OFFICE OF THE~ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bon. Ben J. Dean 

Distrlot ?Ittorney 

Breoksnridps, Toxaa 

Dear Sir: 

reeslved mad oumte rrm yf3ur ropoa*t 

8y8tom, aud the 

l utri0mt r8e6 

l utdp eyto 

la l xeo u her 

o o llo o ted wa d dep mlted 

X~O?UJU Ot h ia dfsO0 U&d 

o r e paid oat d:th o ru 

uy retmUtt EO~~J in Thor roe 

all or auoh expenma, exrept durlne 

August aad Gepterabur, wima thara lr 

in the ru ao00uut to pmy the dopoblu, 

r oonteqlatse borroulrtg ono\rpsr aotrrl 

Woe thhb bask to place In tha fsa aeoarint and pey the 

deputies, md inqulxss whether or net the interest on thir 

mnoy so barraved ra saoh purpcwte slap bs lawful4 dedaoted 

bg him es ewmm~ of his 0rri64. 

nkrtiole 3891, R. 8., pmvidoa that the oftiaers 

ooveped by such article, abieb include the ta,x nssefmbr 

aad 4o114etor, sh8u oat af tbn 0 r4n fees OS his 0Stiee 

pay the amount the hira, togother -%&ho w aa?ariu OS his 

assistant& and deputier, aad other autthorlted 4xp4nror and 

that the bnlanoe shall b4 4OQOMtCd for t&s f444 of otrleo. 

t 
"Art&o14 3897, 2. 

3 pd 

s,, pPoriau that at tbbl OlQ44 

tat 4a0h aont th4 0rti0n4 08 4 re4 ban18 eban 14aka ad 

report roqulre4 by 14~ an itsuiaod au4 

sworn atstom4nt Of all or * CB4 aotual md n40444ar~ 

4qpanoe4* inoume4 by him in the eonduot or his orff00. 

%6id ut1cl.e proride that such snpenae aomunt 

la subjeot to tke audit at the oounty audltr, and it 11 

appears that any it6a or muah 4xp4m4 wu not lnourrd 

OS wae not *a n4ee4ury expease OS 0srf04* sucrb it4dw 

shall be rsfsoted. 

'1 should liks to a8k you the following quastloarr 

'1. Doom tha term ~euxmnt rsas or offJoe* aatianul 

In &t5010 fs91 oonttaplats t&t ths ealatrler et a*rl&aat* 

and 0ouM not be paid out et 

"2. %ould Interest psld on borrow& 8-q to w the 

sriarls@ of such b4pulii44 be, ~n406uarp 4xpas48 incurred 

by hti in the aomluet of his efifae’ as oontemplat6d by 

tutin1o 38997” 

Asticlle 3897, Vw~oit’a Aaaotated foxar UbLI dktutu, 

provide* for the t%ling OS amiual aoaouats by souaty orf'io-r. 

f&iole 38911 vsmocle nnrrotatod Tams QiviZ 38atutu, 

prOed in put aa fol~tw: 

wm3h Oirioer rimed fn this Chnpter &all rmt out 

OS the ourrcant roes OS tiis africo pay or be paid the auctrab 

allcm4d Urn ~Msr tha prnvisia~a of Art&oh j86>, togother 

dth t&4 oaiarios of his alulrbntr and deptati4s, axkd 

authcbriaed 4xpoaees uncler A&t614 3899, an4 th4 uovnt 

~6048~61j- t0 oovw ooet8 or prwda c~ti wPl4tevo-r surety 

bma atag b4 r4quir4d by la*. Zr the oursat re4m Of mtaeh 

of-fgaa ~oll~etdi in any yaar be aore t&an tha umkmt RaMed 

to pap the arParsnta ebw~4 sp4oirisd, ama4 shall be deowd 

aoes4 mm, 80d t3helL bk ai4p044d Or in the aamer heraiaartu proridea.~ ( rbad wseorln~ eura) 
m. Bea J. Dean, pago 3 

hotion (a) af Article m, Vomoa*o Anndated 

Texae Civil Btatutor, reads ir. part as iollomr 

"At ths alofta of woh monEh of his tmure ef d'fl.@ 

esah offleer aamd hrsln who la ociapens8ted an a feo 

b&h 8hall 8mke al part of the report now rrqwire4 by 

law, an itaeimd and mora rtatozmnt or all tbs actual 

aad aeoouuy expeaaea iarrrred by him ln the @oa$uot 

0r'hia 0tri00, 6UOh a0 staUcmsry, rteapo, tol8phcmo, 

promlam on offiol~l8~ bonda, ina1adln~ tbo rest of 

raety bond8 is hi8 Deputlm, reaiue on fira, btzraarr, 

theft, robbery inSraE protoo P in& pub110 fun$m, travel1s~ crxp01%80r mad othw nsW88az~ *Xpti#Wl. . . * %!h. 

