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*1 GENERAL OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY AUSTIN
gonorrblo It. 5. Yosoly
to three que8- at- mltriot eta and isnrked with the law rswd- bs bound to par- ala ofmtraat . aala ooritraot as a whole bo o notloe siren on $eptaabar U, 1939, Dl*trfot Attommy tollowul
"Eoaorable
Distriot Attorney county
,Taxas -
*Dear Sir; You are hereby notified to eolleat
all dslin~uent tuoo due
Indo-02a 30h001 mtdih.
In tho uvent you em not in posltlon to cramply with this aatioo ploaoe give uu your
walmr of any right you hnvo to oollaot su8u in 0raer we say -10~ other.attornoya.
copy of the niatriot attorney'e wnlver, dated oo- tobor 10, 192, ude ln rwyome ti, .ihc' natioe ~~lb.mJoa
"Ootober 16,
iOJ9
'Board ol Truattecw
indoyen&&. SoLoo Dlstrlot # TuxaB , i-(dardary
Attention la.
"centlemnlt
xn rlew of t11f3 faot that your aaarfl has madz~ unanbuou requeate to LLO that it la
your deslra oentraot with awe legal $irm Sortho 001100t14n of tho dolkiqu*at taxou au8 your e&o01 clrrtriot, and in view of the Saot fwther that you hare put Ias on ncjtlcu for thlrtf day8 lo ccmgllanoo with t&a lawa of ths State aSTexas with ragarC to uuoh m&tar, I tvlnd you herewith z&ou this l&ter which will oanatituto ny walvar of the rl@t to irake such 00UootloM.
Toura v arp truly,
In our opinion, uader the cirouss%nnooa, the above naiveis Is euffiolent to mtura the authority of Boara 0r Prwteea mater into a proper oontraot ior 0r a0lbpa tama. sliap vc. ii1130 county, aollootlon 96 s. s. (2) 537.
The ccntraot aonlalna.the rollcmLnd povlslone and none othsr with r6npot to the ~eoont’party*e obliga- and oompansatlon and the term ths bontmat: tions
I. . . t0 003.ht 6x1 aeiin~wnt taxes, dw aaid alutrlat aXl panalty and intorest yaara up to and tncludlnn$ tha year 1940. ia ~ssd said attorney shall be -It paid l&$ ot all the delinquent taxe7a, penalty aud lntsruet collacted or paid to sal6 distrlot ror 8ny 0r'said ysera durin(j urlrtshco or said agraamont acoordlng to ltu erreottve d&8o as herelxmftor uhwm, and as and .when said terse are collooted without further aotlon of the board. The orfcatire date& of this eL-"emant shall bs as foU.o~$r
,Au to the year 10.33 and ali prior yrrars on thiu date.
"Ac to the ytvar 19E~9 on Baroh lat. 194% Eonorabl6 P. 0. ~osalf. Pago 4
-Aa to the year 1340 on btaroh let, 1941.
Vhloaa extanded by the mutual agroment
0r partlea, this agreeasnt 0h0ii tan&m0
ant bo d DO i'urthm fores or rtfeot on L&rob l94&"
lut, t&&r Ar8icla 7343 Rwlaed civil Satutu, in the oano of Bell tee bianaflokl Lrrdo dent sahool DiatrIot, UQ Se il. (8) 629, the Sujmaa Co ur?@held. that &tlcloa ?33S, Old1 Statutu, and %3Sa, V4mon*a Civil Statutea l obool dIstrIot8 aaept aa are applloabla to In& dent to the requFrePmt tha 8ha oontraota 8uthorirod r thoroln bo apprwod by the Gomptrollor and th8 Attorney Con- s . ‘Sha Board of Tmatoea a&m01 ah- ai ul irrd02mOd triat my undoubtedly sator into ooatracta with attomoys of tho lmmo oounty ror tin Oollutlon of dolinquont taxes, poaaltioa d i&west for a peroeatago OS the amount ool- ittctea, ~00 srar0aing i&$ l B prwlabd in tbb coatraob. m- t101w 7336, 0336n and 9345, suprat Bell V8* bunmflold InIndependent Salmol District, mqra. ThO brief ftlrnish~d us aoae not touch upon
