OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Ken. alas. A. ml-tin 

county Auditor Jbrrfaon county 

Xuahall, Toru 

the eouaty orrldal8 

allditfoon to the 

raeus qaluy mnd 

OM 

here 

or saotfau 1, 

*hall bo hposftti 

the iire day or Jauuary, 

u or *aoh y o u, l eh mm 

ortionsd to mob eountr unUu the 

thlr Act, out o? the l vallabla 

II made by the Legislature far 8wh 

oridod, howru, that in oountfea 

e tXmmfnsionu8~ Gotart la mzthoristi 

to ~otumfne whethu eouuty offioorr &all Lo 

oompen8atbd on a salw barla, mo apporti-mt 

#hell be maae to l eh oamty until tho Uomptrolla 

or Rablfo aooouuts 8hall bar0 been notlflad of 

tho ardor or the Oods8ionnr* mmrt that t&0 
Ean.Ghu. A.rutia,wl, lM9,,Pyo t 

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uunty otilure of euoh emnty ahall bo OQponeatod on a ealuy buie for tP0 Si8001 

you, and In thatoaeothe iiretquutorly 

Ii 

yet of euol pportionmant h shall be ndo 

flrte- (18) days arta n00ipt or muoh 

BOtiOe by the oCsm#rOllOr, aBd the rti-8 

peymente on the deter horeinaboto ~oeoribd. 

ft l ball br the duty of the ooqtrollu o? 

PublIo hooounts to mually ,apportIon to all 

,.._ c ., ~ootmtioe Ia whloh t&o oounty oiriaae era to 

tot tho bOmfIt Of its OWIoare~ 8alary f&n4 

.b fundIts s propor tla np a tre t o f th o l pproKo 

Iatlon w'hioh &all bo Ustribute& mng 

8ontal l mmtiu l ntitld to partioipaw. 

therein, on tho baa18 of tho per oa IwlgrUtIoon ot oaoh o o untl aoorUa6 r to the 

proaodlln6?obralcuuum~ porldmdU*tth* 

mumal apportionmentor moh purpoeoe sha&l 

Rotuuedtourtoen (ly)*~te*r8apIta 

of nIlpopdatIoaoicohmmatJuhoro 

county ofrioue are 0upepeateU en a salary 

baste +nda'tho ~0vIeImae 0r~ thio kt..moride6 that In all oonmtIo8 lhioh ha6 a 

gopulatIon oi loee than l Ixt~ thoueand (60,GGO) 

&habitants Ial9SGaooor6Ingtotho Wet 

poooUng~o&ualGmeuemnd wbIohrrrr&avoa4 

rrrlora valuations ror all purpoeem l ooar41~ . 

to tho last approve& tu roll of omoh oomaW; 

whloh haro lnqroe8d at loaet fifty (80) so? 

eont over the valuatiowhr US0 tho uaat 

.to bo ~113 to mob o? l aib moudoe to? lte : 

ralary fund shall ~W the 8?m mot $0 exood 

twenty-fir. (Lb#) oon$e par rptta buo4 on 

the 1.930 population. The quarterly paymat of 

eaoh ipportionment af snob appropriation 8hal.l 

be ma80 on oarrents 6raoo br t&o Btato Oorp 

troller upon tho 8tate w 

c o unttry ueuor f ethe r l o eifr 

payable to th9 

in o h o swu or 
Eon. 

the ~pOrtI0ament Is Y&o aad ma14 werrante 

zhl be rogieteroU by the Gomptrollor and 

ZT 

eaeuru and shall k rail& by tho 

Gemp ollu Bo the trumuor a? tho eouaty.. 

-Soot&cm r(b), Art1010 89180, reads a@ followe: 

*MO offlcor reooltlng a l alery shall 

ti0att~ n130ir0 any 01: orrioi0 00-nl atfoni protidotl, &ntor,+ho GOnIeeIonue~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#ia othu 

l laba ohaqoable wivtthe l uuwhm tho 

ro+Ioe &apoelte& *sin l ro bouffiolont Co 

nuttbe elafme -10 th~ro?rum.~ 

Sootloa a(o), Artiolo SQl80, ma&e u ?ollm+t 

.Any mnioe rralaln& In tho Offloore~ 

tlalaryWn~0.r iundo of any eountyatthe 

~Uo?anyf%eoal~u l ftuall *alar108 

amlqMorImdoxpoaeoe LootProd a&net 

@ald?und for l aid= ehallhan boon 

peid my be, by ordar o? tho QoriediIomre~ 

Gout, traneiorrd to tho 4wotlIt.oi the 

Gmorallrrnd tithe 00?mw.~ 

%ootIon i(a), Art1010 %91%&. mpre, an6 %ootion* 

Eli?" 2%. Art1010 SQlk, iisrieod Civil %,tatutoe pro+foe for ". 

tbi payment by the etato In oountloe olmre tbr',oounty 

o?fleIale ue on a salary basis Its proportionate put 

oFtho appropriation, to bo alatrlbutod urp@ the Offeral 

uuetioe ontitled to partioipato thordn, en the kSI8 

of the pm oapita populatlcm of oash oountr l o eo r dfn6 

tS tho lart ~OOedin6 Pdral Guuue. wm aro Inromod 

by tko Oorptrollor~e o??Ioe a& by you? lotter that ia 

Earriaon Goaty tho uounty orrIolale uo oompeneatod on 

tho l alery buie, dl the prooinot O??IOla lS ro ooqoamate6 on the foe baeIe. 
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Eon. CMO. A. lutln, Mey 1, 1959, Pego 4 

8OOtfOn IT(O), Ittiole R918o, Rovleed CItI1 

%tetutes, rude am r0iims8 

The term Vreolnot orri0u8~ am reed 

in this A& mean8 juetioee of the ptaae -4 

aonetablee. 

