**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTQRNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS
**AUSTIN**

Honorsblr 5. 1. fia8hburn County

## Auditor Her.r~~ 

## oounty Hourrton,

Texer
Daar Sir: opinionao. oit.: Should a



### rtor l p paint.6 Of ml4 oourt.

l **abore ratter** 

said atdoter provider that an hall reoeivo certain fee8 **for** dome, and Artida 2326 therid owing proririont ial rborthand reporter 8i each JuaioioJ,

dlstriat in this State 

### anU the 

### Offb3ial ahorthaadreporter of esoh oouaty oourt, either oivil or **oridnal,** in thir 

## State,#hall rooairr

## 789

**Honorable** 

### H. L. Washburn, Page 2

a salary of $2,100 par annum, In addition **to** the ooappclnaatlou

for tranaoript

### fees **as** 

### proribs&for in 

### this**Aot.** Suoh salary ohs&l be paid monthly 

### by tho Commiaalonera~Court of th0 County, 

### out 0r the gbnaral 

### fund of the **oounty** 

### on the 

### oartlfloata **of** 

### tho **dotriot JUaa;O**  l

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**Artiola** 232bo **of** aald l **$atutoa proribaa**  that the offlolal shorthand **reportor** 

### of eaoh Dlatrlot Court in aaoh oounty having a population in l xo oai of290,000 shall 

### rooairo

a salaryof $3~600~00 

### par annumIn addition to 

### the oompu4a6tlon for tranooript 

### fear.

Artiolr **2324** 

### of l 6ldl 

### tatutsa **provibes** 

### that the 

### offioial oourt reporter shall attend all 

### aeoalona of 

### the Court, taka shorthandnote8 of 8ll t88tlmnJ **OffertM,** ~togotherwith all objootionr thuato, 

### rulingsmd remrkr by the Court, pnemne 

### saidnotoa and mnke transorlpt of aaid erldenoe upon applioation thorefor.

3b Texas Jurlaprudenoe, Seotlon 155, RaGa bob is 

### as follaar

The appolntaant of a bputy who 10 not within tho oonatituti05alr ~lalona, and whloh 10 not for a partloular bu tlon of tlma, ia ooextenalvo in &ration with the tumre of MO offloer 

### appointinghim, and, 

### unloaa **sooner** rmmred, ho holds until **thr** mplratlon 0r tho offloar*s term, an& oeaaea to ho14 at that tlma unless ho is reappointed.*
In the oaaa of Trinkle 

### VS. State, 127 9. W. 

### 1060, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, in paoaiB& **UpOn** the validity Of an indietmOnt signed a8 fOrmtIM 

### by one C. A, Green who wae alleged to have been a 

### (Ieputy sheriff 

### at the time the same was 

### signed and roturnod,

## 790

HonorableH. L. kWhburn, Pago **3**

held that sold Croon was not a deputy l herlff at sold time under the SoUowing **faota,** to-wit: 

### L. A. Eatoh toatlflea that ha was ahorlff aad appolutod

### Green daputp aherlff on 

### #ommbar 2&e 1906; that Graaa quall**fled** as l

uoh and had **oontlnuod** to l ot

### as l uoh @for alnoa) that ha, Latoh, 

### wasraaleoted 

### *harIfT inNorombar,~l908,

**but bi4**  **not** raooniaaion Graan 

### as doput?, 

### andthatOnan **has** 

### boonsotin 

### undartheort~inal 

### l ppoint5mit. Tha Court of OriJnal Appaala hald that Grean~a appoiutmant as daputJ aharlff OeOOed to be 

## sffeotlra at tha end of tha term of sold Latoh as aharlff.

In the *a00 0r Finbla 2b6 S. w. **681** the Court woo 800 ot al 

### vs. rlallowag, L 

### withthe 

### d&t of a 6eplltr

**PUbliO** n-r to rotaln his **OffiQO** MdOP g~~~~~t~ub~,~~*~f~~ $,g: anothor bputx. The **ti0U.t** hold that 

### #Bid l **&QOinhOlit** was not for a partloetar duration of tlma,

### and,unlass tho oommioaloa of said deputywoo ravekod or otharwlas auaullod, it us aloar thet ha would ooutlnua ooextoaairoly in dumtion with the term of offioe Of WI public waId@ar.

Xa tho **oaaa** of Tamall vs. **Sparks, 135**  **6. 1.**  **519** tha Suprama Court of Toua was **dosling** with the right of,the than Attorney Canare of **Tens** to ontar into a oontraotulth one Johu L.+ Torrrll to patio= lagal l

errl.oaa

for tha State of Tana for a l tatod oampanaatian. **ILi** holding that said OO@.O$'~ORt 

### was lagal, the 

### Supram **Court mado** 

### the fo'o2lOw~**atatamnt** 

### which is 

### l

&@iOObh 

### hanto, **to-wit:** aDoea **the** 

### egrommit **betwean Tarroll**  **end** the

### Attorney

Ganaral, Lightfoot, OOufar **UpOn** Terre11 

### the cfflalaJ. oharaater of Assistant 

### Attorney5eneral? **If** 

### the effeotof that

### Eionorabla I%.L. 

### Washburn, Page 

### 4



### aflrarpunt

warnto 

### oonatltutr

Twroll M offloor of the 6tate, then his appointment ULd OOntinUMOO in **Offi** WOad dOpM& **UpM** 

### the oontlnuauoe of 

### tho tana of the **Attoznry** 

### Gono ral,

who l ppOiIitO&

### him,

ana hia,

### authority tarainatea when thr Attornoy 

### Oumal qualifl04 for his 

### auooeralng trrm and 

### Oororrror Oampboll want **out** 

### of cffiaa by ruaon of the l 

### uoo~aalon of 

### the 

### pnaont governor.* 

### It la our opinion, tharefon that when Judge Allen ZE.Nomay 

### ooaaod to **be** 

### Ju&e of .& llyth Dirtrlet Oourt tha offiolal oourt nportrr thwetefon appointed by him as 

### offioial oourt npfktor 

### for aal& Piatriot Court alao ooaaoa to **ba** l 

### uoh OfflOial roux-t ro rtof. We 

### are 

## not **pcti.1~ UpOn**  **w &ht**  

### ha Yy hare 

## o trclg

### r **aorlbe** l



### vldauioe **and** 

### eolleot faoa thenfor! in oaaoa ro

### port04 by hia **during the**  him0 **Judge Eenm~**  .waaupaa 

### tho banoh of said 

### Court ‘8s a Dietriot fu&+ It fo 

### our hol&ln& that the tXmmiaa~eN* 

### Omurtwo\ilb not 

### ba authorlsad to approve a 

### ol.aisD for 

### aaUx for 

### tha parlob of ray auoh vaoanoy .Sar the offiol8 I ahorthmul nportar appOiak#d by 

### the Judp of rid Oourt.

Trusting that this aatlafaotorlly 

### anawora your lnqulry , wo 833 Vary thly yeura 

### AT- ,GNRNIUL OF !BXAt3

AF'PROVEDPJG29, 1942 

### Jaa. Uo.Baasott 

### Aaoistrnt