OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Ronornblere.L.am1teA
County Aud%tOr
JohnaanCoady:
Cleburne,zexbe
A
tns OUT opinionupon the
era’ court of Johnsen Count
0rfiOer OP a pmbati0n off:
tlon of Thirty !Phoumnd,
Three Rundred and accordingto the 1940
FecIoral Conaus, V1SiOnS of Article
5139, Vf3~OXl’8 rOYid for the
cl%+atfonof n c 08
tioa or one
t appolnttrdby the oountp
ed by the oounty judge
of the county;therefore,
omd, said ouunty is not
ser. (Art. 5142b, 884. 3, Vernon'8
hiV180d civil 8totUte8, a8 Unelrded bp
heture, prov1lder,la partr
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Eon6mble 8.L. Bheltoa, Pnge 2
ofCfcer meq b8 appoInted by the Conxntsri~rr~
Court vhon La their oplnlon 8uoh OfficeF 18 need-
ed, who aball moeive a corqpensatlcnnot to excmod
one Rundred and 2uentpSlVO Dollnm (9l25) per
month....
Tadtw98'0r paid juvenile offlaero ind their
aasist8ntr shall be fixed by the Cmal8sionor8
Court, not to exteed the 8ums herein mentioned, and
any bill for the expenses not exceed- tho DUDS
herein provided for, 8hdl be oertlfied by the
hIIit~ &&t&e LLSbolq ll8Ce88~ in the perfonaance Of
the duti.8 Of 8 jUW3niltl OrfiCIIr. The hZUli88iOaO~8
Court of'the county shrzllprovide the aeceesosp fund8
for the payment of 8alnrier nnd expenee8 of the juvex~-
.ile Offb33r8 provided fop In this Aat. !Pheappoint-
ment of'said juvenile off'iaersshall be filed ln the
office OS the Clerk OS the County Court. Siwenile
Off180r8 8hd1 tit&e Osth SO ~9Fr;POI'm
thQir duties 8.d
file cluch-oathti the office of the County Clerk.
A8 n baai ?OP mCkOni.ng the pOpUl.8tlOn9,imy OoUnty
the preoedtng Fedcml Connus shall be used.,.."
Under the above Quoted portl~nn of Artiole 5142, the
aoml88lam3r8~~court of Johnsan County, 2exa8, may appoint on0
juvenileoiflcerSor 88id uounty, lf, in the opinio&OS mid
County,,euch offiaerLB needed.