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Bonorable E. H. 5ritfin county AttorneJr Young COtue~ ~rahem, Texas
Dear Slrr



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### a&pinion

The pertinent parts oi your request 

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"(1) Nay the Co Texas, legally pay th monthlr ax-ottioia 88 raotr,in relatl



### 1~ the year 

### 194l. Countr pabaed 

### an n Januart,'l9&!, 010 oompensation 1x1twelve monthly ihg4 were made by to whether or not the ks the nmxlmum allowed by

y hi4 offhe. "(2) Does the 

### raot that the i3herlrr's olTio4, during ths year 1941, earneQ and oolleoted the jn~xilnum

allowed by law, prohibit the payment ot an ex-orrielo ealery during the year 194229fir-:?Honorable IL H. oriran, P4g4 p

"(3) Lb44 the raot that the deputlea' salarhea or said offi wwre paid tram the teea earn4d end oolleoted by se14 offioe during the year 1941 

### end said ealerleswouldbe paid **irom** the general rund or said County 

### during the y4ar 1942 prohibit the payment or an 4x-orri4i0 aelary to the eaid Eherirr during 

### the yeas 19423 >. ,' "(4) Doe4 th4 raot that the sh4rirr of Young county, Texas, oollroted 4xo41?4fees during th4 year 19b1, whloh h4 haa not 4t this time retunded unto the Treasurer oi eel6 Oounty prohibit the payment to the said Sheriff of 4n 4x-offiolo 

### eela

### ry during the year 19429 (I (I

. . . . Article 3895, Vernon~s Annotatrd Civil Statutrcat Ir'axae reada: ii;

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. *The Conmlselonere~ Uourt i4 hereby d4barmd

rrom 4110wlng omp4n4atl0n ror 4x-offioio 44ni044 to county orrloial#irhen the oomp4naation and exceaa tees wh%eh they ar4 ~4110w4d to attain shall reach the meldmum pr6viaed ror in this oh4pt4r. In oaaea where the omnp4naation amI oxoeae tees whloh the 0frioer4 am 4Uow4d **to** reta$n,dll.not reaoh the ~~xlmuiu provbbd 

### for in this chapter the GoEmLis4ionerki* Gourt shell 4110~ ooqmneation **ror** ex 0rrioio 4enk044 uheu, in their juQm@mt, suoh ocxnpensatlon~lsneoeaaarr, provided, fuoh compensation ror ex **oftiolo** serrioea allowed shell not increase the oompeneation of the offioial bapond the mixhm oi ooanpeneation ana exooas fee4 allow44 to be retained by him under this ohapter. Provfded,~however, the br of'fioioherein authorizob shall be allowe& 01117after an opportunity ror a public hearing and odly upon the afrirmative vote or 4t least three 

### membersof the Commissioners* aourt . (A4 amendaflActs 1933, 43rd Leg., p. 734, oh. 220, #I7.1"



### we believethe 0444 of TaPrant County, et al wi* Salth, et al, 81 s. w, (2) 

### 537,an4w4ra your rlrst qusstlon.Honorable E. iL Grirrln, Peg4 

### 3

wth, **Sherlit** of Tarrant Oowrtr,waa sued 

### by the County ror the reoor4ry 0r 0x0044 r4e4 and rorthe roturn 0r #800.00 previou4lr allowed and paid hti aa ox-officio compenaatlon. The Court there eeidr

"The 

### sherlrr w44 

### paid in advance in 

### 1928 **by** the Commissioners* aourt $800.00 a$ **4x-ofrlol~** rtms ror sunauoning**jurora.**


### . . That **year** 

### he **mad4** hi4 maximum compen4atlon 0r *5,QO0.00 **sxo1u41~4** 0r that $800.00. In euoh event it **~44** his duty **tmclor** auoh above atatute to **return** the #800.00 to the County. He 

### did not do **40.** 

### Thle holding doea not amount to eettlng aalde the judgment or the Gommisaioners' Court whioh order44 the $600.00 paid. 

