**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  GENERAL **OF** 

### TEXAS **AUSTIN**

fion. H. c. \oilmon county Alat or oroy county I)ampa, T6xaU

the gemml ae8um.p ens, mJor apalru mamnt partltlonr, lro to hea)ing md yrt0ar, 

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Iqrorement ?un48. !fFea8w that thi8 Dl-0. htbitian would **al.80 b8**  **qpli88bl8 to**  **nfri&ar dlon**  **or** building. oth8r **equipment not**  **6 part**  **0r ths** 

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‘mm14 paymnt of ontho oourthouae be 8 thir fuod?" ~ZWI~WM~OZ intWtIIO8 

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15 tbi8 a9:5%a5 Te &rs 5Ot &tempting t0 pl88 upon or 8et **out** all th8 l xpon8s8 that lpagpmpsrl~ be pi4 rrom the penmn85t Improvemnt run4 or those expen888 *hiOh **arrmot be**  pal4 **from** suah fund. Weare only ana8ring your tp00iri0 queetlon aontained la your inWrY. HoweTq, In oompllanee rltb **your requert**  **we am**  enoloeing aopier or **our** opintonr Hoe. O-1649, 0-1069, o-108&3, O-98, O-37, O-1810 and o-499, regarding Ollpelme8 whIeh mey **or** uey not be properly paid frora the penwiaent lnpravment 

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Xi the **tnolost4 aopite**  of the abGv6 **titntioned** opInio5s sn4 this opI5Inn 40 n6t answer sny opaalflo 

### qwstlona you have 15 mind, weulll be 

### gladto render an opinion on any epeaiflo question you desire to dlmat to this **department.**

Section 9 or ArtIole 8 or the Texa8 c&aatitutIon reads a8 rOliOU8t

“i’h0 **Stat8 tU**  Onp?Opt~TtY, **UOhIUiVO** Of the tex Issae888ry **to** pay the public debt, end of the texe8 prcwlded for the bemilt of the pub110 rree sohools, 8h4ll **rievtr** exoeed thirtytire **aentt** onthe on8huzklred dollars ~aluation; a54 A06OUAtt, aity or tarn 8hAll levy more them **tweafipfire oeat8**  **rm** elty or county **puxpauer,** an4 not **8xas8alng** 

## rirtttttnoente **r0r** roads **aad** brldge8, **ad** not exaeealng 

### rfrteen aents to pay furoru, on the one hundred 4010 larr ralustlon, exoept tortht payntnt of **debt8 inaurred**  **prior to**  **the** adoption of the eme&ea& Septembtr w&h, l&335; a54 

### r0r the sreatlon 

## 0r pub110 buIld:ngr, streets, dtWOBr8, water work8 and other permanent**improYemnt8,** sot to exaeed twenty-rive oentr on the one hundred &Alar8 TalUktiO5, i5 any oneyttr, tIId tXOtp% a8 It in this Conetitutioa otherwlw prgvided; sod tha Lsglslaturs may also authorize an addltlona%annual **ed** valoren tax to **be** leritd aad aolleotea ror the rurther mslntenanoe of the publicBoa. R. C. WIllon, Pace S

road8~ **prOYid8d,** thOt 0 **MjOritY Or**  th0 prUli

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## heldr0r thet purpore rball **tote** rush 

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### aeatronth8 on8 hundred ~ollut valU8tIOn Ortb p?OpUty 8!lbjtOt tO tUwOA iA 8U8h 0wAty. **JUta, th8**  **hgi8iatUre MY**  **~88 lOOa**  laws ror tht 8dntennnae 

## or the pub110 

## 2Wd8 and hlghwa 8, rot 8ptoIa

I without the lOOal Aotiae rtquirtd or loos1 lan8.'

**The above**  **qUot8b** provlalon **or** tht **conrtitutlon** pre8aribed tht

### raaxlmmrate**0r** tax*8 rorgtwral pufpo888, 

### for 

### roe48and**bridee8,** rot **juror8,** and for **pemanent** improvaaenta, respectively, Tht aonitt **mooruing** rrox ttxat levied a54 00116ate4 rot raoh 

## or tht enuxentea purpores are 0056titUtiOMl rWd8; 42idth0 OOti88105eT8 OOUTtha8 no power or authorIt to **tre58fer** xonet b%op!one fuad to anothsr 0: **to** expand 

## r0r one~qorra tax wionef raised 080 eentibly r0r **another** purp088.

Tht **lmtdiate purpore**  ot the abovemmtloatd pX%Vl8lOA or thtConstitution 18 to lmt the m0uAt 0r taxer that MJ btraised 

### for the88 8ever81 pUrpoae8, rtapeotlvelyt but It I8tlto intenatd to Inhibit l xaesrlve txpeadlturea rot a57 ruoh pur&o8e, an4 to require that anyaa all mocalttralted b7 taxation **ror** t partloolar purpote shellbe IQplIed to thntpurpote and 

### tono other. Ault 18. Hal.8

### Cowty, 116 SW 3591 Eondemon Countyvt. **Nrke,** &W 88 94.

Th6 oa8e 0r Carroll ~8. Wllllamr, s?oaSW504, hol48,amoA.g othtr thlAg8, that the CcA8tltuticn oontemplait08that, a8 a matter or ocmnonhonesty andrair dealinit,, tax mone7 **takw** rrtm thepeople 08ttntIbl7 ror 0~8 pUrpOtt shall **be** OXpoAdOd

### ior that pUrrO8a alone, l8well as the 

## tu rata, ror that particular alats, thall 

### notexosed tht presarlbed max5.m~.

Tnview of the lbregolag authorltler, 70~ 

### are respeatruu7 advised that it 18 the oplnlon **or** th18 da-Boa. R. C. Wllwn, Pa60 4

p4rtntnt that the p8pmnt o? prenlo8 ror 1~ura1~* on the oourthoime o&mot be Imall paid STCQthe PemaaeILt **tiprot08ient** 

## ana. The pagmsnt of prwIua8 ror la8uranoe oa a oourthouse would be an expenditure ror a gewral purpose of the county 

### ad, ther8fcue. 8uoh expenditure **8hOUld bt**  **paid** 

### out**of** the **QtRtln1 fund.** 

True:lng that the fOrtgOIAg itilf aA8wer8 your iaqupf, **W8** remflIA



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