Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

XoaorablrUhrlburnaH. Q1a.r 0suBty Attornry Marl.8 coumty fer0r80n ( Texer Deer olrr dplslonx0. o-u79 RI: Xaxlmm roaprnrrtlon for the Cotmtr Judgs of Yerloa doonty. TOW l$ttOr TOqUerting the ODiJlitXl Of this dOpmWIt on the questionrtatedtherslnroeas a8 Sollmrr *I hats been raqasrtsd by Jodge A8a B. Rem8ey,00;unz Judge of LlarlonCounty,Terar, and other intareste6 to obt&ln an opinionfrom your deputacaf on the folp"OW&J ' qaortlonr "Whet lr t&r aerirnr salary that may bo rot by ths ~mni88i~u8' hurt of MUiOn huts, Tues, ia DyPlMt at rrrvlorr ot thr Countr Jo si YUlari Qoulatf, Texa8?’ T 5, lutJ.ale Je83 B.S., 19 aI uoaA.4, a08 8ht in Qoantlrr rontalning 25,000 lnheblbnb8 888, the or I- yott Judge, amcng othu OfllMrB, #ball re*oiva *eatf- Lal rad Dollars 0r fur* Marion Uonntr rateins lrrr than 25 000 l&i tlbanta, but ha l texaNa mlutlon or over Elghkllle`` Dollarrat thrtimr tha County Jutgr'r salary ns ret br the Oorni~rlonexr’ Oourt. lAetl.n( ~ la ursplmo? to Irtleh 3926, soatlon f, whloh rvaar 88 toPlower **ror pe8iabg otar tbr cad88i0n*r8@ oourt, owe- lnglleotlon8 a& maklng rotaxar thrrrof,haula ad aeta- lining rid2 ama aal tranuotlag alI ethm afftalaI business sot otherwl.rr providedror, he (Cow&y Jtdgo) &all reeolro rush selaxr tromtho County l!reeruq a8 thr Cmeisrlowrr~ alla him br or&or,* rrlonsrr@Court ei Mu1011 Qowt rla the relsry the CountyJIlagr ia 1939, by Or(l.r(L 3 ~urtared at tity- 86`` Bun&a& Dollerr par far, pwebh ronthlt, It ir edmlttodthat the isam of otfioc rarmd by tha hunty JuQe 51wei eraud Three mudred Dollur par yaer and that thr t[OaUabl# 8hOlbUE. & @lOWOF, w 2 oolmty Juag8 has nwq rwblt.4 es ltla th emsx h m of ZLru Thousuad DollUS par Jur, 18 thb Uw that q QouatJ Jud my ~OS~d&$.4Or’ 8 W-tY JuW of h?i.a Qouty ka# broa borko4 r y’%hr ateto Atdltor ml ii104 with tbr w tZOuU Of ?ablIr hOOWlt8 ia lidin but 80 QmOSUm hgg 8VU boon TdSr(. Pata rOO@&u Of lli8 d&t to rO#Olv8 tho reluf flrad bt thr O,amlrrianar’ Oourt, tmit: . woo.oQ psr you* *Au oplaiontram pu CLopartaont oluiiylng tho kr rolmt~vo to tha mI( .t that the QountyJtdgo lu rUblvb odor thr rlrouwtaubrr huola rrlato& wlu br lg p r o elet r l,* PuiOn h&8 dortnty a ~O~dlatiOliOf 11,454 iRh4bit4ntr rooorQlng t0 the 1940 fbddrrti OOMW Ud tb OOMt~ Ofl-idd.8 a? #ail eOWty uo OmpenratOd On 8 400 basil. Art1010 3665, vrrlmA’8 Anhotetba Olvll metutu, DrotidOS fn DUtI "&OODt l8 OthOni80 prOVi6Od 8 kt, tho Knurl fob8 that mar bo rOtalMA br pr $pif OttiOUS BUtfOWd in thlr hPtiS&~i?.i% iif fr lOtIdiOS OOStddIkg tWUtt~ ‘1 , ih e (25 ooo) thOUSeE or 1088 iahebltmtr: tiUUty -0, DidriOt 02 Crlmlul DirtrlotAttoraori fIbmiff,Qowkty Qlork, Oounty Attornof, Dl8trIrt @ark, Tax -odor, Tu A880880r, Or thr A88o880? ud CO~OStOE Of T-08, %‘Utr-iOW HUB- 4 r o d(#2@ 0.00) Do lla r l sesh Jostloooi the PUOO an6 &wtablo, Tuolro Hundrdj$~PbO.06) %l1US lwh h r 9.... Arti010 3891, vO?llOli'S bQOt&Od QiTil StrtUtOS, made ln pert es ?ollorr: -oh offiou nad