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OFFICE OF THE A~ORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
_' AUSTIN
G&V.ER SELLERS
liTTORNEY GENERAI.
jaa Jodial Di#trlot
xarllton, ?axaa
9. Zhat ax-oifloio oomponra-
1s the iaarimuj~
~tlonuhloh ataybe rllwod tha EZmtirS-of
WalltOn Gounty under the proliaiona Oi . _..
s.~B. 123, by,Brown, and may the Wee bs
db3w0a at thlr tl.ao? 1. 0. Doom tho 2si$
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846
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lionorabla’H. k. Allen, pa68 2
provided r0r iA 4aa bill pertain to the
g1,ooo 0x-0rri0ie OS 800. two or Art. ,39x,
or tho mcdmum 9OMpsn&Stion Of 33,000 el-
low44 under Arts. 3883and 3891, Vumonca
mnotated civil statute?*
mIIPdltoncounty im on l to e barlr aa that tama 18
used In rerp8ct to the mda or,oompmaatlng Its bfrioiala.
IJla roo*nt oplnloa (30. OAJb62)or this department
the Eonomble 9. 8.~ M1.A County AttOrn8y Oi
lddr o ea a d
to
Hullton County,l* uar.bld thet tha b&al ooai&wmatlonthe
Sheriff or r&l oounty HI all&&ad to retain ir Time Thousantl
DOLlArA.($3,000.00)pr your6 Irk10arhtinua0ompoll54t10n naa
d0t0m4a unbar the pro~itriam 0r Arthi0 3891 v. ‘A: cI s.,
borore then &am&a& Of #aid'rrtiolr by Senate 4 Ill HO. 123
onaotoa by the 49th Lagiolaturo,.Sala sk.mti BillyNo, 123
b00+3ie 4rr40tire'610a law U5y 9r 1915, and la as rouowt
"A3 &T &Sading Atilrl4A 3&91, 3902 AA4'3AOtiOn#
13 &a'15 of Art&de 39120;,?iovlcad Cl~ll Otatutaa
Of To%ar, ljZ5, OD anuud4d, rllowln$ aUdi%ional
for oertaindlstrlotoftlaerr,~~oounty
toiapensatlon
c.nd~pmclnot, aa ior doputlar, olarkr
4$d WNit#tUIt8~ iag ?hdtiOIi2 Or-athi@
393iQ 3erlsrd OlVl statater ai Ts*ur,.19251
ru~eallng 611 lem in oonflIatt and deearlng
a3 om4rifienoy.
“(ai) The commiarlcmera~COWS ir hereby suth4rlAAd~
when in thalr jU&&imnt the rlnaaoial oondition Or the
00ont~ 4na tho a0ra4. or the 0rri0orr uatiry tho in-
oroaaer to enter an or6ex laorwasln$ dhg oo.wanutlOn
or ahe proofaot, oounty end dirtdot orrloirr ln an
rdaltlooal amount not to 6xt740a ~~ttt0atpri~0
(25$) per
oat or the sumallowed under tba .lrrfor tbs flreal
yaas or 1944, provldoa tbr total ooatpen5ationauthorliob
under thr law ror the fiaoal yaw or A W dlQ not ox-
coed the mu of Thlrtg-six I+&ndred($3x00,OO)tlollara.'
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r'(b) The U0md44lo5sro' Court ir hrrabl auhhor-,
lord, when in tlmir Jo nt aho iiora4141 oondl-
610i1 0s th4 4Ountt and"41"
hs nora 0f ts 0rri00xa
jurtlfythe lnoroa85, t0 *ntar an ardor lnonaaiA(l
838
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ths 005pMution 0,r 8ho pnolnot,oounty and
dlslrlo9 _ofrhbrr 8adtti0a 8h7btwhnot
_* lpe.-_.
