OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
/
Honorable George G. Roan4
County irttorneg
goartBand County
Riohmond, Texas
Dear Sir:
lowrr I Oourt
"Does the Cosmlesi
Uountr hew euthority omobilee for
the use of coTmisafon4rs
oial buaioass?N
oi tkm opinion that the Corn-
ting under the Oensral Road
ut in Title 44, Vol. I, of
mpowered or authorized to buy
r the aounty ta be used by
rmanw of their dutti38 ~8 COUntp
oper%te uk:er agaoial
for a mor4 detailed
zzminteaanceof road4 in Such count,ies. In ati lnetanaes these
speoial road lewe provide for the purchrtweczd >eyment of
various k',ndsof aqui;.ment,fneLudirE:pick-ups, ato. 1% ia
our understnodlng t&t your county operate6 under the GaUiPr~l
maw, and th.eGeneral Law umkes no ;~ovisioq for the paynwmt of
aacounte or erpnses incurred b,y aoannissloneraarhiieual~g
their own private outomobl~lesin oonneation wit.3their budiwes
Ron. Gee. C. Rome, Zsge P
l;~OOWI~~ COL+DX&Z~O~QX,nor does it *&Q any prwlhon~.~iOCr
the ~urohase of autombil~s or pick-ups for the county, to
SC ~33~5by the ccsmty coxnlssioners in the conduct of their
office.
48 you state tbit you hme a oopy of our OpMon
1J0.O-752, we ~332siotsenbiw you a copy of Ban@.
Tm.sti!q that this 8atisfaOtOrily rm~rB y0Ur
inquiry, we %?a3