OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAG AlJlhN



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tlmy were .A&tf$lior the year of

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### 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 aaeosoableoeluat',on 

### for X939was 10,6ko,900. Plea86 o;ive00 6 ruling: es ta ahat pay our **County caaafraione~s**  **ehoul4 hall)?.** 

**. .**  **. ”**  **The**

### papulation**ar Yoakua** 

### ctaunty **acnordlng to**  **the** last 

### Pedaxd Censusww l,IM5. The assessed *elnatian ofiIon.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-on48in P82-tus followllt

*‘Xnouuntios havbg tha followlo~ aaseased valuationa, reepeotlTely, a8 sIiiwA by the total a13ressodrnluatlono 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 ~IIqqual xonthly lmta3lrrants at least ens-half;and not exoeed2g three-!ourtha, out **of the**  Road an4 **3rldege Fuad**  **aad** .thermaaiader out of the Oeneral Fund of the oounty; said asseaoed rolu4tioAs 

### an4 aalarlee apgliceble 

### thoreto being e8 follows: l AasesROd

ValuotloAs~ Salariso to be paid aach COtUdSSiOAOT.

~‘i~‘wo 001 and lens 

### than B13:wo:wo not to exwed... ........Q1600.W

**. .**  **. .**  **. .**  **. .**  **il** ArMale E5SO(:a), Vernon~e Civil Annotat44 Sta**tutos** 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, 25891anb 3095 or **V4mon*e** cl~il Annotate4 **Stetuteo** whloh 

### r-4 In part as followsr

aArt. s9- Exaept aa 

### othawiso provtdedHOA. 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 CrimlntilMstrlot 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 

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### La ofriaepq 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 

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aeoeesery to oov4r ooetn at prexluraonwhatever sur4ty bond ma7 be rqulred by few. ff 

### the ourrent’ r09s or auoh offZa0 4ell4et4Q in 

### any 

### $eer b4 aore thsathe amuat 1144404ta 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~pallodq 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 ocuspenbationan4 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 

### oomphnsatlonfor 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:

tinaonly upon the atflrazatlve rote of mt lcaet three 

## umber8 of the ocmmisriomm3~ **a4urt.*** 

### sat*(L oa 4 Tao beair. **Thereroro, you**  **8uw reqeotruny**  **ud** 

### rise6that

wherntheooqensatlon 

### trd CIIOOB~ feoorhlohthe oounty **attorney** 

### 1s **allowed to**  **ret?& does**  **not** 

### reeoh **the** 

### maxlnua

provided 

### iorbrArtlo3.e 38U3andArtlole

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& lnona80theompenaatioa of theoountt attUrner beyoad 

### thetartxlmwn 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 

### ornot 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&