Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY @ZNERA&, 0’ TEXAS; AUVIN HoncrrsblaSsm B. Davldsori county Attorney, JIooklby aMlIlty terellend,Tszcra to whether awh sum Colleotor trollthe ‘0 ,ln +atutea, et, ooyilty,,,or preolnot rmloer of deyatles, he pqrforaanoeor hla ply:+o the Cotity Oommlaalonera* y rw authority to appoint ruoh ts or aJ,erk8, atatbg by sworn number needed, the peaition to be be pal&. 8ald ap liaa- by a statement aii owlag the .probabl.amoelpta rronrreea, aoanaia6lona and ooqwinsstlonto ‘beoolleated by aald orrCm dur- ,ing the rlaoal year and the probable dlsburaement~ whiah ahall lnalude all salaries and expeasea of Honorable 8am IL Davidson, pQg& 2 said ofHoe; an& said aourliahall make its or- der authorizingthe appointmentof sutihdepu- ties, aasIaQutteau4 alerks and fix the oompen- datPon to be pa&l them dthln the l.lmite&ns httrelnpresarlbedand determinethe number to ,be appointedae In the dlsoretlonof seld aourt may be proper; provided that in no aase nhell. the Coamle,slon6rs~ Court or any member thereor attem& to lnrluenosthe appointmentor any per- aon as deputy, esslstant or alerk in any~oiflae. Upon the entry or a*uohorder the orflaers apply- lng ror 8uah assistanta,deputies or clerks shall be authorizedto appoint them; provided that said aompensatloashill.not eraeed 'thez~xlmum amount,hereInaiterset out. The aompeadatlon wblah laaybe allowed to the deputies aaslatenta or oltirksabove maed ror the&r mmrkw ahal% be a reasonableone, not to exaeeb the rollowIng amoudte: *1. In oountie#-havinga~populatiiotior twenty-rive tbousand.,(25,000) or leas Inhebltants, tint eW8tqnt or.ehier deputy not,..to. ..uaeed Eighteen Hundred '~($lSOO,OO) Dollars per annun; other assistante,deputies or olerk8 not to ex- teed FIrteen:-Qmdrea ~$15~00.00)Dollara per annum eaoh.* Reading the term *eeoond deputyn aa meaning deputy other than the rlrst easlrtantor oh% deputy, it la apparent that the &50&00 present amount now paid to him la the max- imum clalaryeuthorlzedend rlxed by the tortkgolngstatute. We have rully oomsidered the provisionaof the Cer- tlf5oete,ofTltle Aot, [Art. i4364,~Bernon*s Annotated Penal aodo), in oonneotlonwith your ~requ&at.,The ldsntloal~questlon rdsed by you, honver, was presqnted to thls departmentby the county Auditor OrtJefreraonaounty. ?& hereto attaoh a oopy of our Oplnlon 40. O-5379, eddresaed to the County dtiltor Or Sorterson County; epprovs(l'June 21, 1943. Insanswer to his I%- quest. Although Jefier&on County has a larger population breokst, neverthelessthe opinion IS a#plldable to Oakley county. ikmorable Ssn ii. Davidson, ptige 3 It 1s thkmfora the opinion of thia.dcpartment that where 8 deputy tax esseesor-oolleatorin e aounty having s populetlonof 25,000 or less Inhebltantsis re- oelvlag the mxlmwn salary fixed by Artfale,3902, Vernonso knnotets~lv~l Statutes, such maxlnrumsalary may not be inoreesed from the CertUlaute of Title Fund or any other fund belonging to the oounty. Yours very truly, aY (8) Wm. J. R. ICiw Assistant WJRK/JGP Ella. APPROVSD: 0P1Hx0lVCOMUxwicE OF 'MCXAB By 8. W. B., Chairmen B.B.8,