0FFlCEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXA.S

**AUSTIN**

Honoyable D. klchard Voges couuty Attorney Wilson county Floresville, Texas
Dear Sir:

Your reqwst ror e r0imf5g queatlcns:
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### reesystemandthatit8ctticermareconw Yourmrther advise that the SheriK or hly the 8tlpp0r seventy-rive ($Ts.oo) Dollary byvirtue or Article 59%. BeViSed

article 5899 **(a), Revbed**  **Civil. .3tatutee**  **of Texas,**  reads ti8r0ii0ws: *lit the clu.cree 0r each mcnt?i0r his tenure or orrlce eech orrleee Maed here3.nHonorable D.eloherd Voges, Page 2

whois compeneated on aree basis shall **make** as part or the report howrequired by law, an itemized and mvornstatement or all the actual and neoessary expenses lnourred by him in tha conduct of hiaofiioe, such ae stationery, stamps, telephone, premiunla on 0rriOiazs* bond@,’ lncludlng **the doat**  **or eurety**  bonds ror hla Deputfee, premiumon iire, burglary, thert, robbery lneuranoe proteotlng public iundo, traveling srpenees andother necessary expeneee. The Commieelonere~ Court of the county oS 

### theSherirr’s reoldence may, uponthe written and sworn applieation.of the Sheriff stating the moeeslty thereror, purohase equipment for a bureau or orlmlnal ldentirloatlon euoh as aameras, ringer prlntoarda, **inke,** ohealcals, mloroecopes, radio and laboratory equipmat., riling oarde, filing aabinets tear gas andother equipment in keeping with the eystem’in use bytlm Department or **Publie Safety**  **of** this State or the United States Department of Juetlce and/or Bureau of Crlmlnal Identlrimion. Ii euoh expenses be inourred in ~oonnection with any particular oese, suoh statenrrnt ahall nameeuoh oane. Suohoxpense account shall be ‘subject to. the audit of the County Auditor, If any, otherrise by ths Comaiselonere~ Court; and ir it appear8 that any item or such expense was not lnaurred by.euohorrioer or euoh item #ai. not a neoeeearp expen’m of oifloe, suah item shall be by such auditor or oourt rrjeoted, in which oaae the oolleotions of auoh item maybe adjudloated in any oourt of aompetent jurllpdiotion. Theamount or ‘rralarlea paid to **Aeeistante** and Deputlea ahall also be clearly ehownby euoh oifloer, giving the name, position and amountpaid eaoh; and in no event shall any oifioer ehowany greater **amount than**  **actually** paid any such Assistant or Deputy. The amount of such ex ensee **together** 

### withthe axmi%tor:salar %

### Bpaid to AssiatXSIt#, Deputies and Clerks shall be paid **out of**  **the** reas earned by 6UOhoftloer. The

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Xonorable D. Richard Vcgee, Rage 3

Commissioners* COttrtOfthe county of the Sheriff*8 reeldence may, upon the written and eworh appllcatlon or tti Sherlrr etating the neceseltg thereror, allow one or more automobile8 to 

### beused by the Sheriii Iu the dlscherge or his ofiicIa1 duties, whIoh, If purchased by ths CoUnty, sbcll be bought In the meunerprescribed bylaw 

### rortbs purchase **or supplIe8**  **and paid**  **ror out**  **or th8**  Osneral Fundor the county and t&ey shell **be** andrema3.11

the property or the county. The expense or stelntenance, depreolatlon and operation of such automobiles 

### asmaybe allowsd, whether purcbrsed brthv county or omed by the Sheriff or his Deputies personally, shall be paid for by the 5herlff audthe amountthereof shall be reported by the Sherifr, on the report above Prsntlonrd, **In** the suse 

### manner ns herein provided ror other expen~es.~ Artiole 3891, Revised Civil Statutes or Texas, made, in part, as rouws:

Qach **ofrloer** nemedia t&Is Cheptcr shall 

## rir8t out or the ourront tee8 cr his oSfio6 pay or be paid the amount allowed him uwler thrsproviaiona or Artlols 5555, together. with the salaries of his assistants agd deputles, and authorleed expenses under Artiala 3899, end the amountnooesnry to corer oosts or pmmlumon whatever surety bond maybe required by law. Ir the current gee8 of aueh office collected In any year be pore than ths amountneeded to pay tim amounts above specirled, sameshall be doomedoxuess feis, aml slnll be disposed or in the uanner herebarter provldad. "In oounties oontalnfag twenty-rive thousand (g5,OOO) or less inhabltauts, DIstrIct aad County ofricors naxed herein shell retain one-third of suoh exuess fees until suoh one-third, togetlmr with tbs amounts specIfIed In Article 3583, emounte to Three Thousand Dollare ($3,000). Precinot orrlodm shall retain en+thh-4 u@I.l suchHonorab+e D. Richard Voges, Pago 4

one-third together with the amount **speolrt** od in &r&l8 5883, amunte to Fourteen 5drad Dollar8 (#1400).a

**This Dopartmant**  **ha8** repeatedly 

### ruled **OrriOOrS are**  oomponeatod upon a reo bhsI8 tbrt $hat whore oamty ixponses inoldont to county offIce muetbe paid Worncurrent rees bolonglng to .saId orrice. Yes opinion dated July13, 1934, written by

### Eon. Julius F. Franki, Assistant Attorney Oenoral; and meny otbr opinions 0r this Departsmnt.

$6ooncur with you In your opinion andwleh to thank you 

### ror **your** very able brief which **be8** assisted **us in**  **passing** uponthle question.

tlYo agree with you that Senate 

### Concurrent Resolution Ho. 40, or 

### ths 44th Texas &gl8~laturo, passed In loss, **he8 m**  bearing on Article 3899, Revleod Civil Statutes of TEUS, which 1~s amendedIn 1937.

Youare therefore rospeotrully advised that It IO tIio oplnlon 0r this Depertmnt that the Comml88loner8* court of
nuson county, Texas, a County operatlag upon %

### r80baSti, lmy not pay the County Sherlrr, monthly, the neco8eary ard aotual expenses rortolephone **out** or the General Fund or the County. SuohSheriff however maypay **auoh** expense out of hIe ourront r008 or 0frio0.

Youam further reSpeCtfully edrieodthat It I8 the Opinion Orthi8 Department that the **COmmi8~~Olpsr8 ’**  **cOUrt,Of** 'Rileon County, Texan, a County operating upona fee **basfp, play**  not pay the County Sheriff, sumthly, a oertaln **Bum ior**  the malntenanoo and **up-keep or**  **a county**  autormbIlo, furaI8hed the Sherlrr **by** the County ror his oificlal duties, cut or the General Fund or the County. Artlola 3899 (a) oxpreruly provides that the expense of malntenanae, doprocIation and opeiatlon or suah autoimbiles as meybe allowed, whether puzWmeed **by** the county or ownedby the sherffi or hIa deputies personally, shall be paid for by the Sheriff andthe asmunt there@ **8-l** be reported by the Sherlfi, on the report above wntloned, in the **Sm** spanner**as 18**  provided therein ror other expenses.

TkwtIag that thle 8atIoractorlly an8wers your inquirr,. - 

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Honomble D. Richard, Page 5

andwith boet regards, wo.arO Very truly yours A'iWliU'&SY

GILIURAL

OF TEXAS 

# BY Sm.J.Fnnnine **A4SSiSt6klt**