*1 OFFICE OF THE A'ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honoreble. John R. Shook

Criminal Dletrlot San Antonio, Texas Attorafq Hr. T. 8. Rldgevay

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IXo~orable John B. 83mok - Fag4 2

and gasoline and the County aooepted the& eemlaee down Julr 7, 1941, when the<#uatlen a rehearing mm overruled In Ohe abore for OQUse. TWO or the patrolmen were bfsp4ns4a dth, 14wilIg only r0tlr in the employ the countr. The rour who w&r4 wexe paid their retained salaries aad the two who were dropped fr4m the qimploy Of the Uoiuity were not paid their e&i- tlSl4S. These two patrolmen, who were eliai- nated rrcm their wmiee an July 7, 19i&ren- &wed a bill t4 the Ctiss16ners’ Qoxirt ior $285.00 l mhb, being the amount or their m- spective oalaries from rtrJr 14, 1943, to &ly 7, 190. The Court reemtly entered an order al- lowing th4ir olalm, the or&e~ beins as follcmm "We weuld like 60 &a~4 yatrr Opts UPOn raLf0dng tno questian*:

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salarlcq or these two patrolmen rraa May 14, 194l to July 7. 194X7 *2. S1n0. the Oummi&Ei1oil4r&* aouxt ha8 entore& its order upon the ainutes or Court approving the payment or said olaims of fhs two patroloen and haling ln- stratated the Auditor to draw warrants in in payment or said taror or 84fa patrolmen elaIa., 1. It the duty of the kudltor to draw t@e ryants In pamnt thareot? *In this 4onnoatIon,w4 wieh to direot your attention to the 0.~4 or Buster Harp vs. +. 0. m&y, County Auditor or Boxer County, the readwed-#y Feurth Courtof Citil Appeal.atSi%s &6dfO, on w0r4a4r 12, ipu. Thit3 i6 not d401~i4~ report4a, but a oopy tikhbr is attaehea her&h Ii0 ratioa for rehearing ua. t%led aad this deaialoa i4 final.

-4 order or the OommImioaer~* Gosrt eU&wlag the olaim 0r .the two patr4lnmn lb ori its ra44 nliil rested ~~~oluslrely and pea-tabs to a, setter whhh is the jarladietion that Qeurt; I$ appears within ss that this order ia a fiaal $-at and ozmld only be 846 a*144 in a 4irest~pr~eeaing institut4U in the dietriat~ aouxt. The County Airtlt$qr, belag a mis1st4rial~otii44r, is not rested with judiolal power and would not be aQthCWi&Od t4 haar and wei& 4tia4~~4 u~tl past3 jtkag8i4nt upon the r8atq.

9w1il488, the ardor 0t the Ommissionsr8~ Gourt i..void, it rclold b44tm4 the aWe7 or the Audifor to i..ae the werxsnts or ~owher. there an dlreeted. It dg.8 not m&xir to u& that S&e exbe of 6he QOE- dsaioners* Ookrt is void ror the reason that oopatr 8004p64d th6 bmubrtt or the 44rtlpl4u er and, in raot, 4Ld not nr*r the patr4lS4n(, tha that their 84mfoea wWlU.b4 &&4pea.@ with armtil JQL??, 194n.

hour 0pIQIon opal the abme pue86Ioli8 w%l.l be .gpr&01.t.$.*

Eonotable J&i R. Shook - Peg. C

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