Opinion No.

The Honorable John M. Pickett Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Miller County Courthouse Texarkana, Arkansas 75502

Dear Mr. Hudson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Is it legal for Miller County to execute an assignment of monies, said monies appropriated by the Arkansas State Legislature for the benefit of Miller County, to the City of Texarkana, Arkansas in light of the requirements of Ark. Stat. Ann. 17-719?

Ark. Stat. Ann. 17-719 (Repl. 1980) states as follows:

Hereafter, all warrants issued by the County Clerk of any county in this State on order of the…