OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bonarable Biollud 8. l4orri8 

OQunty AttorRef 

AsMtrculQ Qounty 

ClaaQeI Tesur 

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lirmorable Riohard 9. Yarria, Page f2 

payable to and to be approved by the County Board of Trusteea or the reopeotire 

oountiea and oondltioaed for the raitbful 

perlommnoe of hlrr duties. TBe salary ot 

the ex offiolo Sapwiatendents at Pub110 

InStrWtion in rL1 OOUlltie8 in Texse shall 

be, from and after September 1, 19SQ, paid 

imrtb State and Couuty Available School 

FunQ." 

Artiole 5888, BevimQ Civil Statutes, lo%, au amended,by the 44th Legislature, SecondCalled Sessian,anQ ooatainad in the anma ohapter with tlm aforementioned assmdprent, proridslr Sor a salary to-be paiQ the l x oifioio county supsrintendent, not to sraeaQ Blne HtkuQlvQ Dollara (8900) a year. 

Art1010 P300, Revised Qiril Statutes, 192S, and fto 

relevant prorl8ion pertaining to the oifloe and trareliag 6xpatuo of the oouuty wumrfatsndent urovides: 

I)* * * * In resring the anma per 

capita apportionumnt to the bobools, t& 

aouzity eobool trurrtees &all aleo make an 

anaual allowanoe eut.of the State and Ownty avallablo rund8 for salary ang sxp8neea 

of t&i offbe of the oounty superintenQent, 

and the ma68 shall be prorated totha schools 

conah& undmtthe aqpeniaion of the oowty 

eohool sapertitandaat. The oowemaatio~ 

hvain prorideQ for shall be paid monthly 

uponths orQeroftheoounty sohooltrxmteea~ 

PForiQed, thf& th8 aai~y iOr tb Panth Or 

September shall not be paid until the county 

superintendent pmeente a reoelpt from the 

state Soperlntendeixt alaowIng that he has 

made all reports required of him. The ooanty board of truetoes nay mke enoh further 

prorisloa ae it deems neoseaary for oifioe 

and trateliDg expenaee~for the.county 8uperlntcmdent and any arrslfstant he amy hares 

proplded that sxpenQltare8 for ofiiee enQ 

tiaveling expeees shall no4 fx$ezd*tFee 

handreQ dollars per emuam* . 

utiole Sk399, RsriseQ Civil Statutes, 19ZS, aa &adsd, and Its relevant prorf8ion, In part, read6 ee r0umm 
Bonorabls Riobard S. Mwrle, Page S 

"(a) kt the oloee or eaob month OS 

hia tenure of orrime ouoh orfioer~ afiaed 

herein who ie oompeasated on a fee basis 

shell make ao part of the report now raquired by law, au 1tePlieeQ and eworn etetemeut of all the aotaal and neoeeeery expeneee InaurroQ by hln~ in the oondaat of 

his offloe, 8uoh aa stcrtiozmrf, atsmpe, 

telephone, prexahma on 0rrioidl*8 bonde, 

inolodingtha ooet of ewety bonds ror 

hle Deputies, pratium on fire, burglary, 

theft, robbery lnellrrsoo proteotiag pubT&a oounty hul@e would not, unQer the uoonrtitotlon, 

be allowed to hold two onthee (with oertaln exaeptione not 

lnollraing the amnty euperlnten6ent) and when aotiog as ex oftioio aounty superintendent he la nqa4 aeeumiug addltloual 

dutieo imposed upon him by law. Eblnga eountyofffoer enQ 

ruusd in t& Maxiaam Fee Bill Statutes, this Departlrnt has 

oonefetuitly ruled that euoh ealary alloweQ to tIm eouaty JM 

a8 ex ortioio oouaty eaperintenQant by the oouuty eobool trustees 

ia la be inalaQded in oatput- ‘khe m&x%mum and exoese Sees aUrn84 to be retaUeQ by e&Q oounty orrhm. me etatuke are l llent as to expreeely allowing offioe and traveling expqwe to 

an ex ottloio ooanty euper%ntendeat, bowever, suoh ottiorr and 

traveling expeneee as provided in the provislo5 of Artfole eOO0, 

supra, and allowed to tha oouuty superintendent, woMQ laplledly 

be authorized to be paid to the county JUQ&e, being neOsBearily 

iuaidental to his parformanae of tha awe8 0r that orfloe. 

i+&ere. any orrioe, and travellug expenee lo alloueQ to the c#maty 

JuQ$e by the eoanty eohool trusteea, it ie our rier that only 

the aoteal and neoeseery tari08 and traveling expense inotrrrd 

nat to exoead Threei Fiuntia Dolhru pu mawa, would be authodzed and that euoh erpenee ehould be luaJ.uQed in the monthly repcdt 

g;~eaoounty judge undur the protieione of Artlols 8899, as 

If for M other reason, epch is in keeping with a goaeral p&i~ policy adopted by the Lagielatlrre, that where ef-’ 

pouete are aathorieed *not to axoeeQ* a oertaln aemant, ouly the 

aatual and neoeeearilir lnotlrred expense ie Want. 

It is, therefore, the opinion of tbisr DepartEeI%t that 

euoh actual and neoeeearp OffiC38 and traveliu6 srpenee aUowOd 
Soaorable Riohad S. Morris, Paga 4 

to the aounty &aQgs as ex ofiioio oounty e8&perlnteedmt elald 

be shovm on him imathly report required by article 88s@,Reriea,d Civil Statutes, 193930, as amended. 

Trusting the abow awwre your queetion, +o mti 

loure rery tnlly