OFFICE OF THE A’27ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

~riorable Joe. B. Dart **uounty Attorney**  K4ntW.l COUity Ilaesns , %xo8

Bear Slrt opinion 80. o-SEW6 Ret 8houlU thr 4x-ofrioio sslary WU the aounty olerk %a 8 **oounty** whloh **ooatalno Iam**  **then 85,000**  **hh4bitantr.l?Q oonrlbered**  **in aete~nlm(l**  

### the Mxlntum anapal .salazyo$ aalb ol4rk unbar thr i44 rtatutes of thu 

### stat.9

This wllfask5aladge recbipt~of your 14ttsr s$ 

### August**BS,** 

### lW, mquerrtlng an **cpinton of**  **thlrr** 

### dapartmaat**oa th4**  **qu44tlon Hated**  herein.

Ppsqu4t4 Won your letter a* tollwsr

"1 hay4 been requs8t4Q by the Cmmalrslona~s* Court to ask you ior **a ruling**  **on tha**  iollaning ~usstlont Should the 4x-0rri0i0 salary paid the ofilolal (the County Clerk)~be **considered** rees of oiriae In dotrmlnlng the Pnaual i54cimm and the offiolal'8 rrtaturuader the sxciw# iesa
or ofi% law7

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*The 4x-oiiicio Salary of the 

### CountyClerk OS Ken&all County was fixed at $1000.00 at the :irst meetly in January and is payable in monthly h.4t41&tant8.

"Sho*tidthe clatk take Into 4444unt this f;lOOO.OOin arrlrlng et hi8 nraximusor @3400&0 and fnulude it in a total OS hie fees of oXi end than after omditlng bimsaif with the ."1000.00and earnsd f448 up to aluount of 3400.00 Sty14 all the r4St Of tbQ i848 COl-Dnarabla **SOB. E.**  **Dart, Fag4**  **8**

**14otsd as**  **(311043s fe48**  **and take**  **hi8 Oc4-thh&**  .tbwdraa; or should he ore&it his allowed 

### :24OO.OConlywith the **Se08 4am4d,**  **and ii**  

### this **bo irswlficisnt**  **to r45ah**  the ~WOO.00 t&an cre6I.t**himseLf** 

### with oe much of the **4x9 otfiola**  **s::lary un**  **may allow**  **his naxliaum**  **com pen..tlon**  **from** all **sourc48 to**  **meoh $3000.00,**  randmks an ad~justmnt with 

### the **oounty** 

### for anymoufxtpaidhlsrr In **axcoss af**  **&R300.00***

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Randall County has **8** population or 5,080 iohabltats 

### accordingto the 1940 Tedera 

### Cecratand the oouz&y offlolaln of **said oounty**  **are oo-npmQnrated**  **oc** 

### a **ire** bash.

Article8 

### 3N3 t&t spJ91, Ve~raon~8Ancot;ato&Clvll **Btatutas, permit**  **a county**  oluk, in ooucti48 b*pYin&a population ipf**leas** thuc 80,oco %&4bi,tW&t8, to retain ,4800~. 

### pennatiora

and **4x4401** t848 

### themaximum#am of $S,OOO,OU. Articler ?i889t an& 3939, hmon'8 

### AnnetatedClrll **Statutes, srpr44sly**  **authorize t&s**  Comds~lcuwr~~ **Ctmrt,** 

### when, **in their**  

### Judgment,awh oozspensstion **18** n4oosmwy, **to** allOWO4@p4n8ati4n for 4X-officio'**84mi448 Of**  th4 **OOtlllty Oluk~**  ruoh ooapensatlo~ *hall not lnarmre the aoqsea,u prov36ed nt;- as Ott the oounty olerk bepnd the aiax&m w#ouM et emp8anatien and 4x444~1 **fees** allmved to be rstalaed by hlsluader the preoeding articles. **These** artl4140, twothink, el44rl 

### aatho&4 

### tho Co3&aission4r~~ Court t4 

### allow tha,elark 

### at the county oourt in eountNt# having **a population**  **of 148s**  **than** 

### 80,000~ Inhabitant.@, **4oJlpaosatior.** for 4xpffiofo oer~iaos, provided suah 

### oonpenstatlon, t 

### -8th~ 1~1ththe feu **rrklnod** by him rxlldqr **the gweaedlng**  **art** ale8, **T does**  **cot u#uat**  **$0**
**more than**  

### tJ,WO.OO perunm.a (See t;b4 case of Ander44n~ 

## couctyi. RG$K.lQu, 197 9. we lO)Q*l

**m0 hst**  **tw4 pampaphs**  0r **Artiel8 zEm,**  **Vernon*8** **Ancptatdl Civil**  **Statut44, rsad**  **as** Zollom~

"The **Cc~~anBatiOll, lin~t** **’ ItiO5B**  **454 2** **‘ hi.-** 
**aums** hmeln **fixed in**  this **Aat** 

