Opinion Ho. O-1058 

Rel order of the coQlaalonera' court of 

flookley County, fIxIq the eompenaatlon of the County Treasurer or said, 

aounty, aonatruuL 

IOU have rubmltted to this offlce the ?ollouing queatlont 

. . 

“0 the County Zreaaurer entitled to reaeive 

aoamlaalona on 811 monies f%ua the 881e of bonds and 

other aourcea when recelvedj and receive oommlaalona 

on all aonler paid out by her, ln connection ulth the 

oomtruction oi the Hockley Copty jail?" 

On January 9, 1939, the Comd.nalon*ral Court of Hoalcley 

County entered an ordur whlah read6 as follwar 

Sa f'nota lavolvod, aa f&m&had w by you, aret 

“On February 27, 1939, about 424,528 wara received 

by the traaaurer fram the ?ederal Qovemme nt la oonneutlon 

with a HA Job of conatruut~ the Eockley County Jail. 

%a uwaiaalonera eoupt h&ve not paid tha tra8awer a aom8laaion for reoelviag thla money nor iOr groiry out the 

W. 

"Some @5,W In bonds have been sold UXY peld 

for and the treasurer has not ncelved her oolimiarlone 

in oonnaotlon vlth thla treneeation.” 

&ticlk 1709 and Artlok 3941, Revised St8tute6, resd 

reapect1vely a8 f021ou61 

"Art. 1709. Money8 belonging ro oounty. 

The county t2eaaurer ahall recelvo all 
of his oouaty w mquirr 8ad dirwt.' 

tmeauror ahall reoolve aomrlaalona on the 80 

“31 

l recelvodand~ld out by hia, 

aaidoom5laaloarto l flxdbyor6eroftkeolriralonaau 

aourt as follousc Fm ?eo*lvin(S all wmeyt, o thethaa r l ehool funds, 

for the oouaty not exceeding two aad 0twb6ir per aent, 

snd aot exaeedhg two and 023d6ir per aent for paybq 

out th same3 pcovlded, that ha ahall reoelve no o#- 

miaalona for reaelvlag monay from his predecessor nor 

for paytag over 8oney to his aucaeaaor in ofri8e.” 

Article 393 ltilta the merlmm ouupenutlon 8 a5unty 

treea~of6aount 

f 

NOh m Hockby, w ~COIVS in on6 year to the 

aumof'puoYbouaaad 42,000) Dollars. 

Yeu have adviaedthe Coamlaalonera ( Court that the 

Treasurer la l ntltleU to aollect the comnlraion fixed ln its order for 

receiving and di6bwafne tb aoney received froa the Yederal Qoverment 

aad oa the money reallaed fraa the aalo of county boada rhich we infer 

uare lamed r0r the purpose 0r oonatructlag 8 county jail. Ue believe 

you have correctly advised that body. 

W the plain provlaloaa of Article 3941 and the order 

of the court, vhen ooaatrued together, as they mat be, the County 

W ia entitled to receive 8 coamiaa~on of flve-elghta of ona per 

cent on all 8oae76, other than school funds, ~w)olved by her, 6nd a like 

co6mlaalon on all Nab aoneya pal4 out w her. she lm sot ontitled to 

6~cmulaeleaferrecel*~$ngmoa6y fromhezpredeceaaar ertorprylng 

over 8onay to her auoceaaor. 

Be 8oney, abe ha0 received from the Fedem @averment, 

ma evidently a dire& sift at &rant to the county for the purpose of 

defraybq8part of the expeaae iaaurredbythe eouaty lnbolldl4 8 Jail, 

If 60 itbeaancouaty fimdaaad, ferre6elvlng6adpaylng lt out, ah6 

is 0alitloU to ruoeive the cambsioa fired in the bourt’a otier. The 

aoaey reeeived from the aale of tha jai2 bonds 8re likedae aounty &nde 

for whloh &be l.a uitltled to receive 

able brief uhieb l oocspaaled four request has 

eauaed our labor, Ye greatly rppretclate your 

In 6emM6nce with tour request, we me hereulth encloslwi 

aopy of Opinion Ilo. O-907. 
Tours valy truly 

AmmiB!temmNd WTBUS 

Afp-AW3, 1939 

a/ Oerald C. Mann 

&fORXBYoENxRALWTEXAS 

&proved Qpialoa Camnlttee by l /RW chainrran.