Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS ATrORNCY Gm4E”Al.
Bonorablr Alton C. hold
t7alnty Attornry Bracorla Oounty
Anglrton, '2lxaa
Dmr sir: Opinion Bo. O-796
tram en l xa almtlcm o r
lirvad the rollonlng statrr your
mr Artlolr
Toxa8, tin right of om
condranlng and
or raseamn 0 disposal dump, oounty project?
tlon cfitegorloall~, two iormra Court, rlq 43 oi tha rrwarag8 dirporal rparatod tOun k kpli- ‘WUlty 18 qUOtI3d hi fin 88 rOiiOW8: Artlolo )f6cI, Y.A.C.S., ! Who right ot Balnant hmln hamby oonirrrad
upon oountira of the State or T1x88 iOr thr purpoar Of right war raruaant 00ndrmni~ aoqulrlng land, in land, prlmte publlo, exorpt property u88d for *2 8on. Alton 0. knold, Pm60 1 laad, right oi ny or
rrutmy purpo818, whm# mid 18 lM88LIU'J in the eCOh8tSU8tiOn Oi j@i18, W8.mlit OOU%hOUm8, hO8pitil8, drllnquwit and drpandont 80h- fMXB8, libmriar O? fOf Other pobllo purp0818, 00&B, p-r wharr moh parpow lm nau or mat hrrearhr k rutho- ritrd tbr oOn8titutiOn Or &8tUte8 Oi thi8 ht..
*AU rush ooadomutlon pTooe@dl 8 ahall br inrtl- ttlka um¶or thr dlnotlon 0r tJn 8 08a 88ioMr8' 0OlUt, and 11 th8 ndpL8 Oi thr Umnty, 8nd tb 88H88im Oi damagr8 rhctl k in OOnfb?it~ k - 8tatUttr8 Oi thr 8t8ta hxar, oondeanl4 rn4 roqui&id of ror ruht iPam the fIndlag nr by rrilr~dr. and tit no 8pp.81 888888nant Of hQI84@8 OODslf8#iOllU8 ppolntrd for thUt EwpOH rhcru bat0 th8 8rrUOt Oi OcrrUi tbr mrprnrlon of rork b in 4onarotlon 8 th "f the rounty whleh tho land, d&h i oi my, cJm.aunt, *to., 18 Mu&ht to br aoquind. xa 0880 ;rppral OOtlntir8 8h11 not br nqulnd to glva bond, aoY8hli ther br roqulred to J @ro bon4 for 008t8. Aots 1925, p. 300. Act8 39th oh. 116, & 1,”
ml., 2352 18 118 rOiiW8I
Artiola nkald oourt 8hall hare th8 power to lrrr and oollrot tar rOP OOPlrt~ pUrpO8.8, !lOt to OXWd tW@lity-iin oaat8 on thr one hundred dollar8 tUmtlon, and a tar not to oxorrd fiitrrn orntr on tha ona handnd dollam trlalltlon to rupplraeat th8 jut fund or th8 oounty, not to rxoeod oantr for r-&I and brid@8 tl.tt8aa on th8 8108pt iO? thbr PfRWit Oi OM ha&ad dollar8 +@lUrtiOn, prior to tha 8dOptiOn Oi thr WMmant to debt8 lnourrad thr sonrtitutlon SIfiormbar 25, A.D. Ml?), end ror tha u8oBion Ot pabljo buildt48, 6ouorf(l, 80-888, WtU work8 and othu pannanrnt lmpro?ra~tr, not to ax88d trrnty-tltr oat8 on thr ona handrad dollar8 ValuatiOh in 8By Ona Jam, and 0x08 t 8 in thr ~OlI8titUtiOll othrr- Tha) may P rty an ddltlOna1 tax for road win provided.
Impor** no% to @X-84 fita8m OWd8 on tha on* htmdrd alar v8lu8tlon tb property abjrot to taution, x War tha ~lkl~tlonr and in the aa8km.r prOV14rd 143 ti *ad In mreuaaor &tltir the Oonntltution 6, ho, or a8 law8 nidng thu8%0. Coast. Art. mea 9; Amrndnnt 1699.'
