OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Janus III,1989
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BJ LRIRdLCU;.,,
AS#ldant
tebxuary 7, 1939
Ho-able Allen 0. Wilson
CountJ Attornb~
Roorne, Texas
DearMr.WIl~n OpInlo5Ro. o-lu
R~;ru$IrIoation or Deputy
Your lettsrof January 12, lOsO, requestinga5 opI5Ion
has bean rmaaivad by this Department. The portlnentportio5sor
'fourlbttsrbeing as ?ollowsr
*On January1 a 5ew sherift,oolleotor and as-
seasor assunmdthb duties I5 this oountyanb being
lnsxpsrlenoed he has appointedas ens o? MS depu-
ties a man whose resldenoe is outsldbthis oounty.
*I m&Q like to hare rour opinionas to
whetheror not tillsis legal aad timether he oe pay
this person out o? the fees o? offloe or whetherhe
oan only employ him to assist and pay htm out o? his
pareonal funds. Furthor, is a deputy supposedto
hare the sams quall?IcatIo5s as to rssldenoe, lto .,
a sthe eleotedoifloer.n
Zt 18 the opl5lon o? this Department,a5d fou are so ad-
~lsed that it would be lsgal ior the shsri??to employas a do ty
a parson vbc~is a aon-resldmt o? the sountyi In this oonneot r 05,
It Is assumedthat the &puty,opon appointment, has aore& or dll
move, his resldenae to the aountl where he expeots to sem, oo1-
plyingwith Artlole16, Seotlon14, ot the Oonstltutlon.
Thb statutes of Texas do not presorlbsa5y spsolilo @aal-
%?IoatIoasSor a deputy sherl??. Be Is apowered to perrorm the
dutieso? the shsrlir,and upon his appointmentto tlm orrloe,bs
is requiredto take the oath that 1s a&sInIsteredto other pub110
otilolalsas 1s prmldsd In Artlole16, SeotlonI, o? the Co5stl-
tutlonor the Stats of Texas. I? he OM mast the qualifloatlons
or this oath, he oan legallypualifras a deputJrshsrlf?. Rshmsl
ts. Roam% of.Suprs.,134 R.W. 596 (Iowa). See also, Barkreadervs.
State,33 S.R. 117.
Hon. Allen C. Wilson, ?ebruary7, 1939, Page 2
In ssswer to t&s queetlon with r8ferenOb to how the
deputy should bs aid, your attention is dlrootsd to Artisle
3902, Rerlssd OlrP1 Statutesof Texas, whloh protldss the marl-
mum amoulltto,b8 paid to deputy 8horirr8. It is the opiel05.0r
this Department, snd you are so advised, that salarlss should be
paid out or the fees of offloe.
Tours rbry truly
ATTORNRYORIQCRAL
OF TEXAS
APPROVED:
A!lTORNZY O?!X?ERAT.
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