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



### 1 Eon. coo. E. Shhsp ml 

### Comtitroller

of Pu 110 Acoounta 1 Y Auatlu, 

### Toxaa ODlnlon No. 0 4a.l D8ar 

### Slrr Ril

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opinionon the 

### rrom your letteras



### drlar ii., by 

### the l



### naotrmt or 

### S.B. 49th Lagialaturo

a11Win45

a 15s



### pllmi **by** 

### 12 monthsplus 15s for the Inoraaaa. "*In tha **0880** or 

### th orrio@ 

### d wm Bexar 

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

l 

### alarIeaof regular 

### and l **tra dapu**  ties. **,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 portionof **Marah** 1945 and this is typpfealof 

### alroat any 

### month or thkyur. l!br*- 

### roro, unloaa the annualapproprlatlon la rigured 

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### 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 ahallthankyou t o l 

### drls6m6 the **proper** 

### anawu to mukr **to** this raquoat.*
F~OBour dlaouaalon oi the above quostlon with 

### the Eon, p. E. m6kiaoni, Aaaraaor-00116stor or 

### T4x64 0r 

### k$ 8r Oounty,T6xaa, It 1a our Und6r8tlad& that 70148re d6alroua oi 

### awin&what a&m **or moiier**  a&uld **b6 rppr6prlatad**  **in** 

### the 1946 bud@ OS Bexrr 

### County ror tbo 

### purposeof **paying** tha l alariea 

### of ragul4r **and** 

### extra daputl68 in thi offiorof th6 Aaaaaao~o~lrotor at ‘Paxan.

Thr population

oi Ba xa r

Count y

l **ooording** 

### to the 1940 Fodus1 Censusyam 388,176.



### 96n4toBill 190.

266, Aata 

### or the 49th Leglal.aturr,Rag**ular** 

### 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~ 

### Fader4106naua; 

### 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 of

the m tn 6d

0rri6i4k8 m a y not **br doarsaa6d;**  **proriding** tha wtbd **6sd swam**  **by rhioh**  8414 offtoara a& 

### asployoea shall bo oobpaaaa86d~ ro**Q6tiiw 8.OtiOll**  

### 1 Of ah4#6r 81, &6t4 Ot th6 &5th I,.@& 

### 181484r6,

**86&ulrr** 

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### J5JS XT 

### EWXED BYTKXLEOISLATURF, OF ‘IRE **STATE** OF **TeXASi** 

### .Tbgr **prorialona** 

### of thla~A6t 

### rh411rpply 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 FodrralC6Aaua. **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~ 646Jlr6oaIr6 **a aalar~**  6r **8ar6ntp** 

### 86v6S**Eundr6d** 

### (#7700.00) -D6114ra

**pu** 

### 4rmumo **9h6 OOU**  tr 

### Auditoroi auoh oouatlea 

### shall **reeoltr** 

### 6 84lSrfof sw6a8pfour Raadr64 (47400.00) D6llara p6r 4namh in 

### 116~ of my 4ml 

### 8l1~6orpaaaatIon ow provided **bp** 

### 14~1 **provided that**  

### any salaryor aom#a&aation now **provid6d** 

### by lrw to 

### b6 p4id auoh OOUnty kditOr* Out Of 4ny 

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### na4tlonnadarod arriigatlon,lovaa,drrlnrgr, roa or 

### aohooldiatrlota, ,ah411 b4 ah4rg6dand ooll6oted, but ah4l.l

ba p4Id Into the geaaral

ad 

### of auoh oount$64, Tho Countr Tmaauru ot l



### uoh 60uati68l



### h8n **6aoh.no6ive** 4 8416rp of **Forty-W6** Hundnd ($4200.00) Do~l8ra **per 4nnm.**  **Th6** 

### Judg6aoi 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 ah811be paid Out oi **t&6** 

### orrloua* salary had or 

### the gonarrlfund 6f auoh 0ount168, 

### 48 th6 

### 6486 84y b6.
**"866.** 3. **Th6** 

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### or th6 Ocm8Iaaloa6ra Oourt, 

### ghillb6 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 

### 8414rynot to **6XO66d ’** **%i6A%por, ltimdrad**  

### (#2100.00)

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### t4k **bh4 AaA41**  oath



### authority

to do 

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### than by tha @mkty Troaauror. 

