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*1 ,:.~ 764 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS

AUSTIN *2 dsoorlbed property: The 73rookablm %me, I! ~3~5 pager gubfiaisd at ZrookohLro, Zcsllor Sounty, Trzae, and tiirr preu1m5, tgp, iIqms1r.g stone, @lliQS, Surriitux~, film, aubocription llat ~0 eood wil.3, at’ a rental OS ‘i?tio I!ucdmd Forty iJol.lnrs (&Zi&,OO) to be paid in twr&+four Ln&ollmnto OS tan dollare (JU.00) each WBth, arid tlat prty of the moorAd part la to .Qva full um aixd sxmciue amtrol of the said i.wa~kshl.~ Tbt~a and reoeive end keep for her own um all euoJ~+ mntti, reveaw und rxaias of wI\etavsr Iricd %urlnG the tent OS ito oontraat. I;ho gorty of t:;e first pert furthor agwars to ~ivo the party OS t?ie t3ecoad part %ri opPion to purchase the above duscribetd g-ziparty this contraat ia in aYhct. six wntha oftar *‘Setton&. The party of thtt ssoond part' ioz t!m above aonafderatiorx,~ ts&reea to pay to the pnrtg af tha siret’ part the rmtol OS iWo Iiundmd C0rty 3ol.i.sra (;2&O,OO) ior the two $%ara, nt ten 4&1ai-s (~.lil.G~] Q math auxi.5g the texsi Of tkls cantraot.

*'The party of the Clrat part agree to oaslst the pl’ty OS tfm oeoond gert; ,wfth sry miahanfofal.. trouble that ray develop In tha obovci aeotlor;&d mwapapar, Ourinf~ t-he shortu~e of 8uch~ labor,. wRlttAout any ex- pboes to the gartg 0r tk.e ~sEicioIid pmt.

“A. 3. kndsroon ‘“wiry Ann Axllst~(l8.’ v&ereertw, lagxil notiaea; liu~h.a~ notiaes for blda, (for nntorialo to be purcheeed by ,tha oounty), were >ublloho& bp ‘TM 53roolrsllre ‘T%os, ’ UEC 8 bill for suah oeryicas wea aubaitted to Lie oounty auditm 3uoh bUls# Sor services e::d natoriala for hi8 5ppOVOl. Sumirked the .00ufity on tha part OS '310 2rookahii% !i%as' w9&rO ti%ap~rOYtsd bs t&s OOUntjr &udit0&. I;nder your Opinion 6326, ~ivtm Sri raa20nao ta a recuent, for tm opfslion by the Zion0rnble 2. 4'. I!erixa, Jr., Courty Auditor, .rw aall attmtlon to Article 231+0, Vercoats itri5atst4 statutes, which prqvide*s aat:

** . . .the oounty Judge asd imoh oo~iaaloocr ahall take a written oat& thzt he villl not Sa r / *3 I i / *4 767 *This lntmpret%tlon ts funde&ntally contrmry to

all our lmfs, ard it is, thorar’oru, ap;:srsr,t that the Only Question I5 xr;etk:cr Or Lot ti:s tan ($10) itiVOlVd4 *wr moiit?: raacivb4 by Gudr~o Aixieroon ror the dollars rent ~of *T’he ~!,-ookshlr% ??u7".53* is on omlW*ot or

edoonta(:% received in conoldarotian for any bid, controot, pirchaea or 5sle accruing

proposal, fsora the operstiw of *The ~roo%ablre Tlzes~ by Us

leaaQ%*

*It la -a,y opinion that, in the abaetoa or ~:soof

to the cJoatmry, Iv.3 43suiicld tb3t the if will riot

donorable A. 3. .&&eram roouivas ba3efits uithsr

directly OT indirectly flwl any oontroat botiwm

%‘ellsr couaty snd *?hQ mookehira Y=iraea, * or any

enoluz;er;t or ncivantq:o fron any bib, 7jmo:osal

oolltraat, sal% of mterial, aarvi~a. or supjAm ~. .

By *The’ Wookshire T&m* to ;ial.kir County.

91 have been unable to tiad any cssss h support

‘.ioi the vlaw taken by the county auditor an4 dean it

umeaeseary to ptmts authorltiee Fn oupgort 0: t&s

fUn4amttal propoeition that coti14 Bc A0 th%re abri&~exxnt of th0 r&tit of omarahlp ~4 the

dttafiding right to foa8% or rent ~roP;ertle5 bsloa$-

ing to a oitizan ueroly because ::e he4 bean ulaatcd

to maw ss s pblio Ludeed, Ft would 01Xio1el.

aaeia that li ?sa mot 5.n~~ilge lrA tiny aaswapt10na,

the confibence BeWoss4 upon bin by tho @ao>l%

would justify &issuiAng that LO benos’its accrue to

him other t~han those which are inoiccmtal to the

owmrahip of hia yroy~rtloa.~

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"A ocntract which wotid'~ive hla (the publlo

offlolel) 831 i,ztdrsEt l& an ofriolsl act to bf3

Goat by bin would bs ropu&%ast to i.aw t&l ~uouad

BwTeuty. * * *Vu

- *6 I. 769 ., case of *7 no member or trie city couccil or any other otrtcer

OS 8 cor~oretion 6hctll '3~1 Girwtly or i&frectlY

lntaroetad to rpny cofitraot, tt;e considuraticn of

which is pld frm tLe city tm;i(BSurY. i

"nle fore&;oicc: rulei rests upxa aouca yablio 1ta ohje43t la t3 alsurLt to tn.3 city polloY.

strict fidalltg upm the part of ttioao vf:io report- '?Se rile arc).. a5nt it end m.iiap3 it8 afi;ilr8.

hlbltlq public ~,2ifcers 2roz being icterafited

in pC.Aic contraate should bo seru~uL.ouslY

enloroed .+'

nrcrrad to, &r&based U~D& aowd pbltc yolicy. TLm object

18 to lnaure 20 th0 cwuty rrtrict fldclitp upm the, cart of

:.:36e WbU .CSGU3~;0 its f"iQccil &Saifo, CU.iri $hi2 Z*dlCt ;ZiSlibitillq;

;,>llc offlcialn rr34 being Lotareated in pabiia CailEzriCt8

0:0tia btr acrtipu.louulY ur:f+orced. It is our O~lnlOL, ~~WSVftx+* C&t the situation outLlmd in your ltrttttr &es not coxo wlttiin tia prvlew of said Art. 373, r.vr within tt;e ruiao VT law laid Tbiu nu~thoritiera 8x3 praa- b!irn in the o@iio~3 s3ferred to.

:::61Lly u.aanUous to t.;-zt: fa,rfeot that i:rs olPlcors,to ba little, ;cnt Law an iAt0i*Stg dirO0tig or Lr;di;wctly* 3.2 tnfs sUbjesct ths cwtriwt. h remote cceti.n~wioy will not bring zatter of

~14 OfLClows within the 5tPltutae. or tha rules laid doip in ad 0;rini011e. Tie Taaa rule ia well statvd in 3L Ye%. Jurt +ae 72, pp. 649-450, w3lch reaCs 861 followe: rro;;l 3oti,ru3 in his

*kn 0Pirlcer ia prot~bltod

Official a&p&city 89 t0 nattars hi rhlch ha MS U cvn8~icuoua exan?~lss of Suc~h ;jrohlbltions

lntiarest. are tkoae whiatl forbid judps Pm% Sipting ti any .' aaae, end h?w.bera of the ao~isslonarclt court fron

pwticlprtttng in t&e cofisideratior; of ezy clglin in Jut to CVFiu althln the?

*blah they are iatorustsd.

rule the of21cer~s intereat imst bu d:raot a;?d

aertalri; tie is not dis~s~ilif15d by on rrl.le~_;ed ir.termt w::icti ia at Llil)Ot continga?.t, naa

&metary my nat iu. fact at all."

sriat

rt0n the 8uthoritie6 8b0v~ ~rerr~d to, WS) 826 or tke 0+1on that there ~I.11 b0 no olc2tlon ot ony lew in pqing far the le&. vlotioee rerttmu to, iinleaa coUu5ion or frmd PI rhown a8 to ttie csunty ju0~3 h , nFn,oe CA0 faote aiutad do tat ahOW t&St t::a OOLlBt~ $A&&% iI&8 S?:f i&Atareat ifl tha BUCU3 ;rQl themror.