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mntbtatpay jur a 8,
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dol.&r*wdmtion, lxwpt
the one huadrt14
of dobte inoux~*Q prior to
far the pqraeixt
the adoptloaof the o~ba&aontisaptoabor S5th,
158S;and for tta eroctiocpof gubliebuil&-
in&a, atmata, eow*r*,watbx warlu and
lQproroQontB,
Othf porsrrraont not to 0x6004
tttoaty-Si+a
oontb %a tho MO Inandre4 dal-
Ama %
mluet1 la
o n,
ma y
a mp a r ,
a n&lxoagt
4m i8 fa thlb Gomtitutiaa othen2lr provided;
aaa the Legi&.sture *O*Jairo author&r0m
lddlt.bmalwmual rd v18lmomtax to bo loviod
aad 80mbtba far the Sur@iornaintonanobof
the publio ram%81 proviQ#t%, Wmt a mmferi$y
OS the walls106 popbrtJ tax-p@u& Ybtbra OS
the S:@QOtF
rati&&at 10 ehOtiO&k tII be hrla
tar that:QUXQOU rhau. rot0 mob tax, pat t0
exaeod ffftew oonta on tha aa~htanUred&~~
iem orlu+~tloaOS the gmgbrty oub dot to
taUtlOU in WlOh UOUUtf~ &Cd th0 G ~rAatQr*
aaT pao* 100~1law for tImiualntomm* of
roabs and hl&map, withoutthe
county CoaaLieslon0rs' CcuFts bare no powors OF
duties sxwgt thaw UN& en cdoarly snt forth and do-
flnsd in ths Qmstitutlon and 8tatut.w. Mwixrds County
Y. J0nnin$#, 33 s. IfJ. 6ebi %ooFS V. rCcuBoMJl county 875
S. 1. 4781 Xl Pa00 county V. Xlsep,100 S. w. (aa) 343.
*m3 st~tutw hve ~10~4~ d8rin0a tha
pmmru prwa~ibod the duti.8, arrEiz,mmcl t&r
1lab&1** oi ths aafIlm%soi:iMrs'
court, the
Iwakua throu$h l&.lt&hthe dltrerwt aountlw
aiot,and froa *ho88 strtutss muoG eesm 811
the authbrit~ rsstrd in th* itountiw~*U
m. J?lXiS,WJ,
Xt has booa *all wtrbliahd that the jarlsdlo-
tion of Cmcdssf4aez+ Oourtis Is llnrltod to strlo%ly
"oounty b u*$ ne***,
B a th
a e La g f slrhtura no
sl otr tswF ity
b e?wl%~s their p sur OFs jtlF%adlstiaa~ dun Vapor
slo str &i&t
ie Co ,
v1%soaaa, 86
m.199, 508.
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es&
TN8 dop8rtmwt has s&SWtbt tlw bwa %eoossmF
8 wuntlsl ?or wls
Be0 opltioa Bo.
rw oplnlon %o. 04959
*construing soatml 9 of Artlols 8 of ths
Tww Constitutiooawl es0t1an 7 ef Artlels
8851, oupra in aem¬ion with all t&r otbsr
statutes reirtlng to t&o wuers of the ooanty
ecwarisrf.on~rs~ eaurt and irtthe light of the
nsaensitg 09 t&s oourf,aetlng rithia the
s$&mra cl its powam and autlw eomLirrrrd
u-$c+n It, it is OUF 4pfAiW2 t&Et yiblid build-
lngs xoan ‘rmwasaFy publie bulhllnEl;r’ anb
that 'no~~sa~p UIMe btil.&i~* ZIU*BpUNi
builainge eased x41 for the mm&iot of atriat-
l~y'~ountybw1n.r'; . . c
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In acoraanes w&th the oourt ad8i0A8 of t&I*
state,WI havs oana15tsnta~ ma ropoatoaly rtid that OOU~~J
COdSSl0ner** C4Wt8 ;naynot lr@ly sxpQa6or apqrogriats
OOUntp fund8 f'w purp4sss~utb4rIz~ by the Coastltution
or statutoxyf lew.
For lxsa12ls~Opinion Nor f&891 ef thI8 a6pkftb-
nant h&l that
the CamIssIonasrst Court of &locat4a
Wunty, Texss,sss withoutautibrlty to sxpond onrntl
funds for the or@ojraaotal life ,~usrds for Gslveston
Beae.hs0 fnion IOo.O-16698 of this Uspsrtmnt hold &hot
t&0 c4ElJOSiO~OFS'~4UZ't Ot tasFtOlt htUtty,%hKW, WU
WIthoutauthc~rlty to pay the smlury of a &am WsraOlt~
O&don Ea. O-1899 of this d*parttseot held th6 tbs
CwmalsslonoFs~ Court of kpt ootlat~, Ta818, ma ritb-
4Ut aUthorit b0 mtpF&d So\ratr f’Ull& fOF fiF0 >TVtOO*
tlon of port f 001 ot th4 oomty lyiw out&h of the olty
o fSa n
Anto nio
8a,th
d a th
t alsunty oouf6 a02 oaatme$
riththe oltyof SanAnEoaio to fu?at* srrcrh flss pm*
tsotloofox suoh portIaasof the seuaty~ ~4 Opfaion
%O* 0-1001of this do rtasnthsM that ths Caani*si4asm
court oould not legalry make dorrationa to the TW~sroul~Is
wm0i~tlon, fo the amiocur BstioaslW Cram 4r to
my 0tbex ehwftable mgadMti@n maktag FoqUoSt f6z
ruoh aaarrtionsrod Oplaloa Bo. 011779helLdingttnt ths
tmunty C~~s~4aas~ Court 4soo.nothero the authority
al%0 for a 64astIonto the Udt*d Btatr
to pu%ohasoi~8
Oarsmmt for purposes of a ntlltnryraaavatloa, an4
spinion Ro. 04.860 holUkg ttrrt a aauaty hmiosioaor8~
cclurt is net authorlecrd co make a duratbn of ~S,SOO&O
tawaxdth4 purohaw prtoo 0r a tmot or land t4 be us46
far %mtlous&Ouard Zrnit,aounty relrs tukdothsr prbU0
o414bbretiaa8
ahers bhs beleaa6 of tha purohaaswiao aail
all subsopueatsrponuo aill be paid by tha 418~.
opiai4~HO. wit3480f thi0 a0part50nt h0ia8 that
m&emon County, TOWS, ban 1t0aU%boritY %0~~8rfiiOiw*a*
nitficounty funbr idth the ~tty ot Pale6tiue an4 the Falcrs-
this lndtP;mu6mtS4h4ol Mstrlot la tha ooastruotloaof a
buildpw w Moe a ndsral Msti4m.lYouth AtW~stration
prcjeut. * 00py or da opiaioa.
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APPROVEDAPR 2, 1941
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS