OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTlN
Honorable Charlss I. Hmtphlll
county M&¶ttor
Upton aountf
&@d.n, Texne
bar 8f.m Oplnloa x0*
ROI Urdor t
th4 aw
to FeoeitB any
wlouatr provided
to bs paid theat?
ir\Fel*teu QtlestioM.
atlng the opinion
ted therein ir aa
tin& or the Cod-
hold on ifooday,
ordorll, wioll$st
ommfiirion4r
3, 0. Ourrio, tlnly
onor Burfry XoCulloa that
Dal, Offf4ial.~ 119 f&B* b4
B fOF the fWF 19491 8hOFtff-
OtOr OOltntf AttOFmf; OOwty
t Alt CIonetablor; Al.1Jwtloos
0r tb ~4044~.
a!%4t.la5 by Oomlwliowr Y. R, fatea, 6uly
reoonded by CorPnJssi4n4r f. 0, Currio that th4
t0110whg Upton cotmty otrioill1 Sal..arf*csb4 rot
@On thim l.lU %a of Janua~ 1953, them
oamo on ier oondhm t Ion eaoae oha rttorr tha
Xr Offlo 44hsl4e d thr Ooudy tM5q 0owt.y
AndIGtrlot Olork and sh~F%ff, ArnM6aox and
Collootor, and lt be&q Uw iosh oi Bae Qoart
tba0 raid offloerr be Cslmrd te aaL0 tk4 mui-
mum relaFiu auewe4 by aar, am4 Lo OF&r for
thAr to'do #I, LI ir n#oMaFy w allow #i%
Offioo~s ~sOffisio rwlulor Oar BJTIfll by Oam-
laissionu w. 1. T4toa 444&d bJ QonmiASiOWF
;r. 0. ourrio, the st.lubs WD sAbFirs to b4
o%rJAed by the oouaty
Clerk, utd ShoFiif %a&
dxll a00 om3oed the Skrtotory
Mh it14Jl&Ag AU f4W Wd
Aad bat tha 4wftioiO llAr y o ?tb
bo fired at #)&%vOa aad 8hAt the
wlary or the Oounty rad Matriot Glerk be Sixed
A$ $~ooo,oo par y4at
ANI t&t tha n;-0iri0io
Salary or the 3heriri , Asrrrun md
be rirr(L at $3000.00, for the mu- 19
b4 pat4 la tw42+4 oqwl pnywntr’.
‘By Or&F OntOrod p0040d ~8~4 O&OF06 th4 lame
,
bO-Wi%t
“Ii&ion by CO1Ud44ioliOF J. 0. Crrlie 8aly
woaade4 by OORI~A~~O~~F Barley Xo%ollu t&t the
eiaximm sot ral~ry to bo 4emm4 by tho
Atterrrep,John A. U4not44, rhall not 1800.00
p6P YeAT, itlOludill5 til f4A8 IM A
l6
X-oifi4iO Oalq,
pad th ox-ortlaio wl6ry for the County Attomoy
,mablo Chtzrlw I. Hemphill, Paga S
$6 bomb ihed ‘t ~1600.00, ia the ywr 1943,
Do bo peI 6 ~JI krelro .qual ~yments’.
%y oonstruotion of tkm spplloablo lub dlvi-
‘iOfi6 Of btlOl# )%%8f 1A that th4 AiAXhl%U AiaAoatr
@A cow Jpbgo, Oountq Attonmy Sherlrf-
Assorsor 3 ollooter sad Uouaty-Wshst Clerk
(Uptar Ooamty &vhg hss t&a 20,000 &ntmb;turts)
my ro~l~6 u&d be ~3,00%00~ da& An Offs-
aeat i9.l~~ Fun4 WAS pro+ltlod ?OF by the Owdo-
4iowrrt Oowt prior to thh year* What I *m ia
l qUM&LFy AbOUt 16
OFllOt ths ~d‘doa-
WhSthOl’
WI)' Qour8 of 0 Oon Qounsy, by t&41? M l& lo:1on
tokrn on the aa t 0 of their fhst n@rr mot*
in J-w, 19b31
ll. Whotko the Uemby Job 4, Qounty A%t~r-
ney Sheriff-Asseobot iad 001106tet an8 Ooanty-
Dlrkriot no* UOTO laasd lepon8 salart or r44
baois for the ysar 18 43 as4 wh4thor t&et AGO
0ntLtWl te r4041*4 LIWO tdlsn th4 %tleunts
prevido6 by t&4 oourl‘70 be paid thm in th4
above OPdeTs.
ROAOFAbl4 CbrrloA F. Ruaphlll, PA@ &
OfCloars' S414rf Pun& ot ths oowty, or should thr
&U&t AttorMJ SlOn4 A0 60 iSB6~0h as th4 OE~OF
‘uthoriri~ 947a46t tb the others dO4A Rot A&y
thAt ‘uoh ‘AlOFj @boll 14014d4 All fM6 %Ad 4Ic
O??iOiO ‘AlSFJf.-
&MllAtbf8 Of u9tOQ aOUt i8 4,297 bhrbit4txt4
444ording go
:i?'t a 1940 ?edmsl 04os\u. 4h l 44*4aA44 trr Vrlu-
4S14m Or Wi6 404SSy fOF th. -OF 19b2 WA‘ #l&298,OO(s.O&
&&ion 2 Of rrti41. 39120, f4?Aon“ hUlOtAt4d Clvll
st‘*uto‘ nsds in VW8 ‘6 f011On:
Is 4outir‘ hnla S,RUU~FU&~~’
14“ :;A: &Oat, thotuwd (20 too
4400rd16~ to the 1ASt pno.d& hbrsl Oeams,
it BhAll ffkWi6, b4 th* bty Of the Commlwion-
OF“ GOart, b it‘ Ol’dO? dtif BAd4 4d OAte?O&
of rooor& et 11
$6 first FO~lOF nrtily is Jnp~4pJ
of 440h l614adar y44t, t0 dotamino WhOthaF 400~
ty OffiOOtr
Of Ullah 6OWut~ (4SOhdiU6 4OUAty
‘WVd Qrll, FO~St?AF‘ Ot Vital ‘thi‘tiO8 lnd
notar i46 pabllol~rSsl1 b4 racpraAat6d rot tb4
fiWA1 FOAF 08 th b%‘tr Of ‘A 4AAAA1 AOlAFy et
whrther thy *hall bo oatprnutad on the bar;‘
of foes omw? by t&m in thr perfom~n44 of
their oitioial dutfor, wd it shall al80 k th4
duty oi thr ooonty rlrrk to torpard to tb0 C06ip.
tt0iier 0r PAbli0 r48owi8 or th4 stat4 OS 94~46,
OA or bdor4 the flrt 44 or Yanuary, 4 04rtiriO4
00~~ 0r SAid OFdOP Of 64 f d d00t~httO~ftr8’ cOUFt.*
Tt14 motiaas 604 otdsrs of the Oommlrsiosrrr~ Court
A‘ h4F4totO?0 qUOt0d 43'4#&'#@#$%2,BOAtFAdi4tOFy 4Ad i5dOfiAit4,
~4 0Annot ortegorloally srf uhthcr the oowty 0rfh4818 or
Upton OOWty 43-4t0 b4 OCN946AOtOb M A r4@ bMi8 O? %A SQBU&
66lrrf b6rlr ior tb4 To*? 1943.
Thlr doprrtmat Pm F6p46tdly hold tbC t&4 Ca!f818r!I9ners'
Court in oountire hatin l populAtbA Of 148‘ than 20,ooO iAhAbi-
$a‘,tAA4oordlng $0 the 1Ast pr*roding ?rdsrol Cenoua, iA aotsr-
Boaorrble Cbrtrler1. tlm~phlll,Pagr 5
Boaorablr CharlO y. iimphill, P880 6
Ot 8dd di8triOt 806 OOUdy OffiCU8 i.~ IIDB~
8II 8MUel 881S?y ti tWOlV0 (12) 8aU81 iBStr J-
agEt8 O? a6t 1088 thaa the tOtO1 8011 l8rnM 88
Isore thrm tb rtulmun allonQ rmk offloO? undu
law8 ed8tin& Aagsat 24, 1935, l l ' px'ov~da4,
that h OOUDtk8 h8Via L pO&Ud8thS d 1.88 t&B
tWOA* thOU8Md ( 20,005) sBhbitMt8 WO?&ing
to the 188t pr@OOdtS~ yOdOr81 COXWILI, O&d hwirq
ea users4d ralortlm 5.a lf0W8 or toe Blll.iM
@.~ooo,o~) dO118r8 MMtrbin~ t0 th0 h8t PI’+
M ~8~1W,d%8%~~~~t 8DSfiOOMt~,tb
-ZbUm W-t 8t3@nd 8Udl OtiiUX’8 88 8ahrio
ary k 1Ml'OciSd On0 (1) $W~Uit iOr OOOh 0aO
rillfo0 (@,f%i,o@) dOll8r8 V8bli!tbIb, O? t?W-
Uo B a l p ia r t
th o no r , in lxmm of nl4 tan dl-
LioD (#.o,~o 000) 601blr8 V8h8tiM QIOY 8rd
lb o r o t& &&tfror)~idd 8rd UllW9a 8W&Ot-
ffOO?8 under 18WS SLi8tiEg 011 Awlt ah, 1935;
prmfdd, hOUTO?, 110 8daFie8 OoVOnd by tfi8
8OOt$On 8hlhn lXOWd tha 8tkRl Of fOU? tbUSMd
fire hundnd (~.500,00) dO~1lF8-IyM?(u4488 Of
the prorntag, o iIW'Wi8~ tIl pOp&th8
Ut aad ih0
rrluatfoa * .
a tbr WUt th0 OOtKity Of?bi@i8 Of uptU cWEIty
lO to b OOZb~O~88t.8605 8ll 8MH81 88lOry b9d8, thd? 881-
;;f;; Wt b9 ihd hi Oo&~l18R08 rim 88OtbJI 15, Adi0h
On the other hrnd, if thO Oounty O~fiOi.&18 ot u%d
OoilRt; 8rCtO b8 OOm~Mat~d OB the bari8 Of SO88 OU8.6 by
tha18 in theperfarmrMO of their offiolrl (Lutbie3,an&or Ohe
8ppllrrblO pl'Olt18iOlUOf AYtiOlO8 3663 8B4 3891, vOZlLOn'8
MiWt8tUd civil %etutU8, tb MXhttm rmual to.8 th8t My
be ntrinat by tha aGang or~iof8l8 watlond la Adole
3883 oannot rxoe.4 thmo thOU88Ild ($3,000.00) dale8 Orah.
ti OOUQtbS Whhm the OOUUty OifiOid8 w OCIEpOU8t~d 011
8O 8mtl81 8818ry b8818, the OCUd8dOn*r8' lMYt hu IW 8b
thorlty to allow 8111 a-offioio omiprnratloo. (P8rrgrgh (b)
& Saotion 6, Artiole f9lS3, Vernon'8 Anmtatod Uidl sktUte8).
Bonorabla Oharlsa P,.Iioniphill,
Page 7
ArtlOla 389 0? ~0?~00'0 AnnOtOtod Clril !?tatuha
prahiblta thr oomla sl onarm’ oourt treorlllovla~ larpearatlon
sor lbOfrloiO l4nlooa ta 0ouJlty otflolala rbero the oaq*n-
r a tiolnad 0x04~8 foao ahloh t&ag lro llSuwod to ntala ahall
rosob tbo maxl~~~improtidrd ior, but provldoa that, where th
oompansatlon end oxcoaa ioao do not naoh au& rnaximua tb
oourt rho11 allow ox-offiolo oompensatlon if in their Jude&
it 18 noe4rrary. In otbar uarda, tNa statute lnthotlroa
tho 00d08i004r0~ 00u-t to ruow aa orfi00r oo~a44tioa to?
ox-oitloio ssnlooa provld8d that auob ooq4nartim t ethar
1th the foe0 ntalnod by him uudor Artlols38d) and 381
doca not amountto m0r4 than tho Malt flxod by th4m. Th4
aakfn& or tho al.loranoo for or-offieie oampeaaatloa is dls-
orotloaary v!th th4 oow&lsaloa4ra court, vlthla tho llmltr
prauorlbd. the 4omnla(llon4~ei~aowt oaa allov ox-offlalo
oompensatloa only to the ortont that auob ooapenrstloa togathar
with the foor ntalnad by soah of tho offl4arr horatoioro
rentlonsd prcnlf!od tha amount dooo not rmeont to 43~~4 than
the linft ‘itred by Artlole3883 sad 3891.