om dlftloult quostlon whiah It soens to us la 5nvol~o6. Are the prwialona the aontraot with refermoe to the Length of its tern vdlld ana proper’,
W ha00 heretofore exprosaed tSa opinion the comissioa~ss* oswt of B oounty~oarmot make a contract pith an attornsy unCar ;rrticlo 7335 r0r it pried extending beyond the tirp131 srrlOe Of the iadivi~&iSr OOmrgo~ing ooc6s..lenionors~ court. 04?w) o-289. i?rotn the la8tsr opIn- ion we qlotea
"In 14 .&wrioan iurlsprudcmoe, 810, tho fol- lowing la siaidr
. ~b3 aatnkr8 a =te;f county*cLlniesIaaers oamot, oontraot in reierenoe matters whdh
am pnroonkl thslr~suoosaaom. a oontrnct by whloh a board of ooUnty Thw,
0ocaalmIonera attarrrpte to eanpliay a legal
aaviaar a period of three yewa, to
ommnoethrea mnths in tha futursmd E. 0. SkmeAy, Pago 5
E-able
afto r tho tlsm ?o r th e l leotlsn of a rfii the raoanoy eaau3ed by
p%rooa the expiration ti the-farm of otiioe
or-0 Eamb3r of tha boar&, thetera extuwi& ov%r a porlod
of %qloymat
dur~ whloh all the swabers of the at the tiara of board a8 oonstituted
the oontreot will retire thereiron un- ~oy~c%-eloa~e&, ir ageinet publlo
. . . ba the This aeezs law in T8xas , whloh
18 exprassed ln 11 Tax. Jur., 631, as follow%ns
‘OrUaa214, oontraoto m&r by a ooa-
miirslonsrs~ court my not be repudlatrd or t&8 body
8Wely bewiuae Lbr, ~eOnn%l ha8 eubsoguantly ohancfed. is only It
wh%re the %iqAoymmt by 0. oomis%lm%re'
oourt is pcrrsonal ad c~riddntial, a0 In the cauo oi aa attarney, that it ir
h&A thst one aornePis8loner%’ court ha8
ae m%r to bind iQ auaco~~.’ “Thlolaat c$oted ts bassdoa tho etnt’aat only Taran 008% im th@ eubjoot, the oaso of Gulf Bltuuthio co. Y. mm%%% oounEy, ll 3. G. (Zii) 30s.
uhlehmy%t *It la only where ths aaplopnt by
a ooml~olc.m,nerr~ oourt is prsm31 ctrrd
Oonii&e::tial, a6 in th8 OMSB of an attCW- that it is held that on% oomlsslon- ney oannot bina suooosaors.*
3r3 1 oourt its "The oo-ixt deoislone oohsr stats8 in most ol that W8 havb) found hold Ofi% eorsai%sion%rs' uourt ounnot bind ito 8u008880r8 on paraonal oontraotia.
Curtby county v. azlth, 5Q xan, 330 32 Pa0. 30 (art- ploywnt of county prlntar) Prank& Uau.nty v* Wanok, 9 oh10 0. C. 301 (employzen l oi aourtS~~8e janitor): tillikttn V. ‘&;;ar County, l4Az,lll. XiS, J;: N. 2. 483 poi%:.uae aqwintemi~ni)~ (e5qaopent Board rrp V. t-ayl.or 123 Lud. I@, 23 w. 2. Tii8 hZUili83iOXl3Z3 (.3rap1oynrrsat of attorney 1 8 and #lll%tt I* ml.houn county, 217 ala. 587, 117 so. 3u (tunplowiuIt ol attorney).
-A t&x coUeotor-crttorney wuld nomd taot, patience and dlllgmoe, and 0. couiisslonsra*
oourt3coulC ha*0 *very lnoentiva to want 8 mn In short, m&i oormle-
with those gialitlas. eibn%rs* oourt shop10 be ontltled to cake lte own Eontracts touohl~ on tJ.m mttor.
wi?urthbmwr6~ the n8w4 electad county At- tornoy bu3 rl&ts whloh we do not bolleve urn be ovarlooked.
