Case Information

*1 Ron. R. 4, Rutu’loutt County Auditor

Val Verde a-ty

Del Rio, Tour

f@lnlon lo. fblsl8 Ro: Whotho r 0s oHloio l om- ponratlau paid to a 8korlrr 18 r0gm0d u k0r 0r 0rri00 ud should k l o l on8ido r od cn th0 uulrul r00 r0portj other rolatiod ~quutloM portalal to tha annual rooor 0f a Oounty Y t B P, l itiitr r o0. m Iour Z0ttOr o? A dapartmant $ho r0 onlng pnertiaorr rrom thim 'YY Pnder tha magraph wrmlttiag the Ca82iolaorr court to allow th# aorlrr ar a o ountp M u 0rmi0 l oappmration s.a Ilou or ia06 not 8 alfloally pravld0a rw, ma wa notmrxwa r iaaraumlqtbatru~huoffi- ia proparlj regarded 08 r0.r 010 00mp0ruatiOn 0rri00, and #hotid bo oorlrideraa ln the annual roe report?

'9. At .thn olow of a yomrqr work &oulA not a11 r008 00ll00tod bag th0 rollorrlng yr ba rubloot to the ~rovlriy~ relating to

for8 owned iba prier ~oarr’t

l S. daba ad M iafl80r rlho O~UEO t0 ha* omrpald ~080 r00* attm g tha part 7 ur r b o Urduat ma& an amowit iMlr prmsittrd ourront roo8, or should 8uah a tlals br pro- 8mtaa to the Comd8rlonor8~ Court aid w them bo UooldodT Qr, if not ratirtaotorj, bo oar- rled on %a jmoper ehaanr;lt*

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Eon,~ is, 4, Rmlulcutt, @ago t

W4 d8h to th8nk vu for JOIP rqpplowntal let- t8r uudor dato l r (ktob4r 17th wheroln ~00. ol..rUy th4 above 8tat0d qor8tlm8.

In l anuo otlon dth your nqw8t mr Ozm, you

rotor to Artlo 8QS4, Revlrod Qlvll Itatmt.8, lQQ5, rith th0 r0u08ing 84+md8:

wohave l on81aerea that the l r-offlolo oampeneatlemherelnprovldedror 00a8titd0a u0u th080 not 8p40iflul- 0r 0rfl00 proddedtar, The 8ppUeatlon 1s hotter 1~autrat.d in tbs ea.0 OS a 8herlrr arnlng in lw r008 0r #ua a,a a md bag plrd~ M U- 0rri0z0 l ampeneatlon oi $l000.00 ddng a tom l ~~1ing r0r th4 pa 0r & &a.a a, tth4 a axtmw p r ovided r0r wnd8r Art. 888s. 1. T h e aoxt y4.r, lose h4 00114etr $600.00 r-8 amoaaurirg l&w. 8houldth4 ~1000.00 x-affl4lo ution not be oonridered v008 0r

the rheriff would be nt1tl.d to retaln a oftb$600+00arthatmuMnotputMmin oxoe84 the $saoa,00 prorldad r0r ln .4eond pragmph of Irtq.8891; eont.lnlng tb,WO Or 4QIn oouatl48 14.8 inhabitant., M.trlot and Oouut gflf~ oera named herein #hall ntaln OM dl 8u.h 8x0888 rees until 8uoh on0 -ml, te-

A8 to Qu44tloxl Iumber Two, we Quota rrol. pur letter a. r0mns

"It ha8 beon om eontentlon that ths offloer8 umual r44 report 8horlng th.

total owp4n8aMon r4ooiw& ymr, houldbe h4ld a8 th4lm818 mount in&@- kradning rituth02 w mi h08 00ii00t0a h *3 x011. R. t. Xuuuleutt, pege 8

rOiiOWf.?Ag p-8 8-W OX.488 rO48. 8h0da OX- 0m0i0 eompen8aMon not b4 l la a aeA a8 i408 0r 0rrm, th4 omoer 18 Oatitlrd to mOR0II M.~.t~u'#~~turddd.pb~~~nt a p.r?t 0r it.*

00ii00ti~ to 0n*

queatlon Xumbar Throo, we quote *Th, Qurirf 0r .ouaty oolleoted thl. #s 006.40 au r408 or 0ff1~4 aumg im6. x4 A d Lnto th. rount7 th4 8t.a Of $6.40 U l V.

