OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAG
AlJlhN
s&xl. P. c. .Ita&ord
coulrty Attoaney
Yoaklm county
Plains, 'Pexaa
chat mount
Yaur xequal&tf
on the above rtated quea
Your letter r
tlmy were .A&tf$l-
ior the year of
tote tbmnel~rs the sum
ble purposes of the ourrent pear.
ulcticn for .Pederaloemu6 oi 3950
lzo0 luld1500. At preosnt due to
arkera and transient popnlation we
have e papuhtlon of betman 6000 an0 6000 en4
our aaeosoable oeluat',on for X939 was 10,6ko,900.
Plea86 o;ive00 6 ruling:es ta ahat pay our County
caaafraione~s ehoul4 hall)?. . . .”
The papulation ar Yoakua ctauntyacnordlng to the
last Pedaxd Census ww l,IM5. The assessed *elnatian of
iIon.P. 0. Gtadord, Pago 2
3xvpart7 of Yookw County for 1939 wa6 010,4~0,900.00.
Artlole ZSSO, Yarnon's Clvll &motated Gta-
tuter, l-on48in P82-tus followllt
*‘Xnouuntios havbg tha followlo~ aaseas-
ed valuationa, reepeotlTely, a8 sIiiwAby the
total a13ressod rnluatlono of all properties
certif'ledby the county nsno~so+ an4 approved
by the Coeainslonorc Court, toy county purpoaeci,
for tha p.reoiouoyear, trot tira to ttie, the
County Comleol@~~rs of much counties shall
each rcJoefVa4AAUti 8&bri8s Ati. 4XOeed the
amounts heroin vlpeciflad,said talarlea to be
paid ~II qqual xonthly lmta3lrrants at least
ens-half;and not exoeed2g three-!ourtha, out
of the Road an4 3rldege Fuad aad .the rmaaiader
out of the Oeneral Fund of the oounty; said
asseaoed rolu4tioAs an4 aalarlee apgliceble
thoreto being e8 follows:
Salariso to be paid
lAa sesR OVa
d luo tlo As~ aach COtUdSSiOAOT.
~‘i~‘wo 001 and lens than
B13:wo:wo not to exwed... ........Q1600.W
. . . . . . . . il
ArMale E5SO(:a),Vernon~e Civil Annotat44 Sta-
tutos reads a0 iolltms:
VhtiiCoxzlrsioners Court at $ttsflret
regular wet& eaoh y4ar oholl, by or4er duly
nade an4 suterod upao tha tllautos of 6-e
Court, iLx tho salaries or the County Carm;la-
s1cxnu-sfor such year, within the ltilts as
provided for IA this ii&.'
3n view of the toregolag tstetutss,you are x-46-
tpactfUllJ advSea4 that the 2%a%ia3Un
#Mary for each nmber
of the oomlesia~ern oourt of Toaktm County io ~1,6W.W
e mar*
b@a’din& YOUT 84SOoAd QWStfOA, W4 O&u your
lttsntian to ArtlclecrS885,25891anb 3095 or V4mon*e cl~il
Annotate4 Stetuteo whloh r-4 In part as followsr
aArt. s9- Exaept aa othawiso provtded
HOA. I?.0. Ihaford, Tag4 S
in this Ashot,the annuel r408 thst cllobe re-
t&ml by prwinot, oouaty oad blstriot oftl-
;ifi$n;tloned la this rttlole shall ba a8
*I. fn OOlXIti48 OCAtCiilli~ tMHIt.7fiVB
~&S&00) thousand Cr bss lAhabifnAt8x County
tudg4, Elstriot or Crimlntil Mstrlot httcraey,
Sheriff County Clerk, Con&y Attorney, Clr-
trlot Clerk, Tar Collootor, Tax &aeosor, or
the Adseaoor and rilleator o? Taxes, Twenty-
four Eu~4rs4 ($i34W.W) Dollara 4soh; Justloe
or the Feaae aAd Constable, TlmlYS mAdr4d
(blZO0.W) Dollera eaoh......*
~mtIOlS 3891. E&oh officer Aawad in
thla Cha tar! shnu. first out or the OUZ-lWAt
twe of iiLa ofriae pq OP be pal4 the aaount
ellrrrredhia under the provlslcma cb Artlole
368?),together with tbn salaries or his asBi.s-
tenta and 44puties, and euthorited expenses
uader drtiale 3099,~and tho uaountaeoeesery
to oov4r ooetn at prexluraonwhatever sur4ty
bond ma7 be rqulred by few. ff the ourrent’
r09s or auoh offZa0 4ell4et4Q in any $eer b4
aore thsathe amuat 1144404 ta pay the aacuatr
abme npootfisd, -4 e&all be deew4d excess
raw, and 62~411be dIspose4 of lathe aenn4r
bereiaafter provided.
