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*1 565 H \ OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENEl$AL OF TEXAS AUSTIN n
Honorablr Joha R. Bhook
Criminal Dtrtxiot Attotnej
Borer CouBty SM ABtoBio, tarr 0. o-6125
Dear Yc. dmook:
lBl0 He sr 0 Ooealsslonsrr' t rrqosat for an oplnlon, t* quotr iron aane of Boxa Doultg la court n of lrrrln& the Eexu “Wr drrlrr to ooouro iroa you ma oplnloa OOBrUBiB (J th e lr&iSlitr Ot l tle h eB 66W-at t8 n8er.d late by 8ha Oount~, 4 LA oonaaotion umrrulth cl& you the rouorla8 qrortl,onrt
Hon. Jolu R. shook, pa20 2
“11) Door tha Camaloolonrro' hurt ot
Boxu County hot. tho Lo,yol ruthor- ity into 0 oontrrat with rntor o aroo9 oi indlrlduolo or rltate rlth 4 ehor P table oorporatlon
loarln( foollltloo sad goundo of tho Burr CountI Sohool for Boy@, whioh lo ooudy 1aoU tutlon,ao2 of oouroe oounty proport~t If ruoh I oontroot ooa bo ontorod
“(3) into ~111 It br AOOSOOU~ t0
9ublioly rdro~tlro for bldr?
“(3) 7or whet per104 oi tlmo owld ruoh
a so&mot bo aa40?
.(4) It ouoh a ooatraot 10 sod*, oould
Boxer Oountr 1.6golly dsfrsy port of the !319~AOOO ot o~oretine ouoh whloh rSO~it.0 aAd liAOtitUtiCA, potidea for d.lin-lAoAt dqmnd-
ent boy8 oommitted bl tho Qourto oi Burr Gountp
“IS) Could Buar &Wit~ OOAtiAUO to prorldr
tor ropairo, rrnolrtlono md oln- tensnor OS tha prasent toollltlw or psrmanent LPproveamt8 of l uoh lnotltu- t1oAt
“(6) XY ASW ootlotruottoa war. rddod by the
1~r.0, oould tha %anlorio8oro’ kur% qgrr prralt ouoh oonotrootlon.to rrmotod u9o11 toralnrtion of uoh luoo? )O~PPS thst thr prrornt Boxor Coantl Who01 for *I$ aOr8 war oroatad under snd virtue ot tho pthorlt hooted I& thr hunty br Artlolr 5132 of th+ Rrtlrod E 1~11 Statutoo of ‘ruao, whloh pormltted oountlor to rot~blloh hckaro or psrmtol roh0010 ior 48poadont ml dotratloa '~'~rllaqa.nt ju+onlloo.
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:a, John X. Shook, pa&r ) oea~~o to a 8UlOU8 guootlon so to whothor
Vhoro or not the Ccmmlorlonaro~ Oourt hoe tho rl@t to loaoo oounty property. 'The h‘aqo COW8 of Girl1 Ippoolo ln Ddoon vs. Mbsroholl , :18 ‘s. PT. (2) 621, in ok OpilliUt wrlttrn bt Judre Alorondar, uphold thm right of the Oommloslo~uo~ Court to loooo l psao IA thr oourthouoo to osrrl OA 8 oomaerolal buolnooo. of to one lndirldusl his am ?or by 80 dolna the &maloolonero' Court dld not lator?ore with the PBS of the oourthouoo so a wholr tor purpooo for whloh It lo lntwlod olrd that the pub110 lntsrort woo ouboorvod, lt ho rlng l A lAiOrG%YtiOA buroru 3Ad 012or l tend wlthln the oourt- hours,
*The Suprome Court of ~UOO in hndsroon IO. Load, 152 2. W. (26) 1064, rooognirod tho outhorlty ot the Coemloolonsro~ Oourt to tranooot busLasso sad mokr l ontraoto with refersnor property boloatin(l to the oounty.