OO.. rOO8.

m iUs h4 l OueOtOa ()78lm rOO8 l UMd in lOs6, wM o $ amount would ba due th e 8Ouutl~ uuder Art. 8&B, (being in 0xco88 0r $b 000.00 r0r th4 ar 1936). Tb 8hrJI-m eOit4n&# tht F aorfw 194 ax.slQ&sh. didnotaoll4otbl.full $S,OOC.OC and ba xwttined &SC.35 to oover

defloitin th0.4 two mr., notwithrtabdlng tb. Cur the .X'Xkb@. or

r448 were oarned ln 156. 5 MS6 bo rrta3.n.d ror 1 deficit in pi+ PUBt"

lutiol. 89934, B8rired Clv%l Watuto., 1985, PO- wuo81

'8h4rirrB 8hau -0 ~488fV4 #IO rOnOW- lng oo.tp4M~tlont *1* ?Or all pr00.8. l#.ued fro18 the

su*rm Court Court8 Civil Appeal8, UXI BOPV4d bp’th4Z8, th4 U&W rr88 U a4 iUOW4a them almllar aerrlcro upon pro0088 l88t14d rrom th. dl. trlet oourt.

48. For .U.&.onin~ di#tZ'bt.Ild OOU2ltJ oOUrt8, #erring l 14otbn llotloe., of road8 uxl doling all notice8 to m8r84or8 provided other &V&&t bU.inr.8 Pot Oth4mf.4 for, net uceadlng OM thouaaml dollar. per’ annum be flud th4 003..d...10U4T# BOrPt at the name time 0 r OX-OmOiO #ahrie# to be paid out of ,general are tixed, uul *4 Xon, R, T. Euudoutt, -0.4

Artlola b896, R4,rirod Old1 Statute8 of 1926, U UWdOa, ~~Oa08t.

% hmai..iOm4r8' hu't $8 harob &- b8amdirclaa~arlng00~88fianros8x-

OftiaiO #~l-ViU. t0 tiOOrmt7 OitiOid. rhrn.aO l UIUp4PutiOII tih.7 Ua a 4X4088 iO48 dbh allowed torotaln ahall naohtho mxlmtm~b thia chapter, Ihu888 dam-0 vldedrorln tha l mpena atlon and e xae.8 ia.. whloh tha - affleorr are allowed to ?eta%n 8hd.k naoh the-~vidediarin hhi. ohaptar, the ~88iOa4~8' DO& au d.bW OC?WKJ~atiOn re *rofflolo tin, intholr 3 eervloea mat, 8uOh 8 Mation 18 Bt.008.U'7, gr0 uoh OOm&W#at OXI ?Or Of OrfiOiO #~r*lOO. =r allowed shall not lnoroaao tie ompen8atloa Or l omwneatlon the otflclalkpndtheludnumof reo8 allowod to W reWnod b bir

ind uaoaa Frorldod howover, GAO uudar thlr hapter, efflolo herein Butmud 8hh be allowed &?y aa*pportrmityrorapnbliob arter al7 upon efYlrsmtin tot0 at

rulb4r. Of tb COWi##i02&4r#' a0Wt.a"

Artlola 8896 Retired Clril Statutea, a8 Imwtiod, p r odder that aoh dir&rict, eormt7 rsd prrolnet orfloor -11 k08p a aorreot si all for8 earned by hla atetount md an mm8 ~ooaag into Ma hrndr aa a4po8it8. ror eoata, togeth4r dth an trot rutada, r08i 0rri00 and OoarmiB- alone a book or in beob bo rovlded Mm for u8h purposo,~end fyrthar prmM48 it 8 & ll be the dut7 of 0o~atj.uUltorlnaountl48 havlnga oount~mdltorto an- nually l uI#be tbr booka Md 8mOlmtB Of 8UOh OffiOerB ditiOX', it.hd.lb4 and in oountler having no th. duty of kh4 h5d..iOXk0l'.' 1.0k4 th XmdMttiOn of aaid book. and l BaO\Ultir h&i014 8887,. &V%.Oa ~@iril 8tatUt48, U -,

proPid I *5 Hw. R. f. WmnioUtt, -0 I) th CiOUllQ in Whbh h4 F4sdd88 l 8Wm #t&O-

mat in.trlplloate (an ioru draignod md *hid approved by tin Mate Audi tar) a oe tate #t.t4#Xlt #till be rowd pz to tb Auditor by the dsrk or Or l rld OOULIt7 Within &et th e um h.bren'tZled in fllodrith t$o oount+War,

.a4 oopy’tok #Aid SOYJ #hai b0 ribd If&Xi7 Otb4dBO @orrrt. Wd lrport tie ~O.d#.i@l4r.’ hdi hor th4 &!fiOUd Or 8u rOO8, 8oad8810~~ and l apnr8atlon8 8Mtovor oarned b7 ,uld of- aux4.qf the flaoaly48q urd 8404Ml~, rioor or r448, 00mi88i4.n8 ord 8h~ii HOW th4 -tmt o ompena atlone l olluted br hln due-. W thll’cil7 #rid r.?Ort flual m&l rhrU #on- t4in 8a it0Pd.4a taEem4nt ll r008, iom5dr8lon8 and o4mp4naatl~a 4arnea a* fi.441 mrr tioh Wre II& oolleotod, togotbrdththonuu 6Xthr p&rtyuln&& fOO#,-•0I#d##hM md OaI#IpM#atiOM 0 * 0’