(Ilrollltt Of *ril8tie8 paid t0 &8f8tWt8 Calid DiQPtfe8 8h8l& 

rt#, be Olau?l~ 8hOuB br 8aOh oifisar, giving tho nmo, 

p~ltlon ad amouat paid saah; aad la no meat mball 

8ay orrieer 8bm any goata amount than aottdly p8ld. 

may 8iioh k818tMt Qr %pUt~.’ 

Th* au0 M Qua08 vo. Sktoj 1oQ 5.H. (Zd) 397, 

OOlb8tTUU SOOti@l2 (8) Of Artlo )sm$ v.A.%&, U #Wtiti 

lJl 1933, 8?ltI had8 that the 6QOWOO O? ‘orriOO, in a in 08UILt~, 

other than those eqMnditore8 in oonneotloa uith autamebilo8, 

ubioa an offlcror i8.autha~fzad to o&&la! at doduotiarr, UIo 

#ad other almS3u aeoe8ury upoau8, the rub o? bj 

tit6d t0 8ktiORU~, 8tUp8, tOh@WU, tWlVelil%& 93@‘$“, 

-OS’18 beia(: ,&~gli& t0 qua&i@ the:@m6ral kPlllgtW@by th0 

rpsolally eakmqated Ptau an4 to mmtrlet it8 asanlng t* 

apen8or Ot ths..8um klrd 01~ ahwaster. 

Ia t&o euo of Boa4 vu. state Tex. Qlr. ,App., 73 

8. W, (24) ≪'w%?ltt refused thr sh&r or, Dalla8 CoountSr 

olafad as an sqmmo .of miw oewtdn itaatr or lntwert 08 

mosey bqmtmed to operate hllr offfee. The Courtj o? Ciril 

Apppaalr dlapaed or ssid iteas in t&O rollorrlae; l-go: 

** it- 0r ilrtOrOd. pia by th0 8hOrirr 0a po- 

#or&l x&&u8 are net allaable tmd@W arti 3899 8e ai 

deduotida iOr aooouat Can8 a606888Fy eX&MB6e infXWW& 

ky hin ia the oeaduot of hi8 otfior. 3t bar baaa 

repeatedly held, by oourt8 at this 8tats, that the 

sqtenaea entuxera$d by atatotts --that 10, *8t6t10iKO?Jrp 

stampa, ttiephaas, trataflag sxpmcle8' - fir the md0 
ana aharaota or oft100 upe08u rbloh ay be paid for 

out 0r th0 reee at 0frl08. It mattur not ha* mlloh 

the money may ha?8 been neoW.4 and the emer~saay erieted 

ror a loan of mme~ to the ehsrifr to properly ooadoot 

hia Ofri6at in the abaeaae ei a 8tntUtwp prmlaion, 

neither tba ploaey loaaod, aor the iatereat paid oa the 

lam ma be al&mad a8 an expenas incurred by tbr 

8horifr in the ooaduat or hlr oifiao. Cs8ay v. stato, 

8AmR) Cameron CouAt7 t* ICOf, mpra.” 

we aaaume rrom nbur letter that the depot108 wore 

hirsd with the apyrovn’f or ratifieatioa or the a01amlaai0n0r8~ 

aourt. 

88t8 t& 

k.didS 3903, hl’AOli’8 diAUOt8bd %XAA CiVil St8tUt.8, 

~~iiaum aaOtuit# wbioh say bo elUnmd 88 enaltal 8d.aria8 

for doputioe, Oeai8tantO and OlM'k8. 

There ia no law prehibitlag the tax aowmor-oalloetor 

ia a ioa aounty troa win& the 88hrir of his aeputioo out 

'& hi0 JW8OA81 fUQdB ii h0 h88 A0 r-8 OA h8Ad t0 WV 88Ro. 

It 18 (#Ir oplalca that muoh Offlew SU&.~ be uttltlO& TV ruoup 

U8b W ?Oi.8dDr8808itt rQP 8UOh pVIq Ollt Of fOO8 Of Offi 

rhloh oama la later am &irla$ the fire&l par. 

I 

It 18 OW hrrthW O$tbiOA~that 8uOh Qffi0.P rc#tla 

AOt bo l atitled to iAta?eAt AA -Oh bozroue6 BOAOY a8 aA 

Cnyr~W Or OiiilI8. (Sea Hood f. minto, sopra.) 

'lUj tXcO4 YOU'8 

%. Je hAAiAg 

A88i8bsn t 

wJF:UdY 

APP~@,IE~:AuG 4, 1942