OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable Ray Winder oountyAttorney coclks uotmty oalnea*ill~,

Texw

then'qlaase

a&lad (11nhether di(loretloon to requlrs ‘suchMa6nds’for deputies

lies entirely

rlth the employing,mrloer or (2) lr final discretion bz~ nattcaf

devollos

upon the oomariesloners* 7 *'Art. 3902, Bsv. Civ. Statutes, as wended, provides

for appointment

02 dsputiea,

aseiatants or olsrkeby dietrl~t, oountyor PreOinOt offiGers requlrirq

them. Ofiloisl

bonds for them deputies

not Uisoussed

in th3.e

Artiole. 

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"Artlole

3899 at aeldStat&w requires County OZfioexa

to make monthly reports of espenmsafnourrsdin the qonduot of the offloe. Sootion (b) tm-00r p~0tib4~, in pert,66 r0ii0w

"'l&ohoifioer

named in thie **Aot,** nhara he xeoolres

a salaryes 5oapensation fat b&a msnlges, shall **be** entitled and pernittedtopurohaseas oharge to hla oouutyall rsaaombls e&purses**neo** wsary in the properand legal oonduot of his ofHoer prmuiusa on offiolal

bands, pxwmluno

on fire, burglary, theft,

### rob berp lneuxanoe proteatiug funds,and inaludlng

the4 mat 0r surety bonds ror his deputies, provided that expsosecr

inourred for p~wduns on oiflolals’ bonds ior tho oouqtytreaauxer, oounty aud;ltor, 

### oounty

maa bomalselan4ro oo.untysohtw3. 6uperintsodento; and the kids und' m&ml **in5pwtbrt** &mlu&* the tis+ ,oi surety .' bondufor wy daputlso of any suMa taffh 00x6,llay

also be lnaluded,ati6 ouah expenw to be psrrmdon, pre~etormined a& allorediathe tlm & aearrat,a~nearly **as powible,**  **by the**  oomlsaioners oooxt onae &a& mnth for the etmuina aonth, upon the rpplloatlw by wbh efflaor,

. statin&tha kind, probabla amouutof esp@nditura

and the nWesalt7 rbr r u o h l * .ë,;

~ poses of his &floe rm su(rh ensuing monthsrhioh applloatlon sh&l, befor* pnsentation ii8

&A aourt,'rirnt **be** 6ndomed b7~theoountyaUditOr,if any, **otliernire** the oounty treasurer, only aa to whetherfund8 r&x% available

ior pak7- mat **0r SUO~**  BS~~WW.~ ****+ w?ory&p I&ma&ion in aonstderinu the que~ tlow hersinpresented, 1 quoteor refer to VariOW statutes on the subjeot of deputies

iOr OOUat7offioera, Mr.: art,ioler,6~o or the aevised civil statutw al L Texas reads.

as followat

, ~Wharitfe shallbe responsible for t&e offioial

aota of their deputlee, and.,.*r

. ‘ ,.,,. Iionerable Ray Z%der, Paqe 3

they shallhave power to requirefrom theirdaputles bond and sscurlty, and they shallhare the 13am awmdlee wplnst theirdeputies

and sureties

a8 any pm- ~,0t~~.y6 Pgainsta sheriff and his

l Artluls6879 OS aald Statutes authcrizos

bon**stabler** in Ulttere or 8,000 oc more lnhebltant6 (applicable

to the Olty of Gainesville Sn Cooke Oouatp)to appoint

deputies *xvho

shall quelli as requlr6U or deputy sh6rirro.* Vu-tiols

1938 of said Btatutea with referenoe to appolntmeut

of deputies

by the &oimty**Clerk, oantalna**  **a0** provision **with** resprat **to bond8**  0r suchdeputies;
mhrtlole 7252 of mild Statutes, aothorlsea Count f Asssosox-Collsator of **taxos%b** .appoLnt deput ea who 'me7 require suoh bon6 trom ’the per- (~on no appointed. aa he deem neoeseary for hla indemnity;

and the Aasemxm aad COlleetOr Of taxes shall in all oasesbe liableaud aooount able for the praaeeUlng~ cab **caieooaduot** 1x8orri0e or hle &3putle~.' "Article

**1650** ar **da statutee;.**  as aam%ed by the 44th tegW.ature, aathorlx~ appoLntmt of mmistsnt county auditors and they *aray

be 

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bond aa the OountyAuditor may deter aim, whloh bond shall be paid for by the County and ahallrun iu ravor 02 the Countyand or the County Auditor as their interests nay aQpearl. *Art.,331

of said statuteo, **authorizea** OoUnty Attorneys,

by eonsentor tie oamiasloners~wart, to appointone or more aasi8tats, ageoiiying the pom3ra0r tuoh aesietant6, tam of ~riioe,~$a~ thy ahalltake the oath o,r offloe,ate. -2 IS no requirement that suoh eeaiataat file an official bond.- "Art. 3922, Sea. 13(a) of said atatubee provides that the oo~iasloners* courtmfg authorize eclployarent

of a stenographer

by the County JuQe and pRy fOS 5aeh ssS?io68 Gut Of th6 &WlOX-Sl ~iundHonorable Ray Hndsr, Page 4

of the Couaty to an amount not to eme0a Q120o.00 ‘par year. There ia no requirement Sor oiilolal bona in suoh oaae. "Unless the inplloatlona of Art. 3899 (b) of' aaid statutes requira the making and filing of o;ttioial

banda by deputies of county offloere there f~eemato be no auoh reqtclremeat ae to dlatrlot olark deputies nor the deputies of oouaty f=:,"~=t~&pgo;;;~t~ pg~ier~~w: a5 silent as to requ~~emat of b&ads for dt&tiee.*.
You have quoted or referred to t&e pertinent statutes aad we deem it uaaeoeesary to refer to them fwthe:.

You are respeotfully advised that it is the oplnloa of thie department that the oouaty oti%o.oiaIs referred to in your letter may, et their owa option and discrretloa,req&e tht~ir~deputfss fo arsoute sarety boada; thl&, however, ia aotmeadatvry. Very truly yours