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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Ur. John Stapleton, April 13, 1939, Page 2
"At th8 0105e of eaoh month of his tenure or orfioe each orfioer namad herein who C is oaupensated on a fee basis shall mke as part of the report now require& by law, an ltsmizell and mom statecant or all the actual and noo- eaeaxy oxpensee incurred by him in the oonduot of his of'floe, suoh as stationery, staaps, tele- phone, preJrilumm on off'lolals' bonds, 1noludiDg the oost of surety bonds r0r &is Deputies, pre- miumon fire, bur&rg,t%eft,robbsrglnsw8nae proteatirlg public runds, trav01lnJJ srpensss and other neoasmwp expcuu5es,..+w
seatlou b of ‘dxtiale 11899, supra, mati in part as rdUorrt
*~ohoiiiarrmimd fsthl8Aat,whsre ho raa6iveo a nlary as oampa8atia.n for hi.6 au-riam, 8hall~~audpsrJldttetltiopurahaeem4
lleos8Mrgin the pramsad
4.3, plwalman Insuranus protooting aa8t or mmkttp bandr 8 ta be paslmd an, aad tkmtmnts as loner8' CoIlA onae eaohnon#t& ths snsuiagmantb,upanths 8pplioRtlm by eauh ofrloer,*.r."
Jutiale s943 lwvlrrd Civil statutes gQnerallg, pra- villssthatthe aonmlrsiansa3.lo~to any aounIiJt+r easurerw not erased $2,000.00 annuallg~
Artiule 3887, mmlse~ civil Statutas,.reabe at3 follawst *Eaah cliatriat, aountg and pxealmt afirioar, at the OlosS of each fisoal year (Deetier slst) ahail IIlake to the distrut aouxt ths 00r;nty in nhiah he rsaLd.des (L swum statmwant in trlpliaate (on forma designed and approved bg the stats audi- tor), a copy of whiah statemmt shall be forwamlsd to the state auditar by tie clerk ot bietriat OoWt *3 Mr. John Staplaton, April 13, 1939, i"ac;e 3
of said oo-nty within thirtg daga aSter the same has been filed in his oSSioe, an6 one oopy to be filed xi';ith the aou!Gyau<or, if any; ot!.~mirise, / aaid oopy shall be filed with the Comissiomret
court. Said report shall show tJie amunt of all fees, oomisslona and aompensatlon whatever earned by scild orfioar curing the fLma1 year; ant seoawl- ly, stall show the amomt of fees oomdosione and aompeneatlon oolleote% by him &u&g the Slsaal yeax; tDirUy, said report shall oontain an itemized stat0mnt aU tees, oomissione and compensation earned during the fisoal year which were not ool- leoted, toðer with the name OS the parties owing said fee6 ooumiedona and uonpenaation. SalA ra- port shad be filed not lsctsr than February let fol=- lowingthe alase ofthefiaaalyaar end. ?a~ aaoh dsJafter 8ald &4tsthstaaidrapartrtsmlaamt flied aeA6offlaerahallbelinblstaapmalty of $2&00, whiah nag be reaavare,d by the aountg in uhiuh the suit im brought ror euoh purpous, anb la rddltloa add oiflaez mball ba mbjsat to reaao~al from Offlam."
Artlola 8391, aupmy booa not app& %a tha aauxb treuursr. ThaartAals sags eaah afflaarmaedio t&&e AR - taa?; the abnpter xMex%wd to 18 Chapter I of Title $1, R* dud Clvll Statute+ nnd 1~0 wbr. in W.8 atixtute 1s ohr treamaru nalma. l&r Qet3 Arti0l.a SW3 rwhrmd to lnaludo the county treatmm3rr
the uounty iire-r
meaty bond frcm exo%aa tees of ofrioe.
rpealfloallp prtiAes that aaoh d&&riot,
offlaer,at thivoloee ofeaah flnaalyear,
distriotaourtottho oonaty lnwhioh he residua sworn stat6 msnt as provided bg euah rtiatate,r ft makes no eroeptlons therefore, the oounty treastnrar is rsquU!ed by Artlole 3680 to make the annual report m-antloued thlrre3.n~
You &Fe resp%uCrullg sdvlaed that it is th% opinion of this Ikqmxtmant that the aounty treasurer of Floyd County aannot dadwt the premium paAd.an her surety bond from exoess fees of her offlue. You are rurther advised that la Is neaass- ary for the oounty treaeUre.r of Floyd County to makk the anmel
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