Hon. J. U. WHLB~T Opinion Wo; V-1360 

gig: CT, Re : iWx?amr-mmqfk~a13atlon 

Falfurr%=;-Texas .of~ tfia..;.my .vpfxp.ers 

and their Uepntlea and 

Dear Sfrr ~,, clerks- Yx- BrWOkS county. 

~' 'Ptm%stre~ rsqnea~~~,an~,.opf~~,,cDncarnlng 

the marfntuu~~copymnsation of the catty officials of 

Brooks 'Catme ,&nd their deputies, assistants, and 

clerks: 

Thwmrhrry uf- th&tXmnty @nmiaal~oners Is 

gov~rnsd~~~~;Articlas~~2~50 ,ancl 3912g, V.C.S. Att'y 

mm; 'op. v-1327 ,(1g51). Article 2350 provides in 

: 

*In ~vuatirrs~h~vl~~~~the follvwing~ as-~ 

seased~va~~tl~a~,~~~~espsc~lvely, as ,shwn 

by-,the ,total asaes~aad~valnatlons of all prope~~~oeFtff"lud~~~tha~~ormrrtgasseasor and 

a~~e~,by,,~~.,Cowal~~~ars-,Canrt, for 

county~purpwaes; fur~t.fis~-pmmioas 'year, fran 

time to~t~me~;~~~tfi~~Com~ty~ommlsaivners of 

such,~countis's~shall .sa~ rec~elve annual salaties not,to exceed,,ths-.,anrounts. herein speclflad, sald~aalar3~~s~~ta be*pald'tn .equal 

!dlOTIt~~y-~%3l~t~b&lE?Ilt%, at' 'k6WBt.-ECN3+??llf (l/2), 

and nataxFaaeizrg~w~frmrtfrs'(3/k), out ,of,-~~...~fi~-,and-'-,~~,..Fund,,, ana. .tfie remalndwr-outs-vf tYse'~fMnwalT-imU~w~ the counSy;.,said .assessed va'lna~ona~nd salaries 

appltcable~~th8~eCv~ being as follws: 

* 

. . . 

"$10,000,001 and less than $12,000,000 
Hon. J. W. Wilson, page 2 (V-1360) 

not to exceed 

a@ less than 

$2,500.00." 

t 

2,200.OO. $12;000,001 

2O,OOO,OOO not to exceed 

Section 1 of Article 3g12g provides: 

"The Comlssloners Court In,each 

county of this Stat& Is hereby authpp 

lzed, when in their Ju@uent the,Zimanclal condition of the"eounty and,ths needs 

or-the officer fnstlfy the %ncreatq, to 

emtur ~m'order imreasl.ng the aompensation 0x= the ,prsclnct, coupty.and;distrlet 

o?fiaers; or efther ,of,then; ln~- 

tional amount~~~not to~exoeed~~~twm 

~Sinm~TtrOwim Wnmtyhaa a-tax valuation 

or $lg~,?J4.,&@ (~95a,,ta~,,'~O~l~)~,.,~~.,~ximum base 

cornpensat~~.aPlawd..%fie~~oan~~caxmtis~~oners under 

Article- P350 ?LS $2,500.00.~' Sectiu~~l or Article 

3912g'~~~orizws'.a~,~~crease.,i~,canpensati,an. %ot 

to excae&,tve.**five,.,( 25,) ,-percmt- .'of,+%e, mm al- lowe~~.~~;,tfn~~~av~,~rrr"t~.,~~~a~,~.year~vf 1948.0 

Since'.Br~,,,eomr~~.~~a, tax'v&~uat~on in 1948 

(1947 'tax. rolls) ,of $lI.,~2~~,~lg~.OO, the maximum 

allowecPun&er~-tIm law~to,tha ~~county~comutle8loners 

In 1948,wm $2~;200..00~ Therefore, Article 3g12g 

authorimmam kncreaa-e.3m nsat%m,.tiot to exceed $550.00 ~(2~~qtw~ent In view 

of the' iolrs@ng;~.it 3~ ~~~opiPivn~~thrrt. the~~mxlnmm 

salary that~+maybw pald~ the county mmmissloxers of 

Brooks ~count dtming 1951 is $3,050.00 ($2,500.00 

- SeAAm I'.of' House Bill 265, Acts 52na 

I-w.9 R~.S. 1951, ch.,Tgl, p. 675 (Art. 3g43e, V.C.S.) 

provides: 

*In each county of the State of Texas 
Hon. J. W. Wlleon, page 3 (V-1360) 

bating a apnlatlon of, lessthan twenty 

timus%& P ,2O,OOO) fnhabitants according 

to the last-~precscllng Federal Census, 

whwrva-11 'the county officers are compensatsd ma ~$alary~baais;the Cvmls8imeri~Court shall detsMm.-amually 

th'e'salary,tv,,be pale the cvunty treasurer; prwided tfra*t"the- ,annuaf salary to 

