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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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<div class="ocr">Honoreble Farria Firtle, pege 2

setting at the minisns amount the salaries of the
public offieials named in this article that the
anount paid said officers as ex-officio commonsae~
tion under Article 3995, Revieed Civil Statutes of
1925 fer the year 1935 be considered as a porticn
of the amcunt earned by hin in his official cape-
oity an compensation for the year 19357

"Question Ko. ¥:
“In connection with the portion of Article

S9lke, Sectien 13 quoted in Question Noi.i1 would
the Gomsissieaners Court have eutherity to set the
selavios of county officials named in this statute

belew the minianss euount as sot out in this arti-
Bee cea oe mee seteere mened Shoreline in good

io peg Sig “coat het pon, Rear hte SE beim Ppl

Gourt at « lesser figure than

the minimum amount es earned both as collected and
uncollected fees ty said official in his official ea
pacity for the yeer 19557 |

®

in answer to your firet question you ws perrentiy
etvised that i in the opinion of this department that the
oounty official named ception 13, Article
seponsation “earced

am salary of say
39120, inoludes a11 ¢
whether collected, oy earned and and net eoliest
4 uiniwus salary of any official wentioned in Bestion
2 Articole 39120, cannot be less the total mum earned as con-
pensation ty the efficer in his eftietal capacity for the fiscal

1
ghe otttogr in 1975. 5256

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<div class="ocr">Honorable Farris Firtle, page 3

yeer 1936, reeardlesa of whether or sot delinguent fecs, renorted

ag such, for 1935 were ever collected by the official or the coun-
ty. 4nd the eaximus galery of any county official neratofore sen~
tioned oxnnot be core than the mezimum asonnt allowed auch officer
under lawa existing on August 24, 1935. {In support of these stste-
mente, é6ee the canes of Hacogdeches County v. dinkinea, 140 5S. #. 24
901; and Nacegdochea County ¥. Winder, 140 6. Ww. 24 952).

#ith refereace to your gecond question you are advised
that this Cepartmant hee conslatantiy held that sx officio scoz-
penastion paid county officials under article 3895, Vernon'a An-
notated Civil Statutes, must be included in dsteraining the maze
imum compensation allowed county officielle under articles 3683 and
3891, Vernon's annotated Civil Statutes, Ina view of article 39126,
Beotion 13, and the oases heretofore mentioned, you are reapsotful-
ly advised that the ex officio compensation pala eounty officisis
unier Articole 38495, Vernon's annotated Civil Statutes, for the
year 1935 avet be considered as a tion of the amount garned by
such county officials fin thelr official sapacitics as compensation
for the year 1935 and. must be inslvded by the Commissioners’ court
when fix the salaries of commty officials under said Section 13,
Article 3912,

‘We now coneider your third question. Generally speaking,

jp ogun ty -offfetel de -enti¢ied-to.be patd only for his official serv-

ices in accordance with the provieions of the lew. Sestian 13 of
Avticle 39126 nor any other provision of the lew which we have been
able to find authorizes the Cominasioners' Court to set the salerias
of county officials below the sintaua amount aa provided in sald
Seotion 13, article 3912e,. although each of sald county officers
mentioned in said Sedtion, in good faith, agrees in writing to a
seduction of their salaries by the Comaissionere* Court at « sun
lese than the minimus aaount provided by statute, Buoh ea procedure
would also be against aald Section 13, Article 39128. Therefore,
your third question is respectfully answered in the nogative.

Tours weary truly
APPROVED DEC 4 1p ATTORNEY O8HEMAL OF TEZAS

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