OFFICE OF THE Al-fORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

l Sia oo the Co 2nd Judiolal 

Blrtrlof la 1 

eir l wt entioam 

or &tlcle 2wab. 

7o0roo p”r r-r 

. the reporter. 

waitted cop108 

0, addrereed to 

tars, 8nd County Auditor 

sty palwtted PB to usa 

eportorm la that oountr 

Lnioa o-3966 and uieadmeats 

there opinion8 oondderm 

noe 1 ask that you anaer 

tbc rollo*tmg’quertiom~~ 

‘(1) Art1010 23260 C&sea 811 m8lwiec 

oi court 2epoctorr *where the oompenrtlon 

ei uah reporter ----la not otbarlsa provided 

Ar t c e a tt2iiiimua spo eh c iall u a s l uld 

by pylal I&T’ and ram paeeed In 1099. Xc 

owe wtthia the quoted exoeptloa? 
Yonorable 2. I. ho600 - pbge 2 

-e, 

a(2) 

UJWl 

If Article 2322b lo ouab a l 9salal 

.(a) Ibe it p4eeo4 in l omfemeaoe 

rith Artdale 1.11 Se0tloo 27 of the Conl tltutieat 

O(b) If it me 00 pbeeea OWld it 

a th o tlida lCouot~wkue ge tko l om2ltloo 

de#rlbd in Artlole aSO(lb U1 80s l oeur 

aotil 1032 mhewnr &tie10 2m2b me enl oted i8 1220, tbroe fowe prior therota? 

.(a) if wrriole 2-m lo b 

wbe it repeblcd by thb au~oaqu 

19a9, of utiole 25.260 U11ch prwldce ror the 

eblbry of tke reportor of eeeh &Uelel Dietriot end uky County court in MaSo 8tetet 

( 4 ) In a l lti8 of this nhwe weald the 

two or four yeare l tb tuto l f ltmitatlrm l pplyt 

m(s) tko Court deportor for tbe 9fml Diotriot Court ha8 l erwd em euoh elooe Jboubry 

lQ!ts, the reporter ?or the 92t14 Metriot Court 

hem l little wIs l Jeer l uvlae. At the time 

utlolr as220 be6ue OfTootire the a81817 l t 

tho court 29puPtm for o&oh mart gee Mt rt 

$2,704i,80 pm rear uua outbar 080 of tke prer 

cot Court ne)ortre ha0 )rotoeted aame l r mule 

any ObJaalm to thbt nte of p8y until the flllog of tke pt.e.at olair owly &8 Jbwy 1944. 

ff you Lola tkbt Be ehculd hwo pold tha under 

Artlelo 8m2b what flcyt, it aq, 8e~ld 'YUt~81 

Miotake@ bate om the emouot te b0 paAS et tbie 

t1nr 

lo roplr therOt you are adrimed l m fallo~e; 

Artisle 2322b, v* A* C* I., (Aae lP29, 4tst. 

te6irl~tUPe, p. 991, Ob. 310, PCrr. 1) ha0 Doen mIpOr’Sodcd 

by Art1010 23280, 1. A* C. I. (Aote l*Vtb 4* tcglelbturc, 

p, 698, oh. 196). the second pb?egPbph of uld Artiole 

23220 read0 be felle80~ 
YOmMblO b. Y. LOYe0 - pye 2 

l T&e eaIaPy of tb0 l fflrlei a er th a o d 

_ reperte? 10 SO& JudlolOl Dlstrlot in up 

l wnty of uie Itate wlul a po~latloa in 

woe00 of wo kuedra4 and tittr tbwmamd 

( wio ~o o ) l oaordla~ to tbo last praoaaiw 

lrederel omue end wl11rh l lew l ooetltato2 

two Or me J0diolel Dietm, la edditiOa 

ITtSZ iiS+autlea l f truworlpt tees 80 

provldd b7 lar, eh01l bO three ?houeea& 

Dollars ($Woo.Oo) pev aauw~ te be p&l 00 

tko eeluiee of etbr ewrt rspwtere ero 

pair.* (SepbeUr wro) 

Xho flret pere6rrph U UCr Attlsle 23260 fixes 

the ulaq of Oil OthOr erflalel ehOP(hoad reporters, uhrc 

tholr oo~rmrtieo 10 not l tbOrOleO prcrkdsd W l pselal lOr, 

8t not afore tkme $2700.00 nor leas cDO0 $2400,00 per axmpl, 

co be flxcd ane determined br &bo JR&S as thaw&n provided, 

lo Odd&tie0 to tbo oonpeontieo tu tre0Oorlpt fdbe, be provided for bf 1OO. 

TMr Attie&* 23229 bOtem Ufwtlre on &gust in, 

1933M. lt b aa l lno e been in fome aa& OffoOt, esaept ma mOdifled w utlole 2%17a, xbleb beGuna UfmtlvO eo Y&y 5, YSW. 

geld Article 2!3220 is bleo wdifled br Artlolee 2926db V.A.C.6.. 

mad bJ rrtiole 23260, VA.C.8 ., Lot aOm et eatd lodlCloOtlone 

l ffnt Pitilgo County, Ohloh l loae OO0etltutoe tOe n4Loial 

Uetriote 8~6 has mwer bad l ~etloa la Osoeee -+-W7hO. O 

r edo r a l l wae of 19sD ehowM the populOUon 4f 2ldel~o 

iint, to be n,OO4. the 1940 Peder*l eenenm ahere Its gopulatlon to be 104,429. 

Thuoforc, fro8 Jumay 1, 19%2, 8lMO whioh eett 

UidOlgo County l lone bOe oeoetltutrd two ~0dlolal bletrlote, 

to August 21, 1~th-O cftcntlre datT3t Art1010 29240, 

upm, tbe eelulO8 of the aoprt rOportOrO tar tbe 9263 sad 

Qsd JudiolOl Dletriote mere oontrell~d br Artisle Lmlb, 

eupra . Duria2 eat4 time wah ef uid Peportere tam c?ntltled 

to l salOr or @OOO.OO pc uunm in l ddltlon to trOneorlpt 

fees. 

sin0e Auguu 31, l@Sf, bowerOr, OOob of sold mporters hOe been eatitlal to l eeluy of Wt more then 

$ 2700e.00 a r lees th a o @ 4 00,00 p er l oumr te be flxed 

and dotertioed as provided W Arti* 2W60 OfOFOOeld. 
1m Titu er t&r CIIreplaC:, pur que.timIm maxdtted ue anuuod a. rollov8r 

(1) lo. Artie1.m PmNi ~8* B geacal 1~. 

(0) x0 .aawu roqulrul. 

(4) the two-rears statute l f lldt*tioa appliem. 

citr of uoustea T* ateout, (C&T. App.) 00 8. 8. 40. (Ala0 

mea Countp of Caldwell v. Grwket F 08 ta. -1, 4 8. 1. 607, 

wuich boldr Chat llalt~tioa till run In favor of and l Ka$a r t 

aotmtlem, in the absence o? 8ome rtmtutt ts tha oontrary). 

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