*1 . OFFICE OF THE AI-T’ORNEY GENERAL OF TfiXAS

I AUSTIN ‘\‘, GROVER SCLLERS *

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Bononblo R. V. Raflord

County Auditor, Ruak COuntl Benduuon, Tou8 opltllon ROr 0-6070

Dur Btrr 80: Whethu tho Coularlonorr'

Oourt of Burk Cot&r oaa logally pay for l dror~imlng tho war Bon4 DrlTw ln Mid Q0-v.

Tour lotter of Juno 5, 19Ur nqurst~ the.opinlon of t&l@ do putnoat l ottouttlnu tho rboto rtmtod rutter,lr, lp put, a0 follousr

*Ploau l drlu M uhothu or ttot.tho Wdmdoaorm~ dor an rtatute, l UI pat for~rdwtlrln(t tho %%nbrlto &ii Rurk Coaatt.

Wo hato 8ado 8 oaroful l ouoh of tho at&atom and hwo SalloU to find rsj @tat&o l uthorlJn(: thr Comlrolollon' Court to l xpottd ooaatj fun48 for the l boto meatlord pmpou,

The oourtr ot thlm Btato hrto npo&kl~ hold that oountt oomlrrluaua* oourta my l xuol~o w ruoh iuthorltt aa lr ooa- fgz$.4!.b~hy~ltutloa aad rtatutor of thl? or neoo*aull~ Stata,

In .tb o l k ono0 of ottf l xp r.u o r .l&plled l ttho rlt~ l u* e'8~laamr8' ooart to nko thi l tho rlw thr oounty for rdtwtlBlng l War Bond Drlvo, uo ore l onstrolaod to r l%Z tho Caml~olOaora* aourt or Punk Coung haa no logal l ahorlt~ to oxpond oounty runti for moh purporo, notrl$h~tandlng tho faot that tho doaln on tha part of moh oourt to mako l uoh l rpondlturr, la 8 oomuendablo one. _

Tourur rur truly APPROVED: Jutm l2.1944 A- @maRAL OF TEXAS By (I) Ardoll Warn

a) Wo. P. Blaokbum OEBWRALO?TZXA8 Aot*) Am Assistsnt f APPRmt i AWtwPtBg oplnlon eomltt.0

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