Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE~ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS
AUSTIN
Bon. Ben J. Dean
Distrlot ?Ittorney
Breoksnridps, Toxaa
Dear Sir:
reeslved mad oum-
te rrm yf3ur ropoa*t
8y8tom, aud the
lutri0mt r8e6
l utdp e y to
la lx e o uh e r
o o llo o ted
wa ddep mlted
X~O?UJUOt h ia dfsO0U&d
o r epaid oat d:th o ru
uy retmUtt EO``J
in Thor
roe
all or auoh expenma, exrept durlne
August aad Gepterabur, wima thara lr
in the ru ao00uutto pmy the dopoblu,
r oonteqlatse borroulrtg ono\rpsr aotrrl
Woe thhbbask to place In tha fsa aeoarintand pey the
deputies, md inqulxss whether or net the interest on thir
mnoy so barraved ra saoh purpcwteslap bs lawful4 dedaoted
bg him es ewmm~ of his 0rri64.
nkrtiole 3891, R. 8., pmvidoa that the oftiaers
ooveped by such article, abieb include the ta,x nssefmbr
aad 4o114etor, sh8u oat af tbn 0 r4n fees OS his 0Stiee
pay the amount the hira, togother -%&ho
w aa?ariu OS his
assistant& and deputier, aad other autthorlted 4xp4nror and
that the bnlanoe shall b4 4OQOMtCd for t&s f444 of otrleo.
t
"Art&o14 3897, 2. s,, pPoriau that at tbbl OlQ44
tat 4a0h aont th4 0rti0n4 08 4 re4 ban18 eban 14aka ad
3 pd report roqulre4 by 14~ an itsuiaod au4
sworn atstom4nt Of all or *CB4 aotual md n40444ar~
4qpanoe4* inoume4 by him in the eonduot or his orff00.
%6id ut1cl.e proride that such snpenae aomunt
la subjeot to tke audit at the oounty audltr, and it 11
appears that any it6a or muah 4xp4m4 wu not lnourrd
OS wae not *a n4ee4ury expease OS 0srf04* sucrb it4dw
shall be rsfsoted.
'1 should liks to a8k you the following quastloarr
'1. Doom tha term ~euxmnt rsas or offJoe* aatianul
In &t5010 fs91 oonttaplats t&t ths ealatrleret a*rl&aat*
and 0ouM not be paid out et
"2. %ould Interestpsld on borrow& 8-q to w the
sriarls@ of such b4pulii44 be, ~n406uarp 4xpas48 incurred
by hti in the aomluet of his efifae’ as oontemplat6d by
tutin1o 38997”
Asticlle 3897, Vw~oit’a Aaaotated foxar UbLI dktutu,
provide* for the t%ling OS amiual aoaouats by souaty orf'io-r.
f&iole 38911 vsmocle nnrrotatod Tams QiviZ 38atutu,
prOed in put aa fol~tw:
wm3h Oirioer rimed fn this Chnpter &all rmt out
OS the ourrcant roes OS tiis africo pay or be paid the auctrab
allcm4d Urn ~Msr tha prnvisia~a of Art&oh j86>, togother
dth t&4 oaiarios of his alulrbntr and deptati4s,axkd
authcbriaed4xpoaees unclerA&t614 3899, an4 th4 uovnt
~6048~61j- t0 oovw ooet8 or prwda c~tiwPl4tevo-r surety
bma atagb4 r4quir4d by la*. Zr the oursat re4m Of mtaeh
of-fgaa~oll~etdi in any yaar be aore t&an tha umkmt RaMed
to pap the arParsntaebw~4 sp4oirisd, ama4 shall be deowd
aoes4 mm, 80d t3helL bk ai4p044d Or in the aamer heraia-
artu proridea.~ ( rbad
wseorln~ eura)
m. Bea J. Dean, pago 3
hotion (a) af Article m, Vomoa*o Anndated
Texae Civil Btatutor, reads ir. part as iollomr
"At ths aloftaof woh monEh of his tmure ef d'fl.@
esah offleer aamd hrsln who la ociapens8ted an a feo
b&h 8hall 8mke al part of the report now rrqwire4 by
law, an itaeimd and mora rtatozmnt or all tbs actual
aad aeoouuy expeaaea iarrrred by him ln the @oa$uot
0r'hia 0tri00, 6UOh a0 staUcmsry, rteapo, tol8phcmo,
promlam on offiol~l8~ bonda, ina1adln~ tbo rest of
raety bond8 is hi8 Deputlm, reaiue on fira, btzraarr,
theft, robbery inSraE protooP in& pub110 fun$m, travel-
1s~ crxp01%80r mad othw nsW88az~ *Xpti#Wl. . . * %!h.
