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*1 Opinion Ho. O-1058

Rel order of the coQlaalonera' of court flookley County, fIxIq the eompenaa- tlon of County Treasurer or said, aounty, aonatruuL

IOU have rubmltted to this offlce ?ollouing queatlont . . “0 the County Zreaaurer entitled reaeive aoamlaalona on 811 monies f%ua 881e of bonds and other aourcea when recelvedj and receive oommlaalona on all aonler paid out by her, ln connection ulth the oomtruction oi the Hockley Copty jail?"

On January 9, 1939, Comd.nalon*ral Court Hoalcley County entered an ordur whlah read6 as follwar

Sa f'nota lavolvod, aa f&m&had w by you, aret

“On February 27, 1939, about 424,528 wara received

by the traaaurer fram the ?ederal Qovemme nt la oonneutlon with a HA Job of conatruut~

the Eockley County Jail. %a uwaiaalonera eoupt h&ve not paid tha tra8awer a aom- 8laaion for reoelviag thla money nor iOr groiry out the W. In bonds have been sold UXY peld

"Some @5,W

for and the treasurer has not ncelved her oolimiarlone in oonnaotlon vlth thla treneeation.”

&ticlk 1709 and Artlok 3941, Revised St8tute6, resd reapect1vely a8 f021ou61

"Art. 1709. Money8 belonging ro oounty.

The county t2eaaurer ahall recelvo all *2 of his oouaty w mquirr 8ad dirwt.' tmeauror ahall reoolve aom- l recelvodand~ld out by hia,

rlaalona on aaidoom5laaloarto l flxdbyor6eroftkeolriralonaau “31 aourt as follousc Fm ?eo*lvin(S all wmeyt, oth er thaa l ehool funds, for the oouaty not exceeding two aad 0twb6ir per aent, snd aot exaeedhg two and 023d6ir per aent for paybq out th same3 pcovlded, ha ahall reoelve no o#- that miaalona for reaelvlag monay from his predecessor nor for paytag over 8oney to his aucaeaaor in ofri8e.”

Article 393 ltilta the merlmm ouupenutlon 8 a5unty treea~of6aount NOh m Hockby, w ~COIVS in on6 year to the aumof'puoYbouaaad 42,000) Dollars. f

Yeu have adviaedthe Coamlaalonera ( Court that the Treasurer la l ntltleU to aollect comnlraion fixed ln its order for froa the Yederal Qoverment receiving and di6bwafne tb aoney received aad oa the money reallaed fraa aalo county boada rhich we infer uare lamed r0r purpose 0r oonatructlag 8 county jail. Ue believe you have correctly advised body. that

W the plain provlaloaa of Article 3941 and the order of the court, vhen ooaatrued together, as they mat be, the County W ia entitled to receive 8 coamiaa~on of flve-elghta of ona per cent on all 8oae76, other than school funds, ~w)olved by her, 6nd a like co6mlaalon on all Nab aoneya pal4 out w her. she lm sot ontitled to 6~cmulaeleaferrecel*~$ngmoa6y fromhezpredeceaaar ertorprylng over 8onay to her auoceaaor.

Be 8oney, abe ha0 received from the Fedem @averment, ma evidently a dire& sift at &rant to the county for the purpose of eouaty lnbolldl4 8 Jail, defraybq8part of the expeaae iaaurredbythe If 60 itbeaancouaty fimdaaad, ferre6elvlng6adpaylng lt out, ah6 is 0alitloU to ruoeive the cambsioa in the bourt’a otier. The fired aoaey reeeived from the aale of tha jai2 bonds 8re likedae aounty &nde for whloh &be l.a uitltled receive

able brief uhieb oocspaaled four request has Ye greatly rppretclate your eauaed our labor, In 6emM6nce with tour request, we me hereulth encloslwi aopy of Opinion Ilo. O-907.

Tours valy truly

AmmiB!temmNd WTBUS Afp-AW3,

a/ Oerald C. Mann

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&proved Qpialoa Camnlttee by /RW chainrran.