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<div class="ocr">THE ATTORNEY GENERAL _
OF TEXAS

Gersld C. Mann AUSTIN, TEXAS

REIKO. ;

AGTORNES GENERAL

Honorable ©. R. Allen
County Attorney
Hemilton County
Hamilton, Texos

Dear firt Opinion No. 0-5615
; Re: County Cormi sai onera
Traveling Expenses.

_ Your letter of September 14, 1943, requesting
the opinion of this department an the questions atated
therein reads an follows:

"J heave been called upon by the commissioners
court to construe the me of Chapter 362 page
637, Generel and Special Laws of Texas, Reguiax
Session 48th Le ature, which is as foilowa:

bk "Seotion 1s In ofa eounties of this atete
aving a population on ens than oeoraing se Shs : |
ant prec = Federd caionare |

dgert of such counties ts ensue ee ee et ees ‘te

#liow gach Gommlissionér the aun af sot more =

that Zwenty~five ($25,00) Dollara per nonth f

traveling expenses while on offielal in aaid counties. *

ate an opinion from your depart~«
‘ment wZ would appreciate, an optato axe uned in -
seid act upon the following point: (1) Dees the
languege used mean that the Goumtasionersa Court
pay pasa en order allewing each comalesianer the
. pum of Swenty-five ($25.00) Dollars per mouth for
trav expenses, without limitation, or doas
Sd erga eorreet remeoe baie contre
such expenses ¢
mitted: shone 6 the extent of the $iks rentaved?

"fie Commissioners Court of the County is at
@ lose to know what their duty ia in the matter and
I am uncertain as to how the act should be construed .
and x would thank you for an opinion at your convenience.”

We direct your attention to our Opinions Was, 0-5497
and 0~5A71, oné enclose e copy of eaah for your convaniende,
Opinion Ho, 0~$471 48 an opinion in regard to the effective
date of Senate Bill No. a. Acta of the 48th Leglelature,
Regular Seseion, 1943 (Ch. 362, ps 637, General and oda
Taws of Texan) » ion No. 0-5497 is an opinion pans | OB

Bir ented Gap ables t inition

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a question similar to the one presented in your inquixy.

In view of Senste ill No. 319, supre, it is our

" opinion thet the Commi sed onert s Courts in all counties of
this State having ¢ population of less than 25,200 inhabit-
ents, according to the l#set preceding federal census, is
euthorized by seid Act to allew each commissioner the sum
of not more than Twenty-five Vollara per month for travel-
ing expenses while on official business, Provided, of course,
@ coamisaioner hus expended Twenty-five Dollars during the
month for traveling expenses while on official business, In
other words cach acunty copminsioner in counties caning within
the population bracket mentioned in the stutute is entitied to
Twenty-five Dollars per month for treveling expenses while on
officinl business if he hes actually expended that anount.
However, if the anount of Tesnty-five Dollara fea not incurred

| @8 expenses while traveling on officiel business the oownis-
sioner ia entitled only to the omount actually and necesserily
expended, The court can allow only the emount rendered fin the
bi21, an@ in no event can said amount exceed Twenty-five Dol-
lars "tor each comiesionsr during any one month,

Yours very truly,
ATTORNEY. GENER Al ‘OF TEXAS

piuahJek4 fae gneiqganes cs bol: aS

RC tne nd pete hoe

| AVenadigrd
senel,
APPROVED SEPT, 22, 1943
/a/. GeralA.¢. Mann
APECRNEY GENERAL OF TETAS

. APPROVED OPINION C CAML TTEE
SO BY BB, ‘Chairmen
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