Case Information
c, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Honorable John R..shook
cririnal District AttOrllsJ BaXar OOUIifJ
San Antonio, Texas
httention: s. Banton Darlea
mar sir3
ate Ot Title fees o Tax Colleotor ba ha orrlcera spooial rol oi oounty n a carttrioate of er the Tax,Collao- Should doputiea of dtor ua&*r Corti- la Aot ba approved by 15, requostfng the opinion or t rtiorra stated tharaln rrab aa roil
auditor he~pro@unded to u8 thrai ing our interpratation or' senate the Mth La@alatUra, Regular SOB- 1 amaMa 8Wt.iOSh 67. of Artiafa 1466 the Rovasad Penal Code of the State of Taua saiQ artiole be&g the Motor Cartlfloata of Titia Aat.
- "The quaa$ions propounded are thase: *2 Ron. JOho R. 8ho&* Pa#o a
“(11. Ghoula those c0rtiri08t0 0r Tit10
Fi.8, ool&otd by tho hx ~Ollootor, be do- porite6 ia the orri00t8 spcmial.mna under eon- trol or the cosutty .maaurw', or in 8 cutiirloato Title run4 anaor tbo Tax collortor~r ooatr01?
“(8). xr you hold thd aubiri08te 0r rith r-8 rhoOld be aOj40mea in th8 oOrtm0OtO 0r
Title ?tuuI aa4or tBo Tar OollaetoT*a ooatrol, ir
the Trr aOllOOtOt otaployr Doputloa for thir purpom0 thby bo ppror04 tba Oaaia~loaor~* court? rhm a an l n or ruti8 b0, tran8rerra
“(a). tha Road B rz df. Funa? *By ny or brlof on the r0ng0i4 qu08tioa8, wo oito you to motion 86 of .~rtlelo 14S6 or the
Rwi8.d Peas1 U&e whloh provia. ‘the ten dar- &gnaw agent moan8 uoh oouaty tar oollootor in
thlrr 8teto tie amy pertarm hla duty uadar thla r\ot throocyh ~JW &s&ular aopatv. motion b7 of the
8aw Aot whhiah is 8-1~144 by sonsfa Bill 2X1, .+roopt ror tha ma8 the umo 8uoh ueadt lr8t two mateno 8aaitim. of or samto nilt
~0. all, prorlal~ rot the auploymnt OS arrimtcrnta l a a ror mittiry any reaolnin4 rundr in the dorig- h8nb the R-a wa pridg0 PW~ Or
natea 4m*8
hi8 oouaty. ArtSolo $9188, sootlod 1 the Bevia
af+Ll~8*tat00 prmiae8 *that the ~8ao880r lpia aol-
lo&or or Taxor rhell oontl~~~ olloot aa4 re-
tatn for th8 bemattt CK the Ofiieora salary rioaa
OT id8 hudn8au pawiaa4, allteor'aad oam- rirab~r whtti ha $8 authoriati Maor law to -mUbob aioh dmii b0 )air anty to obuat r0r, ua pay rll aroh mairr rwdvod bf hi8 into fund
w ma8 emt0a l a ppr0ria04-ior ~40~ th0 ~0.
Vido88. of Bho bet'. Gotfon lo, jmr8grwh a, eud Saotfon x or
thla ~ttiolo SBlts #r oti ter ppointamnt
or 088irknt8 aa erslploy008 aS th0 tax oollootor
son. John R. Shook, Pago 5
and ror tho payaont 0r suoh 88lOtenta from the
orrioor~ Salerp F-d, end furthor provide8 r0r transfer from the Georral Fund of the oounty to the offiO0r8 Salary mad Of 8UOh monier as are
neooasary to pay the rlarloa +d .othor 1egelJ.y
authorized olafma Ogainst 8UOh funda. n~r61~lo 16, sootlon 61 of the Stat0 con- or Taxem, neda am $ollo*e~ 'all r008 etltutlon 'i earned Diatl'iOt, OOUoty ?snd Preolnot Off1008 paid into Oounty Tmarury where
ld 3 8m1be l uned r o r ooount o r th e proper fund*.
, ..~ TV@ alto you further to tho.oaoo of stati,
et al versa8 (ilearn, 16T muthwoatoru 2nd, page
296, whioh oaao dleouaroa 811 of the prorirlonr tha atetut oo~oomo4 In the l oawu th e
qU08tiOn8 prOpOUBa06 t0 U8.
-The monies lnrolvod la thir partloular fnrtenoo are being hold in apooi8l fund erait- ing your opinion upon the quoationr propounded.
