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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

1 

Eon. coo. E. Shhsp ml 

Comtitroller of Pu 1 110 Acoounta Y 

Auatlu, Toxaa 

ODlnlon No. 0 4a.l 

D8ar Slrr Ril 

. 

Under o? 

opinion on the 

rrom your letter as 

drlar ii., by the l naotrmt or S.B. 

49th Lagialaturo a11Win45 a 15s 

pllmi by 12 months plus 15s for the Inoraaaa. 

"*In tha 0880 or th orrio@ d wm Bexar County 

Tax Aaaaasor-Colloe@or, t&a Maroh 1945 pWroll 

inoludad the l alarIea of regular and l tra daputies. ,da a maaaure or l oonaaw, it la naeoaaar~ 

to l mpioy extra daputlea ior aeaaoaal ruahea.ma 

majority of the atra deputloa wore on the payroll only a portion of Marah 1945 and this is 

typpfeal of alroat any month or thkyur. l!br*- 

roro, unloaa the annual approprlatlon la rigured 

.-- -- -- ..---..-- . . . rrr.n"."I.L o,,*,o* "*I...* *,C"O"n0 .* ,*z AlTo"**. o=*cIAL 0" n- . ..WTA*1 
Hon. Ceo. F. Sheppard!, page 2 

as aat forth above, no prorlalon till be mad6 

for mon6y to aziploy extra daputlea a4 th6f 

ora medo&.’ 

'1 ahall thank you to l drls6 m6 the proper anawu 

to mukr to this raquoat.* 

F~OB our dlaouaalon oi the above quostlon with the Eon, 

p. E. m6kiaoni, Aaaraaor-00116stor or T4x64 0r 

k$ 

8r Oounty, T6xaa, 

It 1 a our Und6r8tlad& that 7014 8re d6alroua oi awin& what a&m 

or moiier a&uld b6 rppr6prlatad in the 1946 bud@ OS Bexrr County 

ror tbo purpose of paying tha l alariea of ragul4r and extra daputl68 

in thi offior of th6 Aaaaaao~o~lrotor at ‘Paxan. 

Thr population oi Ba x aCr o unty l ooording to the 1940 Fodus1 Census yam 388,176. 

96n4to Bill 190. 266, Aata or the 49th Leglal.aturr, Ragular Saaaton, 1945, protld6a as tollow4~ 

s. 8. Ho. 246 

oompmwtion QS ewtaln oount orrlalala in 

a popul4tlon at not 168s &ID 300,000 

nor E-I than 500,000, 4ooordiw to tha last praoed~ 

Fader41 06naua; providing iOr 8 iitt6en (15$) p6r osnt 

lnor6ea6 ln 44larf68 t3r th6 6zaplo~68, 66puti68, and 

4aaiateata ol said oounty ofii6iala, baaed oa Muoh, 

1903 p4r roll1 QrO+idlng for #b~aalat6ntr t6 th6 

County Tmaaurar rt stated a616rl68, and to bo l pt~ 

point6d by hint QroTidin~ Oka* ~4larl6a or mplo~666, 

d6puti68 ~4nd l iaiat4ata o f the mtn6d 0rri6i4k8 ma y not 

br doarsaa6d; proriding tha wtbd 6sd swam by rhioh 

8414 offtoara a& asployoea shall bo oobpaaaa86d~ roQ6tiiw 8.OtiOll 1 Of ah4#6r 81, &6t4 Ot th6 &5th I,.@& 

181484r6, 86&ulrr S6Babn, p4&6 131 (1937) 4ad 8ll 

other 14wa fn 66Ptllet harawi+hb 4nd d66lul4 6a 

6I46?66OOr. 

J5JS XT EWXED BY TKX LEOISLATURF, OF ‘IRE STATE OF TeXASi 

.Tbgr prorialona of thla~A6t rh411 rpply 

in rroh at th6 eountira fn this l t4t6 
Hon. 080. H. Sh6ppUd, p4g. 3 

hating 6 po 

mm th4n 5 B 

ulatlon of not leas than 300,000, nor 

0,000, 4ooording to th8 18St QrSO6din6 

Fodrral C6Aaua. 

