Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

PmmCE DANIEL AWESTEN nn.TEXAS AFTDIlNEY ~x-z.TsI1IAI. - Februmy 23, 1,949. _ Honorable Ralph Logan Oplaioa Ro. _. v-779. __ District Attorney 5fat Judicial Dietrlat Rer Several queatioas regard- San Angelo, Texas Lag the authority of the CommW3loaer8' court of Ooke County to isaus in- tiirest bearing time war- lv3at.s for the-jnarpose of astablishing and equ&lng __ a oounty hospital. Dear Sir: __ Yorp~requiwtfor an opinionon the above rub- jaot matter 113"-part a! follows: "In behalf of Ehe CoPmieslonrra' court of Coke County, TexaB, I detire to submit for your opinion the queetioaswhioh will be set forth below.. ._ "On llslroh 27, 1948, an eleotionwas bold in COW County at which the following ques- tioa was submItted _. to the voters: *Shall the CZimmlssloaere~ Coiirt of Coke County, Texaa,*'laaue tim8-warrant8 of Coke County; Texas, to the'amount ‘df $50,000.00, bearing iiiterest--at the rate iiot to exoeed 4$ per eiinu.&; and maturing at suoh time or times a8 may be moat eX- pedieat by the Commiaf310aerst Court, Be- riilly or otherwise, not to exceed ten years from their date, for the--purpose ~of estiPblUM.ng and equip@ ~suae;C+itJi Hospitsr and if there awl1 e Snnually levied and coIleoted on all taxable propeiitg in s&id CountJ~for the OuW@int gijar--and annually thereafter while aald- WariVtate or any of th6m are 0utatsndlllg, a tax euffioieat'~to~'pay the ourrisnt in- terest on said warrants and to pay the Honorable Ralph Logan, page 2 (V-779) -. principal thereof ae the seme becomes due o Q, The CommisSloherst Court had pleas drawn for the hospital and upon subtissloa .of the samq ior blQs,the love,& bid was $67,000,00. A htiapital’ bf the .typs which they ‘wished to eh- tablish oannot be coastruoted So? the sum of $50,000.00. Furt.hermore, they have found that by lnoreaalng the amovlt whioh thii coiin- ty vi11 put into the hospital, a substantla1 contribution oan bS obtained from the Federa ffovernment thus enabling them to ooaatruot a miiOh better county hospital. _ ‘1. Does the oomlabloiieret courthave @ha piiifer to issue time warrants with whlc& to fin-ince the construction of the county hospital? :. 0 -:“~2. Can a part. of the pPooeeds of s.uah warrknts be us,ed In ,the purchaee of equipment for aaoh.hospital? e o 0 .-Jo ‘plie proposition s’ubmltted to the vote&‘on March 27, 1948, oarrled. The elea- tlon vas held pursuant to the petltlon’of 301 persoiis prerented on FobNary 24, 1948. Does the fact that the amouut approved In this eleotlon was’the sUn of $50,000.00 preolude the 00ml88loaera~ oourt;~frbn’lseulirg’t~e warrants in excess of that amount? 0 0 (I Article 4478 V. C. S., provi+mn “The dommiieioaers~~oourt bf ‘my .oounty ~shaI1 have powei’to eBtabllsh a county hb‘e;- pita1 and’to ;ehlarge~-any existing hospitals ior the card and treatment of’pereoae auf-. ferlag from any Illness, dlseaee or Znjuri, subj&ct tii the provisions of this Chapter. At $nte.%vala of not leas than twelve months, tiin$iir cent of tlie quallfliid property tax p&ylag voters of a county majr petition such cbiurt to pravide for the establishing or en- U&rglng of ,a oounty hotipital, in frhioh event said court vithlii the time de,slgnated in -. such petition shall submlt to suoh voterrs at ._ _. Hoaoribl? Ralph Log& page 3 (vT’?79) a epeclal or regular el*