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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

### AUSTIN

**the gaert~onr**  this Dsgartmmt.

er reoelring a salary shall ham

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### otheralalasahar@abl@ 

### l gminat

### the aam when the aoaiar dq43rite6 thamla am lnsuffbleat **te aeot**  the elalmu payable tharafro~~,*.



### HonorableZ. 3. FOnMa, 

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### the ofri0m3* salary

### mnd or 

### me0 of“fuuh **ooPlrt7**

### suahtuadea. -7 bs ao~~oary **to** 

### pm7 the ralerlss 

### amiother alalim ohr8eabls against thossm when

### theaoslss deporltod thodla. are pafi6lMt 

### to moot

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### from **our opinion**  **Ilo,** 04451, **wrlttoa** 

### bf Eonarable Dliikstout l ddnsaod to EonorablsClint Barhas, g~~&ttomsy **or** 

### math County 

### at Stephonrills, TMU, ss

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### is our opinion **that uabr**  

### tk **terma**

### of Artiols S?lts, Sootlsa 6 **(b**

### I Vsraoa’a AnaaUt- **.a Citil**  **mtut..,** it **is ob**  **l@atory** 

### and**A.M.- tory.**  

### apon**tho ooami~rioa~rs** * **oourt ot**  **a** oouaty **to tmmf.r**  **smni.8 txwa**  **th.** Oe0e~1 yuftd to the Oitla.rs* .%lary brad rhbre thsre are ao 

### moslso in tho lattar run6 Ritz v&la& to py.alariss 

### 0r **oouaty ottieerr**  0dd06, however that whem r 

### thorn am 

### suftioian outstm4lag rdstrrd olal.as aplost the Oea.nl M of a oounty to orwits **a** 

### dstioloaey ia **that** fund, then there sry b. a0 

### tnrufer or 

### l otu.1 **oaeh tram** th. 0mw.l Fund, krt cmly tb omptlon oi 

### a mu alair a&nsst 

### tha ~norel Puadwhlohis ruborelMto **tQ** 

### prior outstandi~ regirtomd olalar l @lnat the General cud an4 la payable in **order of**  its prlority.m 

### Thaprorisloa c0ateioad la seotion 6 (6) 0t 

### Artla0 39lae, above quoted, 

### wan thetrmutor of 

### fund8from th. Gbn.ral Fund to the 

### Otfloent Sabtf Lund, when th. .LUI~OSia ths latter **me** are i~titioh0t 

### to**mot** 

### the **ml** ary alaim **against** it **Is** 

### meadatory**and in**  th. went 

### OSa eetioi6noy irr tha otsIo0m * salary Fund the ooae45eloners! **oourt** bar no ohola. but to ottrot th. tnn.t.r 

### tram th. 0snsra.1 3u.U 

### subjoet, howstbr, to otu qWAllfi~tl0..



### zhs or& liaitatloa uponsuoha tnnstw ariaar 

### whorethe soale L the osaeral me ltrolf are insuffiolwt **to a..t**  outstanding 

### m&stand alaUs against the 

### oounty.

~rtiole 1686, smisra 

### clrtl statute*, 

### provider that:

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Eonorable 3. 3. yomamt, Fags i

%aoh oounty trsasurer shall keep a mll-. bound book la whloh he shall register all aleian against his oounty In the order or pr4seotatloa, ana 

### if pore than one is prssentea~ at the auk4 ItFme he shall register thanr la the 

### orderhr their date. HoShall pay ao such olalm or any part thereof, nor shall the lame, or any part thereof, be received by any ofilaer in 

### paymoat of any ladebtodnesa to the oounty, until ft has bsen ’dhky r4,iitter4a in aaoordanee with the prwfis:oae 

### or this tltlo. All OlalPle Ia raoh olass shall bo paid in th.e

order la whIoh 

### tt:ey ai register&~ A transfer from thr kaeral 

### hid td the OWI44is* Salary fund Oatknot be made at the 4xjm44 or the reglstsr

### ed alalr holdrrr. whore all the 1nonI4sIn the Oeneral lluad are obligated 

### by outstanding or unpaid sorip, a trarufsr prejuiliolal to the posse8sors of aorlp oannot bo l fteotsd. In 8uoh.a cam the Msult of a traluter fromithe Oeaoral had to thr 

### orri04zv* salary 

### Fundwould b4 to crsato 

### a further la44btodaoss sgalast the Csneral lund whloh 

### would be subordinate to all prior reglrtersd olalms.

OnYap 8, 1936, this drpartieat reaaorod an opinion writtoa by Elonorable Jo4 J. Alsup, Assistant Attorney t%neral, addross 

### to Honorablr xoooa L. Ednard4, County Attorney, xaaogdochea Couatp, rerarring to **thr** transfer of aollby from the General Fund to the oIfiosrs* Salary **Fund,** where the General Tund 

### war doflaleat, holdiag that;

-The praattoal etfoet of this 1s that the ~4neral ?ud mroly goes rurther in tha rod
. . . All c1aIa.s aaalnat the countyisaust bo paid in the order in whIah they won registered. Thus warranta of the offlclalm 

### do not necessarily hold prlorlty 

### over outstaadlng unpaid sorlp of the General 

### ma.
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‘&hare a doiloleaoy oxlsts in the C4nsral Yund unarr Article 39120, Soctlon 8(b), supra, there OM br ao aotual transfer of oash irofn the General Fund. There caa only be oreatad a sow 4laIa agalart the c4neral ?uad uhloh mustbe paid In the ardor of Its priority.

In tlew of the foregoing authorltles, you are rmp+otfully advised that It is the oplnloa of this departmemt thst **your** quostlons, above puotod, should be answered. ’

Honorebla 3. E. ~orer~an,Page 3

in the n4@.dlv4, ana am 

### so answered,

Trusti~ that th4 rorsgolng ruiiy anmf4rs 

### your inquiry, u4 r4m4in Pours 

### very truly
ATTOFNSY CXHXEAL C? TZAS

Ardsll Willham A64lsta~t

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