**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**

Honorablr Tom **A, Craven**  County**Auditor** -&y-QQuw

, Dear slrr



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nqw3t r0r 0 fully ooneihred by 

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atantiallr as 

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**and** the salary mt r hle **sertlaes** as

r preolnot orriioero in emall diatriota, **to** sopofal inooars with earnings **de** ormental aotirltler, and we int in regard to adbitional t 

### 0r th0re **preelaot** 

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r orrioii duties might oome up.
91 &all thanr fou to **adrim** I&O what, in your opinion, fr ttm rerponsibflit~ c& a 00aaty auditor in oonneotion with the approval or a olain ior the peynmt or salary or a oonstable who **abeanbs** bigaelf rrom his preoinot in **the** employ of a Railroad a8 outliaed abovb.Honorable Toa **A.** Cratea, Page 2

Tha aonstabla In qurstloa has applied to tbs oamds~ionerr’ aoart for udhorlty to name a deputy. U&or **ordinary** WmditioM **00** deputy oonstablo in this praolnot is **requimd me**  **the** reason **fer the**  **request** is obvious rroa the oI?aunstanorr outllllbd above. In hi8 applloatlon to the oommlssl0aers*
court he nda no mntlon 

### or the malazy to **br pai4**  the 4 oty

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**ssumb** that It **WORM bo**  **him** lntoat!on to pay the 40 The o~mmfsal~~rs~ ty out or his oompmlsatlon.
oourr has not yet aetod on this 

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***Am**aguide toY, in the l vent a olak ls flied for a salary **Of** ths aoastable while thr oonr stable 1s oporati ?a as explalnod aboro and hls dutlrs a8 oom **ble** through l dopoty OS"riorms d br the ooaetablo, I &all tkmk you to advise m whothor
**or** not the oemmf#aioner8* oowt would hate tho authority ta make an a%=raz@emnt dth a oonstable uorhla6 un4rr a 88larypaid **by thr**  oouaty and his dutles delegated to a deputy paid bt the oonstable hired to **do** the work ap the oonstable while %he oonstab& 18 **out o?**  the praolnet engagrd in other omploymsnt .”

**sootion 17**  

## 0r **mAal 39320,**  Vernon*8 **Atmotat0d** Texas Olril **Ststates, prorfdOat** 

*(a) The term ‘Preolnot orrloors* **a8** used In this **Aot** means jUstIOe8 Or the peaoe and eonstables.

‘In all oounties in this Stat. suoh praolnot orrloers shall OontInw to **be** aomgensatsd ror their senloes on a 

## r00 baslr until the OommIssionerr* Court r&l1 have 6otermIned oth~rrlso in **aooordanoe** rdth tha provIsIon 

### 0r SeatIon 2 

## or this **Act.**
“Ia oountlerr whonin tb Comaisololurs* Court shall hatr dotoalnad that prsolnot orrlosrs shall be oompensatsd on an annual 

### l alary barrIs, but rhoroln they hate doterminod that county orrioerr #hall not br so oompensated, the OfrIOers’ Salary Rind or ~a16Honorable TomAa Craven, -0 3

oounty ahall 80 oapoaed au3 mudo up 

### or rem, oaamissiona and other oompensatlon oolleoted **by** the preoinot orr5.oars 

### 0r 

## ruoh00untlsodaOp08ikdin said fund, and l

uoh funds as ray **be** transrrrred **ta cmld**  **fund** by **the** ConulIssloners~ Oourt oi tho oountr. .,(a) fn ooPntles where **it** shall hare **beon** dotormined that preolnot otfloors shall **be** 

### oonpamated on an annual 

### sal.ary basis it shall br **tbodutE** 

## or the 

### c0ti~d0~rd cf00rt 

## or 8aah00~T the 

### l alary allowed to suoh orrio~rs. ho o? seld 

### offloors ahall bo paid inwnoy fin ennual salary in tW.lte (1.2) equal lnstnllmuts of not leer thaa the total

nun earnod

lei oomponsat%on larn8d **bf** him **5.n** his offioIa1 8apaoity for the flsoal ymar 1935 Md not aore t&n the aaxlmm tbn0tuht**nu0~04 u0h**  

### 0rrioar under law8 rtistlng Au&u& 2b, 1935.
“In oountl.8 fn uhloh praolnot offloora an **paid** a salary ao oompensatlon for their servloos, 

