OFFlCE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hon. J. a. ccwdy
Counts Auditor
Wlohlta Caunty
Wlahlta Falls, Texam
le 2688 Yernon*s Anno-
hat the Supeslnten&ent
the C&ssioners' Court
e Court House, and with neo-
ure and fixtures. We would
ng advised by yaur department
an adUfn(3 machine oould be olass-
s provision and whether or not the
ktiole 2688, Vernon's Aunotated Civil Statutes,
after nakm provision r0r the eleotion of a County Super-
872
Hon. J. C. Gaudy, Page 2
lntendent provides a8 follovtsr
(Fie)n8hall be provided by the Commiasion-
.ers* Courtwith an office in tho omrthouse,
and with neoeesary offloe furniture and fix-
turea.”
Addltloual statutqry proviso8 pertinent to our
question r0imt
Article 3S99b (21, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Sta-
tuten, provides thatr
“Suitable offiges and stationery and
blanks neoeesary in fha performmoe of their
duttes may in the disoretion of the %mmis-
sioners* Court also be furnished to......
County Superlntendenta........and mpp be paid
for on order of the Cosmissioneis’ Court out
of the County Treasury.”
Arttole 2700; Revfsed Civil Statutes, 1925, after
fixing the salaries ot.County Superintendents once popula-
tion baels provides:
*In making the annual par oapfta app&-
tionment to the sohools, the oounty aohool
@ustees shall also make an annual allowanoe
dut of the State and county available funds
for salary and expenses of the arfioe of the
oounty superintendent..... The oounty board
of truetees may nalce suoh rurther provlsibnsae
it deems neoeesary for orfloe and traveling
expenses for the oounty euper$ntendent....v
Artiole 2700 d-l, provides!
So. 1. “That . . . . . the salary and OrrIce
expenses of the oounty superintendent of pub-
110 instruatlon,,...shall be paid out, of the
eohool funds ,of thsoorsvon end Independent
sohool dietriots of the oounty.”
Seo. 2. *That the County Eoard of Trustees
shall annually . . ..ordcr a aoholastio per oapita
t3Y4
mm; J. C. Oondy, Page 4
mperlntendent . Further, we have been unable to rind
any other statutory or aoans%ltutional p~ovlslon whiah
might oonfer that necessary authority. Suoh was the
oonstntatiion &Den these statutory prwlslons in depart-
mental option 210. -7, Dook 56, page 127 date4 Septea-
bar 2& Z921, by 1:. C. Sutton, Assistant Attorney General,
toHan. 0. L. Orouoh and whiohthia opinion substantlatea.
Therefore, it la our opinion and you ara re-
spedtttally edvlaed that the.Ca&asloners* Court my uat
ttae money dbxfved frcm the generaliunds & the oounty to
Lisa an adding mohine for the oounty qwrintendent's
.
l'rustm that the above t3at+l'aatoriiy answers
you2 Inquiry, we remain
Very truly your0
AT'kORl?STCEEtlERAL
OF TEXAS