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*1 OFFiCE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAk E.
AUSTIN
Eanambla 8. 0. Buale~
County Auditor
collln couxaty
RcKlnaey, zeur
uips until and lnoludlng t& last Saturday b&ore turd tbnday ln Jsrruarg*
a~FxFTY4mTX DIs5BSCTr (b) Orepan COUA- Qn sscond Mcnday in Sarah and oontlnu- Q. m until and i3oluda.g the last Saturday before the third Xoaday In Jurmz on the third Monday ia *2 JUM snd oantfnulq until snd l.01~ the lsst b6rore th6 first Monday 1n D6oemb6r; 3Jturd.S sndonfb6fiFstXondy ~Deoamber sud oantlnu- lug until and in.ludAng t&s Last Ssturdsy before the .eooud wonday la Maroh.'
prcn~¶gJa&ryph ArtLal. 3933, 8.C.S.
“k?or SPeq dar the sturiif ov hl8 deputy sh8ll 8ttsnd th6 Distrlst or County Court, h6 shall Po4eLv6 Four Dollars (@)'a day to bs pSld br ths aoudtp for 68sh d8y the ahsriff by hlmadf or 8 deputy shall attend uld oocrt. ~,~. Of hlSi6 811% x0. 68, -
%6fCW6 th0 m-6 59th Dfstriat Court bad three trrnugk Uollin ,~COUUtt .lld t&60 t6ESS ia son colmt~ 6ach uaa psld .oo .a day r0r 6aah y6sre Tim8 shafr
d8y Of thIi t&60 tOrm8 VhlCh th# 59th MatriOt cocrt h6ld In collin County. "tbd6r thi.8 Il6V l&V th6. t6W m 6O&%IlUOUs
In above counti.a..
“Ulll you please glee us your opfnl6a based au tb6 etatut quoted as to vhrthar or not the sh6rLtr vould b. entft2.d to $Loq psr day for t&conthluou. tema or th6 6ntl.r..-~ar, or vhsther 0 not h6 ulu bo allov6d this is6 only for the tlcrr tbs Mstrict Court 18 aotuslly sit&tag in collin county. *
COllin GOuxit~ h8. a popfd.tion oi 47,190 labsblt- .MtS #CC- t0 th, 1940 bd6rti 061~s. m OOUt~ Offi- OiuS Of I#aid OOUtBt~ UT’ COBRp6IAMtSd CO (u1 aIU%UAii iazIFJ b8Si8 s. authorIs6d SWtlOn I.3 oi b'tiOl6 39126, Vernon’s Anao- tated Civil Statutas.
Saotion 1 of Artiole 39120, V6ron'. Annotsted Civil 3tatut6., provider:
"Ho dlatriot officer, shall bs psid by the State oi Texas 8n.y feats or aom.lsslons for any
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wrviaesparforaed byhint new sh.ll tlmSt.$.
or My county pay to any oounty orfloa in aqy _ - oouut crontafnlng a populatala of tv6ntg thou- uand 20,ooo) ialmbitMt. or mare atloordlng to i th@ h8t pFI#OM F&W.& htX.UU MJ $6. 01: aFs&py ~~~~~~ tc :fE’%- - oontlnu. to otor s6baor~a ox oi tu.. sisll tb. b.Mf%t oi B?dbOt &d F6t.u fOF th. ai- provldnd iher. 8slsry ?uud or Funds iardndtar rt2, au is author- r~8 aad O~~~OIIS:V~~ he ued under lav’ to oolkot; erd It aball be hlr duty to &couut ,ior and to m all .uo& mon6y.
rswivsii by lalm into tha fund or fund8 areated .Adp’ovld.dfor und.rth.provl.lcms 0r tiil. Aot;~oWl.dfurths8,th.tth.pr.vi.Zoq~ of SSCt~O&B 8h8u IIOt df6Ct the Oagarnt of thb .886. tb. 8t8t8, but all 8u.h mute lu .lVil iOr by the of- 00 psld 8= be sooountsd cod. tiWr# @both t&O UWI U t&By U6 r6QuIF. tha prov%aions of this Act aocount 6d under fm f..., O-8SiQIU ..d Q0.t. aolbotrd fr.f.
private p.rti..c* 3933,. Vernon’. Annotated Ci~ll Statut..,
Arttila L’MdS in p.Ft iOlh.8: ~’
1) . . . Fee 6VSFf day th. .&.ra.ff Qr hi.
dsputy shall attend th6 distriot or aounty court, ha .h.ll reosfv. Pour ml&r. ($4) o.d.yto b.
d by the eountr fw eaoh day that t&e Jurlfi or a d6pUty #ball attend raid OOUPL ,F’ y hims6lf %%I0 fO26gOM StStUt6 i. applicable vher6 COW- ty oftloialu are ooutpansatsd ou a fee basts. Ths said pm- Artlola 3933 quoted above has no epplloation vhst- vi8ion oouuty oiiio~ am ooapqy.+d oZI,.fx snW.1 Vh6n 9WV6r aslsry basis. .a numrous oocaslons t&%8 depsrtmwt kao rewated- 17 ImU. a Uh6rirf In a fee oountg is entitled to the $4.00 a day for his attendance upon the aourt 0nlp men court G-3 Jn 3esalon and Dot vblle cmrely C3nUtrUCtlQ6kJ 3sr.iwl.
Sxu.w.ble Ii. EL i3e..iey, w
If6 quot6 from an 0pUaion of this d6partnwnt vrltten f$ePteder 28, 1937, by aopOrable James ~4. 2Wf, AWatant-At- +ornoy Q6wra3, sddrsrssd Honorable Ben J. &an, District
Attorney, Sreckewfdge. Tessa, as r0iiov8:
'In sn opinloa beratofore rendered by tbfs de- FtESllt M 06blWWJ 21, 1937, ill VhiOh it VS. Wbd th.t th6 Sh6Fiif 0.8 6lLtttlob t0 $66. mentioned . . . The
OdJ Vh6n the OOUrt VP. .Ot-y & 468.1O.r opinion oonstmes ths phrase *8atuslly:ln sess2on~ to Nan t& presence of ths judge, and it also pOetit OUt f.Ot that the j&Id.@ RUSt SSSUIiW tb6 tenah Snd proceed Vlth tbr, bussinoss.Or cho Thl8 opini~haa been$ollaved~thLs den court. partmcnt.on nuasrouv woaslow.* inOp~Mlii0.0-1228thi.bogart~ntbs1bc- "You we &ther rsspeotfully advised that la your countyvhsre sharlff 18 oourpenastad 0EI th6 salary bssfs, the. shsrfff. vould not be en- titled to any fees l'romt t&e owxty for hf. serv- ice. in vsitlag on ttls dlstrlot and oounty aourt.
4nld6r &tiale 3933, beoaw6 &&ion 1 Of drtlcle 39l28, Vernon'0 Annotatted C&v11 Statutea of T:cxas, proUblt. the samott
Sa vlev at the foregoing you are ree'peothklly 8dvlsed that it t. ouropiaion the .herlfS~of Collla County vho l. oomp6nsat6d Q11 the salary baa&r is nOt entitlad to any coisps~- sritlm iron the co*t;y $022 ha servloos in vait* cx4 the die- trlot and aountg aourta under Article 3933, becauee Ssatlon Ot Article 39lE6, v6rnOnfS Annotated Civil Statutes, prohibits ihe sRm3.
Yours vary truly ATTOSXEY ORXERASI OF T-is&3