Gerald C. &aa AUEIXN BP. TEXAS
Mr. Quincy Hawkins
CountyAuditor
HendersonCounty
Athens, Texas
Dear Sirt OpinionDo. O-719
Rer Liabilityof the CountyComais-
sioaers~Courtfor intereston
generel.fmd sorip.
Your requestfor ea opinionon the followiag question:
"IS the countyliableto holdersof generalsarip
for six per cent latereston saum?"
has bsea receivedby this offioe.
us quote from ea opinionDo. O-505,writtenby the Hoa. Richard
E. Coake,AssistantAttorney Generalsas followsr
*A countygeneralfund wemeat, casmoalyoalled
generalfund scrip,is not a negotiableiastruemsat.
h-t. 5932, Sea. 1, B.C.S. of Texas. It ia only evi-
dence of indebtednessshmlng that the claim present-
ed wee allowed. It is not a contractto pay oa de-
mead. The scrip is sa orderto the Couaty Treasurer
.to issue a vouoherto the payee for the amount there-
ofo 55 Tex. 49, Aske v. Herris Cow&y."
Prior to this holdingby this department,it has been trios held
by the departmentthat a mmnrissioaers' Court is withoutauthorityto al-
low or pay the iaterestupon ordinarymuvents or sorip issued in payment
of currentexpenses,
It is, therefore,our opinionthat a county is not legallyliable
to pay interestoa soripwarrantsissued to pay monthly acoouats.
Yours very truly
ATTORNEYGWERAI,OF TFiXAS
FCC:ob:egw
APPROVED By s/Fred C. Chandler
Gerald C. %na Fred C. Chandler
ATTOFGIEXG- OF TBXAS Assistant
vr. ;uincy Hawkins, thy 2, 1959, Page 2
that a Coxiissionere* Court is without authori-
ty to allow or pay the intereet upon ordfnary
countywarrnnt6 or norlp issued in payneat 0r
current ex~3enses.
It Is, therefore, our opinion that a
county is not legally liable to pay interest on
scrip warrants issued to pay monthly acaounts.
Trustln~thatthlrr anmara your in-
w.rY. we are
Youra Yerp truly
Kl’TORNEF GENERAL OF TlSAB