sixth Lagislatum, hecome inoperatiwt however,iathat went, Cues aoozuing in the countieshereinabovenamed shall applyud be donatedas is providedhere- in for the other oouxtiw embmoed in this Aot, ud providedfurthorthat all that part of LibertyCounty enbracedir the San JaointoWatershedshallbe abraoed in this Act, ud all taxomsimurilgfromthat portionof such County shall be allocatedaad donatedto tha Sar JaoirtoRiver Gmservatiom and Reola- matiollDistrictas hereinaboveprovided. . . .II
The Saa JaoiatoComservntiorand ReoluuatiomDistriotwas oreatodby virtue md under Chapter8, Title 128, Vernon'sAnnotatedCivil Statutes. It io to ba noted that under the abovementioaadsot of the Legislature(II.B. No. 1079, Acts ofths 46th legislature)that fifty per cent of all State ad valorantaxes ooll&ed for generalpurposesnnoa the propertyand from personsviathe oourties named iasaid Act am spaoifioallydonatedud gra&ed by the State to the San JaointoRiver Conservationard ReclamationDistriot,urdthat suohtaxenthat am donatedby said Act shall be used by ths Districtfor the purposaof carryingouh the powers,duties md fumotionaconferredupon the Dirtriotbytho Legislatum of the Stats. The above meation6dgrant is not made to any county or oounties nlrmedim the rot, but as above Etated*is specificallygrantedto the San Jaoimto River Conservation and ReolPmationDistriot.
In view of the fomgoing statute,you am mspeotfully advised that it is the opinionof this deparbneatthat ao oountynuued in House Bill No. 1079 Acts of the Forty-sixthLegislature,supra,is authorizedor has say authority whatsoeverto use any portionof the taxes remittedby the State to the San JaoiB- to River Conservationand ReolpmatioaDistriotfor the purposeof defrayingthe partialexpense of a countyhealthunit or for am other purpose.
APPHOVEDSEP 13, 1940 Yours very truly /s/Gerald C. %a ATTOR~YGENERAL OFTEXAS ATTORNEYGEERALOF TEXAS
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