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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### ysaorrble ii. **Pot** 

### Sduardt civil IJiotriot 

### Attorney DOll~O COtUltr Dallas P rtxos pear **b.r. EZdwardoi**  

### V.A.C.S.

populttlan or only 

### tits’ tad 

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opeci~l 

### portmttt heed. tram on0 on 

### aomptnwtfon Article **72)12e**

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otter or Ptbrumy ¶I,
0, at its Regular **nd 82!l,**  **ilouot** Bill ot tilt aerlotd an amendment 

### to Subor the 

### Acts ot the OD’OADnotated on (la). Kouoo Bptofel Ltwo ot 

### rt, and **klouot** Bill page 744 of the Special Loma of maid

a&id **iLouse**bill YO. 223 **being** 

### Art. !wl2e, SscUon l@(b) **UDOD~** other provisions, provide8 es 

### folluwo~

l***Yhene~tr amy** **dlotriot** 

### or **oountr ottiter,**  **or precinct**  

### ofiiotr **rhen** suoh **prtointt** 

### offlctr **is** 

### comptnuted on a eeltry baoie, with the oxatption **OC diotrlat**  **attorneys and**  criminal district l **ttornqo,** 

### &ml1 require 

### the services et deputies, l



### oolotonto and eap~o~tto, in the **ptrfO?mo?soe** 

### et No dudea, 

### he eholl 

### apply in 

### writing te the Cotiooienera L'ourtor hie county for authority to appoint suah dspu-

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### page 2

LIMOS 

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ooiotmto, **and** slplo~oto, moh 

### written l pplicotico **o** aWOrD 

### t0 **WId** t0 Set fort6 **tht IIUmbU** **’**DOOded, **the** ;&&tiooo **to** 

### br riiiod, 

### the dutlO8 to **be** 

### pcfrrmd, **sad as**  

### smount **of compenutioa**  to be paid. * andI

o'hob mOh 8pplleOtlOn eholl **bt** 8000mp~ied **by** l stottatnt 

### ohmlag the probable **reoeipto from**  rtoa, **eoa-** 

### ~oolo~o, and oompawtloa 

### to **be** 

### cOllO0tsd b7 

### the ottlot l t the OftiOor 

### oo l

pplyiog &bring the firno 7rar ~hieb 

### till laclml~ oil oolori40 oad txpenoto or 

### ouch oftloe, & **Reid Court**  oh811 oak8 

### its ordk outbborioin~the opi ~eiDtPODt or UOb dOputloo, 

### l o oiItMts,

sad eqdgeeo 

### l a rlx the Ootpon8atiOn 

### to be 

### paid them within tho rfrrto- ~~ooo herein 

### preecribul and determine the **number**to be* po&nted, lo in tbo diourotioa oi ooid **Vourt** may **stem**proper.9

***&ml furthor**  protidto~ hat mnximm 

### compenution which mof **be** ollored to 

### the doputlto, asSiStant sod omplo~eeo ot the otticero berebr **~iected for**  thtlr 

### l trviceo eholl

### be as folloro~ '*Pirot Aooiot8at **or** ChieS Deputy **not** to exceed rhroe Fhouoond, 61x Hundred Dolloro (@,dOO.DO) **per** annum, one Aoalotont **chief** Deputy 

### not to excsed Three Tbmocnd Dolr-ted **hereby** oh011

### rboeirs not ltio thon~fhree Thoiiond Dillore **(@,(000.00)** per **onou6 provided**  **lurthtr** 

### thot hoods ot deportteats **aoy ooob**  **be** al**i owed**  **by** the Comwiooiooero **Court,** when ntoeoaary in the judgment ot 8uoh Court, to **reatl~e** PC

### l peotire ooloriooDot to oxxoeedtho **rate** of ho Theuoond, Pito Hundred Dolloro ((Z,bOO.OO) per onouoi, ehen ouch **heads** or **departments** 

### Sought to 

### bCrppointfd obollhove pr~riouol~ **served** the county 

### or **dlotriot** by which they ore employed **for not**  less **than tso**  **(2)** oolrtinucus **yehro, but**  **no** herd of l **deportment** oh011 **bo** 

### creoted traept 

### ehorr the **person** oought to bo **appointed** is to be in 

### l tu81 CbugS et the deportment 

### with deputies or oooiotonte Under his oupenloion, ani ouob Leads of 

### departIGODt0 shall oalP **be** rppoiatod la **etficeo** oopable of l bsoo iido **oubdiridon lnte**  **deprtmeato~** prorlded 

### rurthor, that la 811 oountloo affected by this Act, having acre than one Dietriot Court **or Crlm.inal**  D&strict Court, tho 

