OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
tionorablsD. W. Burkhaltnr
County Attmney
Throakmerton County
Box 953
‘Ehroekmorton, Texar
Dear Sir!
IS each day in prebafe
Eionorable D. V. Rurkhaltar, paG6 3
tr, be pala for u0h dsp that the shsrirr or
his deputy shall raid oourt.
a!.LOlld MO par aian
should ba siloma where thsr6 16 no suoh atten-
dense @van though the oowt my bs fn o8oolon
ma Is prroralng its vnrlouo duties wham the
00wt i8 rclq~i+d to pm0ri9i many ru00ticrtr0 tiera
the ltta nda uer of tho eharlff or hi6 deputy 16
not ndloooaery. Zt murt be borne lo tid that
etstutu parmittl8gcronpmaatlai to pub110 of-
rlolale rarstbe ~trlotly oomtruad and It is a
8da k .a p o lityo r th e not to psrmlb th e
lq g k to
pp~nt 0r ru0 02 0th~ rcpm 0r oomponoatlon,
IXI~,OUS t&e othutes s~olfloally and olsuly
authorlrs tha 86m6.”
The sh8rlff la entitlad to 6 $i.oc r0e r0r.th8 p08t-
lnpt or the not168 under Artiole 3991.
You are re8pemtfull.y advlood that it ia the opinion
or this dapartment that3hs oharlrt 09 Throokmorton County
la entgtlad to #4.00 par’day for 6a6h day ha lo eatually
ln attendanos upof~ths qotlrt, aa the ob6tuts 8~et3irleo
this
tfifit mm IS to be gaid r0r sach day test the 0hdrr
Or hi4 deputy ohall ettlad’tha. dietriot or OoUtdiy 00-t.
stataq. airrsrsntly, She shsrirr to entitloa to $4.00 ror
esoh &ey ha 18 aotu6llyin attendan u an the 6owt. Es
would not be antltlad to suoh~oo6ipen6at Eon where he is not
in attendsma uv6n thou&~ths court majl be in oeooion an4
LB perXormlng lto vsrloao duties uher6 tha aowt IO r6-
q’ulraa to parrorm sung iuaotlona where ths attadaa~n~f
the sharlrr or hi8 daputy la not nsouooary.
would not be antltlsd to $It,OOror U&I day t&t the tied.-
ninlstratim la pending or the aourt lo in sa6sloa, but
would ba antltlad,only to $4.00 for 6a6h day In aotwl
attsiidanoo upon ths oowt 88 otatsd in th6 Opini~O,
portions oi whlah are quo- above,
YOWP vew trala.
BY
Ao6lstaat
A p~rovsd Opinion Comczlt
t@e
By B. 3. I+. Chelirioan