OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATrORNCY Gm4E”Al. 

Bonorablr Alton C. hold 

t7alnty Attornry 

Bracorla Oounty 

Anglrton, '2lxaa 

Dmr sir: Opinion Bo. O-796 

tr a m en l x a a lmtlcor m

lirvad the rollonlng statrr your 

mr Artlolr 326 

Toxa8, tin right of om 

condranlng and 

or raseamn 

0 disposal dump, 

oounty project? 

tlon cfitegorloall~, two 

iormra Court, rlq 

43 oi tha rrwarag8 dirporal 

rparatod tOun k ‘WUlty kpliArtlolo )f6cI, Y.A.C.S., 18 qUOtI3d hi fin 88 rOiiOW8: 

! Who right ot Balnant hmln 18 hamby oonirrrad 

upon oountira of the State or T1x88 iOr thr purpoar Of 

00ndrmni~ and aoqulrlng land, right or war or raruaant 

in land, prlmte or publlo, exorpt property u88d for 
8on. Alton 0. knold, Pm60 1 

rrutmy purpo818, whm# mid laad, right oi ny or 

W8.mlit 18 lM88LIU'J in the eCOh8tSU8tiOn Oi j@i18, 

OOU%hOUm8, hO8pitil8, drllnquwit and drpandont 80h00&B, p-r fMXB8, libmriar O? fOf Other pobllo purp0818, 

wharr moh parpow lm nau or mat hrrearhr k ruthoritrd by tbr oOn8titutiOn Or &8tUte8 Oi thi8 ht.. 

*AU rush ooadomutlon pTooe@dl 8 ahall br inrtlttlka um¶or thr dlnotlon 0r tJn 8 08a 88ioMr8' 0OlUt, 

and 11 th8 ndpL8 Oi thr Umnty, 8nd tb 88H88im Oi 

damagr8 rhctl k in OOnfb?it~ k - 8tatUttr8 Oi thr 

8t8ta 0r hxar, ror oondeanl4 rn4 roqui&id ruht of 

nr by rrilr~dr. tit no 8pp.81 iPam the fIndlag and 

888888nant Of hQI84@8 by thr OODslf8#il ppolntrd OllU8 

for thUt EwpOH rhcru bat0 th8 8rrUOt Oi OcrrUi tbr 

mrprnrlon of rork b 

whleh tho land, d&h i 

the rounty in 4onarotlon 8 "f th 

to br aoquind. 

oi my, cJm.aunt, *to., 18 Mu&ht 

xa 0880 or ;rppral OOtlntir8 8h11 not 

J 

br nqulnd to glva bond, aoY8hli ther br roqulred to 

@ro bon4 for 008t8. Aots 1925, p. 300. Act8 39th 

ml., oh. 116, & 1,” 

Artiola 2352 18 118 rOiiW8I 

nkald oourt 8hall hare th8 power to lrrr and oollrot 

l tar rOP OOPlrt~ pUrpO8.8, !lOt to OXWd tW@lity-iin 

oaat8 on thr one hundred dollar8 tUmtlon, and a tar 

not to oxorrd fiitrrn orntr on tha ona handnd dollam 

trlalltlon to rupplraeat th8 jut fund or th8 oounty, and 

not to rxoeod tl.tt8aa oantr for r-&I and brid@8 on th8 

OM ha&ad dollar8 +@lUrtiOn, 8108pt iO? thbr PfRWit Oi 

debt8 lnourrad prior to tha 8dOptiOn Oi thr l WMmant to 

thr sonrtitutlon SIfiormbar 25, A.D. Ml?), end ror tha 

u8oBion Ot pabljo buildt48, 80-888, 6ouorf(l, WtU 

work8 and othu pannanrnt lmpro?ra~tr, not to ax88d 

trrnty-tltr oat8 on thr ona handrad dollar8 ValuatiOh 

in 8By Ona Jam, and 0x08 t l 8 in thr ~OlI8titUtiOll othrrwin provided. Tha) may P rty an l ddltlOna1 tax for road 

x 

Impor** no% to @X-84 fita8m OWd8 on tha on* htmdrd 

alar v8lu8tlon or tb property abjrot to taution, 

War tha ~lkl~tlonr and in the aa8km.r prOV14rd 143 ti 

&tltir 6, ho, 9 or the Oonntltution *ad In mreuaaor 

or a8 law8 nidng thu8%0. Coast. Art. 8, mea 9; 

Amrndnnt 1699.' 

