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# h I **4 OFFICE**  **OF THE**  **AmORNEY GENERAL**  **OF -**  **AUSTIN T** 

Eoncma~l~8. L. Arms$ro~ countymlltor ',' Ton 

### Green. County San Angelo,Texns
Dear Slrr *

1 “The officl&s partioularlyin rind ora the County and LIistriat Clerks md tfo Juatioeo or the I‘anaa of the 

### ~srious Praalnots of tha County. Allor theso orrloialsin Tom.Grasn**Oounty** are on a Some of there offloialrmaintain

pot10 la a aoparateaooouat. Othiwo depoelt thea Sam day to day in their personalaooounta. "1 rind no atatutorpprovisionexpresslyzwgT ulatlng the depooit or thaao feuds, .ualeae **Saotioii** ': 11 of Artiole **25584** r0rfpaf to tho Couatf.:ds;d Xatriot Uorka’ trust Ikids, LQht b* oomtruod to require the 03i+l clerks to de.nGsft

3uoh fuzds; in the c0unty ilsgoaftory ror trufit

rms, tatbouf,h,, heretorora,t!itro

bepo3Itories!mva boon used onJ.y., ror fiuerdiannhip,

.probate,

and othor 1ik-1

depooito peudln&dicipooitlqn &J- court order

. ~":m,oord:oti

ytJ&$ ,I -my&g&&li& 00.718 .ufmn: ,~uft+d i~30~kh wiit~;c0rridi4a30r 'h+du~~3gii ,el+ve-mentfdnbd,.

@&da,.: wlW 'you

kindly odv$no..gq .0n,th3 i,roll~~~,~~.~u88.~0n~I~ .,.,.. :, ., ,.,.~
"1. Is the .Jwtioe~af.%he Poaoe rsqulrod to maintaina depositor7or rund ror the 0r rees 0r 0rri00 wa a.0 doporito~.~on ',Q a$Qamte wd **ap$?$** .,gro$l.ab:~ z*ra@~ ".& ,zs,

the &untf*c~&&k &qair& ti,,ti--<& a"&oiilttiryor fund ror **the** aaSaX6epiw;oti: feqm:~, or offloe and the depoaltr, on oourt Oost'O;

'&arat& fuxl apart Sror hii .personal Surid? ._,'.

**“ 3.**  **1s the**  **Distri@f~ Clark**  **r&&i& t&**  **:m& “”**  tain a dep'ositor)i'oi $wid~',fo.r'~~ths

%tiok&pQq or **fees** 0r **-0rrioa ~~nlia**  the **:d,a?ooLts dli**  **’** oourt"O~ets~, 6e:parete

qnd ,apwt :&WIIhia personalNnd? -b. 1; the ribove

&iolalb or anp **0r** thw are not required to maintain a .sayorato fund-for ouoh teen and oourt costs damsite, .afoouah~,ofiflafaln reqlred to’mafntafnat all tloaed ,balaaoe In tholr poTsma aOOOMt ~urrlctonttb .O.O~Wthe mount or all"roes .and dopooltaooll6atedbut .qreportedto th6,

Sounty?

**“ 5.**  :;ould

an ofslaialwho c3min&~ ~Oouutiy rundswith his ,peraonal iundo be liabls on I&I

. .HonorableR. L. Amstrong, Page 3

orrloialbend if hl8 peraaanal aOOowt falled t0 show a balanoo aufflolent to ooyer all OoWy runda 6nd **unabaorbod** deposits in his hood6 at any given t&m? *.

. . .

1(
ktlale tlons 4.~5 and 6(b 3 9120 or **our** Rorised Ol~il Etatutor,se4+

, $8 a8 follower "SQO. 4. In all oountleo of this stats eont&king a populatfonor lea6 than mm huwlrod ana aioetq thousmd (190,000) :nhr.bitants aooordinq,

**to** the last prsoodlngFederal Conous whomin the oounty or prooinot orrioersare oorqmnatod on a,onlary ‘basis

under **the** provlslcno.oC t!& dot,, tlnro:: shall,boorsoted a fund to ,bo)cnomm~‘co thd !ti~Yiosrs~ Salary~m!ld~

of ~’ County;~ :TQXQS,! .: .,, ,‘;u~h fund S&u ,,bo

iCOat 6eptU6te,6sld,

ap6r&~:.f'l'ozt

tiLikher ooonty funde;ianil choll' bo hold~.omLditiburrod.:for **the:purpose** 0fpa3rinC; the salarica'os~ofrioer3 ard tho'ealarioaor deputies,aeetotanto**and** olorka or OrriOOT6ntw are drawirq tk 6alary rr0a nald fund under tho provI6Ionsor tbla Aot, and to pay the **aufbor~zoC orpzisoo**  **of** 

### their; **of$ioecw~3ioh:i*-** 6ha3.1 **be** daposltod in,

the'.bou?ltt.depodit;'org.i:sqd."~ ohqU,.begrotootfd.to,thq.,a~.:,,extant‘~~~~~~o~~e~c; ooun-: ty fund& ,;:,

'. ~,,. :*'.':, ,,.,,

.::~,,. “.,. "Se0. 5; It 6h611 ba thd'iuiy or ill OkOer6 ta aha?ao and oolleot In the cannor autharzzadby law all .rCO6 and comrsisalona rhloh am. pormittod.~~. a by l$?~.to

~~e.666eoeod'end.

oollootsd~r~ 6ll offI-"E ol6l~sorvioeparrormd by'thom, ,J.n an&when suoh taos .arsoollaotod they ehall .bedopocrited In tho orri0ersl Salary Fund, or fluida provided In t&is All%. In event the Cor23leslonor6*'Gourt Sindo thnt the ralluro to oollaot nny foo OP oomiooion **wan** due ta nsfleat oa tha part of tho offioer oharged with tho rsspousIbIlItyof oollsatlnc, scms thb amount of ouch foe or oozzioaionchrtll bo Aoductod fmm the a3lat-y

of such cfrf00r.. Zoforo any.ziiah deduotion liwde, tho CoEni6nlor10~~* court ok~rl). Surnlah **woh** oS:'foer with **M itui?hoU**  **ot .tof:mt**  **0: t.hO**  **unoolloatocl** fees with vhieh his nocount it? to bo oharGod, cnU ehlhRl,L n.ctiCy nob aPfiaar 0: tt.0.

**Xonarable R.**  L. **Armstrong,** Pagr 4

Artlolo 1347 is as r0ibm

"The alar% .&.il pay to the, oW~t# tr6aS~Oa' ‘. crll ~jury~reoa

cIna~rines

**roooiroli** by hin’to the ,WIO 0r the 00unty.=. “., Artiole 1617 is a8 iollowsr “ilaoh dintrlot oierk, oounty clerk oounty **judge, county**  **troasurcr, rdxd.M,**  **tliotrlat.** ana. -

Honorable8. L. bmstro4h he 5

who ai’ oount attorney, oonatableaad **justio4 OS**  **the p4ao4,**  all oolloot or handk any inoney for the ~04 or the oountp, ahall make a full report to tho oommlrdoners oourt, at euoh regular term thereor, 0r ali sin027 biip084a aa 00iitrot4a 0na 4u judgu45t4 rcndored ana oollooted ror the use of the oounty, end nil jury. foon oollooted la tholr rerrpwtiv4 oourta~in raoor or, or for th4 ua4 or th4 aounty; ml at t+ saso tins preoont 

### their reoalpts and ,~ vouoherr olradag what ai4po8itlOn ba4 beon ml4 of thOahOra~ 0~ii40t4a. iin06 bpt3a ao~ jrxasnentfi

