OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

Honorable Fred lorrlr County Auditor pow county LiMlrgston, Texa8

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Polk County has **a p0**  ul.atlon of ltO,w5 l@labitantr aooordlag to the 1940 **Federul** %**8a8u8,** and tha

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**or 8aid**  **county are**  **00mpineat0a on**  **an** mmual salary ba8i8.

Seetloo **b** orArticle 8fJ90, 

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rsab8 ln **part IX8**  follont **r(b)** Skoh orrleer named in thi8 A&,, Where he reaeire8a 8abw a8 ormpenrptlon 

### tar **hf8** 0emlae8, 8hallbe emporered and p*rmitted to pUroha8e und bats ohurged to hi8 county all rmsdimble expenee8 **moemu** the proper **and** t&W eon&dot of M8 of 00 ffi" 

### premlw on OffiOitk18w bonds, **praium 0B**  rL8, burglary, thsrt, robbe,, lneuranoeprotertla(( publicrw8 and lnelod 2, the 

### coat OSIraretr bond6 

### for hi13 **DepUtfe8,** ruoh eXpon8e8 .bo be pas8eclon, pmt-determiod and allewd’ in kidl andmouBt8, a8 nearly a8 pooslrible, by the 

### cQmBi88i@BeP8* **Court enoe**  **earl8 !zl@ath**  **for. th**  

### enduing math upon theappfioatlon w eaoh OffiOir,

### 8dBe the **kind** expenaltarean4 the **nsoe88i-,y** r0r the s*pea*r , jkobable amoant~or

or hi0 ottfoe ror 6uoh ensuingmonth, whloh applloation *hell, befor presentation to raid oo~rt, rlrst be sndor8eQby bhr County .AuUltor, 

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### CountyTrearuror,.only a8 to whether igo& ara available for payment or such expenmel.

. , . “ "Suoh **puroba8es** 8htiA bemade by eaoh 

### 8rrfoer,,when allewed, only br reuul8l8ion in manner provlbed by the County Auditor, If eny,' otherwise **by** the **~OilUaiO8iofiW8*** **Cotlrt., &Oh**  orrieer ehall, **at** ths,oloiie 0r eachaohth 

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P ooun8y, aoeompanpbg mob reportwish **hv0i008** eW6Pin& such **pUrGh68e8** and reQti8itiOn8 iaeUe$br hia %n **8UppOSt Of** Eonorable **Fred** lKorrl8, Ppge S

8uoh 

### report. 

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### oonneetion with any partioular oalle,8uOh report shall name 8UOh oa8e. Such report, ifIVOiOe8

and requisitions 8hall be eubjeat to tihe audit 0r the countyAuditor, 

## ii any, otherwise **by** the Comlssloners* Court, and ii it appear8 that any lten wa8 not lnourred by suoh Officer,

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or lo& expeare or suoh errloe, 

### or puroha8ed upon proper ref&8itloa, auoh ltanishallbe by said CountyAuditor or **Court rejeoted,**  **in whioh**  **OECI~I**the payment of 8uch itemmay be adjudloatedin 

### any court 0r oompetant furl8diotlon. All lrwh approved ohiouan8laoQunt8 **8hall be**  &aid 

### rrom the Orrlaer8~ Wary Fund wiles8 othsnlse provided 

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” . . l There the automobile or automobile8are ORBWI by the Shedif 

### or his Deputies, thq shallbe allowed rour (y! cents ror rob mile trarsledin the Qisoharge 0r 0rri0tii bu8iaes8,which 8oI shall Oover all expemee or themalntenmoe, depreelatioa lnQopeatlon Cl 8UOh automobllc. 8uehmileage 

### 8hau ba reported ant¶ paid in the 8rme manner 

### pre8erlbe4 for other allowabl$~ expeMe8 

### under the provi8lOn8 Oi,thi8 8ell.biOlI. NO autosloblle ahall **be** allowed for any.~@dputy sherlif ex

### oept those regularly emplOyad in outaide **work, It**  **8hd3.** be the duty or the COUMiy **Audltoti** ii any, otherwi8e the **Cuaalo~~lo&r~*** Conrt, to aheek the epeedoaeter

### reaQla(: of each oi **8ald** aUt0mObile8, ovaed by the Ooonty onOe saoh month aad to keep a pub110 rseord thereof; no automobile Owed bg th4 OoU.ntyshallbe **u8Ml**

**ror** any private **purpo88. ”**  Qensrclly 

### speaking, the general **dUtie8** of the **Audi** tor are to **keep** an overlight or all tha OriiO6P8,Or the oount~, di8trlOt or 8tate,who POJ be authorixrd 0~ required to Seoel.reor colleotmoney for the use of or-bslonging to th6 Oounty,Xcimmibla Brad lWrl8, Pega 4

and to 8ea to the mtriot enfareamant of the lawa govarni~ county finnnoar. kf0~4 ap4dmall7, it 18 hi.8 duty t0 4tia 

### acaount8 and raporb, OOMt OII8h, pra8orlba form8 and ml.8 to be u8ad in the eolleotion of county ravemaa, and raoeiva bids formatarial8 **and** rupp&le8. Xe 18 

### required to keap =I..- orated **a0wunt8, naka**  quarterlyand mnu81 finan0i.l r4port,8 to the C.~la.ionar8' Court, and to parSorm vllriou8 other ,dutio.impoeed upon him by law.

