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OFFiCE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAk -
E.
AUSTIN
Eanambla 8. 0. Buale~
County Auditor
collln couxaty
RcKlnaey, zeur
uips until and lnoludlng t& last Saturday b&ore
the turd tbnday ln Jsrruarg*
a~FxFTY4mTX DIs5BSCTr (b) Orepan
COUA-
Q. Qn the sscond Mcnday
Sarah in
and oontlnu-
m until and i3oluda.g the last Saturday before
the third Xoaday In Jurmz on the third Monday ia
JUM snd oantfnulq until snd l.01~ the lsst
3Jturd.S b6rore th6 first Monday 1n D6oemb6r;
sndonfb6fiFstXondy ~Deoamber sud oantlnu-
lug until and in.ludAng t&s Last Ssturdsy before
the .eooud wonday la Maroh.'
prcn~¶gJa&ryph of ArtLal. 3933, 8.C.S.
“k?or SPeq dar the sturiif ov hl8 deputy
sh8ll 8ttsnd th6 Distrlst or County Court, h6
shall Po4eLv6 Four Dollars (@)'a day to bs pSld
br ths aoudtp for 68sh d8y that the ahsriff by
hlmadf or 8 deputy shall attend uld oocrt. 8
~,~.
%6fCW6 th0 m-6 Of hlSi6 811% x0. 68, -
th6 59th Dfstriat Court bad three trrnugk Uollin
,~COUUtt .lldt&60 t6ESS ia son colmt~ 6ach
y6sre Tim8 shafr uaa psld
3 .oo .a day r0r 6aah
d8y Of thIit&60 tOrm8 VhlCh th# 59th MatriOt
cocrt h6ld In collin County.
"tbd6r thi.8Il6V l&V th6. t6W m 6O&%IlUOUs
In the above counti.a..
“Ulll you please glee us your opfnl6a based
au tb6 etatut quoted as to vhrthar or not the
sh6rLtr vould b. entft2.d to $Loq psr day for
t&conthluou. tema or th6 6ntl.r..-~ar,or vhsther
0 not h6 ulu bo allov6d this is6 only for the
tlcrrtbs Mstrict Court 18 aotuslly sit&tag in
collin county. *
COllin GOuxit~h8. a popfd.tion oi 47,190 labsblt-
.MtS #CC- t0 th, 1940 bd6rti 061~s. m OOUt~ Offi-
OiuS Of I#aid OOUtBt~ UT’ COBRp6IAMtSd CO (u1 aIU%UAiiiazIFJ b8Si8
s. authorIs6d by SWtlOn I.3 oi b'tiOl6 39126, Vernon’s Anao-
tated Civil Statutas.
Saotion 1 of Artiole 39120, V6ron'. Annotsted Civil
3tatut6., provider:
"Ho dlatriot officer, shall bs psid by the
State oi Texas 8n.yfeatsor aom.lsslons for any
2f
-Or&.%6 R. B. , Oogs 3
wrviaesparforaed byhint new sh.ll tlmSt.$.
or My county pay to any oounty orfloa in aqy _ -
oouut crontafnlnga populatala of tv6ntg thou-
uand i20,ooo) ialmbitMt. or mare atloordlngto
th@ h8t pFI#OM F&W.& htX.UU MJ $6. 01:
aFs&py ~~~~~~
tc :fE’%- -
s6baor~a ox otor oi tu.. sisll oontlnu. to
B?dbOt &d F6t.u fOF tb. b.Mf%t oi th. ai-
iher. 8slsry ?uud or Funds iardndtar provldnd
rt2, au r~8 aad O~~~OIIS:V~~ he is author-
ued under lav’to oolkot; erd It aball be hlr
duty to &couut,ior and to m all .uo& mon6y.
rswivsii by lalm into tha fund or fund8 areated
.Adp’ovld.dfor und.rth.provl.lcms 0r tiil.
