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

# IA **AUSTIN**

Honorable 7. D. Looney county AuQitor Bon16county Ho&on,' Texas Dearsir:

Your r6puest for the ooUnty suparlntendent o andcaxwtf~~U.y **ooneidamd by**  the superint~dent~s letter

soholaatics. The3awie County Sahool BoarQin regular session onMaroh 13, revised the oounty admiuistratlon $942:budget 80as to includeHonorable J. D. Loomy, Page 2

an additional $200.00 for the salary of the bounty Superintendent. Thsquestion haa ariaon ae to whether this will bealegal expenditure. "The mperlntendent*s salary is set under Artlole 2700.1, Seotlon One, of the tievised Civil Statutes of Texas. Underthe original vlumeration of 13,021 soholaetlos the 

### salary me 53 400.00. of Bode Count I believe, and the CountyBaa&l the 3,040 aoho astiae on the aupplamontary

f oomurs in thla 

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oenaua should ti oounted In the populatlan of Ba~ie Countyjust aa If though they were taken orlglnally in Uaroh oi the **pr*oadiag** par. **If** thla ia oorroot then the salary oould be cl& at 83,600.00. This haa ken dam. “Thepoint hae been raised that thla Ir ameam at providlag moneyfor districta In distress beoausa of the Inormse In 

### eaholaetlos due Codefenee plants, **and it**  Is also aontanded that this **money** must be spent **under** a **budgat** Emed through the State Departrae& of E&ma-

. This la cormot, but In this oaae no money whatsoever Is requirad aa an asaeaament againat the 3,046 ohildren whowore taken an the supplemeatary ~mnauo, Tha aouuty admIni* tmtlon bud& for 1941-1942 rill hare a balanco or $127.38 

### artier this Inormae hamboon taken oare of. The amount of the ooirntp adainiatration budget wh8raised bymaking an aessrssrmnt of fiS#per aoholastio on the orlginal oensue roll ot 1.3021. This wau dons 

### under Arbiole 2827Aof the &vised Civil Statute8 or Toxaa. You oansee rrom this that none or the laonsyallocated **for** these pupils enumerated In the eupplwentary aensus will **bo** In auyway afleoted by the salary of the oounty superintent¶ant, *In atior that wemight have definite inrormation in regard to this matter tha Cwnty hoard ia asking you to aaoura anAttorney Genoral’s opI@xi upon this matt4mW

**Artiofe** 2700-1, **Vernon*a** Annotated Tear air11 Statutas, rea4.a In part aa iOLl0wa:kionorable J. 3. Looney, Paga 3

T380 ti.on 1. Theele#tIvo Countyjuparintandente shell raoaive 

### roomthe Available Yohool Vundof their tespaotlva oountles annuel &.ariaa baaed on tha aoholastlo population of suoh oountlee as foll.owa: *Population Aaount n 42;OGo 15,000 ~15,001 to 30,000 ~,IOIiliO 3,600.00

. . . . . . . . "In makingtha annual budgat ror county Adminl~tratlon axpanaas tha OountySohool Truataaa ahall make allowanoe out of the Stat. Available Sohool Fundfor salary and apcmaa8 at the ofrice or tha County Suparlntandent and the ape shell badatermined by tho naidant soholaatio~@opulatIo or the Qoukty. It shall ba tha duty of:;tha County Board or Truataoa to tile the budget for oounty admlnlstratlon erpenea with the State Dapartmant of Bduaatlon on or barors SeptasAer rlrat oi' aaohaoholastlo year, tha budget to be approved and oartlilad to bythe Praaldant or the COtinty&e~'d or ~&AOatlon an& attested to by the County Superintendent. Thecompansatlon herein provldad for shall bs paid monthly upon tha ordar oi the Gwnty Johool Truat.t%s$ protldod that the 

### salary iOr the month

### of .%ptambar shall not be paid until the Cmnty Suparlntandont presente araceipt 

### Sromthe State Superlntandent ahming that he has madaall reports raqulradofhira.

. . . .” Article 281fk, Vernon’s Annotetod Texes OIvIl Statutea, reads a8 **followa:**

*seotioIl 1. It ia haraby provided that in ceses of unusual inoreasa of aoholastlc population of any school dirtriot oauesd by the looatlon tharaln or adjeoant thereto of capa, raaervations, btildlng or danpro.jaota aponsand by federal Govermsent or state Govornmant owneraMp andwhoaa areatiou l%aUltS in anuI1- usual lnorease in acholaatlc population in a s~h00i dfstriat 

### ugonthe oertiflud raqueat or the 

### 00mty euperIntanc%ent 

### 0r the oouuty In whioh auohanunusual inorease SriSt8, theHonorable J. D. Looney, Pege 4

State Superintendent of Pub110 Inatxuotion, at dlatrlot expense, ehall require a eupplemanta1scholastic oeneus to be taken of the dlstriot involved. In the event that the cxsxus heroin authorlzsd shows a eubstantlal increase in soholastio population, the State 3uimrlntencient of Publlo Instruotion mayapprove a aupplemontal oen~ueroll, adding the names of additional eli&ble sohelaatior,

be taken not later t&m 34-h 15of any fi& aal year, andshall lnolude only suoh soholastlos that are enpolled andare in aotual attendanoe; provided that for the year 194O19&i said sup &mental oenaus will be permitt& until 1pril 22, and no adjuetmnt 3~ echolaetlo apportionment in adlstriot entitled thereto &all be in ananiountmore than that neoeseary for the eddltional ~xpenditures needed to oare for the neede of such dlatrlots andwhfeh shall be approved by the State Uepartment of Bdueation. Wee. 2. only one supplemmtal 06!mU8 annually in any one dietriot ehall beauthorized by the &ate 3upsrintendent.W (!%aphasis oura)

‘::eassume from your letter that the supplelllantal oensuBroll ana mended budget have been approved as the statute8 

### provide. U.ponthat assumption andunder the faotr stated, it is our opinion that the oOUntysuperintendent’s mlary should be $3,600.00 per annumandthat the $200.00 inoreaf9e is lawful andproper.

i4JF:GO Very truly your0

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