OFFlCE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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the ooqxumatlon **to be**  paid thea **tithln** the liotitatlona

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arid dOtsmIne the ma&or to be appei.tie4 se In the dIr.uretion iS srid uourt my be groper: pmvltied thet la no ctxse

nhR11. the Comxlusiwyws* Court or any member ther+of attmpt **to** Influmot! the eppo9lntrmtof any person as wg&!aai~, aesletant or olark in any ofrim. $oa.the CSK?,T~ oi 6uch Order the OffiWJru mpplyI!I& for suoh (~sslstanta, deputies or olerks shall be authorizedto appoint them; provtae4bhat said aac.peneatlat

shall not l

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### met out. The earapenoatlon whiah nny 8s allowid to the ~deputIbs, nas:stnntaar alerks above named Ear their semloos shall be a roseona&le one, not to oxosed, the fallowing 6usvxmtst *l. In oountles having **a** population or twwty-five thoun6ad (S&00) or leue iababitents, first essistsntOP abid deputy **not** to mxoeed **Li@teen** Ruedred~ (#18~0.~0)Dollars pet ennum; 0th~ assistants,ita fibs 0T clerks not tf~ sxoed 4FW8eea lftmdred ( rlSOO.001 DOI**lero pnr**  snnum 6sch....* 'Ihe lan l..pos*o

uyoe eaaa elecatlvs '8Imoldl of the county oertaln d#ilss commoted with bie'attlo~rrhioh **he ia**  **obllpm#d** to fsIthfullydlsuberg0 and.parfo~~~. Es is msponalblo for oerteln aatr ai tla deputy;m&in She ratter of attsndiae; to end periow~ the 

### autls8 ef hlr, office, tha law holCs him res)pnslble. Xi~nf duties oonneoted with a public o?flae nuat naossaarilgbe pertomU bl olarloal

workera, asslat~ntsan4 deputies,who eonsaqusnt**1.y pe9l=fOr~**  their dUti@S **60101r** Wider the **diTSatiOll Of**  the prlaalpal *n of'tluo.~epaalally 18 this true ahers their Uutiee sre nclt

re%ulatsct

by statute. %unty alerk deputies are oonaidsrrdpub&~ offiCQFB. 'i?l

a **true senm**  they .perform govsrnmontrrl~~funotions, sharing the rnsponsfbilita dir of~ios with thefr pritiolpal.
In our oginioa Hi5 01lG41, 4lreate4 to Ron, Tom lkray, county At;tomey, &zarlllo, 'Paxsa, arittawby IIan.

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**izttorney** Ganexul, it wae hdd **that** "the ccy;.~:iml::n@ra' crux-t of a **county** does not have the autkqrityto ~?a% an order providingthat no vaoations with pay aball **be** allorPad **any** emplo~so of the oounty or deputiesar astiistnntn of aouat7 offleersuntil kmd unleas ~N!I perconshave b6en employed for a parlod of OIM year. Suo!l

ordm, belnff.bb%yond the soaps oi ptxfer and **suthority** veatad **ia the**  **a~mia~tioaers ’**  **crnwt,** Is ultra rims nnn vo:d."

Tjnder ii*lcle 3802, eupm, the omqmnsatlon which ia sllcwed to dqn&ies, uasi~ants and elerktro? the various aountp ofiicla~n fox their nsnlara h f$xe4 on an annual beaia not to exo~d the maxiapsr thsre1.n~ st0tod.
You tee rss+pecttully 8drlocrd

that it is t&k oplnicr:

of this **deprrrtaent** that the oomty-clerk haa the aathoritp to,pay a deputy WI wgu.In~ salary during the .+#tJ?@or 6th deputy f%m a~bys!ont due to aioknese ox raaatioa for a reasamble length ot Wm.

Quang tlwt th? hregoln& fully anmnorayour **inQUiXY,** we xemln
very truly youra **A?l ”**  **‘ W:W**  0&2#E'RAL

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