**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** 

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### 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 Rablfoaooouuts

8hall bar0 been notlflad of tho ardor or the Oods8ionnr* mmrt that t&0Ean.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 Ii yet of 

### eu o h

l pportionmant

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? PublIohooounts

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 fu n d s Its propor tl a n a t e p r t o ft h o

lpproKo Iatlon w'hioh &all bo Ustribute& mng 8ontal l

mmtiu l

ntitld to partioipaw. therein,

on tho baa18 of tho per oa IwlgrUtIoonot oaoh 

### o o u nt r l aoorUa6 **to the**  proaodlln6?obralcuuum~ porldmdU*tth* mumal apportionment or 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 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 .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$epar 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**  

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o f the 

### l o e ifr payableto th9 

### in o h o u sworEon.

the ~pOrtI0amentIs Y&o aad ma14 werrante zhl be rogieteroU**by** the Gomptrollorand
ZTeaeuru and shall k rail& **by tho**  Gemp ollu Bo the **trumuor a?**  **tho** eouaty.. -Soot&cm

r(b),Art101089180,reads a@ followe: *MO offlcor

reooltlng

al alery shall **ti0att~** n130ir0 any 01: orrioi0 00-nl atfoniprotidotl,

&ntor,+ho GOnIeeIonue~cmrtehalltrqie?ufrorth~Goaual rPrdor#e oonaty%otho0ffIoere~ Salary Ami u funds of #uoh oduntyaoh funds 88 my **bo** mSo#eary p+lpaytho ealuIee a#ia othu l laba ohaqoable wivtthe l uuwhm tho ro+Ioe &apoelte&

*sin lro bouffiolont Co nuttbe elafme -10 th~ro?rum.~ Sootloa

a(o),ArtioloSQl80, ma&e u ?ollm+t .Anymnioe rralaln& In tho Offloore~ tlalaryWn~0.riundo of any eountyatthe ~Uo?anyf%eoal~u lftuall *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.~ %ootIoni(a),Art1010%91%&. mpre, an6 %ootion* Eli?" 2%. Art1010SQlk, 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 oountrl

o e o r df n 6 tS tho lart **~OOedin6** Pdral **Guuue. wm**  **aro** Inromod by tko Oorptrollor~e o??Ioea& **by** you? lotterthat ia Earriaon Goaty tho uounty orrIolale uo oompeneatod

on tho l alery buie, dl the prooinot O??I Ola lS

**ro** ooqoamate6 on the foe baeIe..

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.6 State mob podnat o?floere

shall oontiauo

to **be** eanpumated for theirearvIeoe aa a fee bade uutll the OomIeeIonere* Gourt shall **have dotormlne(l**  otherwIeo Ik looordmaoo

dth **tho** prorIeSo~e

0s Pkotloa 8 of.

this Let. *X8 eouatios

olmro tho Comfuloaore~ Court shall hao dotormIm& thatpnolnat o??Ioore

shell**bo** l

orp e n e a t e &

o a **an mmml**  ulwry bule, but whoroiathoy bar) lotormU& mat *ountyl

rri0a0 #hap not **bo so**  8omp*amated, theQrri0ue* 8alery mna qr.

8eId eouaty shellbo 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 manualsalarybaele It shall bo the ihzty

of tb CePrieeIon~e* Court of l ueh ooudy to fix the salaryallow& 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 

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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 salaryaa oompeaeation for their eorvlooe,

meh orflaue assiriag to appoint 0~8 or mare deputiesor 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 39kQSRovleotl

Ci711%tatat081995,u waa0a 

## ddnthe provieione 0? this **Aoti** the Cmdeelcmore~ Gomrt shallnot rthorieo the l ppoinmt of any deputy sonstable at a u&y l roooUa~ yI?to0aa8.ubroa ~#1500.00)

Dollue P= mu. - The

l a l a r~ee

or dop0tloe

authorlao k, bo.apppoIntsd

uadu tho protIeloas of this kotion ehallbo paid out 0s the orricae* %alary ?ueA. =x2 1 **4ouatlee** 0 hu o

**tin** l **otmtr** 

### orri0~8 8amd Ie this **Aat am**  aompeaeeted on tho baele of a nlaaual salary, the Stato a? Toxae shall' **notbe** l

**hargod** with end shallnot pay anyroo or e0maIeelon

to any prooiaot

0rri0~ for uf ~mervlooe~

by him performed,

but maid offiomr shall**bo** pia **by** the 

### countyant or the 0??10ue* salerr?una euoh roe8 antI oomIerIoar ae'nol(L othuwleo **bo pld**  hI$ **by** the Sqte **for mush**  eorvlaoe." SootlonlT[b),**eupra,** l pooI?loally

pr0t1408

that pbolnot o??l0oreIn ootmtieerhamin the~eountyatfleer uarsd in this aot are eonpeneated on the baele of an euual salskyetho stats o? Texas shallnot be oharg0d with mb shallnot pay any ?se 0r eotieeIon to say pr0aInotoffioor for any l

errloee **by** him pu?anod, but each o??Ioor shallbe paid **by the**  oounty out Or the OrrIoere~ salary Puna, euoh rce~e

end oamiesione am uuld otherwieo **bo paid**  him **by tho**  stat0 

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

You are reepeot?ully l4lvleed

that It 18 the opIalon of this Departrentthat the 

### l xemlning trial r000 or accounts 0s preaieat ofrloorrwhe ue aompeel ato(l WI a fee basis in oountloswhere the oounty riiialale are eompmeateb on an anaualsalary basis euoh erenlning -461 ram8 or loaount8eh0uia **be** paid by the countyout or the 0rrIaere* Salery ?awl.

hu8tlne that the ?oregOIng anewore your inonirr, - rwain Vary truly yours

ea0u wimar~r A8rietult