Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS
ATTQINCIGLNLIAL
EbIuw8bl~%R say
Couut~ rttornr~, mttor aountl,
Aurlllo, Tou*
D8ar alrr
0 rrquortlug ti.i8
o~lnton
or thfa fhpamt00t thoroha ir,l.Qpart*or
i0llOlfD:
l8lOEO?la deolutol~
*Is you rhoula&a& th8t it otdieuilymal4
he l.mpropr'orlUo&al tar a countt comsirrloaer
to b uployed in ruoh a oapaoitt tlmn ooulAtbo
aoaatt Oodmlonot b0 004wmd for maoh ron-
18g on 8 qQautaiu aem1t baalr?
utlolo t3b1, Vorzw~*8 mnotatd Ciriistrtutos, lm-
po80, upon tha @olmelr8lonorr’ OOal%8 the dut1.r tklonin lno M r nt8a
81th rrtorinoo to the lqmvl81on, oonatruotloa and aaintonanooof
pub110 road8. lq ir & a ta t*prorlbr, in p er t,l8 fo llo r r r
.Eash.ooalrr ionon' oourt #hall:
a* .+,8
“4 .
B u ll6
b r ld6.8
l& koop thorn inr o p o ir .
'6. nppoht road ovo~aura end apportion hendr.
'6. ilurOl88 &OnUaL 00ntX01OVOZ all rOda,
hl&uV), hrrler and brldgor ln tholr oomtlm.
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Art10108550,vomoa'8 Maokt06 Civil st*tutea, 18
tM awJ rtatuto ?lxLag tha oangeamtloa o? tk terloor aoantr
80&.10a0?8. aanorall~rpeak , tha Canmtitutlo8 tfru tho oom-
ponrmtlonof owtaia ofiloora, 9 luthorlu8 the k(llslstan
am to
proti& br law ior tho oorpurmItlo8 of 111 0fri0.W. lo nUltll,
agonta ad publlo ooatraatera. (Utlala b, Soot108 44, Btato Goa-
ltltrrtloe) Poraaant to tha lmthoritrthaa rOafomd, auaorouo
8t~tPto8~&to or886 iida& t&IO aompaM8t10nof ruioar olrarrrar
otiioon. A#-l lrdaboforo statad, tha ooqemrtloonoi mbllo of-
iloorr ir Hxed br the Coartltutlonor rtatator. AB oftlwr may
c: :$k!&~~di%%o?%;yi!i!i ~~~l:ki$%?%o~?%t&oh
he i8 lntltio4. FUbllO otileur uo 4fitltld to la lylUah aomjmaaa-
tioo. iOr tb0 WHO-00 Ot thou OffiOiti dUth8 a8 $8 PrOrtdcd ti
gdrmltted by
law. (Grorbr Couuty Cattla Coapaw 1. MabEUtt, ml Se
W. Z95) The offloer'rrmt t0 ~OlbSattOn UX’oW8 OOt Of thO rOadi-
tlon ofIha 8oniuo mid not out ot any oontmot ktwua hir lnb tho
gorora#at, urd tIu 8orrlo.o8haU k nndord bl him. (8tatov. Dlohe:
a6 TOI88 sss)
M ofiloar1s not lntltlrdto any ooqwaatlon la ad&l-
tloo to that whloh ha8 boon flu6 bf &w for th8 ~ltorprrro. of the
aatior 0r hi8 0rsiu, oven thocyh tbr oowmuatlan 80 ilk& lm an-.
rmmoiublo or
rpeolflo 8onloer or
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Ronornblo Tom Soar, pte )
penootlon lo prorlda6, (600 f~rrr Jurleprudano~Vol. 34, pago
131 landtho lth h WitiO8DltOd thC?Oh) l¶W obliytla TV paform
Dud •Wt1M8~~~~~O~d 80 811 inOfdUit t0 tba OtfiOO, aa& thr
offlaor aoorptmoo thcreot , is drrzn44to hew
by his emaged to
parform thm .*!?:.Q(L~oagmostlon.
Artiolr 1928 an4 Artlolr 2340, V. A. C. 3.. prorldar
Wio County fuUga 8halla before lntrrlagupcm
tho 6UtieD Ot hlo oftior, rrroUt# a baa& pspblo t0
the tri@8UM? of h18 OOunty to b r l ~WorOd by tho
ooamlorionuooourt of bl0 OOllla~, Pn l 8um Of not
1686 th8ll OXAOthOUr8nd I)O? POte tbl t6Q thOua-
dolloro,thr mount to fix04 br tha oumbrlone.ro
be
oourt, ooaditlon.6that hr dll pat ova? to thr 08~
0011or oiflorr lntltlo4 to rsoolrs It, all m~aioyo
that may oome inti6blo hands 08 oouatf jpb~o, tad
that hr will DOt 0Tor to 810 County all oMIy6 flh-
r;allypdd to him out Of oouattJfudr la Yoluntary
pa~mentr or othorwloa, antIthat ho rit &Ob rota or
sit0 hi8 e?QDOCt to Qo~ OUt OOUatJ fMds eXOapt fOZ
&WfUl ~pOOS8."
“Befora antsrinf, upc~ ths Qutlrr of tholr offloo,
tho ootmtyjudea and rroh Wmis81on(1~ ohrll trh t&
orfiolol ore&,MAU 8boll oloo ta!M 8 nltUa 00th that
he willnot br blraotly or lnndlrrotly lntarootad ir: my
ooatrrrat with, or olati rp~ot, the Oounty i.8 rhiab hr
~801dO8, exoopt luoh #?rUlt# w UJ irsU0 to him aI foe8
& etlk o EIa . ohd#a b a o Y Dhrll lzrouto 8 boaa to bo
•~ Cnrd bp tho OoaOtr &de i& th0 8= 9f the0 thOtI8Wd
dorlara, pay8bleto the rountgtr uo tuo l roadiwxMd
, for
tho frltbful puforuaoo of tbo dutloo of hi8 offloo,thet
ho will par 01or to hia oau8tt 011 aonryo lllo(Za~ paid
to hia oat of Ooctnt~fled8 lO ~OhIItr?~ -U&D Or
othondo,, md that he rid not Vote Or a;r to hir WIlDUlt
to pay otlt tPunty fpnar rro*pt tOY lowfulPUFirpOllD.*
In lim,oi the tOTOf$Oi!ig
liuthOTftie8Urd thr irot 80
atat. in rot@ lnqt~l?y,
it 18 tho O&dnlonet thl0 dopUtatit that
both of thr q\uDtiOCID,l@ otrtd @be-, rhould ba uuwr?@d in
tho nyrtlw mb are mo qmmre4. In oonneatioa with our lnewer
to your qurotlO!lo, DO@ tha aeoa et Cornutt Ttrr Cl4t Gomty, 75
8. ‘J;. (M),.z99.
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