OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable F. L. narrie
county mditor
Wilbager county
V5rnon, rexas
Dear Sira 09lnlOll uo. o-66lS
Ret Whschar Wllbargm county"'
is authorized to lsaue :
bond8 for mmorlal audi-
iiorlum. /' ---..,-.
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Your request for opi~&has been‘keg+&d
and carefully comidamd by thi~,deparbment. We q&ota$
fmrn your requa8t a8 follovsr ~I~.
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%ISO or 0~ ~iti~& 6 9&90~ing
to petition the Co-t-tg tb,caU~.a boad election
for the p;lrposyf ~eitrU+ng ga audltorlum.
Cauba, and others. The
+kilable for any organ-
aa~Vel1 as rhe city of
ita Permansia.t.,Improvement
Fund for the ywpose of erecting a
monumant or &me form of memorial on rho courtihouseyard Fn
honor of Clay County boys in the Armed Servicer. we quota
from said opinion an iollova:
Ron. F. L. nassio - Page 2
%* IrcVe fallea to fInU. Bny curhorlty
thm pemiia ihe c%araih8ionors' court LO expand
COwty %ndS for LhE pUPpOf!ibhOIWtO~0~ I!I0At~OA@d.
we do noi. tblnk ihaL a 'mmumeni or lamorInl*
such 68 men;lonud A yaur letier ie a pc~‘~~imonr;
:mproveslsn; BE contumyls~ed by ;ne cxm8Litution
OP ~l;etuieu CP &.ia Scam.
“‘:hersfms, LA de sbsence of such auLhr)ri-
ty, It. ia cm ppuion of this depurc.mnc that Clay
,county has no 1ege.l authority io expend money cut
of tt3 pc~~~sxmx~L 1rapmveme.nt wncz or 6ny other
cauniq -Au11 for Lhe purpoaa of erecLl.xq a ~onu-
menc or some ~OPUIof memorial in hcnor of Lhe
c Lsieens cf i-ale; cv-iuhy vho are ti the Amed Sor-
v'rcea, alt:Lcu& 270 popoeea expendSure of fzald
Punda is a ~ar;rioti~ and coaendable irllo.’
Llkawiea, we havo bsm unable Co fXnd any bt;aLUtory
auihor1L.y fcm YAMLstuirnca 3f bands by she County f'or the pur-
poeea sated in your lettsr.
rJUar the z’acts sLated ve ansver your queatlon Pn
the negn-c;ivrJ.
Yours very truly
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G~PPRoVED
OPlNlON
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