Mr. Yrd Xotris, Namh 27, lOSO, Pago 2 the noooeolty thsrefor, allow one or more

I : . automobiles to be wed by the sherlfr In the dlsohargo of his official dutiaa, whioh, If purohooed by the oounty, ohall be bou&ht in the -6s preoorlbed by lax for the purohaso or supplies and paid tar out or the General Fund or tho oounty and thoy ahall b8 and rc- main the property or tho oouuty. The rxponee or aaIntonano0, &prooIatIon and oporatIca~@ ouob automobiles eo caay bo allok&, whether - puroha8od by the oounty or own*6 by tne nhsrirr

or hi4 doputioo pereonally, oball be pald for by the aberlff and the amount thomor ohall be mpottd by tho ohortrt 0x1 tho report l bwo masMonod, In the- mame mannor as herein pro- . ; rids6 Sot othor expon801~~ A8 uIl1 bo notod from tho above.quoted la-o, thd oxpm6e of mainbenanoe, UeprooIatIon and 0pemtIan OS mob automobilea ~&lowed the ,aharISt whether owned' by bin psroonally, hko doputloo poroonolly or the oouaty ohall be paid for by the ahetISf and reported by the l h etlfi on the report mqntnd by Artlola 5899.

Ilo fafl to find say 1ImIktlbn In Art1010 8S99 or 01Seuhe~0 In the statute8 as to the onourtt that oan bo alaImod by the shotlff for otafatenanoo, doproeirtlou and operation of auWobIlo8. Suah Artiolo merely ro- qallrsr that:

*...,ruah expon&e aoootmt ohall be sub- jeot to tho audit of county audItor, If any, othorwicls by the GozatItu~Io~t~* Court;.and li It appear@ that any Ittsa Of 6ueh oxpenoo was not Inourmd by euoh oifioer or suoh item oxpease or 0rri00, ouah woe not a neoessary Item shall be by euch audItor.or oourt rajeot- ed, In whtoh aaae the oolloatlona of ouch Item may be adjudioated In any aourt of ooatpetont - jurI5QIotIon.

It la, therefore, the oplnlon ot this Depart- ment and you art 80 adrfsed. that there Io no 1Imitatlon upon the amount that a abrlii ban alalm ao expense of *3 Mr. ?nU Borrle, Maroh 27, lQS9, Page 3

offlao ror malntonanae, deproolation and operation of autcmoblles used In the execution of the dutlas of 01s orrice sxoapt that they ba *....a neoessary expense 0r orri00.-

vary truly yours LAtAW