*1 OFFICE OF THE ATI’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS p AUSTIN

Eonorablr J, PI. ~IllIaa~

Countr Auditor

TarraRt COuntl~

Tort IYorih, Tans

Dear Sir8

beam reoolred and oareihlly cons1 Ye quote froa your request as 1011

p as to tile legality ot the furant County l?atIonal OoarentIons.

hat wo oan appropriate d appreolato terr nmoh Ing 05 the above, I Texas Jurlsprudonoe, pager 563-k-5, bring oo&ponoat parts of tho thoro rhfoh have power or duties xoopt atate, ero olearlF set forth and dothod In the ro~tltri- tIon and statutes. The ststutos have alearly dc prosorlbsd the dntlos, and iapoaed rlned the pmars, the 11ab111ti.8 oi tho oommIssiormrs" mirts, ths aedIt2m through whloh th0 dlfYWant OOtKtties aOt, and iron those statutrs must 00100 all uthorlt7 vested ia the oouatlms. . . .

Eoaorablo t. P. Wivillfa&s, Page 2 oourts l r o oourts of

=. . . Oomaiasioaors~ ln that their adhorlly lImIted jurlsdiotioo ox- tends only to thr &rneml to mttors pertainlag 00pnti08 MQ th8t w0irtkr0 0r tha r08p00tim are only thoeo rxprossly or lmplledly said paror conferred apoa then bf law, that is, by tho 00s.

8titdi0a uta 8taut88 0r the 8t-b.~

An oifloor aa aot~olalm or roaoh MT Moses rith- oat a law aathorlsiag L h to do so, and oleuly l trlr& $ho roast to whloh hs is oatltled. 3b Texas Sorlspradonoo, p.

511 Olpelos 1. Fkrrls Oouaty, 298 8, 1. U7; Binford t.

Rob la son, 24b 9. 81. 807. held eom&asiom- This dopartmat has rspeatedly that

o rat o ourts hto sr rtJ~@ty Do l xpend oounty hnds to w ooQ7artIons boo*uso in l ttedli l XP=SOS 0r 00tlntr 0rr hh Sam0 Is not: =obantjr WI @a a as* and therm 8 a0 8tatu:ory or oonstitutlonal authority to psi ssm. See ConCorm Opfnioa So. 2018, datod April 2, ,1919, rrlttoa br Boaoreblo John ia Vol. 52, Caneral, re00N6d xanou As818t~t,.,Atto~o~ pages 5&2.3-4,’ CqM;yaee Oplnioas ot Attoraoy General 0r T~XWS.

OpiaIoa Ro. o-810 of this bsparkuoat held8 that ax- ponses or attondl~ or?Ioors~ oonteations aro not aeoossary In tha propr and legal. oonduot of 0ouat;l bril008 and that courts have no autborit~ to l xp*afl sooaty ooamIssIoaerst run48 ror suoh purposes.

Opiafoa Ro. O-2217 ot this dopsrtment hold& that payaeat or the trs+elIng exponsas of a owmIsslcmers~ court In attendlqg a meDIng of the State Hlghre~ OomaIssfo~ with rororenoo to designation and lottiag oi ooatraots on stat.0 hIghnay I8 an illegal exp0naitute.

OpInIoa Ho. 0-4b23 or khls dopartaoat holds that 00ml 0mft0t iegauy pan the 0~~808 or 6 e0my 0rfl0ial or m Iadlrldual whloh uoro Iaournd Ia attoodlag oIrflI~ dbr058e 5dia8, ~4 P. B. I. 0i~iii~ dOrOn 80h00b.

Opinion ITo, O-@t27 or this drpartmont holds, MOW other thfags, that tho eomissIoaer8* oouH or Dallas COW&r was not authorire to rrpen4 oouaty ruads ror payaeat or l xpem~sm the ooontr tnrollag jud attand a nntIoaa1 is 8 8.tfr0mi8. lrlll8a dorena oaatentfoa held

P *3 Bonorablo a. Y. Sfllisw, Pyo )

ArCIalr Ul?b Tanoa~s Ansstatsd Tons Qiril Zkt- utes, doals with fovmIL emeers la uoootios of 320,000 end not loss than 220 Ooo Iababitants, (agpllwtblo to 'krz*nt Cowtp-gopelatfon 22),52l, to the 1940 tadoral ao#rdltq oe~usf--bbls *otIolr havrtw, doos not rothabe ths ssm- aissioaars~ ooart of 4trmat County to expsnl esaaty imils

au% of trrroeling oxpmies the juvon3.1~ 4eparbmea*

ye hare nob roua4 any 8kWte or other authority by Tarmat County oi the r@noes aotborlaing the wt Inquired about.