. dald **00urt** ahall 0fi=ruw ex4dne 44ia - roport8,*rcoeIpte and ooudhors 4rdir f0uaa o0rr4ot, shall oausa tho clerk to ontm tlw sfma on the fLam00 i0a or, 4uam0a 40 a

**ti** m, ir r0ua to b0 lroorreot 4hai orrioer befor thon,.cna lrao4 **tb0 8454**  oorreo.te& ,.:.

ada ropWts,,~:robeIpts aad voUohor5~;~ ,,ahal~~,~b~~,,

riled ,In.,the::oount~~hJ;lorkIs ~offl~o.~“:- dibiti 1622 $S ci rolioti+ : -6311 my ofricor com3cts xmey bcloqiq to,

Artlole 1900~l8 as roli0t70: *On the last d4y of oaoh tom or the aawt, the olork.

r&oU mke a written ctatomnt mhoraf&q ~11 moneys rocelvoa by hLm ror jury feoo and rin44,. with th4 none 0r euoh party rro3-i whop roo4ivoa. up t0 the aats or.auoh 4tate~nt, mi! slaoa hlo,pmvious statemntt ard ala0 the ~nau4 of.awh juror ~ nho has 8ervoa at suohtot?;l, the numbor or days lgymad, anil the **amount duo**  **him** SOT**suob aorv-** 

“uoflstatement shall bc OZ%~FOQ, OOrToOted, appr&ei, and si,+wa by the p~osidlr@ judg&,, ..uoh **etatonont,** when **so** nppro?od snb~signod chall be rcosrdea in the **minutes** or the cOmt.*. .



### tmorebk R. Le Armrtrou8;

### Paw 6Artlole 2079 of the Revirod Oivil StatUtde is acl

follorsc .

“The olerko 0r all oourta ~~bvi 2 offlom roporter@ ehall tax a~ moetr in oaah 0 vi1 omm where an anwer i8 riled, 0x00 t auitr to oolleot delli&eat taxes, a rrtenograp 0~~8 tee or Qroo dollars, i whioh ohall be paid,ar other oostr in the ease .,and paid by aa~d,olorlc, when oollootsd, into th. ~, ” ,~~a~al.Tundp of tho oounty in -ioh raid oourt

lî ~í kud rd. u6 of the Rulos of Preotloc, and ?rooddure ln aid Aotlons ia a6 r0u0m

?I&liou or-e bon& ,ror ooats the party fb: .,qulred

to’(4~: the.

mme niaf

depotilt,,,.wfth

the’.olerk ’ of.;six~&~o~

~~,,,,)usti~e’-of;‘tb~ :jxiaoo’ suoh~‘sti’:as ~th~~~OO~t’

or !J.llstioo

~xriui”*iLw

to : tinemay dOfJi&. het3 dahrri0i6tfit to pay ‘theidcmod oosts.: Under the above statutes, tP0 Justioe '0s l&o Pef~oe, :,Lstrlot

Clerk and Countf Clerk arwrcqtirod to 

### !oribti the r0u0hg dutm: .:

,” ‘.poy “*to .’ the .i,omoe*Ip.=zilar$. ~d+.ili, ‘$S@#

&Cd oo*, mlsqti& .yll&Oted. ior:,oiliolal~~~~~~~Sv~~ Ypeirf&j&~

$$ ‘t&$;~a~ ond,~ ~whiaig oollootpd?~

.th~~~oountp .olerlci:on .ttie ~Ust”4ay .b2 ea@i term of oounty’

