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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Eon. coo. E. Shhspml
Comtitrollerof Pu1110 Acoounta Y
Auatlu, Toxaa
ODlnlonNo. 04a.l
D8ar Slrr Ril Under o?
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opinionon the
rrom your letter as
drlar ii., by the lnaotrmt or S.B.
49th Lagialaturoa11Win45a 15s
pllmi by 12 months plus 15s for the Inoraaaa.
"*In tha 0880 or th orrio@ d wm BexarCounty
Tax Aaaaasor-Colloe@or, t&a Maroh 1945 pWroll
inoludadth el alarIeaof regular and ltra dapu-
ties. ,da a maaaure or loonaaw, it la naeoaaar~
to l mpioy extra daputleaior aeaaoaalruahea.ma
majority of the atra deputloawore on the pay-
roll only a portion of Marah 1945 and this is
typpfealof alroat any month or thkyur. l!br*-
roro, unloaa the annualapproprlatlonla rigured
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Hon. Ceo. F. Sheppard!, page 2
as aat forth above, no prorlalon till be mad6
for mon6y to aziployextra daputleaa4 th6f
ora medo&.’
'1 ahall thank you to ldrls6 m6 the proper anawu
to mukr to this raquoat.*
F~OBour dlaouaalon oi the above quostlon
with the Eon,
or T4x64 0r
p. E. m6kiaoni, Aaaraaor-00116stor 8r Oounty,T6xaa,
It 1 a our Und6r8tlad& that 7014 8re d6alroua oik$ awin& what a&m
or moiier a&uld b6 rppr6prlatad in the 1946 bud@ OS Bexrr County
ror tbo purposeof paying tha lalariea of ragul4rand extra daputl68
in thi offior of th6 Aaaaaao~o~lrotor at ‘Paxan.
Thr populationoi B a x a Co
r unty
looording to the 1940 Fod-
us1 Census yam 388,176.
96n4toBill 190.266, Aata or the 49th Leglal.aturr,
Rag-
ular Saaaton, 1945, protld6aas tollow4~
s. 8. Ho. 246
oompmwtion QS ewtaln oount orrlalala in
a popul4tlon at not 168s &ID 300,000
nor E-I than 500,000, 4ooordiw to tha last praoed~
Fader4106naua; providingiOr 8 iitt6en (15$) p6r osnt
lnor6ea6 ln 44larf68t3r th6 6zaplo~68,66puti68, and
4aaiateata ol said oounty ofii6iala, baaed oa Muoh,
1903 p4r roll1 QrO+idlng for #b~aalat6ntr t6 th6
County Tmaaurar rt stated a616rl68,and to bo lpt~
point6d by hint QroTidin~ Oka* ~4larl6aor mplo~666,
d6puti68 ~4nd liaiat4ata o fthe mtn6d0rri6i4k8 ma ynot
br doarsaa6d; proriding tha wtbd 6sd swam by rhioh
8414 offtoara asployoeashall bo oobpaaaa86d~ ro-
a&
Q6tiiw 8.OtiOll
1 Of ah4#6r 81, &6t4 Ot th6 &5th I,.@&
181484r6,86&ulrr S6Babn, p4&6 131 (1937)4ad 8ll
other 14wa fn 66Ptlletharawi+hb 4nd d66lul4 6a
6I46?66OOr.
J5JSXT EWXED BY TKX LEOISLATURF,
OF ‘IRE STATE OF TeXASi
prorialona
.Tbgr of thla~A6t rh411 rpply
in rroh at th6 eountira fn this lt4t6
Hon. 080. H. Sh6ppUd, p4g. 3
6 po ulatlon of not leas than 300,000,nor
hating
mm th4n 5B 0,000, 4ooordingto th8 18St QrSO6din6
FodrralC6Aaua.
Atto;;z.0;bm6 oountr Sudga, sharlrr,Matrlat
no1 DlatrlotAttorney,MStrlat 016rk,
Cody al6rk, and th6 AaS6aSor-Coll6otor of Tans of
au6h~OOunti64~ah4~ 646Jl r6oaIr6 a aalar~ 6r 8ar6ntp
86v6S Eundr6d (#7700.00)-D6114ra pu 4rmumo 9h6 OOU-
tr Auditoroi auoh oouatlea shall reeoltr 6 84lSrf of
sw6a8pfour Raadr64 (47400.00) D6llara p6r 4namh in
116~ of my 4ml 8l1~6orpaaaatIon now provided bp 14~1
provided that any salary or aom#a&aation now provid6d
by lrw to b6 p4id auoh OOUnty kditOr* Out Of 4ny
apeoialfunda, InoludIngo lna4tlonnadarod arrii-
gatlon,lovaa, drrlnrgr,roa ""g or aohooldiatrlota,
,ah411b4 ah4rg6dand ooll6oted,but ah4l.lba p4Id Into
the geaaralad of auoh oount$64, Tho Countr Tmaa-
ur u o tluoh 60uati68lh8n 6aoh.no6ive 4 8416rp of
Forty-W6 Hundnd ($4200.00) Do~l8ra per 4nnm. Th6
Judg6a oi th6 Oouaty Ootirta-rt-Law and tha Oount
arimin41Courts ti 8414 o.ountloa ah&L rroh JF60. I~V6 6
a61aFr Of 8iXt$'-thr.6 @ldY6d ()630&m) DOlhrS $69
annum. All auoh lalarloa ah811 be paid Out oi t&6
orrloua* salary had or the gonarrlfund 6f auoh
0ount168, 48 th6 6486 84y b6.
"866. Th6
Oouatr Tr64auro*,upoa the approval
3.
or th6 Ocm8Iaaloa6ra Oourt, ghill b6 allow6dbb 4gpolnt
6no (1) 6aaIat48t at a a4lary not to 6x686d tb6rrtprour
Muadrad (#2400.00)Dollrrr 06r 6nnum, sad 6 466cU
l6aiat4nt 4t 4 8414ry not to 6XO66d’%i6A%por, ltimdrad
(#2100.00)D6ll4ra pu amum. .8ald6aaIatanta ~hrll b6
SQQOiAt6d by th6 e684W6r 4nd 4h4ll. t4k bh4 AaA41 oath
authorityto do and p~19oka in Oh6 MJW o? tJl6 trraauar
lu6li rota of'4 616oti4Lor ,~atrrirl ohsrooter as my
k raquirad at than by tha @mkty Troaauror. All ai said
ularIaa lnamu4t6d I8 tJkI6~ l66tIo nlhll b6 paid fra
tha g6fwralfund of auoh o6ciAtlaa.
i i ,
Eon. 080. B, Shsppard,p4g6 4
ThhrCommi4aIon4raCourt 0r 640h OS
said ooun
-iI+ 6s ah411 grant an Inor~aaa in th6
6mploy66a*salarybudgot and aa6n.dsaid badg68
ror the naoraarr~ amount for 411 oi said oounty
offlo. nanad In S6OtiOAS 1 and 2 4boV6, SqUSl 80
a ffit66A (15$)per ornt lnor64aa IA th6 lal4ry 6f
411 th6 amp10y608,d6 utIaa aridlaalat4nta re all
0r amid ofrIoaa, baa6 t on the psy roll or th6 par-
tlortlaroiila6 as of M4r4h, 1945. T&r lalarla4 of
th6 otfI61418nam6d la thla A68 4hall not ba la-
Or6SS6d bayond tha 8418r164flad In this A6t. &id
lnor6486in a4larl6aah811 be paid froa Oh6 gaa6nl
fund 6r oftlou salary?unb, or road 6nd brldga
round or auoh o6uatIaa.
' *$OO. S+ Th6 Oeunt O64mIaaIoa6ra6? lua h
oountIea ah411 6aoh r666i10 a 84larp o? pff$y-iii76
?kudred ($5500.00)Dollua p6r 4n~m1 4nd auoh aal-
uI6a ~ah4l.lb6 p4ld out oi th6 Road 4nd aid66 Funds
or th6 thn6r61 Fund at SU6h OOMti64, 88 th. 6486
mar now be.
