Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN . Eonorrblr Ohrrlor tr lIam@l& Pa@ 2 0f th0ir t0m or 0rri0e du b0 d.Mndod or thofi: BMdm. "It10 tory urgont that1 ht. roa.thLryon thir ita a00it •~ a000 orri0irlO 00nt-4 that I u 0rerrtappiJhg y authorltyr They aair that I & o no t h a m l right to p nr um that th e a m a 0 iadsbtedor that ii %br rn I oamot wI thhold tholr ealarlor boowwc, I boy uo on (I salarf Barlr. Tour early npt will bo Qnrtly approolatod.~ m ooaddoratioa or tho quemtl0.n ~ropouadrdby you and or thr propor anmr to bo -do thereto by thirdepart- -at i0 tbinlr thtf X0 8hOtdd first birOat gOUr IP&MtiOIL t0 ’ tho hmltrtiona plaor& upon the Attorney Ooneral bf Artlola S;g fomon~r Anaotatod OlrlA statutu, nheroin’lt lr pro- 6, in~o fu l oouaty Audita r a n o o no er ne& that , th o Attormy‘oononl wmll &iv. tfiQI uritton rdriso upon my quortlon . . .. . touohing tholr orfioial butlee.- It 18 not proper Wt thi8 d~parW6nt m&allrdrirr oonolurlt*ly upon oontrororrlal matter8of raot. or Artiole391% protldrr: 0eotloa 7 *AUIDSL~U ibarnrm wia 0rri00r~8 surf Puna or runa, hall k priaoutw onnrrum lpprotod br the louaty auditor la oountlor. hat- a oounty auditor othonlw all o&lm yolnrt u-d fima&aU '"4 I hme been anditod nnd lp- firm protad by the ~"Qonululoaers'Sourt of rdd ooautr and tb moaler &all be dlrbursod oliruoh qqrorrd rlaiu br nrrents dram by the oounty tnm!ror on mid ruad, rHo- ransia; ehall bo d.mun on ~14 ha& ol fdr in taror of any pa-eon ladobkd to tho 8tat9, oounty, or to raid fund or la favor of hlr a&at; or arrigroo until rush (kbt ir paid.* Underthe pmtlrlonr of Seotloa 7 Art1010 3912ar aupra, it la l parant that *no wrrant ahalf be drawn on raia rpnd 0f rp;nd0 % favorof oay poraon ladobtod to Wm state, - 00utf, or to mid fund Or ln mot or hir went or a* r&no. until rush debt 18 gald. Oodu the far mmtrd, mo amuw that youI u county rudltor in ruait c thr loeounta of the .vrriou8 lo \p lty effirlrb named horain, have loud and dotambrd that luoh 0srioialr ~0 m0bt04 to thr d/or oomty orriwr~r 1 S~UYwnb0~rwr. If thir rtrunptlon lr true, than it lr y o ur duty l oounty auditor ua do r saotloa 7 Artio&o 39120, to rrrwe to ap matO the rrlary warmat of raidOoturtl Off- lolalr until II Pd debt or drbtr aro paid. In oonneobloa with the forrgolng, we dlrrdt your att~tion to the oan of shsraan, rt al. ts, Eat&or, 299,&X, 28 rhoro n dlrour- ri0n 0f MO purp080 0s l ririlar rtatuh 10 round. Trusting that the rongoing fully anrrer~.your in- QUir y, M lo Youra T,rf truly