Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
,gOVEA SELLERS
AT````~I GLNcRAL
Honorable W. P. iierme, Jr.
county auditor
*11er county
\lempstead, Texas
mar sir:
“ii the Cozlnsloners* court deterzA:.es teat
suck books 6re needed by various officers, caL the
county legally pay for such books, or stosld this
expcaas be bor;;e gersocally by the o;Sficer re;ulr-
ILG s&%3?”
!ionorable ‘ij. P, !leCme, Jr., pace 2
The Co0mlrslonera* court 18 a oourt 0r lidha jurlr-
diotlon and ha8 only euoh pouerr ar are oonferred upon it
by the Constitution and statuter of thie state by express
terns or by implloation. Von Rosenberg T. Lovett, 173
s. w. 508; AUler v. Brown, 216 8. w. 452; Howard v. tlender-
eon county, 116 9. w. (.ZC)479; GIlveaton,ii.&s.A.Ry.Co.
V. uvalae County, 167 8. w. (2tl)10841 11 Ter. Jur:564.
In our OpinionNo. O-5347, a oopy of whloh ir hei%to
attaobed, thlr depertnent held that the oomm.leelonera*~
oourt did not have the authorlty to expend oouuty lurid8 for
the purchase of Vurnot'a Annual rocket Parts to be furnlehed
to the dietrlct olerk.
ife wish to 0911 your attention to Artlole 4335, V.A.C.S.,
whereby the Seoretary Of State Is authorizad to furalah one
oopy of .eaoh of all ce,ereral end epeolal lane passed by the
Le~lalafure to the judce of the aereral oourta throu@out
the atate, and the olerka of eela oourta, and eaoh oounty
attorney; and the Seoretarg of State la also authorieea to
furnish one oopy eaoP of all &mere1 laws to the county
treaeurer;oouihy surveyor, sherlff,~oounty,taxasseesor
ad collector,tispeotorof hide8 and anlmla, justice of
the peaoe, oonstable ar;d oouoty oomlaaloner.
Art, 1650, V. A; ci i;.,~aa mended, prooidee that
the county auditor stall be authorized to provide hlmelf
with all neoessary leaccra, books, reoords, blafika etetion-
$ry, bCuipment, telephone and postace at the oounty*s ex-
ger.se, but all FurchaEea thereof ehall be mde ir the aeznur
i:rovided for by law,
Uxider the faallier rule of conetructlon known 88
“8 jusdem ~enerlaW, books motioned in Xrticle 1650, aupra,
could tot reeeofiably be coratrued to inolude *Comic.issfofier8’
Court Guide %ookd,* “Attorney Canerala’ Opinion Volme6,”
and”Sup~lener,t to Texae ;tatutes."
,,e know of ko provision In the Constitution or
etstutes of thla State which confers upor. the Co.m.i88iOfiere’
Court the power to expend county funds for the purodese Of
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Yourr rerf truly,
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