OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable B. !I'.
Walter.
County Auditor
smith County
Tyler, Teus
Dear Sir:
tion ha8 been received
prtment.
The rt*tutu bve
pruorlbed the dutiu,
Of tb. OoElli.8iQll.~.'
OOdR$8;~th. rSd.i.U.l
+?OU&h Vhioh th. dt.ffUMt
COUiit408‘Wlt,&Id +Olll tho8. 8tatUt.8 lUl8t OOUW
811 the.8UthOritJ W8t.d fa th. COUtlti.8. . , .
n k &FJllZi..iOllClr.'OOUrt. .l'eOOWt8 Of
li8Lit.ijUd8biotiOll in thrt~th0i.P WlthOZ’itg OX-
tonA8 only to m8ttorr perteinlng to the gelur81
wolfme of their reopeotive oountie8 and tht their
poue~8 8re only tho8e Upre88u or lmpli.dl~ oon-
ierred upon them b7 l.u, --that l., by the oon.ti-
tutiOn .nd 8t8tute. Of th. .t.te. . . .I
Th.re 1. no 1.W 8UthOrl8ing OOUntier to 0-d OOUD-
tg f ti. for th. purpo... 1nquir.4 our 8tat. Con.tltU-
about.
tlon .180 Inhibit. don&ion8 and gP8tuitlar by oountio. from
. L
Honorable B. T. Walter., p8ge 2
public fund.. Artlolo III, 8eotion 52, Texam Conotltutlon,
reulo ln part a8 follou8r
"The L8gl8latur* oh811 h8ve no power to au-
thorirr any oountr . . . to lend it0 credit or to
gr.nt public monay or thw of value in aid of,
or to any individual, a.aociation or corporation
whetsoover. . . .'
&be~nsuer your queotlon in the negatlvo.