OFFICEOFTHEAlTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTINWr. C. J, W&lo, Pags 

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ethsrwise in aaoordanoe with the prodslons at oeotlan I?aZ this Ast. Ttb ootmtle8 wherein the Caronisnioners* Courti ahall Pave detersnine& that preoinot eSf$oehe shsll be campmsated on an manual ralary basis, but wherein they here determined that oauntp ai’fiaan shsll not be 80 aempennated, hhe Offlosrs*~8alary Fundoh 

### said aounty shall 

### W aemposed and !mla up af fees, aonmiarsl~nsand other ocnqenmitlon solloted by the preoinot Ofri06raor aueh oountp md Qepoalte6 in reiil fund, and suoh hmds ae maybe trenerarrsd to said fuad bp the Cemwieeionarr* Court or the aounty.

“(b) fn oaunties where it ‘ehall haye be& determined that praolnot of ’flaere shall be ompe~~atetl an an mnnawlsalary basis it 8hell btt the dutp.o? the Coxndseionere* thurt ef rush oounty to fir the salary ~~~wwI to swh oiilssrs. Eeah of said offioere ohali be mdarg in tnelva tEaid 8) in anandyan ~nnwl equal instellrzente of ~48 lesn 

### t&an tilts tote3 mm 

### sarneb an 

### oem~nsatien earned by him ih his oifioisl oapeeity for the fiaoel 

### year 1988.and nat n!ozv than the nmximum

maeuntaIlswed suoh 

### offdoer under the **lmm exietin#g**  **Autguat BC,**  l$HL *fa oou~tles in whloh praolnat ol’fioern en P uld e salary as ompensetlon 

### rer their eerv oen, nuoh 

### aiiioere desiring 00 appoint

**one** 

### or **mre dapufira**  or eQaistentn shall aaka appli#IiItlan to the C~iselanars~ Court ror authority80 appoint auoh deputyer aOput500, in the aanaer and form presarlbetl Per appliaaticaas rer deputy oeunty orrlcaerrs **by Artme**  3908 3evis4d cfvil 3tetutee, 19eQ, 813 ammtled wlth;in the provisions of thfr Aat1 the CWmissioners* Court shell **not eutharize**  the appelntzwnt or any deputy 

### oanstable at a **snlrrp axaeedinng**  Firtaan Hunal~ed(W3OO.CClDoll6rs pox yeac. Tb salaries of aeputlsa authorized to be appointed undr~ the provlslona of thLa Session shell be paid out or 

### the Offioeos' Solfirg Fund. %I oountier wherein tha oounty orrioera namedin this Sot are oompenaatedon the basin or an annual salary the Gtnte or Texae shall not be oharged w&h and shall nat pay any fee or ouamleelon to any preolnot 017i0er far MY EOTY~O~EI by hSlaperformad, but aald 

### offloer shall be paid by the County **out** or the **Olfioer6'** OIalarylknd auoh roes and aanmiaalone ,6awould atheml66 be p&l him **by** the State for auoh **mrvine+w** This department held on tanuary 16, ;1956, in 

### an opinion arlttea by Hon. %oe 3. Almap, **Aesistmnt** ht+&rnayGane??al addreerredtn Ntm. John R. Gnae, County Attarnt%y,S%%nkl!.n,TImas, that it was tha **duty** of tha **omm~aeioa~~a ’**  **6ouxt in**  **a aalarp**  **aounty to**  **6et the**  **aalury** 0r **the** 0rri0i8.l

at un emount

### not 1eaa than the amount earned d~rin&g the year 19W3andnot mere than the maximum allowed uader 

### lows btistbng August 84, 1938. Thla **6dminiatration I366**  repeatebly ruled bo the MIIW

effedt’

. See oanfennce opinion No. 3698, dated April. %, 1989, add~aaad to Ifon. 8~6, K. Evetts, wrktten by FM& Benj6d.n Ww$$a!.l,AseS.etant **Attorney** Qensral, and other apihlons eii this depertment.

