Ron. R. 4, Rutu’loutt 

County Auditor 

Val Verde a-ty 

Del Rio, Tour 

f@lnlon lo. fblsl8 

R o : Who th or 0s o Hlo io l o mponratlau p a id to a 

8korlrr 18 r0gm0d u 

k0r 0r 0rri00 ud 

should k l o l o n8idoro d 

cn th0 uulrul r00 r0portj 

other rolatiod ~quutloM 

portalal to tha annual 

r00 rooor Y 0f a Oounty 

Iour Z0ttOr o? A 

'YY 

t B P, l itiitr r o 0. m 

rrom thim dapartmant $ho r0 onlng pnertiaorr 

Ca82iolaorr court to allow th# aorlrr ar 

Pnder tha magraph wrmlttiag the 

a o o untM p u 0r mi0 l oappmration s.a Ilou 

or ia06 not 8 alfloally pravld0a rw, ma 

wa notmrxwa r iaaraumlqtbatru~huoffi010 00mp0ruatiOn ia proparlj regarded 08 r0.r 

0r 0rri00, and #hotid bo 00 oorlrideraa ln the 

annual roe report? 

'9. At .thn olow of a yomrqr work &oulA 

not a11 r008 00ll00tod bag th0 rollorrlng 

yr ba rubloot to the ~rovlriy~ relating to 

for8 owned iba prier ~oarr’t 

l S. da b a aM d iafl80r r lhO~o UEO t0 h a * 

omrpald ~080 r00* a ttmg th a part 7urr bo 

prmsittrd to Urduat ma& an amowit iMlr the 

ourront roo8, or should 8uah a tlals br pro8mtaa to the Comd8rlonor8~ Court aid w them 

bo UooldodT Qr, if not ratirtaotorj, bo oarrled on to %a jmoper ehaanr;lt* 
i 

Eon,~ is, 4, Rmlulcutt, @ago t

W4 d8h to th8nk vu for JOIP rqpplowntal lett8r uudor dato l r (ktob4r 17th wheroln ~00. ol..rUy th4 

above 8tat0d qor8tlm8. 

In l a nuo o tldotn h your nqw8t mr Ozm, you 

rotor to Artlo 8QS4, Revlrod Qlvll Itatmt.8, lQQ5, rith 

th0 r0u08ing 84+md8: 

wo h a ve l on81aerea that the l r-offlolo 

oampeneatlemherelnprovldedror 00a8titd0a 

r008 0r 0rfl00 in u0u or th080 not 8p40iflul1 proddedtar, The 8ppUeatlon 1s hotter 

1~autrat.d in tbs ea.0 OS a 8herlrr l arnlng 

in lw r008 0r #ua a ,md aa b a g plrd~ M U0rri0z0 l a mp enea otli $o n l000.00 ddng a 

tom l ~~1 inr0r g th 4 p a 0r & & a .a atth, 4 

a a x tmpro w vided r0r wnd8r Art. 888s1. . The 

aoxt y4.r, lose h4 00114etr $600.00 r-8 

l amoaaurirg l&w. 

l 8houldth4 ~1000.00 l x-affl4lo 

ution not be oonridered v008 0r 

the rheriff would be l nt1tl.d to retaln a 

oftb$600+00arthatmuMnotputMmin 

oxoe84 0r the $saoa,00 prorldad r0r ln the 

.4eond pragmph of Irtq.8891; 

4QIn oouatl48 eont.lnlng tb,WO Or 

14.8 inhabitant., M.trlot and Oouut 

oera named herein #hall ntaln OM dl 

gflf~ 

8u.h 8x0888 rees until 8uoh on0 -ml, teA8 to Qu44tloxl Iumber Two, we Quota rrol. pur 

letter a. r0mns 

"It ha8 beon om eontentlon that ths 

offloer8 umual r44 report 8horlng th. 

total owp4n8aMon r4ooiw& ror the ymr, 

l houldbe h4ld a8 th4lm818 mount in&@- 

kradning rituth02 w mi h08 00ii00t0a h 
x011. R. t. Xuuuleutt, pege 8 

rOiiOWf.?Ag p-8 8-W OX.488 rO48. 8h0da OX0m0i0 eompen8aMon not b4 l laaa a8 eA i408 