.iUtial8 7232, ii%Vh%d 5tatutOS, ~oVld%S for oanty attorney to represent the Stats
and OoUnty in 8Uftl9 dolinr;wnt Wxao and
~l'OVi&eS fees for 8UOb servlaes. "The oounty attommy sfaa elected with
undarswn6ln~ that the above vuult be 8 2-t OS his ilutl%e cind that hs uoulr: km &+(Lii: for par- r0rang the mke. '218 CCI not bstliorm a 01oainiJ ednfnlstration of a aoiml~alonora* oourt, based upon a waiver sigmd by an outping oounty at- torney, can deprLva the ine~&ng county attorney of these vol.Lablo r&&s. ~184, M do not bellevo tha County orin bo thus deprived of any chance of having 'the newly alacted ooumy attommy ;ierromn these sarvh33 at lees.aoot than *ho attornsy- oa&motor will parforzz t&t 09~0.~
It cl&t ba t;uentlsned that rJ;a above holtiin; waa not uemt to prevent. a contmoticg atszrnsy froiii aonolud~ suits filed wl%hLn tD3 MI'Z oi of'fic~ ol' *LLS oo&i&mlonsrs, t2.6 aontract SG ;;rovirtln&.
TDe trustee8 of lndopon~ent scksol ei3tricta haYe over-lasping tariis. 1st least in 5x23 inda~sn6ellt eosoo1 &is? frLot3 t& eleottons or rgril, 194c ~ilc 1641, would artsot a IE others tkio wulC not bo true. &orlty OS t&c trmtG*e.
at, in all B'.ic?. distrlcte them woul:. tc. an elsctim e&o- ens or wre ktmbars of tie board truetecls. ticns afhwtln~
i8 rinc no 0~88 in gold. iwwar, Is sspgnrant it that. the grlnclples go~erni~ oomisul~ners* oourta ln the mt- ti;r 8x3 a,splloatL3 to i=1deysr;dsrrt 3uLicol C.istricts at 3mO point.
,ia Co not rqpri. the cuunty tittsmcty's sitilatlon as boltxg 00 i.spLrtdnt ln th3 ants0 of ths school district a5 fn th6 0630 Of tit'3 6lOWlty. 288 Artialara 73;?6, 7332 and
42; In Y1k.w YSW stmrp, 118 3. 'i;. (2) 774, it -8 27DOa Vernon*s be16 th4t prior to enaotm3nt 0rutiOit3 g~vllStatUt80, (anti at I tlnw3 when tie statt G 08 w*re ailmt 88 to 10ngth oi t*Eaa a6 to whU3Jh tubohorst ecui- traots oould bu naba) a teacthor’r amtract oould sot be period than 0110 year. EOWIVO~, ~46~ r0r a 104pr
groua& upon whioh that ~~lnfcm uaa bairadlendor the aam Or iittb+ YOhe in a6 QWStiOXi bQrOP4 USa
ifs think the most mamneble view, an4 the one mst llkdy to be ado?ttad by the oourts, IS that owoh aon- traots with attorneys twinnot, be cads b? an lndsper.dent ~ohool cllstrfat cr0at46 uxcw general ltiw r0r a tern eat- tending bayon thb time when in th8 or6lnary owir84 0r eleetlcn t:a psrscnncl 0r ii caJorlty isf ihti b0nti or trustesa r&hat bs chzngec?. Tibia shuul& not be interpreted to lapmob a prsv:;tl.ca u:Liah nil@ bz oon~o1~:44 ln auoh Q tm con0 :;;sivn of w:ts filed prior emtraot 0utLorizlx to SUOh time. Iho aboY@ rmswors YOU :iMBtl.;RLI as defin,iesly
08 me am able to arrsw4r tswu on thr raa3 ;glven, Ii g&.raat up r0r aleotfon 6dring tS4 t-ami of the occtraot, in our ~leot:on 133s bw 1s prop3rsJ or mjcrlty of the tmurci [9] f3xec~tw.t an8 in mb owim3 if trirfltedis 0r OGtC8 opinicn it io 8 valid one. Gig axprorrs no 0piniol.J rirb to th4 mi~ay a arfdatiYwotl6 0r BUY r2b3adg ~hi0i~ idfhrr prty ail&t hmre ii tie othar 8k~~ld brtich suoh a txmtra0t.