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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Bonarable Biollud 8. l4orri8

OQunty AttorRef

AsMtrculQ Qounty

ClaaQeI Tesur

R6u sir:

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payable and to be approved by the Coun- ty Board of Trusteea or the reopeotire oountiea and oondltioaed for the raitbful perlommnoe of hlrr duties. TBe salary ot the ex offiolo Sapwiatendents at Pub110 InStrWtion in rL1 OOUlltie8 in Texse shall be, from and after September 1, 19SQ, paid imrtb State and Couuty Available School FunQ."

Artiole 5888, BevimQ Civil Statutes, lo%, au amend- ed,by the 44th Legislature, SecondCalled Sessian,anQ ooatain- ad in the anma ohapter tlm aforementioned assmdprent, pro- ridslr Sor a salary to-be paiQ the l x oifioio supsrinten- dent, not to sraeaQ Blne HtkuQlvQ Dollara (8900) a year.

Art1010 P300, Revised Qiril Statutes, 192S, and fto relevant prorl8ion pertaining to the oifloe and trareliag 6x- patuo of the oouuty wumrfatsndent urovides:

I)* * * * In resring the anma per capita apportionumnt to the bobools, t& aouzity eobool trurrtees &all aleo make an anaual allowanoe eut.of the State and Own- ty avallablo rund8 for salary ang sxp8neea of t&i offbe of the oounty superintenQent, and the ma68 shall be prorated totha schools conah& undmtthe aqpeniaion of the oowty The oowemaatio~ eohool sapertitandaat.

hvain prorideQ for shall be paid monthly uponths orQeroftheoounty sohooltrxmteea~ PForiQed, thf& th8 aai~y iOr tb Panth Or September shall not be paid until the county superintendent pmeente a reoelpt from the state Soperlntendeixt alaowIng that he has made all reports required of him. The ooan- ty board of truetoes nay mke enoh further prorisloa ae it deems neoseaary for oifioe and trateliDg expenaee~for the.county 8uper- lntcmdent and any arrslfstant he amy hares proplded that sxpenQltare8 for ofiiee enQ tiaveling expeees shall no4 fx$ezd*tFee . handreQ dollars per emuam*

utiole Sk399, RsriseQ Civil Statutes, 19ZS, aa &ad- In part, read6 ee r0umm sd, and Its relevant prorf8ion, *3 Bonorabls Riobard S. Mwrle, Page S

"(a) kt the oloee or eaob month OS

hia tenure of orrime ouoh orfioer~ afiaed

herein who ie oompeasated on a fee basis

shell make ao part of the report now ra-

quired by law, au 1tePlieeQ and eworn etete-

meut of all the aotaal and neoeeeery ex- peneee InaurroQ by hln~ in the oondaat of

his offloe, 8uoh aa stcrtiozmrf, atsmpe,

telephone, prexahma on 0rrioidl*8 bonde,

inolodingtha ooet of ewety bonds ror

hle Deputies, pratium on fire, burglary, robbery lnellrrsoo proteotiag pub-

theft, T&a oounty hul@e would not, unQer the uoonrtitotlon, be allowed to hold two onthee (with oertaln exaeptione not lnollraing the amnty euperlnten6ent) and when aotiog as ex of- tioio superintendent he la nqa4 aeeumiug addltloual dutieo imposed upon him by law. Eblnga eountyofffoer enQ ruusd in t& Maxiaam Fee Bill this Departlrnt has oonefetuitly ruled that euoh ealary alloweQ to tIm eouaty JM a8 ex ortioio oouaty eaperintenQant by the oouuty eobool trustees ia la be inalaQded in oatput- ‘khe m&x%mum and exoese Sees aUrn- 84 to be retaUeQ by e&Q oounty orrhm. me etatuke are l l- lent as to expreeely allowing offioe and traveling expqwe to an ex ottloio ooanty euper%ntendeat, bowever, suoh ottiorr and traveling expeneee as provided in the provislo5 of Artfole eOO0, supra, and allowed to tha oouuty superintendent, woMQ laplledly be authorized to be paid to the JUQ&e, being neOsBearily iuaidental his parformanae of tha awe8 0r that orfloe.

i+&ere. any orrioe, and travellug expenee lo alloueQ to the c#maty JuQ$e by the eoanty eohool trusteea, it ie our rier that only the aoteal and neoeseery tari08 and traveling expense inotrrrd pu mawa, would be authodz- nat to exoead Threei Fiuntia Dolhru ed and that euoh erpenee ehould be luaJ.uQed in the monthly repcdt g;~eaoounty judge undur the protieione of Artlols 8899, as

If for M other reason, epch is in keeping a goa- eral p&i~ policy adopted by the Lagielatlrre, that where ef-’ pouete are aathorieed *not to axoeeQ* a oertaln aemant, ouly the aatual and neoeeearilir lnotlrred expense ie Want.

It is, therefore, the opinion of tbisr DepartEeI%t that euoh actual and neoeeearp OffiC38 and traveliu6 srpenee aUowOd

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to the &aQgs as ex ofiioio oounty e8&perlnteedmt elald be shovm on him imathly report required by article 88s@,Re- riea,d Civil 193930, as amended. the abow awwre your queetion, +o mti

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