313. 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

iiororable Compton 

county rudi tor 

Preestone county 

Fairfield, Texea 

‘ulhlte 

Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-6666 

Your request 

reads aa Sollow8: 

uder the old salary 

;;enike X.11 YS. 122, N!ilC!i Ha.9 p3seed “j t:ie 

l.ecrLi scss$.d’~; oi’ tit it~islrtimc acd wxicii ,;overl;s t,,;t: 

iLcrarsi&~“of .t!:e salaries If tse officers, ~depities, 

assist&-its and clems therek.za;zed, provides ic *art LS 

followaL‘ 

“Section 1. That Article 38’91, Aevised civil 

Statutes of Texas, 1925, as aseoded, be ar;d tte 

sane is hereby anended by addin& trereto the 

rollo-*lng: 
Lonorable Comgton Jhl te , 

“(a) The 

ruthorlzod, when 

oondltion of the 

ofrloer~ $+ify 

Conmlerlonorr COlWlli~8iOnOr8 Court 18 hereby 

In their jud&mnt the flnanaial 

OountY orand the need8 need8 of the 

the lhorease, to enter an order . . _ lnona8lng tne oompenratlon or tne preomot, 

oounty and dlatrlot offlorrr In an additional 

amount not to erooed twenty-fire (25jb) per oant 

of the 8u1p allowed under the law for the fl8Oal 

year of 194, provided the total oompenaatlon 

authorlz8d under the law for the fI8Oal year of 

~~ljifoo.00) DOltir8.l 

did not exoeed the 8Ul of Thirty-air Hundred 

“Sea. 2, That Art1018 3902, Reerlaed Cllll 

Statute8 of Texas, 1925, a8 amndod, be and the 

aame 18 hereby amended by adding thereto the follOwIng: 

“‘9. The .COlW&l88iOner8 Court 18 hereby 

authorized, when In their jud@wnt the flnanolal 

oondltion of the aounty and the aood8 of th8 

deputler, a8818tant8 and Ohrk8 Of any dirtriot, 

oounty or preolnot orrloer jU8tify the lnorea88, 

to enter an order lnoreaalng the aoapenratlon of 

:.~8uoh deputy, a88latant or alerk In an additional 

amount not to exaeed twenty-fire, (235) per oeat 

of the 8up? allowed under tho~lar for the fl8oal 

year of 1944, prorldod the total oomp8matIon 

authorized under tho'law for the flroal year or 

W~a~~~,not eroeed Thirty-•lx~iiundred (+3600.00) 

"sea. 3. That Section 13 of Article 3912e, 

devised Civil Statutea of Texas, 1925, aa anended, 

be and the saue I.8 hereby a;nended. by adding thereto 

the f ollowlhg: 

“‘(e) The Comlssionero Court is ;lereby 

authorized, wiles ir their judgsmnt the fihancial 

conditior of the oouaty ard the needs of the 

officers justify the increase, to erter ah order 

Increasing the coragenaation of the precinct, 

county and dlatrlot officers in an additional 

amount not to exoeed twenty-fire (25;) per cent 

of the sum allowed under the law for the fisoal 

year of 1964, provided the total oompez.satlon 

authorized under the law for the flacsl year of 

1544 did ;ist exceed tAf su: of :;lrt;--six ..ii:dred 

(JStG.GGj 3ollr:rs.’ 
;ionorable Compton White, x-we 3 

“SOO. I. Thlt Seotion 15 of Artlole 34120, 

Aevi8ed Civil Statute8 of Texas, 1925, a8 amended, 

be and the 8600 L8 hereby ameadod by adding 

thweto the following: 

"'(b) The CoJuai88iOnOr6 CO-t 18 hereby 

authorized, whea in their Judgment the finanoial 

oonditloa of the county and the need8 of th 

offlocrr jU8tify the iJlCIM80, to enter an order 

lnoreasla~ tho oompeaaatlon of the preolnot, 

oounty and dlltrlot offloerr ln Ia 8ddltioaal 

amount not to rxoord twentpfitr (2S$) ger oent 

of the 8ua allowed under the law for th8 ii8081 

year of 1944, provided the total comnratlon 

authorized under the law for the flroal year of 

19 did not l x ooo the d rum Of Thirty-eix Bundrvd 

(&I%~~ DO~8r8.'m 

Whlle~.the ahove law authorizbr the COmui8aionera* 

Court to gmat.inonaeed in 8elmLa to the various otfloer8, 

depUtiO8 arsistaate and alerk8 therein wmed 8ooording to 

th8 p~0d8lOn8'th8r8Of, it i8 our OQinlOa that it l8 Within 

the di8OlWtiOa of the Codrsionerr~ Court a8 to whether any 

or all of such officers, dejxtioa, a88iatantS and olericr shall 

be granted tuoh lnaroaaerr in their 8SlSrlSS, Thi8~dOe8 Got 

apply, however, to the salarlea of County Coml88iocerc. It 

h8a been held by thlr &apartment in Gpikilonr X08. 0-6575 and 

O-6588, ,oople8 OS which are er,olosed hurewith for your information, that the salarlea of County Commlrrlonerr are 

fixed and oontrolled by different rtatutee. 

