OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hon. Truett Barber
District Attorney
Colorado, Texas
Dear s1r:
0piclon So. o-
Ret Salaries or
la oowlttee
Your request
are
are herein stated has
herein stated has
We re8tate
re8tate yo
taaicmsrs
WaAtat
or July) thdr
sslblo to rriae
i!aeathan January
It be perml8sible for the opm.
preolnats 2 and 3 to put in tbai.~
&iyS per L%OAth Wld thQ OwrmiS~OA-
not 1 an8 4 to put in thalr time
ye per month?
Article 2380, 8. C. 8., made in part am follows:
* ....Ia oounties having aasassed rcrlua-
tion or Lam thanlour Uillioa Fire PIundr~d
Thousand Dollars (#4,SCO,OOO)eaoh aori@iia~lon-
er shall reoeive Salvo Dollara ($5) per day ror
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saah day served as oomissioncr, and a like
amxnt when aotlnq a@ ex-olfIcIoroad super-
IntentlentIn El0 Ccmalssionsr~sFreclnot,
provldlng In no evsut shall his total.armpsn-
satlon exoeod Wine lWa6r8d Oollars ($900) In
any one year...."
The above quoted s?+tu+ sp4~ffIoa~~~pr~l$eil
that thtbsalary for each oanrnisslonerIu counties having
assesasd valuation OS lass than $4~500,000.00ehall be
$5.00 per bay for eaah day 8erved 68,ocxmnlsaloner,and
a 1Ike amouut when asting as 8x-offioioroad su erinten-
dent In hia comissIoner~s preelnot, providing % no
event shall hi8 total ompensatlon sxoeed $900.00 in any
Oae year.
In view o? the foregolag etatutswe think that
your questL-rm oan be answered together. Therefore, fou
are wepeattully advised that it Iu tha opinion of this
departmat that the oaaDlrissiouar6am not pswftted to
agree as to hem many days eaoh month they shall turu in
to tha oommlsslonant court for thI6 Work and that sush
~.oomml5slonew cm6 only mitiea to the salary a8 p~wlded
by the statute.
TrustLug that the fore&ug aasweru .$%uriaqulw,
we Nmlaln
Very truly yours
ATTOR?3EYOX?JJfRY~%'SX.i@
BY tcLtf&OA.
Ardell;f;;lMT
AT:AW
APPRwg+
ATTORNEY G$&%RA; 0~ TEXAS