OpinionHo. O-1058 Rel order of the 

### coQlaalonera' court of flookleyCounty, fIxIq the eompenaatlon of the CountyTreasurer or said, aounty, aonatruuL IOUhave 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 andreceive oommlaalona on all aonler paid out by her, ln connection ulth the oomtruction oi the Hockley Copty jail?"

OnJanuary 9, 1939, the Comd.nalon*ral Court of Hoalcley Countyentered an ordur whlahread6 as follwar

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

“OnFebruary 27, 1939, about 424,528 wara received 

### by the traaaurer framthe ?ederal Qovemme nt la oonneutlon 

### with a HA 

### Job of conatruut~ the Eockley CountyJail. %a uwaiaalonera eoupt h&venot **paid tha**  **tra8awer** a aom8laaion for reoelviag thla moneynor iOr groiry out the W. "Some@5,W In bondshave 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 allof his **oouaty** w mquirr 8ad dirwt.'

tmeauror ahall reoolve aomrlaalona on the 80

“31

### lrecelvodand~ld out by hia, aaidoom5laaloarto 

### lflxdbyor6eroftkeolriralonaau aourt as follousc Fm ?eo*lvin(S all wmeyt, other thaa l ehool funds, for the oouaty not exceeding twoaad 

## 0twb6ir per aent, 

### snd

## aotexaeedhg 

### twoand

## 023d6ir per aent for paybq 

## outth same3 pcovlded, that ha ahall reoelve no o#- miaalona for reaelvlag monayfromhis predecessor **nor** for 

### paytag over 8oney to his aucaeaaor 

### in ofri8e.”

Article 393 ltilta the merlmmouupenutlon 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 fixedln its **order** 

### for receiving **and di6bwafne**  **tb aoney**  received **froa the**  

### Yederal Qoverment aad oa the moneyreallaed fraa 

### the aalo of county boada rhich weinfer uare lamed r0r the purpose 0r oonatructlag 8 county jail. Uebelieve 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~onof flve-elghta of onaper 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 8onayto 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 &bel.a uitltled 

### to receive

able brief uhieb l

oocspaaled four request has eauaed our labor, Ye greatly rppretclate your

In 6emM6nce with tour request, weme hereulth encloslwi aopy of OpinionIlo. O-907.Tours valy truly AmmiB!temmNd WTBUS

Afp-AW3, 1939 a/ Oerald C. Mann &fORXBYoENxRALWTEXAS &proved Qpialoa Camnlttee 

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### l /RW chainrran.