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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

OF TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS

February 16, 1930

(2) Payment of deputies or

witer fee & vy wee
of «x eoamense tion.
Tow request for + ee corteln
ations propoumied in your ie of Sanvary
received and given our eaaiderati ene

You wiah te know whether a Comelaaionerat Oeurt
my clin @ Coun Mba wie fg alao ex efficie County
Superin Somer? in any amount sald Court
may fins eftion, at en anid ex officio aslary ant
fees of ‘te eonne payment ef salaries ef deputies
or assietents, "a0 not excead the amount set ferth in
Article 3008, 4, 6. 5. 1825, as amenied.

o have earefully atudied your letter inasmuch

as Jou stste, the duties of eonbined ina etiice
County Suis ¢ en® ex offisie County Sahool Superintendent

t dmpoastble for said officer tea rom: perform
the duties of the office witheut an
tary. We also note your stetenent thet the fest of ssid
office only amocat te a maximus of mot more than §500,00
per yeare

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<div class="ocr">lon, ileyd 0. Bouldin, February 16,2098, page 2°

You refer to the ease of Antersecn County va.
Ropikina, 187 Bs %. 1019 (Civ. es Writ refused), for to
34 Tex. dure 564-567 and eanes gone oa mitbord ty f
Comnisaloners eould

Be ore eagnizcant ef the a herebofere mado
by spAlaup gn these mabseras wus re we cannot agree
th the conclusions reached “th Preference te this
tisvler matter. reached by bin the epinions ef Er.
and ether former hessetect at General
that the salonera!t Court fe authorised to allow af-
fleers named in the fee b111 any amcunt of ex officie
salery se iong as the same does not exceed the maxisnm
vided the officer Articles $685 end $861, (See
eltmin ya. Sister Be &, 3708; Ransbro we. Felder
pofer, 83 3, s, *teh) ees

Ke think nk this she the extent of ths holatng
eourt in the enthority cited by you. tpeldentaliy, Art iuttele
3809 has been mtert rtaliy exsndes eince the ease
ar Tp eovaas po it iste Sa ae,
ts you. e
Sess, xs, isié, Chapter 496, Sebo 3 ee ,

We further direst your attention te the
aation aiigeed a i Seige eerie as i a Suprintentet

(arte B06 ty, Co BS. 39 votent but agree with
opinions of former Anais ent attersaye ensral over a ionc
perict of time, that said officer is eT ot mtitled te such

compensation over end above hie nexium sonpenss

3
f

exoeas | fees, Dut mist accowmt for aam wen arriving st the
to be retained by hin. Bowever, it has been held
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<div class="ocr">Hen. Lleyt C, Bouldin, Fetruary 16, 1030, Page &

by 0 Former atulnistretion that tere is no authori ty,

a County soige acts as Comty Superintendent, be

a: an See Sasiatant or de » te be paid from

fvwvis, art, #700, 4, &, &, a te sush
etticer, (1 vel. 334 Latter Opinions py @fi)e. ;

m No. Golél, oupy oe wieh is atteched herete,.

The pertinent previalons ef Art. ‘330 Ce. &.
as amented, reed as follewss ° ty Me See

Peach of fh.
firet evt of the current feea of office pay
or be paid the amcunt allowed him weler the pro-
vialons of Article 9685, ther with the galee
vies ef his esaistenbe on) pation, xd euthori sed
expenses wider Article 3999 anount nesea~
te cover ecsts af w_en whatever surety
maz, be ze aby « Tf the ewrent fees of
sued . ee bed any year be then the
ancunt meeded te yey the amowmts above speci fi
gems Shall be Geome excess fees, Ori shall be
posed of iu the manver hereinafter provided.

Tn addition, you are referred te Article 9699,

Re Cy Se, euented, rele to monthly expense agoouts
peading in pert as follows; °

+:

|. “The amornt ef such expenses, together with
the amount of aalaries paid bo asslatents daypue
ties ani elerks shall be peid out of the fees
earned wy auch officer,“ ;

There ave tuo slearly defined sions ef the
atatutes contained in Pitle aor tha Tevinca: Civili Statutes,

om cable to sotwnties wherein officers are ved
on a fee basis, the other then tien 2s provided tar
der the system, This de res to the
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<div class="ocr">Mon, Eley 0, Bouldin, Pebruary 16, 1030, Pace ¢

We do mot beliewe the ef Article
3695, Re GC. Bo, an amended, is applica to Asputies oc
gesistents, Se have been wable to fini any ence ar
PDeparteentel epinion #9 holding. We do mot beliew the
statutory authert y exists for such somelusion, There is
no on

rtainly Jecislative yeomouicemnt to such
erfecke Tf the Shtnsene the County Juige ant ex
offiele ma fee basis of neation
gamut directly employ on essistent sné frou Coun-

compensation for the princi of.
eer, vut also to pay kis assistant a full salary woier
tele 3002, 1t would be peraittine that tebe dome in-
divestly which eannct be done directly,

When statutes relating te ecapensstion are eft
te senstrustion, they must be most y sonstrued in

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favor ef the government, and the Sthiver tia receive no

additional ecapensation wilesa direet sion ie mde

therefor. See Burk we. Bexar county, 871 8. §&, 13¢ (Cty.

to &
w {Arte 3095, Re Co 8S, as mmenied;
Yoltman vs. Slater, £17 5, ¥, wey Hansbro wa. Neidsrhofer,
to pey his aasistant, ‘e hold the sentence in peracraph
(a) of Art. 3009, supra: "The amowmt of such expenses
together with the amount of salaries pald to assistants

Gaputies an4 elerks shall be paid out the feen os & by
gush officer", means the fees actur lg Ro
the ex~officio compensation provided . $s, Supe We

Very truly yours
ATTOSELY OFMERAL OF TEXAS

my (etoned) Rententy Resear
BitexT /om
Raclosu'e

APPROVED:

(algaed) Gerald ¢. Kann
" A@PAMNIY auweRat. an nerren
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