*In oountlae 4oat4inla~ tmmty-flvo
thowond (&OWf or less fnhkbitants lXstr%ot
and County orfloers nrse4 horein shd retain
ona-third of suoh exaew fess until euoh one-
thin& tomthnr with the ammts critie4
in Artlole s803, am?uAta to *a4 % - oufmA4 Dol-
leTa (l3,oCO). Prwllnot oriloers shall retaia
one-third Until suoh oaS?-thbd, tO~~thOr aftb
the eaount 0pocIfi4d in Artlale SSO3, amunts
to 7ourtaea Mn4red ihllsra [#14W)......
*iirtIoleS998. The Com&sIoaewg Court
is hereby debarrsd fca~p allodq ocPspeneatlon
for 4x-ofilaio aonlcsr, to ocaaty afffoI~la
ion and exoee8 tees whioh
when the oompentlat
they are allow44 to mtaln shall maoh the
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aaxliam provided for %a tNs ahapter, in
oa808 where the ocuspenbationan4 exoe88 fees
whloh the oftioerr am allowab to retain shall
not mnah the amxintnrprovided for ln this
ohapter, the Ca~mioeiouera* Court f&all allow
oomphnsatlonfor ex4fiioLo eorvloee when, in
their jud~nt, auoh ooazparrsatlon 1s n~oclmtIly,
provided auoh 0~3 nnat foa tor cxdfiioio aor-
rises ad 4wod shfil r rmt hrnase ths ooupeas~-
ti0n 0f the orrioial bepia tht, I~SIX~~W~4f
o~penfmtion an4 exoeaa fees allam to be re-
talnbd by him under this ohapter. Pmvlded,
howaver, the er-oitlolo herein authorized shall
be allawed only after aa opportunity for 8
publiohearlnr: tina only upon the atflrazatlve
rote of mt lcaet three umber8 of the ocmmis-
riomm3~ a4urt.*
sat*(L oa 4 Tao beair. Thereroro, you 8uw reqeotruny ud-
rise6thatwhernthe ooqensatlon trd CIIOOB~ feoorhlohthe
oountyattorney 1s allowed to ret?& does not reeoh the
maxlnuaprovided ior br Artlo3.e38U3 and Artlole31791, ~upro,
the txnd,mdoners* court my allow 04tzpenaatlon for ex-ttrrioio
renloee when, in their jUa@mnt auoh wmpensetlon is (Leo-
lneary provi4e4 ruoha~esat~oa for sx-offialo senioerr
dla?d aha I& lnona80 the ompenaatioaof the oountt
attUrner beyoad the tartxlmwnof oo?apfmwtlon 8nd cxoe88 fees
allowed to be retaineed by hln under the two ~bovo tentloned
statutnrr, Pmvl4e4, the ex-offlolo a8 authorlrod by Arti-
cle SfNS mqmi, shnll be allow&? onlyef%erunopportuaity
ror a pt&lL hearing and oaly upon the airi8dit6 rote or
at lenutthreenonbeteof the oawdssionerd e~urt. Rhether
o r no tlx-oLTioio ocx@enscltien la neossaary is wholly with-
in the Judgment 0r the uoailenloa0ra~ oourt en4 the amount
thereof, li any, auat’b~ detennixmd by ml4 court an4 not
by thlr ilqmrfmnt.
Truatfnu that thb ?oregoln~ iully anmera your
inquiry, m mmdn
Yotwa very truly
A?"inrn tmERAl OF 7mAs
APPROVED JAM z23 lg4% &.s&.&&&!rtT&
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion