.

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

**GROVER SELLERS**  **ATTORNEY GLNLRAL** 

Hmorabls C. H. cavmsr stuto Auditor. Ar;Btin,Taxa*

**and/or** ohnrgeb dollooto~foll utioertlfled 00pl06 Of oplnloA6, 6$o.,\ooc6t$tutje 'fee6 OS osffoe' and are &hi'

9 aoominbqbl6,,aosuph **by** the olorico or stber 

### oourt 05p 9yeO8w&oou1196t **the59*** 

## ..' : ../ ‘qj L.0f ! : ***a. zi** **” ypU**  **4LBW4r** 

## qUW3tiOA **#O. L**  **iA !ihO**  **4f-** 

### ~flrmabl~s,'@iase state tha efrootive dater. l\. 'h ~, \ )

**I$ ‘** **-yOWr OIU3iBi**  **t0 qU4StiJA**  **110. 1**  **‘ iS**  

### 1A 

### tbe’urfirgetlv.6~

OhOuld 8uoh fear be deposited in the state **Trrr$sury** to the oredlt of 

### the3tate Gonorul **iieT4mao .4ulld?** 
-4. If your answer to qutistlan h'0.1 Lo in tho afflriatlvo, and it la **found** that a olork, 2oputg olsr~, eterxw-taphoror any other er?ployoo cf the Zaurt or Civil &?;ealo ims **retahod** suoh 

### fC03, &ol;ld mch cc;ployoer&zburse the State **by**
cm depof5itlLy:

~11 such feae 12 t;te,tata Tmosury

## 687

aal whatstat0 agraoy should tallow throu@ la the QOlhOtlOA Of WCh"SOe8 SrOolSUOh COW ~plOy?087 -5; aa~ a alerk 

### et the 

### Court 0s Cltll up aools legally 

### rllo ~.!i l fildavlt nlth tbr 3t.t. 

### Comptroller

ra .A 08pla~o 

### or the 

### court, otbrrr 

### t&an htiaolf,

uadar thelaw 

### requiring

tbariling or arr~~wa by oourt anploy... a. to saoe .olleOt.d? (l’l..iOUad

### iA.t.AO.8 UiI.m the olmrk 

### OS 

### the oourt

### Sllod

an affldavlt 

### rrhloh l 

### tatod t t 

### aa aaalatant, a Deputy clerk, h.d not taoa). $nt rstalmd

"6. zihould

auraty bond. Surnlahed~by clorka and/or i2th.r.mploy.aa 

### of 

### theroapeotlro Court8 OS Cloll klq4~ala,



### olther

~~60~1 

### Wnda or othor type8 of porfcirLuisoe bonda,. be roA6wed opoa Faoh appolntrat 

### to tona 

### OS

### oSSloo oreawa bond 

### Surnlahed upon 

### the0riglDaL

ap lntment 

### 8urri.. for ssoo~aalro appolatarnt? 4r.o, who should b. boadod aad to BhOinrhoulsl 

### the bonds bo p.#.bla?. Yurthor, in wh.t aMOUAt8 .hould the.. bond. be, and should tho I%- qwotlw employoea pcrp ttle Qreallle~ 011. mluh bcnda, or can auoh 

### ~remluam bo lomllypaldYromtbamaint0wAOO apgroprlatlon U1ott.d to th. rerpeotivo 'Court. OS ClTil kppoalat,

Cndor tho approprlatlon bllla 

### for th. throo$ar 

### erlod l 

### tiedaumat 3lat 1944Sorthe 

### Court4 ofCYtll

Agpeala

ena8Wh dirt* 

### legalf expend nawys dlr*otly

fr om thalr 

### l pproprlatlona Sor booka, Sor other 

### thlngr(a. t.lephOn. 

### aonloe, poatagi, repairs t.~

### l puipwnt) and 

### for the purohaao 

### of l qulpment?

W.b ii8iound iA O&B Of the OOWtS tbst th0 Clerk of 

### the court had ptuobawd two $.500.00 0. 3. 3ofena. soads out OS a speolal bank amount whloh ropressnteu foas rooairod by the court Clark for sn5ertffl.d oO~1.a Of O~iiIiOA.,..tO. aoour;ul~tion

cf 5uch fsss over. par od or r*vorql i and was an 

### yaarh ~tsse feea 

### were balrr;; oarrlod IA tha npooial bank ocaount SUY thy olerk waa AOt 9Ur0 whether 3Uoh foes **reuld

sts~tually.balom to bin or to t!m .:ta te of "exas. TIM bonds were mnde papablo 

### to

## 688

.'a;;orable

C. !I.Cavnesa, Page 3

tbo olerk ot the Court and/or his uli'e. --tlestlonr
can any employee 

## or a 

## court 

## 0r ciivll APQO~ gaily invest suoh 

## rund0, held 

### in e8orow 

## rOr rhd *determination aa to ownership, in shy type lnveat- .aoat or should auoh funda remain in ths rorm or oaah (or on daposlt lh a bank)?

:' "9. Ye r00nb ln sfferal 

### or the oourts that

. the

### ~elerlc~

orsuch oourts are 

### aolhating!portago* money iron attorneya and othera, to cover the ooat 

## 0r afilliq papsra to the 3upreme Court, eto. 30 find that in.aome courts this mohey is not made a part oi the oourt'a oaah reoelpts but is retained by the **Olerk** or the 

### courtaqd aa he malls auoh papers h6 pays the postage 

### out oi hla pocket, all
or tiloh means that ho aoourate reoord 

### lamalntalned or the oash reoeipta and 6labur;;menn~o~Yerlng thle postage money. -uest1on: legal authorlzatlon.tor the-to make thesepostage oolleotiona aad should they be 

### aoaounted rot in the 6ame maaner~'aaother iaea or orfloe, whether 

### ?r not legally authorized?*

yor the sake 

### or ola&ty, 910~111 anauer~your gueetlons separately and in numsrloal 

### order.

. : To qmBtlon tJ0.1 we answer al iOilOwat
&iole 

### 3924,

v.A. C. 3., reads 

### inpart;

*me olerka or the Gourta or ~1~11 Appeals ahall Yeoelre the 

## r0ii0ning r008: ..* xakhg oopiespf any papers or reoords in their OrrlOse, lnoludi'bgoertlfloate and seal, for eaoh 100 nerds

. . . . . . . . :.

. . . . . . . .lO
vor oertirloate and seal, where aaas le

. . .L neoeaaary
. . , . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .50

. . .n;
Said Article 3924 vraaenaoted ln its present-form in 1893, and the herein quoted provlalons of aam oonstltute the only statement within said ..irtlole that oonoelvably Gould be construed as providing ror the colleotlon 

## or reea for 

### uncertified copies or oplnlons delivered out of the office of 

### the clerk 

### of ?.he



### Court OScivil h~geals. In 1929, by opinion

## 689

:io.27t7, this 

### 3epnrtaent h$d t+at au&h provIsIons 

### asooktalned aoh oozier iA sold 

### .atlcle 3924 wore ***l&ended** 

### to inelude only c&at are OertItIOd*. w bellote that thlr opinion 18 sound ana truly 

### expreues the law 

### luregard to uld titlola 5934 in queet:on,. **but** 

### In **re@rd** to other 

### oatter8 rrlmraby.:ho holdIn;J In ;uld opl~lon MY seaa oontlIotlm dth the holding haroln, rre ;iolnt wit that ths ‘Aat ci the Iaglrlature lmolved lo sJd opinion I8 80

eh” 

### t4and Urtlnet 

## rr0m the l 

### otr henia oonsIdere6. 2 borewl lace 875). OAalOae a oopy ar said oginion x0* SW37 (Book bs,

lWwever, lo 1933, thm 4Srd LegIalatum emoted a statute (page SO, Oonorai Law4 

### orToxu, 1933) 

### ~rotI4Ing 

### thatthe -1arlao of alL state orrloers .andemployees, l zoept ju&:es of 

### certain oourte,

eto. should **be ior**  **the** 

### period **beglnniag 9ep**  l &ber 1, 1933, aad **endhg** August **31, 1935,**  suoh OUEU or amounts ;1a day **be** prorlded ror by the bglrrhture In the eonoral **,approi** ;rlatlon bIl1, **and** that 

### alllsas.and garts or laws.rlxIna the salarleo ot suoh 

### state oKIorrsa&l employees ware thereby speolfloally repealad, In so far 

### a4 they canillotad with 

### ouch xot. Then 

### In,

aotlgn 3 of the eeneral apptoprlatlan bill emoted by said Leglel+ure, the 

## r0ir0dng l.angua~ appeared:

*AU 

## roe8 eaployeea, 

### or aEaid to clerks or orrioera. 

### or other

1 apgpellateoourts namd herein, either 

### ror ofYIola1 or unortloial co~les 

### or 

## oplniOM, Ol'

## r0r oth4r 44nlos4 or dOWiWJAt8, shall M dagOOit4d **MOAthly** iA tht3 akte ‘Pna4UI’y,Md AOne **or 4wh**  

## re0a 4hall be rotebad by aaId 

### orrloer8 or 0lerke.a

The oublsrt aattor oi the 

### abon quoted 

## provld oaa wea **a4OiiUatOly oontainrd**  

### in the osptioa 

### or raid geluraL appropria**tiOA** 

### bill,

:-

**.iOte** 

### subatantlally

thesameai thatfound **at page**  

### 59 **iA the**  

### General

Lawsol' Texa8, 1933,seperate

an4apartfrog the general wpropriatlon eots, **ware** enacted **by** eaoh suooeedinq L@ahtWe,~hiOludlr~ the **ourrent OAe..**  **(i\Otr 1938,**  **~a** 1241 Acts 1937, p. 1539; 

## AOtS 1939, pa 619) AOtS 1941 p.~E13; ;,Otl 1343, p* 4Wl. Ailso,eaoh euoh 

### suooeedlng Le~js~ature

l neotad ;rro*iaionsIn their genanl appropriation 

### bills ragardlng 

### the dirr;oaltIonof such reas reoolred **by** said oler?csand other eqloyoos for otflolal or UAJffiOiui ooples of 

### oplnlons, *to., slmllar to the hsrelaabove goted protlslon~. Boaring thisIn Jnd, 5ro bellaT@ that the aboym uotea ro~laiona or ~11 Cl:8 appropriation aot8, bugbnlng w

## tb 1 &Qd to the pnmnt :.3 50 

## vntja and aubaiatioa,

## aa th8 only 18~ aontrolllxg tit-4 Llsposltlon of 

### euoh



## r008. In 

## this view, wo ara auppcrtea 

### by -in o~lnlon

or 

### thisa9partaUAt r;rittm 

### lo 19S9, wharoin

sitihr ~roVioiOna aontalnmd in the ganaral ap roprlatlona got sr 1937 non auatalfm4. 30 am (~~iaaia& 1smrlth a aopy OS :hla 

### opinion

It&0416, nithth.aktwauat 

### that

### when mmh opinion oonillatto

withourriawa 

### rxprorrdhomln, aalaoplnloax0.c-318la ovorrui*d tothat axtent. 

### voas0 owrrulm il letter.

0pLni0n of 

### bat0October 17, lOSSI 

### by S&et aalnra 2nd 2. B. Andaraoni Aaalataat Attom 8 i3enara1,to 3. A* ;nlllqulat,

clerk of thu Oourb 0s tit1 I Appeals, a .aog or .hlah was arbaittsd to UI with your request for an OQInloa son%Isae subjeota, a8 wa bellow tha writers ot that letter opinion ralled~to 

### aonalbar the indrpmdant ~0% 

### or 1933, paw 53.
~z5lt05lzinsth0 

### rorclgolng, x0 

### hold that 

## ma atgust 31, 1933, to the jiroesnttlae, all such fees ardor 

### charges colloatod 

### 113

th8 orilou 

## or tha ciork 

## or tha cant of 

### cltll -+pals 

## ror welri0d aoplea ofopltiona

oonatltute

*Ibaa ofoffloe*

anti l houl6 be aaoounted for aa emoh, 

### The a&borefully 

### an&wore your quaatlon tfor2,

%a answer your cuuatlon lie.,3

### as Zallowsr AU. 8ueh
caaa 50 aollaatod Srom Ayuat 31, 1933, w the prssrnt 

## 8hhouia be asposited in the +ate 

### Tmaaurp to tha 

### oredit6f 

### theConera1 iieYuUa fund.

Cur anaww 

### to your quoatlon X3. 4 lo that all 2Wh r448 00 00114atwl 

### should be 

### aaaounts8 tar 

### ma ai8poma of 

### aa direst46 ln our anawur to your question x0. 3. A* to 

### ths aeaoad part of rwh +satlon, YPSquote fma 

### irtioh ~rJer, V. x0c. ch, 88roU,rrras _? z

*AmpDn(: 

### otherbutlrsthe COmptmllat Shall1

“8. Raqulre all parsons who hzwa ~0OlW.I ad not aaoDunted ror any mmoy belonging to the 3tato 

### tosettle 

### their aooouttaee


### Curanswerto 

### yourqueutlon Eo.5 isa8rollma: 3OOtiOA 

### s Or th0~PAOXX).

~r~viama 

### sf the ourrent 

### JadoiarY a~prOpri&,iOn

(p.qO 1336, wmral ad ‘~pdnl ha ofTo=*, 1943) 

### prOVla8~ Cha,t 

### OtlCh 4OtCt ~llpiO340 Whose %hrY 1s Provldod itxtrolu, 

### ox0a,pt +rtaru, 3hll rib with the cosptrollorthe arsldarlt 

### gmrldedSOr theSal& Like provlalona BIY

round 

### In the reapeotlie 

### app prlatloaa 

### mmlor0r tha 

### judiola~ IA 1335, 1937, 1339, and 1 41. %e ballovw thew grovlalona P ;-oqylra

a poraonal 

### 8r’tlaatit Srom 

### aaobtuaployea.

Our 

### anawr to 

### your r;uestloa no. 6 la a8 rollourat .stlole lfw, V. ‘A*a.~3. prwldoa ror 

### tbaappolatnant 0sa clerk SOra-aah

Court 

### OSoft11

APpMlS 

### tor 

### a tua 

### oftwoyoua. .rtlole 1333, V. 

### he4. 3..prorides t&t laoh auoh olark any irigolnt

### OIMB



### ohlrS deputy aad, srlththa approval or the 

### oourt, ha may apFolnt additional daputlea, and l aah 

### daputr &all ::lve bond to tha alerk Sor thr SaithSul 

### alaaharga or his duty. .;lao, artlolo 1698, V. A* C. 3.. provlAoa Sor a bond 

### to be ado by the olark Sbr 

### rivethousand dollars payable to the 

### ^rDwraor, aondltlmtd ror the ralthiul perrormame or tha duLies oS his OSSlaa, to be apprwed by any Judge oS hla aourt. xtiole 1036, V. A. c4 se, grovlbea for t&a a?golatmant by fho court OS 0110atanographer, who shall be awora and who rrmll &a’ bond 

### for two 

### thousand dollua pagPbl@ 

### to tha atate **Or To2~~~,cOautiO~a**  **iOr the**  **fdthf~l** 

### prtOrmAO0 **Of his**  **&A** ties, to be ap2roveA by tho Chief ~uatloa or 

### raidcourt.The Cleric 

### la the Only ouo 

### for whlah ,a

### daSlnlta termofoSSlaa

la 

## grwiaoa.
rh 34Toxaa fWiSpNa~nO0 

### onpage, 604,ther0ii0rin(l

### la ssld 

### itregard to torzw or 

### oSSlaa or Aeputlea gonerally: 

### "The OOABtitUtiOMl**pl ’** **OYiSiOA** ihitiIZ$ 

### %hO
term or os!l

### cue to 

### two yaua applka 

### todeputloa uho are thozmolvoa 

### orSlasra, but not to daputloa who 

### areaot **0rri0ero.** The appolntmant **or** a **as** puty 

### whola not wIthin the 

### ooAatltutloMlprovlslon, and whloh is not 

### for a4 ~artloular duration 

### or time, la aoortenalw in duration ulth tha tourd or tho 

### orflouappointing hln, aab, unless 

### 8oonor

removed, ho ho&da until tho axplratlon OS the orrlaer*s 

### tom, et%l oeaaea to hold 

### at that tlma unless he la reappointed.*

In regard ts 

### tto*orri00* 

### or *goaitlonn OS 

### atanog~ rapher, aa croatod by aald Artiolr l&36, no quote Srm t%o aase OS **ilobutson** v, “;llfabounty, 61 3. s* 1097, 

