OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAG 

AlJlhN 

s&xl. P. c. .Ita&ord 

coulrty Attoaney 

Yoaklm county 

Plains, 'Pexaa 

chat mount 

Yaur xequal&t f 

on the above rtated quea 

Your letter r 

tlmy were .A&tf$lior the year of 

tote tbmnel~rs the sum 

ble purposes of the ourrent pear. 

ulcticn for .Pederal oemu6 oi 3950 

lzo0 luld 1500. At preosnt due to 

arkera and transient popnlation we 

have e papuhtlon of betman 6000 an0 6000 en4 

our aaeosoable oeluat',on for X939 was 10,6ko,900. 

Plea86 o;ive 00 6 ruling: es ta ahat pay our County 

caaafraione~s ehoul4 hall)?. . . .” 

The papulation ar Yoakua ctaunty acnordlng to the 

last Pedaxd Census ww l,IM5. The assessed *elnatian of 
iIon. P. 0. Gtadord, Pago 2 

3xvpart7 of Yookw County for 1939 wa6 010,4~0,900.00. 

Artlole ZSSO, Yarnon's Clvll &motated Gtatuter, l-on48 in P82-t us followllt 

*‘Xn ouuntios havbg tha followlo~ aaseased valuationa, reepeotlTely, a8 sIiiwA by the 

total a13ressod rnluatlono of all properties 

certif'led by the county nsno~so+ an4 approved 

by the Coeainslonorc Court, toy county purpoaeci, 

for tha p.reoiouo year, trot tira to ttie, the 

County Comleol@~~rs of much counties shall 

each rcJoefVa 4AAUti 8&bri8s Ati. 4XOeed the 

amounts heroin vlpeciflad, said talarlea to be 

paid ~II qqual xonthly lmta3lrrants at least 

ens-half;and not exoeed2g three-!ourtha, out 

of the Road an4 3rldege Fuad aad .the rmaaiader 

out of the Oeneral Fund of the oounty; said 

asseaoed rolu4tioAs an4 aalarlee apgliceble 

thoreto being e8 follows: 

l Aa sesR OVd a luo tlo As~ 

Salariso to be paid 

aach COtUdSSiOAOT. 

~‘i~‘wo 001 and lens than 

B 13:wo:wo not to exwed... . . . . . . . . Q1600.W 

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ArMale E5SO(:a), Vernon~e Civil Annotat44 Statutos reads a0 iolltms: 

Vhtii Coxzlrsioners Court at $tts flret 

regular wet& eaoh y4ar oholl, by or4er duly 

nade an4 suterod upao tha tllautos of 6-e 

Court, iLx tho salaries or the County Carm;las1cxnu-s for such year, within the ltilts as 

provided for IA this ii&.' 

3n view of the toregolag tstetutss, you are x-46- 

tpactfUllJ advSea4 that the 2%a%ia3Un #Mary for each nmber 

of the oomlesia~ern oourt of Toaktm County io ~1,6W.W 

e mar* 

b@a’din& YOUT 84SOoAd QWStfOA, W4 O&u your 

l ttsntian to ArtlclecrS885, 25891 anb 3095 or V4mon*e cl~il 

Annotate4 Stetuteo whloh r-4 In part as followsr 

aArt. s9- Exaept aa othawiso provtded 
HOA. I?. 0. Ihaford, Tag4 S 

in this Ashot, the annuel r408 thst cllo be ret&ml by prwinot, oouaty oad blstriot oftl- 

;ifi$n;tloned la this rttlole shall ba a8 

*I. fn OOlXIti48 OCAtCiilli~ tMHIt.7 fiVB 

~&S&00) thousand Cr bss lAhabifnAt8x County 

tudg4, Elstriot or Crimlntil Mstrlot httcraey, 

Sheriff County Clerk, Con&y Attorney, Clrtrlot Clerk, Tar Collootor, Tax &aeosor, or 

the Adseaoor and rilleator o? Taxes, Twentyfour Eu~4rs4 ($i34W.W) Dollara 4soh; Justloe 

or the Feaae aAd Constable, TlmlYS mAdr4d 

(blZO0.W) Dollera eaoh......* 

~mtIOlS 3891. E&oh officer Aawad in 

thla Cha tar! shnu. first out or the OUZ-lWAt 

twe of ii La ofriae pq OP be pal4 the aaount 

ellrrrred hia under the provlslcma cb Artlole 

368?), together with tbn salaries or his asBi.stenta and 44puties, and euthorited expenses 