"COUlltf bllLlkILI88” brirfly di8OU88rd hrr. but thi8 &OU *3 Hon. Altoa C. buold, Pa&o 3
not purport to bo l l oa nhmrln rtady or th8 robjrot. Rafrnnoo mada 00 Opinion no. L u to km. Altoa 0. Arnold, 8d&b8#86 Anuloten, T.X.8. 5, 8ro8ion 16, 28x08 b!l8titUtlO& E00br i.U
btlolr par* .8 rollw8I
-..a... teoh 8ounty rhall b llkc aennbr be intO ioUr 4~051d.liOt1UO’ Or diTida4 hi 8a.h ~~01aOt8 uhloh thrrr rhtil- b r l lrot4d br t & gnqiiira y0kr8 rbrll hold hi8 Of- thU@Ooi OM OOWAtr 0od88iOMr, Wba ripu ror tne per8 Ml. until hlr 8.00.88or br 8h.11 rloctod 8Bd qualithd. n0 OOUnty Omd88iOMm 80 Oho8OB, With @he OoOnty .8 pa?.llidu dUdgO OfflOOr, ehell oompom County Ocmd88lonrr8 rhloh Oourt, 8h11 l XOrOi8O 8U.h 3WW28 .Ud jUd84iOthU OfOr .u 18 OOntOrrd thir h8titutiO8
thr Ytatb, DT I8 My br hrnaftrr &WOlc orlbrd.' (&I@?I018 CUr8) or not the condrnml~ 0r a 84wraga di8pO8a Whathar damp ror Eraeorla liralth Unit, businrrr" 2rqtorIa County 18 *oountg
we do not 6ttanpt to sap; In four prrtlouler aam 8111 th8 foot8 drtarull.Be, “COUJItJ BII~~ZLMI” 18 di8O1188Od iII Tax88 JUri8p2313~0@, p. 564, 8OatiOB8 37 OIld 36, whioh I?@ l VOllns 11, rOiiW8t '37. c~8tiOmr8’ Caclrt8 8X-8 OOUrt8 a,i gOnOr when l otlnC: *IthIn thr jUd8diOtiOa
and duties oonfrrred upon them, ml t liZ8 l ntitld tQ tb 8- oon~ldoratlo~ a8 tk:r8* OCU’t8 than otha oon8tItutlonal judgment8 OOouTt8. Th8lr msr not br oolle~~l~ by heTo bran giTOB bttaokrd. tho Parr t0 pMi8h OMk6pt8 oqpplttad qain8t th.3; nU for l O?fODIOU8 l x8rol8. Of tbi8 pwbr tllry may claim tha lmmltlrr prr%alnIag to 8 oourt 0r ganaral jarlrdlotlon. V4m8l88lonu8~ lir8 OOQrt8 1lmlt.d b-8 jUri8-
dIotion In that thrk uthorltt xtandr 011~ to aytOor8 prrtalnlng to th0 ~nml rrlfrrr OS th8lr rrrprOtlT0 OOWltk8 aoa 8hat thalr paWOr8 am aur thosr xproml~ lapllo&~ oonlrrrad upOn thrm bt ler-that by tho OOnrtltUtiOII nd 8t@tUtr8 Of the ati.'
