**OFFICE OFTHE**  **ATTORNEYGENERAL OFTEXAS**  **AUSTIN**
**GROVER SELLERS**  **ATTORNEY GENERAL** 

**Yonoreble b.**  **G. Gerrey**  **County Auditor**  **Bexac county**  **son Antonio,**  **Texna**
**Dear St.**  **QarTey:**

OnFebruary 28, 1 this depaHmnt on the

*ii) Ii 0.deput 8 ear aaal~ll ome or hoeto sir mnt!u?, 6 deputy sheriff where no mar1945, in reply to your **request, wa**  **sent**

**opinion@** N08i **O-2951,** O-1967, 1, and stated in efisot that we of' **law 6nnouuf;ed**  in those o&dniona to your **queationr** and **retired** the orlglnal

On&:er~ti 19, 3.945, with refurencre to our letter of Earoh 7th you wrote ue 88 folfowr:Honorable IE.Or Qarvey, page 2 "Wit& rererence to your letter oi LIorroh7, 1965, regerdiug opinion **ragueat** 86651 I dealre further Information regarding queatlon (1) of myrequest of February 28, 1945. "The Criminal Diatrlot **Attorney** of this Oounty @aaadvieed m aa legal advisor on many oooaaiona ror the peat **nuaber** of year8 and AIA advise on July 16, A94 on the mettar that I (Mplaoing bofom you, that where Oounty esployeea euoh 

### aa Aeputlaa, **olarka** 

### and**eaalatanta** 

### beoomoaarloualy ill or are Injured in line of duty whioh will oonflne the80 4mployeea t0 beA tOr a period OS aeveralmontha where no aervisa oan be rendered the County Aurlng thla period of 

### llln~aa or Injury, that the **Ytatutea** doer **not permit**  **otii** 01414 **to** leg4lly draw a **warrant 8gainet**  their 0rfiaer4 44lary fund, ~rtilole 3912 IC,t340ti0n 

### 19, Paragraph L, Vernon~a 

### TaxerSOeWaka **and the**  Couuty Auditor oan not Legally rpprovo 4 warrant for peyaant , Artiole 3912 **Y. Se3rotion**  **&+,.~Paragra.@** 

### a, for 

### salary

whorethan hambaonnoaamlo~aranAwed.
**wiiowevcr,** in the r404 0r the **shore** ruling or edvia& of the Ortainal Dietdot Attorney on rarer41 oooaalone regard&q aerioua 

### i~eaa or &n 'w, the 

### o~$lola~a **hare drawn**  **warranta agalnat**  **tb r**  **offi- I**  oar@ 

### ~Mlarytundand theOouaty

### Auditorhaa approved 

### therewarrant8 endtheAaputira, ulerka or’ eaaIalxmta heva received their aalary AurIng thin **lU.neae or**  lnjurg for **a** parlod of spproximtely two and a half montha. -It hambeen the auatoa 

### her&inrareral **oaaa#** or aerloua Illneae or Injury even in the faea ‘of the CrLainsl Diatrlot Attosney~ 

### arulingor opinion to oarry 8 deputy, **dark or**  **aaelatant on**  the pey roll **for** approzimately two and a half month8 tifora removing him from the pay roll end in thee8 **aa~tta** ii the orrioiel doe8 not reaove him rrom the p4y roll by this time and oontinuea to Amw a warrant in favor 0r the deputy, olerk or eealetant, theBonoreble &la 0, Qarrey, page 3



### County Auditorthenefter apprt2xi.nmtely two end 

### a half 

### month8**r&fume4 to**  epprove 8hi4 WarTM8 drawn 

### bytheof~Iolrl.

“It 

### aeemethat the deputy involved in thir **request** for an opinion or him **friendr** have AlaouaaeA thi4 matter 

### with one of Baxar **County*4** 

### Diatriot JuA&aa and ha ir of the opinion that I should **request** an 

### opinionon thin matter from your daparfrmt , Thin 

### lathe 

### ~raamon ior w nquaat of rabruary 28, 19k5. *cmmy5, 19&, 

### anguiar Aopooy mbrltt 

### ~wh0
wanl rployod **by** 

### the sharltf of Baxar 

### CounQ, in 

### aompllanos

withArtlolo3912+, f3aotioa 19 

### Para- &mph h 

### ramLnnjarad in a 

### oar 4ooidmb whlia perttd.ng Ma datier and beouu ooatlaed to bed 

### athimholu or 

### hoapital on 

### thindate, ,Fho 8horiri 0r **Baur** county brew war rant4 l geht,hl8 otfloosa

tint by the bounty Auditor 

### andyet 

### no aertinr mere renAsreABoxar Oeunty 

### by thin Aeputy 

### am he woa at111 

### oonflned

tie himbed. 

