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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
QROVER SELLERS
Anvm4rr OLNLRAL
tfonord@o El. 3. iVya&
county Auditor
Cragg County
Longrlew, Taxar
Dear sit: cjpl5lon x0* o-6575
l;rs Cona!miat n of
l38nate
W. 4
Pbir letter of 26
opinion or tbi8 departman
tktemlu 18 in part a8 fol
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Honorable a. 9. ‘lyohe, p&g6 2
“3rotion 1. ThaO Artlole 3891, ;tevlaed
civil titatutra of Taxaas 1925, as mended, be
and the aasa Ia hereby aumndrd by adding
thareto the follouitgt
a’(a) The coamlaalooera Court ia hrrsby
authorined, when in tholr judgment tha fiWIaia1
0OBdltiOA Of the OOUBty Slla the nOed Ot the
0rfirrrm juatlry th6 inonaao, to lntur an order
in(lMSl~ k&6 OOa~5SStiO5 Oi th6 PMOiAOt,
acwty an4 dlatrlct ofrl0ara lo aa adaltlonal
wouatr Mt to 0x004& twenty-fir* (2%) p6r aant
of the mm allawad under the lar for t& rlroal
year of I9&, prorldad the total crompnaation
outhorlxed under tha la* for the fiscal ybSr
of 19s d1U not lroaod the 8~ of Thirty-sir
if+reQ (~3600.00) ~)ollara.’
*360. 2. ‘Shut Artlola 3902 IteviasdGirl1
3tatutaa or Toma, 1925, ao amn ded, be Md the
lawa la h6rebp @manQsdby addins thereto the
f011ouin~:l
"'9. Th6 CwPals8loaor8 court la iymeby
authorized, when in their Jut\SrPsnt the finanolal
oonQltlon of tho oounty and the mods of t&a I- ._ -,
doputioa, ssalatanta an6 ular~a of any dtstx’idf,
aount$ OF pr*olnet orfloor justify tho kroriraae,
to 65t6r en ordrr lnoraarlag the eawpenastlon or
auah deputy, 886iSta~6 or olerk in an additional
0lpoAAt AOt tO axoaed tWOnt$'-ffV0 (23;;) per 06At
of the awa allowad uxdor tho lau for the flroal
gear of 191+1, provldod the ‘total oolapanaation
luthoriged ufidor the law for tha flraal year of
19cb did not oxooed Thirty-six madrod (g3600.00)
Dolkum’
%ae. 3, That C&otlon 13 of Artiale 3yL20,
Z’kovlaaa civil Statute8 of Texas, 1925, as uwndod,
ba and tha aaaa lo horoby’aanadab by adding them-
60 th4 foi~owiag,
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Honorable R. 9. wyoho, pago 3
n*(o) Tho Cocmlaalonora Court IS haroby
authorized, whoA in their Judtzmot tha ftnan-
of81 aondltlon of tho aounty and tha nooda of
tho orfloors Justify tho iAoroee0, to entor
an ardor lnonaain& th6 oo~wnaatloa of tho
pnolnot, oounty anU dlrtrlot offloerr in an
additional amaunt not to lxoood twenty-fir0
(25%) par oont of t&a sun allowed under tho
law for tha rimaal year OS 19bb, provldod
tha total ooiapnaablon 8UthOrizO6 under th0
law for the flaoal gear ot 1544 did not tax-
ooad the sum of Thirty-air Uundrad (i)3600.00)
Dollars. m
gsao. 4.’ Thut Notion 15 of Artlalo f912e,
iiovleedCivil statutaa of ?axaa, 1923, 80 muondo&,
bo and thr nem la hareby aaendod by adding thrre-
to the sollowl~r
“t(b) Tho Conmlaalonora Court la heroby
authorlwd, wlwn in their judgnwit ths rinwolsl
oondition of the oounty end tho noeda of tha
offiosra justify the inoreeee, to eator en order
InoroaSing the aonpeusrtion of tha preoinet,
county and dlatrlot offiowa ln an eddltlonel
amount not to cxoeod trseatpflve (25s) pi ai&T---~ ~--
of tha ma allowed under t&o law for the flaoal
year of 1544, provided the total oofiponaatlon
authorlaed unchr the law for tbo fiaoel year
or 19l& did AOt oroeea tileSulSof Ttilrty-air
iiundred ($3600.00)Dollars.’
%oo. 5. That Sootion 2 of Artlalo 3934,
tmviaad Clvll statutes of Texas, 1925, be and
I tho amo la henby f,nuli thfnga rapealedl aud
all laws or pert8 of bwa in oonfliot nltn the
grovialona of thla Aot Bra hereby repealed
insofar es they aoAfliSt.m
Cngg County has a population of 58,027 inhabitouts
aooording to the 1940 Fodoral Conaua, and tm last aaaeaaod
tax valuation la nom than ~03,000,000.00. Geotlon 13 OS
Uticlr 39120 Is applloablo to Orem County ard t!iSannual
coqanaatlon of eaoh offiaial mntionod in said iieotion13
authorized under the law for tee flaoal yaar of lW+l+rxaeraa
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HoonorableR. S. Wyohe, page i,
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the sum of $3600.00 per aMum. Therefore, Senate Bill NO.
123 has no applioation regarding the aompensation 0r the
oountg orrioials or Gregg county who are AatUed in aaid Sec-
tiOA 13 or Artiole 39128. The oounty treasurer i8 mentioned
in raid 9eotlon 13, and the law authorized 8 maximum ooa-
pearation of more than 83600.00 for the oouAty trearurer
ror the ii8081 y8ar 0r 1964. Thi8 beiAg true, aaid 9. B.
N,;&t;3 i8 not applioable to the oountg treaeurer or Gregg
.
Senate Bill No. 123 ha8 no agplloatlon regarding
the OOlllpeA8atiOA Of COIlAt$'oOmmis8iOAer8, Oifioial di8tTiot
oourt reporter8 aAd the asai8taAt8 Of the OrimiAa1 dietriot
attorney. The OOlap8A8atiOAOi the OOUAty OOmmis8iOAer8,
orrioial dietriot oourt reporter8 and the a8818tantr 0r the
orlmlnal diatriot attorney 0r Gregg county Is ilxed and oon-
trolled by dirferent statutea, and Artlolea 3891, 3902 and
39120, V. A. C. 3. do AOt pertain to the 005lpeA8atiOAOf
oouuty oosude8ioAerr4, orrioial di8triot court reportare and
the asaietant8 or the orlminal dietriot attorney or Gregg
county.
You are r88peotruU.y advised, a8 heretorore etated,
it is our opinion that Senate Bill NO. 123 is not qppliQ~&Le~~~~-~._. __
regarding the COapeA8atiOA Of the OffiOia18 inquired about.
Yours very truly,
ATMXUY GLN&BAL OF T&LAS
Ardell wi111a~IlS
A88iRtant