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OFFICE OF THE A~ORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

_' AUSTIN 

G&V.ER SELLERS 

liTTORNEY GENERAI. 

845 

jaa Jodial Di#trlot 

xarllton, ?axaa 

9. Zhat 1s the iaarimuj~ ax-oifloio oomponra- 

~tlon uhloh atay be rllwod tha EZmtirS-of 

WalltOn Gounty under the proliaiona Oi 

s.~B. 123, by,Brown, and may the Wee bs 

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db3w0a at thlr tl.ao? 1. 0. Doom tho 2si$ 
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846 

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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 ellow44 under Arts. 3883 and 3891, Vumonca 

mnotated civil statute?* 

mIIPdlton county im on l to e barlr aa that tama 18 

used In rerp8ct to the mda or, oompmaatlng Its bfrioiala. 

IJl a roo*nt oplnloa (30. OAJb62) or this department 

l ddr 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 4 Ill 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 oertain dlstrlot oftlaerr,~~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 611 lem in oonflIatt and deearlng 

a3 om4rifienoy. 

“(ai) The commiarlcmera~ COWS ir hereby suth4rlAAd~ 

when in thalr jU&&imnt the rlnaaoial oondition Or 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 

rdaltlooal amount not to 6xt740a ~~ttt0atpri~0 ( 25$) per 

oat or the sum allowed under 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 x 00,OO) tlollara.' . 
847 ’ 

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

lord, when in tlmir Jo 

"41" 

nt aho iiora4141 oondl610i1 0s th4 4Ountt and hs nora 0f ts 0rri00xa 

jurtlfy the lnoroa85, t0 *ntar an ardor lnonaaiA(l 
838 

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ths 005pMution 0,r 8ho 

dlslrlo9 ofrhbrr _* l pe _ 

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pnolnot, oounty and 

8adtti0a 8h7btwh not 

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

rlslag and the prrrohs&ng powei of tha 'doll~~~~ 

18 doonrslng, and t&t n&es and aalarlss lk 

t 

rlrste Industry hsrr iaororscld to M srWnO 

hat pub40 orrloerb snd etaE3eyOsb 00ntint.u ti 

tholr orribbb st b u0rirl00 ti ~IBLLY i.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 requiring btlls to be rasd 011 bhFbb 

sbrorsf dbrs ia l so h Hous. bb surpndbd, snd sbld 

RuIo ls henby suspbadbd, and this AOt ShslL tskr.. 

l rr00* and b0 in rem80 rm kibd art+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 

~TMusbaQ DSUSrs (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 

, 

(B3,7SO.,W. 

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 lipdtstlon was dStemlSrd under thS provlsioas or 

sootioa 2 br *rtlch 3934, V. A. c. 81., rbioh sinok has 

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

A. ‘TI.., 
‘.~,, ., 849 :_ _ _ 

liwiorsble tl, Wi Allrn, ~86a 5 

gansral prorlslo& 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-orri0le wr+iors 

t0 00wy 0rrlOi4a8 whOA tb OomrgOnsOt~on 6nd 8f0O88 

roes nhloh tho$ or. sllew~4~bO nkln shall Msob 

the mnxlma provided for in this ohsptar. xxi ssses 

1 whWo the oOq.oSettoa On4 l XOOSS iSOS whloh thb 

errlobrs rre allowed .to retsla 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~vo rbto Ot at leart 

three mafibers or the ~~mslsslonrrs* QoPrt.* 

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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 ralidly mare 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-6576 holds, 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 fire8 rogulcrr 

f4ootlng la January or eeoh ysar. This ~rovlolon has not beon 

l ffmotod by any aubroc;uont Act of tie L~glrlatun. 
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our 0plnlon HO, 3045 of dak Agril 24, 1939 holda 

that a ooawiaaloarro’ rourt~~la without l utherity to ~&IO. ana 

p dt1 08 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 tomuat a 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 @ Oo ?diBrOyí @ ht al8, #8 p r a OWUttYdg o sel o o na ua 

mua t p 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,>,;.,- ‘..,, : 

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our 0 

P 

ion Ho, o-SOS)-A ho148 t&$ rh.Wia~ or noi tha 

00aai00idrl0Y0 aourt has baa uutha~lt to OmoJla DJm aouaty 

budgot. to to& aaM of iaoroma oi aa f ary f8r o~rtaia’oounBy 

orfioiala IO 8 ,faot puer~loa so be dotaamlaa6 prim#rU.y by Lho I 

oowmiaaion4ra’ ‘Wur?b. Opinnioa Ho , Q-SllhBIo l~ a l o imlla r Ly, 

In vie+ of tb abo,ve, wo anawe? your ~uaoUon8 08 

r0lm0: 

Tour quartion Ho. I ia anowqrad by ou$ Q&n&m So, 

o-SW340 

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 l ua 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) 

OOUM l uoh'ittlaw to m6*lro a tot01 ooqpurrrstioa In l fo o a 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$ d Te;f~lolo 

ooin~0naa9ioa n@dnoQ by Bin aroeod thr - 

Thouaand 8srOa ‘EfUm%rod and fif%y DOllsoB (~>,?$O.~). X.n othat 

~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) &mr year* 

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 

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

.. pllea to. tha s4asinwa oompbnaatlon rllowed under Art10108 3 r 83, 

an4 3891, V, A. Ce 3a sootlon 2 of Artlole 3934 has boon 

rapaalod by mid f3amk i3iu NO, 12). 

us ah hbnribh rnoloaln$ 00 

ti 

loo 

66462, o-6576, ::-3045, o-5Qs34, an 

OS aald OpLnlenO MOO. 

O-514.