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*1 225 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Coanlasionera allow- o r l r-o rilolo rsnioes, et I al&t retala the loa as t&o total or my month did not axowd II aii0-80a by law for the I would l&Lo to tuvr your opinlo~ on tho lollow- bs qllert~oas:
‘1. cell a con?elr8lonon' court 8llow a ooun- ty attorney ooqenaation ?oc OS-oiiiolo 8ervioeo in oounty whoeo popAatlon lo about 5000, and aloo alla= hia to ratoin tfm reoa o?rioe,~itm- ridad by law, 1s the tot4 OS the compensation ._I
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for or-oSS~oio cronl.ooo and tho roe8 allowad by law do not xoead 42400.00 per jrclar: -2. 2ouZU tho Cozalaaioaors court of a
oountr with 8pPror~t4lT so00 9opulatlon, on0 maab4r OS which ia a brotbas4n4aw to tbo,cou+ ty AttOrtmy’, vlolota tho aopoticrs law by rotiq to allow tho county kttox%lof, ,~~looted by tha ~0~18 OS tho County, ooaprcsation Sor ox-otrlolu together 4th Soor allowed by law, sorv1oo8, provldod tho aua of tbr two Itma vrould cot ax- 0406 ;l2WO.O0 par year?
AOOOrdlang to tha last yoderal Comus 11paccuia has a population OS Sour thouooad Sivo huadrod aad County (4,612) lnhabltanta; and the aounty oSfioin10 of twlro amid oounty are ooagcmsatod on a foe baala.
hrtiolea 3083 and 3891 and Vornoa'a Aanotatod raado in part as rollov;8: Clvll St8tutes, ~oept 80 othmusioo ;& a. ‘Arti
ridod in tbia lot, tha aunual ima that day bo xot8lned by prodlaot, oouuty and diatrlct OS- ;gi--ytlono6 in tbla Art1010 ahall bo aa
"1. In oountioa watalolsg twenty fir0 (811,000) tbouaand or 100s lahabitanta: County wlga, 2Iatrl0t 01 crlolnel Dlatrlot Attorney 3berl:s. Countt Clark, Couoty Attoraoy, Diatriot Clmk, Tax Collootor, Tax b6aoaaor. tho ;\a- aoaaor, tho Aa8aas0r and Collootor of Taxoa, Twenty-sow mudred ($2#0.00) mllrn osoh; 3ortlea OS tho Poaeo and Ccmatabls, molvo l?un- drsd (ble00.00) Collars 08oh. oovor ooata
bon6 may ba roqulr- a OS ouch o?Sloe *3 iioaorabls Fey r;anafng, Pago 3
Oollooted in any year bo LOLO t%a tba S(=:Ju& noodod to wy tha wiounts obovo a;oolfled, :~a~ ahall be daoaod 0x0003 Saea 8nd ohs11 bo dis- mood OS ln the awxuer.horo~natter imvldod.
*‘fn oouatler .uontatnla twenty-tlve thou- aaad (a,OOO) loos inhab tanto, f :latrlot and County otfloaro wmad heroin shall rotnln oqe- tbkd of such l %oeas fro8 uat.11 3~0b ono-:klrd, togathor with tba azouats cl;oclEloE in .:rtlcla 3083, emu&o to Three Tbou;ind -2ollera (33&o&).
Emolnct oftlcera 80011 retala oao-:bird uptll auoh oao-third, tot&her al:h the azoust sgoolfiod la mlolo S&33, axounta to mart003 l3wdred 301- lara (31400).
