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Eon. R. L. Armstrong 1 County AudStor b TomGreen county San Angelo, Texas Dear 

### Sir: Opinion No. O-75ll

, 99: Authori~;~ of the Cadssioners’ court to appotit an assistant &x?=y ;;tt.trney io aeeist the Cow&y kttomey ln the general 5erformme of hk duties other han the proseautkn of tax miits, end related que6tions. 'i% have.&%ven cam&al consideration to pour letter of November 

### 14, 1946, requeetiug our answer to the following questions:



### . . : Does the Caawissioners9 Court of !Z'olo 

### Green Qnmt~%e the autharity to a pclzt.zn assistcurt : _L &ms@y Attotiey~'to aasl,t #a E- ounty Attorney in tha

. genwal pecforaaace ef his d&leg, ether than the pre

### o4oution

af tax 6altB? 

### .(a. Is it the obligation of the County tc pay the premkti on the bond of such Assis'taG County Attorney? *w.
.If ymw answer to q7 first question 1s An th afflrsstive, what are the stiq linits for such...agsistsnt L and cut of what fund should'the s;ae be @d?" 

### Artlcla3902;V.P.C.S.,provides 

### in part 66 fotiowsi %henever any district, co?rrtp or precir.ct officer shal2. requke the services of deputies, assfstants or clerks iu the perfomancc of his &atlas he shall applK to the County ComAasioners' Court of h5.s county for ant ority to apyoint such deputies, asslstmtt or clerks, stating by 

### swornapplication the number needed, th* positlo;l to be filled and the miouat to b6 paid. iiaid a pllcatlon shall be accompanied by & statment shwdng t e probable receipts from fees, comrAsions and compen- &. 

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ration to be collected by said office during the fiscal 

### yeercudtheprobable dirburreaents

which #hellinelude allralarier

ur4mpeneesof raidoffloe; and said court ahall .&co its order authoriaing the appointment of such olerks and 

### fiir

the 

### compensation the limltatione herein prescribed tlon ef et&d 8ourt may beto be ap*ted as 9.21 the dlsoreproper 8

’ ovided that in no base shall the Cor&ssionere’ lx Co 

### or attempt

to innuenoe the ap 

### anymember thereof deputy assistant or **clerk** intment of any person as
or BU dl iz any office. U,ponthe entry order the officers appi deputier or clerks shall be i? q for such assistants, aut orieed to appoint them1 provided that said compensation shsli not exceed the t+eclmm amount hereinafter set out. ,The compensation which maybo allowed to the deputies, assistants or olerks a-8 namedfor their services shell 

### be a resoonable one, tit ~to l xaeed the foIlowIng amountsi , , ;” The unambf.guouolsnguage contained in the foregoing Article without question empowers 6he County CommWionerr* Court to authorize l&c pasty .,Attornby to taking the cofl@titut10 n&J a point JU assistant Count 

### o&h of 

### offlce,is slot ed with 

### ailthe n httcwney who, upon 

### E") ra andgrtbority.of theCouuty

Attorney.~

~-See Art. 

### 331,Uerieeti t~ata,s l ~fwe, 

### we havc.uuiwered yourMret quesC%on

ia,the #lemmaum* -

$ec. (b)of Article 

### pert, r&ads as foUow6t

. 

### 3899,Y.A,C.s . , from which we quote ih

in Ws Act, 

### wh&e he receiver for h&s servic~e, sh+l. be a salary as compensation 'entitled &nd permitted to purchase or charge to his -..’ * county al?. reasonable expenses necessary in the

- hitd..legal eonduut of hit offlce, pmlws en offr c%~e 

### -bonds, prer@m en fire burglery, theft robbery

insurance pro$ecting; 

### public &de, endLnclud&$ the cost 

### of surety bonds for his deputies.

. ." Thus, &en offiaial bonds are required to be executed by deputy or a&&ant ccunty officitis, the county is liable for the premiumexpense involved tf;erein. Rowever, we knowof no law requiring. e.n assistsnt County Attorney to execute an official bond. Therefore, we answer your second question in the negative.0011~ 8. L. Armstrong - We 3

, Article 3902, Section 

### 3,V.A.C.S., prorfdeet "Ir: countfes having a population of thirty-sewen thousand Biro hundred aud one (37 501) and not UOIW then 

### thOUSarrd

(&,(xX))

inbabitads,

fiI'St a68il$tWlt 0~' deputy not tol xGeed Twwaty-03le sllmdred (i2lm.00) 

### per amum other aarlstants de tits ew clerks nmt~e~leed E

### l&en liundred 

### (#ldOd# Dolhra .F

. Provided that nothiqoonnstrued LB repeali% 0~ affeS5.y; 

### in this Act ah aft be Sx%S.x 2 of H. 8. Nor 6% Chapter 

### 315, Acts 1935, Forty-fcwth Legislature, pace 72i.a 

### Soction~9



### ofXrtiele

### 3902,mqma, authoriece the Co*untyConeireuwtanceo, to increase the 

### aora en

### clerk in the additional amount noe to 

### of the a&~ allowed 

### under the lawfor

mmpensetion authori\(ed ZLc? not exceed 

### f43600.00.

.

Tp~&,iw that the foregoing will be of assistance to you, we remain