No. V-0056 (1947).

Case DateFebruary 27, 1947
CourtTexas
Texas Attorney General Opinions 1947. No. V-0056 (1947). 1February 27, 1947Hon. William N. HensleyCriminal District AttorneyBexar CountySan Antonio, TexasOpinion No. V-56Re: Validity or property evaluation contract between Bexar County Commissioners Court and Stoner Appraisal Company.Dear Mr. Hensley:We acknowledge receipt of your letter of Feb. 7, 1947, with which you submit the draft of a proposed contract between Bexar County, acting by and through the Commissioners Court of said County, and The Stoner Appraisal Company. The basic purpose of this contract as therein stated is:
"That the party of the second part contracts and agrees to furnish to the party of the first part the necessary technical valuation data and information on assessed land, buildings and personal property for use of the Board of Equalization in reviewing and equalizing the assessment sheets or books as submitted by assessing department for their approval, as provided by Articles 7145, 7206, 7212, 7215, 7216 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Texas."
You request the opinion of this department as follows:
"1. Is the contract a valid contract into which the Commissioners' Court of Bexar County would legally be authorized to enter?
"2. Is the contract one 'in connection with the collection of delinquent taxes' such as would require the approval of the Comptroller and Attorney General?"
We think your first question has heretofore been answered by the opinion of this department in opinion No. 0--7325, approved Sept. 23, 1946, a copy of which is herewith enclosed for your information.2The Commissioners Court in our view has the implied authority to enter into the proposed contract within the limits of the foregoing opinion. We do not deem it necessary here to enlarge upon what is said in the prior opinion of this department herewith enclosed. In thus confirming the validity of the contract and the power of the Commissioners Court to make it, we expressly refrain from any opinion, and express none, as to the merits of the contract or the policy of the Commissioners Court in making it. These are matters exclusively within the discretion and judgment of the Commissioners Court. We answer your second question in the negative. We do not construe the contract as one for the collection of delinquent taxes requiring the approval of the Attorney General and the...

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