### deputies or

l ooiotonto of the Diotrlct Clerk, rho or0 regulorlp 

### l OdgDtd to **servo** in euch Courts lo clerks, shall be ‘coa-SoDorable Al.Pot Edoordo - py;e !)

~@red as heads Of departteats Within the seanlng of thio Mt.’ WOIAOO bill NO. 822 being 7OrnOD'o H0~18cd Ciril gtotuteo, 

### Art1810 7262 as 

### to oountieo having a population **LO** 

### ~000~ **Of Sb8&00**  **inhabitrats,** 

### provides 00 tOllO~0~

owe l l prorldod, that in counties herin& l **popu** 

### 1*tion **0e** 

### three hundred **8Dd** 

### fifty-Give thouband (m8,ooo)

•~ more 8ooorUiDg 

### to the loot preceding 

### Federal Ctnouo, the ~o0eooor 

### 8nd ~olleotor of %x00 

### may In addltlon **contract** 

### with loD8cial **deputieom** 

### heria~: 8oeclol 

### ttchniool **training,** ofill. l

Dd tXPtPitat8 for 

### tbbe **~pOOt Of**  8Odttin~ him in 91 oil and mineral btarlne 1 ado nd up **otrtl** **e*tO** **therein,** induotrlal

# l nd"uDu~actur~nr es **and** int*f plonto, and other promrtieo rhtF0 l Decia1 tcchnlcal skill and **training** is m- %P' In addition thereto ouch 

### l pociol **otdotanto, clerl-** 

**,** 

### l **ocounting** , **or** rtenoC;rapher , 08 coy be neoeooary to **con** duct the orgonio8tlon

### herein proridod for aDd to **early** out the **purpooco** of this **Act** my be applied **for** 8nd **appointed in**  **lue canner**  **pwldtd** they oboll

### be 

### l ppolnted

**only ror**  **the pur**  poooo CODOi8ttXItwith thlo Act. Ia **addition** thereto, the Au**eowr** and Collector of Taxes oball bo authorized to apply for **tbt appoimtuent**  of 8 

### l pec~al head of the automobile dlridon of 

### No office



### at al alor~ Dot to exaeed ho Thousand, Shen 

### nundrtd Dollaro ($2,700) per emus. The tonperrution to be paid ouch 

### l

optoioldepublto* old 

### l opociol **outooobile deport**  **aeat** hoad* oball **be oubjtot**  **to** tho opproral of the Ccmo,iosionore **Court** and the County Auditor, 

### and limitatlono **upon** the 8mouDt Of uch ooeiDeautfon rlowhere Drwided shall **not** l**p** ply. The 

### oontrrot ot cmplopent oh011 **be for**  l dtC$nitt tom, Dot oxtending **beroW the**  term Of **office of**  the **Aootooor and**  COllOCtOr, and obbll be udo **upon uorn**  applic8ticn tc **tht** ~ommfooionerr 

### Court obowing the nweoeity tbereror, and ohall be oubject to 

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pprorol **both** 08 to **oubotonoe** and 08 to term by the~~otur.iotiontro Court **aad**by **the County**  **Auditor. ’** 
**r8eOtion t**  **Of floaoo**  Bill lo, 222, bdnC; **tbe amn&**  meat **to** Artlolo 7262, which **6tctloo** 2 is not mhom **in** the **Ytrmoo*o** **awised Civil**  **statuttr, road0**  **00 r0ii080t** 

**“ ‘** **The** faot that **no nuns**  **is now**  proridar **by which**  

### the **~oottoor** 

### and collector l rSuet mty ebttin finftmtian **upon**which to **base ourrent**  l**ooeoomtnt ot**  **properties** where technical l

k.lll**and training**  **is rtqulred,**  that be **ia thertbf** yooorableJ. Pat Edmard. - p.g. ,

**bo& to**  take rendition8 **of muoh**  

### property at **the r8lue**  fixed n the wrier, that tberebJ &my **prOperWe** tmoape their just of the burden OStaxation, l nd the further t8ot that



### -k!?!4! 9srtrtc &&'i& bill8 te **be** r-&d e CO~8titutional Hule **on** three mbppuate **daya la**  **each** 

### your@be, and 

### it ia hereby mumptndrd, 

### and thlm Act 8b.11 take offeat .nd be in full Pore. fro& .nd 

### after its passage, **mnd** 1% 1. SO emoted.

*Inquiry **ham been** made to t&i8 offloe for oonmtruct**i.n of**  **t&s** ab ove l **tatutem .m**  to the limit8tiam placed tbsreby upon the malaria8 rbioh omn be legallypaid to the Ueputies ot' tbcA8me88or and Golleator of rues ot Dell.8 County, (nail.. count having a population In excemm of tbree hundred and fiftyf&a thousand .~dS!jS,OoO) inhsbitaatm), and X 83all thtrefert appreoiate your emmistance on the point8 in 

