**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Eionorable

### au B. Eta11 countyAttorney iIerrir0.n 

### Oouotr kerehall,Twae
Attontkma Heni aobwtY. B Pirst 

### Asrirknt

opinion 

### on the from your letter

that you think that Attorney a O-6560 8x0 in~~OonfllOb. aragraph 

### of Opinion Ho. O-6580 45) 

### whbh pmria0r aa 

### fouows:

we wish to point out that uhers the of’aounty offiaiala opratl.nfS 

### uader SaleryLaw have been Pet, s6mesay not or aooreasoa uurin5the yosr but say be inaroaredor daqroawd the 

### follorlnggoar uithln tho limltatlonta

preroribrcl

by law. SOS O~inlons NOD. 04595 and O-4226 of this W~rtnmt, copies 

### of which
an rnoloaed hmerith for your intoriuotlon.~

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### Opfnion h'o.0~6575 

### (approved May 18, 1945) wa held 

### a8 foUewrt

Vrogg County haa a population of 58,027 inhabitanta apoording to the 1940 Fedora1 Conrus, and,the lart s~8088riltax oaluatton i8 ro0r0than #103 000 000.00. Sootion 13 Of Artio10 3912@ 18 a plioabio to Orrgg County and tho annual 

### oom*nrat on of l

aoh offlalal aantlonoilin raid Beotlon 13 3 l 

### uthoriiwd

~&or the law for tho 

### fisoal year 

### 0r kg& @ZQOObO fh0 IWO Of $3600.00 pOr 8rUWb mOrOfom, Bonrta Bill Ho; 123 ha8 no rpplioatlon 

### rwaml1~ 

### the oompaaratlon of w-10oounty orflolalr of OX0P County who aro nunotlin ralb Sootion 13 of 

### Art 010 39120. Tho sount~ trooruror 18 mOntiOnOd ln 8ai6 Sootlon l.3,an& the law authorlsab a mmi8um W?dIQOIIM&hU Or IUOAWth6A $360040 rOl th0 4OUAtg troaruror fo$ tho flraal oar of 

## 1914. Thlr bolng true, 88id 5, 8. X'o,123 I8 not applioable to tho oountr treasurer of GrogisGountyrm

A oaroful 

### rtudg of our 

### Opinion Nor 

### O-6580of 

### Kay 26, 1945 rovoalr that 

### the County Auditor 

### Oi Ore@& COuuty 

### me&o no inqufry ~onoorniag the proviaionr of 8onats 

### Bill Nor 123 iA that roqusrt, 

### andmid bill MO not aonsia0r06 by tho 

### writer of tho oplnlon inaikuuoh a8 in a rlor o inion (NO, O-6575) dated Mar 18, 1945, tho County Au %I?sb~ county had bO6A adrlsod th8t *Sonata Bill Rio.123 hae no appliaation IrOgardfngthe oamponration of the.~~cpunE~.:.of~ficia~o~,.of .@egg County who are named in 8aib EioOtlOa13 

### Of ArtiolO 39120.~ Although t&O prin@+Gple8 Of law a8 'rnnounaodin.0~ Opinion Ho. 

### 06580 are round, thoro war no rtatuto or ootstftutional provision prohibit- the 49th Logiolaturr from -0ndtng Sootlon 13 of Artiolo 39120, Rovirod Civil Statutor Of %x48, 1925, a8 amondod, by ad&i& thoroto the followlq!

*960. 3; That Boatian 13 Of ArtfOlo 39120, ROVi8Od civil Statutor of Texas, 1925, an ammdod, bo 8ildthe 8alW 1s horoby amondod by mIdin& thoroto tho fol1~1
w*(o) 

### ‘TheConrPi8~lonerr Court is horobg authorlzod, whon in their ju4&mont the fiaanoial aonaltlon of tho aouatyand tho noods OS the OffiOOr8 jurtifp tho 