### (clr. zap.-- ::o spp.) in which 

### the court dlspoaod 

### Or the CUOatlOn ns 

### to Aothor or not t!!o $osltlon oS ofSlola1 stenographer 3: tho district aourt, created by Aiotsof 1003, p. C54, whlo!~

### provldod that suah ~tono~:repSer should 

### SOa sworn OfZlOor of theco&t and hold offlao during the learum ,of t!m oourt, 1s

ali*~tSlae* aa that term 18 used n the Coootltutio~l grof filbltfon



### againrt Amy oltlC@ timlog a term l xoeidl 7 two year8 ‘hers not flxrd by the Coartltution~ The holting A this 

### XS~6Ot 18 a8 ftJlkW8f

=m COAOlUd@

that whilethe

**QOlliti~OA** of l 

### tteAo(lrapher, tuder t&e statute IA this State, MY be, **1A** a **HA(W,** mA offlab, UAd the tenr them-

;:t% **a~atiaw .ror**  

### a longer 

### per106 than two yeam, XW 143A0 sUOh 807Odgn fUAOtiOA Or 607OtA- -At 

### embraced iA th0 Powers OOIbfOrl'Od llpOAth6 indlvldUS1 

### perSoralng it8 dutlee a6 brirrgaIt dthln the manlAg of the 

### word *oifloe* a@ uwd la tha SSStiOA Of 

### tbs COAStitUtiOA quoted."
xlso 800 the Oaw **or** Be-r Count, T* cazl?y, 192 S. a. (2) 702 

### (clv.

Arqh-wo apjh).

In vler Cz tba SoregaL~, 7m 80fioiuae thatme clerks Jr.the courtn Of Cltll i5ppSls, their deputlsa, and t&a ilteaoeraphera, aaah, **8h0uia** ~170 bondrb The olerkva bond &mild be In the 

### aGl0uat or tl~s thouaaad a0iwa 

### payable to the ooveraor.

‘The

### degutles~

bmds should be IA a raSeor;ableSAOUA~ a8 set by 

### tieclerft

cd payable to tha olork. The stsaogrmher8* bonds should 

### be IA the acmunt 

### of two 

### thousnnd~dollaru p&able to the stats OS ~exaa~ Th8 

### alork **aid** hle d6putles. saoh, should glra A@JW bonds UpOA ttieir

appOiAtA8At to 6aQh tOr@l Of Offhe--th. 

### deputleu'

term8 oxplrl~g with the clerk’s term. rho rtenwgra>her, 

### belagan employee of 

### the,aourt;

may be appolntod ior ae 

### long d term a8 ths court nay see 

### fit,tenxbatlve at asqr 

### tlrm at th ~111 or 

### the-aaurt, and the 

### orlglnal

bon4 would surfloe tor the duration or such **term,** u~lesa otherulw litit**ed** by 

### lta term& %a 

### rind AA 

### proolslo~ of the Atatuto or 

### speolflo

I$onrla the appropriation biU allowlng t& premium8 

### OAaaJT 

### of ‘iiuoh

bonds 

### t0 bs paid themfrOm. 

### Thlrdepart&oat has ruled lr siinilarSitUStiOAs ttmt mch bond prual~qs MAnot be re,garded

a8 a ContiAgant iteA of 

### eXWAEI0lawfully to be lriourredonaer the epproprlatlon, and, thereion, such bona gmnluuia my not be 

### pala out 

### jr tha 0ontlAvmt sxponse fund of ouch approprlntlon. xe are herewith enclosing a oopy of our opialon Ho. O-2092, holdip? to this OffeOt.

