OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Shrlbg X. Lang
county Attcmay
Jefferson County
Beauwat, Taaur
Eem! sir: opinion 30. o-n19
Rs: County Txrasurar*s
Ua*lnitte
salary,
JaficarsonCoun
A*
Your lottar of Junr 28 propound the
gua8tiona1
is mtitlad to reoefva 0
him to retain
Hmorablo Shelby !c.Long. Jrge 2
"The laet prsoedlng *edera Culau~ 0r
daifarson County show tha County to hnva
191,942 lnhebl&nk. The Couity Roasure?
ha8 boa re8aivl~g uid ratalnlng pttr8mallY
$*.OO par swnthealary from oh4 ReMsmut
Navigation DI&rlot uadar tha provlslcaa
of Artlolo 822l, as mtaadod. Aote 194l -
b7tE Legialatura,P. 752, oh. 471, and
$600.00 par m fra Ro8d Dl8trlat Ro. 1
a8 pxovlded antlerArt10183943-b, Y.A.C.S.”
As stated in your lottar, the latest pr404dlng
l%drml cansue applloabls to Jatf4rnon CoaBty shora th4
Ch&Btl t0 hOV0 8 pO@atiOll Oi 192,942. (AttCWM) @4B4?41*4
0plalon Ho. O-6499).
Ia the 0888 of tMttw8t v. Iimrl8 County. 129
5. % (2) S43 (ia whiah a-~~.
rolt af error), the Qalvrlrtan Co&Fof ~Ci<~-Ap~ppt&
b&or8 it the mxirpars crompensati3n allovmblr to the County
hueaarer in Couutle8 of am8 t&n 190 000 pepalatlo&
unQerthekm8exlstlngLgl936. Seotfon 19, Mtlole
J9120, Vernan'B Aonotmted Civil Miatata8, &olamd that:
~ovlslons o? this 3eatlonshell apply to
ai?b 00m-d 113 680h 000nty in the st8te or h1a8
bavlog a poptilation la 0x0888
of 0a4 huadred and
nlaety (190,OW) thouti lnhabltsnti, 8eeardlrrg -
to the lA8b preeedlag ~4d4r4lC4MU8."
mlbwotlon (a) or !a8t1un,19. maprcr*pwldrd that
thoCwaloolone?oCW~?tof aeh 8whCuantfaohall 44t4mlno
annually the oalary to ba paid to thr County Treaoarar at’
8 reaomabla M sot tn arooad Thrao Thousand, Sir Hun4red
(4~,600.00) Ddlaro per annamm.
0thor provl8loa8 of tha offloerswluy 18~
(in 8oocdanoa with tha nquixument at the menbent
to Sqtloa 61 of &rtlolo XVI of the ~onstltutlan) roqulrod
thatall offlea* omgmuated oaananaual~l.uy beisla~,
88oount for 8nd my into the Offloors* Saluy fund of
the eouaty, all Ilass,ommiaslo~ and onqmaetiom of
offloe othar than the 8818ry allowed thaa by law.
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