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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eon. coo. E. Shhsp ml Y
Comtitroller of Pu 110 Acoounta
Auatlu, Toxaa
ODlnlon No. 0 4a.l Ril o?
D8ar Slrr
Under
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opinion on the rrom your letter as drlar ii., by naotrmt or S.B. 49th Lagialaturo a11Win45 a 15s pllmi 12 months plus 15s for the Inoraaaa.
"*In tha or th orrio@ d wm Bexar County Tax Aaaaasor-Colloe@or, t&a Maroh 1945 pWroll inoludad th e l alarIea of regular and tra dapu- ,da maaaure oonaaw, it la naeoaaar~ ties. to mpioy extra daputlea ior aeaaoaal ruahea.ma majority of the atra deputloa wore on the pay- roll only a portion of Marah this is typpfeal of alroat any month thkyur. l!br*- roro, unloaa the annual approprlatlon la rigured .- -- -- -- ..---..-- . . . rrr.n"."I.L o,,*,o* "*I...* *,C"O"n0 .* ,*z AlTo"**. o=*cIAL 0" n- . ..WTA*1 *2 Hon. Ceo. F. Sheppard!, page 2
as aat forth above, no prorlalon till be mad6 for mon6y to aziploy extra daputlea a4 th6f ora medo&.’
'1 ahall thank you to l drls6 m6 the proper anawu to mukr to this raquoat.*
F~OB our dlaouaalon oi the above quostlon with the Eon, p. E. m6kiaoni, Aaaraaor-00116stor or T4x64 0r 8r Oounty, T6xaa, that 7014 8re d6alroua oi awin& what a&m k$ It 1 our Und6r8tlad& in the 1946 bud@ OS Bexrr County or moiier a&uld b6 rppr6prlatad ror tbo purpose of paying tha alariea of ragul4r extra daputl68 in thi offior of th6 Aaaaaao~o~lrotor at ‘Paxan.
Thr population oi Baxar County l ooording to the 1940 Fod- us1 Census yam 388,176.
96n4to Bill 190. 266, Aata or the 49th Leglal.aturr, Rag-
ular Saaaton, 1945, protld6a tollow4~
s. 8. Ho. 246 oompmwtion QS ewtaln oount orrlalala a popul4tlon at not 168s &ID 300,000 to tha last praoed~ nor E-I than 500,000, 4ooordiw Fader41 06naua; providing iOr 8 iitt6en (15$) p6r osnt lnor6ea6 ln 44larf68 t3r th6 6zaplo~68, 66puti68, and 4aaiateata ol said oounty ofii6iala, baaed oa Muoh, p4r roll1 QrO+idlng for #b~aalat6ntr t6 th6 County Tmaaurar rt stated a616rl68, bo pt~ point6d by hint QroTidin~ Oka* ~4larl6a mplo~666, d6puti68 ~4nd iaiat4ata of mtn6d 0rri6i4k8 may not tha wtbd br doarsaa6d; proriding 6sd swam by rhioh a& asployoea shall bo oobpaaaa86d~ ro- offtoara 8.OtiOll 1 Of ah4#6r 81, &6t4 Ot th6 &5th I,.@& Q6tiiw 181484r6, 86&ulrr S6Babn, p4&6 131 (1937) 4ad 8ll other 14wa fn 66Ptllet harawi+hb 4nd d66lul4 6a 6I46?66OOr.
J5JS XT EWXED BY TKX LEOISLATURF, OF ‘IRE STATE OF TeXASi
.Tbgr prorialona of thla~A6t rh411 rpply in rroh at th6 eountira fn this t4t6 *3 Hon. 080. H. Sh6ppUd, p4g.
