Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS
ATTORNEY GEP4ERa.L
Honorable 0. Kennedy
County Attorney
Bee County
Bearille, Texar
Boar Sir:
Your lottsr of June ueuetingan oplnlon
of thiu~dspartmmt is, In
Ii or 16,481 In-
aderal Conmw,
0. 123, dots 02 the b9th Legislature,
nding'hrtiole8 3891, 3902, and .Bootlc$8
e 39120 V. A. c. Y., allowing additiodal
oompenaation ror osrtain dfetrlot offioerr, county and pre-
oinct oifioere and for deputies, olerke and aasiatcrnta;
repealing Seotlon 2 of Artiole 3934.
Senate Billxo. 123 ia in part a6 followa:
lseotion 1. Thst Artiole 3891, Revised Civil
Statutes of Texae, 1925, as mended, be and the SEUWJ
la hereby amndrd’ bg addIng thereto the folkmingr
872
Hoqorabls 0, Kennedy, peg8 2
w*(a) Thr aomiaaionera~ Court la harrby au-
thorizod, when in their jut@uont the fin@nolal~ OOA-
dltion of the oounty snd the need8 of the offiorra
juatiry thr inoreaae, to anter an order inoreaaing
the oompenaation of the noinot, oounty and dia-
triot Orrioore in 45 add 9 tional amount not to efooed
twantptivo,.(25$) ger wont Of the au allawed under
the. 16w for :Ohe ii8oal year 01 1944, provided the
total roqmaatfon iuthorizad uadoc the law for the
Siaoal fear of 1944 did nob ox&red the mm of Thirtiy-
air xundred. ()3600&0) Dollarr.*
*sm. 2, ThaO Artlole 3902 Rovind Civil
Sta'tut.8 Of l'mae 1925 l8 tUB0Ahd be andthe aaao
la henby luand.d'Bj .d& thonto’th..follomlngt
“‘9. The Qommfralonorav Court I8 hereby au-
-thorimd ~whon in thoIr ~ud&me58 the finanoial oon-
ditioa oi the oounty and tha nerdr'o? the Qoputloa,
ea a ia ta nD*
ld 0-8 ot any dlatrfo$, oouaty oc
prooinot btitw,. ju8tify the i5oma6o, to enter
an order iaoroaaln& the oompnastion of euoh deputy,
eaaiatant or olork Fa an additional 8moauat not to
0x0004 Omntprit0 (2%) per sent or the awn lZlows4
under, thr law for the iiaoal year of 194, pro?ided
the total OO``naa8iuti a~tddrtzed under .the law for
the rl6oal oar dr 19bb did not oxorad Thirty-air
Murd~d ()3~0O.OO)Dollsra.*’
,.
ve0. 3. That sootlon 13 or Artiol.439ue,
B,rimd Glvil Statute& of l'oxar, 1925, km mended,
be and the rams is hereby aaoadod by adding thereto
the foLLo?ring,
*‘(o) The Uomralaaionera~ aourt lr horrby au-
'thorized, When in their j~dgrnont 6ho rlA0A4181'00~-
ditlon~ oi the oounty and the aoada of the orrloera
justify the inerears to enter an order inoreaalng
the ocunponaation of ~jhe roolnot, oounty and die-
trio@ orrioora in an lddfttonal enkount not to exoord
tr05tprire (2%) per oont 0r the sum a1lowod ardor
the law for the fiaoal year oi 1944, provlbed the
total ompanaation authoriaod under.tho law tor the
fia6al year or 1944 414 not exoeod the oum or Thirty-
air Hu5drad ($5600.09)Dollars.*,
9300. 4. That SOCtiOA 15 of Artlolo 3912e,
Reriard Girl1 Statutes of Toxaa, 1925* aa alasndod,
be and the eara is hereby mended by adding thorottp,
the r0ii,0wingt
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Honorable 0'. K&~ody , page 3
a*(b) The Wfmiaaionera~ CourO is horaby au-
thoriaed, whoa in their Judgnqt the fiAaAOi61 oon-
dition 0r the oounty and tha needs 0r the orri00ra
juatirj the in~reaee, to anter an order ~inoreasing
the o0rSpOA88tiOA‘ theof rOOinOt, mXiQty and die-
triot Offlooia in an add Ptfonrt anount aokte exoeed’
twonty4~re ,(Z5$) por~oo~t~o~ thr qa allowed under
bha' law.~ror tl@ riaoal year of 1944, prortdod the
total oOmpeA8atloA ,authoriud under the law for the
;~ORR 8ar or 194.4 did not 0x0004'the awn or Thirty-
La a (#3600+00) Dollara.B
Wean 5. T&al) sootion' 2,of Art1010 3934, Rorlaod~
air11 Statuti8 of Texas, 1925,~ be and the aaiao is
hereby in au things ropalod~ and all laws or parts
of law8 ti o~nfli.ot with the proviaiotia or this Aot
are hereby npeslad 5.5aofar as, they O@AfliOb."
Xn our Opinion No. O-6592, a oopy of whlbh la heroto at-
taahoa, it is atetedr
*Themaxima0x-orrioio oompeneatio5 whloh may be
allowed said Shariif 18. ang sum which when added to
other oeapenaation and exoeae free al i owed to ba n-
teined .by him under said Artiol@a 3683 and 3891, does
not oetiae SUOh 0rri00tto reoeivo a total o0apnaation
in axoaB8 Of Three ThOua8nd Seroa Hundred and Fifty
Dollars ($3 750*00) per year. In A0even8 oould the
rroa 0r orr~08 and9x-0rri0i0 oompensation rotsine
by bin exceed the nmxinum of Three Thousand Seven
Hundred kaa Fifty Dollars (~3,750.00) ., In’ other
words,, the m6xl.m~ amount of oom~naetion from any
aouroo whioh hs is allowed tom,retain oannot exosed
Three Thoueand S~vsn Kundrsd and Fifty Dollars
(43,750JW w r-rr*
IA view or the r0re~0ingit ia the opinion or
this depart-
mont that Senate ,Bill No. 123, aupra, authorlao tha Oomia-
alonera* Court, when in their Judgment the finanoial oondition
or the oounty aAdthe ASOdS or the orri00r8 Justify the in-
oroaao, to enter an order raising tha maxima oompenaation
all.owad by law to an amount not to oxoaed 25$ of the 8um al-
lowed for the fiaoal year of 1944. In other words, lt allows
the Donunieeionera~ Court to rains by 2% the maximum amount
.. ,.
of ooaq6nsation from any dour01 uhioh ho ir allowad to re-
tab The l/3 exaeaa fee8 ‘provided ior by brtiala 3691 ir
inaluded In the max5.mu-a. <.
Stated anothbr way, no ohanm in the iPannor,aad laethod
.0r ooaputti~ thr, total roe8 and oompen8atlon to be allo&d auoh
orri00r8 ~8 -de. by searto ~iu 80, 123, but it o&y raisrd ,
the maxiawn tiount rllowed by 25s.
Jo 0.~ Dsrir, Jr.
Amlfstant