Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

P C~ Han* John F. WY, Page 4 the ofYlottra* Salary Fund, or funcBsprovided in thie Aot. In event the Cumiselonms' Uourt fin&e that ?&her4iimtt to oolhot my res 0r o~nmission w4a due to negleat on th4 part oi the officer tholrgsd with i&a respensihilitgof oolleatlng name, the nmtmt of euah ins w ~omls#lon shell be de- duotdt rrom ths- ad.wy or suoh orr.%aar. Berare any auah d,eduation i.smmdo, the Ctawlsxiont3rs* Cow* shall runzish suoh orri04r with 8n itaBiaed state- ment or the ancollee%ed fees with whioh hle aoaamt ia to be,stir&ad, 4114 ah011 w;lry euoh orrioer or the tlms and plaoe ror a hoerlog cm same, to deterr?im whether suah oiriaer was guilty of negllgenoe, vaiiah tiresror hearing ah411 tm at leest ten duya~eubsequtmt to the data or notiaa. Unless an offleer la oharged 'bylaw tith the rc rponeibiUty or aolleotlngrw6, the c0mm~~ion- era' Court 4hlLnot in 6ny stsnt miss say de- duatlona frcan the authoriswd salary or auoh offi- oar.* Artioltm393.20,Feation 13, Bernont~ Annelmted 'ECxss citil F+4tutes,rem&a in part 8a r0ua8t - The Caw414sionttrat Court in oeunties harlry a popultttionof twemty thousuad (26,000)l&b%- ur aoxe, on8 lcaa then~~om~huMxe$ and I&W :,~,teata (190,0001inhebib*ntXeooarding to the ty thoua.ara(l lest peoedlng f4dwal DBmw, 1s hereby authorfzetl and ft 4hnll t~4its duty to 'fix the s414riee al! 411 the f511owing nomad 0rri0er8, to-wlta ahar$.rr,maeess- or an8 aollaotor 0r tazes, oounty udge, oouty attorney, lnoludiag rdmlxml dist 4 at attcctmya an6 aounty sttornays who perfCm .the duties or diatzia$ attorneysl,dIstriat alark, aouatg olerk, troemrer, hide end eniml inspeotor. Haoh 0r said 0rri0er8 shall bc paid in money an annual ealory in twelve (12) aqua1 installmenta or not leas than the total oapaclty for the tiscal ywr 1935, and notemn than the maxUum onount allowed such officer under Ls\reexistlag on ku&Uat 24, 1935; . ..." Art1414 39128, Sootion 15, Vernon's Annut4tad Texas 01~11 ?trctutes, raeda 2n port aa iollowsr 'The Comds%ionc:rs' Court :n oount,fes 4 population of lens than twenty thousand [2!%?) inh4bit&nte, acoomiing to th4 lact pecedlng &era1 Cenaue et the first regular meting In Jamerg or esoh oalender yeor, nay puns an~ordar ZrwidlnE icr o~ll- penr;atI.onof all oountg and precinot 0rric43273 on a 4clary basis. m3 Conif4lL;~i0ner~* court In eaoh or suah oounties Is hereby outharized. and Lt ahall be its duty, to 21% the oaleriea of Crlnlnel tiis- triot Attorwye. fn the event suoh aourt peaces x43 of the time and plaae ror a hurllag oa 8~’ to detormlne rhethea swh oftloerYU @lltJ of negligenoe,rhloh tlw ior hurlsq sbll be at but ten dan subsequent to ths date of notloe. Ualess an~otfloer$8 o&ePged br lar rith the re- s~onslbllit~oi oolleotlngfees, tb4 Commission- WE' court sbll not in uy event mks any do- duotlonsfroa tbo authortied881~ of suah olfl- OW.' I AHlo19 ')Wb, 8eotlon 13, Vsrnon~s lanotbted Texrs 01~11 8Wtut?s, ruds in m ls~follwsa "The Ooma18sloaers1Oourt in oouatleshkvlzq s populationof twenty thoumad (20,000)lalubl- tats or more, mid less than one hundredead nine- tr thousmd (190,000)~bitUts~rooo?dlag to the last preoedlngIrederal Oensus, Is bereb7luthorlsed and it shall br its duty.to fix the salrrlesof all the follovlngnsmsd oifloers,to-vltrsheriff,assoss- w and oolleotorof taies, aounty judge,oounty attorney,lnoludiagorlrslnal dlrtrlotattorneysand oountyattorneysrho perform the duties of dlstriot bttoraem, dlstrlotolerk, oounty alerk, treuuror, hide and animl inspaotor. mob OS said ofrloers shallbo paid lnmone~mann~lsa~ in twelve (12) equal installmentsof not less thui the to-1 sum earaedu aoxpensstlonb7 him la his oillois oapaolt~for the iti you 1935, wd aot more thaa tha mximm mount allowd molt offlow under luslx lstlng on hugust 25, 1935j....m Artlole 39l2e, 8eotlon 1!5 Yernonts,&mot&tedTexas ~lrll %Atutes, reads in prrt bs tailovst “The Oorrisslonersl Oourt la oountlss a populationof less than Went7 thousand lnheblt8at8,uoordlng to the last wsosdlng Fedem fkmsus btthe firstregulw woting lnJsawry ofwob aamdar par, may pus an order 9rovUUng for 0080 pm8rtioa of 811 oountj and preoiaot offloor on a zhe lla q b a sis. Comlsslonors~ Court lnea oo h f suoh oountlrs18 hereby ruthorlsed,and It shsll by its duty, to fix ths llules of Crlalnal Dis- triatAttornoJ8. In the event suoh Court~8sses . ,.- .