0r 0rrm, th4 omoer 18 Oatitlrd to mOR0II 

M.~.t~u'#~~turddd.pb~~~nt 

00ii00ti~ to 0n* a p.r?t 0r it.* 

*Th, Qurirf 0r 

#s 006.40 au r408 or 

A d Lnto th. rount7 

OO.. rOO8. 

queatlon Xumbar Throo, we quote 

thl. .ouaty oolleoted 

0ff1~4 aumg im6. x4 

th4 8t.a Of $ 6.4 0 U l V. 

m iUs h 4 l OueOtOa ()78lm rOO8 l UM d 

in lOs6, wMo$ a mo uwnt o uld b a due the 8Ouutl~ 

uuder Ar t. 8&B, (being in 0xco88 0r $b 000.00 

r0r th4 

F 

ar 1936). Tb 8hrJI-m eOit4n&# tht 

aorfw 194 ax.slQ&sh. didnotaoll4otbl.full 

$S,OOC.OC and ba xwttined &SC.35 to oover tb 

defloitin th0.4 two mr., notwithrtabdlng tb. 

r448 were oarned ln 156. Cur the l .X'Xkb@. or 

MS6 bo rrta3.n.d ror 1 deficit in pi+ PUBt" 

wuo81 

lutiol. 89934, B8rired Clv%l Watuto., 1985, PO- 

'8h4rirrB 8hau -0 ~488fV4 #IO rOnOWlng oo.tp4M~tlont 

*1* ?Or all pr00.8. l#.ued fro18 the 

su*rm Court or Court8 0r Civil Appeal8, UXI 

BOPV4d bp’th4Z8, th4 U&W rr88 U a4 iUOW4a 

them ror almllar aerrlcro upon pro0088 l88t14d 

rrom th. dl. trlet oourt. 

48. For .U.&.onin~ di#tZ'bt.Ild 

OOU2ltJ oOUrt8, #erring l l 14otbn llotloe., 

notice8 to m8r84or8 of road8 uxl doling all 

other &V&&t bU.inr.8 Pot Oth4mf.4 provided 

for, net uceadlng OM thouaaml dollar. per’ 

annum to be flud th4 003..d...10U4T# BOrPt 

at the name time 0 r OX-OmOiO #ahrie# 

are tixed, uul to be paid out of the ,general 
Xon, R, T. Euudoutt, -0.4 

Artlola b896, R4,rirod Old1 Statute8 of 1926, 

U UWdOa, ~~Oa08t. 

% hmai..iOm4r8' hu't $8 harob &- 

b8amdirclaa~arlng00~88fianros8xOftiaiO #~l-ViU. t0 tiOOrmt7 OitiOid. rhrn.aO 

l UIUp4PutiOII a 4X4088 iO48 dbh tih.7 Ua 

allowed torotaln ahall naohtho mxlmtm~b 

vldedrorln thia chapter, Ihu888 dam-0 

- th a l mp ena a tlao nn d exa e.ia 8 .. whloh tha 

affleorr are allowed to ?eta%n 8hd.k not naoh 

the-~vidediarin hhi. ohaptar, the 

~88iOa4~8' DO& au d.bW OC?WKJ~atiOn 

re *rofflolo eervloea tin, intholr 3 

mat, 8uOh 8 

=r 

Mation 18 Bt.008.U'7, gr0 

l uoh OOm&W#at OXI ?Or Of OrfiOiO #~r*lOO. 

allowed shall not lnoroaao tie l ompen8atloa Or 

the otflclalkpndtheludnumof l o mwnea tlo n 

ind uaoaa reo8 allowod to W reWnod b bir 

uudar thlr hapter, Frorldod howover, GAO 

efflolo herein Butmud 8hh be allowed &?y 

arter aa*pportrmityrorapnbliob 

al7 upon the efYlrsmtin tot0 at 

rulb4r. Of tb COWi##i02&4r#' a0Wt.a" 

Artlola 8896 Retired Clril Statutea, a8 Imwtiod, 

pro ddethat r l aoh dir&rict, eormt7 rsd prrolnet orfloor 

-11 k08p a aorreot atetount si all for8 earned by hla 

md an mm8 ~ooaag into Ma hrndr aa a4po8it8. ror eoata, 

togeth4r dth an trot rutada, r08i 0r 0rri00 and OoarmiBalone in a book or in beob to bo rovlded Mm for l u8h 

purposo,~end fyrthar prmM48 it 8 & ll be the dut7 of the 

0o~atj.uUltorlnaountl48 havlnga oount~mdltorto annua lll y uI#be tbr booka Md 8mOlmtB Of 8UOh OffiOerB 

and in oountler having no th. 

duty of kh4 h5d..iOXk0l'.' 

l ditiOX', it.hd.lb4 

to 1.0k4 th l XmdMttiOn 

of aaid book. a nd l BaO\Ultir 

proPid I 

h&i014 8887,. &V%.Oa ~@iril 8tatUt48, U -, 
Hw. R. f. WmnioUtt, -0 I) 

th CiOUllQ in Whbh h4 F4sdd88 l 8Wm #t& Omat in.trlplloate (an ioru draignod md 

approved by tin Mate Audi tar) a oe 

pz 

or *hid 

#t.t4#Xlt #till be rowd to tb tate 

Auditor by the dsrk or the 

Or l rld OOULIWit t7 h in & et 

the um h.bren'tZled in 

.a4 oopy’tok fllodrith t$o oount+War, 

If&Xi7 

tie 

Otb4dBO #Aid SOYJ #hai b0 ribd 

~O.d#.i@l4r.’ @orrrt. Wd lrport 

l hdi l hor th4 &!fiOUd Or 8u rOO8, 8oad8810~~ 

a nd l apnr8atlon8 8Mtovor oarned b7 ,uld ofrioor aux4.qf the flaoaly48q urd 8404Ml~, 

8h~ii HOW th4 -tmt or r448, 00mi88i4.n8 ord 

o o mp ena a tll olluted o ne br hln due-. W 

flual m&l thll’cil7 #rid r.?Ort rhrU #ont4in 8a it0Pd.4a l taEem4nt 0r l ll r008, 

iom5dr8lon8 and o4mp4naatl~a 4arnea a* 

tb fi.441 mrr tioh Wre II& oolleotod, 

togotbrdththonuu 6Xthr p&rtyuln&& 

fOO#,-•0I#d##hM md OaI#IpM#atiOM 0 * 0’ 

10 would al.0 orll pur ~ttohtlon to she latter 

siaMi~Mph8 Of ktiCl8 58% I&tiBOd Qidx 8t&ZtO#. u 

‘Alal OWnnt f40. #e+‘ned M& #d&&86 

Orfl84rB lur#d in htiei8 3683, during q 

a u l XC488 Of th4 8UbTbQ8 8Ud U0w.a by thl. a, md rm tlmlr 

l 4 r vl0aand . for the l OWiCO. 0r ~th.j.r a4p 

tie. urd U.i.t&i. .nU cluthorlud 8xp4n848, 

tO84th4r with I'll deUinqwnt rO88 oolleotod 

and not ueod a! pfovidod Sn ~tlolo_8893, UP - . WI84 SO l?a l J uarl48 Or a4pUtlOB MU UUiBtUItU 

when ourrent fee8 ar4 lnaufflalent 8h.ll b. 

paid into tha County Treuuq ln t&n oounty 

Wh4rO th# UO4.8 ~808w. 

9h4 0 neatlonr Urdtatltuu and rrdmm4 hrnin 7x4 d in thj8 AC& rtW tUr$Ur# 

ahall lnolmde and apply to all offloom mentioned hOr4ln in l aoh Md oror oouuty 0r thi. 
. 

Xon. 8. Ti ERrmuLOPtt, %O 6 

State mad it 1. hareb 

lnt4nGlon of the &trgiB 

doeluwd to k th. 

I. two th.t tho povlalam. or thi. A& #hall .ppl7 to l ..h of 

uld Orf%U4P#, Utd .lk7 #proial Yc @Il.r.l 

law lamn818t4nt dth the prori8loer br4of 

18 &WOW Upi- Mpr&d + 80 fU U 

thg l h. ~7 b4 iMO.ud.tUlt rith thi. bt. 

4l2~ oomp4zuatlori lidtatiom 8ndrd1~ b~in B.X4d 8d a180 l ppi7 to au rOO8 

md eoqmuation whatreever ullootod by atid 

offleer in th4lr ciiioial upult7, whether 

ueountablo a8 r408 or 8rri00 tmdor aa peBent hu, md .a7 law, 6enoral or 8#4olal, to 

tha eO.nt~i# brob~otprr88l~Popo8&d. 

The onQ kind rad eharutu. of oompmuatlon 

u8mt n-088 th4 g1~0tid0114 0f tihir A0t 8h.n 

b4 -d8 n04 i74ba y 8h 4 r ir rfaa 8 l p meh a n- 

#tOEI #f -18 Or fU&tiVObl boa jMti80 

ula rm th4 rO8OT4I-7 Of #to&II pOplti7, Ind 

money roeolnd W Cwmty fudgor and ~a~eo# 

or tb Pawe r0r perr0Meing mmrl.g4 OOMmni4. which 8um 8h.u not b e l eoountablo tor 

and?& repulxedtobe 

orfl00.* 

re~tedaaf~~rai 

PaLdO. t 

Art%014 8692, Ravlred Clvll Statutor, a8 umdod, 

l ~7OrtiOOrWlti~edin thi. -ptOP 

rho door not oolleat th8 mubum 0mouut er 

Mb r048 ror an7 fl.o.l'744r end who r.port. 

d4ilnqu4ut r448 r0r th8t ri .bm b4 0utitled to rot4ln, whm oo l o ad ruoh part 

0r ruoh delinquent r408 a. 18 .&lolrdt to 

complete th4 mxlmum o~nratlen l uthorlaed 

b7 Artlolea S88S SBS+A, 81.3 bese'ior tha 

744~ l.n rhiah dofmquent rear when ohwged, 

4UId a40 UtU%XI th4 MOW& Or~#XOO88 rO88 

l uthorlsod b7 3.41, and th4 r.m.3nder af dallnqueat~ r008 ror the rlaaal p~~8hl.l bo 

pala .a herein prodded r0r &ken oolleotedj 
. 

Xon. E. ft xwlnlautt, page 7 

~o&Od, the protirlone or thia’Artiali ahall 

not apply t0 my orflaer after on4 var from 

the dmto b ma08 to hold the orfloe to eiioh 

Uy d4linQU4nt rO4'iB a p I, w in the l TeBt 

the orr lwl r mbg the r048 thd 8r0 amqueathae not eolleetod the 80m0 wlthin'trolv. 

month. erter he a0a.0. to held the 0m00, 

WM ammad Or fOU eollooted #hall b4 wd bto th4 80Wlt7 tn48toy. Frovlded, ~OWUTU, 

thatnothlng ln thl.A.tpl-4c1ld..th4 F 

o f u o r flulr008 o 3.l ~3 aoordenoe with Tit 

of the Revlaod Qlril #tatutu ot 2.x.. lWZ5, 

l 8 part or the mxlama oompeneatlon. bra rided, 

tl$aaaaehqo -de in thlr wtlolo br thl. 

not 8ppl7 to rO48 herrtoforo #UMd.= 

~ti*appwntfrom tba pmml814m80fktl0l0 

88Sb, mpra, th.t ~z7 l uthorlaed oompmuatlon for ox- 

..' DfiiO~O #U-Vi044 ild 8UOh a u88 l uthorlreQ to k 

allowed the &42&f WIb%%ticle SfX+ l tQl.8, 0od.d not 

maximum of eoprpsnr.tlon urd l qoar roe8 allowed to be ;cetalnod by Mm. 

yn 7onr firat Qu4.tlon, we uaumtthet th4 8h.rirr l .rn.d in 1937 over md &OVIJ the upen 0r bi8 

otiiae 8nd L.l.rl.8 of d.putiO., not onl7 the #140&W 

whloh na reported oolbated, but th. rddlt1on.l l ua or 

$600.00 Woh rra .xwportod in US aa unaolleoted. Ohdu 

thla rtate of fattr, and ~8,000.00 be 

“e: 

the tot.1 amount 

0r~ 0o1~4~~4tio~l th4 8h4ar oould logal 7 ~00i.n r0r tb 

u qf UW, 70x1 ~4 .doi.sd thet l lnce h. 

