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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVERSELLERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
!Ioaorablo IL L. Binrat, J?.
SountyAudito
Polkcounty
uvtnguten,
Tama
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%ke&& Auditorthe autharity to disep-
prwe balm, olalm or aooount8again.& tha Oount7
unless se& i b lllr ,
o la lmo r lo o o untr
ua n ~o h r a ed
o noanpetltlva bids."
Ue dlmot your attentlcnto the f01loM~ statutea
pertam to the purchase of varlam supplier on ouawtltive
bids, Road & Brldga msterlels,pFo$eotamrpeoting publlo
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l!onorstile
E. L. Binson, Jr., Page 2
4%zrovamats,and other nsterUil8. -80 statutesare Art10108
1m, xX9, 2368s, 3399, 3899h.and 2358-2367,lnolualve,Vemum*s
.imotetedCivil Statuter. Hsmtofom, this Departmenthas rendered
ssveml opl.nlo~,oonstruimgthe toawgobg statutesand anwerlng
qucstlom rirrilibc
to ths qwttlons prwentod In pour,lnwlry. We
call 7oul-attenttonto our Opiniqnsuo. O-770, O-1591, O-1597,
C-5753,and O-3401.and enoloseooplesof these 0pInIoasfor your
convenlenos.
,For ths purposssof this opinion,va deea It ummoessary
to quote the foregoIng statutes OF dlsouss them rt lea&h as they
am quoted an4 fully dlscusssd In the ‘Soa’o@ng opiaims.
Article 1659 authorIs wergen0y'pumhsses. It is
wr opfaionttmt the energencypurchusesallovablevoulU be only
in such amuat as vould be neoesesryto meet the needs of the
couaty,or of an IndlvIdualoffloor, du.Wq the tfrm aeoesaax'ily
involvedIn the purchase of suoh 8upplIesia ooalorrpltyvlth the
ZitStUtO~ FcquiZ%lSSZlt8. Izt no event c8n suah ecpergoxv~ypuxdmse
exosed the sus or Oae HundredFifty Ijollsrs($150.00). IpoersenoY
,?urchsses sre not requiredto be msde on oompetltlveblds. With
the exceptIan@ eaergenoypurohsses , It Is our opinion that both
of the quertlonsstated In your lettershould be ansvemd In the
affimntlve and am SQ ansvered. &tIole 1661, Vernon’s Annotated
Clvll Statuto3, provldest
"He ohs11 not audft OF approvesny suoh ol.sitp
0 providcrd by lav.
unles):It hss been oontxuotect
. . .
Ttuquestl~ suttultted inyourImauIry8m very broad
and gexierelIa the* toms, aad ve belleve that the enolosedopti-
ions ansver these quest$onra ond ths spsolfIoansvws glven your
questlaarIn this opIaloamebasedoas8Icl oplnicms8nd theeu-
thorltlesoltod thereIn. Itiyou have any spsafrioquestion on
ubloh you dS8il-S our opinl~n, vhea tb 880~ Is prSSOXIt& t0 US
vlth sll the ftmts In oonneotlontherevlth,ve vi11 be glsd to
give auoh requcat our further consldembtloa.
Yours very truly,
AlTO- (%%XlAL OF TEXAS
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