Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

. . . . : : “..:...’ OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN RoaOnblo R. A. MoUntb County hditor Coob county Gaiaa8*illo,,Taxa~ I thorl2e the CM&- warrkmte drawn 06 ture yottrto pay for pamod? “3. Tf tlnm warranty are to be iseuad aa propos.4, under what rllould8ueh warrant8 k deml&aatsQ?‘* wa``r~ion QI’retention of publfa fwde, Pailum in keeping rcoaouatti, Parine;reportr and acoountin& for gubllo ha68 by any offioer, agoat m an~lopo of the Uatriot, oountg or praoinct, iaoludlae, 6epoaitoriU, hoapitols, a&d otbor cubllo ineti- tutlame aaintalnd ror tbo publio benalit, WI% rt ptablsorxpenae; or that in the jrrd~ent of the court, it it n6oeaeory that it hwo ths illrormtlon lo*t to enable ,.1t to d*ter&m &ad tix proper *pr preprietion ~6 qpmllturc, of publla x!oney8, and to s8oUboin ana fix L Jaat and proper trx levy. Tim raid r~aslutloamny be preaonkb in witing at any r*p.uhror oallod aeaalon of the o&a- #imorn aous4, but aboll lia wee to tbkeWxt regu- liar twia of Bald court, md ahall be pubbiabed in one iaauo of 84 newyapor of geuual ofroulatinn publfohad la the aoualgi prori%ed ii mare be no maoh nmmpaper pabU8bad la the souaty, thsa sottea tkmreof abell be poet& in three pubtlo pJsoe8 in awl4 couaty, on0 of uhiah *ll ba ot tbe sour4 house Boor, fop at leaat kn day8 prior to ltr e4optlon* At luo hnext mgalu tq a raid x wo lu- tibn rball b8 adopmd by I majority veta of t& iota eomlubnur of the oourt end apprwed by tha oouaty ~a&@. Aay oontraotenter04 iato 8q 0*aid ooauluionwa oourt for tLw *adit provided brola aball be mode in rooerdana* with $ho atr- tot08 lpplimbla te tIm lettim3 af oontreotaOy aaid oourt, payaagnt far w&ioL?fimybe mada auf crf tm pal;0 fusda or tho county la a~oor6anoo wStb8 sold 8tntutbla+ The outhorltyooafw``d on ok?aaty audltwa oontolnd la this titlr ea wall aa other prori*iona 0r atatutoa relating to dlatxiot, ootm- by and prdhot r5runcba and aooounta thonof ahall be BeId BubOrAiacrteto the power8 &Tea bore- in to the oooIolaJclon4wa~eoart~* It will be noted t&at *Irtiole MU, uprae e~TW8lY ptovldo4 tlwt yaylMrat?or a eudft made onder the prorl8&W of aaM atatutanuy btb at&a out OS the poU%e ?uadr of tb* oouaty. Thla statute doe8 not rwtkoriao tIm Oemiaatoarr8* dour4 tc lame bond8 or tlr wuYant8 for thr parIserrOt Fe?- la& for the luAZt autborlted by &45ole 1641 8uWe0 M boW ke~ unable to find ain~ other at&de r~uth&ioe, t&4 aOuUtY hdamn ~444, lupra, Artiolo SWM, 4upr4, did not axproea~ rotborla- tba OommiMlonor8 Cow6 to iarw bmd8 or war- rent8 for tho p433wnt at lmpronaeate euthoriaed by u$$ 4t4tuto but film bond en& nrrant law, (Artlolo e%aee, vor- BOD*RAnnotecad al+11 statutes) ISIe$reot 4ut.horl4& the imiaanu af boado on4 regalabed end llaltad the luunoo 0% tim n8~8nt8 iOr tJn purpocrmo8uChorirOd by ACtibU awJe,*qpn, 'vedo not think that Artlole &Sd&, btqme, wthorlru the 144wno4 ot bend8 or wrreatr for the pmpoeo utout iaAr6ialblb4& Ra#m Thacrtaea,it 1a oara~in- i4n tb8t tbb Oa~*lonerm* coprl of Qo6kr oounbf ha* no 14~1 l uthorlt~ to ieru4 tim armnt8 e@ef.xet thr olaerrl nana 0r tha aouat;lfer t&&t gwmpase* Ado11alliua A4414-t