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OFFICE OF THE ATTORN&Y GENERAL OF Y’EXAk
AUBTIN
fIonorabla3oward Tsaweek
County Attorney
Hotl,e4y
county
Hstador, Tetss
Dear sir:
y cm&t for aostr ‘. -
g8 mait* Senats T
... lot6 of the &Sth
eta I desire
hereinafter
e a petition 19.
arenile Court by the
ottlola mtpaoity,
is a male ohild ov8r
&tars of a&e, is a delinquent
hsving vlolsted the laws of
such violetions be speoi-
thet it he set down for a hearin& The ohlld
was apgrehandad'by the Sheriff and the ohild'e
fst~sr was given leeal notIce.
' *The hesrinc was had bafore the county Judge,
sitting 3s a Juvenile mart; the chil3 ~3 the
chilU*s father arpeerea in person sn3.took Part
In the heaping, the .Cormty Attornop appear4 aad
presented the petition, e~-Ldsncswas heard. The
~Court found and daalared that the ohilclwaaS and
1s a dellnqusnt ohila under’ tha law.
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HonorslblaEoward Traweek paw 4
It ia stated in Texas Jaxlaprudenoe, Vol. 34,
page 508:
Vtatutss preeczibing fees r0r puSllc officers
ar0 strlutly Cc?ofitX&; an6 hzi30~33 right to Seas
may not rest in implication. '&SF6 this Xi&t f3
lrtt to oonstruotion, the language of the law mast
be aonstraed in favor ot the government. Xhere a
stattlts ia oapable of two coastmotions, OHB of
whlah would give an offioer oo~apensstlonfor hia
ssrriass ia addition to hia salary and the other
not, the latter oonstruotion should be adopted.
It is iio oonoern OS an officer that the Legirla-
tars svlghare been towed other offioers mom
llbers'lthan toward hta 15 the zatter of ooolpen-
satlon fop serviacsi nor does this faot justify the
oourte In upholding his ~elaia far owapnaation
for swriaes sa ,against a fair and reasonable in-
terpretatioa of the statute. Iziapplying these
a$atates and asosrtainia the Intent of the
Leglslatue in the masning ot the statute, the
usaal a&hods and rales of Interpretation are
applioable."
It ia furth$r stated 19 Tesas Jurlsprudenas
Vol. 34, P* 511:
mAn offlosr may not olalu 0F rsaoh any 50ney
without a lalssuthorlzlng hF% to do so, and alearlg
fixing the mount to Prhioh hs is entitled."
The County Officials of Gotley Co*untpam3 co3-
pensated on a tes -bash. Therefore, it is apgarcnt
that cay aourt cost aacruing in proceadinSs under Saaats
Bill Ho. f,4,euprqwoald be feeo for oam~Tansatingthe
various officers ror ssrrioes parrtormedin sooh procsad-
ings. Aa said Seoata Bill No, 44, suyra, or any other
atatlte that we ha?6 bean able to find does not provide
any fees for the varlons~county otfiaere for reEdsring
the above m0AtiZAed servicea in pr00eedFngS under Said
Senate Bill No. I&, it is our opinion that the County
is not 1 able for any oost in snoh proocedin&s OP liable
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