Thelaws in la04 ln 19aElattooting the, oamc penaatlon 0r ofrloera ara atated In Art10106 38813,3891 **ml 5895,**  **Rtwlaed** Civil R&Mea af Texas, **as** amended. The mmBotal or earnings uMar all three or said **arti** aSee oonatltuted the oompenaation of said offleers. Hcraaver,the oaunBydid not pay any of the authoriascl exgenditurea. mla1e $891 provided othrrwlser

Ttaoh affloer neuaecl in tsL6 ohapter aheli rest out 0r the ourrent **roes** ot hla arrioe pay cmbe pm id tha amauntallowad him under the prwlelona of &tlola 3#3!3b, tog&ha? wi$h the salaries or ,h,l? araintents and deputlsm, an&eutharime8. expenses under Arti SB09, **and** the arabtintneOt)S13- ary to aovar aoata of premium**On** HbstWaT surety bond maybe required by 1ax.”Mr. C. 7. Wilde, Peg0 4

0 inlon No. O-744 or this dspertmtJnt nl8ten by fan. BsnjanrlawO&aIl, A68letent Adcrnoy

F Otmoralt edt¶rseendto Hon. H. P. tWillan, and dated I&@ 31 1998, helda that tho sommifieionere* oourt In errhg at the proper minimum 6alary for ltr oaunty ettornay In a salttry oeunt should deduot tram the tot61 aiwqonaation earned, 00 leotstl am3unaolleotI ad duFin&the per 1933k the expen666 Ofthe Off106 for the year 1935 whiohwove legally allawed by the oorae&3donorst awrt for that yoer. This opinion **rur** ther hold6 that leamuch aa Arti 391&eprDmvit$ing tar 6alrry 

### or the oauntp ettornoyc$dco6 the *total 6~10 earned 

### es oouwnsatlon for Ohettddal year 1935," the bOsf6 of the minimum salary tO be fixed by the 0ommi6~ sioners' oourt, tho raes~earned end delpoafted COthe Wfi4or6* Salary Fundand the **expen6es of**  **the oifioit**  **sinoe** 1933wouldbe lanuatsrisl and aauld not aperate ta fnororuro or dlm%nlahthe minimum66lary **66 r%xed**  by bha li3~iSbitiVO (tneot!Wnt.

Tha 0fri000r oonstablo **i6 a**  **QO!lStitUtiOMl** otiioor ..Thsooneitable is naml in ArCiole Sass, the muxfrpum

rb0 bill. It ~66 undaubtedly the intention or the X&slatur@ in parsiarq Sootion lib of Artiolo 3Qles mpre, to provide 

### ~llnimanRI%msxiamamlaries not 

### or& ior the pnoinet oiiloars whowere inoumb6nts 0r 

### 8heir otijaes in 193%but llkwrlse for thslr euOoe66ors in orrioe in ruture y6arsr

You ure, 

### thererora, re+psotfully a&vi666 that 18 1s tha opinion or tbS.6aepartiasnt thrb in a oounty where r oainot orrioers era plnoed on e 66lary bnsie the8 t 0 ocmr4&8sf0nere* oourt in 8otting8hosalary 0r a oonstabld whodid not hold offioe in 1938, but who **18** holddng offioe now**mm%** be (loverned by the fOllOWfn3 oonditlonts! 'Ebotote1 oo4pn6etion eexned, 40ii80tea end unaolle0tdd, 0r the inoumbent of the 0frt0e or oonstable ig the year 1933 

### lam **the exp6n606**  02 the 0Cfice for the year 1635whloh

### were leselly @UOW64 by the ootissionoret oourt for the year 1935, ehd?. be enb ia the ~inimuroemount et whioh the eelary or the proeeat aanetable wh621be eet by the o~mml~slnnere~ oourti %tmver,t&r. C, Y. Wilde, P6g* 5

the oErmaiasionemt*oowt oannot 6et the non6tablor6 6aZary at en ataunt in 6xoam 0r the mdmum mount ~Uom~3th6~60n~teble under laws etieting huguat t

. TlWSting that thti 66ti6ftNttCil?:l$' 6il6W6r6 your laquiryb and wtth boat rqpuls, we ere

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