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krtiolo 36895, VernonQ 2xiotatad Civil WAutea,. provldea that:
Tha COPPDjwiow0s* Ccurt la hereby de- bar r od fr om l llo~lug coapanaatlon ror at-oSSioi6 *trloea oowty oSSlolala rkon tbo coa;anaa- t&on and oxwas Soo8 Wblch they ua allowad to ntaln shall reach tho &mua provided for ilr this ohapter In oaaa~ whore t ho ooapeasatloa . and exoaaa See8 which the oSrlcor3 are allowod to retain shall not roach the sez;auit. provided for ia tlU5 obaptor, tbo Coaulasionera* Court shall allow oos naatioa tor ox ottioio aonlooa nhon, Sa tholr udgwnt, such oonipdnortion 20 r neom#arf, prwlbod, Ouch Oompan8ation Sor ox ottiolo aanlooa allowod ahall not lnoroaae the oomwatloa of the oSSial31 bayand the ~;;aslmur or oomgmwltlw and exooea Swa allowed to ba rotalnod by hti undar this ohaptsr. TCoVideU, howovor, the ox oftlolo hareln authorlzae ahnll be allowed only after em opimrtunlty Tar a pub- 110 hearing and only upon tha atSlmatlva vote at least throo sambarr of Corslasionore* court.-
1s anmar to your Nrgt cuoatlon you 8m roa;sot- Sully~a4vload t&at whore a oount at10rmy la 006immateb on a too baa18 and the ooapazuat oa and l c oa a ioa a rrbioh 8s is allowed to retain do08 sot raacb tbo faaxla~ provl~oC *4 for by Article 3333 and .ktiolo 38B1, eupra, the cofi~1le- nionora~ 00uzt nray allOw aobp0nalrti0n SOr ox OfflOiO aO+ vloaa whorl, ia their Jlul&sot, auoh oocpsaMtion 13 neOI pr0dbe. l rsu7 8uob ootpm8mtlon for 01: ottlalo sorvioee allowob 60 not lnonare the oompen4otlon of wid 0may l ttWD.l bepOd Of OCY8~~4t4tlOZl and th0 MXblWl eXOe4J hea all& be Mtaimd w hb ~dar two aboke-cectfoned +“rovldod, the ex otSlc10 as autlwrlwQ by @tl- 8tatutM. ale? 3W8, supra, shall be allowed only attar aa opportunity :or a publio hearing and only upon the afilmtive vote, ct at least three member8 of the aom&uloners* dourt. 7mbn-%w 3-a wwut 6kwhbq wa aill ~ctur at -
tsntloa to Articles 458 and 433 of the Panel Code, whlc& read as iollows;
*Ii0 otiloer of thla Ctate OS 8ny offlcer o r l ry dlotrict, o o onty, olty, preOlEot, aoho ol dutrlat, or other riiunlcipal aubdlvislon of this State or any orfloor or member ot any 3tata, dl#trfat, aoanty, eohool dlatriat or other - Jaunlolpal board, or J 0 ot aql aourt, orsated by or unfler l athorlt y any. gmmral or spaclal law o? t&l* Stata, or any maamr of the bglala- tula, s!iall ppotnt. 02’ vote for , ooailm the appointment to any,ottloo, ppaltlon, clerl- ahlp, ocploycant. or duty, ot my &eraon rolated rltbio the 4aaonQ degree by dfinity or wltbln the tblrd degree OS oonsangulnltjr to the per8on 80 l pgelnting 80 rot-, to any other mm- bar of any suoh board, the 4giirlaturo, or court of whloh l uoh pereon 80 ep~ointlng or votlog may be a &mbof uhon the oalary, feea. or coopnaa- tlon of ouch appointme la to be paid far, elrout- or lndireotly, out of or rroai pub110 funds or fee8 of oifioe ot any lclnd or ohnracter whatao- over.*
-Art1018 433. The lnhlbltlona set forth la tbla iqw aball apply to and Snalude tEe ciovemor, ilautonaat Governor, Speaker ot the &use OS Ro)- reaontatlves, Eallroad Coeslaslonera, head of Uo- yartrmata of the SUto govarnwnt, Jwlgea and aem- bera o? any and all Boar& and courts aatabllebed by or ua8er t&a authority ?f any general or rpeoial law of t.hl~ gtate, lrembers of tba Loglalaturo, *5 Eonorablo Yioy Sensing, Fags 3’
nayora, aoMla8loaera, recorders, aWenan uzd umbora or school boar68 lororporated cltl~s aad town&, public ochool trustees, oflicora md aezbere of bostda of. managers oC the Sate :tSror- braaohea, and of the rarl- alty UJ ol its saronl 094 stat* eauoatlonal inatltutloaa aad at the rrirlotar w8te eLesnooyaary lastftutloco, and of gwli~8ntiarle& ‘;hio wwmration 9hGU zot be bsld to exclnda from the o~matlon tmd‘ef:~at of this law my proon lnoludad wlthln its gener- al p~rovlaions.-
It 0111 bs noted that Artiolaa 432 hnd 433 of the Penn1 Co&o etapa, apply to ths a3plntant, or voting for, or oo1UWain3 the apyointiaent 6, txy offica, poal:lon, clcrx- ahig amploymmt or duty 0: any parson related within the asgroe to the person YO appalntln~ or voting, poldbltob or to any ot&ar faafitber OS any suob board, the &glalatora, or co& whioh 8uoh person (10 apjjolnting ot ootirg ray te coamenaatloa of ruoh a a&amber, wheu the salary, few, l p p o btoa la to be paid for, dlraotly or indlroatly, out of or frap pub110 Svnda or fee4 of oPNoe of any lclnd or ohar- aster. ~heae l t8tuten do not rdlote to the flala2 of to t&o oomiiaalonerm~ court In allowlag ooaipan-’ aalar rtloa tar ox oftiolo aezvlass under xrtiolo 3395, aupra, for county offlolalo where such ofriolnla ur6 auip elaoted. loo are roa~ottully advised :3 the opln- tmt it ion of thie 4e;ort;went that tbara would bo no w:olO.Loh ot statute8 uhere the ao119la~iomra* court Ulow- t&a nepotism l d oompm3aotloa for 0% otflolo serviaoa the a3unty attor- no7 who wse 4uly elaoted, when oco member or the ooamlasloa- ra* aowt la a brother-in-law to the county .attotasy.
Trqating that tha’ forogoin(h fully un3wars your lnpuirf, we ramraln