OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Sonor4bl4 A. P. Al.li40a
County Attorney
Kerr oounty
lw-rrulo, Toma
904r sir; opblon no. 0-6560 4
o bo held on
kr ot nocnt bat.4
on the &bore
your lottar 44 r0110w4t
41 oourt oi K4rr
hat I write your
n th4 10g41ity or
I' oourt 4pproprirtlng
g0110ni ma8 0f tb
urp044 of p4yiq 44larlos
244 of 4 suprrlsed phygrouaa
rponoozwd by th4 oity, rohool
0 orgmlse tiona.
.Tho oemi&~lonarm* court ha8 rurthsr
reqieated t&at Z obtain your opinion le to
th4 i0g4iity 0r th0 4xp0tditm or i4b0n0~
from th4 ~4n4x-41 runafor th4 4xpn80 0r
ban6 oonoertm to bo
hold 04 the publlo
rqusro during th4 8w44r montha.r
It ia ~411 srtabliraed !n tLi4 dtato that Vi. county
oom4l4413Aerr* oourt has oaly iuob ruthority 44 18 l xpri44ly
00nr8rrcta or a4c48aarily tnplisd upon it by th4 COASt,$tUtiOn
44~ l4 tut08 0r tub st4 t0. #T’
tb In
4434 of Pdu4Sd4 County V. JWAingS, (CfV. APR.)
33 j. if.
585, tho oourt hold that oountl48 are ooolponrnt Forts
of th4 State 4nd h4r4 no poworr or butler 4xo8pt thors rhloh
an3 sot forth rnd brrin0a in the Con8titutim
4Ad sktutrr.
,rhe rtrtutorI've olrrrly drfinrd the pomrr, prmoribed tho
dut.148, 8~4 inp084d th4 114bilitiO8 Of tho o08IQiSSiOAsrS'
oourt - the a8Qiua through rhioh tho ditfermt oountiar @et -
ana rr~a thoro rktukl must eon8 all th@ 8UthOritieS To8kd
iA tho 00Ullti48.
In U %x48 Jurirprudmoe, Section 37, pp 5664-565, wo
find th. iol.bminf$ Lan@uigoI
'9. . . . Coami8~lon*rs~ oourtr 4r4 oourtr
of ll.dtOd jUAsdlOtl~, in bh8t their 4uthOrity
rxtoaba only to a4tt4rr prt4inin to the g4n4r4l
neILfare of their rerpotiro oount f 48 and that
their power8 4n only thorn rxpe8sl.y or lapllodly
oonfrmd upon thar by 14r, - that 14, by thm con-
8titUtiOA End StEtUtOS Or thi8 8klt8. , .” (at-
LA&ISUA Fe or rhOtriO Li&ht Ceaiprw v. Keena~,
30 3, if.88 8; :uu couty V. 'JurLit0n 273 8. vt.
2921 Terplo Luber Company T. Oomli8rloA44rr*
Court or Sabine County,.~exsg, 239 5; 1. 668;
tit 0r Breokenridgo i. St4ph4ns county
(2af 405~ mm-4 V. bf0min44 cotay, 275’sYrf*4%~
Seward fr Balls County, 2&6 Y, ‘d, 728; 4nd other
o448r).
d. h4T4 bibsA unebla t0 S&id 44 OOA8titUtiOAEl Or
statutory 4uthority rhioh would 8uthorize th8 oozimisslonarr*
00ut or 4 oounty to 0~~~26 ooimty runa8 for the jwpo848
rot out abow.
xn ~14~ or the ran ing, it i8 tha 0pini0n 0r.tai8
d4pmrtmat that tha eomai~ar oners* court or Kerr county is
not luthorlrod to a s kl sxp8ndltturr rroa tho tinrnl lucid to
p4y 4414rior End 8xpen4cr in oonnsotion with a ruprrri44d
playigouad progrra rpon8orad by the oity, rrhool and ai*14
;iOA. A* ?. filiSOA, !@e. 3
Org4AiS4t~OA8, Or t0 J0y 4Xp4A488 iAOid8At t0 holding ,b,4nd
OOnO0rtSon the publie rquere,
$,'
84 trust bat w4 hev4 r4tl8f4otorily anawerrd your
inquiry.
BY
JAilLJ
A88iStEAt
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
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