OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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I. C. fhmllton County Auultx3Y SCtor County Odeese, **Tine***

the oginlon OS wnloh rmedr l8

is thb sot, 

### where oampen8atloQ ior e&all be aapowen4 aad perh&me a&l have 

### ohlrr@d to Bi8 soaabls expen8aa ntNmr#ary end leg*l ooeauat of b3.r expennrs to ba pamd on, 

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**ilt kind**  6li4

albQUlit#, ee pooribls **by** the **codmIicnWr** acurt onam seoh month for t&o SQSU~~~ laOQ%h,

eta*. 9fould the aomaiaeleaer~ Gopit be auttmIcod to eith.er allow or p7 * sUl* ot the county Tat ABseaeor aad Co leotor ior twenty **tiva** dollars or any afaount per month, far aar ~rponae or travoliag oxpo~8e. other tbn actual_ ;’

.r I!ouor%blo t. d. l?mnton, Pege e

. a&d nocossary 0xpeR80t3 ot his orfh, where

. t&G OOURty iS OpOWtiDg on a Salty **boaJeaN**

Tha First **two**paregrapha of section b or Article 3899, 

### ~ornot.‘s konotcted Civil Cjtotutss, es aaeaded by the 47th L~gislzituro,~ Aots,1941, page 1390, ohcpter ,629,Rrov28o;z: f

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### oifioar named Ia this Act, whore ha ri3osivba a salery a6 cozip8rmet4on for h%s eomlcas, shell bo entitled andpor- ??Attod to ~UrGha5o.Or cbr~o to his oounty. ell reasonable sxpon5so neoeseary in the prowslr OKid %e@l **GCSKhXCt Of**  hb OffiW3, ~~ClBiu3S ou .oftlolale@ beads, pmdw15 on **fire,** bur- &lary, theft, robbery laeurance ~rotoctlug publio funds, an3 Iooludln6 the eosb ot euroty brmls for his doputles, provided that orpeasos bxw??red for p$wd?nS **an** ofiioials@ bomb for tho oounty trc&urer, ooohty auditor; ooanty

. rufl cozimW31oners,~ oounty sohool eu~erintenCent, ati tho hide end ati& impootor, lnollleing the **cost** or surety bon&s for say dagaties of my such ofrloors; xey be eleo inclubed, .a& auoh expen8es to be pass& pa,’ . ‘, proUeterz&ned end ellomul in the fin% ,and emunt, ta necrly en possible, by the Con- ~Isolonors Court oaeio eaoh month.

### for t&s ensuing @o&h, uppap. the application by eioh 

### offioor, stetihg fhs kind, probable pmOMt 

## 0r axl;endituro aal 

## i&3 aocssaity 

## far the 

## 6x- ; .:. games of his &r&as topsuch eaeulngmonth, :. :.
.,._. .::.:; ..;. . ..--..~ .~whhich applloetlon shall,,.. bofm& prooeatatfoa to said~oourt,

First bo ondarsed by the coahty etiditor,

if itnp,otberdse the county treesurer, only a’sto Iðer ads 

### ere eveileble
., for peymnt of such e%j~oneen. The Camls**simers** Court ot tha oounty of the eherffi’e **rosidenoe** izay,

Upon the **m%ttea** and : sworn appUoat&on of the aherift,.steting the-necesaitty thorefor,pumheso agulpwnt 

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### 02 CrLmlr~l Ida~tttl~loatloa, saoh es cameras, ’ fingsrprlntoerds,‘i~s, 

### ~chemiocl.8, microac1opos,

reO10 end laboratory. equipmat, n.Lfng Ce+3,*_

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be inourrsd in cocneotlouwith any partloular case, 8iiOh repot shall norio such caab. &oh report, .l.nvolcea, and.roguisltiopa&all **be** .‘subJeot

to tho audit ot the county aGI%tor, if any, othor%ise by tho Co%xlasionersCourt, and .lfit appears that any Item was not lncurred b7 such ofrlcer,or tket WJO& 

### ltmiVSALS ' not a nooeasary or lo& oxpcnts-of sooh offIce, or purchased u>on j3rcper'.reguioitio~,~~ :~. .~ii.....

~‘.i2 ::. _. .. : .auchltezashall bo 

### bp said county auditor or.--: ; ..'

~.‘,court

.rsJactad,In wkich case, the ;w73oat~‘oi~~ _‘..

. .._‘.. ..~ .:~suoh..itax xay be adjudiootob in-any court of';

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jurisdlation. U au& approved. . olakxs a~& aoootmta shall be .gaaid Z’roz th0 : :

. _. _ Oifinoxa +Iary JQoO unless otheHzijce,provLlbed

.. .herehr* ~. . . :., TTh8,abovan&&ion&S statute.mthorl%ea and peraits oartaln ~oounty.oftiofals taxed in the'aot,ah0 are cmpensated, :. 

### 03 e salary 

### basis-for’their mrviotm, ~to'purohaeeor ohargo to

t&air Conntlss alJ reasonableexganeosmoceaary ln the props. anU lb& conduct ot thsir.ortio~os aa 

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b7 said atatute. This or alfgother statute that we havebean able to find doa~s not. empower dr enthoriae the Co&lssiz?nerslCourt to allow or,pap.tte~oountytax:asseoeor-collector$55.00 or any other.~ ~':. asl,qit-pr~'nOnth for car expenees or trarsl5.ng~.~xpensos. It ,is acil es.tablishedin tbiit State that'tbo Cozmiseiaaersg Courts.. pooseas no 

### :power or authority **broept** thbet whiCh is OOnforred on thata,either erprosslg or bp neoeBanrg- ioplioat~oh,by thu .~ ., Const,tftution

rqd law&'ot t&%.&ate;'.; '~: :. .I . .~Z'
‘Therefosx~, it fs~our 

### c$ini& that tda Ccuaofosionere* Cowt hca’

no power or authority to allow or pay the county tax .~~~. . . ', aaaeosor-collectoranyTdefiuita:.or pdt~lti amount per month _;' 

### for car~oxpeneos bf txavolingeyfiy+;:.:-~t le,~oUF~.frrrther~ ~’ 

### oplnioo.thg the Cormlsst~~ara~~, ourt eanlegally nllow or pay ,’ ~=Y,,’

,.,, "8uoh purohosaa aballbe znads by eaoh i. , 0frio0r,when allmod, only by csquls~t.lon in mamm proolded by the county auditor, is any, othorwfss Ivythe Cotissioners Court.. Euch orfiobr, shall,ot t!lo close OS eecri - no&h cf.hia tenure of ofiico, make en item-. lzod and sworn report of all a?proveU ers+oses --incurred Ia7hla crd 0haargeU to hle.ogunty,aooom~an7in~ such report with iovoIoe8covering such purchasoa and re~uisltlons lmuod bp hln

. in support OS such regoort. ff mob eqmsoa.-

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. Eoaorable 3. C.‘Hamilton,?ago 4

all rossonatile

ozganaes aotuslly Incurred by the tar aoacsaorc oolbotor in the proger and loyal coGduct or k1l8 orx100, 6uoh . SW, oar aqense. or trrvellng expresses, when all tha provbions OS the above moctioned statuto ars cmeplied with. .: .,> Trusting that the toragoin6 fully 

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. .’ Your8 very truly

Ardell Williams