### lnaroa80,to 

### odor pn order 1noroasisq the 

### OORl~A88tiOI.l of tho proolnot, oounty and 

### aietri0t officer8 in an aaaitlonal amount‘~ : 

## 375

AOt t0 5XtHOe twoAtpflt0 (25s) pr OOAt Of th5 5UU 

### allowed 

### under tho law 

### for tho flraal y8aP of 

### 1944, prorldratha totalocmpbnaatlo~8uthorisodundertha law for tho rIaoal 

### pear of 19 P 

### did not oxoood the
sum or Thiztyylx xundnd 

### ($3 00.00) Dollar&** Sootion 3 oi the 5bOVtJ bet 

### doersAot repoal Seation 13 of Aztiola 3912o, ~ovIaed Civil 

### atatutor of 

### Texas, 1925, 

### a8 amandod, 

### but ~~1n3.y amend8 Seation 13 by adding tharrto tha 

### above quota4 

### proYlaloa8r
Saute BillNo* 123 wa8 

### 8MOtOd 88 en emer5onoy 

### maware, and 

## on4 by 

### I! 8triOt5OJk~~i5AM 

### with tho team8 thorOor 8011

### the 5ai6~i080r 

### OrriOial8

### ‘or oountiea 

### l rfaotod thomby bo inor+ared 

### for thr roaalnfler or 

### lPb5. In othorarbr, a oountr (auoh~ 85 

### Grog&Oow$~) that 0-a within tha pXOVi5iOA8 Of the Offfoora' 8alary LOW, (ma not t0 Srnato 

### Bill No. 123) oammt grant itr ooimt

f 

### 8 salary 

### lnonaaoa for 

### tha rerolrindor of this 

### yoatv Ho 0pI~iof1Nor O-6580), but 

### a county (rush 60 ~OlVe8tOJICO<y) that 00-I Within tho QI'O7iUiOA8 Of 8OAOtO Bill 

### No. 123 buy grant it5 oountyoftialal8aalary~Inaroa8e8 for the 

### xwmlndor of 1945. (860 Opinion No. O-6646).

The miapoA55tloA of 

### tho oounty traaruror or 

### iiarx4aon County 

### la aontrollodb SoOtiOA 

### f) OfATtiOb 5 

### Sootlon 13 of Artlalo 39120. Undo? 

### L&i&the OOUUtp 

### tXoclMl'SZ'18 allowed 8 aOqona5tIon or *not 1056 than 

### tho total aura 

### oarnod a5 eoaponaatlon 

### by him ln hla offlolal 

### oapaoltyfortho flroalpoar 

### 1935, a&d 

### AOtPeopOthan tho m8XlRWi amOUnt O~OWOd 8u5h Off1oOr UmIttPthe law8 5riating 

### 011Atigusti&, had 

### a populqtlon of tib

### 937 amoor& 1935.” AI XaXPi8OACounty

and 

### had an raaaaaad rahatlon of $1 ,562&O in 1944, 

### tho rmxl? to the 1930 yeaoral aonsur
m.imoomponaatlon 

### the oounty tnarurer aould have 

### retalnod for 

### 1944 wan 

### tho am of $2,000,00 (Artiolo 

### 3943). Thoroforo, our Oplnlon

### NON 0-6646 fr 

### agpliaablato Wrrl5on County, and wa 8N) herewith 

### l

AdlOBtng

a OOpy Of @ho #amr,,

In viaw of tho forogolng it 18 our opinion that tho Com

### tisalonoratCourt 

### of iXarrla6n Oountyha8 the authority to ln

### moaso tho 8al8Xy or tho 

### aounty troasuror for tho romainarr of 

### 1945, aubjaet to tho prorlrion8 of 8onato 8113 No. 123.

IA oOnnoatIon with tho foregoing ‘(10 aaU your attontlon to Oplnlon NQ, 

### O-6576 whoreIn it ~stattis.. aa followrl” 

### Any Inoreaae 

### ai aalwy for the year

1945 m;a; ie tn tha proportion aa the balano8 of the year relater to the total annu81 inorsaw thrt may be mada under raid Aot. In other words, ff



### tb iqgrraao in oonpenratioA ia allowed 

### ia’& hum lrt; then the inoreaae ror 1945 would br 'I/lltha.+
. , The oom&wiaatioa for th. month8 paaartloanttot

be 19areased,

“In QOMOOtiOIi With the iOPO6Oi4S ?I$dk%Ot
iour attention to tit. 689a-11, V. A. 0. 9.. whiah 

### 8 ln part‘an

### r0u0wat
**When the bUdget 

### haa been fl~8lJ.y 

### approved by 

### the Comalarionars~ Court, the budgot, 

### aa approvob by the Court 

### ahallbe fi.Jad with tha 

### Olark of theCounty Court,u.14taxerlotiedonly ia 

### BoOOXdMo@

therewith.,

and 

### no eX&MtAbitUN Of th? 

### fun68 0r tho aounty ehall themartsr be mad0 oroapt ln atrlot 

### oomplianoewith the bud&et aa adopted 

### ~bytho Court, Xrcreptthat 

### eaergenoy exprnditurea, in 

### Qaaeot **grave** publio nooearity, t0 Li%86t

UAUaUal 8Ad UAfOm8OeA OOAditiOA8WhiOh oould not, by roaaonably **biliigent** ,thought **and** attention, hero been inoluded in the orLgina1 budget, may from tisieto **tine** bo authoriaed by tha **Court** a4 MOA~IBOA~O to tha original budget, XA all oesoa where auah am9nlPeAt6 t0 the OtigiAnSl

budget 18 md8, a copy Of the Order Of the Oourt amending the budget 8haU ba filed with the olrrk 0r th4 County Court, 4Ad attaohed to the bud& originally adopted.** Your8 

### very truly,
ATTO&i%Y 

### O&l&;RAL

OP Ti!lixAS '.,

Aakiatant