OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Mr. f. L. Maasi* 

Qounty Auditor 

Yalllon, Toxaa 

Dear SW 

on the above 

thlrr otiloe. 

rollar’r ottioe 

ln l xo o aa o f 

r io er s theno i 

o n.4 in yo ur lettn, do er 

p p r emlunloe n nmty b o nds 

r e Artfuls 024 9 prorides 

axable valuation of Thlrt;y 

lam or aore ahall pay a reaation B of Artlol~ SE?99 reada, in part, aa 

iollows t 

l (b) &oh ottloer pame& in thta Act, 

where he reosfml a salary 88 eoqensation 

ror hla rorvlooe, 8hall bei ungc$wod dl permittoh to purchase and have 0 rged to hits 

oounty all reasonable expense8 neoeasary in 
YLr. T. L. Ya8~lm, Tebwrp 15, 1959, Page g 

the roper ~8 legal 00nduot OS his 0rri00, 

Or-J u08 on orrf6iaa~ bondr, promfur oa 

-Sire, burglary, th.?t,robborylzwraaoe 

proteotlng pub110 funds an4 lnoluhing the 

root of auroty bondr for his Deputler, auoh 

l x p a !l8to ebs e 

c 

r 88d 

a nd a llwed in 

o lip r ; e4 0~r mln.d 

nd a nd a mo unta 6 , nea r ly 

aa posmibls, by the Comlsrloners' Oourt onao 

oaoh month for the uwuf.ng month trpon the 

a&laatlon by eaoh ofiloor, atacing the 

, probably amount of l p endltuan13 ro tha 

neoeaa ty iOr the mxlmuse~ Of hi8 Oftlo@ 

ior maoh on6ulng Panth whioh applloatlon 

ahall, before4 present&ion to 8ald oourt, 

ilrat bo oxdoreod by the County Auditor, 

if my, ,othenriae the County Troaburer, 

only aa to whether l'unds are available ror 

paymnt of nuoh apansso. The Uormnlssloner~~ 

cotart or the oounty of tho SherlfSta reslden00 53y, up othe n wr ittea n nd a wo rl p p n llaatlon OS the Sherlti etatAng the neaoeelty 

thworor purobasa equipment for a bumau or 

&mlnal ldsntlflaatlon, ruoh as oamraa, 

finger print eardr, inks, ahaioala, alorol oopes, radio and laboratory l qulpment, illlng oard6, riling oablneta tear &as tid other 

l qulpmant in keeplug with iha' ryrtem in use 

by the Department oi pub110 Arty oi thlr 

%uoh purohaees ahall k made by maoh 

orfloer, rhen allowed, only by requisition 

in manner 

ii any, ii 

rorided by the Oounty Aualfor, 

ot end6e by the Comniasionerot 

court. Eaoh officer shall, at the olose of 

eadh month of hlr toaura of otfloe araka 

an ltcqnlaod an& wornreport of-ad qprovmd 

srpenas~ inourred by him an4 obargsd to hllr 

oounty, aooompanylng suoh report with lnvolos~ soverlne ruoh purahaees ana requlrltione lseued by him in aupport of 8uoh Mport. If ruoh l xpenssr be lnourred tn eonneotlon with any partloular 0888, 8uoh rapti 
Mr. F, L. Massle, Zkbruary 15, 1939, XW6e S 

shallnamssuahsase, 8uoh rsport, lnmloe~ 

ma nqul8ltlon8 shall be subject to the l u4 lt 

Of the County Audito rit , my, Oth a r ufb 8y e 

the Osnmlsslsners~ Oourt,and if it appears 

thatanyitammsnotino.umd bymoh otill er or that suoh item was not a aooo~nry 

isgal expense 0s suoh 0rfi0e or 0hU.b 

&en roper nqulrltlnn suahliun alhe 

by s&l aoknty Auditor ir umrt rejeotoa 

whlohoaae the payment of mwhltemneq k 

in 

~&u4t4pted in any onurt 0s oosptent jurlsAll suoh approrsd olalms and l esounts 

shall bz pala from the Offlosrs~ salary Fun& 

unlers otherwfw prwlded herela.a 

Artlole SSQQ applies to all sounty otiiolals 

named in Artlole 3883. The tar aswssor-oolleotor 18 

fnolubed in this artlole. 

xn view 0s the rorefoizf authorities, 

napeotnllly advised that it a t 0 6pInloll or t 

partment thst the premiums on orfiolal~bonas or the tax 

l snssor-aolleotor ahall be paid by the o.ount 

the Offloers* salary Ybncl and that the State 9 

out of 

B not llable for the aymsnt of the pramfuns on any bon&s whatsoever or ooun e y oftiolals. 

Trusting that the rolrg0ing uuwws your inwry, wa r.maiJJ 

Assistant