Case Information
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN roaelved and Tour requort sor quote rra8 your
oarefylly oonriderod br thir
requert 88 fOllW8~
oounty, sexw, 8OtriOdl ~WW’ nwber of othe,.
d rlvrr 8nd wed heoe tanIt however %U ~W8tiOll U'i888 '8ktr t& COlUltr bgtilr WQuire 8U4h~~~tfol'thO gUZ308* Of &WOr8ting
818atrlo81 pwer, 8ad dlrtribute rush power to
oiti8eIlOhip Of thi8 @OPslt I, .rho.need it, for 8 tee,
the reoelptr of vhioh rh4 1 bo aredltrd toward da-
frrying th8 8rpaMe Of Oper8tiOn 8nd lnQldent&l8, *2 861 / / I ~ and remslader oredited toward the iIaa1 paymoat
of BeVenUe Bond8 i88wd for, that 911rpOue
‘8uah qu48tIon I8 again related b4lor, togothor VItb 8U.4h other8 48 UI88 therefrom8
'1. mv may A oouut or thir Itate, not a Woau-Rule' County, leg4 lf J raqulre a river 8lt4
mid eri8ting dor, together with 8n 818otrIaal povsr
&bMr&ilt6 8yrt8a 4olrp14t4*
'2. HOW My 8U4h County Oprr8te auoh 8 COW
plete l 14otrIa41 genrrating unit for th4 benrflt of
it8 lnhabitultr VhO may mod the OUtpUt, or 4 p4r- tion th4reof, of rwh eleatrI4al wwrg7 g&aerated?
“3. In the eV8nt 84id OOUaty oey 14gally 40~
-quire ad Operate rU4h a 8nOrbting unit, mU8t 8U4h
plant be opmted br trU4t.488 appointed for t&t pWpO8.t [8] 08ml880~n4r~8 by Court or
‘4. That the tax burden and prerent Ladrbtrd- -48 18 ILOt i.nOCeMed, UT 8u4h bOqui8itIOA b8 Md4
by the iSSU4 of Revenue gOnd8 aoaeptibl8 to th8 011Or8 Of raid phlbtt
*The \radrr8I@l.d
tind8 BO 8 Oii14 l thOrity In the prorent dt4tuter of thlr t4t4 authoris as.
tbi8 ooulq to puraha88, own, pay for, and opera e
4n 4le4trloal pourr.generatlng plant for the benrflt
of the inhabitant8 of the Comrty, regardlerr 4S the
-43 of payment tht.rerar.g
Xt I4 4 ~411 8ettlod prIn4ip14 oi 149 In thir 8tat.e that COBllE~44fOR4~8' OOU't8 4r4 aOlUt8 Of lilited jurI8dZatlQn
and have only ruoh paver8 48 43% oontorrrd 4pOn th4m by th4 Of thlr 8kter &34 th4 fOuOVitlg and 8t4tUt48
OOll8titUtiOll ruthorities :
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tonaablo Alvin 1. rap., page 3 '.
8ua V&or tleotrlo 00. v, kwua, 30 8. U. 868.
s&l1 Qouaty v* kyout I, sufrmaa, 264 8. II, so.
. . . Bl ?a80 Oounty va m88, 106 8. V. (2d) 393.
Eovard I. Hsndorron County, 116 8. Y. (Pd) 479.
YoOllntook & Robortron v. Cottle County, 127 8. W.
(26) 319. Ve have been unable to fled any authorit for.Ouad- alupe Oounty to puroham, acquire OE operate the e % otrloal
paver genoratlng plant de8aribd In your letter. III UI8VOF t0 YOUP fir8t qw8tiOn, it 18 OUF OpiniOII
that Ouadalupe Ooimt~ i8 not legally authorlred to puraham or
ao qulr o leotrioal generating ry8ter derorlbed in your
lettm. 8IlrWered thurly DO UUYIr %8 needed t0 9Il@8- H8V
tlonr 2, 3 and
Very truly your8 ATTommY 0BlmAL 09 TBIM UJ?Idb
ooMYIlTcc c!!f9 APPaevEo‘ OPINION 8 -r