OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

**AUSTIN**

Bon. E. A. Watson Couhtg Attorney Crosbyton, Texae

Dear Sir: February 13, 1939Bon. E. A. Ratson, February 15, 1939. 

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allowed to iytaln shall rsaoh the maximum provtded for in this ohaptar. In oasae where the compensation and exoess fees which the officers are allowed to **retain** shall not reaoh the maximum prorlded for in this chapter,.

the Commissionersi Court shall allow compensation for ex **offloio** services when, in their judgment, 'suchao!apensatioa is 

### neoeasary,.prorlded, euah oompensation ror ex 0fri0i0 serrioes allowed shall not 

### itwreaee the awosatlon or the oftioial bsyoml 

### thea of oompeneation and exmss twa allmod to h8 m

### fair& by hia under this obapter. ,Pro+idod, howarar,the **ax** offiaio hen%& **amthorlsed** 8ball be 

### allow& only after an opportorrlt~ for a pub110bearingaad oaly upon tha ritirmative4

rote ar 

### at 

### lea8tthresme~be*~' Of the oomaiesloMr8* 

### oourtr*

We assail 

### froa moor lbtkr that moh aXlomn80 .WUe by 

### the Co~~Msalonerfl)' Goart by or&or&.lyaa&, i"a not for say suah 

### spatial lmd mmioe8 ukd fhtm boing **true,** 

### saohallowanoa irmore ti tba natara o? m adYMM or 

### aoqonoatloa apon the maxImum tee8 allowe by law to bty

ntahted by the ~ff~~lal. 

### &tie10 SSSS pl80~
a 

### liritatlon

upon auoh oampan#tisrria that *id m' all- with the excess fee8 wbish nld Offloor ray W

### tain shallnot exeaed the maxlam areolrt oi ,mapen#ation and sxoas8 fess allowad to'k ntaiaod.


### CQ~U,$'J

As 

### We aaQsrHaad the oplalon in tba .Tiltun 

### ease,re

1erred to 

### in yourletter,the Mtut point8 out that Artiola 3095, and

### a6 it lrl8ted prior 

### to it8 uend

### nent, w&Us iinltingthe 

### anountof ooapenaatian, the lirltatioa01%

the authorityof #a Oarrisabionerst 

### Cdurt to illor ex-offioi0 

### atmpanratlcn ms aot enlargador dlrialshedby the **amendment but**  **axleted** 

### the sama as prior thereto.

In 

### dataminlag the urirrm oapanaatloa, it is 

### neseeearyto read together 

### Artlolaa%tM aud 3c191, as **amended.** It is erldent by the plain and 

### rrearblgaoualanguage used that &rtlole 3895 I8 **neat** to be e0mmea wltb 

### enmh'feasallowadunder thaaaartlolee. our lnterpmta-Hon:X. A. Watson, February 

### 15, 1939, 

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tion in the veltman ease is to the eiieot that Artiole 3895 vested authority in the 

### Conmissioners* Courtin the matter of allowiq, 

### an estimated amunt of oanpensation to be paid within its own judgment but subjeot to the limitations as expressed thereln.

We respeotfully refer you to'the ease 0r Anderson County vs. Hopkins, Ifi7 Si 1019 

### aonstruingaXofficio aompensation 

### under Article 3898 prior to Its amendment in 1933 in which it is held that 

### sush axofficio ooapensation is not considered "exoess rees" or 0rri0e,

It 

### IS thersfore,tho oplnlsnot this Dspartmsntthat ana&manoo ofeompsnsatlos bytbsCoP1IPissionsrs* Oourt under &Male 3605,whan addsdtotb undl8- putsd rees allsusd and 

### rstalnedundsrArtlols5f3Wouuwt axoead the nmxirnum **expressed** 

### In ArtIols 3592, Whsn this

**ae** 

### suoh.
Trusting **that** 

### this 8nsnersYOUT ia&Ty, um **remain**