OFFICE OF l-NE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bononblo Hill D. Bttd6on,Page E
%econd: Does Article 3802 authorlxo
the eaplmymentby the County Jutlgeof
a stanogm,gherto be -paidout of the
@moral Fund of the County, in a county
having a duation or lam than
@&O;,~gPand a population0r less
,
WOur search for an authorltp upon thlr nmttar waa
unaraillng,although,we are edtlsed that your
Departsent his previourly ruled upon this mat-
ter.
'Third1 I8 the county aud Diatriot
Clark in a county havlnp;14~8sthaa
$Q,OO&,OOOvaluationand a opulatloo
lees than 3,000 legally antf:
tlad to aa
es orrid 0aMbry or $3,400 per year
and in addition thereto, to retain 'all
rw 0r 0rfim up to tna 2mrimur~02
~3,000 par year‘?
"LIJr
interpratatioaor thi# cmler, as entered by
the cana~lssionsrr~court 0r Gmne county, Taxan,
aa refleetsdby tlmir Yinute8,,is to gl~o the
Olork an es orfioio i+lary uf &eOO per month
and permit him t0 retain al3 r90a 0r 0rriOe until
the aggregate.ossalary aad tee8 ret&nod raashea
tb 8w 0r $3,000 per par.
"PourtittDoea hrtiole 6783 of the Ro-
vised Statute8 of Texaa, p-t the ew
p;loyme.nt 0r a ~speolal~ovsmeor~ in a
oounty of 101~ than #9,000,000 raluatim
and less t-,3,000 inhabitants,whiah
har not acnnplled with, or adopted, the
generel provirslonn of Chapter 3, Title
l.36,with rsferracs to~ma'stenmmo~or
roadr and partioularlyto the draimige
provlalon thereof?
*This 8eeznato be a new question, but in my opin-
ion the statute is r,ot a gensral Ptatuts 8pp11-
cable In this eituation."
CIUEI county has a population of 3,841 inhabitanta
aaaording to tb3 1940 FedWWl. OWMUI. We era inforinedby the
772
Bononablr Bill II.Bad8on, Pagr S
Coapt~Uer*r Dupartmeat that the county offiolals of aaid
on a fee basis.
county are oontpensated
Artiolo 3603, Verhoa'r Annotated Divil ststutwI
reads in pert aa rou0w:
"rnoept aa othrmilIoprovided in thie 4t,
the amual rem that may br retained by pm-
clnct county aad dlstrirt ofrierrr amtioned
In &a Article shell br a8 rollowe:
"1, In oou<ie~ oon~1ni trr~nt~ii70
(35,000)thousand or lsu iahab Y tantrr County
Jwl@e, Dietriot or Crimiiml Dtstriot Attorwp,
Sherirr,county Olsrk, Oounty Attorney, Dim-
triot Clark, Tax Colleotor, Tax 4maeor, oc
the Aawseor and GoZlectoC ot Taxem, lbnty-four
Run&rod ($3400.00)Bollard raehi &sticr or
the Foam and Oonrtabls,mlrr Rundmd
($lEOO.OO)Dollars'each.
"6 . . .*
Artfal@ S391, Ve~non'a AnnOtatti Civil Btatutw,
pteridebr in part as r0uerrt
“Eaoh ofitarr md in thim Ohaptar till
rir8t out of the aulrnnt f-a or his otriaa
pay or be paid the mount aLLowad him unbar
the provIsion of Arti@ SSS3, fU$Mbsr with
ths salarier of his arsirtaat8 uid dsrmtier,
and authoricrd expenrer~tmde?Artlola 3890,
and the amount maemary to oover 608te or
~~~yumn~ whatcnrsrsurety bond staybe requir-
Ii the mirront foe8 of rush 0frioe
aolleated'inany year be mare tlmn the amount
needed to pay the amount8 above 6paelfIed
atunaohall be deemed em.88 fees, and @hail
be disposed of in the mamer hsrslrmrter pro-
vided l
aoatainln~twonty-fly0thou-
*In~o 5untie8
ran& (25,000)or leea inhabltantr,Dil&rlQt
and County offloen named heroin shall retain
one-third ot suoh elaes8 fro* until suoh m&e-
third, tcv