Tha sherlfi oi Upton COuntf rlro
tho dntlup8~f0rml
of tar lsoossor-601140Woc for oald oountr.
Thla 64pertmut
haa npaatrdlf hold that uhero th8 dutlea ot th8 tax lmebaaor-
oollo4tor ar4 lapos4d U~OQ the Shrrifi tinEar tbo law8 of t&lo
Stete, the S∨H hold6 Only 0x18offtoo, thnt 18 th4 otti
ai f?lmrlfi,a~4 partoma tho a44ltloaal dutloa of tax l4e404or-
oollootor. Ia a0 rront oan tho oc4mla8ian4rs~ astzrtallow
the Shsrltf 4x-Of210io OOntp eXWOtiOAh lfO000
Of Oa4 thousand
4oll8ra prr (IIWNE. (3.0 Art1018 3934, v4Pti0at4 AMOtotOd
01~11 f%ettrt40).
Apparootly th8 oocimlaslo~ora’4ourt in 8ttsaptlo&
to $1x oh4 4x90tr1010 4oEfp4noetlcaof tJ34CcuatY JuQ*, tfJ0
Sh4plff Ameeeor sad Collrotcr of tax88 aaB She Uounty Clerk,
*ho 0180. psrftms the .dutt4a of dlatrlot 016rk at tha naxlmum
of thrro thousand (#gOOO.OO) dollarr l44h p4r rear upon the
beala that none a? tboro oiilolah would earn ant foa8,:2#S&t-
lo4tar . The saw oar k aold with r0f4~000 to tha COOE~~
Attorool, axeapt that blr ax-of'flolo oomxmnaatloa wan lialt44
to li&toao hundrrd (#ll$OO.OO)6ollerS F4r Y4er. It 14 *l*O
lppar4nt that th4 4ommlaaionora * oourt att4mptbd to llalt tha
Honombh ,Charlm t; EmpUll, Pago 6
mapwaatlgn of tbo Oeratl Attorney to tho 8~8 of of&ban
hunea4 (#l8co.o0) Dollam. Wboro the 04unty otiirlo1~ or0
rapen8atod oa 8 ?W brria, the oomlaalo~~ra~ sow$ hag no
uthorltr ov rigs@ to tlmlt their toeo that may b
le g a ll
larn84 by looh o?tioiala In t&4 psrtormeara of th4ir ~?tio~b3.
iut1.a. The rktutar (Artiol403483 *a4 3691) tir~c the aari8ua
a...~~; 00 aO@t~Oa that MY k oamad and ntainad by auoh
. W
Yr th mfareaoo to bx-afiiolowbmp6nratlcnthe law
~n0orlbsa a6 tiu whoa the ooa8ia8lonor** oowt may ii% t&
4x0Ottioio lOmQoaratien lOuatT oftio~ala; aor la thoro
41 the
ml inhibition to tbo ohrn@.ia( tha amount t&woo? wheaetrr tta
ldOSlM 8r ~’ UU?~ omaludas, ior my raason, that ruoh
rllmnrer or9 tao ga8! or tfd uall. Thor &we t&o right
an4 powor, at oar t
,o baforo tho sonay ir astually pai4 orrt
to tho o?flo4r,bo rhea@, moditf, or o-411 8atlraIy nprrl
or nvoLo tha ordor llloul~ ox-att1elo ooqaneatltm providad
tba rapaautla oi ox-oftiolo ranlur allowd abali not la-
oraau the wmpaaratica or the oitiolal baton4 the mrimrm O?
th e o a ep enr a tlo aa nd lx o o a a fr o 8 allovrd to b -sm$ a lne& b y
;Fsbg I:%, (Pa0 the oau of CoUilywortb Ooyty v. &~?a,
. . .
