OFFICE OF THE Al-fORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
lSia o oth eCo 2nd Judiolal
Blrtrlof la 1
eir lwt entioam
or &tlcle 2wab.
7o0roo p”r r-r
. the reporter.
waitted cop108
0, addrereed to
tars, 8nd County Auditor
sty palwtted PB to usa
eportorm la that oountr
Lnioa o-3966 and uieadmeats
there opinion8 oondderm
noe 1 ask that you anaer
tbc rollo*tmg’quertiom~~
‘(1)
Art1010 23260 C&sea 811 m8lwiec
oi court 2epoctorr *where the oompenrtlon
ei uah reporter----la not otbarlsa provided
by pylal I&T’ and ram paeeed In 1099. Xc
Ar t c e a tt2iiiimuo a sp ec
h ia lul a sluld
owe wtthia the quoted exoeptloa?
Yonorable 2. I. ho600 - pbge 2
a(2) If Article 2322b lo ouab a l9salal
-e, UJWl
.(a) Ibe it p4eeo4 in lomfemeaoe
rith Artdale 1.11 Se0tloo 27 of the Con-
ltltutieat
O(b) If it me 00 pbeeea OWld it
a th o tlida lgCouot~wkue
e tk olom2ltloo
de#rlbd in Artlole aSO(lb U1 80s loeur
aotil 1032 mhewnr &tie10 2m2b me en-
loted i8 1220, tbroe fowe prior therota?
.(a) if wrriole 2-m lo b
wbe it repeblcd by thb au~oaqu
19a9, of utiole 25.260U11ch prwldce ror the
eblbry of tke reportor of eeeh &Uelel Die-
triot end uky County court in MaSo 8tetet
Ina llti8 of this nhwe weald the
‘( 4 )
two or four yeare ltb tutolf ltmitatlrm lpplyt
m(s) tko Court deportor for tbe 9fml Dio-
triot Court ha8 lerwd em euoh elooe Jboubry
lQ!ts,the reporter ?or the 92t14 Metriot Court
hem l little wIs l Jeer luvlae. At the time
utlolr as220 be6ue OfTootire the a81817 lt
tho court 29puPtm for o&oh mart gee Mt rt
$2,704i,80 pm rear uua outbar 080 of tke prer
cot Court ne)ortre ha0 )rotoeted aame lr mule
any ObJaalm to nte
of p8y until the fll-
thbt
log of
tke pt.e.at olair owly &8 Jbwy 1944.
ff you Lola tkbt Be ehculd hwo pold tha under
Artlelo 8m2b what flcyt, it aq, 8e~ld 'YUt~81
Miotake@ bate om the emouot te b0 paAS et tbie
t1nr
lo roplr therOt you are adrimed lm fallo~e;
Artisle 2322b, v* A* C* I., (Aae lP29, 4tst.
te6irl~tUPe, p. 991, Ob. 310, PCrr.1) ha0 Doen mIpOr’Sodcd
by Art1010 23280, 1. A* C. I. (Aote l*Vtb 4* tcglelbturc,
p, 698, oh. 196). the second pb?egPbph of uld Artiole
23220 read0 be felle80~
YOmMblO b. Y. LOYe0 - pye 2
lT&e eaIaPy of tb0 lfflrlei a er th a o d
_ reperte? 10 SO& JudlolOl Dlstrlot in up
lwnty of uie Itate wlul a po~latloa in
woe00 of wo kuedra4 and tittr tbwmamd
loaordla~ to tbo last praoaaiw
( wio ~o o )
lrederelomue end wl11rhllew looetltato2
two Or me J0diolel Dietm, la edditiOa
ITtSZ iiS+autlea lf truworlpt tees 80
provldd b7 lar, eh01l bO three ?houeea&
Dollars ($Woo.Oo) pev aauw~ te be p&l 00
tko eeluiee of etbr ewrt rspwtere ero
pair.* (SepbeUr wro)
Xho flret pere6rrph U UCr Attlsle 23260 fixes
the ulaq of Oil OthOr erflalel ehOP(hoad reporters, uhrc
tholr oo~rmrtieo 10 not ltbOrOleO prcrkdsd W lpselal lOr,
8t not afore tkme $2700.00 nor leas cDO0 $2400,00 per axmpl,
co be flxcd ane determined br &bo JR&S as thaw&n provided,
lo Odd&tie0 to tbo oonpeontieo tu tre0Oorlpt fdbe, be pro-
vided for bf 1OO.
TMr Attie&* 23229 bOtem Ufwtlre on &gust in,
1933M. lt b a allno ebeen in fome aa& OffoOt, esaept ma mOdi-
fled w utlole 2%17a, xbleb beGuna UfmtlvO eo Y&y 5, YSW.
geld Article 2!3220is bleo wdifled br Artlolee 2926db V.A.C.6..
mad bJ rrtiole 23260, VA.C.8 ., Lot aOm et eatd lodlCloOtlone
lffnt Pitilgo County, Ohloh lloae OO0etltutoe tOe n4Loial
Uetriote 8~6 has mwer bad l ~etloa la Osoeee O
-+-W7hO.
r edo r a l l wae of 19sD ehowM the populOUon 4f 2ldel~o
iint, to be n,OO4. the 1940 Peder*l eenenm ahere Its gopu-
latlon to be 104,429.
Thuoforc, fro8 Jumay 1, 19%2, 8lMO whioh eett
UidOlgo County llone bOe oeoetltutrd two ~0dlolal bletrlote,
to August 21, 1~th-O cftcntlre datT3t Art1010 29240,
upm, tbe eelulO8 of the aoprt rOportOrO tar tbe 9263 sad
Qsd JudiolOl Dletriote mere oontrell~d br Artisle Lmlb,
eupra . Duria2 eat4 time wah ef uid Peportere tam c?ntltled
to l salOr or @OOO.OO pc uunm in lddltlon to trOneorlpt
fees.
sin0e Auguu 31, l@Sf, bowerOr, OOob of sold m-
porters hOe been eatitlal to l eeluy of Wt more then
$ 2700ea .00 rleesth a o@ 4 00,00 p erloumr te be flxed
and dotertioed as provided W Arti* 2W60 OfOFOOeld.
1m Titu er t&r CIIreplaC:, pur que.timIm maxdt-
ted ue anuuod a. rollov8r
(1) lo. Artie1.mPmNi ~8* B geacal 1~.
(0) x0 .aawu roqulrul.
(4) the two-rears statute lf lldt*tioa appliem.
citr of uoustea T* ateout, (C&T. App.) 00 8. 8. 40. (Ala0
mea Countp of Caldwell v. Grwket F 08 ta. -1, 4 8. 1. 607,
wuich boldr Chatllalt~tioa till run In favor of and lKa $ a r t
aotmtlem, in the absence o? 8ome rtmtutt ts tha oontrary).
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