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. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
1 AUSTIN
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Honorable Clyde Barton
oounty Auditor
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mar Sir:
roqua8tlng the
ted quutlon ha8
auume that you
to ~oney8 a the lateral road
aoeouut under Tit1
artiolea a8 amend0
8iOn. ht8 1941.
Annotated Civil Statuter,
hlah raid fund &say be ex-
ring the fund. Said rtatute
iOlWl’8 aourt of any aounty to
hereof in War Saving8 Bond8.
(0) proYlde8r
official aapacity or othmtlre, to we any laoneg
out of the lateral road account for any pUrpO8e
exoept the purpo8es enumerated in this Aot. If
Sny COUnty jUdgS Ol’ alQf COUnty UOE4Uli58io~r8ha11
Imovingly expend or &se, or vote for the u8e or
agree t0 expend or ~861 any rum Of money a@OrUiXig
to any COUnty in thl8 8tate frollr the titel'al
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road aoaount8, for any purpo80 not authorized
by thin Aat, Or 8ha11 knovlngly make 8ny faire
8t8te5ellt concerning the expenditure of any
8uch money, he 8h811 be deemed guilty Of a
felony and upon Conviction rhall be puni8hed
by aonflnement in the State Penitentiary for
not 1088 than tvo (2) year8 nor nor0 than five
(5) T-8.”
In view of the foregoing rtatute8 Ye relrpeotftily
anuer the above rtated quertlon in the negative.
Truatlng that the foregoing fully an8ver8 your ln-
uulry, ve are
very truly yOUI-
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