OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

3. Fredsaki 

oouatg Auultar 

oalveston county 

Galveston, Texas 
Ron. I. Predeokl, Page e 

der Article 3899, and the amount neoessary to 

cover cost of premium on whatever surety bond 

may be required by law. . . ." 

Artlole 3899 (a), Revlsed Civil Statutes of Texas, in part, reeds as follows: 

*Expense acoounts. - At the olose of eaoh 

month of his tenure of office eaoh officer 

named herein rho 18 oozmensatea on a fee besls 

shall make as part of the report now required 

by law, an dtemlzed end sworn statement of all 

the eotual end neoesaary expenses inourrad by 

him in the oonduct of his office, suoh es stationery, stamps, telephone, premiums mu offi0441 bonds, inoluding the oost of surety bond8 

for his deputies, eto. . . .* ('Underaoorlng ours) 

Article 3699 (b), Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, in part, reads es follows: 

?Eaoh otfioer named in thla Aat, nhc& h6 

raoelvee a salary as aoacensation toy his 6ervloee, shall be &powers& and permitted to 

purchase and have charged to hia'oounty~&Ll 

ree6ouable expense8 neoessary in the proper 

end legel aonduet or his oftlae, preriume on 

orriolal bonde, eto. . . .* (Undersoorlng otrr6) 

It will be noted that Section b of Artlole 5899 

of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texe6, does not mme 

speaifioally $hv offioerson a salary basis who would 

be entitled to oharge the county for thr payment of the 

premltnjm on their official bond. It will be rurther 

noted that Seotion b of Artlole 3899 sp+a$fiaally nmit6 

such right to *'Beah offioer named in this Aot’. Shoe 

Baohlon b fails to name euah orfioers, we, therefore, 

must look to Seotlon a, w-rein the follonfng language 

is used; 

*At the close of esoh mmth of his tenura 

of offioe, eaoh offloer named herein who 16 

oompenseted 08 a fee basis . l ." 

It will be noted that, suah Mfioers are not 

speolflcally rimed in Seotlon a of Artiole 3899, hmever, 

we are OS the opluion that the tern. *herein* 16 broader 

then the term *in this Aat* end that the term %ereiU" 

means, or rather, refers to Ol”ffoer8 who are ooaaenseted 

on a.fee basis who are referTed tb in the same e&Pter, 
Eon. I. Predeoki, Page 3 

to wit: the fee offloers referred to in lutloles 3883 end 

3891 or the Revt&ed Civil Statutes of Texas: Suoh orfioars are as follows:~ Vounty Judge, District or Criminal 

District Attorney, Sheriff, County Clerk, County Attorney, 

District Clerk. Tax Colleotor, Tax Assessor, Assessor end 

Colleotor of Taxes, Justice of the Peace, and Constable.' 

These ertlalee do not lnolude the.Coustg Treasurer. 

We ere, therefore, of the opinion thet Artiole 

9899 (a), Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, epplies to 

the offioers above named while they ere on the fee system 

anri that Artiole 3899 (b{ applies to the officers above 

nemed while they ere on the 8elary system. 

It Is the opinion of thla department that nUther 

of these eeotlons of Artiole 3899 of the Revised Civil 

Statutes of Texes epplies to the County Treasurer. 

Thie department has repeatedly ruled that the 

Commissioners Court doe8 not have the euthorlty to ey 

premiums on the.offlalal surety bond of the County F rsaBIWC. See opinions Ho6. 9-m and O-902 of this departmqlt. 

%u am, therefore, respectfully advised thet 

it ir the opinion of thia depertnent thet QdveBton t?ollaty, 

T&66, nay not legally pay the premium on the Offielal bond 

of it8 County Treasurer. 

Trusting that this ammews yoti lnqulry and with 

best regerd8, we ere 

Yours very tray 

ATTORWEY QmRAL OF TWXAS 

~ATTCRRRy CR&IRRALQy Tmg