OFFICE OF THE ATI’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUST’IN 

m5. Jallle O'xsal 

County Auditor 

carnon county 

3+ulhandle, T'ei+% 

l%ar :~adaill: 

Your latter 

'ioh of ti& ~epktment 

.r0iior5i 

c fee& of the 

t&y. ySOO.VV per 

ha Comalissloncirs 

he County Judge 

ollthly nt 815V.vv 

and all tha fees 

turn in to~the County sny 9xc688, 

feea uhould' be more than the. 

Carson Count.y~ha.8 a ~opulatlon of 6,563 inhabItant 

aocording to the 1940 ~%3aral~Cantua. l'he aounty officials 

br sa'd countg~ are oompen86ted on b) ftPe basis. 
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~?Zrar. -til.3.10 O*#eel, page 2 

'~.:rtlcls SW33, Vernon.8 hrinotcted CIVIL S.atutas, 

reads In pnrt as followr: 

n?xcopt ac ot>crwlee provided la tt‘.fe :ct, 

the annual foes th?t o?sy be z+A.rrIcsd by precinct, 

county and dietrfct offloere metitlonsd in tk:i:i 

Article shall bs as tollowe: . 

*County Clerk, County httorney, i;lstrlct clerk, 7% : 

Colleotor, Tax .r.baeenor, or the lmessor and ColIectof Taxa5, Twenty-four Eundmd ($2400.00) 301- . 

.1ar6 each; JlWtiCe Of the t’e6Ge all6 G'OESti;tl~, 

Tweloi Hundred ($1200.00) DolJare eaoh. 

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mtlole 3891, Feinon's 

‘&ovidea in part .a8 follow5: 

Llrlotatad- Civil stitutss~~~ 

“Faoaah. offloer. wed .&a thld ~ChsptdP shaii 

Llw$ti ,Wt:..Or ~tiI~;tWXZ5~t .r8qit.Of hl6. Off&~ $fA#r ori‘bs tiid 'thi amoPrrt all*d"‘h~,'.-&ir &- ..@.&. 

viaiooe of~rrtiole ?iE@J,~~together ~5th the-Sal-. 

ai-let .or .bie aasis.tauts and deputiee, and atitlior- 

.ized expense under ~rtiulo 5899' an6 the~tiount 

.&caasary to oover 00&s of gren&a~on ofhat&fer 

swety bond xay be SE ulrsd .bby iaw. If the pur- 

.retit rees of ri-~oh.drr P 08 eoll~eufsd 1.h any year be 

more than the antount nwdud to pay the euzounts 

above speoirled; .aame shall be deemed erects Isea, 

aad shall bs dli?~passd. of in the aanner hexshatter 

provfded. 

*In, &unties aontalnlng twenty-ilvs thouaiand 

(25,000) ox less inhabitants, VI&riot aad CinIMy .s.. 

officers wed herein aEal1 rotala one-third of 2. 

suoh.exoaks rsss until ~1200 one-thbl, tog&he; 

with tb,amounta speoifisd in Artiole S&S,. ae%zun'$a 

to Thrq Thousand ~ol.larr (gZ,VOV). Freolnot of+..,' 

rhr6 shalLretain one-t?~ird until euoh one-third; 

~t.Li&-t!mr tith the amount gprolfl.ed in artleh 3BBS,. 

amounta to lqurtean Xundred Sol&z-e (.$14OC). ’ 

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Article 3896, Vexnon's Annotated Clvll F.tetutes, 

~013 O& : 

"Ibe Comlselonere* Court Is bereby aebsrrwl 

iron allowlng aompeneatlon for sr-0rffci0 service8 

to cainty officials when the coicpsnsation en2 excess fees which they are allowed tc rata13 shall 

reach the nsxlmmprovlded for in this ohayrter. 