.;yt3Sbe 6, ThO r4IOs the tb iOSt Or ii&g 18 ~$9
'~rlslag and the prrrohs&ng powei of tha 'doll~~~~
18 doonrslng, and t&t n&es and aalarlsslk
rlrste Industry hsrr iaororscldto M srWnO
that pub40 orrloerb snd etaE3eyOsb00ntint.u ti
tholr orribbb st b u0rirl00 ti ~IBLLY i.artamr48~ .,_,
sa4 $hb fur8hbr reot 0r t&o 0xOMed ooablt1oa
of &ho oahndar orbatos en esergonoy and an
iiS~&‘Stitb pdo SsOOSSity the% the OOrtutiSU- ,*I
tloM1 &lo requiring btlls to be rasd 011 bhFbb
sbrorsfdbrs ia lso h Hous. bb surpndbd, snd sbld
RuIo ls henby suspbadbd,and this AOt ShslL tskr..
lrr00* and b0 in rem80 rm kibd art+sr a6 p*000gr,
and It lr l o na o to d+’
As Mb maa rllowb~ wasr the law to the shOdit br,
mlltun county ror th ri0 al year or I.944was oaly'!rhkS
~TMusbaQ DSUSrs (6, 000 0Of the nsxO abon simdaaa8
8uth0ti808 M ~ti0~4. d cd8 mrFQtLll or 2%;
I asxliaulr or Time Thousand aotc~n madnd sad fir:; %&s
, (B3,7SO.,W.
khld OpbllOB HOI h&62 also hold theO thr amxbuia
a8i0uDtor 0x-orri0i0 borpasitlon that said oharr eotad
be r4uuod wss One Thousaad Doliars ~~1,000.00)per per.
ThlS lipdtstlonwas dStemlSrd under thS provlsioas or
sootioa 2 br *rtlch 3934, V. A. c. 81.,rbioh sinok has
beoa ltprssslJ ropoalra by said ~iensto nil.11410.
123, i’hb
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liwiorsble tl,Wi Allrn, ~86a 5
gansralprorlslo& of Ar8lo~s 389j, 0. A* Co th, anot now be
i00k0a CO i5 summg ox-orrio oorpeautlon to suoh shsrlrr.
said Art. 3894 appran 88 r04m8t
"Ph. Comqlsslon~rs~Court 1s herrby dsbsmd
rrm 040ntng .006penntioa r0r Ox-orri0le wr+iors
t0 00wy 0rrlOi4a8 whOA tb OomrgOnsOt~on 6nd 8f0O88
roes nhloh tho$ or. sllew~4~bO nkln shall Msob
the mnxlma provided for in this ohsptar. xxi ssses
1 whWo the oOq.oSettoa On4 lXOOSS iSOS whloh thb
errlobrs rre allowed.to retsla shall ,not rmsoh the
:mulfimm prOlidbd ior ia this shspkr -UN CWU&-
rlonbrs~ court shall allo* oorponwtfon r0r ox
orri0io Hnldrs whsrt,ln their Pdgmnt, suoh
ookprnsation 1s nroessary,~prorldad' sooh ampsma- .e
( tioa fcirax'ofrloio ss~vlaoselkwe &.sh84-net la-
OTbW the e~&psasWkW Oi th* b~i~ili bepiI& tIW
ti2i.i~ or 0aPp0n8ationuid s~0088~~r008~8u1~0dto
bo rot6imd by him under this ohiptor. ?rorldrd,
noWWir, the 8x orrioio herein authorizsd shill ho
lhewed Only after 6n OjIQOrtUAity fer 4 jwbubliahear-
ing irnd m3.y upon the aiflr~.t~vo rbto Ot at leart
three mafibers or the ~~mslsslonrrs*QoPrt.*
Xn thi 0~~9 0r Taylor v. mb~stcrr, Co&y, U4 6. w.
(26 9.4, (orror~dlsmliaed,Ud&IIOAt 00~~0%) th0 GOW Or
CivIlApp6Sls~held that, eonaltionr srislil~as proridod in
Art. 3895, Eho CoProisslonexs~ Ootut nlphb ralidly mare this
aU0wSnoo tor ox-orriO 001~rasatloo and mado the obtirratlon
that *thu time when 'the CoJ sslon*rs* Court ~z48ymake this ml-
~OWIOO ia not apdriod Fa ut. 3895.e
Our OpinionNQ. o-6576 holds, la elirot, thot the
salaries or 0rri0i.818 aitedted.bg 8Oll4te131AlpEo.L23 SiSybb
raised at this tintw, with the'oautlon that thy *bu&ot 181~
nust bo oO&ied with.' ArBlolr 3895 -8 doflaitoly afEwted
when tb Litit8tlOA ingssod by titi010 393O us8 renwvod by
tho onaotaent or Baaate BIll~No. 123.
i38ldOpQilonnoI CM%62 itither hslds that bho grorl-
slonr or &oor 2, Art. 3912e, v. A. c. 8*, 8PO mandatory in 44.
rbot, and that Uian 18 no autborltytar a oomml8sionsrr~
oourt to 4ok;rminr whether eoultty ortloers SW2 bo paid on 8
ho or salary baslr at ray t&w other thaa at its fire8 rogulcrr
f4ootlng la Januaryor eeoh ysar. This ~rovlolon has not beon
lffmotodby any aubroc;uont Act of tie L~glrlatun.