Atto;;z.0;bm6 oountr Sudga, sharlrr, Matrlat 

no1 Dlatrlot Attorney, MStrlat 016rk, 

Cody al6rk, and th6 AaS6aSor-Coll6otor of Tans of 

au6h~OOunti64~ah4~ 646Jl r6oaIr6 a aalar~ 6r 8ar6ntp 

86v6S Eundr6d (#7700.00) -D6114ra pu 4rmumo 9h6 OOUtr Auditor oi auoh oouatlea shall reeoltr 6 84lSrf of 

sw6a8pfour Raadr64 (47400.00) D6llara p6r 4namh in 

116~ of my 4ml 8l1~6orpaaaatIonow provided bp 14~1 

provided that any salary or aom#a&aation now provid6d 

by lrw to b6 p4id auoh OOUnty kditOr* Out Of 4ny 

apeoial funda, InoludIng o 

""g 

l na4tlon nadarod arriigatlon, lovaa, drrlnrgr, roa or aohool diatrlota, 

,ah411 b4 ah4rg6d and ooll6oted, but ah4l.l ba p4Id Into 

the geaaral ad of auoh oount$64, Tho Countr Tmaaur u o t l uoh 60uati68 l h8n 6aoh.no6ive 4 8416rp of 

Forty-W6 Hundnd ($4200.00) Do~l8ra per 4nnm. Th6 

Judg6a oi th6 Oouaty Ootirta-rt-Law and tha Oount 

arimin41 Courts ti 8414 o.ountloa ah&L rroh JF60. I~ V6 6 

a61aFr Of 8iXt$'-thr.6 @ldY6d ()630&m) DOlhrS $69 

annum. All auoh l alarloa ah811 be paid Out oi t&6 

orrloua* salary had or the gonarrl fund 6f auoh 

0ount168, 48 th6 6486 84y b6. 

"866. 3. Th6 Oouatr Tr64auro*, upoa the approval 

or th6 Ocm8Iaaloa6ra Oourt, ghill b6 allow6d bb 4gpolnt 

6no (1) 6aaIat48t at a a4lary not to 6x686d tb6rrtprour 

Muadrad (#2400.00) Dollrrr 06r 6nnum, sad 6 466cU 

l 6aiat4nt 4t 4 8414ry not to 6XO66d’%i6A%por, ltimdrad 

(#2100.00) D6ll4ra pu amum. .8ald 6aaIatanta ~hrll b6 

SQQOiAt6d by th6 e684W6r 4nd 4h4ll. t4k bh4 AaA41 oath 

authority to do and p~19oka in Oh6 MJW o? tJl6 trraauar 

l u6li rota of' 4 616oti4L or ,~atrrirl ohsrooter as my 

k raquirad at than by tha @mkty Troaauror. All ai said 

ularIaa l namu4t6d I8 tJkI6~ l 66tIo n l hll b6 paid fra 

tha g6fwral fund of auoh o6ciAtlaa. 

i i , 
Eon. 080. B, Shsppard, p4g6 4 

-iI+ 

Thhr Commi4aIon4ra Court 0r 640h OS 

said ooun 6s ah411 grant an Inor~aaa in th6 

6mploy66a* salary budgot and aa6n.d said badg68 

ror the naoraarr~ amount for 411 oi said oounty 

offlo. nanad In S6OtiOAS 1 and 2 4boV6, SqUSl 80 

a ffit66A (15$) per ornt lnor64aa IA th6 l al4ry 6f 

411 th6 amp10y608, d6 utIaa arid l aalat4nta re all 

0r amid ofrIoaa, baa6 t on the psy roll or th6 partlortlar oiila6 as of M4r4h, 1945. T&r l alarla4 of 

th6 otfI61418 nam6d la thla A68 4hall not ba laOr6SS6d bayond tha 8418r164 flad In this A6t. &id 

lnor6486 in a4larl6a ah811 be paid froa Oh6 gaa6nl 

fund 6r oftlou salary ?unb, or road 6nd brldga 

round or auoh o6uatIaa. 

' *$OO. S+ Th6 Oeunt O64mIaaIoa6ra 6? l ua h 

oountIea ah411 6aoh r666 i 10 a 84larp o? pff$y-iii76 

?kudred ($5500.00) Dollua p6r 4n~m1 4nd auoh aaluI6a ~ah4l.l b6 p4ld out oi th6 Road 4nd aid66 Funds 

or th6 thn6r61 Fund at SU6h OOMti64, 88 th. 6486 

mar now be. 

"-i+ 

All fuatisra Of th6 'PO406 4nd @ORstab168 0 'auoh 4OMtlM who 4rs OOSkp4A4St6d on a 

m gala as provldrd by law ah411 b6 6atltlod to 

rrtaln annual to68 and/or rralarJ ot FQrty-arY6A 

Hundrrd Fifty (#4750,00) DOll4rS 466hC pYWfd6d, 

how4vor, th6t 411 ?466 and oomlaalona, uheth6r 

ourront or dalInqu4n8, rbfoh 4ro ooll668od by the 

Irrortnbont during hi4 86nW6 Of Ofti ah4l.l b4 

4ppll6d first to th6 pWm64t Of his doputloa, 4uthorlaad l xpanaoa of hla.otrlo6, and to m4k6 up 