Cur kwswer to your ~;,ueotlon Ko. 9, 1s t&i& unjer the ~;oceml ;ro~lofonn or em last,two appropriation bills, r,Uoh:imorable c. A. Umnese, 

### kage0

ime similar and oowm the period of 

### time in ~;ueet.loA, the Courts 

### ofCivil

~ppsole araallowed to have transfers or ~~ii;uet=leAte

Aude between appropriated 

### amounts forbooks, c:~ulpmbnt

,maintenance, 

### aa oontlnfgnt 1terns. Ylebelieve :..e Le;:lslatureoontexplated thnt upon the request or order
or tke Court ,0r Clvll A;)pealssuch tranersr8 or tBdjU8tUMtS .tiould be mado between the accounts OA the records 1A the 

### 2fqce or the state Ccwptroller and then a warmAt **drawn OA**  tt.e proper lcaouat

bo whloh such 

### transfer or adjustment was .:ade.These 

### protlelone appear QA pa80 1057 of Cenaral and ;peolal ~WS Or TOXM, 1943, and page 214 Of Celaral and :peolal **Laws.or** TI~JIS,1941.

Regardlag 

### yourqueetioA blo.8, we rater you to our .i~swerto qxietlon Bo. 3, wherein we spealrlcally point oti t30 proper dleposltlon 

### 0r auoh~rteee. any other dlspoaltion of ssix)1s mauthorlzad by law.

In reegeot to your qusetion No. 9, we assume tho *postage ,ocUeotlone* referred to by you, to be the sums surtiolent to pay the expreeea6~ or 

### carriage or the record colloated by the clerk rroa partlee applylng to the Suprese Gsurt ror a writ 

### or error. Fhle he is authorlaed to do by 3FUi93, 

### s~i4313

0r c;ivii h9300aur0,k0g3 1939, 46th LegisFrlor **to** the enactment of 

### this Rule, the identical provisions or earn 

### wereoontaiaed in Lrtlale 1943, aev+md civil **Statutes** 

### or Texas, **1925.** The provielone of eeld Rule 493 are as roiiotlr84

"The 

### QOtitiOA

with the original reoord 

### ln the 

### ct38e,ana the oplnlons 

### 0r the court or civil ,$ppoale,

and the 

### OIOtiOA.fihatherein, ard oertlflea 

### aoplse.or tim judgments and orders of the court or ~1~11 iippealearrci copy Or the agpeal or euperaedetia

bond shall be filed with the Suprezne Court. Then

party applylncl,

for the wrlt 

## or error ahal deposit with th6. olerk of the Court of Civil r\ppeal.s

a sum suffiaient to pay the expr~SeW3e or oarrlags or ths reoord to and from the clerk of the 3upreffie

court, rhich sum shall be charged as 

### 00st8 0r suit.”

“:s belisvc that both the statute ad ths yule aon

### terplote that the Clerk collect s mm no 'more und 110less than the exact acmunt moessary to pay for the transportation sl the record as provided. Therefore, us 0 Qatter oi’ law,. 

## 694

iixcr~~blo G. H. CQVMSS, rage 9

**:Irtor** the transportation cixir.;es **are** paid by the **Clerk** there :.ould be **no** balunoe on hand nor a deflolt In re(iardto suoh SKII colleoted; however, as a praotloal **matter,** -<here 1s bound to be eicess amounts in some lnstanoes and insufrlolenoea in Ahers,. due to humanerrors of mlsoaloulatlon of the trans- ;ortation rates, as such caloulations armmde in adtanooe by ;!~ceseity. Mhen an 1ntWfiolent emount is colleoted by the Aerk, we believe he is empowered to oollsot an addltlonal de- >oslt from the litigant, sufflolent to gay for the transporta- -ion or the 

### woord. Likewise, when an afoess remains in tbs :lcrk*s tanda, arter all suoh transportation charger are paid, :ie believe he la authorized to, and by right should, return r-uch exoess to ‘the lltlgant w&odeposited same, am the **clerk** is not authorized to reoelre more than the sum 

### 8wri0itbnt~ to :sy for such transportation. Tany oaae, we believe the law requires that an accurate aOOOUBt be kept of suoh reoelpts i;nd disbursements, as of other ooats.

Trusting the to&going fully answers your questions, *:;eare returning herewith the various instruments in writing :~lch you submitted with your **request for**  **an** opinion.

YOUr8 very truly

Robert L. Lattlmore, Z?.

Aaalstant