### issue.

**.lt im**  **our opinion**  **the** prmidoos 

### ottloumeBill No. 222 likecialLa~m al the 46th begi8lature 1939, amending Artielb 7262, namely8 *The oomptnmation to **be** paid much S eci81 68 and Sp~lal Autqg$&&le UtaQ mball **be** o arbject -fniz opprural **or &he** Comudmmiooer8 **Court and**  County Autlitor, and ~iuitationm won the amount oi much oomvenmation elrewbcre r0lid.d shall **Dot applx,** **’ lam.**  tht **eaaept 8.**  **to** those **+&Ipe.Lal C.puti.8**  having mp@eial teohnieA1 t?a.lning,sldll and **uperiennoe,** and UIoept am to uid 8Special Automobile Ct

### partment Uead' the llmitationa am to ululem lf .I1 other deputitm, apt&al **a8m.i8tant8,** eleri881, acefnmting or steno**grapher. de**  

### *pply.

gIlti cinimtruatfonocaure 

### to u8 **im bormaut**  **by** the emergency olaume ot noume Bill lo. 222 abate (ueted in that thereamon 

### for

the l peuial ammndneat et Bournabill Ro. 822 

### in l

### o far am

### ularier are aoaotratd ia 8et Cortb mm

### 'the **further taot**  **that** salary iirdtatioam **upon deputies**  ssrployed 

### tor the purpose of pertortin~ the ordiau~ olerio81 **&diem** In him ottice make it impo8sible to abtdn ttalmia~lly **train** ed

### and skilled **permonn 8ompettnt**  

### to ebtaln the 

### aeetsma~ date **Ujm which**  to determine **proper** raluatina8 at pcoprty **in rbitb**  8~tci.l teohnloal kno~lsdne utd tralnlng is required.*

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### *in othw words, ~8 belle?e that tbe lim.itatlonm 

### l m-to themaximum ularle8 plaoed **upon** the deputies, 

### amd8t8nt8 and employees of the Tax Ammemmor and Collector by ~tiolm 3912e, Seation 

### 19(h), applies to all of hle depUtie8, 

### Special

l 88iDtaht8,

elerioal,

oeounting

-6 stW“6J'. era, and all him eoiploTee8uoept those 'special &putieS ohhating 

### l peoial technleal trtiniw, skill and experLtnoe rith whom he ~7, with the permimrion ot the CooJ88ionerm Court, mteC into a 

### l p4clal aontraet, and the 8peeialbead of the automobile dirldon, ~bO8e malaq is 8peoifioall~tixed at Twenty seven Suadred Dollars (f~toO.00) per annum~*Our eonmtruotion baa been questioned **by** the **Tax ~sge88or**  and collector, who 

### contends that the legal 

### tfftaf of Article 7262 in so far 

### ammaae la applicable to countieshating 

### a population of more than 

### three hundmd and fifty-five thousand (2SS,OOO) inhabltantm, is to remove 

### entirely the lfmltatlonm plaoed upon the nlarlem payable by him by Article 3012t, paragraph **h. Pe**  **eontends** that by designating him deputies or epeplojeteam (mptoial ammimtant, clerioal, accountant or stenograpbtr*he my pay much etnploytt any 8umhe cay determint, **wbfect, of**  **course, to**  **the** approval of the Camui8sloners Court.

Will you, therefore, kindly advise whether or not rou oan conour in our opinion that the prorimion of Article 72&i?that *li~Itation8upon the amount of much oor.ptneatlon elmevhtre provided &all not Apple* removes from the limita**tiOD8** fixed 

### br Article 2Ql2e, Section

### h, s those 'Spsclal Deputlts~having 

### l ptoial teobniaal training, skill and experience 81th whom the Tax Ammemmor and Colltator may 

### enter Into a special contraot with the approval of the Coadmsionermiiourt and the gSpooialAutomobile Depertment Btad:m

We have oareSull7 considered thebill and statutes mentioned above, parts of same **being met**  **out In**  8ubmtance by you. CO conour in **your** well-Cea8ontd Opinion, 

### end adopt maaitam the opinion of **this** DepaCtEmt.

verr truly yours ATTOtUiEXGENERAL OF TI?XAS

Robert 1

;.Lattimort, Jr.‘/ A88lstant I OPINION

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