th6 maximUm osplg6SS4tfO6 prOvfd6d fOr ';A thi@‘,, 

seation. Ao 806h OiiI88r8 shall bo l ntItl64 to r6- 

omirr ror 4ar purpoa* 4ny t4ra or 6ommIaaIona that 

4ra oollaotod aftor ho 068884 to hold l u6h of2166.- 

"f-5 

h.Ia Aot ahall not rap6il l 4y oi thm 

prmla ona Oh8pt6YS 169 and 585 

R4#ular Boasion, pa- 2b0, 1309 

I, th &(lIalatur6, 

(l&l ? mm 4~~6~~ 

as Artlole 3912-8, Saatloa 19 (r-1) and (h-2 T , Vunon*a 
Hon. G6.o. H. Shepp4rd, p4g4 5 

:, ;., : 

Annotated Girl1 Staiitoa. Tha,rirt66n (15%) ,ior' -',. 

sent Inoraaa6 in: 641.4ry her6in,proYid6d for ahmU 

b6 in 4ddltlon to the l alarioa ‘or 6mploy668; d’aputI6a and 4aalatanta prorldad ior $4 said AUtoi 8 

i That Siotlcil or Chrpter 61 Aota tj$th 

k(li~~h6itlar: 8oaaio~ pago 151 (19j7), Aow 

l ppo4rl4g ai Art1616 39126-l: fumn*a A44ot4trd Cl*ir 

Statutra~~ '4nd all other &rrr In ooa$&Iat ,horwlth bo, 

4na the 48~ 4+0 hereby rrp6416d, lnaoiar as +hr~ 8qar. 

4ra In oontllot with th6 pro+Ialona or thla A6t, but 

not othuwiaa. 

"S60,- 9. Th6 84&4ry 3d .a. dOUUtf ~ll&UO6~ Of 

ruoh oountf shall A08 6XO66d ?ir$PtWO BilAdr6d Fifty 

($5250.00) Dolldra.-per am& rid l al4ry to ba flxod 

by thr Oommiaalon6ra,Oour8 and p4Id out or th4 road 

l rul brldgo Lund Of auoh oouatioa. 

'Sea. 10. Thr salary or the Count;l S6hool Sup6r- ~ 

Intender& or 4uoh oountl6a shall b6 Fit0 Thoursnd Fifty 

($5050.00) Dollars par 44aum, Uld ularp to bo paid 

out or the aohool 6qualI44tlon rund. . 

Wli6r ;?++t 

It Is iiuther pratldod that ‘6; ml&m& 

pa d l ng road 41&d bridge am loy6q of auoh 

oountl68 ah411 b6 not 1688 thrn Fifty II 50#] 

,( i 

ooata per 

hour. 

*860. u. U 4ny sootion, paragraph, olauae ey 

.arnteno) la thla A& is d6olu6d to b6 UAoOAatitAtioA6f., 

it: 84m6 ahall not 4ttaat th6 ram4Inlly portIoaa of this 

xp la rurther th6 intaAt;OA or the L6~18148A?4 La 

th6*.+6Jk) thi# Aot shall b6 d6616r6d US6WlStftUtiOd, 

that tha nlrrlaa an4 oorp6autioaa or tha 6mploya64, 

daputioa 4nd l aalataata oitha publla offioua mama6 In 

this Aot 4~4 the marinmm Smmnt of aalarlu and oapaaaatioaa whlah 614~ be paid to 84fd SmQlO~e68, 66puti68 
‘. 

533 

" Hon. Gee. Ii. Bheppard, 'pago 6 

and arrlrtantr, #hall remain the 8ame a8 say now 

be fixed by existing law. 

==P 

Th0 raet that 0irfaer8 and eaployew 

in ooua 88 l r r eo ted by thir Aot l ra now paid 8al.- 

8l388 JlOt OOJlSi8Xl8UT8t8 With their 88laX'iQ8 8Dd dUti88j 

th8 Saot that thr County Auditor in the eOUlItie8 herein l ffeot84 br tht8 AOt 82'0 th8 bubh;et Oftia8r8 Of 

raid aOUZltie8, with - inWe* in dUti88 ali& lT88- 

pCWibbi~ti.8~ the faot that the Gounty Tr8aawr in 

raoh Oil tha OOUUti.8 n-4 Ila.6 tL0 a88i8tMt8 iOr the 

PrO 

r 

r dl*OhWgO Of hi8 dUtt88; Mb thb fUSth8r faot 

t&~ laoroar living oort an4 taxer hare greatly 

inoMa804 th8 1iVa 8Xpli8a8 Of the @Qp1Oy808, 

dQUtie8 aa& a88i8tMt8 pi the OOUR~ OffhW8 

MMa, 80 that 8aid OftiO8r8 ar8 hmbg dlfcietity 

in k8opin.g a&equate rtaifr of train04 parsoanak, 

armak8 8n l nergmcy an6 aa lmpbratlro publir 

WOO88ity that thm Oonrtltutlonal Rule rocpairias' 

bill8 to b8 nad on thrro rweral dayr~ .in eaoh 

HOu88, be 8~8QOndad, and 8alid Rule 18 hor8br 8U8- 

p6n&bs and thi8 AOt Shall take 8ffeot md be in 

roros from &nd attor the b8ta or .itr parragr; an& 

it 48 8e enaoted. 

