OFFICE OF'THE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSllN

mnoruble C. J. **Wilde county**  **Auditor Iiueoo~**  **county** Corpw Christi, -ram
Dwr Sir: Oplnlon NO. o-3899 Ro: Ia Nueoee County legally authorixea to pay any long dir t&nod blephona oallm oontraoted by the dirtriot judge through fitelephone the l

rv1ce **r0r** whloh la paid by the oounty?
Your 

### lettarof Au&t 23, 1941, repueatlngen oplnion or this dqurtaent upon the **above** dated ~wrtlon hae boai reeeivea.

'50 **quotr** frm your lsttrr aa tollowmr

Ve **quot.** Artiole 6020, JudSoiel Diatrlot Rperuea I
**AU Di8txlot Judger and **amriot** atternem when engaged in the dlsoherge **0r** their **0fiiOial** 

### a8tia8**in any**  **oounty** in thlr State other than the oounty of their re8ldmnee rhall 

### bo allOwed their l otue l a nd nso oua ry

l xpelue a

uhlle a OtUa uy

0~5iigd 

### h t& ai8OhRTge Of awh dutloa not to uaee4 four dollara 

### par &ef for 

### hotel **blU8,** and nbt to **ox** 

### oeod twentyoentr l 

### dls rhan trerrling **by** 

### private

oo 0, in 

### go1116 tc end a8wrnlq from e pkoe Ihere 8uoh **aotiw** are dlnharged trrtoline: by the 

### nearoatpnotieal MUM. mh **ofi100~** 

### aal **auo** 

### tsoein tha a&ml urd neo

### 4.58

### 459

sisnombte **a. r.**  Nildo, Agm 8

Essex postege, 

### %&ograph end telephone exp~~or lnourrad by them is ths tiotwl diSOhar6a Of their UUtiU. SUOh OXpenaes shall be paid by the State upon the lwrn e&l 1 tem i seU looount of eaoh distriot judge or attorney entltlod thereto, show?ng rush l xpossos. In bfstrlot oonteiai

*51 mom #mn cm county, 

### suoh expoas~ shsl -es in any ens fear QlOO.00 isr woh oounty in the diatrioti 

### ?rovltled

that no dlstriot judJir or attsmey shall rooeire more then ~$600.00

in any eae par under the pro+l8lons of this artiale. The aooount 'or said swviorr shall **be** recorded in **the** offlcislmlnutss ot the disttiot oourt OS t!m county 

### In whioh such Judgr or attorney resides, raspeotlvely.~


### "IOUwill r,otloe

in. the above artlolss tbst no r*fersnoo Is pads airbot to distrlot judges aoting in th4r ofSio1sl co city Ii? only one county. It does state in a9" strlot ccntalnlng mom then one County such expanses shnll 

### nevmr *xOeeU in any one year 4100.00 for e3oh oounty in thr distriot.

We wula Lika to hav* your G&'l!Gn on 

### 'the sboto Artlole with mfaronoe as to whether 

### the County 

### is Justiflod in 

### payinga.sr long dlstanoe oalls oootmoted by the Distriot Judge throuP@ a talophone, the ssrvios 

### for which IS paid by the Csunty.
*YOU ~iii **noti in**  tb **mi0iO it**  **a000** state:
l *suoh oitissr sha ll a lso m odrethe lstul and noososarypos %a a, toloyph end trlephone expanses in l otrul dlsoharge of their duties.', *howaver,as I uadarstasdthe artiolo, suoh erponsss 

### shall be reduoed to writing and SWOW ata,eaent rorwardod to 

### the Stat., 

### whish shall..



### Eenombls C. 

### J. Wilde,Rge S

\ rotuud

### tha **uouat** t&the Dlstrirt Judm 

### orrIs~~~yWto whoeta? nkem papent ot

Saotion 8 of &tlole 8899). Vun~a~s **Amotatad** Ciril 

### Statutea,

provIdesa

**“ Sea.**  **2.** Suitable offIoe8end sktionery and bSenks neoossmy in the per**fornmnao of**  

### their **duties say**  **in** the disemtlon of the OomIssloners Court also be 

### l'uraIshsd

to realdent Dlstriot Judgoa, 

### ruiaent Dlstrlot ana Count County Suporlntondants 

### an& g horneye, 

### ounty 8urvayore, and may bo jmld for on ordu of tha Coamissionus Court 

### out of the County Trea8Ury."
The CO3ld8SiOll~rS’ COUrt i8 auth;jrizOd by the **above** uoted rovlsion of Artlole S399b to furnish to rooklent **1 z**  

### lstris judgessultsble O~SSOU snd stetlono~~~T~s~ nsoesauy In the gerfomukoe of tholr **dutias.** 

### la to bo 

### noted

# that thir prorIsIon

of the statute la 

# nit mndatory, but tha aatter ir left wholly within thr dlsomtlon or 

### thr aomIsslonus* 

### Court. If the ComaIulomrst Court **dotomisu,** 

### within its disarstion **that** it dll furnish **sult** l bla 

### oftloss sto., ts meldmat **dfstrlot judges**  **of** the **oousty,** 

### wo think thi the ComIss10asrs~Court is suthsrlsed to 

### lnstall or 

### hare lnstal.led in 

### rush effloobr offices a~;~pne or 

### telephoau aad pay 

### the monthlyrm&al thoreoa. we **do** not **think** 

### that this **ststute** 

### is **broad** 

### l **nrpea to**  **matho&** 180 the 

### ComIssfoaorstCourt 

### to py for 

### 10~ Uistsaeetels- ;ihona erlls rontmotod by the residentdistrlot judge or 

### Judge over theso tsbphoaem or my other tmIephono8.

It 411 **be** noted that all upenses luthorisedby 

### fitiols68SOs supa, for 

### dimtrkt judps and dI8trIotattornsye when 

### ged In ths dlssbr l 

### of 

### their otiioial duties
2?!eE $-by 

### the 6tstoyafhe swrn 

### an41td8068000uat

strIot judge 

### or at uaey l 

### ntltlodthereto. This l tatoto la 

### no wise l

athrdsu the Ctissloas?s* Wt 

### 60 pay say sf the sxpenses al&ssd the-la out of ths l saatJ funacre

we **rdi** to 

### find w statute nimaioners’ Court 

### to pay the 1086 **dlsh~e** 

### the **a08-** no allaHonorable0. J. Wilds, Psgs 4



### of a aistrlctjudge, in day avant, and in ths ebaenoo of rush statute ws respeotfullysnswer the abwe stated puestion in the asmtiro.

Trusting that the 

### foregoing fully 

### answersyour inquiry,w arm