10 would al.0 orll pur ~ttohtlon to she latter u siaMi~Mph8 Of ktiCl8 58% I&tiBOd Qidx 8t&ZtO#. ‘Alal OWnnt f40. #e+‘ned M& #d&&86 lur#d in htiei8 3683, during q Orfl84rB a u l XC488 Of th4 8UbTbQ8 8Ud U- 0w.a by thl. a, md rm tlmlr l 4 rvl0a. and fo r the OWiCO. 0r ~th.j.r a4p .nU cluthorlud 8xp4n848, tie. urd U.i.t&i. tO84th4r with I'll deUinqwnt rO88 oolleotod and not ueod a! pfovidod Sn ~tlolo_8893, UP - . WI84 SO l?aJ l uarl48 Or a4pUtlOB MU UUiBtUItU when ourrent fee8 ar4 lnaufflalent 8h.ll b. paid into tha County Treuuq ln t&n oounty Wh4rO th# UO4.8 ~808w. neatlonr Urdtatltuu and rrd- 9h4 0

mm4 hrnin 7x4 d in thj8 AC& rtW tUr$Ur# ahall lnolmde and apply to all offloom men- tioned hOr4ln in aoh Md oror oouuty 0r thi.

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Xon. 8. Ti ERrmuLOPtt, %O 6 doeluwd to k th.

State mad it 1. hareb I. two th.t tho po- lnt4nGlon of &trgiB vlalam. or thi. A& #hall .ppl7 to l ..h of uld Orf%U4P#, Utd .lk7 #proial Yc @Il.r.l law lamn818t4nt dth the prori8loer br4of Mpr&d 18 &WOW Upi- + 80 fU U th g l h. ~7 b4 iMO.ud.tUlt rith thi. bt.

4l2~ oomp4zuatlori lidtatiom 8ndrd- a180 ppi7 to au rOO8 B.X4d 8d 1~ b~in md eoqmuation whatreever ullootod by atid in th4lr ciiioial upult7, offleer whether ueountablo a8 r408 or 8rri00 tmdor aa pe- Bent hu, md .a7 law, 6enoral or 8#4olal, to brob~otprr88l~Popo8&d. tha eO.nt~i# The onQ kind rad eharutu. of oompmuatlon n-088 th4 g1~0tid0114 u8mt 0f tihir A0t 8h.n b 4 -d8 n04i74a by 8h4 rir r8 fa a l pmehan- Or fU&tiVObl boa jMti80 #tOEI #f -18 ula rm th4 rO8OT4I-7 Of #to&II pOplti7, Ind money roeolnd W Cwmty fudgor and ~a~eo# Pawe r0r perr0Meing mmrl.g4 OOM- be l eoountablo tor which 8um 8h.u mni4. and?& repulxedtobe re~tedaaf~~rai orfl00.* 8692, Ravlred Clvll Statutor,

Art%014 a8 umdod, PaLdO. t ~7OrtiOOrWlti~edin thi. -ptOP

rho door not oolleat th8 mubum 0mouut er Mb ror an7 fl.o.l'744r end who r.port.

d4ilnqu4ut r448 r0r th8t ri .bm b4 0u- titled to rot4ln, whm oo o ad ruoh part ruoh delinquent r408 a. 18 .&lolrdt to complete th4 mxlmum o~nratlen uthorlaed b7 Artlolea S88S SBS+A, 81.3 bese'ior tha 744~ l.n rhiah dofmquent rear when ohwged, 4UId a40 UtU%XI th4 MOW& Or~#XOO88 rO88 uthorlsod b7 3.41, and th4 r.m.3nder af da- llnqueat~ r008 the rlaaal p~~8hl.l bo .a herein prodded r0r &ken oolleotedj pala *7 .