### *c&x approximately

July 16, 19kktha Ooumty 

### A&diW dl8duaaed thla utter 

### withthe ahwlft 

### and we4 inrorsad .by him that thin **Aoputy woulA**  net **m** turn **80 work**  for quite 

### #@Amtiu.. **The AudicoP**  than 

### netifi#d

the Bherltt tka8 be wauid net l pprovi for paymant 

### anyaom warmnt4 drawn **by** 

### tkaBha,rift in faror ai thii deputy 4fUsr **July** 16, 1964, unlaaa this deputy 

### 8aae to **work** 

### end renderid aerrloa Sor mxar aounty i)..~

on July 31,. ‘19&l+,'tke ~almriit drew 

### mother warrant 

### in Z6Vor oi thin Aapuliy .whioh we+ rent wee not @alA to the deputy en the GWu&y **Aud$ttm rsiuaed**  to approve ‘the warmgt. OnAugust' 

### 3, 

### 'l94k+,

this deputy muw to work 4hd ham noelred 

### his salary aaohfaonth ainoaAugust3, **19&4.** DYouwill note that thin **deputy** 

### wan paid **for ataventy-two**  **end a**  ha~lf dayr or approxiaately two end a half montrha

### whereno eervloe4 were rendamd end **that he**  **wan not**  paid from naan Sulj 16, 1966, to auguet 

### 3, **1946,** 

### uhioh is reranteen and 4 

### half Aaya.uonorablo P. 0. Qorreg, plgr b

**Win thi8**  **a0puty** lqvflly **b0 pata**  hi8 ralary for the88 8ov8ntoen **ana** a halr aam "Thanking you i8r 

### anOpiaiOn on thi8 XUittOC.w Paragraph (h), E)%otiOn 19, Artiole 39126, Vernon*8 Annotated Civil **St0tUt08 18**  epplioabls to Bsrar County and i8 in part ea fo~bm8r

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. . .YOp8yaOat 8h8U **b0 rUd0**  **to 05y**  d.puty, 888%8t&5t OC ~B&dOjM fOZ?l 5# 88lWiOO &fWriOmd prier to the l

uthorisatlon of hi8 **agpoi5tMnt and**  **Until h0**  8hell. **h0VO 8Ub8Orib.d**  **t0 th.**  **0058titUtiOMl** oath 0r 0tSior 8nd 8uoh appd.atmnt and oath hare **been** tiled with ,the oounty olsrk for 

### xeo0rU. The 4baOlUltl8uOV8d **t0** be Wi6 t0 doputlw l 88i8tMt8
**ma** employee8 8aall **bo p0ia**  aftor **s05dltloo of**  ‘8er**rfos out**  **OS** 8aid Oiiiorr8* &8&rf lund ,88proti48d~ tOXin thi8,Alot."

wel xpn88 no~oplalQn regexaln& the paymeat 0r the deputy 8hexiif fOX tU0 *Pd 8 hali Wth8 a8 the O+XU%t~.hhr8 Ddd thi8 -at and.aDDWB5tb PB UUO8tiO5 18 ni8d with

It 18 l OOtt;lOd

gO5Ol-d CUb that fX'#lOtiOlli Of th &8# are **not** oOnr&dend **i.0** the **QOmpUktiO5 Of,**  tirw. **(ItUaOO 011**  k Qaa 00. ‘

I* uaaekxe lb6 & Ut* ZM W6; bl Tar. Jux. p.345, **800.** 5 and ~suthority &a ‘thanIn.)

**&I** aamwr **t0 t&e**  **above ,etatWd**  **qUO8tiin p3~**  **8M 8dvi806**  **it i8**  the OpiniOn.OS this dO~S?t&Wt~%h8f &I8 thCdOpU$J' rheritt mndond 8 me3viae to ~thccountf 

### a8OWit85Ql8tOd **by** th8 I.8 8%8tUra tiOhJ 9124b, br i8 not eIititl*d t0 CWQN5BatiOn rOX -0 P b. OnaOti5g P8rla&X8Qh(h), BOOtim 19, Atperiod of tiPrs no 8errloe i8 readlersd. Wo anawr the **above** 8tat.b QUQ8tiO5 in th8 lW&itiY8; hOw(BIBX,th8 half bay -IItjiolled 

### I5 youx inquiry rho&l no* **‘ b0**  **0050ia0,red in**  the OOlEputation of tlam Sor which th, deputy ir not to be paid.