllitio8 Ofthe @0h%ki88lonm~ oourta, the mediumthrough whioh the ditiemnt oountles aot, and from thoee et&utea mu8P00m4 all **the aut&orit;l**  **vested in**  the oountia4.

. . , 0 **Commlse10n8r5 ’**  **oourto** ar4 **oourts op**  1Imitei ju~I4dIotIon In that their authority extenndsonly to natterer pertefnlng to the genor(ll r4lrare ar their respootiv’e ~O~tloi, **aml that**  

### thdt pawors ars only thas4 sxpreealy or lnplI4dly **00~ferred** upon themby law -that $8, by **th4 eon**  stltutfon **fina statutsa**  **of ho**  **atate~.**

**. .**  **.O** There **la** noIslwauthorislng oountias to **sxp4n4 runty**  **iunds to**  **pay pr4nluzs4**  on ***orkmer~~s oompamaatloa**  **in** marfanoeon county 4mplope4a. our **4tet4** 40n4t1tut10n 4l80 Inhibit4 tlonatione end fgatUItI48 by countieo from pub110 fbd8. Art1014 

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### seation52,TexasCoastltutlon, **r44b ia**  prrt ae follorrat

“The Legislature shall have xwpotter to authoriso any oounty.
. . $0 land its credit 

### or **to** grant pub110moqeyor thing, ar value In aid af, 0~ ta nnpIndividual, a44oeIatIon or oorporation whatsoever.

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**~4** answer your queetlon In tha ns@M.vo. Very **truly your4** 

ATTORNEY

GBKERAL

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