OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATTORNEY GEP4ERa.L 

Honorable 0. Kennedy 

County Attorney 

Bee County 

Bearille, Texar 

Boar Sir: 

Your lottsr of June 

of thiu~dspartmmt is, In 

ueueting an oplnlon 

Ii or 16,481 Inaderal Conmw, 

0. 123, dots 02 the b9th Legislature, 

nding'hrtiole8 3891, 3902, and .Bootlc$8 

e 39120 V. A. c. Y., allowing additiodal 

oompenaation ror osrtain dfetrlot offioerr, county and preoinct oifioere and for deputies, olerke and aasiatcrnta; 

repealing Seotlon 2 of Artiole 3934. 

Senate Billxo. 123 ia in part a6 followa: 

l seotion 1. Thst Artiole 3891, Revised Civil 

Statutes of Texae, 1925, as mended, be and the SEUWJ 

la hereby amndrd’ bg addIng thereto the folkmingr 
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Hoqorabls 0, Kennedy, peg8 2 

w* (a) Thr aomiaaionera~ Court la harrby authorizod, when in their jut@uont the fin@nolal~ OOAdltion of the oounty snd the need8 of the offiorra 

juatiry thr inoreaae, to anter an order inoreaaing 

the oompenaation of the 

triot Orrioore in 45 add 9 

noinot, 

tional 

oounty and diaamount not to efooed 

twantptivo,.(25$) ger wont Of the au allawed under 

the. 16w for :Ohe ii8oal year 01 1944, provided the 

total roqmaatfon iuthorizad uadoc the law for the 

Siaoal fear of 1944 did nob ox&red the mm of Thirtiyair xundred. ()3600&0) Dollarr.* 

*sm. 2, ThaO Artlole 3902 Rovind Civil 

Sta'tut.8 Of l'mae 1925 l 8 tUB0Ahd be and the aaao 

la henby luand.d'Bj .d& thonto’th..follomlngt 

“‘9. The Qommfralonorav Court I8 hereby au- 

-thorimd ~whon in thoIr ~ud&me58 the finanoial oonditioa oi the oounty and tha nerdr' o? the Qoputloa, 

ea a ia ta nDl d * 0-8 ot any dlatrfo$, oouaty oc 

prooinot btitw,. ju8tify the i5oma6o, to enter 

an order iaoroaaln& the oompnastion of euoh deputy, 

eaaiatant or olork Fa an additional 8moauat not to 

0x0004 Omntprit0 (2%) per sent or the awn l Zlows4 

under, thr law for the iiaoal year of 194, pro?ided 

the total OO~~naa8iuti a~tddrtzed under .the law for 

the rl6oal oar dr 19bb did not oxorad Thirty-air 

Murd~d ()3~0O.OO)Dollsra.*’ 

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ve0. 3. That sootlon 13 or Artiol.4 39ue, 

B,rimd Glvil Statute& of l'oxar, 1925, km mended, 

be and the rams is hereby aaoadod by adding thereto 

the foLLo?ring, 

*‘(o) The Uomralaaionera~ aourt lr horrby au- 

'thorized, When in their j~dgrnont 6ho rlA0A4181'00~- 

ditlon~ oi the oounty and the aoada of the orrloera 

justify the inerears to enter an order inoreaalng 

the ocunponaation of ~jhe 

trio@ orrioora in an l dd f 

roolnot, 

ttonal 

oounty and dieenkount not to exoord 

tr05tprire (2%) per oont 0r the sum a1lowod ardor 

the law for the fiaoal year oi 1944, provlbed the 

total ompanaation authoriaod under.tho law tor the 

fia6al year or 1944 414 not exoeod the oum or Thirtyair Hu5drad ($5600.09) Dollars.*, 

9300. 4. That SOCtiOA 15 of Artlolo 3912e, 

Reriard Girl1 Statutes of Toxaa, 1925* aa alasndod, 

be and the eara is hereby mended by adding thorottp, 

the r0ii,0wingt 

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Honorable 0'. K&~ody , page 3 

a*(b) The Wfmiaaionera~ CourO is horaby authoriaed, whoa in their Judgnqt the fiAaAOi61 oondition 0r the oounty and tha needs 0r the orri00ra 

juatirj the in~reaee, to anter an order ~inoreasing 

the o0rSpOA88tiOAthe ‘of 

P 

rOOinOt, mXiQty and dietriot Offlooia in an add tfonrt anount aokte exoeed’ 

twonty4~re ,(Z5$) por~oo~t~o~ thr qa allowed under 

bha' law.~ror tl@ riaoal year of 1944, prortdod the 

total oOmpeA8atloA ,authoriud under the law for the 

;~ORR 8ar or 194.4 did not 0x0004' the awn or ThirtyLa a (#3600+00) Dollara.B 

Wean 5. T&al) sootion' 2,of Art1010 3934, Rorlaod~ 

air11 Statuti8 of Texas, 1925,~ be and the aaiao is 

hereby in au things ropalod~ and all laws or parts 

of law8 ti o~nfli.ot with the proviaiotia or this Aot 

are hereby npeslad 5.5aofar as, they O@AfliOb." 

Xn our Opinion No. O-6592, a oopy of whlbh la heroto attaahoa, it is atetedr 

*The maxima 0x-orrioio oompeneatio5 whloh may be 

allowed said Shariif 18. ang sum which when added to 

other oeapenaation and exoeae free al i owed to ba nteined .by him under said Artiol@a 3683 and 3891, does 

not oetiae SUOh 0rri00tto reoeivo a total o0apnaation 

in axoaB8 Of Three ThOua8nd Seroa Hundred and Fifty 

Dollars ($3 750*00) per year. In A0 even8 oould the 

rroa 0r orr~08 and 9x-0rri0i0 oompensation rotsine 

by bin exceed the nmxinum of Three Thousand Seven 

Hundred kaa Fifty Dollars (~3,750.00) ., In’ other 

words,, the m6xl.m~ amount of oom~naetion from any 

aouroo whioh hs is allowed tom, retain oannot exosed 

Three Thoueand S~vsn Kundrsd and Fifty Dollars 

(43,750JW w r-rr* 

IA view or the r0re~0ing it ia the opinion or this departmont that Senate ,Bill No. 123, aupra, authorlao tha Oomiaalonera* Court, when in their Judgment the finanoial oondition 

or the oounty aAd the ASOdS or the orri00r8 Justify the inoroaao, to enter an order raising tha maxima oompenaation 

all.owad by law to an amount not to oxoaed 25$ of the 8um allowed for the fiaoal year of 1944. In other words, lt allows 

the Donunieeionera~ Court to rains by 2% the maximum amount 
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of ooaq6nsation from any dour01 uhioh ho ir allowad to retab The l/3 exaeaa fee8 ‘provided ior by brtiala 3691 ir 

inaluded In the max5.mu-a. <. 

Stated anothbr way, no ohanm in the iPannor,aad laethod 

.0r ooaputti~ thr, total roe8 and oompen8atlon to be allo&d auoh 

orri00r8 ~8 -de. by searto ~iu 80, 123, but it o&y raisrd 

the maxiawn tiount rllowed by 25s. 

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Jo 0.~ Dsrir, Jr. Amlfstant