Artiola **l&4$ Vernon** **’ 8**  Annotated Civil **6t.tUt.8,** referring **to** the CountyAuditor, provldwt

?I% shall ra8Oriba an4 prepare the **fora**

,P~ **to bo**  wad by a 1 p.raon8 in collaotion of county **ravenU8Q,** fund., fees and all othermonay8, and themode and mariir of ke.pln$ .nd 8ktill#J their WQOWt8, end oh. time, mod. and wnnar of m8klag their report8 to the auditor, a186 th. node **and** 

### mmnar of making their 4nnu.l report 41 sffioa f.48 oollaotadand disbursed, end 

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to the COWit) in **aXCa.8 Of**  tho8. allowed under the g.ntr.1.P.. bill law. X4 8h.11have power to edopt and'enforce suah r.@.atiwa not i.OoIl8iSt.llt with the oonstitutloa and 1.~4, 88 he nay 8.~ eaeential ts th. speedy and gro2.r aollacti.on, oheoking and ao

### oounti~ of **the lWVMtl.8**  4nd other funffa and fees belongI% to the **oounty. ”** 

Itwill bt,

noted that Artlola W?@, **8qra,** only .u**thorice** and impoea8 the duty upon tba CountyAuditor it any, otharri8a the Co~eusl.o&ar.*Uouxt, to aheoJsthe spaa&matar reading of a.oh of aaidautomobilee, owned **by** the ceunty, on.. l aah m0at.h

**and** to k4.p a public raoord thereof. Thir artlole furth.r **provide8 that**  ***no autrmnobtla**  owned by **the .ouaty**  8b.11 **be used**  **for any**  **private p0rp.84.~**  **Where the**  **autonmbila @I**  4utomob11.4 used **br** the shsrlff 

### orhia depiltiar,ara **owed br**  the couaty and ape not wad for any private yurpoao, the amount of mllaaga traveled oan **be** determined **by**

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of **mid** autcxnobil.8 ueed ln the t3.Wuaotlon Sf Offiaial bu.in.88. **?&waver,** 

### where suoh autaa.bila or **auto** aobiias are 

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### aharlrf or hia doputlar and

### are wad **for private**  purpose8 a8 wall a8 On offfaial bu8inarr tha propar milaa a~trrvelad on offiaial **bU8iSA.88** oMnOt ba d@tmiaad b]r 4 read& g of the **8pe4dOIS4tOr** of suah .ut.mobila 4r ,aUtolaO**bll.8.**Bonolrbla Fred **Worrl8,** Page S

88 think that it 18 clear that the I,egl8laturaoontempletad paying the 8herfff

### or hi8 daputia4 four cent4 for eaoh mile traveled in the discharge of offiolal bU8iUa48when the sheriff or his deputies uaed their own autoraobila8, and thet there Wa8 no intentionwhatsoever that the shakfff or his deputy Phouldbe paid four cant8 a mile ror Ch&tise or their automobile8when traveling for any purpoea other than the dlaoharge of officialbUSi.4488.

Inview of the foregoirrg 8tatuta8, it 18 our o ion that the CountyAuditorha4 the la& authorltr and r ght P

## into pra84rib8 and prepare Ion18 

## to be used by the ehariff or hi4 daputieewhioh will show **the** oorraot number **of** mile8 **traveled** in the discharge of OffiOialbuskra88. Ciaarly, the shamiri or hi8 daputles oamot ba legally

### mid any amount for **the** u4a of their autoloobi.188 other th4n tha statutory **amount** when 8UOh automobil 

### are u8ad la the di80krga ~
of official bU8in.88. In other words, no nrilaaga8hould be allowed to the 8hariff or his dapuuti48 when thay uaad their automobile or automobile8 for any prlvata purpose or any purpose other than the dkObar84 Of official bUllitI488, **and**a8 above stated, the Auditor CM pra8oribs 4nd prep&r4 the forma to be u8.d in determining the aorraot numbsr **of** mile8 traval**sd** by euch officiala in the Ulrcharga of thalr officialburlna84, provided 8uoh forpr and ragul4tionr ia OonPsotion tharawith an not lncoo8l8t4ntwlth the Comtitution and lmm of thi8 State.

By &&&!&;,i.L -~-

**ArdoU** Willla1~8 A88i8t4nt

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