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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Ffonorable Tham Aa
County Attoraw
Liberty Ceuntr
Liberty, !hzar
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ur exosllent brirfr d expenfsea* when otiloial busi- rat Court at rt 18 author- yment or the that Auditor hs m&p incur outalde of the County au for in- stance, expenes* ror a trip to hustln.w *2 Iionorablo T~OQI~S A. Cheat, Page t
With r4fbreao4 to y4ur fir46 question qud4e aboQ4, ub4rt7 Count7 fqvmhter under the tfclnsral road law or this titatr, rind ~4 have been unable to rind any rtat- utary authority ivhioh would allou th4 aoamismion4rrr of Liberty county sxgana48 whils trcvellng cut oil the oouaty on ofrioi61 buein44s. Th:6 depertrasat has repeatwIly held upon a number of queetlone alailar to the question pre- nontad b7 7411 that In the abssnno of a talld l tatu h, the Corrmisaionere~ Court b4s no authority to allow ~knny awn of mm47 to lta memberr rar 4xpens48.
In this eonn4o~ion, w4 cr4 aneloslng herewith for your hr0ns6tion copier or opinions HO*. O-755 8114 O-lQE6 . to your eeoond quest&m, w4 hcv4 With-r4rerenor
been *snable to rind any etatute whloh authorizer the pa?- to the county auditor of any eqwmas fnuurred by lnent him ai14 traveling, either within or rfthout the aounty, on orrlofal bneineaa. l%ererore, your'ssame question I4 anitwer4d In the ne*.tiv4. ,\ :
Trusting that tha above eatlefaotorily amwere your Znqulrias, wo r4smin
D. Burl8 Devler Asaietsnt