In cases were the cmpensation an& exoess fess 

whloh the officers am +llowsd.to retqln shall not .* . 

reach the' matium prorlaoa for in this chapter 

the Cammia~lonkrs~ Court .uhall allcw.conpeas&on. 

for ax-oiilolo se.svloes w&an, la their Judgewe, 

dtieh oomgeri5ation 2s ziecasaafy, provided, suoh 

compensation for.ex-officio .servloes allowed &all 

not 2ncreare the crompencation of the official be- 

~yowl the iaazlsiam of osmpeasatlon ana.ero,ess rpes. 

allowed t.a bezetidqed by him under th%s ohepter. " 

~roridad,~howevir,:~he 8%~officio hersin.authorlred 

shall be allowed ~only aft&r 80 opportunity for a 

pubZi0 he&r%ng,end oiily upon.the aff&aatl.ve vote 

ai ,.at. Atmat three..'~wharq ~9Ct~fa. ,~~aslo.4erp,~. . . : ,. ~. ~., .- .~~ ~, ,. _~, .,' _.~: ,... 'cMIs;*:. . ,.. ;,.:,. _. ,.. ; ;... .:. .I,. . . :.; . . 

Under iirtiole'$88S 'and Artlole J891,.sp@a,.the 

niathum 0ompensatloa end the exoe8a feaa ali0wfta to be retained by the County Judge of Carbon.C&mty 1s $3,000.00 

per mr. Fnen the bxr+i3nsatlop and 8x0888 f5ea .allowed by' 

these statutea do not exoeed th~,aaxinu?.n com.+matloa and : 

4x044s feds proYlded,therefnP then by virtue .of :irtlcl&t.S895, 

aupra, the Ccraaiaslo.nera* Carvt- Is authorized to alloweon+ 

pmsatioo for,ex-orri~io ssrvioa8 in any amoimt,’ providei% .the 

oosi@nsation r0r a-0fri0i0 sbrvicea together with the compensation sad excess. r0as tdibw~a by the foreRolne ststutee do 

not exceed the a~xlmum of ~3~OOO.C0. In other'worde, ia compllanoe witA httl~Le'XS5, qupxa, the Comtlssioners* Court 

is authorized to~ellow any amount as compenoatlon for exorflclo services when suoh mount sbslf not.l?.cieaes the .com- '. 

pensntloa of the off&cial beyofid the mximtm 0: aompensati.on 

end excess fess a$loiweS to be retelnad by the offiobr under 

t.he loregoln~ statutes. (m3 'Jecrtloa lT2, ?~xae~ Jurisprudenoe~? 

Vol. 34 m&r the title of mblic Gffioars and the 0~8s Of 

irnderson County v. %o;rklns, 187 2. F. 1019); 

Tt 38 noted Wet. you stat8 in your letter that the 

rss6 0r the county aubee amount to epproil~tltely .$300.00 per 
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year and thst the' Gommlsslo~ers~ Court has allow& the amount 

of $150.CG as ooirpenurtion for sx-offlclo servloes per month 

or :1.,800.00 per year. i%ler the fects otateQ the fma snd 

coxpensatlon for ex-orfiolo services reoslved by tbe county 

Judge are wfthln the marlsma amount thrt oan be legally retsltied by.hlm. Therefore you nre rcopactrully aavi8ed that 

the Coucty judge oan legally retain his compe~wtlog for er- 

.d$:olo earvims SUB above laeatlonet nnz? the fees'r~~oelvetl by 

iirt~e of. b.3 8 0rriO0. 23 otksr words the County ;iud~c oan 

retalp.all reap reoe+reC by hilil t?y drtue of hia 3ftSce and 

3he 31.8GG,M) oommieation for ex-cffloio services. vrovide6 

the ~ibkpensatlon ?or .6x-offlalo'servloes &s&her 6lkh the 

cof>enaetior end l xcssd fess allowed by lem do not exkea the 

n&xlmum Of $3,C!GO,OO per yaar.~ i 

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