uader drtiale 3099,~ and tho uaount aeoeesery 

to oov4r ooetn at prexlura onwhatever sur4ty 

bond ma7 be rqulred by few. ff the ourrent’ 

r09s or auoh offZa0 4ell4et4Q in any $eer b4 

aore thsathe amuat 1144404 ta pay the aacuatr 

abme npootfisd, -4 e&all be deew4d excess 

raw, and 62~411 be dIspose4 of lathe aenn4r 

bereiaafter provided. 

*In oountlae 4oat4inla~ tmmty-flvo 

thowond (&OWf or less fnhkbitants lXstr%ot 

and County orfloers nrse4 horein shd retain 

ona-third of suoh exaew fess until euoh onethin& tomthnr with the ammts critie4 

in Artlole s803, am?uAta to *a4 % - oufmA4 DolleTa (l3,oCO). Prwllnot oriloers shall retaia 

one-third Until suoh oaS?-thbd, tO~~thOr aftb 

the eaount 0pocIfi4d in Artlale SSO3, amunts 

to 7ourtaea Mn4red ihllsra [#14W)...... 

*iirtIole S998. The Com&sIoaewg Court 

is hereby debarrsd fca~p allodq ocPspeneatlon 

for 4x-ofilaio aonlcsr, to ocaaty afffoI~la 

when the oompentlat ion and exoee8 tees whioh 

they are allow44 to mtaln shall maoh the 
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aaxliam provided for %a tNs ahapter, in 

oa808 where the ocuspenbation an4 exoe88 fees 

whloh the oftioerr am allowab to retain shall 

not mnah the amxintnr provided for ln this 

ohapter, the Ca~mioeiouera* Court f&all allow 

oomphnsatlon for ex4fiioLo eorvloee when, in 

their jud~nt, auoh ooazparrsatlon 1s n~oclmtIly, 

provided auoh 0~3 

ad r 

nnat foa tor cxdfiioio aorrises 4wod shfil rmt hrnase ths ooupeas~- 

ti0n 0f the orrioial bepia tht, I~SIX~~W~ 4f 

o~penfmtion an4 exoeaa fees allam to be retalnbd by him under this ohapter. Pmvlded, 

howaver, the er-oitlolo herein authorized shall 

be allawed only after aa opportunity for 8 

publio hearlnr: tina only upon the atflrazatlve 

rote of mt lcaet three umber8 of the ocmmisriomm3~ a4urt.* 

sat*(L oa 4 Tao beair. Thereroro, you 8uw reqeotruny udrise6 that whern the ooqensatlon trd CIIOOB~ feoo rhloh the 

oounty attorney 1s allowed to ret?& does not reeoh the 

maxlnua provided ior br Artlo3.e 38U3 and Artlole 31791, ~upro, 

the txnd,mdoners* court my allow 04tzpenaatlon for ex-ttrrioio 

renloee when, in their jUa@mnt auoh wmpensetlon is (Leol neary provi4e4 ruoh a~esat~oa for sx-offialo senioerr 

dla?d aha I& lnona80 the ompenaatioa of the oountt 

attUrner beyoad the tartxlmwn of oo?apfmwtlon 8nd cxoe88 fees 

allowed to be retaineed by hln under the two ~bovo tentloned 

statutnrr, Pmvl4e4, the ex-offlolo a8 authorlrod by Article SfNS mqmi, shnll be allow&? onlyef%erunopportuaity 

ror a pt&lL hearing and oaly upon the airi8dit6 rote or 

at lenut three nonbete of the oawdssionerd e~urt. Rhether 

or no t l x-oLTioio ocx@enscltien la neossaary is wholly within the Judgment 0r the uoailenloa0ra~ oourt en4 the amount 

thereof, li any, auat’b~ detennixmd by ml4 court an4 not 

by thlr ilqmrfmnt. 

Truatfnu that thb ?oregoln~ iully anmera your 

inquiry, m mmdn 

Yotwa very truly 

A?"inrn tmERAl OF 7mAs 

APPROVED JAM z23 lg4% &.s&.&&&!rtT&