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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

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l x @ mb dffnlitg eoc n mnttat b pay jur a 8, o u 

the one huadrt14 dol.&r* wdmtion, l xwpt 

far the pqraeixt of dobte inoux~*Q prior to 

the adoptloa of the o~ba&aont isaptoabor S5th, 

158S; and for tta eroctiocp of gublie buil&- 

in&a, atmata, eow*r*, watbx warlu and 

Othf porsrrraont lQproroQontB, not to 0x6004 

tttoaty-Si+a oontb %a tho MO Inandre4 dalAma % mluet1 loa n, ma y a m p a r , a n& l xoagt 

4m i8 fa thlb Gomtitutiaa othen2lr provided; 

aaa the Legi&.sture *O*J airo author&r0 m 

l ddlt.bmal wmual rd v18lmom tax to bo loviod 

aad 80mbtba far the Sur@ior naintonanob of 

the publio ram%81 proviQ#t%, Wmt a mmferi$y 

OS the walls106 popbrtJ tax-p@u& Ybtbra OS 

the S:@QOtF rati&& at 10 ehOtiO&k tII be hrla 

tar that: QUXQOU rhau. rot0 mob tax, pat t0 

exaeod ffftew oonta on tha aa~htanUred&~~ 

iem orlu+~tloa OS the gmgbrty oub dot to 

taUtlOU in WlOh UOUUtf~ &Cd th0 G ~rAatQr* 

aaT pao* 100~1 law for tImiualntomm* of 

roabs and hl&map, without the 

county CoaaLieslon0rs' CcuFts bare no powors OF 

duties sxwgt thaw UN& en cdoarly snt forth and doflnsd in ths Qmstitutlon and 8tatut.w. Mwixrds County 

Y. J0nnin$#, 33 s. IfJ. 6ebi %ooFS V. rCcuBoMJl county 875 

S. 1. 4781 Xl Pa00 county V. Xlsep, 100 S. w. (aa) 343. 

*m3 st~tutw hve ~10~4~ d8rin0a tha 

pmmru prwa~ibod the duti.8, arrE iz,mmcl t&r 

1lab&1** oi ths aafIlm%soi:iMrs' court, the 

Iwakua throu$h l&.lt&h the dltrerwt aountlw 

aiot, and froa *ho88 strtutss muoG eesm 811 

the authbrit~ rsstrd in th* itountiw~* U 

m. J?lXiS, WJ, 

Xt has booa *all wtrbliahd that the jarlsdlotion of Cmcdssf4aez+ Oourtis Is llnrltod to strlo%ly 

"oounty b u*$ nBe***, aa the La gfslrhtauns ro o l tr tswF ity b e? wl%~s their p sur OF s jtlF%adlstiaa~ duVapor n 

slo str &i&t ie Co , v1 %soaaa, 86 m. 199, 50 8. ëIl. 

es& 

TN8 dop8rtmwt has s&SW tbt tlw bwa %eoossmF 

8 wuntlsl ?or wls 

Be0 opltioa Bo. 

rw oplnlon %o. 04959 

*construing soatml 9 of Artlols 8 of ths 

Tww Constitutioo awl es0t1an 7 ef Artlels 

8851, oupra in aem¬ion with all t&r otbsr 

statutes reirtlng to t&o wuers of the ooanty 

ecwarisrf.on~rs~ eaurt and irt the light of the 

nsaensitg 09 t&s oourf,aetlng rithia the 

s$&mra cl its powam and autlw eomLirrrrd 

u-$c+n It, it is OUF 4pfAiW2 t&Et yiblid buildlngs xoan ‘rmwasaFy publie bulhllnEl;r’ anb 

that 'no~~sa~p UIMe btil.&i~* ZIU*B pUNi 

builainge eased x 41 for the mm&iot of atriatl~y'~ounty bw1n.r'; . . c 
25: 

In acoraanes w&th the oourt ad8i0A8 of t&I* 

state, WI havs oana15tsnta~ ma ropoatoaly rtid that OOU~~J 

COdSSl0ner** C4Wt8 ;nay not lr@ly sxpQa6 or apqrogriats 

OOUntp fund8 f'w purp4sss ~utb4rIz~ by the Coastltution 

or statutoxyf lew. 

For l xsa12ls~ Opinion Nor f&891 ef thI8 a6pkftbnant h&l that the CamIssIonasrst Court of &locat4a 

Wunty, Texss, sss without autibrlty to sxpond onrntl 

funds for the or@ojraaot al life ,~usrds for Gslveston 

Beae.hs 0

t&0 c 4ElJ 

fnion IOo. O-16698 of this Uspsrtmnt hold &hot 

OSiO~OFS' ~4UZ't Ot tasFtOlt htUtty, %hKW, WU 

WIthout authc~rlty to pay the smlury of a &am WsraOlt~ 

O&don Ea. O-1899 of this d*parttseot held th6 tbs 

CwmalsslonoFs~ Court of kpt ootlat~, Ta818, ma ritb4Ut aUthorit 

tlon of 

b0 mtpF&d So\ratr f’Ull& fOF fiF0 >TVtOO* 

port f 001 ot th4 oomty lyiw out&h of the olty 

o f Sa n Anto ni8o a, td h att h a l sunty oouf6 a02 oaatme$ 

riththe oltyof SanAnEoaio to fu?at* srrcrh flss pm* 

tsotloo fox suoh portIaas of the seuaty~ ~4 Opfaion 

%O* 0-1001 of this do rtasnt hsM that ths Caani*si4asm 

court oould not legal r y make dorrationa to the TW~sroul~Is 

wm0i~tlon, fo the amiocur Bstioasl W Cram 4r to 

my 0tbex ehwftable mgadMti@n maktag FoqUoSt f6z 

ruoh aaarrtions rod Oplaloa Bo. 011779 helLding ttnt ths 

tmunty C~~s~4aas~ Court 4soo.not hero the authority 

to pu%ohasoi~8 al%0 for a 64astIon to the Udt*d Btatr 

Oarsmmt for purposes of a ntlltnry raaavatloa, an4 

spinion Ro. 04.860 holUkg ttrrt a aauaty hmiosioaor8~ 

cclurt is net authorlecrd co make a duratbn of ~S,SOO&O 

tawaxd th4 purohaw prtoo 0r a tmot or land t4 be us46 

far %mtlous& Ouard Zrnit, aounty relrs tukd othsr prbU0 

o414bbretiaa8hers bhs beleaa6 of tha purohaas wiao aail 

all subsopueat srponuo aill be paid by tha 418~. 

opiai4~ HO. wit348 0f thi0 a0part50nt h0ia8 that 

m&emon County, TOWS, ban 1t0 aU%boritY %0~~8rfiiOiw*a* 

nitfi county funbr idth the ~tty ot Pale6tiue an4 the Falcrsthis lndtP;mu6mt S4h4ol Mstrlot la tha ooastruotloa of a 

buildpw w Moe a ndsral Msti4m.l Youth AtW~stration 

prcjeut. 36. 6fi4t~* l-:6trrdth * 00py or da opiaioa. 
APPROVEDAPR 2, 1941 

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS