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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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<div class="ocr">Eonorable Fred Jorris, Pugs ¢

from the sale of timber on said lands, or any part
thereof, stall be invested in like manner as the
Constitution and law requires of provseds of sales

of auch lands; and it shalj, ds unlawful for the coz-
aissionere court of any coumty to apply sald proceeda,
or any part thereof, ti any other purpose, or to

low the sane, exeept as above required,”

Thus, we observe Articole 2625, supra, in plain and
unambiguous language, provides in what manner ine ineom frox
the lease of school Jande shall be used, It “shall be appro-
priates by the comiissfoners courts of saic counties in the
sane manner ae is proviced ty law for the appropriation of the
interscst on bonds purchased with the proceeds of the sale of
gueh lands", article 7, Sestion 6 of the Constitution, supra,
stipulates that tne interest derived from the investaeit of
the proceads of a sale shall be placed in, and constitute, the
available school fund. Therefore, the proaeeds fron any rent-
ing or leasing of the school lands must also te placed in that
fund. By ite terms Article 2525, supra, makes any other disposi-
vion unlawfule

Conségueatly, we aust find, and you ere respectfully
adviaed, that the conaisaioners’ court of Polk Copity cannot
build a bouss or makes other iuwprovemats uUpon..county owned
achool land with funds cerived fro the rental or lease of ea id
sandse

fo do so woulé constitute an unlawful act, ang further,
sinos in legal contemplation, the county ie « trustee, and the
school func the beneficiary, there would be a breach of trust,
See Taber vs, Daliaa County, 101. Tex. 241. Since the achool
mon Les g° to make up 9 trust fund, so to speak, and the coamis-
sionere’ eourt is charged with the duty of administering that
fund, ite powers, duties, anc liabilities towards that Sune #hould
be governed by the law pertaining to trustees, Therefore, in the
adnuinistration of the fund the commissioners’ court fa bound by
that degree of oare and effort wileh reascaabily prudent men sxer-
Cisea whan tencing their own affaire,. In the exeoution of a trust,
expressed or implied, the commissioners! court has power and
authority to eollect. "ell that is due and owing that fund even to.
the point of inetituting and maintaining euite at lawe . “Rot only
is this their power but in some instances it might be termed a
duty. seo 5 Bogertts Trust and Trustees, Section 481, ¢t sc.
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