Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Bonorsble 0. f. Ml&r UoantyAuditor 1Cuao.s COulh~ UorpusUhrlati, T*ur Dorr 8l.m g l p o y llr tlo n o f 9 1 ,71 4 , braok&, la tbrt it ha6 L~S rx643afng 360,000,000.00. ion in the roar 1935worn in ,000 thantore, thr Ootintt ( pi& in fhb fW OffbJr 01~ wea sntltladto reorlvo 14$, or l$ for la o h one aill$onor frrotlon theroof,over md abon the IIUX~SUJB r#unt o f#6WO.O0 lllourdu&Of &tisl~.394Sla iooordsnoe 4th aa opinion rbn- derrd by your oftlo.. -.-_-~ .~~ ~------ .- . ---.I .-.-.. --.I .--..-.--- .--“__-“U. .-“.“,,.I __., - ~ ,--. . . . . . .._ Eonorablo 0. t. vma0, P*gaa “ArtI8le 391b& Sootioa 6; #t&or 'Zt 8ball u, -be the duty of all offlow to ohrrge end oolloot mm In the 8~8~ manor suthOrIxrd by 18~ all fro8 rnb sodrrIonr rhloh41) pwa.¶ttod by la- to k l88@ 8- rb 8aa 001180t*a for 811 0rribid aenlae portoraod b7 thaa 48 an6 when ruoh ie8s era oollsotrd thar Shallbe Argosited in the Oiilosrr 8alrry?ua6or inad8 provided la this rtot.' With thlr provI8Ion Ia aInd arb ~8 not aor- root IO aarumrpin(l that any rea oollroted by the Oouaty haaaurer rroa the Dr8Ina@ DIstrIot 8horrld be Urpoaltod fo thr offiaarr ralary iuadt* Xa our oplnlon Ro. o-2940, readsred Daorrcbmr 14, 1940, and round on pago 359 of the Annus1BepOrt of the kttorney Cenrrrl for l940, we held th&t ** l * where the ooaal8rionorr* oourt bar 88t and ilxsd the 8alarJOS the oounty trarsurer uaber thr protlalonm cU the OfflOera' aalar? t89, hOt:OB 13, -tiOh 391-, verIiOSl'8 ohi1 StGutr+ the tre88PrOr 18 no tltltlml to rw tala mm him OWII, 00aal8810n8 all01~0A hln MAOr th0 provirlo~qf Artlole8148 of a8-W &tatutaa (rslstfag to ooamIrsIoa8 for rsadrSag8nd dim burrla# fuadr of drslacgo dl8triotr) but 88~0 should ta pal& into tha 9fftoers* Sal8ry fund rroarhlohb* drrxr his la h r y,* your reoond rrqurrt statoar r+ + +* 7iuroer QoPnty, prior to 1940 had 8 populrtlon of 81,774, thI8 &Ing the aiflolal oensu8 OS the ;Irar 1930. On&r the 1940 ooa8ub Xueoor County 0r st,681. hsA 8 populatloa a * l 1 , qnder thb 1930omnsu8 of 81,974,Bumor@bounty oom08 In the gopulatloa bracket or 37,F~O0laA 1088 than 60,OoC lnh8bltantr through*hIehbrrokat, Ufitlar : a Ronorabl8 0. J. Fildm, ?sdm 3 Art1010 5885, fro o fr io r*ro er 8 latitlod, •88~5i- iZIg Of OOMO* that it us‘ earnad, 8 nrxira~llOf ~4,280.OO. ttlrn~UOO.8 oounty lama the br8oht8 of 60,000 to 100,000 the maximrm amount sllowmd roe orrioerm ~0~16 k Sr,r9o,oo. *On AtAast 24, 1938 the fee OrriOarB or Zh~8008County, bein& In thr populrtloa brrokot oi 37,901 or lesstbaa 60,000 rmoolvm4 l msxi- 0r *4,280.00. wouldthis88~m a0 3t~8i otrioer MdSr the 1940 OSUSUB, whlah B0V.d the Sm. off:- oer In Aueoo8 aounty to the population brroket of 60,000 to 100,000 b o latltlod to the maxi- mua aaiouotOr $4,980.00, thisbsingthe lXiBt:Ilg ilU Oh AU&Tint84, m%6, for OOUDtieB Of thti Sb? *In meld Artiolo 391~it, sootion 12, for orrleerm in tbo braekrt Of 97 500 and less than tSO,OOO mre allow8d. In addition to thissaxlmum, aa lnormasm of 1% per dlrOOO,OOO.OO In 8x0088 0r Q20,000,000.00. Aooordlng to the last pnooodlnd 8~QroV.d tax roll. of 8uOhOoimty %U tha OSW Or 1Woes County, the vslo8tlon in ths year of 1935 MS Q33,4lS,?b4.00, whlahwouldrllorthe i.0 orrloer0r mOo*r couatr en laonsmo or 14$ over sad lb o vathe muxhup amountrlltimd the fee otfi- oer in 1926, brrmd On the OOUBUS Of 1920 apply- Ina ~b::riueommCouaty. “IO othrr w&l# doe8 the- too offloor who ln thm mar in tbm 57800-60000 pa~ulrtfoa 39511 mm8 braa L t rmm8Iu in that lsr a a br8okWfer sub8rquont psrr, or born8ho with the ohemge la pOpdstloa in the ymmr 1940 0omm~8 amvo to tbo higher br8ok.t and be oomp8n88tod rOoordin&l~~g ‘In our Opinion Ao, O-2544, dstmd August 6, 194O cad 8ddrSSBOd t0 YOU, rapmtrd OA m6. 