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*1 R-98 . Opinion No. V-99
Bon. C. J. WiJdar County Audi tar Rs: Traveling expenses
Nueoes County Corpus Christi, Texas of Justice of the Pea00 D Dear Sir:.
Your request for an opinion from this Depart- ment OR the above subject Aaattsr is as follows: "The Wt&% 0r POiOe Or %SOiIIOt
1, Plaoe ,11 an8 Pxeoinot 1, Place 2 or Nuwes Ceunty have r?quested that we make than an aJ.lowancr or $7,50 to cov- er sxgendbs or their automobiles in at- tsr&&$ ray inquests tithin the oounty.
la view of the fact bhat in this County thb P mslaet o r rmm l r* on a salary bada wa Wl&umt ilsra anJ Statute that ulb to pry .wauld d&&an tk $l4tt fee for any- thing of thfe natllrep ~Xt Is quite pos- . that we might be able, to make an aible afAawarur* far say +lrlgWlU~ iA ooanaotiog the k6btiw or an inqwst by permit-
wWi ting a &iwge to bs aa@ wd a mileage ba- sis ror the use Or their autfmobilsa.
Other thlra this X ao not. believe it pos- eibS6 to sake bay payment for any ex- j pensr$ $A$ mndeetiim with said inqurats. u,erriwr is not entitled to mileage or ex-
pensrr, rar the .opbration or his autombile unlars there id aam )re;rr&ra 10 #he ntatutae providing ror the ag- son* bf 8UQh 6*gsnae#. Hammoad v. Harris County, 24 fi 0I.W. IOO2,, bX*rPt r*&aPlis&l; Hprris CiiuMy *. Hmao&, 803 S.W. 445; 34 @!hr. rur. 545.
Artidle 3933a-1 authorizes the Ccmoise~ners’ Uour% ia counticss oontaining a population of 355,000 or
Hon. C. J. Wilde - Page 2 (V-99) more inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census,'to make a reasonable allowance not to exceed Fif- ty ($50.00) Dollars per month to the Justice of the Peace for the operation of his automobile in the discharge of his official duties. We fall to find any comparable stat- ute applicable to Nueces County providing for the payment of mileage ta:'a Justice of the Peac,e for the expenses of operating his automobile*
In view of the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Just&es ,of the Peace of Preolnot 1, Place 1,and Precinct 1; PlacB 2, would not be ,entitled to an allow- ance of $?.50,to cover expenses (3f their automobiles in attending inquests within the county.
The Justices of the Peace of Pre- cinct 1, Place. 1, and Precinct l,,Place 2 of iiueces County are not entitled to mlf'leag;e:for the operation of their auto- mobiles in,attending inquests within the county,
Yours very truly, ATTORNEY GENESAL OF TEXAS JR:ajm:wb
APPROVED MARCH 22, 1947 52 22 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS