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

~' 'Ptm%stre~

rsqnea~~~,an~,.opf~~,,cDncarnlng the marfntuu~~copymnsation of the catty officialsof Brooks 'Catme ,&nd

their deputies,assistants,and clerks:

Thwmrhrry uf- th&tXmnty @nmiaal~onersIs 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 $12,000,000Hon. J. W. Wilson, page 2 (V-1360)

not to exceed a@ less than $2,500.00." t2,200.OO. $12;000,001

2O,OOO,OOOnot 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 conditionof the"eountyand,ths needs or-the officer fnstlfy the %ncreatq, to emtur ~m'order imreasl.ngthe 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 TexasHon. J. W. Wlleon, page 3 (V-1360)

bating a apnlatlon of, lessthan twenty timus%& P,2O,OOO)

fnhabitantsaccording to the last-~precscllng Federal Census, whwrva-11 'the

county officersare compensatsd ma ~$alary~baais;theCvmls8imeri~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.QOper annum. Att'y Oen. Op. V-1327

v (1951

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

of less than Z9,OOO~inhabltants 'and fts county officers
were compensatedau a salary, bars18 in 1948 and are now ctmpwmate~ on a 3alary%asls, the salary or the resmitingvmun~~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~~~hamdetermineb-~~thz&%m

ccmnty~ off%clals&all ,be cnnpensa%sd~m a.~salary,,basls, such CommiasPom3m Courts are authorizedto fix the salaries of cuunty ,oiflclals In such ocytmtles,

their deputies,clerks and assistallts.Said cvmpensatlon shall be paid in~mon~hlgor se?Pinrvnthl$ Installments,

as aalci.Court

may ,determlne.Provided,hwever, that no salaryfixed herein by such Caaanisslon~rs

Court shall be in an'amovnt to exceed Five Thousand;Four Hundred DolMS ($51400) ror,

then County Officersand 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 CalendarYear 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 $5,400.00per annum. Section 1 of Article 3912g, above quoted, authorizesan additional increasenot 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 officialsof Brooks County in~lg48was $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 compensationthat ma be paid the~countyofficials 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 additionalcompensationprovided for in Section ~57 of Article 1436-1, VIP.C.,
as amended%b Ssnate Bill 271, Acts 52nd Leg. R.S. 1951, ch. 36 , p* 620. Att'y Oen. Ops.

is and v-1327 (1951). v-1294 (1951)

Article 3912e-12 authorizesthe~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 judgmentthe flnanclalcondition of the county and the needs of the deputies,assistantsand clerks of any district,county
or precinct officer justify the increase,to enter an order fncreaslng the campensationof any such deput~y,

assistant or clerk in an additionalamount 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 increasenot 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 ($3,600plus $1,260).

SUMMARY

The~maxlmumcumpensatlonof the County Commissionersof 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 ExecutiveAssfstant

Charlea*D.N&them First Assistant

JR:mh Asslstant