OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
February U, 1@30
Hon. Edgar 3. Payne
County Attorney
Hookley County
Levelland, Texar
3ear Sir:
etter of January
dlaoretlon, suoh
r county buainear?m
norable J. J. Striokland, dated April
t oplaloa Mr. Looasy 8aidt
no one should be allowad, or petitted, to
oacupy It eroept the publlo offlolala named
ia the mtatute..
Thea the oplnloa altes the va r io wltatute8,
rhloh hare been retained In the same anbstantlal tO?m
.
Hon. Mgar E.. Payno, T6bnury las, 1939, Page &
lnun;;$la6t oodlfioation. and states hi6 oonol~6~~~~
Ve do not think, therefore, that aa
authority sxl6ts in the oou6ty o~i66ioner6
6ourt to oontraot for the rental of any of-
tlo66, or offloe 6psoe. In the oourt houso,
and no p er so n, lxuept the offloer8 named 1s
the rtatute, oaa alair the right to o6oupr
any room6 or spa06 therein free of rest, or
othenime.
The sheriff of the oounty would hare
the right to instltut6 a suit lo the MM
o f the oounty to lr io ta nyOo o up entfr a
the oourthoxse not authorlred to Oooup7 the
66me, sinoe he 16 the legal outstodlan of
the oourt house a8 provided in Art1016 8393
(nor Art. 6872 R. C. 3. 19251, subjeot to
6u6h regulations as the cOm!dssiOnOr6 Court
nay proaoribo......" arport and Opinions,
Attorney General, 1914-1916, p. !M8.
Se do not find that the exaot qu66tl