Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
fion. H. c. \oilmon Alat or
county oroy county
I)ampa, T6xaU
the gemml ae8um.p ens, mJor apalru mamnt partltlonr, lro to hea)ing md roaring, yrt0ar, erg68 agatnut thh Iqrorement ?un48. !fFe a8w thi8 Dl-0.
htbitian would al.80 b8 qpli88bl8 to nfri&ar- oth8r equipment not 6 part ths dlon or building. un4erroore4 date 10 an error) *2 Hon. R. c. wuwn, Peg8 a ~ZWI~WM~OZ intWtIIO8 ‘mm14 paymnt of proper ohsrge l gin8t
on tho oourthouae be 8 thir fuod?"
15 tbi8 a9:5%a5 Te &rs 5Ot &tempting t0 pl88 th8 xpon8s8 upon or 8et out all lpag pmpsrl~ be pi4 rrom penmn85t Improvemnt run4 or those ex- *hiOh arrmot be pal4 from suah fund. We are only pen888 ana8ring your tp00iri0 queetlon aontained la your in- WrY. HoweTq, In oompllanee rltb your requert we am enoloeing aopier or our opintonr Hoe. O-1649, 0-1069, o-108&3, O-98, O-37, O-1810 and o-499, regarding Ollpelme8 whIeh mey uey not be properly paid frora the penwiaent tuna. lnpravment Xi the tnolost4 of the abGv6 titntioned aopite opInio5s sn4 this opI5Inn 40 n6t answer sny opaalflo be glad to render qwstlona you have 15 mind, we ulll an opinion on any epeaiflo question you desire to dlmat to this department.
Section 9 or ArtIole 8 or the Texa8 c&aatitutIon reads a8 rOliOU8t
“i’h0 Stat8 tU On p?Opt~TtY, UOhIUiVO Of the tex Issae888ry pay the public debt, end of the texe8 prcwlded for the bemilt of the pub110 rree sohools, 8h4ll exoeed thirty- rievtr tire aentt on the on8 huzklred dollars ~alua- a54 A0 6OUAtt, aity or tarn 8hAll levy tion; more them rm elty or county tweafipfire oeat8 rirtttttn oente r0r an4 not 8xas8alng puxpauer, rfrteen roads aad brldge8, ad not exaeealng aents to pay furoru, on the one hundred 4010 larr ralustlon, exoept tortht payntnt of debt8 to the adoption of the eme&ea& inaurred prior 0r l&335; a54 the Septembtr w&h, sreatlon pub110 buIld:ngr, streets, dtWOBr8, water work8 and other permanent improYemnt8, sot to exaeed twenty-rive oentr on the one hundred &Alar8 TalUktiO5, i5 any one yttr, tIId tXOtp% a8 It in this Conetitutioa otherwlw prgvided; sod tha Lsglslaturs may also authorize an addltlon- a% annual ed valoren tax to leritd aad aol- leotea ror the rurther mslntenanoe of the public *3 Boa. R. C. WIllon, Pace S
road8~ prOYid8d, thOt 0 MjOritY Or th0 prUli- rle4 prop8rty tax-payl8~ voter8 oi the oountr nt an l laetlo8 to ba held r0r thet pur- toting pore rball
tote rush tax, wt to l xo8e4 fir-
teen aeatr on th8 on8 hundred ~ollut valU8tIOn tO tUwOA Or tb p?OpUty 8!lbjtOt iA 8U8h 0wAty. JUta, th8 hgi8iatUre MY ~88 lOOa or the pub110 2Wd8 laws ror tht 8dntennnae the lOOal Aotiae rtquirtd and hlghwa 8, without rot 8ptoIa I or loos1 lan8.'
The above qUot8b provlalon or tht conrtitutlon pre8aribed tht raaxlmm rate tax*8 ror gtwral pufpo888, for roe48 and bridee8, rot and for pemanent im- juror8, provaaenta, respectively, Tht aonitt mooruing rrox ttxat rot raoh or tht enuxentea levied a54 00116ate4 purpores are 0056titUtiOMl rWd8; 42id th0 OOti88105eT8 OOUTt ha8 no power or authorIt to tre58fer xonet b%op! one fuad to 0: to expand r0r one ~qorra anothsr tax wionef raised eentibly another purp088. Tht lmtdiate ot the above mmtloatd purpore
pX%Vl8lOA or tht Constitution 18 to lmt m0uAt 0r taxer that MJ bt raised for the88 8ever81 pUrpoae8, rt- but It I8 tlto intenatd to Inhibit l xaesrlve apeotlvelyt rot a57 ruoh pur&o8e, an4 to require txpeadlturea any aa all mocaltt ralted b7 taxation t partloolar thnt purpote and to no other. purpote shell be IQplIed Ault 18. Hal.8 Cowty, 116 SW 3591 Eondemon County vt. Nrke, &W 88 94.
Th6 oa8e 0r Carroll ~8. Wllllamr, s?oa SW 504, hol48,amoA.g othtr thlAg8, the CcA8tltuticn oontem- plait08 that, a8 a matter or ocmnon honesty and rair deal- init,, tax mone7 takw rrtm the people 08ttntIbl7 ror 0~8 pUrpOtt shall OXpoAdOd ior that pUrrO8a alone, 8 well as tu rata, ror that particular thall not ex- alats, osed tht presarlbed max5.m~. 70~ are
Tn view of the lbregolag authorltler, respeatruu7 advised it 18 the oplnlon th18 da- *4 Boa. R. C. Wllwn, Pa60 p8pmnt o? prenlo8 ror 1~ura1~* on
p4rtntnt the oourthoime o&mot be Imall paid STCQ the PemaaeILt ana. The pagmsnt of prwIua8 la8uranoe tiprot08ient oa a oourthouse would be an expenditure ror a gewral purpose of the county ad, ther8fcue. 8uoh expenditure 8hOUld bt paid out of QtRtln1 fund.
True:lng the fOrtgOIAg itilf aA8wer8 your iaqupf, W8 remflIA
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