**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Hon. Joe P. Flack County Attorney Kenard.County Kenard, Texas
Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-7521 : Authority of t Court to acce

I quote from your letter 0 an opinion of this department:

“The clubwonenof Een CommissionersCourt want t

petent agent for e Extension cure a come&ion is, again, could the Commissioners $150.00 and the amountwould be $1050.00, to be.disbursedby the CommissionersCourt and, I believe, would be paid to the Extension Service.” Article 164, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, is amended, provides: “The Cowzssioners Court of any County in this State is authorized to establish and conduct cooperative 

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demonstrationwork in agricultureand home economics in 

### cooperation

with theAgricultural andMechanical

College of Texas, upon such terms and conditionsas may be agreed upon b the Commissioners' Court and the agents of the Bgrlc lxtural and EechanlcalCollege of Texas; and may employ such means, and may appropriateand expend such 

### euma of moneyas may be necessary to effectively

establish end carry on such demonstration work in agriculturaland home economics in their respectivecounties.n Under the Texas Constitution,Article XI, counties are i, munici 3 al corporationsand political subdivisionsof the State. of Abl ene vs. State,lljS.Z. (2nd) 631, error dismissed. city

If the sum contributedby the clubwomenof Pienard County plus the salary of the countyhome demonstrationagent is to be treated as 

### a gift or donation

### by the Commisaionera~Court, it is our opinion that the,law Is well settled that municipal corporationsma receive bequests .iftsand donationsof all kinds 

### of roperty. Kunicipai forporatlons,Revised Edition, Sec. !221. MC&alllin,

Under their generalpowers ato acquire and hold it has been held that a municipal corporationmay accept a money from the United States government. Iowa-SouthernUti Company **vs.** 

### Lamoni,**11 Fed.**  Sup. 

### 581.

In the case of State Ex Rel helrose Sewer District vs. Smith, 120 S.W. (2nd) 1102, it was held that 

### a sewer district could accept donations such as federal grants which would enable them to construct

### a system costingmore than its debt limit.

It is our opinion that it would not be Improper for the Comlssioneral Court to accept the contributionsor donations fron private individualsto be applied to the salary of e county home demonstrationegent pursuant to 

### an agreemen: enteredintowith the ;;zslon Division of the Agriculturaland F:echcnical College of

. However, all expenditureof county funds by the Commissionerst Court is governed by the budget **zc** set forth in itrticle69a11, V.A.C.S.,which provides in partNon, Joe P. Flack - Page 2

th6 *k?mn the bud&et **l-u15** Commissioners Co-m-t, been finally approved by the ?udzet, as approved by the Court shall be filed with the Clerk of tha (;oumy court, azB4

taxes levied only in accordance thereuith and no **expenditure** of th:efund6 Gf the county **5h&i,** thereafterbe trade except in strict &m@.iance with the km&et. as adopted

### by the Court. Except 

### that ermr&oney

expendittwos in &we of gave public necamity, to meet **: ‘** **ms& “**  **-.** 

### and unforeseen eocditiorz ~r.%A.ci~t cs-c~~!.r! ~o’i, by ro.?.eon;bLy di.llC;ont,

',ho~~~ht

end atd$;to:lt?.o;l,

haye kc:. '~:-.f:l:r

si,-.(j in ;.pc y:~.-:;?;:_L

i,.&:;$^c,) may $rom t5.m to ti. be a!t.ihorized by tt:e ~2oxT t 23 z'?rcn~~wn"us

to the ori

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Ge eui;i;ost

the proper nay to '- ia to have the &more .axZlo the pi-opcscd donation tender the ewe to tl;e ~orpr~asionere~

Court for the sale paylug the af

urpose OS s*qpleaentin:tkt2 cou2ty'e a3propria';ion for s ary of t3e hone demanstmtioz went. xf t&8 COWt accepts the Coni;tior., proper entry of the pro 0~~1 and scsei>tFLlce should be mdo in t!le simt oe 

### of the Court. i! he amunt of the 60xt;iOll, &X2.00, boccmc L test fund and the comty 

### becweo the trustee to e-xperAd that!?~nd

in accordancev.5th the tmet agreernect. The money should be deposited ir. the C:A&L~ trce.eury to the cred!it of a fund which may 

### be denominatedW&ry Fund of ik~m Demonstration Agent. n in the County De,positor

The Comty Treasurer should deposit the mane 7 to t&s credit **of** the sam ik.$. Eroh mont K in payment of the agent 9 the Sourt !Ray o?dcr 275.X) te be gmeral ealaq

%Jid and *c

f.; v at of the trust fwd, a tot&% $.$;"%e c .,4 mount contribyxted to t% aLc:lt'

e 

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**::incr tko**  **a+m!r.t, iccated.**  **is not**  **Pcrivci from**  **taxes,** if tha plan svdaoted ir followzG,' the e::~eiictii:cz-e

t-ythe county of the if9Ot3.00

for part pap;cat 0E t.b.e agetrt’c

**G&kl-y u-** **‘ ,il** **’ %G**  **i:i E**  **” r:Ct**  **C0T.P** pliance with the bx%get, e,?d the I.&W.