*In all acmntIoe in thl.6 State mob 

podnat o?floere shall oontiauo to be 

eanpumated for their earvIeoe aa a fee 

bade uutll the OomIeeIonere* Gourt shall 

have dotormlne(l otherwIeo Ik l ooordmaoo dth 

tho prorIeSo~e 0s Pkotloa 8 of. this Let. 

*X8 eouatios olmro tho Comfuloaore~ 

Court shall hao dotormIm& that pnolnat 

o??Ioore shell bo l orp enea toea & an mmml 

ulwry bule, but whoroia thoy bar) l otormU& 

mat *ounty l rri0a0 #hap not bo so 8omp*amated, the Qrri0ue* 8alery mna qr. 8eId 

eouaty shell bo oompoeod and ma0 op or rm, 

eammleelone au8 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 Gomfeelonore* court 0s the ooumty. 

dootloa 1T(b), Art1010 Hlk, toa68 am 

l Xn eciantioe -0x-o It #bell &va born 

.. dotudae6 that pooolnot orrfaae 8bell bo 

eompoaeatod oa an manual salary baele It 

shall bo the ihzty of tb CePrieeIon~e* Court 

of l ueh ooudy to fix the salary allow& to 

euoh o??Ioue.. Xeeh a? maI& o??Ioore &all 

be Id In money aa l neual salary In tmlvo 

(Urowial Inetellmente of not lose thea the 

total mum urnod u l amponeatlon ~ernd v 

him In him offloial oapeolty Sor tbo ?leaal 

yearloS5 end notmarothaa the maxim8 amount 

allowed aqoh,h??loumdok5m l xIetIn6 
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~39% GM*. A. Wtle, May 1. 19S9, Page 8 

Au&uet?M, 19SS. 

,'fa oountlee in whioh prooiaot d?leore 

are paid a salary aa oompeaeation for their 

eorvlooe, meh orflaue assiriag to appoint 

0~8 or mare deputies or aeal8tente shell rlre 

appllaetloa to Uko DOm.Isalonue* Cmrt ru 

auttorlty to appoint euah dopey or aoputloe, 

.In tho mnmr and form poeufbod for appllrtlon8 for deputy county otris0re w htfaio 

39kQS Rovleotl Ci711%tatat08 1995, u waa0a ddnthe provieione 0? this Aoti the Cmdeelcmore~ Gomrt shall not rthorieo the 

l ppoinmt of any deputy sonstable at a u&y 

l roooUa~ yI?to0a a8.ubroa ~#1500.00) Dollue 

P= mu. -The l a la r ~

or ee dop0tloe authorlao 

k, bo.apppoIntsd uadu tho protIeloas of this 

kotion ehallbo paid out 0s the orricae* 

%alary ?ueA. 

=x24ouatlee 1 0hutin o l otmtr orri0~8 

8amd Ie this Aat am aompeaeeted on tho baele 

of a n l aaual salary, the Stato a? Toxae shall' 

notbe l hargod with end shall not pay anyroo 

or e0maIeelon to any prooiaot 0rri0~ for uf 

~mervlooe~ by him performed, but maid offiomr 

shall bo pia by the county ant or the 0??10ue* 

salerr ?una euoh roe8 antI oomIerIoar ae'nol(L 

othuwleo bo pld hI$ by the Sqte for mush 

eorvlaoe." 

Sootlon lT[b), eupra, l pooI?loally pr0t1408 that 

pbolnot o??l0ore In ootmtiee rhamin the~eounty atfleer 

uarsd in this aot are eonpeneated on the baele of an euual 

salskye tho stats o? Texas shall not be oharg0d with mb 

shall not pay any ?se 0r eotieeIon to say pr0aInot offioor for any l errloee by him pu?anod, but each o??Ioor 

shall be paid by the oounty out Or the OrrIoere~ salary 

Puna, euoh rce~e end oamiesione am uuld otherwieo bo paid 

him by tho stat0 far eaah eorvllhe.. 

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WM. Ohae. A. Mertln, May 1, 1950, Pyo 6 

You are reepeot?ully l 4lvleed that It 18 the 

opIalon of this Departrent that the l xemlning trial 

r000 or accounts 0s preaieat ofrloorr whe ue aompeel ato(l WI a fee basis in oountlos where the oounty 

riiialale are eompmeateb on an anaual salary basis 

euoh erenlning -461 ram8 or l oaount8 eh0uia be paid 

by the county out or the 0rrIaere* Salery ?awl. 

hu8tlne that the ?oregOIng anewore your inonirr, - rwain 

Vary truly yours 

ea0u wimar~r 

A8rietult