Opinion Ho. O-1058
Rel order of the coQlaalonera' court of
flookley County, fIxIq the eompenaa-
tlon of the County Treasurer or said,
aounty, aonatruuL
IOU have rubmltted to this offlce ?ollouing queatlont
the
..
“0 the County Zreaaurer entitled to reaeive
aoamlaalona on 811 monies f%ua the 881e of bonds and
other aourcea when recelvedj and receive oommlaalona
on all aonler paid out by her, ln connection ulth the
oomtruction oi the Hockley Copty jail?"
On January 9, 1939, the Comd.nalon*ral Court of Hoalcley
County entered an ordur whlah read6 as follwar
Sa f'nota lavolvod, aa f&m&had w by you, aret
“OnFebruary 27, 1939, about 424,528 wara received
by the traaaurer fram the ?ederal Qovemme nt la oonneutlon
with a HA Job of conatruut~ the Eockley County Jail.
%a uwaiaalonera eoupt h&ve not paid tha tra8awer a aom-
8laaion for reoelviag thla money nor iOr groiry out the
W.
"Some @5,W In bonds have been sold UXYpeld
for and the treasurer has not ncelved her oolimiarlone
in oonnaotlon vlth thla treneeation.”
&ticlk 1709 and Artlok 3941, Revised St8tute6, resd
reapect1vely a8 f021ou61
"Art. 1709. Money8belonging ro oounty.
The county t2eaaurer ahall recelvo all
of his oouaty w mquirr 8ad dirwt.'
tmeauror ahall reoolve aom-
rlaalona on the 80 lrecelvodand~ld out by hia,
aaidoom5laaloarto “31l flxdbyor6eroftkeolriralonaau
aourt as follousc Fm ?eo*lvin(S all wmeyt, o th ethaa
r lehool funds,
for the oouaty not exceeding two aad 0twb6irper aent,
snd aot exaeedhg two and 023d6irper aent for paybq
out th same3 pcovlded, that ha ahall reoelve no o#-
miaalona for reaelvlag monay from his predecessor nor
for paytag over 8oney to his aucaeaaor in ofri8e.”
Article 393 ltilta the merlmm ouupenutlon 8 a5unty
treea~of6aount NOh m Hockby, w ~COIVS in on6 year to the
aumof'puoYbouaaad f 42,000) Dollars.
Yeu have adviaedthe Coamlaalonera ( Court that the
Treasurer la lntltleU to aollect the comnlraion fixed ln its order for
receiving and di6bwafne tb aoney received froa the Yederal Qoverment
aad oa the money reallaed fraa the aalo of county boada rhich we infer
uare lamed r0r the purpose 0r oonatructlag 8 county jail. Ue believe
you have correctly advised that body.
W the plain provlaloaa of Article 3941 and the order
of the court, vhen ooaatrued together, as they mat be, the County
W ia entitled to receive 8 coamiaa~on of flve-elghta of ona per
cent on all 8oae76, other than school funds, ~w)olved by her, 6nd a like
co6mlaalon on all Nab aoneya pal4 out w her. she lm sot ontitled to
6~cmulaeleaferrecel*~$ngmoa6y fromhezpredeceaaar ertorprylng
over 8onay to her auoceaaor.
Be 8oney, abe ha0 received from the Fedem @averment,
ma evidently a dire& sift at &rant to the county for the purpose of
defraybq8part of the expeaae iaaurredbythe eouaty lnbolldl4 8 Jail,
If 60 itbeaancouaty fimdaaad, ferre6elvlng6adpaylng lt out, ah6
is 0alitloU to ruoeive the cambsioa fired in the bourt’a otier. The
aoaey reeeived from the aale of tha jai2 bonds 8re likedae aounty &nde
for whloh &be l.a uitltled to receive
able brief uhieb loocspaaled four request has
eauaed our labor, Ye greatly rppretclate your
In 6emM6nce with tour request, we me hereulth encloslwi
aopy of Opinion Ilo. O-907.
Tours valy truly
AmmiB!temmNd WTBUS
Afp-AW3, 1939
a/ Oerald C. Mann
&fORXBYoENxRALWTEXAS
&proved Qpialoa Camnlttee by l
/RW chainrran.