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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
HonorableL, D, Qrif'fln
County Attorney
Jim Wells county
Alloe, Texas
Dear Sir;
Your requestfor an he above statedques-
tion haa bewn reowlvwd
0,000 rsswsawdvelue-
"Thw Commlsslonwra~Court has rwquestwdan opln-
ion from me on thla quwstlonand I awwd 8omw hwlp.
"It is my opinionthat 'thereIs no suoh Statutw
in Twxaa, authorizlzgthw Commissioners@Court Of
suoh Countiwsaa Jim Wwllr to wxpwnd Publio fund8
of thw Countr for suoh i~&naly positlon.
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L. D, hriffin,
lionorablo pagw 2
Swotion18, zf ArtiolwV of thw Constitutionof thla
itatw, rwada In part aa..followar
thw 18~8 of thw St&w, or 8a
..atll+tlon~and
herwaftwr,~waoribwd."
Thw SuprwmwCourt of Tbawa, In Bland va; O&r, 90
Twxas495, ooastruwsthis provialon;a part of whioh opinion
lss~otwd ia OplnioaHo. O-1919,by *a dwpertmwnt,a8 fol-
:"
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power8and juriadlotion"vwrall oow bual$sa
aa~la~oonferrwd )7 thw c!Ltitution. .
aJ,a.o
&vwa thgm atiohpo&ra itsarwa o&w&wd 'bx
thw lav8 of the Btatw. t . ;'
It lq thw opl&,onof thla departmwntthat the o,om-
mlaaionwr8!~oourt la~%o$ ~utho~l8wd,$o~wmpl~4 oaee vorjcwr
under the ?a&.8 aubaiittwdin your rwquwst. Jfware wnoloaFng
a oopy of.ourop$nlonHO. C-1919,9 part of whloh VW jAink.ia
ia suppor$of.oup,poaltQxa -$8kwphwrw..
IIohorablw L. D; Orlffin, page3
Trusting thw foregoInganawwra7our requwat,wearw
Yours vwry truly
ATTORRRYORIWUL OF TEXAS
B7 (a) Frwd C.A;zzz
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APEROVEDJAR 29, 1945
a) Carlo8 Ashlw7
4IRST ASSlbSMT
ATTORRSY W?lXlUL
APPROVRD OPINKOHCOUUIT!FRX
BY OS) BWB, CRAIRMAR