Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

565 H \ OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENEl$AL OF TEXAS AUSTIN . Honorablr Joha R. Bhook Criminal Dtrtxiot Borer CouBty SM ABtoBio, tarr Attotnej n Dear Yc. dmook: 41 He lBl0 sr 0. 0 o-6125 Ooealsslonsrr' t rrqosat for an oplnlon, t* quotr iron aane l8 court of Boxa Doultg la n of lrrrln& the Eexu “Wr drrlrr to ooouro iroa you ma oplnloa OOB r UBiB ( thJ elr&iSlitr Ot ltle eB h 66W-at t8 br ln8er.d late by 8ha Oount~, l4 LA oonaaotion umrrulth cl& you the rouorla8 qrortl,onrt 566 Hon. Jolu R. shook, pa20 2 “11) Door tha Camaloolonrro' hurt ot Boxu County hot. tho Lo,yol ruthor- ity to rntor into 0 oontrrat with o aroo9 oi rltate indlrlduolo or rlth 4 ehor Ptable oorporatlon loarln( foollltloo sad goundo of tho Burr CountI Sohool for Boy@, whioh lo l ooudy 1aoU tutlon,ao2 of oouroe oounty proport~t “(3) If ruoh I oontroot ooa bo ontorod into ~111 It br AOOSOOU~ t0 9ublioly rdro~tlro for bldr? “(3) 7or whet per104 oi tlmo owld ruoh a so&mot bo aa40? .(4) It ouoh a ooatraot 10 sod*, oould Boxer Oountr 1.6golly dsfrsy port of the !319~AOOOot o~oretine ouoh liAOtitUtiCA, whloh rSO~it.0 aAd potidea for d.lin-lAoAt dqmnd- and ent boy8 oommitted bl tho Qourto oi Burr Gountp “IS) Could Buar &Wit~ OOAtiAUOto prorldr tor the ropairo, rrnolrtlono md loln- tensnor OS tha prasent toollltlw or psrmanent LPproveamt8 of luo hlnotltu- t1oAt . “(6) XY ASW ootlotruottoa war. rddod by the 1~r.0, oould tha %anlorio8oro’ kur% qgrr to prralt ouoh oonotrootlon.to 80 rrmotod u9o11 toralnrtion of luoh luoo? *I$ )O~PPS thst thr prrornt Boxor Coantl Who01 for aOr8 war oroatad under snd by virtue ot tho lpthorlt hooted I& thr hunty br Artlolr 5132 of th+ Rrtlrod E 1~11 Statutoo of ‘ruao, whloh pormltted oountlor to rot~blloh dotratloa hckaro or psrmtol roh0010 ior 48poadont ml '~'~rllaqa.nt ju+onlloo. o? p - . . 567 :a, John X. Shook, pa&r ) Vhoro oea~~o to br a 8UlOU8 guootlon so to whothor or not the Ccmmlorlonaro~ Oourt hoe tho rl@t to loaoo oounty property. 'The h‘aqo COW8 of Girl1 Ippoolo ln Ddoon vs. Mbsroholl , :18 ‘s. PT. (2) 621, in ok OpilliUt wrlttrn bt Judre Alorondar, uphold thm right of the Oommloslo~uo~ Court to loooo lp sa o IA thr oourthouoo to one lndirldusl to osrrl OA 8 oomaerolal buolnooo. of his am ?or by 80 dolna the &maloolonero' Court dld not lator?ore with the PBS of the oourthouoo so a wholr tor the purpooo for whloh It lo lntwlod olrd that the pub110 lntsrort woo ouboorvod, lt h o r lng lA lAiOrG%YtiOAburoru 3Ad 012or ltend wlthln the oourt- hours, *The Suprome Court of ~UOO in hndsroon IO. Load, 152 2. W. (26) 1064, rooognirod tho outhorlty ot the Coemloolonsro~ Oourt to tranooot busLasso sad mokr lontraoto with refersnor to property boloatin(l to the oounty. “It lo true, hamtar, that Art1810 2)5l, la @WkUOtiIl& tho poworo of the OommlooloAoro’ Court, door not luthorlae the loooln2 o? oou~tg pro rtr. Yet, thrro lo no prohlbltloa l&mlort luoh au ?ii orBy. With rafrranor tb ths duration of 8 ooatroot, thr &dODiOA of Appoolo lo Qul.3 Bltullthio Ocmpw To, Ruroro County 11 5. is. (Zd) 305, hold that rho Oountl uoo luth o to rh rater into on rmplofrm$ i oontroot, lxtondln( beyond tho term ot offloe to, whloh tho ambore of ‘chr Oamaloolon~ro~ Cow8 hod bran llootod. *It ia roll rot~bllohod that the Ooaaioolonuo' CQUXt hr$ and OM 8x8rOi8O ouoh 9OwuO 00 WO U- 0004 oontorred