Case Information
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CM&? alrr Attentioic Boa
l?a.acknovletlge z ion request of re- curt data, 8ald alu+te from
colmnlcralonera' ml0 of hoa- by Bexar county9 onmlerlonerr~ Court author%aed desiring to purahase suoh e the aitidatit provided 7 of the R.&S. of Texae9 e Comty JwQe required to offiolal- 1~ slga bonds issued by the Cotiasionera~ Court liter havinr~ been f8voroblg voted upoa by the Qualified voters of Bexar County in R bond eleo- tlon, a1thou.h he may be opposed to the is;awlnoe of the bonds or to the nothod of their oontem- Plated diapoaitlon? *2 :. I _ . -’
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w&o Join R. shook, PW’J. 8,
%. -I* the ff.lk& at a single bid, joined in by scone aeven or .eight dffferent MfvS&als 0r fimru, a violation or tho lam relating to tralsta cd oonspiraoloo a@nst trada aa the suma ara defiued by Artioloa 163S snd 1934 of the Penal Code and drticles 7426 and 7430 of the B. C. S. oi Tsxa~?“ .
Par firat qbsbn i8 answered in tba negative. ce bve been unable to find auy statutoryrerplrezent for mquestlng 0~ advert.isin(: for bids in the sale of county hospital bonds. '&Q & etatutoay requirement ne to sale prioe being AxMole 708, vemonls Annotated Civil Statutes, ‘tbiah reads aia follovsr
@Bada shnll never be sold at lesr than their par value nnd aooumulated interest, ex- elusive or ooEmIsoior?eP
In the nbsenoe of apeoiflc statutorypro&lon, it is ocr oplsxlon that thore is M requirso?lsnt that bids be advertised 0~ reQAeated in order for a county to se&l oounty hospital. bonda.
fn reply t.aybur aocand question we advtse tbat we know of noreason &y the Cozx&sslonersJ Court oould not advertlee OE mquest bids In a sale of oounty hospital bonds, even thou& It ¬ requlmd by statute. In our opl.nLon, the Comlssloners~ Court may impose wbatevor roasoneble requirements it aoes fit, w?hh nay iuolude the af~idavlt roqutred by Article 2367, Rs- Wad WAl Statutes.
na reply'to your third questlon we advise &at &tFtiole 724, Revised Civil Statutes, provides that bonds sheLlbe slgzed by the County Judge and eowitoralgned by the County Cleric and m$rterod by the.Couuty Treasurer before delis-erg; The County h-l@, bolng a simxbor of the Gormisbioxiers' Onmt, is governed bJ a majority of the court. Onoo tha Commissioners* Court has actad, we believe it becomes the mSnieteriol duty of the county :GI'cce to sim the bon& IihLch are'lsauod, or not he fuvors wbther t% iasunnoo of enid bonds. Siq%mn vse 'r;'illiamS R.H.S.D., 153 3.L. (26) 0%; err VI). ikrrs, 47 9.'1:'. (2d) 420.
ti x-@Y. to ~IW fourth qusation wo advise that the F;;JaVstlon of ahother or not a joint bid violates the Anti-trust z s or ‘IGXaS dei>ondm 1=&y On the UOtiVO of the Party joinins i-3 tha bid. It j.3 iuposaible to detem'no fron the facts sub- *ktod hother or not th.ls porti&.ar bid violates the A&l-tr%st km of DiIxaa.
i *- Ue oill your attentloa to the case or ba:ly V, r,lus, 66 9. Wi SB& which wo bellove olearly eets OVA t>ti &W of this State in ~efmito jo2qtblds.
Trustiog that thla unawars your que8tlonsl vb 0rrl