Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

-~.~orcbleJObn 8. 8hOOk ::lj&a2DUtriOt Attoma~ &a&tola.lo, Ttusr . CM&?alrr Attentioic Boa l?a.acknovletlge z ion requestof re- curt data,8aldalu+te from colmnlcralonera' ml0 of hoa- by Bexar county9 onmlerlonerr~Court author%aed desiringto purahase suoh e the aitidatitprovided 7 of the R.&S. of Texae9 e Comty JwQe requiredto offiolal- 1~ slga bonds issuedby the Cotiasionera~ Court literhavinr~been f8voroblgvoted upoa by the Qualifiedvoters of Bexar County in R bond eleo- tlon,a1thou.hhe may be opposedto the is;awlnoe of the bonds or to the nothodof their oontem- Plateddiapoaitlon? :. I - _ . -’ .. 227 . w&o Join R. shook, PW’J. 8, %. -I* the ff.lk& at a single bid, joined in by sconeaeven or .eight dffferent MfvS&als 0r fimru, a violation or tho lam relating to tralsta cd oonspiraoloo a@nst tradaaa the suma ara defiuedby Artioloa163S snd 1934 of the Penal Code and drticles7426 and 7430 of the B. C. S. oi Tsxa~?“ . Par firat qbsbn i8 answeredin tba negative. ce bve been unable to find auy statutoryrerplrezentfor mquestlng 0~ advert.isin(: for bids in the sale of countyhospitalbonds. '&Q & etatutoayrequirementne to sale prioe being AxMole 708, vemonls AnnotatedCivil Statutes, ‘tbiah reads aia follovsr @Bada shnllnever be sold at lesr than theirpar value nnd aooumulatedinterest,ex- elusiveor ooEmIsoior?eP In the nbsenoeof apeoiflc statutorypro&lon, it is ocr oplsxlon that bids be advertised that thore is M requirso?lsnt 0~ reQAeatedin order for a countyto se&l oountyhospital. bonda. fn reply t.ayburaocandquestionwe advtse tbat we know of noreason &y the Cozx&sslonersJ Court oould not advertleeOE mquest bids In a sale of oountyhospitalbonds, even thou& It ¬ requlmd by statute.In our opl.nLon, the Comlssloners~ Courtmay imposewbatevor roasoneblerequirementsit aoes fit, w?hh nay iuoludethe af~idavltroqutred by Article 2367, Rs- Wad WAl Statutes. na reply'toyour third questlonwe advise &at &tFtiole 724,RevisedCivil Statutes,providesthat bonds sheLlbe slgzed by the County Judge and eowitoralgned by the County Clericand m$rterod by the.CouutyTreasurerbefore delis-erg;The County h-l@, bolng a simxborof the Gormisbioxiers' Onmt, is governed bJ a majority of the court. Onoo tha Commissioners* Court has actad,we believe it becomesthe mSnieteriolduty of the county :GI'cce to sim the bon& IihLchare'lsauod, wbther or not he fuvors t% iasunnooof enid bonds. Siq%mn vse 'r;'illiamS R.H.S.D.,153 3.L. (26)0%; err VI).ikrrs, 47 9.'1:'. (2d) 420. ti x-@Y. to ~IW fourth qusationwo advise that the F;;JaVstlon of ahother or not a jointbid violates the Anti-trust z s or ‘IGXaS dei>ondm1=&y On the UOtiVO of the Party joinins i-3tha bid. It j.3iuposaibleto detem'no fron the facts sub- *ktod hother or not th.lsporti&.ar bid violates the A&l-tr%st km of DiIxaa. i .. *- Ue oill your attentloato the case or ba:ly V, r,lus, 66 9. Wi SB& which wo bellove olearlyeets OVA t>ti &W of this State in ~efmito jo2qtblds. Trustiogthat thla unawarsyour que8tlonslvb 0rrl