OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTINHonorable t;tsphen F. Eebert, papa 2

perform the dutTF:s of district attorneys,dietriot alerk, country zlfi;k, treasurer,h:l.de

and anlmel Inspector.

*bell, 3. In all ca~ehl

wh.ere the Coznirslontws* Court shall huve determinedthet oounty sffioers or preoinotoffioers in suoh aounty shell be oompensetedfor their servicesby the papent
or an annual salary,neither the Stats of Texas

nor say oounty shall be ohargedwith or pay to sny of tks offloers 80 cagensated, eny fee or oonaai8- elan for the psrfcrmcnas ot any or all of the dutiee of their offiaaSbut euoh oftlosr6 shall reoeivo esid salary In lieu of all other fees, oommissions or oompenaetioa which they would otherwise be authorizedto retain8 * * * provide% iurther, that the provisionsof this Eieotlon #hall not affeat ths paynant of costs in oitil oama by tba State but all suoh cost8 80 psid ahtl1k be a4WXU&- 88 ior by the offioerecollaotin~: the sum,, a# they are requiredundss the ~rovia10~1of thlr iiot to eoaount fox teea, oolllni~siona and ooeti oolleotedir0m prlvste ~8rtleta."

E'xior to the enactmentof tke Cffioero~Galrry Law, thr, bSlelature law fit to limit the oararaisaioar to be l llowe4 to any oounty treawxer by the provfsionrof Artiolo SW8 VWarm*8 Oiril Statutea,not to exceed $2,000,00anntrall~+ AlthouSh Sactlon 13 of Artiola 2.9120, was amendedand more reoenblyby the 46th Legislature,an exemlnationof the ori&aal Offloarrt Salary Bill, /iota

cf 1935, 44th Legislature,2ad CaLled Ssssio~k, Chapter 465, reveals l&t the treasurer was rpsolfioslly

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pl-tWently **BhOWll ill**  **~t+CtiO~** 13,. In this recpeot said originalaot did not ooafllotwith or repeal Articles 3945, 3942 end 3943, relating to the **oo5~mfmslon5** authorlzad to DO reaslvs4 by the oounty treesurerr

In oux opinionno. O-Q$S, renderedJanuary 83, 1939, found oa page 24 ot the AttorneyGeneral'sAanual Rbgort for 1939, we held that Artl?le 3$%2e does not require the ooxaisaionore' **wurt** to bet the salerg of the oountg tr%asurerat th8 n&a&mm, but that it may Six the oompensetioa of the QOunty trearursrat any rate not exceedfng the statutoryrate and may l%$duo* the xexkult mm to be paid to 14880 than the statutory cut and thet ths oounty d~oe# not owe ths tram8uF8Fthe dii-Honorable iitetphen P. Reberf, pa+ 3

ference bet-men the s;nl~ry fixed by tha oomfenfonerS* court snd maxlmm providedby 2tiole "943.

Khem dZ?ir.aFo

districtsaI.8

created under the provielone of Chapter 7, Title 1.?a, Vernoxl'a

Ciril 2tetutel#, by Artiole8 8146 and U147, it la the slendatory duty of the oounty treasurer to asmme the duties of the treasurerof auoh distriot and ho is required to ereoutobo d for the falth**rul disohsrpa**  **of** euoh duties) open aa aooountvA.th the dlatriot and keep an eooureteaooount of all money6 reaaivsd by him belonging to suoh dlstriotend of all anountopeld out by h&n. By the p~0visiOn8 of Artlole 8148,it ia provided that the

trbsrursr shall ba allowed 6s pray for hi8 ssrvloesa8 suoh, on+Fourth of on@ per cent upon 811 oroney reorlred by him for the aooount of euoh dlstriot end one-eighthof ona per oont upon all.

money by his!

paid out upon the order of the dletrlct.

X8 era aindful of ths oonetruotion given Artiolos 89U - 3843 ti oonneotion with the ebova mcmtioned srtfolea pertainingto the dutlen and oommii~8lons allowed the oounty treasurerRS trnenurer of a drnlnsgn diatriat in the on(~e of Barrita County VI. Charlton,S. Ct., 843 5. PI, 489, sffirming judp:-:mt

or the Court of civil Appafi15, Charltonvts, mrrir county, 228 s. ru'. 969, in the light of and in oonneotfon with the mtxlmum fee bill previously to the enaotzent of tlm Mfioetrml Salary Law. Under the holding in that oam, the traasurer would be authorizedto retain ouch additionalfees allowed him under the proviefonaof Artlola E3l.48. B%JIOO the 8mot-

. sent of the Otiionrn’ Salary Law an4 as espres8ed in hotion 3, eupra,with the tresmrer cxpre@*ly namid therein, it 18 ap- * parant that the ~egialatum intendedthe oounty tresrurer to reo~ivehis salary in lieu of all other feem, oonmis11ton6 or oompensatlonlr

whioh he would othsrwireb@ ailthorlzed to rntela, with auoh oo,m&~ione allowed him by any drainage diet I t to be pleoed In tha officera*eslary fund. Y& find that zuzh

00nau0ti0n 0r tb4 orri06re * Sfelery Law relative to the 00~ mieaionn ellowed the oounty treesurerunder the provi6ions of Art?ole 8148, Vernon'8CIVIL titatutae, has been rollowed by this dnpirtmnt datlcq frola it& originaltmaotmnt.

krtlale 39126-2, eubaeatlon (e) raremad to in your letter, spplfcsonly to oountiaawtiese the pOpulati0n is in excess of 335,000 eeoording to the last preosdlngor any ruture Federal oensue, oonseque3tlyit does not apply to pour oounty. It alpht be interesting to note, however, t&et eincr the sneatmmt of the original Qfflosrrr* %l(rry Lew, theRonoreble .%@ien P. liebert, Page 4

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hiia de&t with the oouhty treasurer in certain oountles, separatelyfrom other oou&ty offiasrs in that although Article 3912e-2underwenttwo amend~enteby the Leglslature,not until the ensotmentof house Bill 874 by tho 46th %gi8lature, Chapter 11, found in the Speoial Lawa of Texas, page 607, now appearing a8 kbeeotlon (a) to whloh you refer, does the provisionappearwhloh reade Where euoh treasurer acts also as treasurer of any navl(cation and dralnegedistricts, he shall reoeive 8nd be ehtltled to reta:n auah oosnPensetlonSrcm suob districtsas is providedby krtlclerr 8281 and 8148, Revised Civil Ztatutoeof Texas, 1923r"

It la tharaforethe opinion of thin departzsnt that where the oonmlesloners~ court has aet and fixed the ealary of the oounty treasurerunder the provisionsof the Orricers'Selary Law, Seatfon 13, Artfole 3012e, Vernon's Oi~il Statutes,the treasureris not entftlod to retain 81) his own, eoramlaetono allowed hti under the ~rorlsionsor A~tiolo 0148 or eeld statutes but sama 8houl.d br pal& Into tha officers*salary fund fromwhich he draws hi@ salary,

Yours very truly