R-98
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Bon. C. J. WiJdar Opinion No. V-99
County Auditar
Nueoes County Rs: Traveling expenses
Corpus Christi, Texas of Justice of the
Pea00D
Dear Sir:.
Your request for an opinion from this Depart-
ment OR the above subject Aaattsr is as follows:
"The Wt&% 0r POiOe Or %SOiIIOt
1, Plaoe ,11 an8 Pxeoinot 1, Place 2 or
Nuwes Ceunty have r?quested that we
make than an aJ.lowancr or $7,50 to cov-
er sxgendbs or their automobiles in at-
tsr&&$ ray inquests tithin the oounty.
la view of the fact bhat in this County
th b P m sla et o r r mm l r* on a sa la r y
bada wa Wl&umtilsra anJ Statute that
.wauld d&&an ulb to pry tk $l4tt fee for any-
thing of thfe natllrep ~Xt Is quite pos-
. aible that we might be able, to make an
afAawarur*far say +lrlgWlU~ iA ooanaotiog
wWi the k6btiw or an inqwst by permit-
ting a &iwge to bs aa@ wd a mileage ba-
sis ror the use Or their autfmobilsa.
Other thlra this X ao not. believe it pos-
eibS6 to sake bay payment for any ex-
j pensr$ $A$mndeetiim with said inqurats.
u,erriwr is not entitled to mileage or ex-
pensrr, rar the .opbration or his autombile unlars there
id aam )re;rr&ra 10 #he ntatutae providing ror the ag-
son* bf 8UQh6*gsnae#. Hammoad v. Harris County, 24fi
0I.W. IOO2,, bX*rPtr*&aPlis&l;
Hprris CiiuMy *. Hmao&, 803
S.W. 445; 34 @!hr. rur. 545.
Artidle 3933a-1 authorizes the Ccmoise~ners’
Uour% ia counticss oontaining a population of 355,000 or
Hon. C. J. Wilde - Page 2 (V-99)
more inhabitantsaccording to the last preceding Federal
Census,'tomake a reasonableallowance not to exceed Fif-
ty ($50.00)Dollars per month to the Justice of the Peace
for the operation of his automobile in the discharge of
his official duties. We fall to find any comparable stat-
ute applicable to Nueces County providing for the payment
of mileage ta:'aJustice of the Peac,efor the expenses of
operatinghis automobile*
In view of the foregoing,it is our opinion
that the Just&es ,ofthe Peace of Preolnot 1, Place 1,and
Precinct 1; PlacB 2, would not be ,entitledto an allow-
ance of $?.50,to cover expenses (3ftheir automobilesin
attending inquestswithin the county.
The Justices of the Peace of Pre-
cinct 1, Place.1, and Precinct l,,Place
2 of iiuecesCounty are not entitled to
the operationof their auto-
mlf'leag;e:for
mobiles in,attendinginquestswithin
the county,
Yours very truly,
ATTORNEY GENESAL OF TEXAS
JR:ajm:wb
APPROVED MARCH 22, 1947
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS