Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ATrORNEYGENErlAL Han. 3. f!. Riley.; paas 3 Sea. 15 of Art. 3912e, V. A. C. S., reads in pert en tol- lOWEI "The Ccmlaalmara~ Court in oountiea having a 0 ulat1on at leaa thaa tvlinty t:~.ouann6(20,000) Ix6 bltanta, 66oorrllng to the last pra66ding Federal Canuua at thhsrht rrgulm mamtiag in anwy of 6aoh oaland6r Jarr, amy poaa an order -rovldlng for oompenaatlon of all oounty and proolnot orrleara on a 8alary baaia. . . "(6) Tha oompanaatlon oi a Criminal Diatrlot Attorney, or County Attormy rho parforma the autloa 0r D%atriot Attornaya, together with the 00s naation oi hla aaai& tanta, ahallbs paiC out of tha r,ounty Otrloara' hlary l%&l, but the State 6hall guy into auuh &id laoh year an aaouat equal to a aura shish bears the mrae roportion to tha to-1 salary of auoh Criarl~l Matrlot 1 ttormy, or coant~ Attornry pm0wing tha de166 0r 6 Piatriat Attorney, together with tha salary of his a68latnnt8, as all r6i0w r666 ooll~ote6 by 6uoh orrlaial during the year of 1995 bear to the total reea oollaoted by SUUh OiiiOtii eWiag ruiJh YOKE* Subdiviaiaa (6) or sc$ 6, Art. 39l2e, V. A. C. s., remas in part le r0aam; *In counties w%harcln the aounty orrioialu are M a salary boela, in a88it~on to the mxlea dspaltad in SRIC Ortiosr@’ Salsrg Fund or runda rmlar the twavialona or Saotlona 1, 3 6nd 5 or this Act there ah811 be da- paltal theraln qaartarly On the rirst day of ufanuarf, April, Duly and Qotober oi aaoh year, nuoh c&6 a6 my bs ap~ortlonad to 6uoh oounty under the``rovialon6 of this Aot, out oi the a?allable approprlationu mada by t!lsL4giSlStUW ra auoh purposes .moridad hantar, that in counties wharaln the Cormnl66ionera~ Court is authorltea to d8tem?no whether oounty citfaara sfrafl be oompanaatea On a wlary baaill. no npmrt5onwnt 6balJ. bc. 2adda to 6UOh oounty until the ~0sVxoller 0r kibJ.la hOoOunt6 6iM.l have ba6n nOtlfled Of tha Order or the hxmlaalonarn~ COUrt that the OOUt~ .oa a of such oounty shall be ocm~oated oaa salary baa%@ ?or thhc fiscal year, and 1 that th rirmt quarterly pegment of 8Uoh arport lam&t sha?ik .&a in firt6UI (15) days aftarmoelpt oi mob notloe by the CcmybrOller; and the rsxaining pay.xent.6 on the dates heralnabova prescribed. . . . .* (esrhaala oure) Htm. 0. x. utley,pssr 4