OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
G- c. MA”” l-n GLIIsnAL

HonorableWolan Queen Crlminel DlstrlotAttorney "' Parker Coucty matherrord, Tmis
Dear Sir:

Your reQu44t fox **carefully** aonslder6dby ~cequeet

as Folloqsr 4n r80alv4a **uad**

0 S$ls* seetirrn Coart to tix

abatementOf factt3, tho coDppf4slOn4~4' he Shd.ii~llti

Yok-&v~ also tan US the fuz'ther inio'rolatfon

that the sh4tirr ~44 dll0~4d 4x-0tfi4iO 00~1 4neatlOn ior the ,fisoalyear19sb ena that tble amount wu3 ]Pnclu&d ln the tote1 rlmelgts or $5,227.%8;

The go~ul4tiOn Of Btrkar County, T4x44, ~OOordf!@ to the 1WO Federal Geneus,was 3&780 lnhubitants, findsalaryat $GS,2136.16 the amount aaraedas salary by the aounty clerk of said county in 1935. Later In 6abl month, January Xat, at e aall session of seaid

aourf, his snlaryma fixed %t f?i,RSO par p46r. On January 11, 1937,,tha **a~omltseioasrs*** oourt in **ragular session**  fixed **hla salary**  **at** &5,000, for that ygsr;and on Jaauaay 10, LW8, **said couzt**  fixed his salary at $S,OOO for aaid year. !Chlu

wits $286.16 leas than 

### the miaimum rralary for 1935, and @SO 1-s than the a&my aa flxod'bythe order of JaaUary 31, 1956. Ap- ' peUe4 prayed dud&x&atfor @92.S2, the differ aace batwean the $3,000 gsr year; for lBa9 and L(i38, aad the rpiniitws~

of ($S 286.16as fired by the ordsr of'Jaduary~l.2 1946 **or In**  the alter&i**tire,** tar m.g1~0ntfor **boo** $i the imler oi Yeaqtmy Sl, .lSW, pnaqwd at: thq~o,all.sd

~e~on be faurid ‘prop.ar. phs J@$#i+w&a ltor @5wLse.
: *8'oxhlak.a)~4 ordar **flixic&'app4llur*s** **salary**

earningsia'l885)en6 that being shim& to hapi) been $%,2&%6.16,

thn coml11410~4ra~ oourt **did** not b4v4 the authorityto ignorer this statutoryprorimIon of mlalaum salary and fir the aalarg at W,000. 234 provisions, or the etatutaauthorlziQg thk 05lfd.4~15A4~S' **OOUti to**  **fix the**  **S&hrr at**  any mm not 148s then a oertainmlaimum,aad not ~5~4 **thsn a**  **sertsain 3mdm3~1,**  **are** mandatory, **aiiiT** eould not **be** ignoredby the membera z~f the aorurt' at th4l.r dioarutlan. The Or&a firing apgella4*0 #alary at $Zi,iiOO

wat? withoutautho&ty, find w void."To the eeme effeot eeo Barogdoohe8County r..J'inklas, t\pp., writ retuaed, 14C S. U. (2) QOl.
Upin5on Ho. 045858% OS ti.ie

bepa-daent

hol6s,am~pg other thinga,. that the ohenge in tha .opulnticn of Tr6vir Cynty, tf~xas,

as shown by tha.Bxlera I: Cansus of 1840, bed no effect-upoa&ho s2&iMei of,the aitstrs~t, county elldpreolnot oftlwrs or Bald county;ond thet the minimuin asalary of such en officer oould not ti lees than the tot& cum earned as oompeneation.&y the iucumbeutaf th,:-.offfe~ In his airiclel 6tjpaoity.fox

the fieoal ye.nr

19SS onG thzt the maximunr -s%laky aould tit be l~ore.tban'the,marLrnuP~naount allowed euah incumbentunder laws~exieting on August 24, 1939,'andeLaae the lV30 Federel Census we8 than in effect euoh aeneu8 rae contro115n& be onoloeeherenitha aopy all apinionNo. o-2982.

. ,fnthie **histan** the populationor rarker cOun*, .Texae, ye,Xena t&ah ZXi,OCiO inhabitanteaooordlngto both thhs 1930 ena ~194a,Fedewlconeuees..

0 lnlon xo. O-345 of thle Ua~rt.&k. holds thef under tbs OSf oers' Salary Law, the LWtriat Glark of Lkaeittim

4 ,C~iurLy,~~~~.waa‘s'iititled to *aat .lsss

than tha lx&al eue~ eernsd as.oonpem4atSona psther than wm sash 00iieOtea* ar yeaaneduti6

colleatedd*,

and~in arriving at the corraet,aieLswa .salaryto to paid aaid offloor, the oommlueionere' court shculd consider~th&tia totaL'ofboth foes, the oollectedand un1$01- 1eoted;:to

#hiok 'he.would

havebeon le~allg~on~tled $07 the yeeq193Is. Tiio

op5nion~:altWhol@ that in ;ooq~uti@& **said** olerk~s'

&U.&y the'.

wmalerionsra.?~

awrt should .dkau& from the t6te.l

ocuripen~a~~on~

earned, oalls6teU .land unoolleoted,

the expeneeaof the otfke Z'or the year 1935, whlchnere legally allckedby the.~onrafeeiirtrers' ociurt for th%t year. ml anclotie 8 copy of :o&&lon HO. o-345,. The caao.otAoderson Ccwity v. Hopkills, 187 8. W. 1019, holds t&et-er-otrlcio oompaneotion

**cannot bh**  reerdea as ~8x0886 fwm* waler Article 3001, V. A. C. Y.

,. ?ltbls~

thi feote et&&d the offioitll earningsot the Sh8rifP.in19SS uere $b,E27.90. mppea~8e OS m-ice or #qszo.OO deauat.64

f&a ~0 tottil

lsavas 8 balanoa **of** &3,907.9& Sin00 **’ t&e**  **$3#G.O0 es-cSficSo**  **compensation** cannot **be** rtxgtadai¶ **as** "exeeesfees* underArticle 3S91, siupre, earad ah&&I aleo bo deduoted,leavinga bel.aoe of @T,607.98,whiok bulen&e eonstitutasthe total smarnt of fees for the yeer 19Zl8. From thesum **or** $3.609.98 **we** deduot S.2,400.00 (the 8heriff'sfirst **mxinurr.** unGsr i.Ftlole 3883, V. A. C. 8.. sUpX%z) leaving **a** br:lance

of $l,ZC9.W as escesa fees. We dlvlao the @1,207.98 oxooss fme by thrrc (underWtiolo 11891, aupre)whloh makes g$;;:&. 'he!

aac; **the** ~ece.66 to the &,400&O whlo:rmskw To this ia alma added **the** ox-otfioiooompeneation **of** ~900.00,whiokt

m&es tha sum of #3,108.66.liewevlr, under h~iols 9001, supra, tho arcoad or finalmaximum salary ie #J,OOO.OO?or auoh Sbedff.

flndar,the

f&a ett,tsd

the salary ot the she&S ahould be **tired** at exaotly $J5;OOOi(xf--pbither lllure nor l.eso.

vary truly yours

BY /a/ Wm. J. Farmim