OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Ken. alas. A. ml-tin
countyAuditor
Jbrrfaoncounty
Xuahall, Toru
the eouaty orrldal8
allditfoon to the
raeus qaluy mnd
OM or saotfau 1,
here *hallbo hposftti
the iire day or Jauuary,
u or *aoh y o u,leh mm
ortionsdto mob eountrunUu the
thlr Act, out o? the lvallabla
II made by the Legislature far 8wh
oridod, howru, that in oountfea
e tXmmfnsionu8~Gotartla mzthoristi
to ~otumfne whethu eouuty offioorr &all Lo
oompen8atbdon a salw barla, mo apporti-mt
#hell be maae to leh oamty until tho Uomptrolla
or Rablfo aooouuts8hall bar0 been notlfladof
tho ardor or the Oods8ionnr* mmrt that t&0
Ean.Ghu. A.rutia,wl, lM9,,Pyo t
.
uunty otilure of euoh emnty ahall bo OQ-
poneatod on a ealuy buie for tP0 Si8001
you, and In thatoaeothe iiretquutorly
yet of euolpportionmant
h shall be ndo
Ii flrte- (18) days arta n00ipt or muoh
BOtiOe by the oCsm#rOllOr, aBd the rti-8
peymenteon the deter horeinaboto~oeoribd.
ftlball br the duty of the ooqtrollu o?
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c ., PublIo hooountsto mually ,apportIon to all
~ootmtioeIa whloh t&o oountyoiriaae era to
tot tho bOmfIt Of its OWIoare~ 8alary f&n4
.bfunds
Its p r o p o r tla na
p a te
rt
o f th olppro-
Iatlonw'hioh&all bo Ustribute& mng
Ko 8ontal lmmtiu lntitld to partioipaw.
therein,on tho baa18 of tho per oa Iwlgr-
UtIoonot oaoh o o untr
laoorUa6 to the
proaodlln6?obralcuuum~ porldmdU*tth*
mumal apportionment tor moh purpoeoesha&l
Rotuuedtourtoen (ly)*~te*r8apIta
of nIlpopdatIoaoicohmmatJuhoro
county ofrioue are 0upepeateU en a salary
baste +nda'tho ~0vIeImae 0r~thio kt..mo-
ride6 that In all oonmtIo8lhioh ha6 a
gopulatIonoi loee than lIxt~ thoueand(60,GGO)
&habitants Ial9SGaooor6Ingtotho Wet
poooUng~o&ualGmeuemnd wbIohrrrr&avoa4
rrrlora valuationsror all purpoeem looar41~ .
to tho last approve&tu roll of omoh oomaW;
whloh haro lnqroe8d at loaet fifty (80) so?
eont over the valuatiowhr US0 tho uaat
.tobo ~113 to mob o? laib moudoe to? lte :
ralary fund shall ~W the 8?m mot $0 exood
twenty-fir.(Lb#) oon$epar rptta buo4 on
the 1.930population. The quarterlypaymat of
eaoh ipportionment af snob appropriation 8hal.l
be ma80 on oarrents 6raoo br t&o Btato Oorp
trollerupon tho 8tate w payableto th9
c o unty
tr ueur
ofer
the lo eifr
ino h o s
uwo r
Eon.
the ~pOrtI0amentIs Y&o aad ma14 werrante
zhl be rogieteroUby the Gomptrollorand
eaeuru and shall k rail& by tho
GempZTollu Bo the trumuor a? tho eouaty..
-Soot&cm
r(b), Art101089180,reads a@ followe:
*MO offlcorreooltlnga lalery shall
ti0att~ n130ir0 any 01: orrioi0 00-n-
latfoniprotidotl,
&ntor,+ho GOnIeeIon-
ue~cmrtehalltrqie?ufrorth~Goaual
rPrdor#e oonaty%otho0ffIoere~ Salary
Ami u funds of #uoh odunty aoh funds 88
my bo mSo#eary p+lpay tho ealuIee a#iaothu
llaba ohaqoable wivtthe luuwhm tho
ro+Ioe&apoelte&*sin lro bouffiolont Co
nuttbe elafme -10 th~ro?rum.~
Sootloaa(o), ArtioloSQl80,ma&e u ?ollm+t
.Any mnioe rralaln& In tho Offloore~
tlalaryWn~0.riundo of any eountyatthe
~Uo?anyf%eoal~u lftuall *alar108
amlqMorImdoxpoaeoe LootProda&net
@ald?und for laid= ehallhan boon
peid my be, by ordar o? tho QoriediIomre~
Gout, traneiorrd to tho 4wotlIt.oithe
Gmorallrrnd tithe 00?mw.~
%ootIoni(a), Art1010%91%&.mpre, an6 %ootion*
Eli?"
2%. Art1010SQlk, iisrieod Civil %,tatutoe
pro+foe for ".
tbi paymentby the etato In oountloeolmre tbr',oounty
o?fleIaleue on a salarybasis Its proportionate put
oFtho appropriation, to bo alatrlbutodurp@ the Offeral
uuetioe ontitledto partioipatothordn, en the kSI8
of the pm oapitapopulatlcmof oash oountrlo eo r dfn6
tS tho lart ~OOedin6 Pdral Guuue. wm aro Inromod
by tko Oorptrollor~e o??Ioe a& by you? lotterthat ia
Earriaon Goaty tho uounty orrIolaleuo oompeneatod on
tho lalerybuie, dl the prooinotO??IOla lS lro ooqoa-
mate6 on the foe baeIe.