Roth the Tax Collootor 0nd the Auditor will appro-
Oiat0 IWO0fTing your OpfniOn.at ths arli88t poa-
rib10 moment. -Thmnldng you ror your ua~al oourtdouf3 attan-
tlon to the80 metterm, we are --n Ho Wi#h t0 On#ln? firat th0 gU0!3tiOII NO. 2, ad W0 shall ao8*or quoetlon8 NO. 1 60a NO. 3 together ertor enawor- iw qWItfO11 HO. 8. Art1010 S912A Rorlaod CiVll StatUt08 or Texas providing for e bud4ot In OOWtf88 "fn whloh popula- tion aooa+din4 to the la8t proO~~iCg Fe&Or01 ConmU 0XO00d8 three hwx4?od thouaald (SOO,OOO) inh#bItent#, and door not exceed throo hundred fifty tit. thou88nd (355,000) lnhibltentor applies to-Bezor County nhioh ha4 oour4lng to the 1940 COn8U8 a pop&&ion 0r three hUndr04 thirty eight thbu0Md OQ0 hunarea Thl$ ertlalo proTide seventy mix (&?8,176) inh8bit0nb8. aaOn(l other thin48 -, . . -oh hQet Ohs11 bi oarefully 1fWfZOa and shall lnolude the 8eler~o8 and number ti doputiea 8ad aes18taat8 In oeoh or add Ofrid08, all other rpeom o~oor*arY r0r the operation of da 0rri00r.-
Artiolo wI;pS, cub-dirlaion (h] of tho Rorlrd Civil Btatotea oi Tam, 9?0riQ08 that:
l shono+or oar dlrtrlot or oounty offioer, 8b.11 roquira s*nioo~ of d8pdiO8, and a loyoor ia tho perfomanoo of &lhunt*, hi8 apt.108 ho 8hal P l 991y to tha Camlr8loaarr* Coort tor authority to l 99oint muoh dapotloa,
88alat~at8, aad u910~008, l tatlnq by suo8m ap-
9lloatlon tho numbar noodod, tbo po8itloa to bo
fill.4, tho dutlaa tu bo parferaad, aud tha ba mid. &old 89pllootion ah.11 ba uoat 8ooa~nl.4 by a statuwat ahowing probable tru iaoo, oaai88ion8, compaasa-
rsoolpts tion to be oollaotod aald oft100 during tho
Sloe.1 ya~r ths robable diabur.raiwnba tiiob aa !a rIma and l r9anoea of ralb
oourt -11 Earn it. Orb? of .+oh doprtl.8
pointmoat or& and fir the oomparrutioa to k pld thu rlthln tho llmitatlona horein 0n6l do$ararlno tho nuabor to be 9poln-
9rOaorlbod to4 so In 6laorotlon 8alQ oourt aay ba
pto9or1 provided the0 in 8. 08.8 ah.11 tho Coul8rionora' Court or war marbor thorooi at- , 1ni1Pon00 th e l ppolntaont of any par- 8upt < ^ 4w elork in any of- soa as deputy, 888lrtant, ; rioo. wpon ontry 0r 8Uuh otior tho offloor
899lJiag ior ruoh Iop.ti.8 sraiotantr, aId om- ohall be rrthor~t~ to 8 point tha; pro- not ox...4 tho rl4.e tbrt emid ou B Uopnt ham The- totN8out. oupsnsa8iou .uhloh w be tihvm4 tbo 'da~tlor, o r l lo r k o l bow a.~.4 for their mr-
sosirtsnta +lo*a rhsd k a. folfmm:" I\ ha. bou hold I&h. Court of Civil Ajqaak 8hst tho 4utb trpoa+l tipen t&e Tax A.r8oaror aa OOlleOto? by ArtlOl@ 14864, Y. A. c. 8. l M dutioa of hi8 oetlo@ (stat0 at al. 1.. a1..*, t 83. 169 8. d. (ad) see). mu8for0, ,0ur.~doCOn~dQ(b.otloIa, it 18 err* 09iOiO~ thst in l naw.r ppolnmont of doputlor or 8.iOt.nts to PoriOrPr the duties ro:&rod by.Artiolo 14ZM-1 muot bo ma&o in tho aam -
R. Shook, Pa60 6 l aj other l ppoiatront of any other l rairtaat OP we! $floorlamf-th+ l ppli?a~Ion to the (rorrim- 81oaarV tJourt r o r l aSnwltr t0 appoint rush aoputSo*, nuet bo ma60 tho Tar Aasasaor md Collaotor, stating bl 8wom allogatlonr the mmbar noobd, tha poritlonr to k Sllla6, tha dotloa to h 9orCoaod aad tho mount bo pal&, l ooomgmlod by a rtatouat rbowfa(l tho prohbla nooipt8 at otiioa OS provide6 in Arti 39lZg, Sub-Dir-
Idon (h); and the Comirrionorr* Ocurt rhall nko ita order l othorItla( thm l ppolatmnt auoh aogutlba attar datami#dn( number to ba l ppointa4. After tho ardor i. md., th. t8X l 8808I0f atld OOllSOtOr i. authorlzod t0 appoint auoh doputIari
In nply to your In ulrla8 No. 1 and No. 3 It la our 091aion that the Cortl 4 ioato of Tit18 Toor ooilaotd by tba Tax Co~laotor AsIossor in l dsltirt@rIry CBS- tl?Ioato of Tit18 Aot ahould ba turned over to tho Couaty ba dopoaitod in tho oounty daporitory Trea8unr la a pooial fuad l ooouat 8opuata on4 apart froa all othar funds ooountr 80 that detarhaation oan be rda as to whothor or not tharo 18 In raid tunl ao- b8l8nos ootlnt Ottor paymnt oi SO rIoa of daputIo8 o r l 88Iat- @To onto of th0 Collaotor uud payaont ai noOaaaary orpo8808 in 8dminiStubg not thoa, aitor tho dataml81tbn of tho amount of .ruoh sm rior aad x9oa8o8, auoh uomt 8hould L ba truwforrod to tha oif~oora* salwy Fund, ma my b8lanoa In woh apooial fund, ttu doduotlly tbo amount ior sslarloa l xpanao r must bO &ttO(. tha Road and lldd(;O wllhd of Cho Oouel.