83L)Of the AMU Report of thm Attorney Canoralfor 1940,u8 oonsldepd tk fret that thm 1940 OOUSUB ha6 rrl8rd #UOO88 OOMty ~biS$ of the 39,80+ 60,000 018Sm in 300tion 13 0r hrtlolr 391ee 0r v~raods ano- tated CivilStatutesBIIdhod loft it ‘Ubbjeotto tho maerr prorI8loam of thisseation rrlrtlly to oountlea in the 80,000- I Hononblo0. t. wild.;PS@O 4 190,OOo01888, fn this O&~inion 10 held that 88 8 romoit of the rl88 la poQulstIoa, tbo 00nrm18rionorm" ooart oould no longer 866 on0 par ornt for ueh one ~llllon doll8rmr8lu8tion, or rrSOtiOA81 part thereor, la ax00880s tumty mlllIoadollerg v8lurtIoa, over'8narbovothr marlmumamountrllor0d oouaty OfriOerBUIidtW 1818 SXiBtiag OA August 24, 1936, t0 th. 8818rimB 0s ruoh OffIOOrB, 8Sa ~0 ruloa that ofrIo8rm who 8ro OOapmBated On an ~~81 8818rf bSBi8 lhuUldbm PSI& ** * *an 8nnualrrlaryIA +elve equalmoathlr inSkm1~&8 Of Dot 1088 th#U th0 tOk1 BUIS l~r r d 88 oospensatIoa by tbun in their OrriOiSx 08p80:t~ iOr the fISOSl YSSr 19% end Mt ..aOrOthenthe maxlmua wouat 8110wod suoh orrlosrr under laws On du&Ut 24, 1938." lXiStintJ fn Ojddon h'o. O-2882, d8kd August 14, 1940, and rw Fort*6 0A page 248 0r thm AnnualReportor the Attorney cemrsi ror 1940,we dca&t with 8 SitUlltiOll relstlroto the **1srie* or OrriOt8rB 0r Travis county,mhrro the popuxrtlon 0s that oouatfhad Saoreamod froa W,W7 inhmbltIk&B ln 19!3O t0 110,686 inhabitants IA 1940. ThisOQIAIOAhold8that the OhSn@ La POpUlStiOa ha8 A0 OffSOtVJhStSO@V~r UpOa the MXk~tlnSlOWit 8110%84 8UOh OffiOOrS under law8 OXiStiq On Au&tat 24, lOSti, and thatsnohSlOUtlt 18 th8 011,811OWOd OOUrltieB la Oh. 60,001- 100,00001aSS, t0wit,$4,760.00, end not the aaouut prOTide for COUlitimBIn thm lOO,OOl-130,000 olasr,towit,@5,800.00. In our OpinionNo, O-2660,datedAugust8, 1940, and rrport0d on page 2U or the Anauel !Mport of the Attoraq Conersl ior 1940,w dm#lt uith 8 OOaVera0 SitUStiOa in uhloh thm lD40 o8n8us reflsatrd 8 dmormsmo fa population with 8 oonmmqurat drop fromon0 popal8tloa breakat to snotharuadar Artlola 3085 an6 ?Ml, ‘Iid w. ral.6that the d@OrrBB~ in POPU- 18tionhS8 no lrf00t oa thr maximum 88lBri08 8ii09i04 lra9narat04 orrl0Orm under l8wm mxlmtIag on August 24, lDZi5. X8 ima1thatthm8.OpiniOAS,~ OOQimSOf whioh(I- lnOiOB @ O d, Ontr oLOUT l QUmBtiOlA. OA Aujy‘t 24, 1928, HU0008 COMty h a 4 l pOpU.htiOlr Or SiBma 8OOOrdiq5 t0 thm i88t . .- 18 0. J. Eonorablr Wilde,Psgr 6 prO08ding oenmm, ead, throu&b the ooablned dfeot ot Arti- 0108 3085an6 5501,the marioummount ellomodma H 850.00. In no naEeULer8 The rub8rquent rl88 in population thi8 aufl- mm elmlnt. Ikl~18~Of the,8bova Opinions, th. ib8t ;U88tiOn stated i5 the W3DtiOn Of thi8 Qjdni01.1iS 8ll8r9r8d in the affi?n~tiV~, and the 8eOOIid qU88tiOfJ ia rnsu8nd in the lL8&8tif8, ‘RU8tiUg thatthIJ iOrOgOi!IgitL&l# 81uW8r8 JO- inqUiriO8, II8 Sr8 .