Case Information

*1 OFFICE OF l-NE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Bononblo Hill D. Bttd6on, Page E

%econd: Does Article 3802 authorlxo

the eaplmyment by the County Jutlge of

a stanogm,gher to be -paid out of the

@moral Fund of the County, in a county having a duation or lam than

@&O;,~gPand a population 0r less

,

WOur search for an authorltp upon thlr nmttar waa unaraillng, although, we are edtlsed that your ruled upon this mat- Departsent his previourly ter.

'Third1 I8 the county aud Diatriot

Clark in a county havlnp; 14~8s thaa $Q,OO&,OOO valuation and a opulatloo

lees than 3,000 legally ant tlad to aa f: 0aMbry or $3,400 per year es orrid

and in addition thereto, to retain 'all rw 0r 0rfim up to tna 2mrimur~

~3,000 par year‘? "LIJr interpratatioa or thi# cmler, as entered by the cana~lssionsrr~ court 0r Gmne county, Taxan, aa refleetsd by tlmir Yinute8,,is to gl~o the

Olork an es orfioio i+lary uf &eOO per month and permit him t0 retain al3 r90a 0r 0rriOe until

the aggregate.os salary aad tee8 ret&nod raashea tb 8w 0r $3,000 per par.

"Pourtitt Doea hrtiole 6783 of the Ro-

vised Statute8 of Texaa, p-t the ew

p;loyme.nt 0r a ~speolal~ovsmeor~ in a

oounty of 101~ than #9,000,000 raluatim

and less t-,3,000 inhabitants, whiah

har not acnnplled with, or adopted, the

generel provirslonn of Chapter 3, Title l.36, with rsferracs to~ma'stenmmo~ or

roadr and partioularly to the draimige thereof? provlalon

*This 8eezna to be a new question, but in my opin-

ion the statute is r,ot a gensral Ptatuts 8pp11- cable In this eituation."

CIUEI county has a population of 3,841 inhabitanta We era inforined by the aaaording to tb3 1940 FedWWl. OWMUI.

Bononablr Bill II. Bad8on, Pagr S Dupartmeat that the county offiolals of aaid

Coapt~Uer*r county are oontpensated on a fee basis. 3603, Verhoa'r Annotated Divil ststutwI Artiolo reads in pert aa rou0w: "rnoept aa othrmilIo provided in thie 4t, the amual rem that may br retained by pm- clnct county aad dlstrirt ofrierrr amtioned

In &a Article shell br a8 rollowe:

"1, In oou&ltie~ oon~1ni trr~nt~ ii70 (35,000) thousand or lsu iahab tantrr Y County Jwl@e, Dietriot or Crimiiml Dtstriot Attorwp, Sherirr, county Olsrk, Oounty Attorney, Dim-

triot Clark, Tax Colleotor, Tax 4maeor, oc

the Aawseor and GoZlectoC ot Taxem, lbnty-four

Run&rod ($3400.00) Bollard raehi &sticr or

the Foam and Oonrtabls, mlrr Rundmd

($lEOO.OO) Dollars' each.

"6 . . .*

Artfal@ S391, Ve~non'a AnnOtatti Civil Btatutw, pteridebr in part as r0uerrt

“Eaoh ofitarr md in thim Ohaptar till rir8t out of the aulrnnt f-a or his otriaa

pay or be paid the mount aLLowad him unbar

the provIsion of Arti@ SSS3, fU$Mbsr with ths salarier of his arsirtaat8 uid dsrmtier,

and authoricrd expenrer ~tmde? Artlola 3890,

and the amount maemary to oover 608te or

~~~yumn~ whatcnrsr surety bond stay be requir-

Ii the mirront foe8 of rush 0frioe aolleated'in any year be mare tlmn the amount needed to pay the amount8 above 6paelfIed atuna ohall be deemed em.88 fees, and @hail

be disposed of in the mamer hsrslrmrter pro-

vided l aoatainln~twonty-fly0 thou- *In~o5untie8

ran& (25,000) or leea inhabltantr, Dil&rlQt and County offloen named heroin shall retain one-third ot suoh elaes8 fro* until suoh m&e- third, tcv<ether with the amortnta 8gari0a in t *5 -