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OFFICE OF THE A~ORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS _' AUSTIN
G&V.ER SELLERS liTTORNEY GENERAI. 

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### jaa Jodial Di#trlot xarllton, ?axaa

9. Zhat 1s the iaarimuj~ ax-oifloio **oomponra-** ~tlon uhloh ataybe rllwod tha EZmtirS-of WalltOn Gounty under the **proliaiona** Oi s.~B. 123, by,Brown, and may the Wee bs ._.. 

### db3w0a at thlr tl.ao? 1. 0. Doom tho 2si$. ..1 

### 846

I lionorabla ’H. k. Allen, pa68 2

**provided r0r**  **iA 4aa**  **bill** pertain to **the** g1,ooo 0x-0rri0ie OS 800. two or Art. ,39x, or tho mcdmum **9OMpsn&Stion** Of 33,000 el

### low44 under Arts. 3883 **and** 3891, Vumonca mnotated civil statute?* mIIPdlton

county im on l t oe barlr aa that tama 18 **used** In rerp8ct **to** the mda or, oompmaatlng Its **bfrioiala.** 

### IJl a roo*ntoplnloa (30. OAJb62)or this department lddr o ea a d

to 

### the **Eonomble 9.**  **8.~** M1.A County AttOrn8y Oi 

### Hullton County,l* uar.bld thet tha 

### b&al ooai&wmatlon the Sheriff or r&l oounty HI all&&ad to retain ir Time Thousantl DOLlArA.

($3,000.00)

pr **your6** 

### Irk10

arhtinua

**0ompoll54t10n** 

### naa **d0t0m4a** unbar **the** pro~itriam **0r Arthi0**  3891 v. ‘ A: cI s., borore then &am&a& Of #aid' rrtiolr by Senate 4Ill HO. 123 onaotoa by the 49th 

### Lagiolaturo,. Sala sk.mti Billy

No, 123 **b00+3ie** 4rr40tire'610 a law U5y 9r 1915, and la as rouowt "A3 &T &Sading Atilrl4A 3&91, 3902 AA4'3AOtiOn# 13 

### &a'15 of Art&de 39120;,

### ?iovlcad Cl~ll **Otatutaa Of**  **To%ar, ljZ5,**  **OD anuud4d,**  rllowln$ aUdi%ional 

### toiapensatlon

for oertaindlstrlotoftlaerr,~~oounty 

### c.nd~pmclnot, aa ior doputlar, 

### olarkr 4$d WNit#tUIt8~ 393iQ 3erlsrd 

### OlVl iag ?hdtiOIi 2 Or-athi@ statater 

### ai Ts*ur, .19251 

### ru~eallng

611lem in oonflIatt and deearlng a3 om4rifienoy.



### “(ai) The commiarlcmera~COWS ir hereby suth4rlAAd~ when in thalr jU&&imnt the rlnaaoial oonditionOr the 00ont~ 4na **tho** a0ra4. or the 0rri0orr **uatiry tho**  inoroaaer to enter 

### an or6ex laorwasln$ d hg oo.wanutlOn or ahe **proofaot, oounty**  end **dirtdot** orrloirr ln an rdaltlooalamount not to 6xt740a ~~ttt0atpri~0

(25$) per 

### oat or the 

### sum

allowedunder tba 

### .lrr for tbs flreal yaas or 1944, provldoa tbr total ooatpen5ation authorliob under thr law 

### ror the fiaoal yaw or A W dlQ not oxcoed the mu of Thlrtg-six 

### I+&ndred ($3 x00,OO)tlollara.'

.

### 847 ’

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r'(b) The U0md44lo5sro' Court ir hrrabl auhhor-, 

### lord,when in tlmir Jo "41" nt aho **iiora4141 oondl**  **610i1** 0s th4 4Ountt and hs nora 0f ts **0rri00xa** 

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the **lnoroa85,** t0 ***ntar** an **ardor** lnonaaiA(l

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ths 005pMution 0,r 8ho dlslrlo9 **ofrhbrr** _* 

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pnolnot,

oounty and 8adtti0a 8h7btwh

not .-_.

'~ .; **yt3Sbe** 6, ThO **r4IOs** the tb **iOSt Or**  ii&g 18 ~$9 

### rlslag and the prrrohs&ngpowei of tha 'doll~~~~ 

### 18 doonrslng, and t&t 

### n&es and aalarlsslk
trlrsteIndustry hsrr iaororscld 

### to M srWnO hat pub40 orrloerb snd etaE3eyOsb **00ntint.u** ti tholr orribbb **st** b u0rirl00 ti ~IBLLYi.artamr48~ .,_, sa4 $hb fur8hbr reot 0r t&o 0xOMed 

### ooablt1oa of &ho oahndar orbatos en esergonoy and an **iiS~& ‘** **Stitb pdo**  **SsOOSSity** the% the **OOrtutiSU-** **,*I** tloM1 &lo requiringbtlls to be rasd 011bhFbb 

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s oh 

### Hous. bb surpndbd, snd sbld RuIo ls henby 

### suspbadbd, and 

### thisAOt ShslL tskr.. l **rr00*** and **b0 in**  rem80 rm kibdart+sr a6 p*000gr, and It 

### lr l o na o to d+í
As Mb maa rllowb~ wasr the law to the shOdit br, **mlltun** county **ror th**  ri0 al year or 

### I.944 was oaly'!rhkS 

### ~TMusbaQDSUSrs (6, 000 0Of 

### the nsxO abon 

### simdaaa8 **8uth0ti808 M**  **~ti0~4. d**  **cd8 mrFQtLll**  **or 2%;**  I asxliaulr or Time Thousand aotc~n madnd sad fir:; %&s

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khld OpbllOB HOI h&62 also hold 

### theO thr amxbuia a8i0uDt or 0x-orri0i0 

### borpasitlon that said 

### oharr eotad 

### be r4uuod wss One Thousaad Doliars ~~1,000.00)**per per.**  ThlS lipdtstlonwas dStemlSrd under thS provlsioas or 

### sootioa2 

### br*rtlch 3934,V. A. 

### c. 81., rbioh sinokhas beoa 

### l tprssslJ ropoalra by said ~iensto nil.1 1410. 123, **i ’**  **hb**



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liwiorsble 

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### Allrn, ~86a 5
gansralprorlslo& of Ar8lo~s 389j,0. A* Co th, anot now be i00k0a CO i5 summg ox-orrio oorpeautlon to suoh shsrlrr. 

### said Art. 3894 appran 88 r04m8t

"Ph. Comqlsslon~rs~ Court 

### 1s herrby dsbsmd rrm 040ntng .006penntioa **r0r** Ox-orri0lewr+iors t0 00wy 0rrlOi4a8 whOA tb OomrgOnsOt~on **6nd** 8f0O88 roes nhloh tho$ or. sllew~4~bOnkln shall Msob the mnxlma provided for in 

### this ohsptar. xxi ssses 1 whWo the oOq.oSettoa On4 lXOOSS iSOS whloh **thb** errlobrsrre allowed .toretsla shall,not rmsoh the **:mulfimm prOlidbd**  **ior ia**  

### this shspkr -UN CWU&- rlonbrs~ court shall allo* oorponwtfon r0r ox orri0io Hnldrs whsrt, ln their 

### d

Pdgmnt, suoh ookprnsation

### 1s nroessary,~prorl ad' ( tioa 

### fcir

**ax'ofrloio** 

### ss~vlaos elkwe &.

sooh ampsma- .e sh84-net 

### laOTbW the 

### e~&psasWkW Oi th* 

### b~i~ili bepiI& tIW ti2i.i~ or 0aPp0n8ation 

### uid s~0088~~r008~8u1~0d to bo rot6imd by him under this ohiptor. ?rorldrd, noWWir, the 8x orrioio herein authorizsd shill ho l hewed Only after 6n OjIQOrtUAity fer 4 jwbublia

hearing irnd m3.y upon the aiflr~.t~vorbto Ot at leart three mafibers **or** the ~~mslsslonrrs* QoPrt.*


### (26 I Xn thi 0~~9 **0r** Taylor v. mb~stcrr, Co&y, U4 6. w. 

### 9.4, (orror~dlsmliaed, Civ lApp6Sls~held that, 

### a Ud&IIOAt 00~~0%) th0 

### GOW Or eon ltionr 

### srislil~ as proridod in Art. 3895, Eho CoProisslonexs~ Ootut nlphb ralidlymare this aU0wSnoo tor ox-orriO 001~ rasatloo and mado the obtirratlon that *thu time when 'the Co J sslon*rs* Court ~z48y make this ml- ~OWIOO 

### ia not apdriod 

### Fa ut. 

### 3895.e

Our Opinion

NQ. o-6576holds, la elirot, thot the salaries or **0rri0i.818** aitedted.bg 8Oll4te 131AlpEo.