court to zr~ko

a mitten stntwmat showlri~ all nonoys'reosived by hiu for jury teas and Sines einoo hio laat atatemnt, ana pay 8am3 to the tiounty trea3uror;make a rull reportto the connlssionerroourt, at eaoh rerJular ,$ep thsreor, 0f all rint39, j-t8 aa jur0 ifee~00iirat0d by the. and preeent‘their reoclipts and ‘vouohero ahwirig%&at dlspoeftiOn had **bkW DDE**  Of **the** RIOnOp OOUSOtOd; rOpOrt t&the OOWJty olsrk the oolleotion of money boloneine to and for tho um oi the ovunty, whlah shall be **dhar(pd** to mah offloet and he niey dlsohwae hlooelf thrrofron.by pobuoine, the reoejpt of the oonnty tretmm3r ther0ror~ tha ,diotriot olerk, on the last day of aaoh Lnrn of oourt, ahall nako a writtou etafoment shmlng dl nvncya reoeived by him for jury. $008 au6 flnoa, whioh ’ shallbc rooor&od in the m$nutea a? the oourt v&On approve4 by the yro8idlng jidee; oollect anO pay over trial Soon ‘Inoriaino1 0~008 in tko aame’nacnara0 in the 0nuQ of jury feesf pap jury fccti.

in ori~:~.=inal

c08ee wforthorlthR to the county trew3urer~_. . -. . 

### ‘W3

x~orobl~ R. L. Arnustrong; Page 8.y.q

pa ii h ell mme oolleotedupon reoo niwnoes, ball bond8 and of OT obli(;a oaa ia,the mae or & r0mitpr00, judgtfbm4and J ho **St&r** md all rima,
WOV;S~OSO or th0 a060 0r art ‘2 r0h; oollaotoa uadsr the nal Pr0Oeawk =rortbwitha b the oounty trsarureq 

### iar0x-a Other perrroai

Oi the oolleomm 

### oa **demand**to **the** one ea 1 ad t&era&o; tioa or -maeye 

### or. reea belonfiz to. thorn

### anuk~~~~~~~~~,, roe8 

### id0 ths e0~81 rum **0r** ths 

### 00unty aooept ask



### depodts on eorrt8 8uoh 

### suma a8 

### oolleotea*) they ruy~.dorlganto

T&o 1s no epeolflodt&B wasto ‘tah’ed’ &her oiTl-’ oialoror’wti rosa ham been bolleotedby :.the 

### ,Juntioe or, ;’ the Peeaa,‘

Dlotrlot

Clark and Qounty Clark shelk~ G&and and reoeivspoynont thoroot,but it wae ovlGoatly.,~teq&od that

_. /‘~ I6 &culd 5e51nZrom the provleionsoi ‘those stat&s that It would not be noosasary iOr raid ofl’loials to malntaln a dOp00it03-y or fund r0r th0 sarekeeplnr0r r008'0r 0rri0e end dogoeiteon odurt ooeta esparate

### and apart rim their poreoaal. funds, ,+aoaxe ehouldbe pronptlypaid to the parties entitledthereto. In WY went, ,suOh fund5 bbingstrurrt iU@!, 

### sala.~irlolnl~ do not have the right to we sams,‘or any part thereof,for their personalbonelelt; and, ii not pronptly paid to those entitled thorsto,auoh fundo ohouldbe kopt In an aooouat supnmte iron yarsoaal funds.

.Eonorable

### R. L, Amstron& Page 9

our statutes, however, do not require Justloen of the Peaor, County Clerks and MatrIot Clerk8 to maintain a depositoryor rund ror the saiekeeplagof feea of offloe amI uproar on oourt oosts separateand apart fnxn their poreonSuoh 0rri0ia are not required to maintain at all times a iolanoe in their personal

## aOOOUnt6 autlIoIant to oover tho amount of all reee and deposits oolleotedbut 

### unreported b th8 00tmy, 0nd M orrlolalwho 00~1nglao 00uty -as wlth him pmronal runas would not be liable on hlo orrlolal bond **ir** his personalaooount falls6 to show a balanoo oufrIolent to aover all oounty funds ana unabsorbeddoposlte In hla henda at uny &ven tlma. Thororore eaoh and all or.the quootlonepropoundedby you are emwereb In tha negative.

Truatln~ that thla satlaraotcmlly aaawera your inoulry,we are
very truly yours

BY & -RR.-c.45

JcLe, -::‘
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