1400.00 in r048, hr u7 legall* ratah all 0r 

Of d4llnqwnt r488 l amud b7 him ln 1991 but aopeetoa ln 

2939. ml.80 two mm. EOk4 8 tot.1 of opi7 )s,eoo,c?O, & 

roe8 oarnod a nd oollLioted ror that l ir a na a lno e utwbr 

tho *tat&e, h. ml&t retain @400& rlthout did&g dth 

the aounty, he m7 r404In the ~~$00.00. The $1,000.00 

paid to h!Lm au OX ofrlolo oompanratlon ror aald year togOtbOX' rith the $1400.00 .nd tlm &300,00 mad4 bi. total 

bongsnmtlon $3 000.00, th. llmlt h. oould ricelve ror l .ld 

Jur* should tL eherirr 00ll4ot mj 0th.~ dollnqwmt rOO8 

l .rrwdin~S?,th4~uouldb0l~to th4 #OI.StJ.~ 
Xn thla eennootlm, w call four l ttontlen to ttu 

804C Or hd~80n 6OPsltJ v.'&#dtu, 167 &u. ml9 Wh4r4 

th4 aourt eenrtrued tin ror 

'cl4X'IkOll'. 8.x148 Revlard @iTi 7 8~tUt.8, 1914, being OUbUtMolng l t4tut48 ae oonhned in 

tiau7 the UE. 88 th4 ~84llt~Zlb4llt. tO..%d .l'tiO~., 

muI held that th a lemal88l~er8~ court was l uthorlaod to 

allow oompmu.tloPr ror OX offltio l er vleeprodded a , l wh 

.Ooqp4n*atlon, t0g49mr dth tb total amount Or feea kwtabted andrr 8uoh #tOtUt d&d Llob WI& to mom thrn th, 

mulma and u8e88 i408 l &heriud aad further tlmt ofarrloie hea mare not to be regudd u %x8088 roea, or 

whlehtheoffloer mnwtalnanl7errodhlrd. 

It 18 rurtb8r otar oplnlon, in anewer +P JO\P reoti 

qU48tiOlA,thAttb# total ~tlon noelwd for tha per 

18 popor bid au a b8818 ror d4tom;tning tb dl8po8ltlan 

of any a4lloqmnt f448 l unod ln plor 70.r~. 

PIm4w4rtopur th%rd quertloa,uudertln taota 

mbmlttod 1t I. our opinion th.t mm0 the ,BhUur oollooted ud retalnad for hi. #ortic la %3S6 the 4tm of 

$sl.wo, kho tot81 amount 0r aOmp4n84tlon the Iar pendttea 

Mm to retain ror theti par, tb #?81,56 aolleoted by Mm 

in 10897, being d4llatpntr448 au-nod byhiminlwit3,b4- 

102&B t0 ths, 6OUlktg. PO part 0s mmh delinquent r408 amy 

be .'ot.h4d b him, nor ,appllsd t6 we 9p .rq Ueflolt in 

Me ooqpenea tf 0nrorth4 pur 1954 orlQ55. 

Ill uUredll&$ 7OIU’ ~b.tlODI, th%. O~inbZl 18 t0 b4 

00nama4d odly in th4 light 0r and a8 oontrollea w tb 

apeolflo ra0t8 prumted in our auppl4mntal letter to thla 

aeputl4ant. 

t!ruetbgthe abou Mewera your qu48td0n8,~ are 

ATTO&U OPHERAL OF TRXAS 

'e /8/ 'Sm. Jr R. 

A48letm u"e