Ia rlow of the tongoing you are raapaottul~ ad-
iiad that lt ir our opfaion t&et tbo lmaiasl~ara* oaurt
ua logally tix t& ox-oftioio oonpoluation o? ths Couatr
tadgo, Cow&r Olwk, and tbh,aomty Attoraat in oasp~lrruo
with and aa luthorltod by Arti@ 3695 at any amtint mo long
as the anoaat of ax-offlol!Jaompsneation allowed to@tbar
rltb the ?aar mtalned by 8aah $Kioer under the rbmo mentiorm4
atatataa door not wont to mtw4 than tha liklt tire4 by 7
than.
Tbo ord4r of tbo awmlit0lon4ra' oourt raflootr
that the rrlrrr of tbo Counts noditor wae flrand at tba sum
of 8ightr4A bwdrod (&@?j.oO)
dollsra per par.
aotontptin
for t& porporo of t&la o &ion we eaaumo
8014 ooapanaatlon that
we8 t&x04 la omapllaa~e vf Ih ai& a8 authorize4 by Artlao l&5,
fornoa’r &~netr~o4 tJivl1Sta$a$o,r as aeea4Od, and Qhat t&o
ralery o? the Oouty Auditorwa8 iire by tha Slstrlot Judge
and lpprovO4 b thr be?aiD~ial4rO' OOUrt tn loa liMO0 with
~14 &61010 A8 45, proridod tke f*4t@ nquir*d & e lp p r o 7 01
of the 01mua141110n4~8* OQW# on&e? aaid ltatuto.
Honorrblo Charler t. RanPhil& P.&a 9
18 Ir Ilo: that ia w* or the oraarr ;&a; tb,
8aami88fOWrlr Wplrt hOmtOfOZ8 WtOU tlb8b th0 lo*pnaat~~
of the count ~awrar n8 I1 J 8999.92 par war drtiahs
39u and ,9&i, Vaxnce’. A..n.tatd & Jt.tut.8
pr...;ma tb
maxlrun ooami88ioa8 ior the Coentr Treaaerar la raoolr!.ng ad
Q.d out funda. the OOm.bl~br8' Wart may not aham8 tbs
Plan "f;or OOapen8at the tr~emrer tro. a r88 to ralrry b88i8,
rnd ant attempt tu % x l deilnito 8818rY lB lieu a? 8Qmi88loa#
18 void. (broer v. Eplt Cotmts, 2b9 2.W. 631; tat@ t, Ierdoa,
26 3.1. (2$) 1231# Tax Jwl8p?sidoner, Yel. 11, p. 600 aa& 80-
thoritier eltrd thewia).
dth l prorl80 ;ha;,uth*ladrf. 8odrriln¶a amaa;;ola8.
than the 8ala~y, Ire rhall rwailo rra ~?a then his lidul
oommi8alen8, th. d.? ir..ft.ot flxo. 4 &.rioua da1.h my
be aamod a* 0onnlrdoM.
plaoe the wuatY +mk-ourer 011a ..lary baal8. The only au-
thorltl ;&a ~Olllrfsafenere’ 8~1-4 Baa in thfa fnstanaa ia to
fir the ret* OS a~~iuianr within tbr 8tatutor~ Ihit. The
oOIIILla8lwor~’ wolittuy rix thr treasurer's ~OIEE~S~~OR at
eny rate, not go asrod the statutory rote, an4 may al80
reduoa the maria- w 80 b. p.id en tho ret8 as fix.6 00 a4
anouat la88 than the StatutoW u-=. fr the oommleaionara’
oour; baa no; rlmd the oQly8aii, by order of said txmrtt,
the 00utf WOW-r ir rntlthd to rateire the urlnen ra.8
o r r a th l
e r
oraelulou I@ fixed by tha 888fut8#.(Baxter v.
Ruak County, 11 2.V. (24) WI.
454
HoeorSblS %rl~g I, Hemphtll, PSgO 10
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion