Montana Attorney General Opinion 15-502

Opinion No. 502 POOl'-CoWlty Commissioners-Poor Funds-lWlief. HELD: '1'he County Commissioners may use POOl' funds to pay for truck and team rentals, gas and oil, black- smiths' repairs, and maintenance of equipment in connection with employ- ment under C. W. A. Relief if the Com- missioners find the same necessary for relief of the poor. March 26, 1934. You have asked my opinion whether the board of county commissioners would be justified and legally entit.le(} to transfer money from the POOl' fund to the road fund for the following purposes: "1st. To pay for truck and team rentals .to carryon C. W. A. and Re- lief Labor Employment and transpor- tation of men to work projects. "2nd. To pay for gas and oil for trucks and equipment used in the employment of the Relief of C. W. A. workers, and "3rd. '1'0 pay for blacksmith re- pairs and maintenance of equipment necessary to the employment of Relief and C. 'V. A. workers." This office has had occasion to gh'e consideration to similar questions. I call your attention to the following opinions: No. 423, No. 378 and No. 43B, this volume. This office may not determine the facts, as that is 'within the province 344 OPIKIOXS OF THE ATTORXEY GE~ERAL of the county commissioners. If the ex- penditure of the money for the pur- poses above mentioned is necessary, as set forth in the opinions above referred to, then it would seem that the county commissioners have authority to use for these purposes money in the county poor fund. If the expenditure of money for these purposes is necessary for the relief of the poor through employment, it -is my opinion that no transfer of the found would be necessary. I call your attention, however, to Chapter 43, Laws of 1933.