*@Xl you pleaso advise rae what,your op&- ion ia en thematter?"

Toiz 90 not m%ntiq any statute by amber ln your snqulr7r hmtmer, after re+vJ&g your requ&t for an o~&l.ioa it fs appaMot that you ha* r%?eoOnoe'to Art&ale 329 .0-l, ii V4rnoato AntMated Oiptl Btatutes, whioh~ia'r~st providea emong other thing? that, 4f $&n3mtb5 $23 nrlttng a56 untli3r oath be gi'wtbto an7~opunt~.jMge:that any person In his oouat7 who is,atot.oharged'with a a&aiaU. c$teqsj is bollsted tom be me~~-,ill, and that the uelfaq of h$mse%$ and/or other% req.&m -thet ho be p$aaeil in e. data, hoepital for tie nentduj l.l$ foi tit eqere~(b ninety @$a for .observation txnti/?k .Whht, and:.tia& oquaty. &d&e shal% balia#a suoh lnfomatioa -tabs tsub hr shaL1 fc+rthriLth,,,in tean tlnm or vaqiticm', ibe ei d&y'ed plmts for the, h&ari@g aad"dstera&ing .rpt tbs SattW, rhioh Qlaaa &haU ?c+ e&$hw-ln 'the aourthouso

oi the~Oaunty; 02~ t@ the reridsmerr of thp.pnracm nanal; or at : any o.ther plmr ia thr, oounty at the o,q\Ehty judge mfiy ceeni ! best for sush.perscmand &al.& &We notloe to mob @eraon vf tina a@ plaoe of 8uoh hear&n& Ths manmr and nethod of suoh hearing is spsoiiieaU7 &!et'.out~in the etatutas, The statuter liqwe,no duty upon'the oourit;p attoiney to reprasant tha Stats in such hear-8 ox proobedinga,

It is true that Artlola SSSO ai Vs~non's Annotated

f2irll S@ttutes prc+ides that the oounty attorney or the dis- trbt attorney L5 counties having~no aouatg attorney, ahall appear ana represent the State in lunaop prooeedings, and Artlale 5861, Vernon's Uivil Statutea, provides that in such oases theoffioer shall be allowed the sane fees as are now tillawed ror similar servioes performed in misdemanor @asea, and the ,@rore shall be aaoh allowed a fee of $1.00 to be paid out of the estate of the deferidant, ii he bave.an estate, othsruise, by the county on aooounts approved by t,he oounty a4P. Ths above mbntionsd prooe@dLnge under Artiole 3193ro-1, supra, 1s not a lunaoy yroeeeding and no rees frrr offioerb aon- duoting the hearings isallowed or provided oy author+ssd by aaid Arttols.

St:.tutes pzeeeoribing fedsa for publio offLaera $se

strictly camtrued; anti he+oe a right to fees may not rest in implioation. jdeoalla F, City of Rookdale, 246 S. i%. 654.

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Honorable W, EU@3Ae Tate, page 2

The ConstitUtlon fixes the oompensation of certain orfiedri alld authorizes the Legislature to provide by law for the oompmeation of all ottrrr offioers,servants, agents, and publia o'oAtrdotors. PUrmaAt to the authority thus oon- hare besn pasaed ria.ig the OOBXpeA- fezved, mmerous statute8 satioo for var$ms elassee 05 OffiOers~ As hereinabove statsd, the ooqeneatian of pub110 offiO6Xs is fixed by Oonstttu- without a law aUf&rizin g him to, do so and olear4 tioo or etatutim.~ Au oifioer eyly not olaim or reaoh any money

fixing the amomtto which he is entitled. Bln~forb v. Robineon, 244 s. :z. 007; haLer3m.A CoUAty Vb Boggess, 317 3. ‘G. 346; Duolos v. Harris Uounty, BQl S. 34 611, ofiirmd~890 96 '3, 417; Crmby County Cattle CoII VI l&aD%Pmett, 281 3. If. %D&

Under the provisions oE the statute whioh sets out followed in pomittlng a patient to the the prooedure.to.bo 3tnta hmtpita;al for the iaentally~.iU ior not 4xoseding ninety and TmM&osnt'~(Artiale 8193.o-1) we are days for observation unable to find any statute whiab ~provid88 t&at ths oost or au& prooeeding shall be paid as the OOst in 1AAaOy proceedings or any other ProceediAngm.

IA vfef7 of tha.~iorOgo;oin;;, you are reepeotrully a%- vised that it 3.3 +&e ogision of this DepaktaSen;t that the statutes impose A0 duty Up04 the oounty attormg to represent the State in a prooaeding .aUth&iaed by Utiole 3193,0-l, au~ra, nap does the atatute usher oonsideraticm OT any other statute provide for any fees for ofilicera Oonduoting hearings under said Artlola.

Tru.;iting that the ioregooin& fully answers your in- quiry, we are Yours very truly - .--- _.

OVED AUti 13, 1940 xl!TuRNRY GSHISRAL 07 TFXXAS 1 I/ S’I’AN’U Bras11 ;;iilliaf5s

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