748
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hoaorablo lcarlonEeQee
County Autlltor~
Imy8 couuty
San WrooB, Texas
DMr sir:
your nqubrt fir o n th e a b o ve
l.tateQ
quastlon h a a been mo d
naation for ix ottiofo Ml--
6ir j-t, rraaac%mpall~~
iwary, pmniAed, mmh oompenaation
ia rmior8rl2olm~aal2 net&n-
O~MM the oompaaation cf the offisial beyond
the nmximuu of 06ap4matiou am3 exoosi3fna al-
lowed to be l-Ma1n.d by him UnbC thtr &lapt@t.
Fro~l6@4,howtmer, the *I ait2do hs*ia author-
be8 shall ?M allwod only after an opportu.nity
for a pubua hearts& and enky upon tha efflm6~
tire rote ot at laa8githee* smmber8 of th coilr
mieslonml4'OOurt." :
74
Honorable k%rlon roGee, Faga E
In tier of the foregoing statute you are ruspeot-
lully advised that it is the opinion of this depsx-tmmt
that the oommlasloners*oourt MY allow oompensstfonror
lx offiolo services when, In their juwnt such compen-
satlon Is neoessary, provided,sash oompeasationfor ox
oitlolo servicesallowod shall not fnoraase oompensatlon
or the oounty attorney beyoti tho maximua~of oos,pensatfon
and oxoosa rwm allowed to b retaiaod by him by the law.
You are farth.eradvised that thesx ofrlolo authorleed
by Artlola 3895, ailpra,shall be all.oweUonly after an
opportunityfor a pub110 hearlag aad only upon ths affir-
rtlto rota of at lease three IIW~~IYJ0i the ~IRWLI~~IO~-
ems* oourt.
mliarlng that the foregoinganowers yfmr In-
qrALr;r, we rennin
rour6Terytmly
Ardoll wll11m
Ar8lotant