**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Honorable John C. Ilianohi county Aud:tor Yictorls County \llo torie, Towa

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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 **:**

**“ ~.**  **A&~&& to**  **the** 1.940Psderal **COIIOUB, Vlotorla**  **County Las**  **a pcQuletlon**  **of** 23,741 and **the oountg**  OSSlolals are 

### there**fore oompsnsatad** on We salary baals..\

do:;. Cchn Y. 3lanoh1, Fw4 2

"'Ph0salary Or cmolumenta are lnoldent to the title to the 0rri04 and not to lta ooou~otlon or tkd ;ttrroraanos0r 

### 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&.** * : >:

211s CepertEsnt **ha8**mgeatedly hold **thet** no vaoanoy la ore8kd Glure a **county** oftlclel, without realgn~, volunteers or a8Crel'tedinto the srillteryaervioe of the 'UnitedZjtutes,fior .ftik;:dronlbltedfrom drawvinehis salary rron the Officers*

. . $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 tlcrkio 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 disburseidentawhich Shell
**i~:0h53** all Sulorios and ex~.ensea 

### 0r Said 

### orrloe; and mid **court** 

### shallm&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 iiicrescrlsed and determine the Cuber t.4bu up- ;oizted as iA the 6iSOl'tttiOA0s SOid COU't -Y be ;rop,~*;provided that in no 4490 ah011 t;leCxula314nr;rn’i;ourtor 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 ~uoilorcur 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 000p6nrbtlon zzlch tay **be** allovmd to the deputlra, aasl6t6nta or clerks 

### abare nanmd 

### Tar their 

### eerrloea6hell **bo a**  **zeaeonable** one, not to exoeed the following anounta:



### ie**quote** 

### rroraOpinion 30. 

### O-5388 of thladrpartient **aa** 

### folloas

**Itfo 'ouro?lnlon thet It 

### la dlsorationary with t.iecomlssionors' 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 

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

### of the 

### oomnlealonera* court aa outlined by 

### artlals ;:;02, v.A. c. 3., 6upra. euoh extra help oouldnot 3~ 

### >ald for SrOn the WflcierS Salary ilundOf 

### the oountJt. 0n the other 

### hund if 

### ziroperly authorizedby tke comls6lotera~ oourt uncor nrtio14 

### 3902, 4. ire 

### C. .2., **cupra.** such ecdltlonal **deputies,** alerka 

### end assistant6 :.ouldse entitled to be paid 

### rrom the

### rifflcera~ Lalaq **And of**  **pour aountr.** **”** (emphasis **ours)**



### It io our opl8ilonthat if the extra deputy and ths inoreaae kl pay of the regular deputy 

### have been allowed by 

### the oocmlesion6csc

### Oourt,same 

### lapayable **out** or 

### the orrloera~ sieleryiruud

### 0s 

### Yourcounty. 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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