Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

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 :- ,-. .- , c - c . 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.