OFFICEOF THEATTORNEYGENERALOF TEXAS

AUSTIN



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**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.** TBesalary 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 ooatain

### ad in the 

### anmaohapter with **tlm** aforementioned assmdprent,proridslr Sor a salary to-be paiQ the lx oifioio **county** supsrintendent, not to sraeaQ Blne HtkuQlvQ Dollara (8900) a year. Art1010 P300, Revised Qiril 

### Statutes, 192S, and fto relevant prorl8ion 

### pertaining to theoifloeandtrareliag6xpatuo of the oouuty wumrfatsndent urovides:

I)* * * * In resring the anma per capita **apportionumnt** to the bobools, t& aouzity eobool trurrtees &all aleo makean 

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eut.oftheStateandOwnty avallablo rund8for salary ang sxp8neea of t&i offbe of **the oounty**  superintenQent, and the ma68shall 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

### thathe has madeall 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 amyhares proplded that sxpenQltare8 **for** ofiiee enQ tiaveling expeees shall no4 fx$ezd*tFee handreQ dollars per emuam*

. utiole Sk399,RsriseQ Civil Statutes, 19ZS, aa &ad**sd,** and Its relevant prorf8ion, In part, **read6** ee 

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"(a) **kt** the oloee or eaob monthOS hia tenure of orrime ouoh orfioer~ afiaed herein whoie oompeasated on a fee basis shell makeao part of the report now raquired by law, au 1tePlieeQand eworn etetemeut of all the aotaal andneoeeeery expeneee InaurroQ by hln~in the oondaat of his offloe, 8uoh aa stcrtiozmrf, atsmpe, 

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prexahma

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### bonde, inolodingthaooetof ewety bonds ror hle Deputies, pratium on fire, burglary, theft, robbery lnellrrsoo proteotiag pubT&aoounty hul@ewould not, unQerthe uoonrtitotlon, be allowed to hold two onthee (with oertaln exaeptione not lnollraing the amnty 

### euperlnten6ent) andwhenaotiog 

### as ex oftioio aounty superintendent he la nqa4 aeeumiugaddltloual dutieo imposed upon himby law. 

### Eblnga eountyofffoer 

### enQ ruusd 

### in t& MaxiaamFee Bill Statutes, 

### thisDepartlrnt has oonefetuitly

ruledthateuoh ealaryalloweQ totIm eouatyJM a8 ex ortioio oouaty eaperintenQant by the oouuty eobool trustees ia la be inalaQdedin oatput- ‘khem&x%mum and exoese Sees aUrn84 **to** be retaUeQ by e&Q oounty orrhm. me etatuke are ll

### lentas to expreeely allowing

offioe and traveling

expqwe to an ex ottloio

ooantyeuper%ntendeat, bowever,

suohottiorrand 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$eby 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**  **authodz** ed and that euoh erpenee ehould be luaJ.uQedin 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 aUowOdSoaorable Riohad S. Morris, Paga 4

to the aounty &aQgsas ex ofiioio oounty e8&perlnteedmt elald be shovmon him imathly report required by article 88s@,Reriea,d Civil Statutes, 193930, as amended.

**Trusting** the abow awwre your queetion, +o mti
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