"COUlltf bllLlkILI88” 18 brirfly di8OU88rd hrr. but thi8 &OU 
Hon. Altoa C. buold, Pa&o 3 

not purport to bo l l o a nhmrln rtady or th8 robjrot. Rafrnnoo 

18 mada 00 Opinion no. L u 8d&b8#86 to km. Altoa 0. Arnold, 

Anuloten, T.X.8. 

btlolr 5, 8ro8ion 16, 

par* .8 rollw8I 

28x08 b!l8titUtlO& E00br i.U 

-..a... teoh 8ounty rhall b llkc aennbr be 

diTida4 intO ioUr 4~051d.liOt1UO’ ~~01aOt8 hi 8a.h Or 

uhloh thrrr rhtil- br l lrot4d br t & 

thU@Ooi OM OOWAtr 0od88iOMr, Wba 

gnqiiira y0kr8 

rbrll hold hi8 Ofripu ror tne per8 Ml. until hlr 8.00.88or 8h.11 br 

rloctod 8Bd qualithd. n0 OOUnty Omd88iOMm 80 

Oho8OB, With @he OoOnty dUdgO .8 pa?.llidu OfflOOr, 

ehell oompom thr County Ocmd88lonrr8 Oourt, rhloh 

8h11 l XOrOi8O 8U.h 3WW28 .Ud jUd84iOthU OfOr .u 

88 18 OOntOrrd by thir h8titutiO8 

orlbrd.' 

thr Ytatb, DT I8 My br hrnaftrr &WOlc 

(&I@?I018 CUr8) 

Whathar or not the condrnml~ 0r a 84wraga di8pO8a damp 

by 2rqtorIa County ror Eraeorla liralth Unit, 18 *oountg businrrr" 

we do not 6ttanpt to sap; th8 foot8 In four prrtlouler aam 8111 

drtarull.Be, “COUJItJ BII~~ZLMI” 18 di8O1188Od iII Tax88 JUri8p2313~0@, 

VOllns 11, p. 564, 8OatiOB8 37 OIld 36, whioh I?@ l 8 rOiiW8t 

'37. c~8tiOmr8’ Caclrt8 8X-8 OOUrt8 a,i gOnOr 

jUd8diOtiOa when l otlnC: *IthIn thr 

and duties oonfrrred upon them, ml t 

tk:r8* OCU’t8 liZ8 l ntitld tQ tb 8- oon~ldoratlo~ a8 

than or otha oon8tItutlonal OOouTt8. Th8lr judgment8 

msr not br oolle~~l~ bttaokrd. by heTo bran giTOB 

tho Parr t0 pMi8h OMk6pt8 oqpplttad qain8t th.3; 

l nU for l O?fODIOU8 l x8rol8. Of tbi8 pwbr tllry may 

claim tha lmmltlrr prr%alnIag to 8 oourt 0r ganaral 

jarlrdlotlon. 

V4m8l88lonu8~ b-8 lir8 OOQrt8 0r 1lmlt.d jUri8- 

dIotion In that thrk l uthorltt l xtandr 011~ to aytOor8 

prrtalnlng to th0 ~nml rrlfrrr OS th8lr rrrprOtlT0 

OOWltk8 aoa 8hat thalr paWOr8 am aur thosr l xproml~ 

or lapllo&~ oonlrrrad upOn thrm bt ler-that 18, by 

tho OOnrtltUtiOII l nd 8t@tUtr8 Of the ati.' 
Bon. *Iton C. Arnold, E.60 4 

“36. The Jwl#dlotlon or eo0al88looOn’ oourb 

i# limited t0 8titiOUr 'OoWty bU81IU88,' 854 th8 lS(lk1atllH hU8 UO 8UthOPitJ tb 8Z04P&O 8heir p-Pa 0,. 

