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*1 OFmcR OF THE ATI’ORNEY GENERAL OF WxAR
AUSTIN
Honorable Charles T. Banister
Criminal Dietriot Attorney Coraloana, Texaa Oplnlon X0. O-3701
Dear Sir:
Re: would It be legal to pay . - .~ the trrivellng 6xpensels of
the ooimty judge where the oommlealonere~ oourt entered ., en order formally isstruotlng ‘the oounty judge to make a rather dletant trip ror a epeolrlo purpose dlreotlg oonneoted with. the oounty :,, nllrare? ;.; ->I
Your letter of June 17th oontaim the above queetion~ upon whi& you repa+ the opinion or this &eparwnt i :, &:i& ~7 .: 1 ;::F~ i our reoent inquiry -oonoernlng the apeolfio purpose of the strip, we niah to aoknowledge reoeipt of your letter of June, 26th; : I:: :,:;ii’, ;- ..: whereid you favor us .by stating the order ‘ae followa: . . . . . “. a:‘Motioo ~wa8 made .by aomlaeloner ,.,. ? eeoonded by oommlsn5.oner .~. oounty Iudge be intatru~
Texas-, 2orthe purpose of transaotlng oertain .
buelneaa in 6onneotion with the leeuanoe oi
road bonds by Ravarro County and that all ex-
penses or the oounty judge inoldent to said
trip be pafd o~ut of the general fund of Havarro
county. Said motion oarrled una&nouBly.~~
In t&e absence of a valid statute; the oommlesione~s* oourt has no authority to allow any sums of money to Its mem-’ bers for expenaee and this department hae repeatedly so ruled.
We quote t&t? iollowtig from Texas Jurlsprudenoe, Vol.
2, Pa&a 563, 4 and 5.