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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Bonorsble 0. f. Ml&r
Uoanty Auditor
1Cuao.s COulh~
Uorpus Uhrlati, T*ur
Dorr 8l.m
g l p oyllrtlon of 91,714, braok&, la tbrt it ha6 L~S rx643afng 360,000,000.00. ion in the roar 1935 worn in ,000 thantore, thr Ootintt in fhb fW OffbJr 01~ ( pi& wea sntltlad reorlvo 14$, or l$ for l aoh
one aill$on or frrotlon theroof, over md abon IIUX~SUJB r#unt of #6WO.O0 l llourd u&Of
&tisl~.394S la iooordsnoe 4th aa opinion rbn- derrd by your oftlo..
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Eonorablo 0. t. vma0, P*ga a 391b& Sootioa 6; #t&or 'Zt 8ball “ArtI8le -be duty of all offlow to ohrrge end oolloot u, mm suthOrIxrd by 18~ all fro8 rnb In the 8~8~ manor sodrrIonr rhloh 41) pwa.¶ttod by la- to k l 88@8- rb 8aa 001180t*a 811 0rribid aenlae portoraod b7 thaa an6 when ruoh ie8s era oollsotrd thar Shall be Argosited the Oiilosrr 8alrry ?ua6 or inad8 provided la this rtot.'
With thlr provI8Ion Ia aInd arb ~8 not aor- root IO aarumrpin(l that any rea oollroted by the Oouaty haaaurer rroa the Dr8Ina@ DIstrIot 8horrld be Urpoaltod fo thr offiaarr ralary iuadt* Xa our oplnlon Ro. o-2940, readsred Daorrcbmr 14, 1940, and round on pago 359 of the Annus1 BepOrt of kttorney Cenrrrl for l940, we held th&t ** l * where oourt bar ooaal8rionorr* the 8alarJ OS the oounty trarsurer
88t and ilxsd uaber thr protlalonm cU the OfflOera' aalar?
t89, hOt:OB 13, -tiOh 391-, verIiOSl'8 ohi1 StGutr+ tre88PrOr not l tltlml to rw tala mm him OWII, 00aal8810n8 all01~0A hln MAOr th0 provirlo~ qf Artlole 8148 of a8-W &tatutaa (rslstfag to ooamIrsIoa8 for rsadrSag8nd dim burrla# fuadr of drslacgo dl8triotr) but 88~0 should ta pal& into tha 9fftoers* Sal8ry fund rroa rhloh b* drrxr his l ahry,* your reoond rrqurrt statoar
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7iuroer QoPnty, prior 1940 had 8 populrtlon of 81,774, thI8 &Ing aiflolal oensu8 OS the ;Irar 1930. On&r the 1940 ooa8ub Xueoor County hsA 8 populatloa st,681.
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qnder thb omnsu8 of 81,974, Bumor@ bounty oom08 In the gopulatloa bracket or 37,F~O0 aA 1088 than 60,OoC lnh8bltantr through *hIeh brrokat, Ufitlar :
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Ronorabl8 0. J. Fildm, ?sdm 3
Art1010 5885, fro ofrioer8 r*ro l atitlod, •88~5i- iZIg Of OOMO* that it us‘ earnad, 8 nrxira~ll Of
~4,280.OO. ttlrn ~UOO.8 oounty l ama the br8oht8 sllowmd of 60,000 to 100,000 the maximrm amount roe orrioerm ~0~16 k Sr,r9o,oo.
*On AtAast 24, 1938 the fee OrriOarB or Zh~8008 County, bein& In thr populrtloa brrokot
oi 37,901 or less tbaa 60,000 rmoolvm4 l msxi-
3t~8i *4,280.00. would this 88~m a0 otrioer
MdSr the OSUSUB, whlah B0V.d the Sm. off:-
oer In Aueoo8 aounty to the population brroket
of 60,000 to 100,000 b o l atltlod the maxi- mua aaiouot Or $4,980.00, this bsing the XiBt:Ilg ilU Oh AU&Tint 84, m%6, OOUDtieB Of thti Sb?
*In meld Artiolo 391~it, sootion 12, for tbo braekrt Of 97 500 and less than orrleerm tSO,OOO mre allow8d. In addition to this saxlmum, aa lnormasm of 1% per dlrOOO,OOO.OO In 8x0088 0r Q20,000,000.00. Aooordlng to last pnooodlnd 8~QroV.d tax roll. of 8uOh Ooimty %U tha OSW Or 1Woes County, the vslo8tlon in ths year of 1935 MS Q33,4lS,?b4.00, whlah would rllor the i.0
orrloer 0r mOo*r couatr en laonsmo or 14$ over
sad l b ova the muxhup amount rlltimd the fee otfi- oer in 1926, brrmd On OOUBUS Of 1920 apply- Ina ~b::riueomm Couaty.