Aot;~oWl.dfurths8,th.tth.pr.vi.Zoq~ of
thb SSCt~O&B 8h8u IIOtdf6Ct the Oagarnt of
mute lu .lVil .886. by tb. 8t8t8, but all 8u.h
cod. 00 psld 8= be sooountsd iOr by the of-
tiWr# @both t&O UWI U t&By U6 r6QuIF.
6d under tha prov%aions of this Act to aocount
fm f..., O-8SiQIU ..d Q0.t. aolbotrd fr.f.
private p.rti..c*
Arttila 3933,. Vernon’. Annotated Ci~ll Statut..,
L’MdS in p.Ft 88 iOlh.8: ~’
1)
. . . Fee 6VSFf day th. .&.ra.ff Qr hi.
dsputy shall attend th6 distriot or aounty court,
ha .h.ll reosfv. Pour ml&r. ($4) o.d.yto b.
d by the eountr fw eaoh day that t&e Jurlfi
,F’
y hims6lf or a d6pUty #ball attend raid OOUPL
%%I0 fO26gOM StStUt6 i. applicable vher6 - COW-
ty oftloialu are ooutpansatsdou a fee basts. Ths said pm-
vi8ion of Artlola 3933 quoted above has no epplloation vhst-
9WV6r Vh6n the oouuty oiiio~ am ooapqy.+d oZI,.fx snW.1
aslsry basis.
.a numrous oocaslons t&%8 depsrtmwt kao rewated-
17 ImU. that a Uh6rirf In a fee oountg is entitledto the
$4.00 a day for his attendanceupon the aourt 0nlp men the
court G-3Jn 3esalon and Dot vblle cmrelyC3nUtrUCtlQ6kJ 21
3sr.iwl.
Sxu.w.ble Ii. EL i3e..iey,w 4
If6quot6 from an 0pUaion of this d6partnwnt vrltten
f$ePteder 28, 1937, by aopOrable James~4. 2Wf, AWatant-At-
+ornoy Q6wra3, sddrsrssd to Honorable Ben J. &an, District
Attorney, Sreckewfdge. Tessa, as r0iiov8:
'In sn opinloa beratofore rendered by tbfs de-
FtESllt M 06blWWJ 21, 1937, ill VhiOh it VS. Wbd
th.t th6 Sh6Fiif 0.8 6lLtttlob t0 $66. mentioned . . .
OdJ Vh6n the OOUrt VP. .Ot-y & 468.1O.r The
opinion oonstmes ths phrase *8atuslly:ln sess2on~
to Nan t& presence of ths judge, and it also
pOetit OUt th6 f.Ot that the j&Id.@RUSt SSSUIiW
tb6 tenah Snd proceed Vlth tbr,bussinoss.Or cho
court. Thl8 opini~haa been$ollaved~thLs den
partmcnt.on nuasrouv woaslow.*
inOp~Mlii0.0-1228thi.bogart~ntbs1bc-
"You we &ther rsspeotfully advised that la
your countyvhsre the sharlff 18 oourpenastad0EI
th6 salary bssfs, the.shsrfff.vould not be en-
titledto any fees l'romt t&e owxty for hf. serv-
ice. in vsitlag on ttlsdlstrlot and oounty aourt.
4nld6r&tiale 3933, beoaw6 &&ion 1 Of drtlcle
39l28, Vernon'0 AnnotattedC&v11 Statuteaof T:cxas,
proUblt. the samott
Sa vlev at the foregoing you are ree'peothklly8dvlsed
that it t. ouropiaion that the .herlfS~of Collla County vho l.
oomp6nsat6d Q11the salary baa&r is nOt entitlad to any coisps~-
sritlmiron the co*t;y$022ha servloosin vait* cx4the die-
trlot and aountg aourta under Article 3933, becaueeSsatlon 1
Ot Article 39lE6, v6rnOnfS AnnotatedCivil Statutes,prohibits
ihe sRm3.
Yours vary truly
ATTOSXEYORXERASI
OF T-is&3