“It lo true, hamtar, that Art1810 2)5l, la tho poworo of the OommlooloAoro’ Court, @WkUOtiIl& door not l uthorlae the loooln2 o? oou~tg pro rtr. lo no prohlbltloa l &mlort l uoh au ?ii Yet, thrro orBy. With rafrranor ths duration of 8 ooatroot, tb
thr &dODiOA of Appoolo lo Qul.3 Bltullthio Ocmpw To, Ruroro County 11 5. is. (Zd) 305, hold rho that uoo l utho rh to rater into on rmplofrm$ Oountl i oontroot, xtondln( beyond tho term ot offloe to,
whloh tho ambore of ‘chr Oamaloolon~ro~ Cow8 hod bran lootod. *It ia roll rot~bllohod the Ooaaioolonuo' that
CQUXt hr$ OM 8x8rOi8O ouoh 9OwuO 00 WO U- oontorred apoa 18 by 8hr QonoU tutlom and P ho 6totut.o on4 ouoh other paoro aa aria. bt l o o o o o o r~ lmplltittion thooo rproooly qutod.. fra In the eooo o? Andoroon *or amtlonod you, thr XooQh Court of Taxoo, proklA~ ryh is? Juotloo Alaxuldu, aa thr bho following in regard to the &a of the Comml8alonoro~ ta t
Hon. John R. Shook, page & (the Oomalooionuo* Oourt) lo tho (onem
l ft OAd OoAtroOtiJI( l ~OAO~ Of the OOAAtt buolnooo aA& has l \lthorl~y Wemalta o~~~oo~~ bindbe ~a it @lOA* oouaty, unless othorwlao opool?looll~ prwldod by ,totuts. 3huo a rlcht lo oonforrod a, obllga= la9ooed on sold Oourt, 16 hoe lap&d l uthorlt~ tloa to l oooapll8h tho to l raoloo a brood dloorrtlon pwpoooa l.ntrndod.a ouoh property whloh rou doolro to IO undrrotand thet
WI us8 l o qulr od and used to? the vu 00 Ura ohm am worse oon- tarred on 011 oountlro by Art1810 51 3r , ~WAOA'~ baototod ~21~11 i. a*, to l otabUah, opals on6 ulnbln do6ontlOa Statut80, oohoolo 08 PII bo noooooar~ to aoro for the ho~~oo and parental brpeadon~ and delinquent ohildron Of th0 OouAt~. WO kAOm O? Ed reason why ouoh property oould not bo uood by on or~oalutloa so you propoao la ordrr to our) out and l oocupUrh &ho oritginal Vndor Chaptrr 204, 9ogo 313, Aoto of the pur 0800 lntondrd.
48,: Lsglolaturr, Ro6ulor blooelon , 1913, tho plaza of dotoantlon nerd not be owned and o aroted by tho omty bu6 %may 1naIudo priroto tostor or board n( hoar for ohlldron, P or ouoh other plaoro ot dOtentloA whloh 60 Oh0 Oowt Boom doolroblo,a Also ouoh rot ?m,rthor prorldoo “6ho Ooaatl ~ooloneio~ Court 6hst say ~$3 to? boerdlq or ?c*tor hoar oara Sot 8uoh ohildraa b0 dotaiaWI, w 011 OhiidrOA 00&U Wi6hiII th0 r8AAlry Of thi0 Aat whether prior to or attor the ohlld has born adjudged a ‘dollaquaa6 ohild’.”
IO do not bollarr thnt this tronooa6loB would lnvoko thr prwioiono of Art. 1577, V,. A. t’. 3., whloh roqulrro 8 rolo Of roe1 ototr beloa&la& 60 the OountJ to at publio ouotloa, lt uoh 8 OOA6rOOt 00 wntm no? do we kllorr lotod br A&101@ 23680, t. A, c. a., roqulrlng odvrrtlola6 ids 011 otmtrooto for t for pub110 works.
Suoh rrvlooo as are 60 bo U plied tho d@liApUM6 Bird dopondmt ohlldren of the oountq, br % 8 tbol? Tory artruo -tiAUOU$ 01100 Md to? whlah BO dOt.~~~atiOll O? 8O~JIlOtiOA 08A k ?oroooon, should not bo oontraotod fo r l lof~*r porlod of $13 bn tho OX lrotlon o? the tom pi o??looo oi the poroonnol of us Oc0mloo onoro~ P Cour8.
The arxt above porolroph onousro your qurotlon X0. (31, we onswu raoh ot yoga OthU quOOtiOAO A0 ?oll~Ol
non. John H. Yhook, pagr 5 The Oamdrsloasrr~ Qourt of Ho. (1):
?uertlm Burr Oorurty har thr lrgrl
ruthorlty to ontrr into a oontraot with &rOUp of prlrr8. lnfllridurl8,or with a ohrrltrblr oor oration, *hueby thr iaol P ltlar and ground@ of Boxu Ootmb~ aahool for iJoy8 oan br used ruoh group of prlrrtr in- dlrldaelr or eor aratlonr rrorlrr and prov de P ior all ~rllnquon8 and d.peIldmk boyr oocmlttrd to ruoh lmtltutlon thr ro~nt# an6 didriot rant. of Buu Oount~,Toxrrr ,uestlon no, (2): HO. to thr rxOant or plying
:cuastl II NO. (01 Ill, far thr oar e of ruoh ohlldrrn. Yea, •~ it awrly would br
uurstion Ho. (5)l
taking oua at ltm own propsrv ln ~olng no* Quartion HO. (6)1 Tu. Uuoh rotlrlon my ba
lnoorporrtr B in the lorrr oontrrot. Trurting thlr ratlsfaotorll~ anmua tour quoation8, w* l a
w i?%a&t2a.c-f* Robut L. Lattlaorr, tr. Asrlrtult