## auohOftIoer@ deolrind to appoint one or wra deppaties or assIstants shall make applloatlon to the 

### Comnlss~oners~ Court for authority to appoint suoh deputy o,r deputies, In the fnanaer and iors prosoribed ror applIoetlons r0r 4“putf oounty 

## orifoem by Artlole 3902, Revised 

### 0 vll 

### Statutes 1925,
as awndad within thr prorfsIoos oi this Aot) the Oommlssloners~ Court ehell not author120 the rppofntnent or any deputIi oonstablo at a salary eroeedlq FIrteen Hundred ( 1500.00) Dollara per year* The salarler or deputies authorized to be a pointed under the provIsions of this Seotlon shal P be pai out or the Orrloers~ Salary Fund.
*In **ts0unties** wherein the oounty orrioere name4 In this Aot are oompensated on thr besle 

## or anannual salary, the State ot Texas shall not be ohargut with and shall not pay any to0 or ao8unIaelon to any preolnot oirlobr ror any rsrrloss by him perrormed, but said 

### orrher ahall be paid by the Oounty 

### out of the orrioers’ sn3.a3 ?une suoh 

## rr08 and aosn8fsslons 

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otherwlao (Ipaidhim **by** the Stat0 for auoh servIoe8.aRoaenbla TeaA. Oravon, -0 41

Artlob **3902,** 

### Vornon.8 **Annotated** Teoar Civil Statdoa, 

### provldoslapartasfollas:

Whoawot any ef8triot, oouaty 

### or proolnot 

### 0rrioOr0hnn requiretat0 80n:008 

## or ebpati08, asels&nts or alorks

### in the porfoz7smo* 

## 0r his 

### eat108h08haU8pply to 

### wmCountyQomlsslonors~ 

### Wart of his ooanty ior authorityto 8ppolnt 8uoh 

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s8istonts

or

## olorks, rtatlw 

### by ffOrn 

# l pplloatfon the **number maded,**  t& posltlon to **br** flllad ard the moan8 to be paid. 

### Saidappli

### rationshaU bo aooorpanled 

### by l rtatown% showing the probable rooolpta from ior8, aomIsaions and oompansatlon to be oolle~t~d **by** mid 

## orfloe 4pYiw tha 

### rlsoal

year and the probable dlsbur8emnt8 whloh shall Inoludo all 

### ralarlo8 and l xpansss or **aeid** orrloq and ~14 sourt shall stake its order 

### l utho~slag thr appointmsat 

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### me 050m1~le rizth0 oaap0110a011 to b0 paid thssi rlthln tha 1lmItatlons herein prrsorlb8d and dotersUe ths niusbsr to be apppoloted as in the dlsoretlon of said oourtnny be propert provId6d that In no o&m shall the Cosmlsslomrs~ Court or any **member** thereor attempt to Influ~oo the appolntmant or any parson as depaty, assletant or olerk 

## inMYorrlor. Upon the entry of suoh ardorthe offloors applyling **ror** sooh asel.sttmts, dsputlos or alerts shall be authorltod to appoint them; provided that said aompansatlon shall not erased the maxlmum amount heroinafter set oub. The oompensatlsn whIoh may **be** allowed to tha daputles, a#sIstantS **or** olerks above ntuwdfor their earvIoss shsll **be** a reasonable one, not to 

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the rommlng aaounts~

l *. . .î You am respaotfally 

### adtlerdt&t under thm iaotr **stated by**  you It Is tha opinion of thI8 dspartmmtr

1. The oonrteblr 

## is ontitled to raoslra his salary and you should approve Herr salary rmrantr 

## as long a8 ha holds 

## hi8 0rrf0h

2. Under ArtIolo 3902 V. **A.** 0, S., It tha oonstable **deslnr** a deputy he Is **required** &i rile with ths 

### oommf8s1on8rs~

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Toa **A.** 

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Pa&o 

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oofprt 

### na application for

### l **athmlty** 

### to appoint **a8** 

### outlined theArtlolo4 m OOiUfS8fOoIuF8’ MUFt 

### 4, if **it do&or,**  **by** 

### (Imt th0 l **uthoF:ty urd**  **ti#OOOt bh8**  **O&h- Or**  **th0** dOUe **dthla** tha **st~8utory** limit, **k bo**  **paid oat**  **of the**  **Otf OON**  **P** s8l4ry mfbe 

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