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Eon. CMO. A. lutln, Mey 1, 1959, Pego 4
8OOtfOn IT(O), IttioleR918o,RovleedCItI1
%tetutes,rude am r0iims8
The term Vreolnot orri0u8~ am reed
in this A& mean8 juetioeeof the ptaae -4
aonetablee.
*In all acmntIoe in thl.6State mob
podnat o?floereshall oontiauoto be
eanpumated for their earvIeoeaa a fee
bade uutll the OomIeeIonere*Gourt shall
have dotormlne(l otherwIeoIk looordmaoodth
tho prorIeSo~e0s Pkotloa 8 of.this Let.
*X8 eouatiosolmro tho Comfuloaore~
Court shall hao dotormIm& that pnolnat
o??Iooreshell bo lo r p enea te&
o a an mmml
ulwry bule, but whoroiathoy bar) lotormU&
mat *ountylrri0a0 #hap not bo so 8omp*a-
mated, the Qrri0ue* 8alerymna qr.8eId
eouaty shellbo oompoeodand ma0 op or rm,
eammleeloneau8 other eoqoaeatlon oolleotrb
Ty th0 grooinot orri0ore 0s euoh oamty ana
bpoeitod In maid bud; and euoh fwle am me$
bo traae?uroU to maid fund by tao Gomfeelon-
ore* court 0s the ooumty.
dootloa 1T(b),Art1010 Hlk, toa68 am
lXn eciantioe-0x-o It #bell &va born
.. dotudae6 that pooolnotorrfaae 8bell bo
eompoaeatodoa an manualsalarybaele It
shall bo the ihztyof tb CePrieeIon~e* Court
of lueh ooudy to fix the salaryallow& to
euoh o??Ioue.. Xeeh a? maI& o??Ioore&all
be Id In money aa lneual salary In tmlvo
(Urowial Inetellmenteof not lose thea the
total mum urnod u lamponeatlon~ernd v
him In him offloialoapeoltySor tbo ?leaal
yearloS5 end notmarothaa the maxim8 amount
allowed aqoh,h??loumdok5m lxIetIn6
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~39% GM*. A. Wtle, May 1. 19S9, Page 8
Au&uet?M, 19SS.
,'faoountleein whioh prooiaotd?leore
are paid a salary aa oompeaeation for their
eorvlooe,meh orflaue assiriagto appoint
0~8 or mare deputies or aeal8tente shell rlre
appllaetloato Uko DOm.Isalonue*Cmrt ru
auttorltyto appoint euah dopey or aoputloe,
.Intho mnmr and form poeufbod for appll-
rtlon8 for deputy county otris0re w htfaio
39kQS RovleotlCi711%tatat081995, u waa0a
ddnthe provieione0? this Aoti the Cm-
deelcmore~ Gomrt shall not rthorieo the
lppoinmt of any deputy sonstableat a u&y
lroooUa~ yI?to0aa8.ubroa ~#1500.00)Dollue
P= mu. -T hlae la r ~ ee
or dop0tloeauthorlao
k, bo.apppoIntsduadu tho protIeloasof this
kotion ehallbo paid out 0s the orricae*
%alary ?ueA.
=x214ouatlee 0h u tin
o lotmtr orri0~8
8amd Ie this Aat am aompeaeetedon tho baele
of a nlaaual salary,the Stato a? Toxae shall'
notbe lhargod with end shall not pay anyroo
or e0maIeelonto any prooiaot0rri0~ for uf
by him performed,but maid offiomr
~mervlooe~
shall bo pia by the county ant or the 0??10ue*
salerr?una euoh roe8 antIoomIerIoar ae'nol(L
othuwleo bo pld hI$ by the Sqte for mush
eorvlaoe."
SootlonlT[b), eupra, lpooI?loallypr0t1408that
pbolnot o??l0oreIn ootmtieerhamin the~eounty atfleer
uarsd in this aot are eonpeneatedon the baele of an euual
salskyetho stats o? Texas shall not be oharg0dwith mb
shall not pay any ?se 0r eotieeIon to say pr0aInotoffi-
o o r for any lerrloee by him pu?anod, but each o??Ioor
shall be paid by the oountyout Or the OrrIoere~salary
Puna, euoh rce~eend oamiesione am uuld otherwieobo paid
him by tho stat0 far eaah eorvllhe..
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WM. Ohae. A. Mertln, May 1, 1950, Pyo 6
You are reepeot?ullyl4lvleed that It 18 the
opIalon of this Departrent that the lxemlning trial
r000 or accounts 0s preaieat ofrloorr whe ue aompee-
lato(l WI a fee basis in oountlos where the oounty
riiialale are eompmeateb on an anaual salary basis
euoh erenlning -461 ram8 or loaount8 eh0uia be paid
by the county out or the 0rrIaere* Salery ?awl.
hu8tlne that the ?oregOIng anewore your in-
onirr, - rwain
Vary truly yours
ea0u wimar~r
A8rietult