OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
rrquertinc tha opin-
thrrrtn lta to tradr
6,
tut th e yb r ln
, Varnon’8 Annotate6 Ciril fltatutrr,
to oounty cfrlalalr whan thr aomponratlon aad lf-
aos(lrem rhlrh thry are allowod to retrln rhall
roach tar maximum providO4 for la tkilrQhaptor. Xi%
oarer whom the ao. ensatlon and aroe8# rerr rhloh
the orricerr aro al“fomo8 to retala rbrll not reaoh
198
Eononblo llrrin POot, -0 8
the mximum prorldod for ln this ohnptu, the
Commloolmuo’ Court ohall allor am
for ax officio oonlou when, in the
moat, lua heo mp o no r tiolo
n
ld ouah o o m sno a tlo n
alfaad oh4 P oat lnoreaoe thr rmpamoatlo~ of
thr offiaial boyond the maximum OS OW~O~OOtiOA
M CI emr o o fa r 8lllmea to bo retalnod by him
under thio abaptsr. Proridotl, bowotor, tho
.ex orflclo harein authorize4 obrll bo allowed
only aftu M opportunity for a pub119 hearing
and only upon th4 arrlrmrtir~ rot0 0r at hart
three aeaborr of tho ~OBBiOOiOAO~' COUrt,=
(Ia aomiootien with thr ferogoa rktuto la.
Art1010 9932 and brtlclo 3934, Tomon*m hmotatd Clril Stat-
utco. 1
Any authority the Comnlooionoro~ Court ha8 to allow,
ohangr or mmllfr aolsprnoatlon Sor ex offloio oonlroo muat
bo dorlred from th8 a b c voBmtiom6 ltatutoo and the UOAb-
m-to thereto, and thr ooWtruatlon glum #ail artlole by t&a
ooorto of thlo StatO. We quota from Ten0 Surloprudmer,
volume 34, pngr btl, a0 followot
v&err tho ccidoolonaro’ aourt ham
powor”b’*l* the OOApOAMtiOAof AA oiiiorr ;tt
m&y ohango the tMloUAt at lw tiB0, 0V.n dU&‘
hlo tom of orflae. mat it0 lr 6r a r ixtholAg
oc~pefm6tloa for offlowo for ax offlsio ouriaro
are aot ooAtraoto or Judgments against tho OeuAt~',
\ and may be ohmgad, aodiflm4, repealrd or rorok-
a4 at any time bofon tha mono~ bar AOtUAlly boon
psi4 out to the ofiiau. , . ..
Wo quotr from the oaoo et Colllngoworth County vr
lfyu0, 36 s. w. 414, a0 roii080f~
Xo are of the Q~A~OA tht, 10 audlt-
ing ,"; ;&a the amountr to b@ paid luoh offi-
oero for ax offlalo aar~lalo, the aommloolOAoro*
court acts in a la~islatlvr rapaolty nor0 than ln
a judlolal, and that oU6h orders am not Judg-
manto a alnot the county and that rh~orar the
o~~~ioof omro eonoludo, tar any rdoon, that loah
lllowanoeo aro too great or to0 omall, th0f bay0
the right an4 power, at any time boioro thr aoooY
io actually paid ovor to tho oifiorr, to ohaa80,
x o dls ~,o ven
or lntiraly r&peal or ravoko, the
0rQar. . , ."
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qoot , Pmgos
The 'iaTprooorlbon M timo *hen tho Comloolonoro~
. Courter ?I% the OX 0ffl010 oappOA8atdAA of roonty o?flolalo;
Aor lo thorr AA~ iAhibitiOA to th0 Oha~~&ia.g
tho amount thrro-
of rhonorrr tho Co~~looionoro~ Oourt oo~oludoo, for any ru-
luoh allowaAeoo afo too great or too 0rlA.
son, th a t Thor
bare the ri&ht ma ponrr, at Any tlmr boforo the monoT lo
aotualy paid out te the offloor to ohaago, aodl?r or own
entirely ropes1 or roroko the or a or AIloalag ox oirfolo ow-
poAoatloA, prorldeU, the 0oPlpsAoatioAfor ox of?lololrrrlaoo
allow04 ohtil mt lAoreAr thr oomponsatlon OS the offiolal
b8pmd the MX~~UE of the lo inp a nOaan4 tlO 5
bfoodo fee8 allow
04 to bo retalaod by hla by law.
& rler of tho ?orrgoln# lo mowor to pur flrnt
qUO0t.i OA, 700 aro roopeotrtm~ advisa that lt'io OUE O&I-
iOAt& tOOJIJWIM SOP
tiOOX
1O 1ffiOiOlOiT~~OO.@ th0 ?
OOM tT
tima,
ot?lolalo nar be set at aAyin ocrabll~~qorlth tho
abow mentlomd 8tatutoor
With rerarsnoo to our leooa4 you axw a&
a u o 8tlm,
rioad WhOAever tho i%KIUY
that 8OiOAWO' COtArt4BOAOiUaOA,?Or
II
ag reason, that such rlloranoO8 lro too great or too omdl,
they brv. the right AA& paror, at AAf tieO~bO?ON t& AODW
to aotually p~ld out to tha otiloor, to olmnge mrbify, or
lVOA eat tie17 Popeal or revoke tho order, illoJpg OUOh Owpm-
ration.
TruOtlA6 that the ?Or@&OiAg fully eA8wrS VOUr IA-
qulrr, WC aro
Tours req truly
ATTOitNWY
OENEF-AL
C? TEXAS
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