L23 SiSy

bb raised at this tintw, with the'oautlon that thy *bu&ot 181~ nust bo oO&ied with.' ArBlolr 

### 3895 -8 doflaitoly afEwted when tb Litit8tlOA ingssod **by** titi010 

### 393O **us8** renwvod 

### by tho onaotaent or Baaate BIll~No. 

### 123.

i38ld 

### OpQilon

noI CM%62 itither hslds that bho 

### grorlslonr **or** &oor 2, Art. 

### 3912e,v. A. 

### c. 8*, 8PO mandatory 

### in 44. 

### rbot, and that Uian 

### 18 no autborlty tar a oomml8sionsrr~ oourt **to** 4ok;rminr 

### whether eoultty ortloers 

### SW2 bo 

### paid on 8 ho or salary baslr at ray t&w other thaa at its 

### fire8rogulcrr f4ootlng la 

### January or eeoh ysar. This ~rovlolonhas not beon l

### ffmotodby any aubroc;uont Act of tie L~glrlatun.

### PWO 6 ;<

our 0plnlon HO, 3045 of dak Agril 24, 1939 holda that a ooawiaaloarro’rourt~~la without l

utherity to ~&IO. 

### ana p dt108 o ffh@X Up 05 l 00la r y h ii@ -6 b &V0 O& &W Off~OOr O upon a **roe,** be&la, atoting that *tha l $a to a muat bo unlfora and tihhg muat phoe cl11 upon a rplary bad8 or laavs all upon a foe baoia.* Thla ht+Pln8 ha8 kerr’ oon&lrtmUy adhorod 00 by this br&Wt5Bat iI~'re&~rb f0 OOUl%f~ OffiOOZO @l&O. \Thrt~la, that the ooriOOi@Awra~ OOUPt ia aWn8iaO of lo88 t&an 20,QQQ **iahablta5~0** l

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BOí @ h a , l8#8 p ra O WU ttg

Ydo sel

o o na ua mua tp h o~ a ll a why 

### otfioora ëup o n l raL.rry bari, or loavr rll ruoh ooPa$y, tifSoe&‘r gpon 

### a fro baaia. Tbia &@A- 5p,:: 

### arid oplahk ii a*$ affeote4~ by Um onao8aeab of ni4 

### 8enaw. Ml1 WO. l?f,>,;.,- ‘..,, :

, our 0P ion Ho, o-SOS)-A ho148 t&$ rh.Wia~ or noi tha 00aai00idrl0Y0 aourt has baa uutha~lt to OmoJla DJmaouaty budgot. to to& aaM of iaoroma oi aaf ary f8r o~rtaia’oounBy orfioiala 

### IO 8 ,faot puer~loa so be dotaamlaa6prim#rU.y by Lho I oowmiaaion4ra’‘Wur?b. Opinnioa Ho, Q-Sll BI~ h ola o l imll a rLy, In vie+ of tb abo,ve, wo anawe? your 

### ~uaoUon8 08 r0lm0: Tour quartion Ho. I 

### ia anowqrad by ou$ Q&n&m So, 

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YOar 

### Quoation

340. 2, bed part., 

### ia aaawona in &ha nogotira. Tour 

### qtuation Ho. 3: The a8'I( .*%-oft1010 mfoponaation rhiAb my be 

### 8Ltou.Q aa1d Shulff La any lua whioh, whan rddod to&ha? ooqmaotion aad exooaa ,ieea all-d to bo ratoiard by his Udsr l ald Artiolra 388) rad 

### 389A doer no) OO U M l uoh'ittlaw to m6*lro a tot01 ooqpurrrstioa In l f o oa r of ThPhtre

skor#anB So~aia Bu$.rad end Pity 

### Dollara &‘l5Oo,OO) par yaw. ht ~00 amaO eould tha toe8 of oigioa a$ Te;f~lolo d ooin~0naa9ioa n@dnoQ by Bin aroeod thr - Thouaand 8srOa ‘EfUm%rod and fif%y DOllsoB (~>,?$O.~). X.nothat ~0td0, thr ~~~JUMI ~0~5% **or w0pn0e**  tm nt0i~ uty ~OWOI ~hi0h ho la allowed to rokia .oanriot exorrd T&&w Thousand seien Uundrod md Fifty Po&lara ()3,750&O) &mryear*

sudh **0x-oiri0io** osapnaa$ioa~otm be 

### el&eitad at $hf0 tlaa rovidril tha, .budgab law* ia oompliod ,rith 

### 88 ‘ pointid ou8 in op& on Ho. O-5Q53-A.., .

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. Hanorablr 8. !T; Ml&n, pago 7

,. Tha 25s fnorra,aa provldad~ in Senrtr Bill No. 123 a

.. pllea 

### to. tha s4asinwa oompbnaatlon rllowed 

### under Art10108 3 r83, an4 3891, 

### V, A. Ce 3a sootlon 

### 2 of Artlole 3934 has 

### boon rapaalod by mid f3amk i3iu 

### NO, 12).

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### ah hbnribh rnoloaln$ 00 ti loo 66462, o-6576, ::-3045, o-5Qs34, an OS aald 

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