apoa 18 by 8hr QonoU tutlom and Pho 6totut.o on4 ouoh other paoro aa aria. bt lo o o o o lmplltittion or~ fra thooo lrproooly qutod.. In the eooo o? Andoroon *or XooQh amtlonod by you, thr aa Court of Taxoo, l proklA~ thr ryh is? Juotloo Alaxuldu, bho following in regard to the &a of the Comml8alonoro~ ta t 568 Hon. John R. Shook, page & lft (the Oomalooionuo* Oourt) lo tho (onem buolnooo OAd OoAtroOtiJI( l~OAO~Of the OOAAtt aA& it @lOA* has l\lthorl~y Wemalta o~~~oo~~ bindbe ~a the oouaty, unless othorwlao opool?looll~ prwldod by ,totuts. 3huo a rlcht lo oonforrod a, obllga= tloa la9ooed on sold Oourt, 16 hoe lap&d luthorlt~ to lraoloo a brood dloorrtlon to l oooapll8h tho pwpoooa l.ntrndod.a IO undrrotand thet ouoh property whloh rou doolro to WI us8 lo q ulrandod used to? the vu 00 Ura ohm am worse oon- tarred on 011 oountlro by Art1810 51 3r , ~WAOA'~ baototod ~21~11 Statut80, i. a*, to lotabUah, opals on6 ulnbln do6ontlOa ho~~oo and parental oohoolo 08 PII bo noooooar~ to aoro for the brpeadon~ and delinquent ohildron Of th0 OouAt~. WO kAOm O? Ed reason why ouoh property oould not bo uood by on or~oalutloa so you propoao la ordrr to our) out a nd loocupUrh &ho oritginal pur 0800 lntondrd. Vndor Chaptrr 204, 9ogo 313, Aoto of the 48,: Lsglolaturr, Ro6ulor blooelon , 1913, tho plaza of dotoantlon nerd not be owned and o aroted by tho omty bu6 %may 1naIudo priroto tostor or board Pn( hoar for ohlldron, or ouoh other plaoro ot dOtentloA whloh 60 Oh0 Oowt Boom doolroblo,a Also ouoh rot ?m,rthor prorldoo 6hst “6ho Ooaatl ~ooloneio~ Court say ~$3 to? boerdlq or ?c*tor hoar oara Sot 8uoh ohildraa to b0 dotaiaWI, w 011 OhiidrOA 00&U Wi6hiII th0 r8AAlry Of thi0 Aat whether prior to or attor the ohlld has born adjudged a ‘dollaquaa6 ohild’.” IO do not bollarr thnt this tronooa6loB would lnvoko thr prwioiono of Art. 1577, V,. A. t’. 3., whloh roqulrro 8 rolo Of roe1 lototr beloa&la& 60 the OountJ to br at publio ouotloa, no? do we kllorr lt luoh 8 OOA6rOOt 00 wntm lotod br A&101@ 23680, t. A, c. a., roqulrlng odvrrtlola6 for t ids 011 otmtrooto for pub110 works. Suoh lrrvlooo as are 60 bo lU plied to tho d@liApUM6 Bird dopondmt ohlldren of the oountq, br% 8 by tbol? Tory artruo -tiAUOU$ 01100 Md to? whlah BO dOt.~~~atiOll O? 8O~JIlOtiOA 08A k ?oroooon, should not bo oontraotod fo r l lof~*r porlod of $13 bn tho OX lrotlon o? the tom pi o??looo oi the poroonnol of us Oc0mloo Ponoro~ Cour8. The arxt above porolroph onousro your qurotlon X0. (31, and we onswu raoh ot yoga OthU quOOtiOAO A0 ?oll~Ol 563 non. John H. Yhook, pagr 5 ?uertlm Ho. (1): The Oamdrsloasrr~ Qourt of Burr Oorurty har thr lrgrl ruthorlty to ontrr into a oontraot with l &rOUp of prlrr8. lnfllridurl8,or with a ohrrltrblr oor oration, *hueby thr iaol P ltlar and ground@ of the Boxu Ootmb~ aahool for iJoy8 oan br used br ruoh group of prlrrtr in- dlrldaelr or eor aratlonr to rrorlrr and prov Pde ior all ~rllnquon8 and d.peIldmk boyr oocmlttrd to ruoh lmtltutlon by thr ro~nt# an6 didriot rant. of Buu Oount~,Toxrrr ,uestlon no, (2): HO. :cuastl II NO. (01 Ill, to thr rxOant or plying far thr oar e of ruoh ohlldrrn. uurstion Ho. (5)l Yea, •~ it awrly would br taking oua at ltm own propsrv . ln ~olng no* Quartion HO. (6)1 Tu. Uuoh rotlrlon my ba lnoorporrtr B in the lorrr oontrrot. Trurting thlr ratlsfaotorll~ anmua tour quoation8, w* la i?%a&t2a.c-f* wRobut L. Lattlaorr, tr. Asrlrtult