### w4 aaawne that judgaent to be valid. By 

### th4 aubeequent eventa, to wit, the oolleotlon other-. **wl44** and thereafter of the maxlmom pay, Mr. Smith became obligated to return **that** mone,J.* 

### * W4 beli4~4 

### it **1~44**

### thai?ein **ezpz-4444** recognl4ed that thy Waurdsrloners* Court 

### could, In thb oxerolae or ita **dla** 

### oration, allow ex-offcioiooompeantlen at the begInnIng 

### or any time 

### during the **par** subject to a final eobouutlng~dt the end or the year. Xmr rlrat queatlon **14** anawend In the afflrmati*e.

**We do**  not believe that the colleotiod or the 4iaxi

### mm during the year 1941 would rohlbit au **4x-otifolo** 

### allow4nc4 ror 1942. The raot that 1 t e office prodUcted **surrlolent** 

### nrentlb in 19U to make the maximum oompenaatlon.for the of

### rloer 14 no **aaauranoe** that the inooma from the offlce during; 19&2 

### would likewise provide the 

### mexilpumoompmsatlon. It .tol.lowa

thct your eeoond queatlon **la** answered in the negative.
In your third question you atate that the deputi44 were pd.4 from the rees of office during 1941 and are to be paid rrom the general rund in 

### 1942 and a4k.U i!uchfact weuld prohibit an ox-orrfoio allowance to the Sheriff for 1942.

Article 6869, Bernon's 

### hnnotated Glvll Statutea proride4 **for** the appointment of deputies Bnd make4 **speoitle** provision ror the payment of their eelerlee out ot the general 

## ruBd 0r the 00unty *. . . if In the opinion ot the Gomalesioners* Court rees or the Sherirr's 

### orrloe are not eurrioient to jwrtlrfp the payment of salaries of 

### euch deputies. . .* We assume

### Bonoreble

E. B. Griffin,Page 4



### aat the Commleslonere* Courthaa so round 

### end ordered. W4 &c not believe thiswould prohibitthe Comairsionera* Court fi-~m making an ex-orfioloellowanoeto the Sherirr. Or 

### oourae anyex-orfloloalloweuoe must be taken Into aooountet the end of the year and If such ellowenoe,togethertith the rees of offioeand 4x09~4 

### reea allowableby law exceed the maximum providedby law, suoh offleermust returnthe exoesathereor to the County.

By your fourthquestionwe presumethat the Sherlk cclleotedexoeasfeeswhloh,eddedto the regularlees or or

### floe,exoeededthe mexlmumprovidedby law **during** 

### the year 194.l;

### that suoh factshave beenduly reportedbut tbethe has notpaid the exoesathereorto the County. It ouch eseumption 14 true,we think It properto here point out that the County ha4.m adequate.remedy et law to Bue for 

### a reoovergof the 4x0044 teee. 

### See TarrantCounty~6. Bolll4, 76 

### S. W. 

### (2) 196, 

### and oaaea there cited 

### and TarrantCounty~4. 

### Smith, supra.



### We

### rind no Constitutional or statutory 

### inhlbltlon egainatthe Commlasionera " Gmrt providingan ex-orrloloal; 

### lowanosin the lnetentoeae. It 4ufSlo44 

### to say, however, that it 14 

### hardly oonoelreblethat a 

### Goasaisaldners! Court wtnee-wrnduty it 14 

### to eoonomlcally adm%nister.Oounty

ifnan ror the pub110good would 44 ~44 

### their 414oretionerf powervt votingex-orrlolocompensation **ror** a 

### publico~floial who wmld ~iail or reruae 

### to .aocount ror and delitorto 

### the Treaeuryauoh 4x0644reea aa 14 requiredby Article 3891,Vernon’s 

### Annotated Gl~llStatutes.

W4 thank you ror 

### the epiend3.4 briefmade a part 4f yourrequestand ror 

### your expressfonof opinionupon the queetlonapresentedwith which opinior~we have oonourred. Your4 

### very truly ATTGBBBYGEBEBAL OF TEXAS