uPlo4l0tlo&. Aa y l ttoqt to oorrtrr upon Oh0 oourt 

UPi8biCtiOn Of 8 lDIltt.P uhioh 18 OOli OOMty bUd~88’ 

l rold, kWO?@P, thI oOWl8~ ~d88iOMrI’ dOUPt 18 the 

88tlvO gOwmin(l bdy of tbr Cantye WIU; l )Url8dlOtion 

t&It tcUOhO8 ib 8omO n8pOat l lRO8t We 

7: 

r00m-0 0i tb 

oounty’r burlIn .ld th8 oourt hr N 8nd gonbrU1 

OhUg8 Or th8 bU8k!@88 8mir8 Of the oOtUitf* Th8 p0W.r 

6i thr gOUti OXtend 011 t0 uch b tl8iM 88 l 8 ir l ntrurtad 

to It bf the oorutltutlon or by tbr 1@&$8lrturr~ and tho 

l@iishIttu- nay, if it oho08.8, coadlt a mattsr or oounty 

bu8in888 80 80~ 8g.onop OthU then thr OOtTddOn8m 00~4% 

Tho tbr?c ‘OOUnty bU8iM88 .hould b0 6iVO5 8 broad and 

;;wI-'* oonatruatlon 80 a8 not to dd8at the purporrr or 

And it i8 held that the Or1ami881Om:8 0o;Ptr 

hrlb Im;lIod 0utbOPlty t0 60 What S0j b0 l3@0@88lPl in thhr 

OXOrOi80 C,r tZ0 dUtfO~0 01 PQHsrS OOnlhlTd UpOn th8E.’ 

b Sun Vapor ?lrctric Light k. v. ~JnUl, Sug,ot. 

30 ;.@I. 868, whwo orrdltors vsnted the Cami88i050r8f &et to 

Wths 6Wr the Sdnid8tretiOfI Or th0 mUire Or 8 di88Obd OO?pOmtiOn (Oit]r) find di8tribdJ th pSWbbd8 nO0iTrd rX’Oi% the l 888t8 

to tho orodltora of tt.a oity, it 18 hold that MdOr nrtlolo 5, hc. 

16 To-8 ~On8titUtiOll, tJioc~oowr8 rhloh tho ~~irlaturo afiy raq"fHl thUl (%Wl8BiOllBHJ ’ Wnt) to 8xOrOI80 rm ootilnrd by thI8 

8bCtiO5 00 “Oouaty Yl8llM88." 

In @.lrrrrton County ~6. 01*8hm, 220 3.t6. 560, Gulror8on court or Cltll Apglti8, it 18 had 1 

"TbO oOMtNoti0. Or 8 888W.11 Witbin tb0 liolit8 

0r e oity ror Cc8 proteatlofb or the liror rnd property 

of the lnbebitrnt8 Of thr COtlnty 18 ‘OOU!Ity bU8inr88’ 

within ths Jurl84Iotlon 0r tho (;02ml88lomr8' 00~2% 

undrr Artlola 11, See. 7 and Artlola 5, Ybo. 16 of the 

tOX88 ~On8titUtiOh" 

warton kunty Drt&ka~a DI8t. ta Klgbae, r8 al lb9 &he 

361 at p.60 366, Cmrt at Chll A~p@@l8, 08lnrton, ~hWrlII% 

donirdl 

“A d?hM&@ dlatrlot orsaniood uador AOt8 30th Lw. o 

40 8aondod by Act8 318t h&. 0 13 Ona Cb d CndOt l XP?888 

@UbbOPi$y Of OOn8titUtiOIXSl aUand@ent &tide 3, *a* 52 

along8 to l 03888 dlftrront trap a 0 1 ty or town, and %a 

a per8 or th. ocunty an6 LunOO 8UOh 8btU80 by kppO814 
lion. 

g 0n th8 co0i8810~8~8~ 00~3-t mt4La pfmr8 43a am88 

u 1 th ~f#r*no to dra&8&0 dirtrletr ia not mmnlrt1tation81 War Coartitatio~l ktlrk 5, skotion 18, protldlq tint thr comd88ionr8 ' Qourt rb11 rxrrei~r Nab 

pawr?i~~nd jurlrdiotion 0-r all @Oounty bu8lmrr~ a8 la 

or a8 

I 

-bo oonhm& by law; 8iu buainars or tha ~XU~U&CI 

dirtr at bo1ng rocmty bu8lno88.” 

Your0 wry tmly