xa oonnaotton dth tbo rwogoing we oall ttantlon sootion 61, rrtiolo 10 of Stato aonatitutSon am oon- etato, 0). al, 18. 0188s 08 al., sa9ra, #tmad ln tk aud‘fa osse oi SOttO~St, l t al. VS. Rarrf~ &buBt lb9 8. -6. (Mj W whoS.ia tiw b8 boon SiXOa thbt 0-t ottlaorr -11 k oonjwamtod on 0 oats7 baela alme aad al {' r foes orno& by moh offioom ahall ba pold~into tho Oountt Trumry fW th. SOOOWIt Of a0 9rOPOr ilmd.
Ron. JW B. Shook, Bade d
30-k Bill lo. tll, Chaptar 272, 48th H@gUldS soraion 05 tha kgl8lataro amondod Oeotlon 67 of tho Gortl- floa.ti Tl%lo Aot with retuueo twontf fire (Mg) oents to k rat8lno& by Tax dollmotor, 8mung otbu thirqps pSo+idad am ?OlbWSt
". Provided any uah 6a aignata4 l eont may wpl&*anJ ok nuoosauy aaaistanta an6 hour any aad all naoo88ar~ axponso in 86mInl*- tti. Act in hi. OOUlbty. Suoh daslyutod tUia# S&8& @hall pay wok aplopod 8osiatantr aaoh l X9OnDOO in.USWd b7 him t?OU ?‘rmdS
MWS#m rotulnod by hia horoandor, aa4 any l meunt oi raoh
fuadara&sl ah@11 be lnhlrhudriaa *lent to tho R-4 url Br @o m Y bf klm raltta ot bi.
OwnOY.”
Al-tiO& 8*18X, YO~OS'S AB8OtUtd ROllWd Ci+ll StatPt.8, SOOtlolr 1 PWidOS iO1lW.r
l E3o ot1on 1. . . . nor Ihull tho Gtato or asky oauntr pay to ml oounty oitloor ooatalnlag population oi twenty thouaadl (tO,@OO) lmhabitaatr 0wa l o o o rdlq to the lsat pno4lry ia may ooua8y
8odonl Caaaua our too or oa;lllaaIon ?or ant 8enIao hi8 9UfOm.d SuOh OttiOor~ pro+id@d, howmr, that l 880~80S aad OOllOOtOr of taxa 8hall OOn- tIs6o to oolleot and rot8ln for tho bo&ailt OS Oitloors* Salary md or fumde haralnaft~r prwl404 fOT, 811 i-8 aBd OolriSOiOM uhioh h, 18 uthorfrod MaOr 181~ to OOnaOt; ati it amu bO hi8 dUtT b3 aooount for ard per 811 aueh laoaims roooirod by ILIB Into tha road ur funds anatad and prori&od fw undo? the ~r~vlrl~n8 ot thir Aot; . . ."
It oan be moan troa the roryoing that prior tho pa.88 of Sonata Bill HO. 811, uprQ, ?OOR darirad fr- th0 aQlia atmtlon Cortiffoato of Tit18 AOt ah0~14 haT0 f gone into tha Offloors* Sslary Fund an monti%ad in the O&88 rhea ooa8Msred in oonueoticn with the (aoral 8tstutOTY abwa puopeb. ~owarar, the zxmata Bill plo. 211 ham ~~tiaions *7 _
non. Jehn R. @hook, Pyo 9
derlga atoa 8lub b tha l ur $L!lr OS l uoh tholr rlDrlo8 ohall #O into ww u*uoTl all Trtmtlag thlr
kg to rwla
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