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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hoa.Cherlee A.fUiCtfn,m 2
wntiarvd? If t&so arttoloe do not oowr thle ox-
pom3ltwo ii umn is lzg 0tb.r etetote gm
seas, lroob 8ppno18to pm mlvloe ln thee Otter.”
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aomeleetoLYn~ eourter~exenlee onlyeuaha&hwlt~ae 18
ocmforrodtqon thoa rrrtho cwetltutiosr e&KlSYietute8
of thxe
a tek l;thes b7 oxprose tows 8 b7 inmliaeticw.
, fbwe en3
wa y luth c slta to
ee offoot, endw o ite
th le th efo llo ving :
Mter a aeroful et* of the Conetltutlon ord Statutes
oc this ateta, n iird no prorieioa euthorzeleg the aomaeeionore~
ColPttoelqpl~a~polaorrtooerduPtdsplonrtrati~ 08ratand
g0phoroontroaand pay him a eeleir,et0., out of the oouuty funds.
Artialo 130 G? 9omun~e AnaotatedCfril Statutes is
plain a& UMmEigwue end 1t dose not Qvu the o~eeiowre'
oowt authwltf, either by ~z~mee torma GZ iiaplloatiixb to mlD
the expeamaree ahut vhiah you hwl.n.
Han. CherlesA. Hertin, irsge3
Also, y4u quo88 Artialef6b of V*lfsw*s ibr~otntd
Civil 3tetufee. and in diecueefnd this 8tatute la a pre*fous
oglnleo (O-2898)thtb &#gwtmtk?ae uldt
?tRe above qu4tod statute auth4r-leaos the c4unty
ooarZ.eeiomeWC c*ttoeet&llehaWocmctuatoo-
o~ntlue~trrtlarro*Ln~~tureinoo-
4penrtiwwitllt!mA@l%aul~lenq~~l Col-
~l~oiTems,upoaeuehtemean@eadlt.h4eaetany
beagreedupoat~7theo~e%ware~wurtendtRe
a$l&~f8hoAgr~8vnl8edxwhmcel CQlloge
&lanltunl egonte are #rplW b;rtlm
c 4 untlo e*vmdo
84 & ltutute.’
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AfterrcarMulumlyele 168. euvra.azid
4fArtZok
car prior oplnlw, re do not aootelnad?&ereln
ilnd eaythlps
thatwould just* 8Rewuntgca1~Iseiwwe~44urt la-l-
rpere4nruahutReoaeaboutvht&youlnQulre.
Xxiviw of the fozsgMng, it is Ihe 4plntw of this
dqwtmeat tbet tlm oomty C~mnlSslas~re~ wurt 18 net eut&o~lz~d
toemployr~rsolrtoomQuot d-tntiwm on~tmxlBophcr.
c4ntrolandpa;rhlna ealmyeridtr8vellngexpemee outotcotmty
oxpeaeee. In visv of this holding,lt
funds, 4r 4tRw elartlar
neeeseerilfPollovatbat a jointMaeMakZng vLtR a oity vould
nob autR4rkae8Re oumleeSmers* a4urt to wpezxleuaey for the
purpmo 4fpolwnlng rrteeada4plwre. Xnotbmwmls, tJal8v
dose not poorit LhB eUmlSS~o@S~’ oamt t.43armad Scmaty fuad~
for 8bo pwp48*8 nb4ut vRioh y4ta Sm4ul.n’ nge~loee of vhethw
8ha oepoadZturoe
ass mad0 eololy In behalf of tlm aotnrty
0~
jOl&lJ in eoanwrion VLth l oity oc oltbe.
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Assistant
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