Koueo Bill 110. 84; which waa ala0 pa8asd by the 

reoent reseion of the Legislature, tuenda Utlols 2350 of the 

iievlaed Slqil ;itatutes of the State of ‘Zkfca, 1925, so thet 

8ame now reeds in part as follows: 

*je’ctior: 1. ‘Y:st Artiole 2350, Zitle i& of 

the .ievised *;ivil Statutes of the State of Texay, 

1425, as a;?esded by i\cts of tl:s: %lrty-n;;l:h 

Lezislsture, .le:uler ;‘~:scio~, Zha-,tir 1.35, Sect-ioz 

1; and as a:zr:ded by Acts Df tie Fortieth Legisla:ure, ~e~-e 435, Ohe2ter 240, .%ctior 1; mid as 

amended by AActs of the Portieth iecisl&ture, First 

Called Sesaioo, Bai:e 138, chapter 46, section 1; 

and as amend.ed by Acts of the lortyythird iegislature, 3e~d.w Session, Chcipter 216; and as 

. 
.imorable ioqton .ihitc, pece 4 

,. ” 

mended by Ad8 of the Forty-third i&l818tUN, 

Firat Called Saaaion, Chapter 83, gag8 220; and 

88 anended by Aota, Fortr-fourth Legialatura, 

Regular searion, Chapter 362; be and the same la 

heroby emended 80 aa to heraarter read (18 followa: 

"Artlola 2350. In countlea having the roilowing saaeaaed raluatlona, reapeotlrely, au ahown 

by the total l aaaaa rraluatlona & or all propertlaa 

oertlrlad by the oountr aaaeaaor~ and approrrd by 

the Comlaalonara court, ror oountp purpoaea, ror 

the prarloua year, iron time to l&e, the Oounty 

commlaalonara Or auoh oOUutla8 ahall eaoh raoel~e 

urowl aalarlaa not to aroead the amounteheraln 

apeoliled, aaid aalarlea to -be paid in a 

monthly lnatal&mta, at laaat one-half P 

ual 

l/2), and 

not l xooeaing tbrea-rourtha (3/i&), out or tha Road 

and Bridge xund, and the remalnder out or tha Oeneral 

Bund of the dountg; raid aaaeaaed valuation8 and 8all rlea applloable ~,~thereto ~. being aa tollowr 

,Aaaeiaed Valuationi ': 1~ Salarlea to be smld 

~. eaoh Comlaaloner 

kiot to erosed ~3,500,000.00, 88 prorlded at end or 

this Seotion. 

4 ,SOO,OOl land leer than 

a ,OOO,OOO not to rxoead 

& 6,000,OOl and leaa than 

9,000,OOO not to exoeed 

+ 9,000,OOl and less than 

10,000,000 not to exceed 

., 

0 i,500.00 

4 1,800rOO 

* 2,000~00 

,10,000,001 arhd lee8 thm 

12,000,OOO not to exceed 

,li,GOO,OOl end less than 

20,000,OOO rot to exceed 

320,000,001 and lea8 than 

30,000,OOO not to exceed 

&30,000,001 end lea8 than 

79r000,000 not to exceed 

* 2,200.oo 

* 2,500.ocJ 

i 3,000,00 

* 3,600.OO 

. 
Jonoreble Conpton :,hlte , vm 5 

w 75,000,001 and lean than 

120,000,000 not to erosed 

4120,000,001 and lean than 

40,000,000 not to exceed 

$ 4,000.00 

.t 1,,300.00 

fi40,000,002 and lean than 

400,000,OOC not to exceed 

8600,000,001 a$ ~Ffxoead 

$ 5,500.oo 

+ 6,000.oo 

**Ii oountlea having aaaeaaed valuation or 

leas than Three tillion, Fire liundred Thouaand 

Dollar8 (i3,500,000) eaoh Com.iaaloner shall reoalre Five Dollar8 (*5) Dar dag ior eaoh day nerved 

aa Coumlaaloner, and a like amount when aotlng an 

ox-off1010 road auperlntendent In hla Ooamiaeloner~a preolnot, providing in no event ahall 

hla total mmpenaatlon oxoeed Twelve Hundred 

Dollar8 (il200) in any ona y ar* 

ther, however, that In 1 

Provided, iuroount en having National 

Foreat Preaervei and with leaa’than Four biilllon, 

Five llu~~dred Thoueand Dollar8 (4+,500,000) valuation that the aalarlea of aald Comalaalonera ahall 

not exceed ilghteen iiundred Dollar8 (&800) per 

pareta 

Under the above provlalona, aaleriaa of County Com0iaalonera may be lnoreased, in the dlroratlon or the commiaalonera~ Court, to en amount not to exoeed the maximuma 

therein named. For your further lnformtion in oonneotlon 

with firing the aolariea of County Commiaaionere under thin 

afieelided law, we harid J-ou aerewith copy of our JpiLloli 1.0, 

O-6622, whioh deala with aald matter. 

Your attextloil is directed to the furtair fact thet, 

iii our opinion, nry of Lie ircreases in aalariee ebove referred to would be subject to the buQet law, (Art.&ga-g-- 

664a-11, v. k. z. 2.) and tL6t in order for increases of 

8Uc;I salaries, or ecy of them, to be nade ttiereurider, the 

COuty budget would have to be asended in accordcnce with 

said budget law, aa set rorth in our irpinlons ;:os. O-5184 

and 0-5053-A, copies of which are enclosed herewith, 
316 

aonorable Compton #hi te , Rage 6 

We trust thet this aetiafaotorily mawore your 

inqulrr . 

Your8 very truly, 

ATTORWY QiilUBAL OF TEXAS