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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
xoaorrble Guy Tumor
county Auditor
xmntoa, Toxa8 abovo-rtatml
ro drawPing 63 In- her lat Of rrah year after 0rr dlrohargoh all rli6ibl. urlag daring thr proowllng fir- her the Intwort oa ruoh nd the rlaking rum3 rbquimizaat8 out of the County DiBtrIot
ereon, ant 8urplUS r0mInIag In 8alb FuM &tway Fund ofor boio Thror Elllloa Dollars (~S,GOO,OOO) iOnmrd a8 working Oapltal whloh rhall be aarrird aa rorolrlly Sun6 #hall ret arid@ and aa aoouot whioh rhall eredltd be known aa *L&tar&l f;oad AOOOUS,' provldod, howovar, all trraaunr aonry on drporlt wlth 3tak la the Co\urty an& Road DI8trIrt Rlghvar Fund at tbo 01000 of tha day of AU&Wt 81, 1959, rhall be *2
gonombla Our turnor, paar 8 to the papent held, osod and applied l xolurIro aad slnklfig rund requlro-
0r prlnolpal, Interrst monts oa ladebt~dnrss ooertltutlng ob- lI@tIOns uadw Chapter IS, Aat8, Third Called SossIoa of the ?ort -8eoond La~Islsture and amendments thento I n SirSOt 8t the tIms this Aot ~SOOSSS l tr0otitS. after the passago
*As soon as praotioablo F:oad Aooount Aot and baton thr Latrral IS l llOOate4 to tha OOUntISS, the BoS?d 8hall dotoralao the amount raah aounty and oaah de- tinad mad dIstrIot paid sin00 January 1, of Chapter 13, Aots 1933, under the provisions of thr Third Callod Session of the Fortpsoaond as amended, toward Its debt senlae Legislature, upon bonds whloh at the tlnm of payment won l llglblo partlolpatr In the County and Road Dirtriot Highway Fund, and shall drduot tram the amnuat paId by suah oountr or defined road dls- aad all adranaeamts trlot ma& by the Board suoh oountf doriaed In ad- road dirtriot refunding or prepaying lIgIblo justing, ob- ligation8 or suah count7 or defined read dlstriot, and after -king suoh deduotloas, shall oredit the Lateral Road Aoaount o? l a ah aounty or dmtlned road dlstrlot net balanoe eon- toward trlbutrd by suah or road dlstrlot said l llglblo the rotlremnt obligations said funds so oredited to any oouaty or defined road dietriot pay be used or expended br thr aoun- purposes tlos defined dirtriot In this motion. athorI&od *%ot later than September 16th OS oath year thr said Board shall scertaia the eraat amount of orono~ whloh hns bean lloaatod to the said Latrral Road Aoaount for suoh Usoal year and which 8t that time Is available. The Board shall allo- o&to aah oountr Itr proportionate part of the la said LaterAl hoad ACaOMt, whloh allo- moalrs QetermlBed fOllOviag manner: oatloa w* . l
‘Thr monies alloaatrd to eaoh oouaty from tho UtWal Road Aooouat shall br used by said OOuntl fI?St for paying the prInolp61, Interest *3 . -
gonorabls Guy Turner, Fags 3
and sinkIng fund rsquinniants maturing durlag thm risoal fear ror whloh suah mono7 was allo- cat84 such oount on boa&s, warrants Jaauaay other legal obllgat 1 oas Issued odor the proooeds of whIoh were l otuallf f!, 19% ox- gwadrd b aqulrl of way ior drs- rights 2 t being Ignatrd highways, the Intaatloa of the to drslgnatr and sot apart Leglslaturo sufrlolsnt lnonry pay Ofi and dIsoharga 6816 outstanding for right of ua~ oquIsItIon. oblIgatIou8 Inournd Funds ratiaIaIng In the Lateral Road Fund of a4 pymant of enid right of war ob- aounty after ligations mar be used by aountr, under dIrootIon ot Corimlsaloasrs Court, iOr anr ona or all ot the (a) for iollowlng purposes: or rights of way ror county tha a0 uIsItIon latar- al roa 8 a and for the payment of legal obligations Inourrsd thrraror prior to January 8, 1939, (b) lmproromat for the ooastruotIoa of county lateral roads, (0) for paying the principal, In- terrst aad sInkIng tuad rrqulrameats bonds or warrants whloh were legally Issusd by suoh or fioad DIStrIOt prior to January 2, 1939, the prooosds or which wsrs actually erpsnded la oounty the ooastruatlon or I.:pro+snent of lateral roads, (4) ror the purpose of suppleaentlng funds appropriated by the United Statrs Gorcrmcoat for ‘fiorks Program Adir.InIstratIoa highway aonstruotlon, Pub110 u’orks Adn;iaIstration highway oonstruotlon, and suah other graata of Federal funds as may bs for &ado avallabls to the oountlos oouatf lateral road oonstructlon, aad (a) ths purposs OS aooperatlng the Stata Hlehway Da- the Fedem Gmernmnt In the oon- partmsnt struotlon OS rarm-to-niarkst roads. suoh allooatlon bar, bean mada to the *After
saroral oountlas In the state, Board In writing notify th8 Chairnan of thr CommIsaIoners Court of sach aouaty of the amount whloh has been orsdltrd to that countr. After rccelring said not- Iao, the CommIssIonarr Court rhall, witt~in slxtr days; aotlry of the manner In whlah It xsroIsod as to thr one more its option spsaItIs4 usss or raid money pormlttsd undar this Aat." * *
Chapter 13, Aats, Third callad Session of the Forty- second Loglslatura and l maadmcats thereto rs acts aaknorledg-
goaorablo W Turnor, Eage 4
w th. 10881, umml mad IaplIad obligation -of oosQoaSAt0 mad rolaburso the countlos and doiined road (IIgtrIats rrprndlturos on highrays auw and heretofore gatt 0s the system 0s hi&varg, ON- oo~titutIng th# OOUnt~ and d~strlot highway fund, crest- gtm lsg and detlning the powers and dutlas of the ‘BxmY of Road In4~bt~dness, presoribing the county and Dlstrlot ~tura of obllgatlonr of tha oountlos road din- trlot8 that are pmpmnt uador term or Aot, and setting forth other ~rorIsIons we do not drem neaessnrr state hero. In rfaw 0s the roregol~ facts rtatutes stated in your inci Wry fou are respoottull~ advised it 1s tho that
opltilon of this L4pArtmeat that roar quart Ion should bs an- the arrimati+e Is so anawemd. -red arfdaaa tb _--~ -_ ._-_- _- garip W&XT&at8 tomwhliih you nferm&h en Irswd dla not l xowd statutory 1ImltatIon. oonf3tItutlonal foregoing
Trusting that fully answers your inquiry, wo remain
Yours wry truly AT~RHEY CEEXAL OF TZXAS Ardell wIlllros AasIstant