### for oSflcem **shall** include ~5 apply to all oliiaor8 nmntioned 

### harainin eschaa& everyaounty of tcis %f8to, **and** 

### it **$8 herebp**  **Ueelarsd to**  **bs the**  intOCtfO5. 

### of the L&sleture that the ;r0~~814~ OS tU Aat **shall apply**  **to 44&**  **of Miff**  **0Sti~~~S, 454** mmrablo So&B. Dert, Pa&e 4

s*rn etate3ente, kaeplng eccounts end axpen acoountn regs~~~ingcounty official8 oongeneated on a rer **baris.**



### IR

### answerto 

### yourinpulry,you clre advlaedthat 1% i$ the op%nlon OS this dspmtmlt that the 9x-0riici0 Owl& p.nsation OS the ootmtp alark must be conrldered and aeootit.d for in arriving at the praxfia~n annual ei:m~neatlon of eaid ol6rk* The elsrk rhall firat 

### out of tb. ourrent.ia.6 or hl. &Sloe pay **or bs**  plhldthe emomt alloewd hbu under th. pm- ~l.lotu vi Article **aeS3,** together with the salaarierof h%6 ~istanta and deputiau, eod authoriaed exgea.e. under Arti. 2lWQ end the antcuntneossrraryto cover the eost of 

### prdum 05 WL tevar 

### l

twety bond may be reau1r.d by law. If the aiwrent **Seen** of such offit? colle6Osd la'ony **year** h6 **mere** thim the apfstint

needed to pay the 6m6unt8 above 

### rp6olil6d the name almll b. de6ia.dezaee. fear and th. clerk 16 ptrc &ted 

### to rota15 on.-third of sadh **4x46..** Se.6 until 6u.h o+thlrd, togthor with **the** awnmt. spealfied in kticl. SWS, &uvunts to $S,OOO,OO. IA&her word., the oouttty obrk 16 6ntitled to retain all th.~.onq.neatlod 6llou.d b Art%016 3383, together with the one-third exoeer teei allowed,@y 

### Articls 3891 until 6wb one-third, togctthsi rlth **th*** aamunt **rpeoiriea La**  APt1016 **9883 amount4**  **to &3** **’ 000.00**  **per annum** * 31 the ewa nemtlon .llo&ed under Artici6.3888
ana the OXBIBB $6~ al orsd **under A~tlale**  SBSl do not 

### rmoh f” themm or C3,000.00per annum, th6 Ci%n8l6eione~8~Oowt 

### 18 l ut&orlsedto pay the **sl6rk** an ex~ofilal~ 

### aoia1~~8oi.on, prwid6d ,S)uOh

Oom~ene.tlon* tog6thar itlththe fees **+-mea by,hla**  **undrr** Artialer 38f39and .WQl, doe. not **amount** to
more 

### than t3,000.00. Them OM be no 6xoeer tcea until th6 awnmt of 

### #2,400.00 is reaohetlad the deduatloaa whl6h are **aUmmdbplawar.** med.. To lll.arrtrat.the aounty olerk **carmot** take **Q1,400.00** •~ 

## reer **unaor** ~~A16 3289 and tbup add the **&OOO.OO** ex-otflaio ooapeaeetion to make a totd OS -&&,400.00and **them** MY 611 fee6 

### oadllng Intoth6 .otifoe 00 are 

### outhorlzed by law are 6x6668 t668, and that--j, snttt.164to ona-third ot **the** mee. In ehcwt, beforr'~tbo cler? 16 entitled to any exo.s. tsar 

### underAPtlale:58Bl, he mu& first reoel~e a~ irea the amount of ft2,4001OOnot ineluding enp part of the 6x0of?i.io omp~nsation aPt.r nraki~% the legal dedwtfon6 as 6llowed by law and alter this emu&t hen been reached then the 

### olerk ie entitled 

### to one-thbd of euah exoea. tees a. prorlded by **&tie16** 3891 end e. above 6tated if'this does not reeoh,th. total a.XlSui%Of

### ~~,oOO,OOpnrannure, the Co?nmi~slonere' Courtmay in itsdia. or.at$on

Ilefl;ally

alow an sx officiooo?-yunsatlon ;irovided

such aonpasatioa, toqathdrwith ths fees retainsad **under** 

### tbeabove Qent:oneSb

articlq dossnot sxoeed$3,OCO.C0psr annuz. Trustingthat the foragoingfullyanawerayour in- .,i tpirp,we am
Youravery truly

.z E'IKT ASSISTANT

ATTORJWiYGENE&& 

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