PWO 6
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our 0plnlonHO, 3045 of dak Agril 24, 1939 holda
that a ooawiaaloarro’rourt~~lawithout lutherity to ~&IO. ana
p dt1 08 o ffh @ X Up 05 l 00la r y
h ii@ -6 b & V0 O& & W Off~OOr O
upon a roe, be&la, atoting that *tha l$ a tomuat
a bo unlfora
and tihhg muat phoe cl11 upon a rplary bad8 or laavs all upon
a foe baoia.* Thla ht+Pln8 ha8 kerr’ oon&lrtmUy adhorod 00
by this br&Wt5Bat iI~'re&~rb f0 OOUl%f~ OffiOOZO @l&O. \Thrt~la,
that the ooriOOi@Awra~ OOUPt ia aWn8iaO of lo88 t&an 20,QQQ
iahablta5~0 l@ Oo ?dir
BOy’
@th al8#8
, p r a OWUttg
Ydo selo o na ua
mua tp h o ~ a ll a wh y otfioora ‘up o n
l raL.rry bari, or loavr
rll ruoh ooPa$y, tifSoe&‘r gpon a fro baaia. Tbia &@A- 5p,::
arid oplahk ii a*$ affeote4~ by Um onao8aeab of ni4 8enaw.
Ml1 WO. l?f,>,;.,- ‘..,, :
,
our 0 ion Ho, o-SOS)-A ho148 t&$ rh.Wia~ or noi tha
00aai00idrl0Y0P aourt has baa uutha~lt to OmoJlaDJm aouaty
budgot. to to& aaM of iaoroma oi aa f ary f8r o~rtaia’oounBy
orfioiala IO 8 ,faot puer~loa so be dotaamlaa6 prim#rU.y by Lho I
oowmiaaion4ra’‘Wur?b. OpinnioaHo ,Q-SllBI~ h o la loimlla r Ly,
In vie+ of tb abo,ve, wo anawe? your ~uaoUon8 08
r0lm0:
Tour quartion Ho. I ia anowqrad by ou$ Q&n&m So,
o-SW340
YOar Quoation340. 2, bed part., ia aaawona in &ha
nogotira.
Tour qtuation Ho. 3: The a8'I( .*%-oft1010 mfoponaa-
tion rhiAb my be 8Ltou.Q aa1d Shulff La any lua whioh, whan
rddod to&ha? ooqmaotion aad exooaa ,ieea all-d to bo ra-
toiard by his Udsr lald Artiolra 388) rad 389A doer no)
OOUM luoh'ittlaw to m6*lro a tot01 ooqpurrrstioa In lfo o a r
of ThPhtreskor#anB So~aia Bu$.rad end Pity Dollara &‘l5Oo,OO)
par yaw. ht ~00 amaO eould tha toe8 of oigioa a$ dTe;f~lolo
ooin~0naa9ioa n@dnoQ by Bin aroeod thr -
Thouaand 8srOa ‘EfUm%rod and fif%y DOllsoB (~>,?$O.~). X.nothat
~0td0, thr ~~~JUMI ~0~5% or w0pn0e tm nt0i~ uty ~OWOI ~hi0h
ho la allowed to rokia .oanriot exorrd T&&w Thousand seien
Uundrod md Fifty Po&lara ()3,750&O) &mr year*
sudh 0x-oiri0io osapnaa$ioa~otm be el&eitad at $hf0
tlaa rovidril tha, .budgab law* ia oompliod ,rith 88 ‘pointid ou8
in op& on Ho. O-5Q53-A.
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Hanorablr 8. !T;Ml&n, pago 7
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.. Tha 25s fnorra,aa provldad~ in Senrtr Bill No. 123 a
pllea to. tha s4asinwa oompbnaatlon rllowed under Art10108 3r83,
an4 3891, V, A. Ce 3a sootlon 2 of Artlole 3934 has boon
rapaalod by mid f3amk i3iu NO, 12).
us ah hbnribh rnoloaln$ 00 loo OS aald OpLnlenO MOO.
66462, o-6576, ::-3045,o-5Qs34, antiO-514.