hating 6 po ulatlon of not leas than 300,000, nor mm th4n 5 B 0,000, 4ooording to th8 18St QrSO6din6 Fodrral C6Aaua. oountr Sudga, sharlrr, Matrlat
Atto;;z.0;bm6 no1 Dlatrlot Attorney, MStrlat 016rk, Cody al6rk, th6 AaS6aSor-Coll6otor of Tans of au6h~OOunti64~ah4~ 646Jl r6oaIr6 a aalar~ 6r 8ar6ntp 86v6S Eundr6d (#7700.00) -D6114ra pu 4rmumo 9h6 OOU- tr Auditor oi auoh oouatlea shall reeoltr 6 84lSrf of sw6a8pfour Raadr64 (47400.00) D6llara p6r 4namh 116~ of my 4ml 8l1~6orpaaaatIon now provided bp 14~1 that any salary or aom#a&aation now provid6d provided by lrw to b6 p4id auoh OOUnty kditOr* Out Of 4ny l na4tlon nadarod arrii- apeoial funda, InoludIng o ""g gatlon, lovaa, drrlnrgr, roa aohool diatrlota,
,ah411 b4 ah4rg6d ooll6oted, but ah4l.l ba p4Id Into the geaaral ad of auoh oount$64, Tho Countr Tmaa- uru ot l uoh 60uati68 l h8n 6aoh.no6ive 4 8416rp of Forty-W6 Hundnd ($4200.00) Do~l8ra per 4nnm. Th6 Judg6a oi Oouaty Ootirta-rt-Law and tha Oount arimin41 Courts ti 8414 o.ountloa ah&L rroh JF60. I~ V6 6 a61aFr Of 8iXt$'-thr.6 @ldY6d ()630&m) DOlhrS $69 annum. All auoh alarloa ah811 be paid Out oi t&6 orrloua* 0ount168, th6 6486 84y b6. salary had or the gonarrl fund 6f auoh "866. 3. Th6 Oouatr Tr64auro*, upoa the approval or th6 Ocm8Iaaloa6ra Oourt, ghill b6 allow6d bb 4gpolnt 6no (1) 6aaIat48t at a4lary not to 6x686d tb6rrtprour Muadrad (#2400.00) Dollrrr 06r 6nnum, sad 6 466cU 6aiat4nt 4t 4 8414ry not to 6XO66d’%i6A%por, ltimdrad (#2100.00) D6ll4ra pu amum. .8ald 6aaIatanta ~hrll b6 SQQOiAt6d by th6 e684W6r 4nd 4h4ll. t4k bh4 AaA41 oath authority do and p~19oka in Oh6 MJW o? tJl6 trraauar u6li rota of' 616oti4L ,~atrrirl ohsrooter my at than tha @mkty Troaauror. All ai said k raquirad ularIaa namu4t6d I8 tJkI6~ l 66tIon l hll paid fra tha g6fwral fund of auoh o6ciAtlaa.
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Eon. 080. B, Shsppard, p4g6 4
Thhr Commi4aIon4ra Court 0r 640h OS
said ooun 6s ah411 grant an Inor~aaa in th6 -iI+
6mploy66a* salary budgot aa6n.d said badg68 ror the naoraarr~ amount for 411 oi said oounty offlo. nanad In S6OtiOAS 1 and 2 4boV6, SqUSl 80 (15$) per ornt lnor64aa IA th6 l al4ry 6f a ffit66A th6 amp10y608, d6 utIaa arid l aalat4nta re all baa6 t on the psy roll or th6 par- 0r amid ofrIoaa, tlortlar oiila6 as of M4r4h, 1945. T&r l alarla4 of th6 otfI61418 nam6d la thla A68 4hall not ba la- Or6SS6d bayond tha 8418r164 flad In this A6t. &id lnor6486 in a4larl6a ah811 be paid froa Oh6 gaa6nl fund 6r oftlou salary ?unb, or road 6nd brldga round or auoh o6uatIaa.
' *$OO. S+ Th6 Oeunt O64mIaaIoa6ra 6? l uah oountIea ah411 6aoh r666 84larp o? pff$y-iii76 i
?kudred ($5500.00) Dollua p6r 4n~m1 4nd auoh aal- uI6a ~ah4l.l b6 p4ld out oi th6 Road 4nd aid66 Funds or th6 thn6r61 Fund at SU6h OOMti64, 88 th. 6486 mar now be.
