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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

QROVER SELLERS 

Anvm4rr OLNLRAL 

tfonord@o El. 3. iVya& 

county Auditor 

Cragg County 

Longrlew, Taxar 

Dear sit: cjpl5lon x0* o-6575 

l;rs Cona!miat n of 

l38nate 

W. 4 

755 

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Pbir letter of 26 

opinion or tbi8 departman 

tktemlu 18 in part a8 fol 

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Honorable a. 9. ‘lyohe, p&g6 2 

“3rotion 1. ThaO Artlole 3891, ;tevlaed 

civil titatutra of Taxaas 1925, as mended, be 

and the aasa Ia hereby aumndrd by adding 

thareto the follouitgt 

a’(a) The coamlaalooera Court ia hrrsby 

authorined, when in tholr judgment tha fiWIaia1 

0OBdltiOA Of the OOUBty Slla the nOed Ot the 

0rfirrrm juatlry th6 inonaao, to l ntur an order 

in(lMSl~ k&6 OOa~5SStiO5 Oi th6 PMOiAOt, 

acwty an4 dlatrlct ofrl0ara lo aa adaltlonal 

wouatr Mt to 0x004& twenty-fir* (2%) p6r aant 

of the mm allawad under the lar for t& rlroal 

year of I9&, prorldad the total crompnaation 

outhorlxed under tha la* for the fiscal ybSr 

of 19s d1U not l roaod the 8~ of Thirty-sir 

if+reQ (~3600.00) ~)ollara.’ 

*360. 2. ‘Shut Artlola 3902 Iteviasd Girl1 

3tatutaa or Toma, 1925, ao amn d ed, be Md the 

l awa la h6rebp @manQsd by addins thereto the 

f011ouin~:l 

"'9. Th6 CwPals8loaor8 court la iymeby 

authorized, when in their Jut\SrPsnt the finanolal 

oonQltlon of tho oounty and the mods of t&a I- ._ doputioa, ssalatanta an6 ular~a of any dtstx’idf, -, 

aount$ OF pr*olnet orfloor justify tho kroriraae, 

to 65t6r en ordrr lnoraarlag the eawpenastlon or 

auah deputy, 886iSta~6 or olerk in an additional 

0lpoAAt AOt tO axoaed tWOnt$'-ffV0 (23;;) per 06At 

of the awa allowad uxdor tho lau for the flroal 

gear of 191+1, provldod the ‘total oolapanaation 

l uthoriged ufidor the law for tha flraal year of 

19cb did not oxooed Thirty-six madrod (g3600.00) 

Dolkum’ 

%ae. 3, That C&otlon 13 of Artiale 3yL20, 

Z’kovlaaa civil Statute8 of Texas, 1925, as uwndod, 

ba and tha aaaa lo horoby’ aanadab by adding them60 th4 foi~owiag, 
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Honorable R. 9. wyoho, pago 3 

n*(o) Tho Cocmlaalonora Court IS haroby 

authorized, whoA in their Judtzmot tha ftnanof81 aondltlon of tho aounty and tha nooda of 

tho orfloors Justify tho iAoroee0, to entor 

an ardor lnonaain& th6 oo~wnaatloa of tho 

pnolnot, oounty anU dlrtrlot offloerr in an 

additional amaunt not to l xoood twenty-fir0 

(25%) par oont of t&a sun allowed under tho 

law for tha rimaal year OS 19bb, provldod 

tha total ooiapnaablon 8UthOrizO6 under th0 

law for the flaoal gear ot 1544 did not taxooad the sum of Thirty-air Uundrad (i)3600.00) 

Dollars. m 

gsao. 4.’ Thut Notion 15 of Artlalo f912e, 

iiovleed Civil statutaa of ?axaa, 1923, 80 muondo&, 

bo and thr nem la hareby aaendod by adding thrreto the sollowl~r 

“t(b) Tho Conmlaalonora Court la heroby 

authorlwd, wlwn in their judgnwit ths rinwolsl 

oondition of the oounty end tho noeda of tha 

offiosra justify the inoreeee, to eator en order 

InoroaSing the aonpeusrtion of tha preoinet, 

county and dlatrlot offiowa ln an eddltlonel 

amount not to cxoeod trseatpflve (25s) pi ai&T---~ ~-- 

of tha ma allowed under t&o law for the flaoal 

year of 1544, provided the total oofiponaatlon 

authorlaed unchr the law for tbo fiaoel year 

or 19l& did AOt oroeea tile SulS of Ttilrty-air 

iiundred ($3600.00) Dollars.’ 

%oo. 5. That Sootion 2 of Artlalo 3934, 

tmviaad Clvll statutes of Texas, 1925, be and 

I tho amo la henby f,n uli thfnga rapealedl aud 

all laws or pert8 of bwa in oonfliot nltn the 

grovialona of thla Aot Bra hereby repealed 

insofar es they aoAfliSt.m 

Cngg County has a population of 58,027 inhabitouts 

aooording to the 1940 Fodoral Conaua, and tm last aaaeaaod 

tax valuation la nom than ~03,000,000.00. Geotlon 13 OS 

Uticlr 39120 Is applloablo to Orem County ard t!iS annual 

coqanaatlon of eaoh offiaial mntionod in said iieotion 13 

authorized under the law for tee flaoal yaar of lW+l+ rxaeraa 
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Hoonorable R. S. Wyohe, page i, 

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the sum of $3600.00 per aMum. Therefore, Senate Bill NO. 

123 has no applioation regarding the aompensation 0r the 

oountg orrioials or Gregg county who are AatUed in aaid SectiOA 13 or Artiole 39128. The oounty treasurer i8 mentioned 

in raid 9eotlon 13, and the law authorized 8 maximum ooapearation of more than 83600.00 for the oouAty trearurer 

ror the ii8081 y8ar 0r 1964. Thi8 beiAg true, aaid 9. B. 

N,;&t;3 i8 not applioable to the oountg treaeurer or Gregg 

. 

Senate Bill No. 123 ha8 no agplloatlon regarding 

the OOlllpeA8atiOA Of COIlAt$' oOmmis8iOAer8, Oifioial di8tTiot 

oourt reporter8 aAd the asai8taAt8 Of the OrimiAa1 dietriot 

attorney. The OOlap8A8atiOA Oi the OOUAty OOmmis8iOAer8, 

orrioial dietriot oourt reporter8 and the a8818tantr 0r the 

orlmlnal diatriot attorney 0r Gregg county Is ilxed and oontrolled by dirferent statutea, and Artlolea 3891, 3902 and 

39120, V. A. C. 3. do AOt pertain to the 005lpeA8atiOA Of 

oouuty oosude8ioAerr4, orrioial di8triot court reportare and 

the asaietant8 or the orlminal dietriot attorney or Gregg 

county. 

You are r88peotruU.y advised, a8 heretorore etated, 

it is our opinion that Senate Bill NO. 123 is not qppliQ~&Le~~~~-~._. __ 

regarding the COapeA8atiOA Of the OffiOia18 inquired about. 

Yours very truly, 

ATMXUY GLN&BAL OF T&LAS 

Ardell wi111a~IlS 

A88iRtant