OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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"&&are no oases Upoz this point, and it is' entirely 8 matter of reaaoning~froxr. the atetutee.: 2haever, it in mg o_ol.nion that the aounty is ,ltible
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### ~axprerra authority tar suoh an allmwmoe appears ln the atatutar. **Eowbver,** drtials 2261 ohargon **oodBsfoner8** with laylw **out,** rstablirhlng, oha~&ing and diecontinuing publia **roads and**  highways, with buildif@,bridg44 **and** koepin& t&m in r4p4ir',aad with exeralsfng gsnaral crontrolovsr ,131roed4, hi$hwara, **f4rri44** %ad bridges fa taefr oowsti4s. **It appears**  that the commi44lon4r4 should bs **reimbursed** 

### tor ex- **~~#JeB** ~sCuTI'4din the tJXOr@iB4 ot euoh duties, a@ **that there**  ***itadd** be **an** implied **aushqrity ?or**  an Qllovan84 euoh 48 the on4 in'qusstion. "Z'ourth**qUSB$iOIl:**

“DOt3B the &mJtIi!N4iOn~r6 * Court hOv4 the authority to employ 4tenographioe~ help rea8ouubly nooessary in sh4 diroharg6 of It4 **duties,** md peiyfir **same cut**  **of the**  **fUndB Oft**  **tact O$?+ty?**  c. -
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**ror** the full umouub of the **t444** grorided **ror in**  Artiale lOl% when the defsndaat lay4 hi4 tin4 out, bsowtne th~4firat~esnt4n44 of Art&ale 10% **44e~ t4**  shim that **that** ertiof.e ooald not apply to the fee6 provtd4d for inArtiol4 LO58 tithaut nullifying 

### thetarmuofArtiole **1068** in 08444 vh4z4 

### the.defmbant pay8 his ?iue. **It deema**  **t,hst the**  **t44s intendsd**  **to be**  lffeat4d by Art1010 1055 as?4on.lgtho4e fbr vhirh the dofemtaat In a alimlnal a&ion 14 liable, slidthat **this** artlolo I8 not intended to affeat Co48 vLlal=ars the primary obligation of **the aounty.** 

?Doe.s **the** C~~~~f#~louor’(~~ Couch oi 8haokelford County hats the authorlliy k, allor,l aoh oommlorioxmr a aonthly.allowan0e af &%I.54 for 4atcmyblle l xpsJi44* haurrad **in ~uparvtslng**  **eoy.aty ~made,**  **aalb oounty**  haiing a populatlrm of .b,Zll,and 4~ aa8essed raloa**tlon of**  **about ‘** **~7,000,000,** 4nd s6Jb **ooami~~lanors** r444ltin5 **a** regular eilary of Ql;4GQ **p4r** annti 

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Bon. Thomaa 

### L. Blantoa, Jr., peg4 S

*In ahaptsr g of title 44, the &mmIsnloners* G,ourtIa &Yen a numb4r of duties MxIohtcday maa,aaarIly,Invulvea larg4 amount ~of stenographical 

### work. xhe statute doea 

## notexprsealyairotheConmIaaioxmra* Court the authority to 4mpioy a .sten+ &mpher to 60,thiB work. JJow4v4r,BIa4B steao@YIphIosl help Is .reasonablyneoeaaary to carry **out tie**  **4xpreaa prOti$ioru**  **of** the **atatut4, it**  

### smear8 tlist the Ooinmisrrloneraf Court would have an Impll4d authority to employ auoh a BtsnogrBph4r, and to pay 

### her out of.th4 **oounty** fuhda.4 This fiopartmut has repeatedly **rulwl** that Justio4s oi 

### the P4a44 and County Judges In **tse** oouhtisa lra entitled to 

### tL4.r full **fses** from the uouhty uhdsr Artiol4 lOS%, 0. C. i., **for** eaoh oLrImIaalaotion tried aud finally dlapoeed of **by** tima, regardl4aa or the method **of aatlafaotfon**  **of** the fine and uosts. Pi4sn4iose h4rsvIth a copy OS opinion No. O-610 of thi8 ikp8rta14ntror your Iniormatlon. 

### It Is our opinion that you have corrsotly ansrered tb4 B4OOnd quemtion. ii;s ussume that your county operates **under** the **.reaersl** road law and vb bass our amv4r to your third **cpestion upon**  that assumptlou. g!his24prJrtnient has rep4atsdly rule& that in countIss cperetiingunder the general road law .that the 

### uombmloners* court has no authority to allow,eaoh ooumiaaIonor 4 aonthly allovanoe for automobile sxpon~ea inaurred in supenlsiug 

### oountyroads. For your Information w4 enclose herawith coplsr of op&nione 30s. O-3119 and 0-75E of this Department.
Your third question Ia, therefor4, answered in the **nsgtlive.**Xt **is** fundarmntal law that tbe conmIaaIoners' court 28s only suoh authority 88 Is conferred upon It by the Cxx8titutiM and **8r;atutse** of thie State, eIth+r ep4cifIcally or by scces~ary Impliuation. 'F-I@ have been unable to find any express or inpliod authority which vrouldauthorize the comIssiomrB* aourt of your oouaty tc employ a stenographer.

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HOP. ThoavlsL. BluIton, fr., pge 4

To,ur

### r0urth qoeatlon fs, thersfors, anspered In the negatitcr. Very tna1y yours

FIRST AzSIS?AXT BY

‘C ATTORNEY GENEFiAL