In event the Cumiselonms' Uourt fin&e thie Aot. that ?&he r4iimtt to oolhot my res 0r o~nmission w4a due to negleat on th4 part oi the officer tholrgsd with i&a respensihilitg of oolleatlng name, the nmtmt of euah ins w ~omls#lon shell be de- duotdt rrom ths- ad.wy or suoh orr.%aar. Berare any auah d,eduation i.s mmdo, the Ctawlsxiont3rs* Cow* shall runzish suoh orri04r with 8n itaBiaed state- ment or the ancollee%ed fees with whioh hle aoaamt ia to be, stir&ad, 4114 ah011 w;lry euoh orrioer or the tlms and plaoe ror a hoerlog cm same, to deterr?im whether suah oiriaer was guilty negllgenoe, vaiiah tires ror hearing ah411 tm at leest ten duya~eubsequtmt to the data or notiaa.

Unless an offleer la oharged 'by law tith the rc rponeibiUty or aolleotlng rw6, the c0mm~~ion- era' Court 4hlLnot in 6ny stsnt miss say de- duatlona frcan the authoriswd salary or auoh offi- oar.*

Artioltm 393.20, Feation 13, Bernont~ Annelmted 'ECxss citil F+4tutes, rem&a in part 8a r0ua8t

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The Caw414sionttrat Court in oeunties harlry a popultttion of twemty thousuad (26,000) l&b%- :,~,teata ur aoxe, on8 lcaa then~~om~huMxe$ and I&W

ty thoua.ara(l (190,0001 inhebib*ntX eooarding to lest peoedlng f4dwal DBmw, 1s hereby authorfzetl and ft 4hnll t~4 its duty to 'fix the s414riee al! 411 the f511owing nomad 0rri0er8, to-wlta ahar$.rr,maeess- or an8 aollaotor 0r tazes, oounty udge, oouty attorney, lnoludiag rdmlxml dist 4 at attcctmya an6 aounty sttornays who perfCm .the duties or diatzia$ attorneysl, dIstriat alark, aouatg olerk, troemrer, hide end eniml inspeotor. Haoh 0r said 0rri0er8 shall bc paid in money an annual ealory in twelve (12) aqua1 installmenta or not leas than the total oapaclty for the tiscal ywr 1935, and note mn than the maxUum onount allowed such officer under Ls\re existlag on ku&Uat 24, 1935; . ..."

Art1414 39128, Sootion 15, Vernon's Annut4tad Texas 01~11 ?trctutes, raeda 2n port aa iollowsr

'The Comds%ionc:rs' Court :n oount,fes 4 population of lens than twenty thousand [2!%?) inh4bit&nte, acoomiing to th4 lact pecedlng &era1 Cenaue et the first regular meting In Jamerg or esoh oalender yeor, nay puns an~ordar ZrwidlnE icr o~ll- penr;atI.on of all oountg and precinot 0rric43273 on a 4clary basis. m3 Conif4lL;~i0ner~* court In eaoh or suah oounties Is hereby outharized. and Lt ahall be its duty, to 21% the oaleriea of Crlnlnel tiis- fn suoh aourt peaces triot Attorwye.

x43 time and plaae ror a hurllag oa 8~’ to detormlne rhethea swh oftloer YU @lltJ of negligenoe, rhloh tlw ior hurlsq sbll be at but ten dan subsequent to ths date of notloe.

Ualess an~otfloer $8 o&ePged br lar rith the re- s~onslbllit~ oi oolleotlng fees, tb4 Commission- WE' court sbll not in uy mks any do- duotlons froa tbo authortied 881~ of suah olfl- OW.' I

AHlo19 ')Wb, 8eotlon 13, Vsrnon~s lanotbted Texrs 01~11 8Wtut?s, in m l s~follwsa ruds

"The Ooma18sloaers1 Oourt in oouatles hkvlzq s population of twenty thoumad (20,000) lalubl- tats or more, mid less than one hundred ead nine- tr thousmd (190,000) ~bitUts~rooo?dlag to the last preoedlng Irederal Oensus, Is bereb7 l uthorlsed and it shall br its duty.to fix the salrrles of all the follovlng nsmsd oifloers, to-vltr sheriff, assoss- w and oolleotor of taies, aounty judge, oounty attorney, lnoludiag orlrslnal dlrtrlot attorneys and oounty attorneys rho perform duties of dlstriot bttoraem, dlstrlot olerk, oounty alerk, treuuror, hide and animl inspaotor. mob OS said ofrloers shallbo paid lnmone~mann~lsa~ in twelve (12) equal installments of not less thui the to-1 sum earaed u aoxpensstlon b7 him la his oillois oapaolt~ for the iti you 1935, wd aot more thaa tha mximm mount allowd molt offlow under lus l xlstlng on hugust 25, 1935j....m

Artlole 39l2e, 8eotlon 1!5 Yernonts ,&mot&ted Texas ~lrll %Atutes, reads in prrt bs tailovst

“The Oorrisslonersl Oourt la oountlss a population of less than Went7 thousand lnheblt8at8, uoordlng to the last wsosdlng Fedem fkmsus btthe firstregulw woting lnJsawry ofwob an order 9rovUUng for aamdar par, may pus pm8rtioa of 811 oountj and preoiaot offloor on a l laq basis. z h e Comlsslonors~ Court ln eaoh of suoh oountlrs 18 hereby ruthorlsed, and It shsll by its duty, to fix ths l lules of Crlalnal Dis- triat AttornoJ8. In the event suoh Court ~8sses *7 ,.-