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. .. . . . .- OFFICE OF **THE** AlTORNEY **GENERAL** OF **TEXAS** AUSTIN

lkmorablo Olereland &ml 8 oounty 

### Attoraey Bnrorla 

### Oounty Angleton,Texa8 **Attention: Mr.**  **E. 9.**  Stone, **Jr.**
**near 8lr:** 

1onM~th0Mlarl oounty aaa 

### theirdoputlo

sentenoe **of** Artfole 

### 39oa,&u&6,8 ho**~appolntmant** 

### of **deputie8** 

### *8aid appllaatlon shall be aeaompaaied **by** a **statsneat uler**  

### ing the 

### probabh 

### reaelpts Srom teer aasalmlonsand oompanmtlom to be oolleotod .bpu&l oirloe d~lng the flsoel year 

## anathe pnrbablo dlrrbumememtwelsh &all inalu&e 611 iralarlea urd expen806 of m~%d offloei and uid aourt ahall mak@ it8 order mathoAlclng the 

### l p~0i&tmWXt Of 8U6h dr&bie8, a8Si8tlLnt8 and

## . **Oh*8** aad 

## rlx the aompeneatloaa to be paid them irlthiathb 

### llaitatlonr herein pXW88tibed 

### and deterxine t&e number to be appointed a8 in the di8- cretloa of said aourt 8hall **be proper........** *

**w que8tfon**  **hn8 been**  **rai8ed under**  the above **quotation** that thlr prevl8loa amy be a llaltatloa 

### ~Upon th8 **Comi88ioaer8Q** 

### Courtin authorix%qexpendl-~

**- tUlW&**  **Of OrtiC**  by eJl Ofttaet OILthe 8&w **ba8i8 in**  **0x0088 Of**  t&O fe88 eqmSb'by **tid** OitiiOO.

ing probable'fee8 of-6rfiqe i8 for **a** gpid*~amIhelp **ior** t&l **0oPurie81OtleI ’** **8 ’**  court; la it8 Uontlaa, to fix the uihrie8 Of the ofrloe~.a8 wall a8 MbflO8 Or depUtie8 iladW@l8t6$lt8 but 18 Ii01ltitatiOn e8 **t0** auabei.

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Uader the **stntute** it is my 

### opblon, that.the 'alaries or eleatea ~&ers ehall **be** 

### tixedat-.theHoabrable Cleveland Derls, peg6 

### 3

. first regular 

### meeting of thb hamlulon~~~ Court aail the ealariea.of 

### thedepot168 ahell llkewl8e'be tired at that tlae, sad the next 

### regular meetly oi.the'Oommlsaloaers* Court will bo lioadey, January 10, 

### 1944. **We** thereiore'iW&e that if pO88lble you 

### lot us hale en 

### opinion on 

### or before Jcauery 10. then 

### under the stett&C tbb cOfIUd88iOIWS' cOUZ% w PO0888 rXWA 6~ t0 

### Qay ifar

a reek and etlll be in regular-term. Therefore please let em hme the opinion not later than yeauery l-3or 14.w hae8tatbd in your letter,, 

### Brczoria county has:a 

### population 0r 27,069 hihabitant aeoordl~to the 

### 1940Pederal **C44d8.** Thererore the oouatp aiflolels 0r osld 

### countyere~o0mjmasatea oa 

### en annual,salary

besi8. Art&a3 3912e, 

### Beot$on 13, Vemonts,Amotatsd OlAl

salax$e8 or ell the-rollewlag aeme&oiiioeti towit: shsrlfr, a8w88or and 

### oolleotor ~0s~ ~ooantyatttu3my,.laalUdlag **orlmlnel :&l8:~**  oouaty attarneys who perrozwthe **Ah1tic)8 ,bt**  **dlstriot attoraey8i.**  

### dibtrlot .olerlc, ooiuaty

ale*; tr6amWti'~hldr. .aW anbgl lmpbator~. T&e 8alarle8 of eald orflolaladare&&'I.' ~~_ #. ,. **~: .+&;i.:::~** 

**e q&t**  **:.%a~., .Q+;::the**  **: t,4t&**  **:&WC.-& :by&hm**  **.~ia,,.~~~~~~l~~L1,;-.**

**. .**  oapncltlee 

### far thq flwal'year.1935 and not 

### aabe thaa:the ma%@&. emoun~~alloued suc&-o~rlcera:tauleP law8 e%lstlng 011 **Aa&nst** 24,
.. 1935. Stated another-way; the ~8tatUte

### flxsethe salary oi eeah.

_ aoynty offlola at not lees thea the total **8U4 e8rneQ**  **by** 

### himin hlti offlalel oapairtty ror the fl8orl year 

### 1935. end aot 

### ure than:. the mnxbum 

### amcunt sJloned~8uch~otflcer UILabrlew8 e&t* on

$l;OOO,OOO.OO **vnlu@lon.** Sal4 

### )25,000,000.00 raluatl4n~4ver

and abote.the 

### lpaxlnmsmont ril~aea **su4h** 

### ofrloe~ **UnQel ’**  **laW8 4ri8ting**  **011 lugpet**  **S?&** 

### 1935.

You ere~reepeotf%llj aQvi8rd thet thi Comd88fOnOM' 

