Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1943 )

. .... ;! ) i,,: s,..:.... !z OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honomable J. c. kwdy county nudltor, Mlchita County aichita Falls, Texas Deer Sir: Your opinion requerr March 20, 1944, reeUr as iol 8alarler of the oiiiclal co wore $2,700.00 Artlcla 8327 lohita County were at $3,000.00 per the baeie of $2,700.00 through the nuary 1, 1944, this was oalled to the Commissioners*Court, at which elonera' Court, by order properly ad, a8 hod been the praatice in the ieat of uny increase or dacreasa in salariee,ralaed the aalarlee of euoh reporters iropl$2,700.00 to $3,000.00 per pnnum, elYaatfvaee.of JanUtiry1, 1944. The enlary of $2,700.00 wae paid the Reporter8 for the yeur 1943, ease being peld semi-monthlyand aoaepted Without oomplaintor proteet. "Yo,uropinion on the fol1ordng~111 be greatly appreols&ed: IiOaOrabloJ. C. Oowdy, page 2 336 EoRorableJ. 0. Oowdy, pa@ a ~konorablo J. C. Ooudy, pege 4 to o``p0nrtloa for tranmrlpt r.08 a8 pr0hied.r0r by hr. Ioar GoaeImlOne?8~tkolut, th0+OforO, Wa8~rithO0h authority to rain UM 8alari88 iror #t,900 80 $3,000. ft8 0rd.r 80 DlWibine Ua8 void. ,- O'?OF--nt8 inVOlTa 8hfStib b -m: oeuuty0rri0idO 0xOO.rlf eo~ld~n~h.waitr :~,gleooM8y``‘rlght te or the a(H8ert the lnTalldlty or&-by. .* tromthm oeuntyra8 tb ralary th&g Ye JweTlllo u, l UM th 8 a uo untlxoood tb o la wf\rOOl. P YPf#- 8ioW Or 8hO bMa8WoP. %e &ttW, in aOO8pting 8uOh. WOtUt8, if in OX0088 Or hi8 hk*tp1 r808, 00&t&d 3tO8PO-',. O@iVO-.m$.bOlWiit rmbOX th0 TOid OSd8f. %O WO d 8tiu. k beW&d 80 ``iabtrr80.th0OOM8Y iOr WY -8 0~0081 btr rt0kI00~. .anU 0O0ld wt d0f0at their rooOv0 Under ah080 OirOW8tMOO8 8h0 aOO89tMO8 Or 1088 8hM W08 ontitled be ought 1108a8 l ~r a tto0r ? &r to proollide hiitiroa.aCtomnod8 @manding the balano0 to which he + + 8 The ooantyowed hia ab- balano0 OU~D&~ (wPba818 -8) Vho prori8ion*.or the 8tatUtO autbarIsina( the 001mI8810tw~8~"oo~r8 to fir the 8alaryat any 8~5 nob la88 than a oertain msas, andaotmnethanao~ 338 maorebli 5. C..Qowdy, page 5 war8 at 8hOir di8ore8loo S iwthoX~ar8uW 8ha.t#X%X 80 JM&ary 1, 1944, 8he baa been ropoxlyrlxd lb b,700. We @ourt ther&rtar, sna an order r0rt he pa-8 or ai (8,9m ~PX MBUB and ‘0~8 =; tt@- .8~&ll8 II= -0 valid and legal. llot haTw b8M.OhW@ by dia wdox ox~oxden or raid. Dlotrlot Jud~8, the* hwe rinoo“31.’ t lx bop8+n ” boon in toroe ankerr6ot. baot lwolvo~ la thlr 09lnlon,we While tb aa8ter 8.riO~.qPMtfon 8& WUtitUt$OM~it~ Of th0 PPOV181OB8 Or the &88 paXmph 0r *ial& 8884O-,;mumk : a8 uoll a8 that part Of it8 rir88 paxa&rap&*ioh XOd8;ed rblio*r¶ -+ * + or ia 8he 418Oretioaor the c0ml8- 8hwr8 Cwrt,: 0~8 oi the Jwy Bwsd of raid #tunty." ~n~idp 0r 8M rw0m``w anmer8 aroneoe88err80 tb8 pu08tion8fqmitted+ maoreble 3. 0. Qeldy, page 6 4 339 Lmt%P