Of *ril8tie8
(Ilrollltt paid t0 &8f8tWt8 Calid DiQPtfe8 8h8l&
rt#, be Olau?l~ 8hOuB br 8aOh oifisar, giving tho nmo,
p~ltlon ad amouat paid saah; aad la no meat mball
8ay orrieer 8bm any goata amount than aottdly p8ld.
may 8iiohk818tMt Qr %pUt~.’
Th* au0 M Qua08 vo. Sktoj 1oQ 5.H. (Zd) 397,
OOlb8tTUUSOOti@l2(8) Of Artlo )sm$ v.A.%&, U #Wtiti
lJl 1933, 8?ltIhad8 that the 6QOWOO O?‘orriOO,in a in 08UILt~,
other than those eqMnditore8 in oonneotloa uith autamebilo8,
ubioa an offlcrori8.autha~fzad to o&&la!at doduotiarr, UIo
tit6d t0 8ktiORU~, 8tUp8, tOh@WU, tWlVelil%& 93@‘$“,
#ad other almS3u aeoe8ury upoau8, the rub o? bj
-OS’18 beia(:,&~gli& t0 qua&i@ the:@m6ral kPlllgtW@by th0
rpsolally eakmqated Ptau an4 to mmtrlet it8 asanlng t*
apen8or Ot ths..8um klrd 01~ahwaster.
Ia t&o euo of Boa4 vu. state Tex. Qlr. ,App., 73
refused thr sh&r
8. W, (24) ≪'w%?ltt or, Dalla8 CoountSr
olafad as an sqmmo .of miw oewtdn itaatr or lntwert 08
mosey bqmtmed to operate hllrofffee. The Courtjo? Ciril
Apppaalrdlapaed or ssid iteas in t&O rollorrlae; l-go:
** it- 0r ilrtOrOd. pia by th0 8hOrirr 0a po-
#or&l x&&u8 are net allaable tmd@W arti 3899 8e ai
deduotida iOr aooouat Can8a606888Fy eX&MB6e infXWW&
ky hin ia the oeaduot of hi8 otfior. 3t bar baaa
repeatedly held, by oourt8 at this 8tats, that the
sqtenaea entuxera$d by atatotts --that 10, *8t6t10iKO?Jrp
stampa, ttiephaas, trataflag sxpmcle8' - fir the md0
ana aharaota or oft100 upe08u rbloh ay be paid for
out 0r th0 reee at 0frl08. It mattur not ha* mlloh
the money may ha?8 been neoW.4 and the emer~saay erieted
ror a loan of mme~ to the ehsrifr to properly ooadoot
hia Ofri6at in the abaeaae ei a 8tntUtwp prmlaion,
neither tba ploaeyloaaod, aor the iatereat paid oa the
lam ma be al&mad a8 an expenas incurred by tbr
8horifr in the ooaduat or hlr oifiao. Cs8ay v. stato,
8AmR) CameronCouAt7 t* ICOf, mpra.”
we aaaume rrom nbur letter that the depot108 wore
hirsd with the apyrovn’f or ratifieatioa or the a01amlaai0n0r8~
aourt. k.didS 3903, hl’AOli’8 diAUOt8bd %XAA CiVil St8tUt.8,
88t8 t& ``iiaum aaOtuit#wbioh say bo elUnmd 88 enaltal8d.aria8
for doputioe, Oeai8tantO and OlM'k8.
There ia no law prehibitlag the tax aowmor-oalloetor
ia a ioa aounty troa win& the 88hrir of his aeputioo out
'& hi0 JW8OA81 fUQdB ii h0 h88 A0 r-8 OA h8Ad t0 WV 88Ro.
It 18 (#Iroplalca that muoh Offlew SU&.~ be uttltlO& TV ruoup
U8b W ?Oi.8dDr8808itt rQP 8UOh pVIq OlltOf fOO8 Of Offi
rhloh oama la later am &irla$ the fire&l par.
It 18 OW hrrthW O$tbiOA~that8uOh Qffi0.P rc#tla
AOt bo latitled to iAta?eAt AA -Oh bozroue6 BOAOY a8 aA
Cnyr~W Or OiiilI8. (Sea Hood f. minto, sopra.)
'lUj tXcO4 YOU'8
I
%. Je hAAiAg
A88i8bsn t
wJF:UdY
APP~@,IE~:AuG 4, 1942