### Court or Srezoria CcUaty has'the legal autho.rltp fd,

### .tlxthemlary of .eechor *e 

### abovenama ottlol~18 at .aot

### leas than the 

### tetal **8ua** earned by him in his 

### ofrla*aloapeolty for the f**i8oal yea**  1935 and not mere 

### than the maximmamouut allowed e~oh 

### offloer

.Soaorable Glbvelenb **Davis, pa%6**  

### 4

under hwe ex%log oa;August 24, 

### 1935..**A8:8ald** oouitty has a populitloa of maria than 20,000 and 188s.thaa 37,500 lnhabitantr acoordlng **to** the 

### 1940 Federal **Cbnsus,** ana an arsbs8ed raluatlan la exoe8s or ~lj,OOO,OOO.OO aooordiag **to** thb la8t approve& preceding tax roll oi such county, the maximum amount ellowed such orlloer8 ror 8alarlcs **may bb**  **ihLO~lt8~d a$**  

### for saoh (l;OOO,OOO.OO raluattod **or** rraotloael part thereor la 6x0*8* 4r 

### 8ald $15.000,- 000.00 valuation over qd above the maximum amount a8 allowed suoh orflcers 

### under laws exlstlog on Augtiet21~. 

### 1935. (See thb ociaes of Yaoogboohe8 County v. Jlnklns, ll+O 8. U. (26) 901, and Neoogaoohss Oounty t. Winder, 

### 140 8. W. **(24)** 

### 972.)

Artiolb 3902, Vernoa*s Annotated~Glrll Statutes, provides 

### in part:

"

. ~;. The oompepsat$onwhloh w~bc allored ahe **depUtie8, a8d8tant8**  **or olerks**  **abme naabd**  **for** their 8drvioes **8hall bb**  **a** mdsona~le Oae,. ‘not to **a%-** 

### oud the SoUouing **aqount8:** 

### 0

. . . . .; "2. %a ooUn&8'havl~ **d** pk&atioa 

### ~oi0+&y- ','. ;..~.l.;,:..~n.'.::iu~~~~.~..

*~,y*.~$~~~>~e &&~~~):: &&&;&+::$h., " ".. L: :ii~.~.:~::;i?'.i';:;;:;

:l$i":~:...l::.

. **thirty~seveh** thi&aaatl $3~4 hundred-(



### 3?*500)

### inhabit- **'ant8,** 

### flrat~aulatent or.,ohief Aeputy#et to exceed TwoThou8andDollar8 (#2;OOO;OO)pbr&inum; atheras**8i8ttit8, depUtiCI8,**  **or** clerks not to 4#eee$ Seienteen Buad~d~Dolla~ ($1;700~00l'perannwn~~h+~ .iP 

### In rlew.4r

Art10163902~.

veraon*d~Amiotate6.Olrll Stat**utee,** you~~are

re8peotrully idvised that 

### it-~$a **our** opinion that the Coraml88lot1m~.aourt~ of,Bratorla Countyr~~~has~~tke legal authority **to** flx the salarlas of,thb deputlee of 

### *he rerioue countyofilolal.8

eatany rea8onable amount provided a&& 8mount8 do not oxcoed the axlmuu mount mentioned in paraQaph 2 a8 quoted 

### above. The 8elarle8 0r first **a8818tant8** or ohler dbputlos can.~ot~exoebd the sum of (t?,OOO.OO eaoh per annum. The 8alarie8 of.other e8- slet8nts, deputies 

### or 

### elerk4oannot exoesd 

### )1,700.00

### par annu+ sash. Art1816 **3902** 

### rlxes the mulmum ealar$ of asslstsnts, **depu** tie6 and clerks but da68 not fix the m$aiBum stiary OS 

### said 8aal8taat8, dbputle8 

### or clerka. It i8 

### our furthereplqlon that the **County** Commlsslomers* Oourt of Bra%orla'Oounty ha8.th4 legal authority to rlx the salaries 0r the various county QfflCiai8 

### namedaboveat any e~~ount~, proriaea,.tha

Iralary of each oftic4r 1s not 1688 

### than the mlnlmum **8tatba abwe**  **or morb**  

### then the merimllln

### Sonorvrble ClsoelandCavls, jxge ,$

allowedby law en hsrotofgre mtntlanedand $hat the salarieoof the d&putisemay be fixed at anp reasonsb1.s mm net e%oeeUlng the iparimun

heretoforementionedregardleasor the amount 

### oarned aa iem and **0omal11alons** 

### by said county ctl"i6lale in their **of** 

### floial oapeoitlee.

Ws.thankyou for the brief and yqur opinionrhtah h@r aided ua In passinguponyour queatlon. Yours very truly ATTCRXWYOEWICRAL

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