Xon. E. ft xwlnlautt, page 7 ~o&Od, the protirlone or thia’Artiali ahall

not apply t0 my orflaer after on4 var from the dmto b ma08 to hold the orfloe to eiioh rO4'iB apI, w in th e l TeBt Uy d4linQU4nt the o r rlwr l mbg the r048 thd 8r0 am- not eolleetod the 80m0 wlthin'trolv. queathae month. erter he a0a.0. held the 0m00, WM ammad Or fOU eollooted #hall b4 wd b- Frovlded, ~OWUTU, th4 80Wlt7 tn48toy. thatnothlng ln thl.A.tpl-4c1ld..th4 F of u o rflulo 3.~3 l aoordenoe with Tit of the Revlaod Qlril #tatutu ot 2.x.. lWZ5, l part oompeneatlon. bra rided, or the mxlama -de in thlr wtlolo br thl. tl$aaaaehqo

not 8ppl7 to rO48 herrtoforo #UMd.= tba pmml814m80fktl0l0 ~ti*appwntfrom

88Sb, mpra, th.t ~z7 l uthorlaed oompmuatlon for ox- 8UOh au88 l uthorlreQ to k ..' DfiiO~O #U-Vi044 ild allowed the &42&f WIb%%ticle SfX+ l tQl.8, 0od.d not maximum of eoprpsnr.tlon urd l qoar roe8 al- lowed to be ;cetalnod by Mm. yn 7onr firat Qu4.tlon, we uaumtthet th4 8h.r-

irr .rn.d in 1937 over md &OVIJ the upen 0r bi8 otiiae 8nd L.l.rl.8 of d.putiO., onl7 the #140&W whloh na reported oolbated, but th. rddlt1on.l ua or $600.00 Woh rra .xwportod in US aa unaolleoted. Ohdu thla rtate of fattr, and ~8,000.00 be tot.1 amount “e: 0r~ 0o1~4~~4tio~l th4 8h4ar oould logal 7 ~00i.n r0r tb

u qf UW, 70x1 ~4 .doi.sd thet lnce h. 1400.00 r048, hr u7 legall* ratah all 0r Of d4llnqwnt r488 amud b7 him ln 1991 but aopeetoa ln 2939. ml.80 two mm. EOk4 8 tot.1 of opi7 )s,eoo,c?O, & roe8 oarnod and oollLioted r o r that l ir ana alnoe utwbr tho *tat&e, h. ml&t retain @400& rlthout did&g dth the aounty, he m7 r404In the ~~$00.00. The $1,000.00 paid to h!Lm au OX ofrlolo oompanratlon ror aald year to- gOtbOX' rith the $1400.00 .nd tlm &300,00 mad4 bi. total bongsnmtlon $3 000.00, th. llmlt h. oould ricelve ror .ld should tL eherirr 00ll4ot mj 0th.~ dollnqwmt rOO8 Jur* .rrwdin~S?,th4~uouldb0l~to th4 #OI.StJ.~

Xn thla eennootlm, w call four ttontlen to ttu 804C Or hd~80n 6OPsltJ v.'&#dtu, 167 &u. ml9 Wh4r4 olng t4tut48 ae oonhned in th4 aourt eenrtrued tin ror 7 'cl4X'IkOll'. 8.x148 Revlard @iTi 8~tUt.8, 1914, being OUbUtM- the UE. 88 th4 ~84llt~Zlb4llt. tO..%d .l'tiO~., tiau7 muI h eld that tha l emal88l~er8~ court was uthorlaod to allow oompmu.tloPr ror OX offltio l ervleea, prodded wh .Ooqp4n*atlon, t0g49mr dth tb total amount Or feea kw- mom thrn th, tabted andrr 8uoh #tOtUt d&d Llob WI& mulma and u8e88 i408 &heriud aad further tlmt of- arrloie hea mare to be regudd u %x8088 roea, or mnwtalnanl7errodhlrd. whlehtheoffloer

It 18 rurtb8r otar oplnlon, in anewer +P JO\P reoti qU48tiOlA,thAttb# total ~tlon noelwd for tha per 18 popor bid au a b8818 d4tom;tning tb dl8po8ltlan of any a4lloqmnt f448 unod ln plor 70.r~. PIm4w4rtopur th%rd quertloa,uudertln taota

mbmlttod 1t I. our opinion th.t mm0 the ,BhUur ool- looted ud retalnad for hi. #ortic la %3S6 the 4tm of $sl.wo, kho tot81 amount 0r aOmp4n84tlon Iar pendttea Mm to retain ror theti par, tb #?81,56 aolleoted by Mm in 10897, being d4llatpntr448 au-nod byhiminlwit3,b4- 102&B t0 ths, 6OUlktg. PO part 0s mmh delinquent r408 amy be .'ot.h4d b him, nor ,appllsd t6 we 9p .rq Ueflolt in Me ooqpenea tf 0nrorth4 1954 orlQ55. pur t0 b4 Ill uUredll&$ 7OIU’ ~b.tlODI, th%. O~inbZl 00nama4d odly and a8 oontrollea in th4 light w our auppl4mntal letter thla apeolflo ra0t8 prumted aeputl4ant. abou Mewera your qu48td0n8,~ are

t!ruetbgthe ATTO&U OPHERAL OF TRXAS 'e /8/ 'Sm. Jr R. A48letm u"e