Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

. . . .. . .. . .... OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ATTORnLYGENERAL Dear sir: Hon. John T. Butofis#~, psge 2 oiiloer LB 8 pub110 l.mceBBlt~ in the &isptoh of aountg bus1nss8, It absll, by a sisjcirlty of ths full uwubershlpthereof, crests and estsbllsh a veterans' oounty eervlae offloe. The ocuuty ccmlsslomrs~ aourt shall appoint such reta4in8 to swh service ofPise vltb Bush asslstant. vetmans to suah servioe af'ilosas $mll be dissmd necessary by the aounty owmis~l~~rb~ oourt$ Sush veteran oounty servloe offloar, and/or assistant veteran oounty servioe offLoe3, shall reoelve a salary not to oxwed $100.00 per month fop the priwlpal oificsr and not more than $!iO.OO, ppr month, fixed by the oounty comnls~lansr~~aouzt, to bs paid tn equally aonthly installmentsobt of the geneml fund oi the sOu.nty,and all srl- arles, travel and other expenses of suah o??&ae shall be paid on order Of the oO~~I~BB~ORO~‘~ oourt." veteranB'county 8BJrvi0~ dlapstsh c&'oount~buslns~s a cffleerunderthe p.rwl~laas of the county Cad.BBlcmma’ cart :. ~~a-vstamxs*oaunty wrvlco oounty 88rYlce arfxcer under t asxiaum fmipensetlonof the vo eanud legally exmed $100.00 peiisatlon6f my asslstsnt ,aannotlegally erpesd &5@.OO per aQlsth* ihe above mentickud 8th spealf$.aally~ovldqs that the 'owpansatlcn af swh ofSisers shall Im paid, Out oi t@ gensralfum~thesountyandLT thaommtlssianrrr~ aourthes appointed rush effloer or ohiloers,t&m bhb yasnt acthe ,aompswatlon of'suoh ~Wicsrs~~not to axsaad rhe a&ore 6e~tl#d ~amcunts, out of the aald genereX fund at th4~oat~ would be ma g e t l Hon. Joh. T. ~UtdliBOU, page b IftheCcmmd~~loner~~ Cowt afLams~C@unty EBB not appointed a vetspans* sounty narvlos ofTlsor, and/or aSSiStBUt VeteZ'W2B ' OOUUt~ BtWVi.ObattiCOr, UlldW ~OU8S Bl11368,~iugra,thQnthe~aradr~l~m~ aourt oi aald sounty veuld heQS no legal authority to oontributo @.QO.OO per a&h as pert tmapensetlon of a service &fitter~310ie vorklng under the BBOZlBOlWhip or the Amsrlean Legion, vhsn Such cdfloersvez'enot appointed in ooplpliemevlth the romgolng set. It 18 Well eBtBbliBhadir0this St&b &At &IO Csa~~i~Bfmem~ court has only suohpowrandeuthmlty ubioh 884 given by ths BtlltU$@ and tbs COlWtitutiOnOf thisTS ta ar Bush power and autharity nmassarily Bm LsgMad themfrasl. APPROVED OPIRI<911CORRIW2E BY (8) WIB, cm