OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable W. P. Hurnm, Jr. 

Oounty Auditor 

wbllbr county 

Henpstaad, Tcxars 

Dear Sir: cplnion No. O-7161 

Rer Whether the Comzlerionsrs' Court ot 

Sallsr County is lega 

to oq%ti~ iCs sheriff' 

with a maehino gun, 

same, tear gas bo 

radlo,end other 

II (a), Yernoa*s Annotated 

l.n part ad follarr81 

of ssoh month of him tenure of oftloe, 

d berein who ie oompensa$rid on a fee bests 

rt of the report now required by law, an 

am ot6takuent of all t&e aotual and neoelrsary 

d by hlla in the oonduet ot his office such 

tamps, telephone, premlu@ WA ofriolalr' 

the cost or surety bonds for his deputies, 

prenlun on fire, burglary, theft, robbery insurenoe protecting public finds, traveling expenses, and other neoassarg 

expenses; provided, that In addition to the orfioara named 

herein, the oountp treasurer, county auditor, county road 

aotissionere, county scrhool superintendent, and the hide 

and a&ma1 inspeotor shall llkewlse ruake a report on the 

premiums on offfoiala* bonds, inalubingthe boat 0r surety 

bond6 for any dsputiea, an4 said premiums shall be aubjeot 

to payment out of the feet3 of said offlae, as herein othemise 
~HOII . W. P. Hems, Jr., page 2 

psovlded for the officer8 named; and provided further 

that If any of the officers 80 designated are on a salary 

rather than a fee Baels, then ell suoh bond premium for 

officers and their deputies shal,l be paid from the General 

Fund of the county. The Commlsslonera Court of the county 

of the eberlfr~s rosldence may, .upon the written and sworn 

applloatlon or the eherlff rtatlngthe neceselty therefor, 

purohaer equipment for a Bureau of Crlnlnal Ilentlfloatlon 

such ae cameras, fingerprint oarda, inks, chemloals, mlorosoopee ) radio and 1aboreDory aqulpmant, filing cards, filing 

oablnets, tear gae, and other equipment in keeping with the 

syetem In uee by the Department of Public Sarety of this 

State or the United Staten Department of Juatlaa and/or 

Bureau of Criminal IdentIfloatIon. . . .* 

We ert lnfonmd by the Departuent of Publlo Safety 

of Texas that the Iteaus of equipment named by you are ln keeping 

with the 8yutei& ai law enforwamnt In uao by l~lid Departmnt ,. 

end that suoh Itams are In rdot boi;oe tueb by the Dspartmant of 

PublIo Sototy. We think the ebovo q\roted statute sufiloiantly 

broad to authorI the Ocm&sIon8ra* Oourt of Wailer Oouaty, 

;gn 

tl 

roper a~3qM8atIon threfor, to purdhaso t&d equlpaent 

e u80 o? the 8harIfF8 d8partmat. It Ia thmnfon our 

*~:::::_ 0p+ tad ~. the, G,~w~wo~~~~~:..~o~, or warn cl0wty * i r .i a utyíh oi:ë: *Iup oiit~n he ::d, r r Ithud a orror l p pn lio st,o * tohe n , 

8herIff of Weller County stating t her neaesrl~y therefor, to 

purehare. a meohino #gun, aBmwnItIon ior w tear gal bombs, 

aqa two-my radlo. for the we, 0r raid sheriff~8 departsant. 

We am not sure whet you awan by the expresslon *other 

8imilar~~equipment,~ and therriora are not In a po8i~ion to anEwer 

your qUe8tiOn a8 k, ,llWh othir ~UipJ#Ont. 

Yours very truly .~ 

AT!i’ORtmy ORHERAL QY TEXAS 

APPii~VED H#&3 22, 1945, Blr 

(Slmed) QROVI% SELLRR9 

(allpea) y. a. As&RR 

iU8i8tWt 

ATTORNXY tRXifW& OB ‘L%xAs 

WRAIRLT 

Am 

AP?RCvED Opinion Comm.Ittsr 

By MS Chairman