“IO othrr w&l# doe8 the- too offloor who ln thm mar 39511 mm8 in tbm 57800-60000 pa~ulrtfoa
braa L t rmm8Iu in that l sra a br8okWfer sub8rquont or born8 ho with the ohemge la pOpdstloa psrr, in ymmr 0omm~8 amvo to tbo higher br8ok.t and be oomp8n88tod rOoordin&l~~g
‘In our Opinion Ao, O-2544, dstmd August 6, 194O cad 8ddrSSBOd t0 YOU, rapmtrd OA m6. 83L) Of AMU Report of thm Attorney Canoral for 1940, u8 oonsldepd tk fret that thm 1940 OOUSUB ha6 rrl8rd #UOO88 OOMty ~biS$ of the 39,80+ 60,000 018Sm 300tion 0r hrtlolr 391ee 0r v~raods ano- tated Civil Statutes BIId hod loft it ‘Ubbjeot to tho maerr prorI8loam of this seation rrlrtlly to oountlea in the 80,000- *4 I Hononblo 0. t. wild.; PS@O 4
190,OOo 01888, fn this O&~inion 10 held that 88 8 romoit of rl88 la poQulstIoa, tbo 00nrm18rionorm" ooart oould no for ueh one ~llllon doll8rm r8lu8tion, longer 866 on0 par ornt part thereor, la ax0088 0s tumty mlllIoa dollerg or rrSOtiOA81 v8lurtIoa, over'8na rbovo thr marlmum amount rllor0d oouaty OfriOerB UIidtW 1818 SXiBtiag OA August 24, 1936, t0 th. 8818rimB ofrIo8rm who 8ro OOapmBated 0s ruoh OffIOOrB, 8Sa ~0 ruloa that bSBi8 l huUld bm PSI& On an ~~81 8818rf ** * *an 8nnual rrlary IA +elve equal moathlr their by tbun in oospensatIoa OrriOiSx 08p80:t~ [88] inSkm1~&8 Of Dot th#U [1088] th0 tOk1 BUIS l ~r rd iOr the fISOSl YSSr 19% end Mt ..aOrO then under laws
maxlmua wouat 8110wod suoh orrlosrr l XiStintJ On du&Ut 24, 1938." fn Ojddon h'o. O-2882, d8kd August 14, 1940, and rw Fort*6 0A page 248 thm Annual Report or the Attorney cemrsi ror 1940, we dca&t with 8 SitUlltiOll relstlro the **1srie* or OrriOt8rB 0r Travis county, mhrro the popuxrtlon 0s that oouatf had Saoreamod froa W,W7 inhmbltIk&B ln 19!3O t0 110,686 inhabitants IA 1940. This OQIAIOA hold8 that the OhSn@ La POpUlStiOa ha8 A0 OffSOt VJhStSO@V~r UpOa the MXk~tln SlOWit SlOUtlt and that snoh 8UOh OffiOOrS 8110%84 OOUrltieB 811OWOd th8 011, la Oh. 60,001- under OXiStiq On Au&tat law8 24, lOSti, 100,000 01aSS, t0wit, $4,760.00, end not aaouut prOTide COUlitimB In thm lOO,OOl-130,000 olasr, towit, @5,800.00.
In our Opinion No, O-2660, dated August 8, 1940, and rrport0d on page 2U or Anauel !Mport of Attoraq Conersl ior 1940, w dm#lt uith OOaVera0 SitUStiOa uhloh thm lD40 o8n8us reflsatrd 8 dmormsmo fa population with [8] oonmmqurat drop from on0 popal8tloa breakat to snothar uadar Artlola an6 ?Ml, ‘Iid w. ral.6 that the d@OrrBB~ POPU- 18tion hS8 no rf00t oa thr maximum 88lBri08 8ii09i04 l ra9narat04 under l8wm mxlmtIag on August 24, lDZi5. orrl0Orm
X8 ima1 that thm8. OpiniOAS,~ OOQimS Of whioh (I- l nOiOB@d, OOntr ol LOUT QUmBtiOlA. OA Aujy‘t 24, 1928, HU0008 t0 thm i88t COMty ha4 l pOpU.htiOlr Or SiBma 8OOOrdiq5 *5 .-
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prO08ding oenmm, ead, throu&b ooablned dfeot ot Arti- 0108 3085 an6 5501, the marioum mount ellomod ma H 850.00. The rub8rquent rl88 in population In no naEeULer8 thi8 aufl- mm elmlnt.
Ikl ~18~ Of ,8bova Opinions, th. ib8t ;U88tiOn i5 the W3DtiOn Of thi8 Qjdni01.1 iS 8ll8r9r8d in the stated and the 8eOOIid qU88tiOfJ ia rnsu8nd affi?n~tiV~, lL8&8tif8,
‘RU8tiUg that thIJ iOrOgOi!Ig itL&l# 81uW8r8 JO- inqUiriO8, II8 Sr8
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