Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

4.58 OFFICE OF'THE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSllN mnoruble C. J. Wilde county Auditor Iiueoo~ county Corpw Christi, -ram Dwr Sir: Oplnlon NO. o-3899 Ro: Ia Nueoee County legally au- thorixea to pay any long dir t&nod blephona oallm oontraoted by the dirtriot judge through fitelephone the lrv1ce r0r whloh la paid by the oounty? Your lettar of Au&t 23, 1941, repueatlng en opln- ion or this dqurtaent upon the above dated ~wrtlon hae boai reeeivea. '50quotr frm your lsttrr aa tollowmr Ve quot. Artiole 6020, JudSoiel Diatrlot Rperuea I **AU Di8txlot Judger and amriot at- ternem when engaged in the dlsoherge 0r their 0fiiOial a8tia8 in any oounty in thlr State other than the oounty of their re8ldmnee rhall bo allOwed their lo tuel a ndnso o ua r l yx p eluea u h lle a OtUa u0~5iigd y h t& ai8OhRTge Of awh dutloa not to uaee4 four dollara par &ef for hotel blU8, and nbt to ox- oeod twentyoentr l dls rhan trerrling by privateoo 0, in go1116tc end a8wrnlq from e pkoe Ihere 8uoh aotiw are dlnharged trrtoline:by the nearoatpnotieal MUM. mh ofi100~ aal auo tsoein tha a&ml urd neo- 459 sisnombte a. r. Nildo, Agm 8 Essex postege, %&ograph end telephone exp~~or lnourrad by them is ths tiotwl diSOhar6a Of their UUtiU. SUOh OX- penaes shall be paid by the State upon the lwrn e&l 1 temis l eU ooount of eaoh distriot judge or attorney entltlod thereto, show?ng rush lxpossos. In bfstrlot oonteiai mom #mn cm county, suoh expoas~ shsl *51-es in any ens fear QlOO.00 isr woh oounty in the diatrioti ?rovltledthat no dlstriot judJiror attsmey shall rooeire more then ~$600.00in any eae par under the pro+l8lons of this artiale. The aooount 'or said swviorr shall be recorded in the offlcisl mlnutss ot the disttiot oourt OS t!m county In whioh such Judgr or attorney resides, raspeotlvely.~ "IOU will r,otloein.the above artlolss tbst no r*fersnoo Is pads airbot to distrlot judges aoting in th4r ofSio1sl co city Ii?only one county. It does state in a9"strlot ccntalnlng mom then one County such expanses shnll nevmr *xOeeU in any one year 4100.00 for e3oh oounty in thr distriot. We wula Lika to hav* your G&'l!Gn on 'thesboto Artlole with mfaronoe as to whe- ther the County is Justiflodin paying a.sr long dlstanoe oalls oootmoted by the Distriot Judge throuP@ a talophone, the ssrvios for which IS paid by the Csunty. *YOU ~iii noti in tb mi0iO it a000 state: l*suoh oitissr sh a ll a lso mo dr ethe lstul and noososary pos a, toloyph %a end trlephone expanses in lotrul dls- oharge of their duties.', *howaver, as I uadarstasd the artiolo, suoh erponsss shall be reduoed to writing and SWOW ata,eaent rorwardod to the Stat., whish shall .. Eenombls C. J. Wilde, Rge S \ rotuudtha uouat t&the Dlstrirt Judm orrIs~~~yWto whoeta?nkem papent ot Saotion 8 of &tlole 8899). Vun~a~s Amotatad Ciril Statutea,provIdesa “Sea. 2. Suitable offIoe8 end sk- tionery and bSenks neoossmy in the per- fornmnao of their duties say in the dis- emtlon of the OomIssloners Court also be l'uraIshsdto realdent Dlstriot Judgoa, ruiaent Dlstrlot ana Count horneye, County Suporlntondantsan& gounty 8urvay- ore, and may bo jmld for on ordu of tha Coamissionus Court out of the County Trea8Ury." The CO3ld8SiOll~rS’ COUrt i8 auth;jrizOdby the above uoted rovlsion of Artlole S399b to furnish to rooklent 1lstris z judges sultsbleO~SSOU snd stetlono~~~T~s~ nsoesauy In the gerfomukoe of tholr dutias. la to bo noted that thir prorIsIonof the statute la mndatory, but tha aatter ir left wholly within thr dlsomtlon nit or thr aomIsslonus* Court. If the ComaIulomrst Court dotomisu, within its disarstion that it dll furnish sult- lbla oftloss sto., ts meldmat dfstrlot judges of the oousty, wo think thi the ComIss10asrs~Court is suthsrlsedto ln- stall or hare lnstal.ledin rush effloobr officesa~;~pne or telephoau aad pay the monthly rm&al thoreoa. we do not think that this ststute is broad lnrpea to matho& 180 the ComIssfoaorst Court to py for 10~ Uistsaeetels- ;ihonaerlls rontmotod by the resident distrlot judge or Judge over theso tsbphoaem or my other tmIephono8. It 411 be noted that all upenses luthorised by fitiols68SOs supa, for dimtrkt judps and dI8trIotattor- nsye when ged In ths dlssbr l of their otiioialduties $-by the 6tstoyafhe swrn an41td8068000uat 2?!eE strIot judge or at ua e ylntltlodthereto. This lta to to la no wise lathrdsu the Ctissloas?s* Wt 60 pay say sf the sxpensesal&ssd the-la out of ths lsaatJ funacre we rdi to find w statute the a08- nimaioners’ Court to pay the 1086 dlsh~e no alla Honorable0. J. Wilds, Psgs 4 of a aistrlctjudge, in day avant, and in ths ebaenoo of rush statute ws respeotfullysnswer the abwe stated pues- tion in the asmtiro. Trusting that the foregoingfully answersyour inquiry, w arm