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### tha g6fwral

**fund of**  **auoh o6ciAtlaa.** 

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Court 0r 640h OS 

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### 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** 

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### roll or 

### th6 partlortlar

oiila6 **as** of M4r4h, 1945. T&r l alarla4 of 

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### la thla A68 

### 4hallnot **ba** 

### la**Or6SS6d** 

### bayondtha 8418r164 flad In this A6t. &id 

### lnor6486

in a4larl6a

ah811be paid 

### froa Oh6 gaa6nl fund 6r oftlou salary?unb, or road 6nd brldga 

### roundor auoh o6uatIaa. ' *$OO. 

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### ah411 6aoh r666 

### 10 **a** 

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### 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.

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### All fuatisra 

### Of th6 

### 'PO406 4nd @ORstab1680 'auoh

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### law ah411b6 6atltlod to 

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### Hundrrd

Fifty (#4750,00) 

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### how4vor,th6t 411 ?466 and oomlaalona, 

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### Irrortnbont

duringhi4 **86nW6 Of**  **Ofti** 

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**xpanaoa** 

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### th6 maximUm

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aftor 

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### 585 R4#ular Boasion, pa- 2b0, 

### 1309 I, th &(lIalatur6, 

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### Hon. G6.o.

H. Shepp4rd,

p4g4 5 :, ;., :

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

### Inoraaa6in:

641.4ry her6in,proYid6d for 

### ahmU b6 in 4ddltlonto the l alarioa ‘or 6mploy668; d’apu

### tI6a and 

### 4aalatanta prorldad

ior 

### $4 said 

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Cl*ir **Statutra~~** '4nd 

### all **other** 

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with th6 pro+Ialona or 

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### ruoh oountf 

### shallA08 6XO66d ?ir$PtWO **BilAdr6d** Fifty ($5250.00) 

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al4ryto ba flxod by thr Oommiaalon6ra,Oour8 and p4Id out or th4 road l 

### rul brldgoLund Of auoh oouatioa. 'Sea. 10. Thr salaryor the Count;l S6hoolSup6r- ~ 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.
.

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ng road 41&d

bridge am 

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### 1688 thrn Fifty II 50#] 

### ,( i ooata per hour. *860. u. 

### U 4ny 

### sootion, paragraph,

olauaeey **.arnteno)** 

### la **thla** A& **is d6olu6d**  to **b6 UAoOAatitAtioA6f.,**  it: **84m6**ahall not 4ttaat th6 ram4Inlly 

### portIoaa of this xp la rurtherth6 intaAt;OA or the L6~18148A?4 La th6*.+6Jk) thi# **Aot** 

### shall**b6 d6616r6d**  **US6WlStftUtiOd,** 

### that tha nlrrlaa an4 **oorp6autioaa** or tha 6mploya64, 

### daputioa4nd 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,

#hallremainthe 8ame a8 say now be fixed 

### by existing law.

==P Th0 raet that 0irfaer8 

### and eaployew **in ooua**  **88** l

r reot ed

**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 here

### in 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** 

### fUSth8rfaot 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 8nl

**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 XWUU88bI



### the lpgointiw at of**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'8ofri0e 

### by authotitf

oi 8. Q. **R.** 

### Bob 33) Mar.31, 19b5, **hew Coa**  

### ferenee

oomltteo mport wa8 adopted 

### by t&a to&loring tote: Ia8 29, N8gr 0,

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/

. 

### Hon. Coo. 8. Sheppard, page 7

"1 hrrabyoortlfythat 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 

### Sonataror appointment

oi **COti8lWiO8** 

### CWd.ttOO~ YlY 15, 1945, **Km88** 

### adopt84**Conferon Comaitk8**  

### amportby th8 iollow5Jq

rota; **Y8aI** 

### ll7, Play8 21 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 & 

### ocolook8n4 &O minutb8
**/a/ Qlaudr**  

### 18b8ll r3oorrtary

of Stat8

wo call your **abOV8** Aat 

### whloh Mad8 partloular att+atlon

to 8eotiOn4 Of th8 **in** prt **a8 iO3hlI8;** 

**Thi8** portion 

### of 9rotlon4 

### 18 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([Oi44it **18 OUR**  **OQfIliO8l** 

### th4t **the** annual 8rrmomiatioa **(in the**  **1946 buU&et**  **of** Boxar bounty) for 

### th0 **purpoe8** 0r **payin** th8 **mlarior of**  

### regularana 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 dditiO5 a l

**8U0 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