ia this 6hQtU #ha f&S% Omt 0r thb 0wMt roer or hi8 0rri0r pay Or k allorrd hb war tho prarirloar o? htirlo dth the 8el~r1.8 of hi8 aSSi8tUtS lad 60 authorhad oxpearerunda hrtlolo 3899, aa ll.0.8``~ t0 OotO? lO#tS ab ~M.WdUS Q OS UiUtOVOr S=Otf bead ray bo roqulrod by law. I? the rauat ?oea of saoh orrlo~ oollootou la any yoer bo muo thu tho amount rooda to pay the uountr eboro rpooiiio4, wo W bo 6ooaod ~0484 r048, and #hall br ~,rpored or ln the mannor horrlu- aSt4r prcwlded. Xoaoxrblo Qelbmra8 & a##v8r, -0 ) (25 ooo'p 80~8i88 OOStiilh@ tWU%y-?iVS thOU#Ud or Us lahabltUt8, Dirts ot and bounty 0??10~8 USd hOrOia 8bdl rOt8i8 OJW-thir(;Of 8Wh a8888 foes utlf SUok oso-thlrt tomthor dtk tko aPoU&tS SpOO1?id in titi#lO j88) UOUtS t0 ?hXOO drOU#Ma mh?# (63 ooo.). ~OO``8~O??i8OrO Shed rotrln oae-third dl oaoh lno-thlti, togothor with tho emouut rpr8lilo4in &tIOlo 963, emant to Wmrtom xunarsa BOllare ($400.). .. . .a A8 wo andorrtand your rrqurrt, foa aorlra to &or, *ht Ia tho mxlmuw amount or a-o??Irlo eoorponretlen that may bo legally ellomd the ooanty juur a? Perlen oounty. #rtIolo 3895, foraon’r AMotata4 dirll Etatutu, JMTidOSt 93x0 Ocml#lonorr* Qowt lr heroby aoburoa tror or Sam etia ral aooas ?08# ellswad to br rot&M b um uu P4 th’ls lhptar. pMtla8d, howaTer thr u arflo r 0 h a r oluth lu o r iis d bo allow4 aalr &or an oppor$mltf #hell for l pabllo hoerlag an4 only upon tho e?rlrratlro rota er at lOa the8 aambrrr Oith0 ``881On0r8' q6urt." Wlu Art1010 38d3 ana Artlelo J891, 8``1, thr mu.lma oaponoetloa and tho oxaoss ?OH allaod to br retelm by the louety judgr or Marl01 cotmty18 the0 thousand ((3 ooo.1 belbr# Pa r-e When Oh& ooaponaetlone~4 aou# ?ooS edem4 bl thuo mtatutoo 40 not lxoood the maxirol c ULSR ~O~ma l6.Oo88rOOO provided thorrin thm b# rirtuo of Art -Y 010 3895 rupra,tho OO~all- dOIW8' 6OtW8 18 lU8h Or iWd t0 tilO l -8 OB.pMMt~OU ?O? U O??iOiO BUTi ‘h 84 UOUt, rO~id46 the OOiILpM88tiW ?Or OX Offi 8WiO'J8 togsthor with tii 0 8OEpWl88tiOSl ma eLIDo ?048 d.lOwe& by law do not rxooed the maxlmtm of three thousand dollerr pm war. In othu words, In oompllenorwith Artiolo 3895, sapra, the 8onni88iOMr8' ObllftIs euthorisadt0 allow atiyeQOMt 88 Sm-- aatlon for ex orrioio 8errleo8 rh8n mah 8want rhdl not iaoroarr rhe aoappsnsatlon of thr offlalal baron4 the maS.Wuu or oompenoatIon . cad a.~## ?OOS sllaad to bo ntdned br the offirer MdOr 8hO ?SS!RgObg 88dU8U. (8U 888r u2, ?RXRO 38918 da!LoO, Vol. u, ana Aa&ormon Oouaty vs. Eopkin8,187 8.W. 119) F ft f8 OW furtherOpi.lliO~ that U Offid 0 8h ?Oi th8 Way j~&0 BUS8 b0 a0w0a MaU ti by Of &ZtiSlO 3895, SUwa Md lb08 uti@l. )9ti, ~U11011’8 hUlOtd& Oitil 8~tUt.S. ti td8 ~dM@OtiOll, W@ dL,@Rt tOUZ attUth to two of oar oplnlonr Roa. O-1017 end O-3136aonrtrulagoorteln IpWiSiOM Or miOi* 3926, SUp U. w0lIZOlO80 OOpiU Of 8hrSO opinlony -ior your 00n~utla~oo. . Trwtlug that lqulxy , wa uo APPROVED MAR. 26, 1942 (Slgld 6RomR wtLw8 tir#t hS$StMIt Attaaaey oaaorel .d xx: rr -018. ISPRWH) OnxIOH aoM!dIPPEE By B.W.B. Oheirm