OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Non. Robert ?. Cherr]r
County Attborney
Boaque county
Nerldlan, Texar
mar sir:
Touryqu-tyrorbyo~n on the rollanlng
questions:
ne
w ’ 0urt or rap0
allow to the OQR-
moner to reimburse
raveling and other
or wlthout the ooun-
O or the preolnotrrwhloh
b c&i88iOner8w cOUti Of BU8qUe
a8O autcaobilO8 or truck8 fOr
foner to 1186and operatO, per-
n travellug wlthln and/or without
n’OOUIIty bU8inO88; 8uoh aUtOQO-
ok8 to be purohaeed rfth OoUQty
e eapenae or upke8p and operation
or 8UO?.ehiol. to be paid out 0r county fPnd8?g
ha8 been reoeired by thie orrioe.
We hare carefully read Arti 23% t0 e350tE)
Hon. Robert P. Cherry, Kay 16, 1959, Page e
O? Vernon*8 Clvll Statute8 Of the state of Texfi8, per-
tatnlng 0 salaries and compensation generally, allcnr-
ed to COUnty CO8UUi88iOller8 Or the state Of Texas. From
the Information which He have, the population of Basque
County, qOOOrdin& t0 the la8t available United State8
oen8u8, I6 rfrte0n thou8and seven hundred and arty
(15,750);
Eany oountlea operate under speolal road law8
wblch provide (generallyfor a more etiioient road sys-
tem In ewh oountles, and e8peoIally provide ror the
payment of aOCount8 or expenses Incurred by the Oounty
oocnnIseIonere In the operation of their own private auto-
mobiles while supervising the maintenanoe of road8 In
their counties. They rurther provide ror the purohase
and payment of Yarlous kin48 of equipment lncludlnq pick-
up, etc. EIowever,artiera oarerul searoh of the statutes,
we are unable to find any 8peOIal etatute, or road law,
under which Basque County operates, therefore, the
general -4 law Is appliccibble to bisque County. The
general law makes no provision ror the payment of ao-
Ocunts or expenses Incui-md by oonnnlssloners wblle using
their own private automobIle in conneotion with their
business a8 county oommIssIanere,'nor Is there any pro-.
vision made for the.purchaae of automobile8 or piok-ups,
eto. ror the ocunty, to be used by the county oammission-
ers ln the conduot of their offioe.
You are reepeotfully advised that it la the
opinion of this department that the oommlssioners' court
In oountlee operating under the general road law cU
this 8tate are not empowered or authorized to buy auto-
mobilee, piektups or truoks ror the county to be used
by the commIssIonera In the performanoe of their duties
as county commissionera, nor Is the county authorized
to pay the ecenses of such oQnmIsnioner8, incurred by
them In the.oFeratIon of their own private automobiles
In the conduot of their OPfIoe.
Eon. Robsrt y. Chew, KAY 16, 1939, Fag'3 3
Trusting that this answer8 your inquiry, we
are
Very truly your8
Al”W?NEY OENXRAL OF TEXAS
Red C. Chandler
As8Istqnt
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