**OFFICE OF**  **THE AITORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTlN**



### Honorable Charlss I. Hmtphlll county 

### M&¶ttor Upton aountf &@d.n, Texne bar 8f.m Oplnloa x0* 

### ROI Urdort th4 aw

to FeoeitB any

wlouatr provided to bs paid theat? ir\Fel*teu 

### QtlestioM.
atlng the opinion ted therein ir aa



### tin& or the Cod

### hold on ifooday, ordorll, wioll$st


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3, 0. Ourrio, tlnly
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### reoonded 

### by CorPnJssi4n4r 

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### t0110whg Upton 

### cotmtyotrioill1 Sal..arf*cs b4 rot

### @On thim l.lU %a
**oamo on**  **ier oondhm**  **t** 

### of Janua~ 1953, them **Ion eaoae**  **oha rttorr**  **tha Xr**  

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### And IGtrlot Olorkand **sh~F%ff,** 

### ArnM6aoxand Collootor, and lt be&q Uw iosh oi Bae Qoart tba0 raid offloerr be Cslmrd te aaL0 **tk4 mui** 
**mum relaFiu**  **auewe4 by**  **aar, am4**  **Lo OF&r**  **for thAr**  

### to'do #I, LI ir n#oMaFy w allow #i% Offioo~s ~sOffisio rwlulor OarBJTIfllby Oam**laissionu w.**  **1. T4toa**  **444&d bJ**  **QonmiASiOWF ;r.**  **0. ourrio,**  **the st.lubs**  **WD sAbFirs**  **to b4**  **o%rJAed by**  **the oouaty**  **Clerk, utd**  **ShoFiif %a&**  **dxll** 

### a00 **om3oed the**  **Skrtotory Mh**  **it14Jl&Ag AU**  **f4W Wd**  

### Aad 

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### l lAry o? tb bo fired at #)&%vOa aad 8hAt the wlary or the Oounty rad Matriot **Glerk** 

### be Sixed **A$ $~ooo,oo**  

### par **y4at** ANI t&t tha n;-0iri0io 

### Salary or the 

### 3heri ri , **Asrrrun** 

### md **be** 

### rirr(L **at** 

### $3000.00, for the mu- 

### 19 b4 pat4 la **tw42+4 oqwl**  **pnywntr ’** 

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### OORI~A~~O~~FBarley Xo%ollu t&t the **eiaximm sot**  **ral~ry to**  **bo 4emm4**  **by tho**  

### Atterrrep,

John A. **U4not44,** 

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### 1800.00 p6P YeAT, itlOludill5 til f4A8 

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### pad th 

### ox-ortlaio wl6ry 

### for the County Attomoy**,mablo** Chtzrlw **I.** Hemphill, Paga S

$6 bomb Do bo ihed ‘t ~1600.00, ia the ywr 1943, peI6 ~JIkrelro .qual ~yments’.

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### ro~l~6 u&d be ~3,00%00~ 

### da& An Offs

### aeat i9.l~~ Fun4 WAS pro+ltlod ?OF **by** the Owdo4iowrrt Oowt prior to thh year* What I *m ia l 

### qUM&LFy AbOUt 16 WhSthOl’ OFllOt 

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### in J-w, 19b31 of **their** fhst n@rr mot*



### l l. Whotko the Uemby Job 

### ney Sheriff-Asseobot 

### iad 001106te 4, Qounty A%t~r
### Dlrkriot no* 

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### for the ysar 1 laasd lepon8 salart or **r44** 

### 843 as4 wh4thor 

### t&et AGO 0ntLtWl **te** r4041*4 LIWO tdlsn **th4 %tleunts**  prevido6 by t&4 oourl ‘70 be paid thm in th4 above OPdeTs.

### ROAOFAbl4 **CbrrloA** 

### F. Ruaphlll, PA@ &

OfCloars' S414rf Pun& ot ths oowty, or 

### should thr &U&t AttorMJ 

### SlOn4 A0 60 iSB6~0h as th4 OE~OF ‘uthoriri~ **947a46t tb**  the others dO4A Rot A&y thAt 

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### a 1940 **?edmsl 04os\u.**  **4h i8**  **4,297 bhrbit4txt4**  l **44*4aA44** **trr Vrlu**  4S14m Or Wi6 404SSy **fOF** 

### th. -OF 19b2 **WA ‘**  

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### first FO~lOF **nrtily is**  **Jnp~4pJ** 

### of 440h l

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### oitioial **dutfor,** wd **it** shall 

### al80 k th4 duty oi thr ooonty rlrrk to torpard to 

### tb0 C06ip. **tt0iier 0r**  

### PAbli0 r48owi8 **or** 

### th4 stat4 OS 94~46, OA **or** bdor4 **the** 

### flrt **44** 

### or Yanuary, 

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### the Oommlrsiosrrr~ **Court** 

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### 1943.

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### Ca!f818r!I9ners' **Court in**  

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### than **20,ooO** 

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### Boaorablr CharlO y. iimphill, P880 6

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### thaa **the tOtO1**  **8011**

### l **8rnM 88** 

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### allow 8111a-offioio omiprnratloo. (P8rrgrgh **(b) &**  **Saotion 6,**  **Artiole f9lS3,**  Vernon'8 **Anmtatod** Uidl sktUte8).

### Bonorabla Oharlsa P,.Iioniphill, Page 7

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### ox-offlalo oompensatloa only to the ortont that 

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### 016rk at tha naxlmum of 

### thrro thousand (#gOOO.OO) 

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### 6

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### the rbmo mentiorm4 

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### than tha liklt **tire4** by **than.** 7



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### aotontptin **(&@?j.oO)** 

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uy rixthr **treasurer's ~OIEE~S~~OR**  **at** 

### eny rate, not go **asrod** 

### the **statutory** 

### rote, **an4** 

### may **al80** 

### reduoa the maria- w 

### 80 b. p.id en tho ret8 

### as fix.6 00 a4 anouat la88 than the StatutoW u-=. 

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### of said txmrtt, the 00utf 

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### to rateire the urlnen 

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**Ruak County,**  **11 2.V.**  **(24) WI.**  

### (Baxter **v. HoeorSblS**  

### %rl~g I, Hemphtll, 

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