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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 l opeci~l 

portmttt heed. tram 

on0 on aomptnwtfon 

Article 72)12e . 

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’O ADnotated 

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'ourt or hie county for authority to appoint suah dspu- 
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fio~oroble u. Pot IUloordo - page 2 

LIMOS l ooiotmto, and slplo~oto, moh wr ittel n 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 sto tta tnt 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 o iItM tssad , eqdgeeo 

l a rlx the Ootpon8atiOn to be paid them within tho rfrrto- 

~~ooo herein preecribul and determine the number to be* 

po&nted, l o 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 PCl peotire oolorioo Dot to oxxoeed tho rate of ho Theuoond, 

Pito Hundred Dolloro ((Z,bOO.OO) per onouoi, ehen ouch heads 

or departments Sought to bC rppointfd oboll hove 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 l o 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 popu1*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 l oD8cial 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 

p lonto, and other 

promrtieo r h tF 0 lDecia1 tcchnlcal skill and training is m- 

%P' 

In addition thereto ouch l pociol otdotanto, clerl- 

, l ocounting , or rt enoC;rapher , 08 coy be neoeooary to conduct 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 ppo lntonly ed ror the purpoooo CODOi8ttXIt with thlo Act. Ia addition thereto, the Aueowr and Collector of Taxes oball bo authorized to apply for 

tbt appoimtuent of 8 l pec~al head of the automobile dlridon 

of No o fficat e a l alor~ Dot to exaeed ho Thousand, Shen 

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

paid ouch l optoiol depublto* old l opociol outooobile deportaeat 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 pply. 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 l 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 r Suet 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 
yooorable J. 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 OS taxation, l nd the further t8ot that 

-k!?!4! 9 srtrtc 

&&'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 oonmtructi.n of t&s a b o ve l tatutem .m to the limit8tiam placed tbsreby 

upon the malaria8 rbioh omn be legally paid to the Ueputies ot' 

tbc A8me88or 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 ot tloume Bill No. 

222 likecial La~m al the 46th begi8lature 1939, amending Artielb 7262, namely 8 *The oomptnmation to be paid much S eci81 

68 and Sp~lal Autqg$&&le UtaQ mball be arbject -fniz o 

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 Ctpartment Uead' the llmitationa am to ululem l f .I1 other 

deputitm, apt&al a8m.i8tant8, eleri881, acefnmting or stenographer. de *pply. 

gIlti cinimtruatfon ocaure to u8 im bormaut by the 

emergency olaume ot noume Bill lo. 222 abate (ueted in that 

the reamon for the lpeuial ammndneat et Bourna bill 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 trained 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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yootrtblt 11. Pat lzdwardm - page I5 

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

l m-to the maximum 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, Sp ec il a88i l Dta het8le, r io a ol, eo untin -6 g 

stW“6J'. era, and all him eoiploTee8 uoept those 'special 

&putieS oh hating 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 

8peeial bead 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 am maae la applicable to counties hating 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 epeplojete am (mptoial ammimtant, 

clerioal, accountant or stenograpbtr* he my pay much etnploytt any 8um he 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~Itation8 upon the amount of much oor.ptneatlon 

elmevhtre provided &all not Apple* removes from the limitatiOD8 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 gSpooial Automobile Depertment Btad:m 

We have oareSull7 considered the bill and statutes 

mentioned above, parts of same being met out In 8ubmtance by 

you. CO conour in your well-Cea8ontd Opinion, end adopt 

maait am the opinion of this DepaCtEmt. 

verr truly yours 

ATTOtUiEX GENERAL OF TI?XAS 

Robert 1 ;. Lattimort, Jr.‘/ 

A88lstant 

I OPINION 

I COMMITTE=