OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY @ZNERA&, 0’ TEXAS; 

AUVIN 

Honcrrsbla Ssm B. Davldsori 

county Attorney, JIooklby aMlIlty 

terellend, Tszcra 

to whether awh sum 

Colleotor troll the ‘0 

,ln +atutea, 

et, ooyilty,, ,or preolnot 

rmloer of deyatles, 

he pqrforaanoe or hla 

ply: +o the Cotity Oommlaalonera* 

y rw authority to appoint ruoh 

ts or aJ,erk8, atatbg by sworn 

number needed, the peaition to be 

be pal&. 8ald ap liaaby a statement a ii owlag 

the .probabl.a moelpta rronr reea, aoanaia6lona and 

ooqwinsstlon to ‘be oolleated by aald orrCm dur- 

,ing the rlaoal year and the probable dlsburaement~ 

whiah ahall lnalude all salaries and expeasea of 
Honorable 8am IL Davidson, pQg& 2 

said ofHoe; an& said aourli ahall make its order authorizing the appointment of sutih deputies, aasIaQutte au4 alerks and fix the oompendatPon to be pa&l them dthln the l.lmite&ns 

httreln presarlbed and determine the number to 

,be appointed ae In the dlsoretlon of seld aourt 

may be proper; provided that in no aase nhell. 

the Coamle,slon6rs~ Court or any member thereor 

attem& to lnrluenos the appointment or any peraon as deputy, esslstant or alerk in any~oiflae. 

Upon the entry or a*uoh order the orflaers applylng ror 8uah assistanta, deputies or clerks shall 

be authorized to appoint them; provided that 

said aompensatloa shill. not eraeed 'the z~xlmum 

amount,hereInaiter set out. The aompeadatlon 

wblah laay be allowed to the deputies aaslatenta 

or oltirks above maed ror the&r mmrkw ahal% 

be a reasonable one, not to exaeeb the rollowIng 

amoudte: 

*1. In oountie#-having a~populatiioti or 

twenty-rive tbousand.,(25,000) or leas Inhebltants, 

tint eW8tqnt or. ehier deputy not, ..to. ..uaeed 

Eighteen Hundred '~($lSOO,OO) Dollars per annun; 

other assistante, deputies or olerk8 not to exteed FIrteen:-Qmdrea ~$15~00.00) Dollara per annum 

eaoh.* 

Reading the term *eeoond deputyn aa meaning deputy 

other than the rlrst easlrtant or oh% deputy, it la apparent 

that the &50&00 present amount now paid to him la the maximum clalary euthorlzed end rlxed by the tortkgolng statute. 

We have rully oomsidered the provisiona of the Certlf5oete,of Tltle Aot, [Art. i4364,~Bernon*s Annotated Penal 

aodo), in oonneotlon with your ~requ&at., The ldsntloal ~questlon 

rdsed by you, honver, was presqnted to thls department by the 

county Auditor OrtJefreraon aounty. ?& hereto attaoh a oopy 

of our Oplnlon 40. O-5379, eddresaed to the County dtiltor Or 

Sorterson County; epprovs(l'June 21, 1943. Ins answer to his I%- 

quest. Although Jefier&on County has a larger population 

breokst, nevertheless the opinion IS a#plldable to Oakley 

county. 
ikmorable Ssn ii. Davidson, ptige 3 

It 1s thkmfora the opinion of thia.dcpartment 

that where 8 deputy tax esseesor-oolleator in e aounty 

having s populetlon of 25,000 or less Inhebltants is reoelvlag the mxlmwn salary fixed by Artfale, 3902, Vernonso 

knnotets~lv~l Statutes, such maxlnrum salary may not be 

inoreesed from the CertUlaute of Title Fund or any other 

fund belonging to the oounty. 

Yours very truly, 

aY (8) 

Wm. J. R. ICiw 

Assistant 

WJRK/JGP 

Ella. 

OF 'MCXAB 

APPROVSD: 

0P1Hx0lV COMUxwicE 

By 8. W. B., Chairmen 

B.B.8,