Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
Honoreblr Walker brron
County Attorney
Hudrpeth Count.7
Sierra Blmoa, TexBr
Dear 91~1
ion of thin de
reada e8. follo
vlthln the county.
ir quertlon, I am
or lea*, 01 Eud8peth
library, and I find no
ectr no authority upon the Commlr-
~lonerr* Court to rxpend oounty fundo In the
manner mentioned above. Section 17 provide8 for
cooperetlon with the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, and Article 2351b-2, R.C.S., provider
that the Commlrrloners t Courta in all oountler
Bonorrble Walker Carson, t&e 2
b a r ing l population from 22,050 to 23,000 u7
aid btate and Fedex%1 Agencies, vhloh popula-
tlon bmoket vould l xolu@o Hudspeth Count7.
find nothw
"I ln the statutes vhieh ap-
pears to authorire the expenditure or oount7
funds In the mannor abovo mentioned, and there-
fore It is 4 opinion tbt suoh expenditure
uould be lllogal on the port or the Cmmls-
sloners~ Court.
“I vould lppreol@te an opinion trcr 7our
offloe on this question as soon as possible, as
the O.?,A. has offered to lstabllsh a brpnoh
office rlthln the oounty Sor t&e oonvenlenoe of
those oltlsens living a oonsidenble dlstanoe
iroll the oount7 seat, providing the Camlsslonsrs~
C$;~evfll pa7 a olerk to handle suoh bmnoh
L
Qenenll7 speaking, our courts hsve mpeatedl7 said
In the past that the powers of the oommlsslonors 1 oourt and
the offioes of counties uu llmlted to those expressly glented
to t- b7 the oonstltutlon and statutes, and suoh powers as
are neersurll7 implied fro8 those express17 granted, (WI118
County vs. Lapasos County, 40 S.Y. 552, 90 hr. 6031 Cmls-
sloners~ Court of Madison Count7 vs. Walls00 et sl, 15 8.U.
(2d) 951 Van Rosenberg, et al. vs. Lovett, i33 S.W. 5081 Cam-
l1ss1onersa Court of Xsrrls Count7 vs. Kslser, et sl, 23 S.Y.
(2d) 8&Oj Cit of Breokenrldge vs. btephens Count7, 120 Tziohin
318 Co 8.W. 726) 43 Dunn-Usrren Publishing Caapan7 vs. -
son’Count7, 45 S.W. 126) 6511 Hogg vs. Cargbell, et 81, 48 S.U.
(26) 5151 and UndPun vs. Sate, 97 8.N. (a) 264)
Ue have careful17 ocrnsldered 70~ request and find
no authorit vhstsoever suthorlsm the ocnmlssloners~ oourt
to expend oounty funds for the above mentioned purpose. There
fore, in the lbsenoe of a4 statute llth e express17
r or by lm-
plloatlon luthorlrlng the a~lssloners~ oourt to expend oauntr
iunds for the above mentioned purpose it Is our oplnlon that the
Homolrble Ualker Carson; Page 3
oount7 ommot log4117 pn7 the a``~ ci l olerk to vork in
l bnnah ofrloe or the 0.P.A.
Yours *em trul7
ATTORBBY
OEBBRAL
OF TEXM
BymdL
Ardell UIllIams
Asslstsnt