**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

**Bnorabla John**  T. **Eutohlson** Oouaty Attorney Urnalar Coun8g Parh, lbmaarr

**Ikar Sir:** 

Your 18ttar of ib oplaloa of this t¶epmQmaO reads, la part, a8 Ibllmat 3, raqaertla&tha aa **atated** Chania,

%he pa)r

or tha #l!iO.OO

a month,
hay do sot have say **bow #lSO.OQ**  **a** moath pag'a& fhdp have thr *l&t

that **awiwnt, aad**  **order d**  **out of**  fha gmaral fund :oSthe

has a populatloaoi jo&S Inhabitants l!eQeral

cbMU8.

**Artlola** 3902, Varmn*a Aaaotatad Girl1 **Stahutrr,** prcwldrr~,

ta part, am'Mll6w8:*Hon. John T. Hutohlaon,

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diatriot, 

### Funty or preolnot

_ -_ ._ orrioem ahallr*qulrr ffu a*rno** or a%puci%s, aaalstantaor alarkr in thr p%riora%no% of hla duties he shall apply to tba 

### County Coml%slon%r%* Oourt of his county for authority

### to appoint au& deputlea, aaslratanta 

### or al%rka, atstingby sworn applicationthe numbor **naadrd,** the poaltlon to bs tlllaa and tha amount to b% paid. sala applloatloa ah%llb% %OOoapanladby a etatammt %honlq 

### the probablemoalpta rroa r%%a, ooml%slona and %mp%n%%tlon to ba oollro8adby aald orflcr during the iieoalyear and the probabledlabura%nmnta which ahall lnaludrall aalarisrand expanasa of said ofrio%;and said oourt shallm%k% it% order atitborlelae;

th% appolntmntior audh daprtl%a, aa%latant%aa 

### ol*rk8 and 

### flx the compaasatlon to br **pald** thamwlUin the limltatkmd boreln pnaorlbrdarid

defertin% th% **number** to br appolntad as In tb diaOr%tlOnOf %%ld 00iarO m%f ba pr0p%r;. **provldod** that In no.oaaa aI&aXl tuba Ooaml%%lon%ra~ Court or %ny armbar *nor att%mp$ ta lntia%n0% .th% appointmat oi~'.anf poraon aa deputy., aaslatant or olrrk In any ottloa. Upon the .*ntry 0r auoh order thr orrlarraapplfing ror aueh aaal*8- ants a%putl%8or olrrka ah%ll.be%a*rl%%d to appoint thrla; providedbb%t aald %%tap%naatlon ahpll not ~rraead

the nnaxlmua

am0uat 

### herdlnaftsr sat out. The ooap%mitlon whloh my b% pll0vmd tooth% do

### put&as,-aaalti8aatr

or olrrks

abov% 

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thlar **aerriors** am1 br a r%a%onabl%on%, mot to oxoard the romwlag amount*: (I

. . . .

“ 3. In ocuntleshaving a population.or(37,501) thirty-a%t%a

thousand ilrr hundnd and on% and uot, more than alxty thousand (6o&OO) **inhebitents,** rlrat aaaiatantor ohirf d%puty not to %xo%%d tnnnt@ono huudrod ($2100.00) dollars p%r %n!U; other aaolet%nta, deputfeeor olerke not to sxossd %Ieht%%nhundred ($1800.00) dolbme per annum onoh. Frorldad that nothing in this Act ahallbr oonetrusdas .r%p%%llng or aifeotligBsotlon 2 or B. B. No. 694, Chapter 315, dots 1995, 44th L%@laLetura,page 724.* Tbo forrgolng

provlalon of Artlola 3902, 1% applloabl% to Lamr countyas said oounty ha% a populationof 50,425 lnhabl-Hon. John. T. Rutohiaon,pas% 3

taata according to the 1940 Fader%1 Cansus, The marlaum annual salary that the County Oormlaalcmar%* Court oan ~lagally

authorize

### ror the ohlef deputy ah%rlff of aati oouaty la Rr%nty-on%Hundr%d Dolhr8. Ths ~~ximupr salary for other deputy aharlffaoannot ls@ly %xo%sd Rlghtsen 

### Ilundrea Dollars saoh par annum. Th%rofor%,ln anaw3r to your flrat queatlon,you adria%d that it la our oplnloa that th% Caralaalon%raf Cokirt of Lamar County does not hate the la&al authority to authorlzo %n lnomase ln the salary or tih% twa deputy sh~rlfra in %ny amount exossdln$ $150.00 raoh a mtinth,

In tlew 

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tirs~olng~atatute and wha$ haa h%retoiorr barn a%lda your asaond qttoation la r%ap%otfuUy anawarad in the naga

tlrae
Your* vary truly

A'M'ORB31RQBiERAL

OF+EXAS



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AWttP Asrio APPROVEDJAR. 8.1944 (a) Grover sS3.le~a **ATTQRNtY**

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**APPROPtD** OPINION COBY (8) EWB, aIRMAX