All fuatisra Of th6 'PO406 4nd @OR- stab168 0 'auoh 4OMtlM who 4rs OOSkp4A4St6d on a "-i+ m gala as provldrd law ah411 b6 6atltlod to
rrtaln annual to68 and/or rralarJ ot FQrty-arY6A Hundrrd Fifty (#4750,00) DOll4rS 466hC pYWfd6d, how4vor, th6t 411 ?466 and oomlaalona, uheth6r ourront dalInqu4n8, rbfoh 4ro ooll668od by Irrortnbont during hi4 86nW6 Of Ofti ah4l.l b4 4ppll6d first to th6 pWm64t Of his doputloa, 4u- thorlaad xpanaoa of hla.otrlo6, and to m4k6 up maximUm osplg6SS4tfO6 prOvfd6d fOr ';A thi@‘,, seation. Ao 806h OiiI88r8 shall bo ntItl64 to r6- ror 4ar purpoa* 4ny t4ra 6ommIaaIona that omirr 4ra oollaotod aftor ho 068884 to hold u6h of2166.-
h.Ia Aot ahall not rap6il 4y oi thm prmla ona Oh8pt6YS 169 "f-5 I, th &(lIalatur6, R4#ular Boasion, pa- 2b0, (l&l ? mm 4~~6~~ Artlole 3912-8, Saatloa 19 (r-1) and (h-2 T , Vunon*a *5 :, ;., : Hon. G6.o. H. Shepp4rd, p4g4 5 Annotated Girl1 Staiitoa. Tha,rirt66n (15%) ,ior' -',.
sent Inoraaa6 in: 641.4ry her6in,proYid6d for ahmU b6 in 4ddltlon to the l alarioa ‘or 6mploy668; d’apu- tI6a 4aalatanta prorldad ior $4 said AUtoi
i That Siotlcil or Chrpter 61 Aota tj$th k(li~~h6itlar: ai ppo4rl4g l fumn*a A44ot4trd Cl*ir Art1616 39126-l: 8oaaio~ pago (19j7), Aow Statutra~~ '4nd all other &rrr In ooa$&Iat ,horwlth bo, lnaoiar +hr~ 8qar. 4na the 48~ 4+0 hereby rrp6416d, 4ra In oontllot with th6 pro+Ialona or thla A6t, but not othuwiaa. "S60,- 9. Th6 84&4ry 3d .a. dOUUtf ~ll&UO6~ Of
ruoh oountf shall A08 6XO66d ?ir$PtWO BilAdr6d Fifty ($5250.00) Dolldra.-per am& rid al4ry to ba flxod by thr Oommiaalon6ra,Oour8 and p4Id out or th4 road rul brldgo Lund Of auoh oouatioa.
'Sea. 10. Thr salary or the Count;l S6hool Sup6r- ~ Intender& or 4uoh oountl6a shall b6 Fit0 Thoursnd Fifty ($5050.00) Dollars par 44aum, Uld ularp to bo paid out the aohool 6qualI44tlon rund. . It Is iiuther pratldod that ‘6; ml&m& pa d ng 41&d bridge am loy6q of auoh ,( i road ;?++t
Wli6r oountl68 ah411 b6 not thrn Fifty II 50#] ooata per hour.
*860. u. U 4ny sootion, paragraph, olauae ey la thla is d6olu6d to UAoOAatitAtioA6f., A& .arnteno) it: 84m6 ahall not 4ttaat th6 ram4Inlly portIoaa of this xp la rurther th6 intaAt;OA or the L6~18148A?4 La th6*.+6Jk) thi# Aot shall b6 d6616r6d US6WlStftUtiOd, that tha nlrrlaa or tha 6mploya64, an4 oorp6autioaa daputioa 4nd aalataata oitha publla offioua mama6 In this Aot 4~4 the marinmm Smmnt of aalarlu oapaa- aatioaa whlah 614~ be paid 84fd SmQlO~e68, 66puti68
‘. " Hon. Gee. Ii. Bheppard, 'pago 6
and arrlrtantr, #hall remain the 8ame a8 say now be fixed by existing law. Th0 raet 0irfaer8 and eaployew that
in ooua 88 l r reoted by thir Aot ra now paid 8al.- ==P 8l388 JlOt OOJlSi8Xl8UT8t8 With their 88laX'iQ8 8Dd dUti88j thr County Auditor in the eOUlItie8 here- th8 Saot that in ffeot84 br tht8 AOt 82'0 bubh;et Oftia8r8 Of with - inWe* raid aOUZltie8, in dUti88 ali& lT88- pCWibbi~ti.8~ the faot that the Gounty Tr8aawr raoh Oil tha OOUUti.8 n-4 Ila.6 tL0 a88i8tMt8 iOr thb fUSth8r faot PrO r dl*OhWgO Of hi8 dUtt88; Mb t&~ laoroar living oort an4 taxer greatly r hare inoMa804 th8 1iVa 8Xpli8a8 Of the @Qp1Oy808,
dQUtie8 aa& a88i8tMt8 pi the OOUR~ OffhW8
MMa, 80 that 8aid OftiO8r8 ar8 hmbg dlfcietity in k8opin.g a&equate of train04 parsoanak, rtaifr armak8 8n l nergmcy an6 aa lmpbratlro publir that thm Oonrtltutlonal Rule rocpairias'
WOO88ity bill8 to nad on thrro dayr~ .in eaoh rweral HOu88, be 8~8QOndad, and 8alid Rule 18 hor8br 8U8-
p6n&bs and thi8 AOt Shall take 8ffeot md be in roros from &nd attor the b8ta .itr parragr; an& it 48 8e enaoted.
/I/ John Lse Smith Prrrident the sowto 'I hOr8b oortity that 9. B. X0. 246 pa8Mb the Senat8, &pi i 1945, by th8 folloring: Yea8 29, rote: my8 0; hprii 23, 1945, sat4 333fw0a t0 ~00~~0~ in irOU88 arPlmXl~at8 an4 XWUU88bI l pgointiwat of a tote on abb xay titi 15, 1945 MQlO8t~ tiy mltka 15, 19.94 ~05idtk8 @Xlf8S?WO~ 8oport by tha follodng , 88n8ti adOpt84 HOMe 1945, midi&4 &kFil 30, naen8L48ro41 my 29, rote: Yoa8 26, my8 f%Il.f8WPO8 oO* 1945,:a. n. HO. 2&breoa f srom the 86TOfoo1c'8 ofri0e by authotitf oi 8. Q. R. Bob 33) Mar.31, 19b5, hew Coa- ferenee oomltteo mport wa8 adopted by t&a to&loring tote: Ia8 29, N8gr 0, _ *7 .’
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Hon. Coo. 8. Sheppard, page 7
"1 hrraby oortlfy that S. B. NO. %b: pa88*d mIl88 of RIprW8nt8.tile8, April 26, 1915, with MM(L- m8llt8, by thr folb~ill& ?OtO: YWS 109, Nays 61 A&l 30, 1.945, Eouso grant04 rOqW8t Sonata ror appointment oi COti8lWiO8 CWd.ttOO~ YlY 15, 1945, Km88 adopt84 Conferon amport by th8 Comaitk8 iollow5Jq rota; Y8aI ll7, Play8 2 1 my 3%. 19b5, 50~88 ?800n814er84 the tot-a by wh ah the Oonfarenoo Report was adogitod; May 31, 1945 now Coatrnne* -8 adOpt84 by th8 ~O~oWjng ii8&Wtt VOtC: Y8a8 110, .:amy* 0; ’
/I/ chMLlO8 JOIIO8 ibid clerk of the HOU88 Of RO~lIMktiV.8.
A~pPrOV84: FIX&D IN TW OBpICiZ Og TEE
SSCRSTARY 03 WEA'IX Dat8
THIS 2nd day if Juan, 1945 at & ocolook 8n4 &O minutb8 Qlaudr 18b8ll /a/ r3oorrtary of Stat8 partloular att+atlon to 8eotiOn 4 Of th8 wo call your abOV8 Aat whloh Mad8 in prt a8 iO3hlI8; of 9rotlon 4 18 l qpro8wd Thi8 portion in plain and lawuago an4 it8 pwulhg
unamblguow i8 alear &f%lllt8, and *8 /
goon. ueo. Ii. sh8ppar4, pago 8
thaw i8 no ooos~ion for oon8truotioa.
h ViOW Or the iOr8([Oi44 it 18 OUR OQfIliO8l th4t annual 8rrmomiatioa (in the 1946 buU&et of Boxar bounty) for th0 purpoe8 0r payin th8 mlarior of regular ana 8xtm Of A88@88OIFcOll4OtOr dOpUtiO8 th8 Om08 Of TaX88, (iOr Uid th8 MoUnt Or tJi* Msroh pyI’O= 8hOud %Udti~li@d 12bm&8) p1U8 Ul l dditiO5al 8U0 Of OfflO8)
tifteen (15%) per aont 86v8r th8 lnor8aro. ti oonnrotlon with the rongoln6, w oall your tt8ntloa to tha faot thmt rrootlv* aato of &nab Bill IJo. 2J+6 was Juno 2, 1945.
Yours very truly, AttOrn8y OoMMl Of TOXBS BY