OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable John C. Ilianohi 

county Aud:tor 

Yictorls County 

\llo torie , Towa 

..csr ar: 

Your latter 

cbia dsparkaent on 

cpillion 30. o-7lu 

As: II it the duty 

dlrtriot alaa 

‘.‘_ hla dSSloe, without thin addltlonal ezpanss on the 

\, ‘~C)frloem~ ‘salary Sund or the County.n 

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“~. A&~&& to the 1.940 Psderal COIIOUB, Vlotorla County 

Las a pcQuletlon of 23,741 and the oountg OSSlolals are therefore oompsnsatad on We salary baals. 
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"'Ph0 salary Or cmolumenta are lnoldent to the 

title to the 0rri04 and not to lta ooou~otlon or 

tkd ;ttrroraanos 0r orri0iai dutm. In order to 

2:'covo t2e amount, the ofrloer la not required to 

znow that he has dlsoharged the dutlea of the otLice; nor la he prealudad from reoovsrlng by the 

z’aot that 50 Car been wrongfully dspklved or the 

I’i;=.ht to gertorm the aervlo4a or that another person naa performed them. Thus an~olfloer who her 

5aen wr0neruu.y renoved from ofSloe say reoovsr 

ke oalary or emolum4nta ot the 0rri04t and eA 

OSfloer de jure may moover the amount from a de 

Zooto ofrloer to whom the money has been pal&.* 

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211s CepertEsnt ha8 mgeatedly hold thet no vaoanoy la ore8kd Glure a county oftlclel, without realgn~, volunteers or 

a8 Crel'ted into the srilltery aervioe of the 'United Zjtutes, fior 

.ftik; :dronlblted from drawvine his salary rron the Officers* 

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$uwiiK?&g~& 

see our cplnlon ilo. O-5791, a aopy or whlcn ia 

It la our opinion that the Same rulo la 

%tru~ -Aera a dlat&, olcrk la abatnt from his offloe by maa 

br ali 30cid4a. T&%refOre, It 18 our OQinlOA thet the dlstrlot 

tlcrk io entitled to hla full ralary. 

..rtlcle 3902, Vernon@8 Annotated Civil Gtatutea, provider 

b 3.-t, 08 rou0w8: 

Yhenetor any dlatriot, oountyor preoinot officer 

&all require the aez4loe8 OS deputies, aaalatanta or 

alarks in the porgornenoe oi his duties he Shell apply 

to the county Comlsalonere * Court of hi8 county for authority to appoint suoh deputies, asalat4nta or clerks, 

Stating by sworn applioation the number needed, the 

?oeltlon to be filled and the amount to be paid. seld 

application ahell be aooompsnled by a statement showing 

the probable moelpta from fae8, oommiaai3na and oon- 

;ensatlon to be oolleoted by,sald office during the 

fisaal gear and the grobabla disburseidenta which Shell 

i~:0h53 all Sulorios and ex~.ensea 0r Said orrloe; and 

mid court shall m&e it8 Order outhorizln6 the aPpointzllt or such degutlee, nssletanta ond Clerks end fir the 

coqxcsatlon KO be jald them within tne ltaitStions 

;:us-e iii crescrlsed and determine the Cuber t.4 bu up- 

;oizted as iA the 6iSOl'tttiOA 0s SOid COU't -Y be 

;rop,~*; provided that in no 4490 ah011 t;le Cxula314nr;rn’ i;ourt or sny Aenbar thureOf tittuL%pt to 
i;;fluenoe the appolntient of coy prson as deputy, 

sssistant or olerlc in any 0rsi00. Jpon tlio entry 0s 

~uoil orcur the Oiflcers applying for 6uoh asalatanta, 

hgutiaa or olarka shall be authorized to eppolnt them; 

govldsd t&at oald coupenaation snallnot exoeed the 

.~axLma amount herelncftar set out. "r'ho 000p6nrb tlon 

zzlch tay be allovmd to the deputlra, aasl6t6nta or 

clerks abare nanmd Tar their eerrloea 6hell bo a 

zeaeonable one, not to exoeed the following anounta: 

ie quote rrora Opinion 30. O-5388 of thla drpartient aa folloas 

**It fo 'our o?lnlon thet It la dlsorationary with 

t.ie comlssionors' oourt aa to whether lt will euthorlze 

Ike) arqloyimnt or extra or addltlonal deputlea, oselattIAt3 oud alerkatir thr various aounty OSfiOiSiS during 

iAe time the regular dbputlea, a6816tant6 and olerka 

-253 be OA v6oetlona. In the abssnoe 0s 6uthorlzatlon 

of the oomnlealonera* court aa outlined by artlals 

;:;02, v. A. c. 3., 6upra. euoh extra help oould not 

3~ >ald for SrOn the WflcierS Salary ilund Of the 

oountJt. 0n the other hund if ziroperly authorized by 

tke comls6lotera~ oourt uncor nrtio14 3902, 4. ire C. .2., 

cupra. such ecdltlonal deputies, alerka end assistant6 

:.ould se entitled to be paid rrom the rifflcera~ Lalaq 

And of pour aountr.” (emphasis ours) 

It io our opl8ilon that if the extra deputy and ths inoreaae 

kl pay of the regular deputy have been allowed by the oocmlesion6csc Oourt, same la payable out or the orrloera~ sielery iruud 0s 

Your county. It 16 our further opinion that it la not the duty 

Of tho dlstriot olerk t0 pay for this 6ddltlonal help. 

Yours very truly, 

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