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
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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-
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“(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, :. :.
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.~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,
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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~,~~ :~
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.auch ltezashall bo bp said county auditor or.-- : ; ..'
: ~.‘,court .rsJactad,In wkich case,the ;w73oat ~‘oi~~ _‘.
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..~ .:~suoh..itaxxay be adjudiootob in-any court of';
...oixzpetentjurisdlation. U au& approved. .
olakxs a~& aoootmta shall be .gaaidZ’rozth0 : :
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_ Oifinoxa +Iary JQoO unless otheHzijce,provLlbed
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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 $55.00 or any other.~ ~'
asl,qit-pr~'nOnthfor car expenees or trarsl5.ng~.~xpensos.It
,isacil es.tablishedin tbiitState that'tbo Cozmiseiaaersg Courts..
pooseas no :power or authority broept thbetwhiCh is OOnforred
on thata,either erprosslg or bp neoeBanrg-ioplioat~oh, by thu ., .
Const,tftution rqd law&'ot t&%.&ate;'.; '~:
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‘Therefosx~, it fs~our c$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
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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-
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Your8 very truly
Ardell Williams