OFFICX OF 7’HEATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTiN

Eonorable J
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Udd, Jr. County Attorney,,

l&berg koaty Klngsville,Texas

: of this de-sent on

e atepa SLTB iuitorney

of Klsbarg County, u alnoa 1935, have been casleoted

kp~ inducted into the seroice? It ia not my intsntlona to raaate tb offioe hut to mal11tai0 the saoxe ead appointau Arelatent Cotintp Attorney. It la al84 rqintentions to file for m-election at tho future 005lng ,prlma~iPs. "I d&u 8 salary of #Lts.oo peer mnth, pIas **raoa** whi#h,aso corned. **Would I**  be autWorlzedto hire an AssietantCounty Attorney and retain ay se?lsry to $125.00 par tnonth

and pen&E’ him to recelre ‘and drawBonorublaJ. E. Xi;ld, Jr., p.+a 2

tho fees of office and request the Commlaaloaers Chid to allow him a'saleXy f'ros $1.00 to $138.00 per month etl

may he a&reed upon by the Commiesioaers Court and SLySelf,

aa Ocuaty attorney. *I will probablyha90 to rs$@rt on or about May 1st and we ha?0 e n&ulsr eesr1o.a OS aoert aeeting on lOti day of April **and** it would bo eppreairted ii year offloe **aoald** fatilah se wlth~inf~a&ion re**quested** prior to t&at **t&w.***

Ia ilpbloaXo. 0-S448, a oopy or whloh 1s sno’looed for **y&.ru convenlencs,**  thh **departsuit held**  that **the** offiae **of** oounty attorney did not aatoaatloollybe@me vacant apork the induationof the inwiabaat~ 

### into th4 Azay. It wes 

### tartherheld,

. that the ooun'ty **attorney** was eatltl+d .$o hir eelaoy or eompenea- tian during the tom of hli qifioe or aatil a raoanoy Is @@tabllehed; Thor dopertaeatbaa follo?ed'ttie 

### itoil la aaid opiaion Ia atiroar other opinion&

Axtiolee 331 and 3908,Vernon's AxuIotatod Civil Statutcf8,

provide t&t OoUUty attorneys,b oousentbf the com- ~nia8loners~

ooart ahall hare 

### power to f appo at oae or more assi8texat8,

but it ir spaoffioally preridrd in &tlole SO08 that the 00mmls8lonsr~~ OOW~ 6hel.l

nob attempt to $nfluenoethe ag**polntnbit** of any 

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This **depaartnaat**held in Opinion 100. 04599, a copy of whiah ia enclosed,thatr

"(1) Whare the county attoaney ha* taken some action SE ths oam for the 98atO in the justicecourt he would be entitled to the $5.00 fee QIS a plea of guilty in the jastfca **aourf** regardlessof whether he was preau~nt

in the **justice:** court at the tit* the plaa was entered. For example if your eortnfy attorney filed a eomglaint ia ~justfce court **before** he left to Join the Army he would be entitled to the 33.,00 fee it the defendant subsequentlypleed guilty.. ,.

LIonQorabLe

J. X. Kidd, Jr., p@z? 3 I 

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**-(ai) It**  **the** couoty **attorney h4r**  **oot taken**  **any** a&ion in mch a wide asd is not preseataiid ready to reppwent the State at a rsgul~sr tera of **justice** txurt aad a defendantplesda guilty at suoh mgular term, the couaty attorneyrould riot be entitledto the tee. ffor

uould t&c county be entitled to the 

### re8. If ne 

### rm iv due the ootmty attornsf It should not be e&gqd against the’ **dehndant.** ‘(3) 

### fr the defendantpl.ead guilty ia **jastics** 00-t **at** any tim other than the regularterm of such doart the aouaty attorneywould be entitled fo a $5.00 fee even thoagh be naa not present and had taken no **aotion 14**  the **easer.***

*+ + l fib a aoa at or salaTiea paid to asr%at.aatn

and depatbs ahall also .lmclearly ahora 

### by ruohotricer,gl~irq$ the nam, position

and tha .

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### psld eaoh;aad la ao event shall any offioep show any greateramount than aotuallrgsld any such esalstantOT **dspity.** The **amauclt of**  such **bxpensm, together**  with **ths aoroust**  **of aabrieo**  **paid to**  **aasiotmtsr, deputies,**  **an8 ClsFka,**  **ahall**

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In flew at the fore@lng, you am raepeattullyadvised that it is our Qpiltb3 that the offioe Or county attorney doe8 not be&me rsoant ~3012 yaw indUGtiOn into the Axa6d ;iervlcea and that you are entitled to your oompensatfoa during your ttPiP Or Office, OT W&ii 61 VECWUjr ia eUtabliSh&.

It **la OU;F** 

**further oplaion**  that **yea** are **authariz~d to** **Eoaorsble J.**  **ii. Ridd,**  **Zr., gsga**  **4**

**appoid an**  **asalatan** ,**under** the provialonsof .~tlolea 351 **and 3908,**  **v6rnan ’** **s** innotstsd Civil Statotes, provided,of 

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**the ~.SWlhS**  .daero* **court** 

### or said colintg anthoritw suoh apgointaorat. !hc salary of sach aaeistest,when appofnted, rata&t

be, 9s A out of fees earnsd by the couat$ att+lXiSY. ma aoaal

### IU~O&~T~* **OoPrt** 

### O$ said **eGunEy** has 

## RQ**au** tbority UhRtrovYsr LOpay the salary of the 

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### rtuid8. s **;ated mother**  **wayi** the salary oi the aol ?t alt

sluat be pai Lby **the eoimty**  **attorney out**  or **ices** earned by

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**‘ IlouTs**  **very truly**