OFFICE OF THE A77ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
t AUSTIN
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: . . Dwch 3, 1939
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Zen.L. P. IIeard,ZIaroh3, 1939,'PaGe3
+ses neeessarg in the proper and lefpl odnduct of his
(.ffi38...."The stetute does r?ot end hero, hut certain
fosditionsOr qualificationsupon the exeroise OS this
ro~~or in makin! purchasesare plainly inoerted. The ex-
:mses‘COllt3lnplah!d am to be &x!edm~, m-dctemined
& nllmod Once coofioxh-?oxennsuln:- nonth. Then
:01low3the E3l;liontion Sor Zii0Giii0t3 anti :~ymwr of it3
;?resentation to end approval by the CoxnIssloncrs*Court.
yurthor,suoh purohases shall bo made by each offiaor,
hen nllowed, only bx recuisitionIn muter providod for
‘ty the county audi%or, it'auy, othernineby t?leComlssion-
es* COWt.
By the languageused above, It is evident that
the Le&lature intended the official should ooslplgwvith
t?le
above provisions as a conditionprecedentto his be-
$0~allowed, as a natter of ri>ht, suob expenses, Their .
'~llu.zmoe
o~~only be nodo wham the itaas a& reasonable.‘ .
4 neocssaryand the Comisslonorsl Court is &von dis-
cretionarypaver in determiningif such iixms of expense
tsv~been inourred and xhether they are reasonab&e and .-
ae?essaryas providcd~lnthe above.scotion.
It x~ouldappear therithat any erbiirary~d~s-
rchd of said.oomiitionson the part of a oou$ty ofSi-
clalwould be at his om risk in demandingpayaicntfor
@uchexpenses lnourred.otherwise.
It 19, th&efore, the opinion of this Depart!!ent
%xitwhile certain oauuty officiaLanay have ohareod to
lb? bounty all reasonableeapmses necessary in the proper
'-23lepal ccnduct of their ol'fioes,the conditionsas set
fb*h ih Artiale 3099(b) and above.disobssed, must be corn- . .
:liedrrithbefoxe he can, as.a mahte+'oiright.,de.amndthat
:he$be approved and allovled,,suctibelug wlthiu the dis-
c:elionmS the Comnlsaioners~Court.
Trusting thetthe abtie a&iwers your inquiry,
ra'rama1n
Veky truly yours
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