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OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

lionorable Joseph A. Bayer 

county Attornr7 

err no Count7 

Crane , Taaa 

nlon on thr gbovr 

nsldrrrd by ttd8 

the appllcablr porrb to haor the yark and 

Tkr thrrr coaooa~~lasicnsr who llorr in tow to here Oharge 

or the coastructina 0r the park snd play- 
Honorable Jorrph A. Be7ar, pe.'e 2 

droundr rnd 8uperYlDe 8~8. Tha park nnd 

pl87drouada 8r8 to be built on17 l frw 

ail*8 rr0t8 the oity oi Crane. Tha Crane 

County Comalrrlonrr8 under tha law are 

lidtad t0 I 88lWf 88 OorPai8fliOaW8 Of 

$lLOO.OO per 78~ or 8bOUt $116.00 prr 

month. Th. OOIMi88iOll@r who 1iYe8 ia 

CT8lW 8nd th8 one whoa the other tbrer 

oo:si8aIion8r~ want to rupsnl80 tha park 

aonstructioa id like that ii he 18 to 

(181UEO thi8 rXtr8 rO8pOIl8ibilit7 ha 8hOUfd 

be allowed romr rltrr OoaIpensetion Sor thI8 

wa'k. 

*Thr que8tlon thet they want answerad 

by 7our departaent under such oIroumatoaoee 

IS whether or not the OxIrt caa hlrr or 

sllow thIa ooaalraloaer la town eo%e extra 

ao~pensation au auparriaor or foraman of the 

oonrtructlon of this 9ark and 91a7groundn.w 

Artiolr 2350, Rcvlsad ci~ii stt3tut68, ~X-~Y~SW 

that: 

*In ooantIr8 having the follorrin~ 

aseeeeed valustioaa, rcspaotioely, 08 

howa by the tot81 ae8rorrd relaatioar 

of all 9ropartirs orrtIri8d by the oount7 

aam88or and approycd b7 the Cosnlaeionarr 

Court, for oouat7 purpo8es. for the pre- 

~10~8 fear, from tiao to tlau, tba Count7 

Coml8rIoaera of such countlea shall eaoh 

raoaivr eaaunl se18ris8 not to rrcord the 

Crrr County atier within the scope of the 

first braokot of tax l YeluatIoas rprolflod and list86 

la the preceding Frorislons or Artlolr 2350, Peylsrd 

CiYil SthtUtMI, 8UFr8; lW8817, the fOllOWillg OlSSSir lartion: 

A88eSs8d Valllat iOn8 

~,OOO,OOl end 1088 than 

$10,000,000 not to er0.sd.*.......11400.00 

Artlal~ 2340, RItlasd Clvll Statutes, provider: 
4:i 

Eonarablc Josrph A. Buyer, pact 3 

“Bctorc cntcrlug upon the but188 ot 

thcti ofiloc, the ooant7 J~dgc rnd caoh 

oocairsIoncr 8hall take the otiIoI81 oath, 

and ahall al80 take 8 writtca oath thet 

hc will not br dirsotly or lndIrcotl7 

lntcrcctcd in ca7 oontr8ot with, or 418la 

8Kainat. thr oountt In whioh he rcald88. 

rictpt iaoh warr8ni8 ~88 miY i88UC to him a8 

It48 or orri04. . . .I Wadcrroonag our81 

TbU8, it ia 8C.n that 4 COWltJ CwUds8iOncr 

Is prohlbltcd, under oath, from bciag dIrccfl7 or iadlrcotlf intcrcrtcd In an7 01aIa 8gClIut the oouat7 

which hc rsrrbs, sat8 and cxccpt bhorc wcrrsatr a8 

1U.97 i8SUC t0 hk c8 rCC8 Of OffIOc. All other olaiY 

hero bran held to bc ooatr8 to law and publlo polio7 

end thu8 yold, even ttough the olcimant 8 lntcntionr 

wcrc good and the servicer rcndarcd bcacrlclal. SC8 

Knlppa 18. Stewart Iron Eork8, 66 s. K. 322; Cornutt vs. 

Cla7 Count7, 75 S. Y:. (241 299. 

Th6rCfOr4, WC conclude, and you cr8 rcspcotl’ull7 advlacd that the coamlssloncr 121 quration ooald 

not claim or bc award84 an7 extra oomfrnsatloa arl8Ing 

rr06 hi8 auxllIar7 eervlccs raadcrrd a8 foreman or 8uprvisor over the c@netructIon of the perk. 

For IOUT lnforaatlon wc cnclosc an ofi loi 

cop7 or an opinion of thl8 dapsrtmcnt dstcd Dccsnber 6, 

1935, cddrsrscd to the Hcnorablc D. 6. Colp, Chairman 

Tcxar Stat8 Fark8 80ard, Austin, Ttxa8, written b7 

the iionsrrblc Seott Caint8, PIr8t hsristant Attorn 

Ccacrrl, rcoordcd on pcgc 772 or Lcttcr Opinion Book 

NO. 368. Thi8 &ht bc of 8OM rid to you. 

Trustlag that t&s above ratIsfaotorll7 answera 

your inquiry, w r,;38ln, 

Your8 very trul7 

ATTOMEY OE?17RkL OF TSXAS