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

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Honorable Martell* NQoaalQ Di*triot Attorm7 B&5 miae, 2-38 Dear 

### Sir;

the above crtatsg **questlon.ha8 been**  

### reoeir

; as follerrr:
**of** Tens **la**

“1 hero thim #lo.00 and roold lib to krwm rhLt to do with it,” hrtl.01~6550, VBTBOB*I citil Statater, regarding judicial promoding in; **1tu18e~ 0~1808**  **reads, in**  **part,** a8 ro11olm:Konorable lm-t~lla l&oDonald,P6gs e

.The 06uso shall bo dook4t46 on the probate dookot of the Court in the nam of the Stats of Tox66 66 plaintiff, an4 the poraon ohargod to be Innsane 66 

### defendant. TheCounty AtMTney or the Diatriot Attorney In oountlea hariag no Coanty Attorwr, shall appear and npnsrot the Stat0 on the hearln(l, and th6 doreneant Shall 6160 b4 ontitled to 4ouna41; and in proper eaaea the Couat~ Sad&4 laay+ppoint oau~6ol ror that prupoao.~ Artfolo 5661. Y~raaa~a Clril Statutes, r4ada 66 ro114wa: -.

*Ia auoh baa46 th4 ofiioora ah611 bs allow4d tha ahum tees as 6ro now allowad ror aleilar aerviosa performsd in mladelesaaor 

### oases, and tha ;turon shall oaoh be all-d a fau or On4 ($1.00)D4llar, to b4 

### paa oat

### or the 

### 08tateor the defendant If hs have an &rrtatr, 4th4mfa4 by the County on 

### aooounta approved by the county J'auge.~ Artlole'39ll4,Vornoa*a Civil Statater, provides: 750 dlatrlOt oiiloer shall b4 p4Id by the Stat4 of 'iox uy r666 or 0on;risaIon 

### for any aorvioo perfthmod by him * * *, Art1010 xmw, V4rnon*6 Cltl~ statutes, rsads, in part, as toll4wa:

"S4otlon 1, tror and 6ftsr f6n~~ 1, 1936, in 611 

### Jadi0i81 DiStriOt6 in thl6 St6to th6 Diatrlot Attorney in eaoh 6uo.h District shall r4- oelra Siromth4 st6to 66 pay ror his aerriooa the sum of Poor ThOu666d Dollus ($4,000)per 

### par, rhioh eaid Four Thoaeand Dollar6 ( 4,OW) ah611 luolade th4 irtro

Xundred Dollars ( L 00) ialary per

### par now ellaad 6uoh Dlatriot Attorne~a by tbs Conatitation oi taia Stato; prorldlmx that in all Ju&iofal DiStziOtS In this Stat4 4OIEpO64d of two (8) or 614~14 aountloa in on4 (1)oi uhloh such oountlaa than is a oltl eontaial6g th6 population 

### or aot 1086 than ninety thoa6and 

### (90,000) lnhabitanta aooordlag to th4 166t pr4- ceding F4deral 

### C6aau6, the Dfatrtot Attoraey oi

### auabDlstzlot shtil rcoBiv4 fro4 ?A4 

### State ar **pap** for his **aeG-Tloes the**  **8Ull** 0s 31va ThoumnA rin, Eundrea Collars (3,500) rw es!-,WIllah 84id Fiva '%OUStlRdFiTS ~UBdlWd 30 ltW6 f t?s,%@) 

### stiall ioluds tha Flvu Bundred Llolktra (::SOO),f ati6ry par year nuw allowed ruoh Dlatrlot 4ttm**nay by**  **the Constitution**  or tMa 

### Stat& suoh 

### l alarr ahsll bo p&l b 

### twelve (12) ~q~uslnonth

### 4 InstallneDta upon wazraats drawn by the 

### Co@- troller or mblio **xaoouata upon**  **ttio** 

### Stats TTeasw. prov:Qsd that **notblng la**  thla **xot** *ball **ba eon**  atnmd ao as to deprlm Dlatrlot 'ttortwya 01 tbo o unao all.mm~oa **allowed** or i "g $I **oh may** **hers** 

### after o citlow44**by** law.

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SOOë 3. 311 recta, c ozfia.tasiont~ and por- ~tisltm wbloh nay bs earned an4 **aollaoted** by 3istrlot **Attorneys** afieotsd by this **Act** ahall 5% paid into tbs County Treasury of the Cauntiss in whlGb 

### auc&**reoa** we asrnsd ror the aooowkt Or the **pFOp3r** 

### SUBd.l * lí 33cUon b 0s +irtloLe35le6, rernon@s Civil Statutes, provide8 thatr

**“ It**  **shu b**  **th0 3Uty**  **Of all**  **OrfiOOr8 to**  oharge aad collect in tbe mnner autbo~lml by law all 

### fees and codssloas 

### vhlioham **pcsrmlt** tad b law to be 

### aaassaedand**colloctod** 

### fz?rall off:0 

### al ser~iob pwrozmedbythtsn. * * ** f In view cifthe for6golnq atotutea~ 

### you a-9 rrspaotfully rrarb5edthat 

### it la tha ogln,on 0r tkir departmnt that a dlatrl+ztattorney omnot personally ret&t the feea paid r0r hm¶llng lunucp OdCl%ilr The so0 that has been paid to you as ~latrlot Attornsy la the 00.59 gontlonad in,pour inN.ry should be refunded 

### anddeplted lathe count treasuryOr the 00w.p paybg the SMO. rrthe 000t0r tL3 lunaoypxo**oe6dl.q** is **paid** 

### b or **out of**  

### the **astate of**  the’d~rm?iaat, **t&e attorney~a**  **reea I**  uld be oolleotsd tu part o? the ooat and to &JX&;d in the county tmaaury of tba oounty whera the oaae

Rowever, b&on the county pe$a auoh soata, it would 

### bo aniaie gesture 

### to pay the attorney's foe and than have tba attorney to rfmmd 4nd depoelt the 

### r06 in the county treaaWY*- .



### HonorableMqqrtellekSoaal6, Page4

Trusting that the toregoing fully anmver.9 inquiry, we remain
Your8 **very** tmly



### AW:LM **your**



### ATTORNEY

OENERAL

OFTICXAS

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