/I/ John Lse Smith 

Prrrident or the sowto 

'I hOr8b oortity that 9. B. X0. 246 pa8Mb the 

Senat8, &pi i 4 1945, by th8 folloring: rote: Yea8 29, 

my8 0; hprii 23, 1945, sat4 333fw0a t0 ~00~~0~ in 

irOU88 arPlmXl~at8 an4 XWUU88b I the l p g o intiwaot f a 

@Xlf8S?WO~ ~05idtk8 

MQlO8t~ tiy 15, 19.94 

&kFil 30, 1945, HOMe midi&4 

, 88n8ti adOpt84 f%Il.f8WPO8 oO* 

mltka 8oport by tha follodng rote: Yoa8 26, my8 01 

xay 15, 1945 tote on abb titi naen8L48ro41 my 29, 

1945,:a. n. HO. 2&breoa f 04 srom the 86TOfoo1c'8 ofri0e 

by authotitf oi 8. Q. R. Bob 33) Mar.31, 19b5, hew Coaferenee oomltteo mport wa8 adopted by t&a to&loring 

tote: Ia8 29, N8gr 0, _ 
? .’ 534 . . . _, ._ 

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Hon. Coo. 8. Sheppard, page 7 

"1 hrraby oortlfy that S. B. NO. %b: pa88*d the 

mIl88 of RIprW8nt8.tile8, April 26, 1915, with MM(Lm8llt8, by thr folb~ill& ?OtO: YWS 109, Nays 61 

A&l 30, 1.945, Eouso grant04 rOqW8t or Sonata ror 

appointment oi COti8lWiO8 CWd.ttOO~ YlY 15, 1945, 

Km88 adopt84 Conferon Comaitk8 amport by th8 

iollow5Jq rota; Y8aI ll7, Play8 2 1 my 3%. 19b5, 

50~88 ?800n814er84 the tot-a by wh ah the Oonfarenoo 

Report was adogitod; May 31, 1945 now Coatrnne* 

ii8&Wtt -8 adOpt84 by th8 ~O~oWjng VOtC: Y8a8 110, 

.:amy* 0; ’ 

/I/ chMLlO8 JOIIO8 

ibid clerk of the HOU88 

Of RO~lIMktiV.8. 

A~pPrOV84: 

Dat8 

FIX&D IN TW OBpICiZ Og TEE 

SSCRSTARY 03 WEA'IX 

THIS 2nd day if Juan, 1945 

at & ocolook 8n4 &O minutb8 

/a/ Qlaudr 18b8ll 

r3oorrtary of Stat8 

wo call your 

abOV8 Aat whloh Mad8 

partloular att+atlon to 8eotiOn 4 Of th8 

in prt a8 iO3hlI8; 

Thi8 portion of 9rotlon 4 1 8 l qpro8wd in plain and 

unamblguow lawuago an4 it8 pwulhg i8 alear and &f%lllt8, and 
/ 

goon. ueo. Ii. sh8ppar4, pago 8 

thaw i8 no ooos~ion for oon8truotioa. 

h ViOW Or the iOr8([Oi44 it 18 OUR OQfIliO8l th4t the 

annual 8rrmomiatioa (in the 1946 buU&et of Boxar bounty) for 

th0 purpoe8 0r payin th8 mlarior of regular ana 8xtm 

dOpUtiO8 in th8 Om08 Of th8 A88@88OIFcOll4OtOr Of TaX88, 

8hOud b8 th8 MoUnt Or tJi* Msroh 1945 pyI’O= (iOr Uid 

OfflO8) %Udti~li@d by 12bm&8) p1U8 Ul l dditiO5a8U0 l Of 

tifteen (15%) per aont to 86v8r th8 lnor8aro. 

ti oonnrotlon with the rongoln6, w oall your l tt8ntloa 

to tha faot thmt the l rrootlv* aato of &nab Bill IJo. 2J+6 was 

Juno 2, 1945. 

Yours very truly, 

AttOrn8y OoMMl Of TOXBS 

BY