Bon. *Iton C. Arnold, E.60 4 “36. The Jwl#dlotlon or eo0al88looOn’ oourb
i# limited t0 8titiOUr 'OoWty bU81IU88,' 854 th8 lS(lk- 1atllH hU8 UO 8UthOPitJ tb 8Z04P&O 8heir p-Pa 0,. uPlo4l0tlo&. Aay l ttoqt to oorrtrr upon Oh0 oourt Of 8 lDIltt.P uhioh 18 OOli OOMty UPi8biCtiOn bUd~88’ rold, kWO?@P, dOUPt 18 the thI oOWl8~ ~d88iOMrI’ bdy of tbr Cantye WIU; )Url8dlOtion 88tlvO gOwmin(l tcUOhO8 ib 8omO n8pOat lRO8t We r00m-0 0i tb t&It burlIn .ld 8nd gonbrU1 oounty’r th8 oourt hr N 7: OhUg8 Or th8 bU8k!@88 8mir8 Of the oOtUitf* Th8 p0W.r t0 uch btl8iM88 l 8 ir ntrurtad 6i gOUti OXtend thr to It bf the oorutltutlon by 1@&$8lrturr~ and tho tbr if it oho08.8, a mattsr oounty l@iishIttu- nay, coadlt bu8in888 80 80~ 8g.onop OthU then thr OOtTddOn8m 00~4% Tho tbr?c .hould b0 6iVO5 8 broad ‘OOUnty bU8iM88 ;;wI-'* oonatruatlon 80 a8 not to dd8at the purporrr or
And it i8 held that the Or1ami881Om:8 0o;Ptr Im;lIod 0utbOPlty t0 60 What S0j b0 l3@0@88lPl in thhr
hrlb OXOrOi80 C,r tZ0 dUtfO~0 01 PQHsrS OOnlhlTd UpOn th8E.’
b Sun Vapor ?lrctric Light k. v. ~JnUl, Sug,ot. 30 ;.@I. 868, whwo orrdltors vsnted the Cami88i050r8f &et to Wths 6Wr the Sdnid8tretiOfI Or th0 mUire Or 8 di88Obd OO?pOm- rX’Oi% the l 888t8 find di8tribdJ tiOn (Oit]r) th pSWbbd8 nO0iTrd to tho orodltora of tt.a oity, it 18 hold that MdOr nrtlolo 5, hc. 16 To-8 rhloh tho ~~irlaturo afiy ra- ~On8titUtiOll, tJioc~oowr8 q"fHl thUl (%Wl8BiOllBHJ ’ Wnt) to 8xOrOI80 rm ootilnrd thI8 8bCtiO5 00 “Oouaty Yl8llM88."
In @.lrrrrton County ~6. 01*8hm, 220 3.t6. 560, Gulror- 8on court Cltll Apglti8, it 18 had 1
"TbO oOMtNoti0. Or 8 888W.11 Witbin tb0 liolit8 0r e oity ror Cc8 proteatlofb or the liror rnd property Of thr COtlnty 18 ‘OOU!Ity bU8inr88’ of the lnbebitrnt8 within ths Jurl84Iotlon tho (;02ml88lomr8' 00~2% 11, See. 7 and Artlola 5, Ybo. 16 of the undrr Artlola tOX88 ~On8titUtiOh" kunty Drt&ka~a DI8t. ta Klgbae, r8 al lb9 &he
warton 361 at p.60 366, Cmrt at Chll A~p@@l8, 08lnrton, ~hWrlII% donirdl
“A d?hM&@ dlatrlot orsaniood uador AOt8 30th Lw. o 8aondod by Act8 318t h&. 0 13 OnaCbd CndOt l XP?888 @UbbOPi$y Of OOn8titUtiOIXSl aUand@ent &tide 3, *a* along8 to 03888 dlftrront trap a 0 1 ty or town, and %a a per8 or th. ocunty an6 LunOO 8UOh 8btU80 kppO814 *5 lion. g 0n th8 co0i8810~8~8~ 00~3-t mt4La pfmr8 43a am88
u th ~f#r*no to dra&8&0 dirtrletr ia not mmnlrt1ta- skotion 18, pro- tion81 War Coartitatio~l ktlrk tldlq tint comd88ionr8 ' Qourt rb11 rxrrei~r Nab pawr?i~~nd jurlrdiotion 0-r all @Oounty bu8lmrr~ a8 la or a8 -bo oonhm& by law; 8iu buainars tha ~XU~U&CI I at bo1ng rocmty bu8lno88.” dirtr
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