b~pa~d,t~~e,..c~y.~,treaaurer shall not 

be:set at any stun less than One,Thousand, 

16i~ght'HnnUred~ Dollars, ($1,8+X-) per~annum." 

~~~~~~0~~~hu'~absova~'~~d.~pr~B~orre, 

the Comw&miwms-' B~t,lnay.,~arat;"Dfrs,,,sa~~grg-, of the 

Count Tr3atstzmr~at~~any reammable ,amount not less 

than P,~OO.QO per annum. Att'y Oen. Op. V-1327 

(1951 v . 

"$hrcw-~gr~~.~annty,'baw. a.'gopulatlvn of 

less than Z9,OOO~inhabltants 'and fts county officers 

were compensated au a salary, bars18 in 1948 and are 

now ctmpwmate~ on a 3alary%asls, the salary or 

the resmiting vmun~~tifl~ctala is governed by the 

provlaivns of Articles 3912e-12 and 3912g, V.C.S. 

Artlcle~ 3~912e-12 pmwiaes~: 

"In all c~ounties of this State having a,popnlatim of lese'than twenty thousanB (2O,OQ@), according to the last preceding Federal @msus, and in which coun-' 

ties 'the CvmdssfonerrU%tart~~~ham determineb-~~thz&%m ccmnty~ off%clals &all ,be 

cnnpensa%sd~m a.~salary,,basls, such CommiasPom3m Courts are authorized to fix 

the salaries of cuunty ,oiflclals In such 

ocytmtles, their deputies, clerks and assistallts. Said cvmpensatlon shall be paid 

in~mon~hlg or se?Pinrvnthl$ Installments, as 

aalci.Court may ,determlne. Provided, hwever, that no salary fixed herein by such 

Caaanisslon~rs Court shall be in an'amovnt 

to exceed Five Thousand; Four Hundred DolMS ($51400) ror, then County Officers and 

iw,an ,amvun-t of Three,Thousand, Six Hun- 

&red Dollars, ($3,600) for Deputies, Asslstants,'anc¶ Clerks;' provided, further that no 

salary shall be Set at a figure lOWer,,than 

that paid for the Calendar Year 1946. 
Ron. J. W. Wilson, page 4 (V-1360) 

Under Article 39120-12, county officials 

of Brooks County are entitled to a base compensation of not more than $5,400.00 per annum. Section 

1 of Article 3912g, above quoted, authorizes an additional increase not to exceed twenty-five per cent 

of the sum allowed under the law for the fiscal year 

of 1948,. Tbmaxbrum mm allowed under the law to 

the county officials of Brooks County in~lg48 was 

$5,400.00. Article 3912e-12. Therefore, Article 

39128 authorlzw, an increas~e of not more than $1,350.00 

(twenty-five per cent of $5,400.00), Therefore, the 

maximum compensation that ma be paid the~county officials of Brooks Ccunty Is 

$1,350.00). 

$ 6,750.OO ($5,400.00 plus 

Tn addition to the compensation provlded~ 

for in Articles 3912e,-12 a& 3912g, the tax assessorcollector. Is entitled to additional compensation provided for in Section ~57 of Article 1436-1, VIP.C., 

as amended%b Ssnate Bill 271, Acts 52nd Leg. R.S. 

1951, ch. 36 is , p* 620. Att'y Oen. Ops. 

and v-1327 (1951). 

v-1294 (1951) 

Article 3912e-12 authorizes the~base salary 

of $3,600.00 for the deputies, assistants, and clerks. 

Section 2 of Article 3912g provides: 

"The Comissioners Court in each county of this State lrr hersby authorlxed, when 

in their judgment the flnanclal condition of 

the county and the needs of the deputies, assistants and clerks of any district, county 

or precinct officer justify the increase, to 

enter an order fncreaslng the campensation of 

any such deput~y, assistant or clerk in an additional amount not tom exceed thirty-five 

(35%) per cent of the sum allowed under the 

law for the ffscal year of 1948." 

The sum allowed deputies, asslatants, and 

clerks of the county officers in Ezooks County, under 

the law in 1948, was $3,600.00. Article 3912e-12, 

Section 2 of Article 3912g above quoted, authorizes 

an increase not to exceed $1,260 (35 per cent of $3,600). 

Therefore, the maximum salary that may be paid deputies, 

assistants, and~clerks In Brooks County Is $4,860 

($3,600 plus $1,260). 

SUMMARY 

The~maxlmumcumpensatlon of the County 

Commissioners of Brooks County is now $3,050. 

Arts. 2350 and 3912g, V.C.S. 
Hon. 3. W. Wilson, page 5 (V-1360) 

The Comlssloners~ Court of Brooks 

CotmQ;ynray ,set the salary of the County 

Tmasumr ~at~~a~~~masonab~le sum not less 

than $1;800.00. H.B. 265, Acts ~52nd Leg., 

R.S. 1951, 'ch. 391, up. 675~. 

and 3912g, V.C.S. In ~additi,on to the compe?matlmrprwlded for in Aptlcles 3912e-12 

and 39912g, the, tax asset-collector Is 

entitled,,to;Ch%',campensa~~-prPvided for 

1x-r ?hct*an~57 ofofArtic10 1436-1, V.P.C., %is 

amende~d ,by Smiate Bill 271, Acts 52nd Leg., 

R.S. lgfl, ch. 368, p'. 6z-o. 

~~Thw~~ma~mumaalary~that 'my be paid 

tvthe deputies, assistants, and clerks 

is ~$4~,860. Arta. 3912s-12 and 3912g, V.C.S. 

APPRQVEh Yours very truly,' 

J. C. Davis, ~Jr. PRICE DANIEL 

County Affatm Mvfaf,on Attorney Qeneral 

Everett Hutchlnson 

Executive Assfstant 

Charlea*D. N&them 

First Assistant 

JR:mh 

Asslstant