OFFICE OF THE **ATTORNEY** GENERAL OFTEXAS **AUSTIN** /

Eon. Ifubert

C. Wright AGGiStGnt COUlty Attorney w1llaog county RapndVill.8, ??eXtUI

on onthe above statad questionhas be

as follows:

esloners

* Court

he is entitled to such additional n, Is the amount therpsof ecet by d If 80 ad, whats

is suoh amount? "3. II not so set, how and by Worn is suuh OJeount

detsnnlnad'?Hon. Hubert CL Wright, Pegs 2

Article 38S3, n. c. S., reads In part es roilOPiS: "Exoeptas otherwiseprovided in this Aot, the annual r8eS that may be retained by precinct,oounty end distriot offloors mentioned In this &rtlols sh&U. be es fol1OWS: -
"1. In OOIUIti8S

OOntaininghrsnty rive (23,000)thousendor less inhabitants: County. Judge, Distrlotor Cr5.dnel DlstriotAttorney, Shsriff,County Clerk, County Attorney, Distriot Clerk, Tar Collaotor,W Assessor, or the Assessorand Collaotor of Taxss, TWsntyfour Hundred ($2400.00) DolLare eaohl Justloe or ths Paaoe end Constabla,delve Hundred ($l200.00)

Dolleraaaoh..,."

, Section 3 of Article 3926, R. C. 8. as amended, made as rollare:

Tot presidingover the Ccmm.lsslonsrs* Court, ordering sleotlonaand making raturns thereof,heerlng and detsmPiulng01~11 (MUSOB, ii any, end trenaeoting all other 0rri0ial businsssnot otherwIseprovided for, the countyJudge the11 reosl~s mh salary from the Couety~Traasury as the Ccawelssloners* Court may allow him by order, payablemonthly from the Oenerel **runds or**  the oountf, proxddad, that In oountieshaying ~290,ooo,wo.00 eesoaaed valuation,or more, end whioh ham estebllshsd therein institutloes for the uare of both dependentand delinquentboys and girls, the County Judge shall receive as sx-offioiosalary, not to be aocountedror as i8tWt 0r offloe, end in addition to ail auount8 allowed under the ~.:eximum

FW ~iii, the r\dhor ~~lll 0r $3.000.00 per ammu, payeblemonthly out of the generel lunds or the oounty." Artiole **3893, 77.**  C. S. provfdes that: The Gomissioners* Court Is h8reby debarred rr0m allowIng compensationfor ax-officio servicesHon. Hubert 0. Wright, Page 3

to county ofrlclels when the corn.pensatIon end excess fees whIoh they are allowed to retain shall reaah the xmximm provided ror In this ohapter. In oases where the oompensatIan aml excess fees whloh the officersare ellcmed to retain shell not reach the msxlmum provided

. for In this ohapter,the Caum1sslon!rs* Court ; sha sum aaP.xnsationfor OX 0rri0i0' emvices tien, in their judwnt, euoh oompensatlon Is neoessary, provided, suoh oompensatlon for ex officio servicesallowed shall not Increase the oompensation ~Oi~the%ffIoIal

beyond the m of OcmnpensatIon and tUOOSS fees alluwedtobs retainedby hla underthis ohapter. Provided,however, the ex offiolo herein authorizedshall be al&mad only after an opportunlty for a publio hearing end only upon the aitinuetire

vote of at least+&aeqmmbers of the Commissioners* CourLw Artiole 3891, R. C. S., reads In part as follows: %aah ortloernamed in this Chapter shall simt out ~0rthe ouIT(tnt rees or his orffoe pay or be peld theamountallouedhl.mun er theprovisions of Artlole 3683. togethertith the salaries or Ns assistantsend deputies,and authorizedexpeneasunder Artlole 3899, and the amount neresaeryto oover costs or pramium on whqterer surety bond may be requiredby law. 3.f the eurrent tees or auoh office oollectedIn any year be more than the amount needed to pa)- the fmountsabove 8pe6iried, Stme Shal.~ be deemed fJXC0SS r88S, and shall be disposed of In the namer hereinafter

provided.

. "In oountles containing-twenty-five thousand (25,000)or less inhabitants, Dlstrlotand County ofrlaersnamed herein shall retain one-thirdof suoh 8~~88~ fees until auoh One-third,together tith the aIIIOuIlt8

SP8Omed in Article 38f33, amOUnt

## Bon.

Hubert c. wright,

Plug8 4

'-to Three Thousand aOl.lem ($S,OOO). Pmolnot oitloere shell retain o--third until suoh one-third,togetherwlth the ammt spsoifled ia Artlole 9885, &mount6 to Foul-t&mHundred Dollars ($1400).....~ Theonlystotute nouinfom3erorc4rrlngdtrwtlf to oompsnsatlon

due **a** oounty judgs forpresiding over the oommisRionem~ oourt is aulml~Tlsion S, Art1018 S925, aapn. **Under** ArtlolasSSSSand 5881, R. C. S.. the mrl- ~. ma ?em $or the oouaty Jude. of Wlllaoy County ls Thrm Thatlsaad

(b,ocO) malam. Arttale SWti, supre **provides** r0r00mp~etl~r0rer00ffioio smlaesd&arr&allusumea thereofrhea **thq** acmpansa **tion** anll

8x0(988 rees maoh iho mulmm pnntiad by laws.

Tim CM Rundz;sd

and3Unety-fire ($195.00) Dollars ex ofrio monthly salary allmadbythoComi~~loner8' court oaapeaaeteethe aaunty#~&ge r0r presiding

### 0-r the oowl~slonem~ aourt or&mtng eleetloasend lvlkfnP 

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andt-~~inga~othstotfioialbus~annd othemlse pro*idod iOr. _~

You am 

### respeet~ullfadrlsed that it la the opinion Q this departmsntthat the oounty Judga of Wllleoy County is not entitled to oddktionaloolapensaiion tar prosldiag oter the aommf.seloners* ooart. Aswehavasmswamd your flret queaitlon in the 

### aegetivo, it is not aeoessory that we answsr the questionsNoa, 2 **and** 3.

we rem&In Trustlngthatthe tmegolngansworsyour inquiry,

Very truly your8 AT!iVRWEY

-RAX OF ,mXAS

APPROVESJUL 8, 1939