Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN iionorebleI. C. fhmllton County Auultx3Y SCtor County Odeese, Tine* the oginlon OS wnlo h r medr l8 is thb sot, where oampen8atloQ ior e&all be aapowen4 aad per- h&me a&l have ohlrr@d to Bi8 soaabls expen8aa ntNmr#ary end leg*l ooeauat of b3.r expennrs to ba pamd on, pre- nd @llOlffS&ilt kind 6li4albQUlit#, ee pooribls by the codmIicnWr acurt onam seoh month for t&o SQSU~~~ laOQ%h,eta*. 9fould the aomaiaeleaer~ Gopit be auttm- Icod to eith.er allow or p * sUl* ot the county Tat ABseaeor aad Co7 leotor ior twenty tiva dollars or any afaountper month, far aar ~rponae or travoliag oxpo~8e. other tbn actual _ ;’ .r I!ouor%blot. d. l?mnton, Pege e . a&d nocossary 0xpeR80t3 ot his orfh, where . t&G OOURty iS OpOWtiDg on a Salty boaJeaN Tha First two paregrapha of section b or Article 3899, ~ornot.‘s konotcted Civil Cjtotutss,es aaeaded by the 47th L~gislzituro,~Aots,1941, page 1390, ohcpter ,629, Rro- v28o;z: f “(b). F..ohoifioar named Ia this Act, whore ha ri3osivbaa salery a6 cozip8rmet4on for h%s eomlcas, shell bo entitled and por- ??Attod to~UrGha5o.Or cbr~o to his oounty. ell reasonable sxpon5so neoeseary in the pro- wslr OKid %e@l GCSKhXCt Of hb OffiW3, ~~ClBiu3S ou .oftlolale@ beads, pmdw15 on fire, bur- &lary, theft, robbery laeurance ~rotoctlug publio funds, an3 Iooludln6 the eosb ot euroty brmls for his doputles, provided that orpeasos bxw??red for p$wd?nS an ofiioials@ bomb for tho oounty trc&urer, ooohty auditor; ooanty . rufl cozimW31oners,~oounty sohool eu~erinten- Cent, ati tho hide end ati& impootor, ln- ollleing the cost or surety bon&s for say dagaties of my such ofrloors; xey be eleo inclubed, .a& auoh expen8es to be pass& pa,’ . ‘, proUeterz&ned end ellomul in the fin% ,and emunt, ta necrly en possible, by the Con- ~Isolonors Court oaeioeaoh month.for t&s ensuing @o&h, uppap. the application by eioh offioor, stetihg fhs kind, probable pmOMt 0r axl;endituro aal i&3aocssaity far the 6x- ; .:. games of his &r&as top such eaeulng month, :. :. .,._. .::.:; ..;. . . ..--..~ .~whhich applloetlon shall,,.. bofm& prooeatatfoa to said ~oourt,First bo ondarsed by the coahty etiditor,if itnp,otberdse the county tree- surer, only a’sto Iðer ads ere eveileble ., for peymnt of such e%j~oneen. The Camls- simers Court ot tha oounty of the eherffi’e rosidenoe izay,Upon the m%ttea and :sworn appUoat&on of the aherift ,.stetingthe -necesaitty thorefor, pumheso agulpwnt ror a ljurosu02 CrLmlr~l Ida~tttl~loatloa, saoh es cameras, ’ fingsrprlnt oerds,‘i~s, ~chemiocl.8, microac1opos, reO10 end laboratory.equipmat, n.Lfng Ce+3, *_ . I- . > Imorablo J. c. I3anl11t0n, P@&e s "8uoh purohosaa aball be znadsby eaoh i., 0frio0r, when allmod, only by csquls~t.lon in mamm proolded by the county auditor, is any, othorwfss Ivythe Cotissioners Court.. Euch orfiobr, shall, ot t!loclose OS eecri - no&h cf.hia tenure of ofiico, make en item-. lzod and sworn report of all a?proveU ers+oses --incurred Ia7 hla crd 0haargeUto hle.ogunty, ao- oom~an7in~ such report with iovoIoe8 covering such purchasoa and re~uisltlons lmuod bp hln . in support OS such regoort. ff mob eqmsoa be inourrsd in cocneotlou with any partloular case, 8iiOh repot shall norio such caab. &oh report, .l.nvolcea, and.roguisltiopa &all be .‘subJeotto tho audit ot the county aGI%tor, if any, othor%ise by tho Co%xlasioners Court, and .lf it appears that any Item was not ln- curred b7 such ofrlcer, or tket WJO& ltmi VSALS ' not a nooeasary or lo& oxpcnts-of sooh offIce, or purchased u>on j3rcper'.reguioitio~,~~ :~ .~ii..... ~‘.i2 ::. _. .. .auch ltezashall bo bp said county auditor or.-- : ; ..' : ~.‘,court .rsJactad,In wkich case,the ;w73oat ~‘oi~~ _‘. . .._‘.. ..~ .:~suoh..itaxxay be adjudiootob in-any court of'; ...oixzpetentjurisdlation. U au& approved. . olakxs a~& aoootmta shall be .gaaidZ’rozth0 : : ._. _ Oifinoxa +Iary JQoO unless otheHzijce,provLlbed .herehr* ~. ... .. :., T Th8,abova n&&ion&S statute.mthorl%ea and peraits oartaln ~oounty.oftiofalstaxed in the'aot, ah0 are cmpensated, 03 e salary basis-for’their mrviotm, ~to'purohaee or ohargo to :. t&air Conntlss alJ reasonable exganeosmoceaary ln the props. anU lb& conduct ot thsir.ortio~osaa .psovidod b7 said atat- ute. This or alfgother statute that we have bean able to find doa~snot.empower dr enthoriae the Co&lssiz?nersl Court to al- low or,pap.tte~oounty tax:asseoeor-collector $55.00 or any other.~ ~' asl,qit-pr~'nOnthfor car expenees or trarsl5.ng~.~xpensos.It ,isacil es.tablishedin tbiitState that'tbo Cozmiseiaaersg Courts.. pooseas no :power or authority broept thbetwhiCh is OOnforred on thata,either erprosslg or bp neoeBanrg-ioplioat~oh, by thu ., . Const,tftution rqd law&'ot t&%.&ate;'.; '~: :. .I .. .~Z' ‘Therefosx~, it fs~our c$ini& that tda Ccuaofosionere* Cowt hca’no power or authority to allow or pay the county tax .~~~. .. ' aaaeosor-collector anyTdefiuita:.orpdt~lti amount per month _; for car~oxpeneos bf txavolinge yfiy+;:.:-~t le,~oUF~.frrrther~ ~’ ,’~=Y oplnioo.thg ,.,, the Cormlsst~~ara~~,ourt eanlegally nllow or pay .- . .- . Eoaorable 3. C. ‘Hamilton, ?ago 4 all rossonatileozganaes aotuslly Incurred by the tar aoacsaorc oolbotor in the proger and loyal coGduct or k1l8 orx100, 6uoh . SW, oar aqense. or trrvellng expresses,when all tha provbions OS the above moctioned statuto ars cmeplied with. .: .,> Trusting that the toragoin6 fully answersyour in- .. qulry;~Iiw 0.m . .’ Your8 very truly Ardell Williams