Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

582 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUgllN mm. L L. d4w.n tkwlty Attorlmy Ltsa5tone htlntf Dear Sir1 tha ahovd 5ta* llyeonsidsred mabY. to find any statutory authoritywhfoh would allow the oommlrreionsr8or Umeetone County any exponsee for tripe cut ot the county on 0itLoial busLaineee. This deptmtuont haa repeatedlyheld, thut In the absence of a *nlid statute, the dozmioalcmersoourt has no authoritytolow any 8ms of aoney to lte ZHQ- bera for expsuma. The oaaei8sfon~ra~aourt in the absenor of a VRlItd statute la unauthorizedto allow autonmblle 0-8 to it8 member8. Sea letter Opinions of this departmsrt,Vol. 550, page 642, dated Nemh l%th, 1958, wrlttsn by lion.James W. Hair, ksabtant Attmrmy Oanbral, and addreasod to &XI. R. #. %ripllPg, County 3ud@e, S~JIAugustine, Texfm. Opinion I&. O$QO of this department,held Eouae Bill Xo. 806 of the 46th ~gialature at TOXINS, relating to travellugexpensea oi oounty a~slonera in oountlea hoPias a-population.ofnat lms thantZ,lOO an6 not EOXB than 32,500, aooomling to the last preoed- iBg ~OdQlWl ce5SU8, WU6 U5~055t~f~ti056~ 15 t&t it **18 a apeolal or loeel lew regulating the affairs ofmmn- t&as end prohibfted by lseatlonS6 of Artlole EtX:oi the wl8titutlon of TQxRe. The eamlasioners? oourt, la the absence of a valid stetute, does not hev'oatxthorityto all&n theat- se~expsnae none !'orgesoline spent in disoharge of their dutleti. 300 L tter Opinions of this departroent, dated Juriuary ES, 1935, written by Hon. la05 0. 18em, cOealstant Attorney General of Texae, addTossed to Hon. W. C. RoEkmeld, Count0 Att~ma~, Xoabertha, Texas. Also see opinions Mos..HO-?%3,O-890, O-996 and O-1545 of this departwent, You are, therefore, seeps&fully advlssd Itbat it 1.athe opinion or this de~rtmnt thut your question should be ans?fsreQin the ne&Htire and 1% is 80 a!umer- ed. Very truly your