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Honorable II.L. Rln8oII,Jr.
County Aadftor
Polk County
Litiqston; Texar
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Dear Sir! ml ma oh.
Your letter oi
of thfr Dqmrtmont on the
part a8 follon:
on Ko. O-601 thi8 Department held that tb
oomdrrionerr~ Oonrfi00~14 not lagally transfer memey fma
the Jury mnd into th6 @enera run& Wo snelera a copy ot
thfs Opinfbn for rour someniana*~
Ronorable t. L. Hlnson, Jr., Pago 2
In Opinion Eo. 04186 thia Department haM that
the Commiaaloneras court oould not le~gally reirabume tlm
Road and Bridge Fund from other available oonnty fands In
rhloh there was a eurpl!~. A oopy ai th;$ Opinion is MI-
rlored.
In the ease of Carroll WI. WillIama, 202 8.W. 804,
the Supme Court of Texas deilnlt~l hold tha$ the Jar7 l&14
and other aonatitutional fund8 thara I II doslgnsted oarpoaed or
runda raised by taxation oould not be legally tranar8rb froa
on8 to 8nothex. emd that art1010 16S0, Vernon*8 Annotated C1rl.l
Statutea, ham aaplloatlon to epeolal fund8 oraatod by Status@ an4
was not l pplloable to oonatltutlonal rland8. The 00wt wmt fur-
ther an4 held In the Oarroll oasa that Seotion 0, Axtlole b ot
the State Constitution not only plaooQ a llmitatlon on tbo a-
mount ot taxes which m.i&ht be levied b any ooonty ior the pur-
pa68 tbereln enumrated, but alao 408 I gnatml and pleoed ,a lsai-
tatlon on the amount to bo oxpandbd,. in that tax68 a-aired ior
one purfloaa, therein dorined oould not be lxpenUe6 ior any o$hsr
purpoao.
The Jury Fund, the Oaaeral Fuad, and tho Road ad (’
Brldgr mud are oonstltutlonal rMd8. Therefore, In via or
the holdlp& la the Carroll oa80 au_aras and the autharitiea
ofted in the, above m8WOnod Ophhb%+t you am raapwttltll~
ldri;re& that it ia the epin&m ot’tti& Apartment that tk
6omniaalonera~ Oourt oannot legllf trasr*r monoj rroa the
Jury Fund, to the Getlsral Fund or to the Road and BriUSe Fund,
although there la a surplus in the fury FurA.
It Is our tarther opinion that the or5sr br the
comiaalonera~ ceurt as aentlonenl In your lsttsr quotd ahow
i8 void and 0r n0 6rre0t.
Trusting that tho foregain ml7 amtiers your
Inquiry, w8 am
Your8 very *rally
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ArnHHl?Y f.m??!mL OF TEXAS
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