All fuatisra Of th6 'PO4064nd @OR-
stab168
"-i+0 'auoh4OMtlM who 4rs OOSkp4A4St6d on a
m gala as provldrdby law ah411 b6 6atltlodto
rrtaln annual to68 and/or rralarJot FQrty-arY6A
HundrrdFifty (#4750,00) DOll4rS466hC pYWfd6d,
how4vor,th6t 411 ?466 and oomlaalona, uheth6r
ourront or dalInqu4n8,rbfoh 4ro ooll668od by the
Irrortnbont duringhi4 86nW6 Of Ofti ah4l.lb4
4ppll6dfirst to th6 pWm64t Of his doputloa,4u-
thorlaad lxpanaoa of hla.otrlo6,and to m4k6 up
th6 maximUmosplg6SS4tfO6 prOvfd6d fOr ';A thi@‘,,
seation.Ao 806h OiiI88r8shall bo lntItl64to r6-
omirr ror 4ar purpoa*4ny t4ra or 6ommIaaIona that
4ra oollaotodaftor ho 068884 to hold lu6h of2166.-
h.Ia Aot ahall not rap6il l4y oi thm
ona
prmla"f-5 Oh8pt6YS169 and 585 I,th &(lIalatur6,
R4#ular Boasion, pa- 2b0, 1309 (l&l ? mm 4~~6~~
as Artlole3912-8,Saatloa19 (r-1) and (h-2 T , Vunon*a
:, ;., :
Hon. G6.o.H. Shepp4rd,p4g4 5
Annotated Girl1 Staiitoa. Tha,rirt66n (15%) ,ior'-',.
sent Inoraaa6in:641.4ryher6in,proYid6d for ahmU
b6 in 4ddltlonto the lalarioa ‘or 6mploy668; d’apu-
tI6a and 4aalatantaprorldadior $4 said AUtoi 8
i That Siotlcil or Chrpter 61 Aota tj$th
k(li~~h6itlar: 8oaaio~ pago 151 (19j7), Aow
lppo4rl4gai Art161639126-l:fumn*a A44ot4trdCl*ir
Statutra~~'4nd all other &rrr In ooa$&Iat ,horwlth bo,
4na the 48~ 4+0 hereby rrp6416d, lnaoiar as +hr~ 8qar.
4ra In oontllotwith th6 pro+Ialona or thla A6t, but
not othuwiaa.
"S60,-9. Th6 84&4ry 3d .a. dOUUtf ~ll&UO6~ Of
ruoh oountf shall A08 6XO66d ?ir$PtWO BilAdr6d Fifty
($5250.00) Dolldra.-peram& rid lal4ry to ba flxod
by thr Oommiaalon6ra,Oour8 and p4Id out or th4 road
lrulbrldgo Lund Of auoh oouatioa.
'Sea. 10. Thr salary or the Count;lS6hool Sup6r- ~
Intender&or 4uoh oountl6ashall b6 Fit0 ThoursndFifty
($5050.00) Dollars par 44aum, Uld ularp to bo paid
out or the aohool 6qualI44tlon rund. .
It Is iiuther pratldod that ‘6; ml&m&
Wli6r pa d lng road
;?++t 41&dbridge am loy6q of auoh ,( i
oountl68ah411 b6 not 1688 thrn Fifty II 50#] ooata per
hour.
*860. u. U 4ny sootion,paragraph,olauae ey
.arnteno) la thla A& is d6olu6d to b6 UAoOAatitAtioA6f.,
it: 84m6 ahall not 4ttaat th6 ram4Inlly portIoaaof this
xp la rurtherth6 intaAt;OA or the L6~18148A?4 La
th6*.+6Jk) thi# Aot shall b6 d6616r6d US6WlStftUtiOd,
that tha nlrrlaa an4 oorp6autioaa or tha 6mploya64,
daputioa4nd laalataataoitha publla offioua mama6 In
this Aot 4~4 the marinmm Smmnt of aalarlu and oapaa-
aatioaawhlah 614~ be paid to 84fd SmQlO~e68, 66puti68
‘.
533
" Hon. Gee. Ii.Bheppard, 'pago6
and arrlrtantr,#hall remainthe 8ame a8 say now
be fixed by existinglaw.
Th0 raet that 0irfaer8 and eaployew
==P 88 lr r eo ted
in ooua by thir Aot lra now paid 8al.-
8l388 JlOt OOJlSi8Xl8UT8t8
With their 88laX'iQ8 8Dd dUti88j
th8 Saot that thr County Auditor in the eOUlItie8 here-
in lffeot84 br tht8 AOt 82'0 Oftia8r8
th8 bubh;et Of
raid aOUZltie8,
with - inWe* in dUti88 ali& lT88-
pCWibbi~ti.8~ the faot that the Gounty Tr8aawr in
raoh Oil tha OOUUti.8 n-4 Ila.6tL0 a88i8tMt8 iOr the
PrO r dl*OhWgO Of hi8 dUtt88; Mb thb fUSth8r faot
t&~r laoroar living oort an4 taxer hare greatly
inoMa804 th8 1iVa 8Xpli8a8Of the @Qp1Oy808,
dQUtie8 aa& a88i8tMt8 pi the OOUR~ OffhW8
MMa, 80 that 8aid OftiO8r8 ar8 hmbg dlfcietity
in k8opin.g a&equate rtaifr of train04 parsoanak,
armak8 8nlnergmcy an6 aa lmpbratlro publir
WOO88ity that thm OonrtltutlonalRule rocpairias'
bill8 to b8 nad on thrro rweral dayr~ .in eaoh
HOu88, be 8~8QOndad, and 8alid Rule 18 hor8br 8U8-
p6n&bs and thi8 AOt Shall take 8ffeot md be in
roros from &nd attor the b8ta or .itr parragr; an&
it 48 8e enaoted.
/I/ John Lse Smith
Prrrident or the sowto
'I hOr8b oortity that 9. B. X0. 246 pa8Mb the
Senat8,&pi i 4 1945, by th8 folloring: rote: Yea8 29,
my8 0; hprii 23, 1945, sat4 333fw0a t0 ~00~~0~ in
fa
irOU88arPlmXl~at8an4 XWUU88b Ithe lp g o intiwao t
@Xlf8S?WO~ ~05idtk8 &kFil 30, 1945, HOMe midi&4
, 88n8ti
MQlO8t~ tiy 15, 19.94 adOpt84 f%Il.f8WPO8 oO*
mltka 8oport by
follodng tha rote: Yoa8 26, my8 01
xay 15, 1945 tote on titi abb naen8L48ro41 my 29,
1945,:a. n. HO. 2&breoa f 04 srom the 86TOfoo1c'8ofri0e
by authotitfoi 8. Q. R. Bob 33) Mar.31, 19b5, hew Coa-
fereneeoomltteo mport wa8 adopted by t&a to&loring
tote: Ia8 29, N8gr 0, _
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Hon. Coo. 8. Sheppard, page 7
"1 hrraby oortlfythat S. B. NO. %b: pa88*d the
mIl88 of RIprW8nt8.tile8, April 26, 1915, with MM(L-
m8llt8,by thr folb~ill& ?OtO: YWS 109, Nays 61
A&l 30, 1.945, Eouso grant04 rOqW8t or Sonata ror
appointmentoi COti8lWiO8 CWd.ttOO~ YlY 15, 1945,
Km88 adopt84Conferon Comaitk8 amport by th8
iollow5Jqrota; Y8aI ll7, Play821 my 3%. 19b5,
50~88 ?800n814er84 the tot-aby wh ah the Oonfarenoo
Report was adogitod; May 31, 1945 now Coatrnne*
ii8&Wtt -8 adOpt84 by th8 ~O~oWjng VOtC: Y8a8 110,
.:amy* 0; ’
/I/ chMLlO8 JOIIO8
ibid clerk of the HOU88
Of RO~lIMktiV.8.
A~pPrOV84:
FIX&D IN TW OBpICiZOg TEE
SSCRSTARY03 WEA'IX
Dat8
THIS 2nd day if Juan, 1945
at & ocolook8n4 &O minutb8
/a/ Qlaudr18b8ll
r3oorrtary
of Stat8
wo call your partloularatt+atlonto 8eotiOn4 Of th8
abOV8 Aat whloh Mad8 in prt a8 iO3hlI8;
Thi8 portion of 9rotlon4 1 8lqpro8wd in plain and
unamblguow lawuago an4 it8 pwulhg i8 alear and &f%lllt8, and
/
goon.ueo. Ii.sh8ppar4, pago 8
thaw i8 no ooos~ion for oon8truotioa.
h ViOW Or the iOr8([Oi44it 18 OUR OQfIliO8l th4t the
annual 8rrmomiatioa (in the 1946 buU&et of Boxar bounty) for
th0 purpoe8 0r payin th8 mlarior of regularana 8xtm
dOpUtiO8 in th8 Om08 Of th8 A88@88OIFcOll4OtOr Of TaX88,
8hOud b8 th8 MoUnt Or tJi*Msroh 1945 pyI’O= (iOr Uid
OfflO8) %Udti~li@d by 12bm&8) p1U8 Ul ldditiO5a8U0 l Of
tifteen (15%) per aont to 86v8r th8 lnor8aro.
ti oonnrotlon with the rongoln6, w oall your ltt8ntloa
to tha faot thmt the lrrootlv* aato of &nab Bill IJo.2J+6was
Juno 2, 1945.
Yours very truly,
AttOrn8y OoMMl Of TOXBS
BY