OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYOENERALOF ‘IEXAB
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l4 a ma lro o wt~ fur ni6h ro t1
4 r itio 8-
Ii&t., 666, 66d W& Or fW OOWt
Awnto oiiioo, MA oftlo* aad Ro J et
orrl00, all Of rhloh 1antltutiow are
houre4 ia one bulldiag brlongkig to
thir oounty, but uparato troa the
~~ot~ouso bailll~ and l&jaoont
.
*I 6h.611 greatly 8pprOOl6tO your 0plnb.n
aa the &allty of eaoh of tho a b o y.
to lrpendl-
furU."
seotlon 1 0r Artlole tsrta-t, farnon@ Annotates
-8 civil i!ketutrr, proridur
‘8eotion 1. Trl6 count caulls6ion6rm
~0-6 atid th city c065b6 I 083 or 66~ i600r-
perat townor elty of thlr Weto are hereby
authoris~ to 10666, rat, or provide 0.fri00
qmoo for the purporr or aiding 886 ooo
inc.with the a:rencienor the Jtato end E!”
em1 hvar srenta engaged in the adrrinletltlt’,on
OS rrliof to the unanployed ar noo p.0~16
of the fitatr or Toxas and to py 2t e rego-
&r moatkly utility bilh ror ruoh 0rri066,
6uo h l 6 lig h ts, g~a, end ratart and when ia
the opinion of a rJorlty ot l Casais8iomorr
COurf Or l COWty WOh @ r r iOO 6~06 1 6l~I)O~-
tU1 to tho propo? sdninlrt?~tloa or rush
o r llthor
r g o no iu thr Bcatr or TeCenl
~%wrrmeatr, mid Court ir hrroby rp~oifloally
authorlr~~ to w tar aamo md ror the rrgu-
la2 monthly utility bill8 ror ouch 0rrioOb
out or the ceuatylm Ueamal mnd by warrant6
a8 ia tho pqaeat OS rwh other obllgatlorm
or th4 amitya*
qlnioa Ho. Cl2217 fooaioreno~ opinion Ilo. 0+090)
ef thi6 &opmtmoat lcwtrwa thr aboro quoted rtatute. XI
qUOt0 rr# Odd Opbb~ a6 rOllOWl
7~0 r&l1 noto that tho authority ax-
tando& by tho prwo4iw lrt%ola i* lldtd
f
f
to tho provlalon 0r orfio6 spa00 tar t&u
'porpO60 Of @i&i a 4 l66por~tl with the
~oaolea of the3 tatr ma Ydora"f oovor~-
wnta ln& a $in
8d
tb a8dmlniltr8tlon ot
relief or the uimployrd 6ad a6047 poop10
of the stat. of Toxm. Am to tederal
a$~OOie6 60 W$WO&, JOW tOWtk QU66tiOa
6nd thet f3" Df the 660066 r6htb&tO
atillty b llr I6 8n6mnd in the liflnm-
tire, A thld6810~6F6' Coort ootid not
extend 6UOh l86i6kn60 to any Podoral or
Stbte agowy not 80 *n&6&d.*
36 a0 not ha+0 ruffloleat inr0ndl00 relstlro to
tba law i3eowrrfty 4dmidStration aad B’TA hoo6 t0 defexalno
wb&har o r no t8uoh h d o r aa lg a no an
ierlp;a$od inth e 84 0
& dStP A$ iOfiOr I%diOf Of the Un~~m#yOd ad &36dy ~60~16
O$ this at&o, aad the answer to the60 qul~6tioo6will b6
d&etined by the fWt6.
It i8 OW OpilLlOOthat thr C6mXLi68iOXIO~'Court
would hare authority to pay offloe rant, ~8, li::ht and
rater bills for the’Rell*f oitios.
It 16 our rurtbor opln:oa tkat the Co8s3lrsion8rr~
court would have authority to g6y the erprnmw desorlbrd
for the County &~fOciltUral &ant'8 offi6. USdSr 6uthorlty
of Article 164, Vernon'6 Annotet6d %X66 Civil Statute8.
Se8 opinion X0, &2b16 of thla dope.-tlent, a oo,ny of Wiiofi
16 oncloerd himwith for :rourlnronafitioo rhloh opinion
el60 holds tit the C63?6&66isn6r6~Court 16 not 6uthorir66
Co +xpsnd oounty funQ6 iOr the hourlng of the A&oultuml
lidjustaontAbinlsthtlon of the 'Irdrrrl Oovernmnt.
fr uadrrstand that tho Agrioultural Adjustsent
hdahl8tratfon or the Tademl Gotrrnment laaot engaged in
the 6dalnlrtrmtion Of ~8li.t of thr aa@@- an0 no*
~orablo 1. P. Ffemu, Jr., Pago 4
loplr of
he C~alllcner8’
ttir state.court
It i*
road
th.-ior0
h4mo qo
OUZ OpiAiOn
luthorlt~ to
tha$
ooatay rum tor offlao rant, lights, gar mid water
0s the AAL