Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYGENERALOF TEXAS
AUSTIN
BonarableBiollud8. l4orri8
OQuntyAttorRef
AsMtrculQ Qounty
ClaaQeI Tesur
R6u sir:
318
lirmorable Riohard 9. Yarria, Page f2
payable to and to be approved by the Coun-
ty Board of Trusteea or the reopeotire
oountiea and oondltioaed for the raitbful
perlommnoe of hlrr duties. TBe salary ot
the ex offiolo Sapwiatendents at Pub110
InStrWtion in rL1 OOUlltie8 in Texse shall
be, from and after September 1, 19SQ, paid
imrtb State and Couuty Available School
FunQ."
Artiole 5888, BevimQ Civil Statutes, lo%, au amend-
ed,by the 44th Legislature, SecondCalled Sessian,anQ ooatain-
ad in the anma ohapterwith tlm aforementioned assmdprent, pro-
ridslr Sor a salary to-be paiQ the lx oifioio county supsrinten-
dent, not to sraeaQ Blne HtkuQlvQDollara (8900) a year.
Art1010 P300, Revised Qiril Statutes,192S, and fto
relevant prorl8ion pertainingto the oifloeand trareliag6x-
patuo of the oouuty wumrfatsndent urovides:
I)* * * * In resring the anma per
capita apportionumnt to the bobools, t&
aouzity eobool trurrtees &all aleo make an
anaual allowanoeeut.of the State and Own-
ty avallablo rund8 for salary ang sxp8neea
of t&i offbe of the oounty superintenQent,
and the ma68 shall be prorated totha schools
conah& undmtthe aqpeniaion of the oowty
eohool sapertitandaat. The oowemaatio~
hvain prorideQ for shall be paid monthly
uponths orQeroftheoounty sohooltrxmteea~
PForiQed, thf& th8 aai~y iOr tb Panth Or
September shall not be paid until the county
superintendent pmeente a reoelpt from the
state Soperlntendeixt alaowIngthat he has
made all reports required of him. The ooan-
ty board of truetoes nay mke enoh further
prorisloa ae it deems neoseaary for oifioe
and trateliDg expenaee~for the.county 8uper-
lntcmdent and any arrslfstant he amy hares
proplded that sxpenQltare8 for ofiiee enQ
tiaveling expeees shall no4 fx$ezd*tFee
handreQ dollars per emuam* .
utiole Sk399, RsriseQ Civil Statutes, 19ZS, aa &ad-
sd, and Its relevant prorf8ion, In part, read6 ee r0umm
Bonorabls Riobard S. Mwrle, Page S
"(a) kt the oloee or eaob month OS
hia tenure of orrime ouoh orfioer~ afiaed
herein who ie oompeasated on a fee basis
shell make ao part of the report now ra-
quired by law, au 1tePlieeQ and eworn etete-
meut of all the aotaal and neoeeeery ex-
peneee InaurroQ by hln~in the oondaat of
his offloe, 8uoh aa stcrtiozmrf, atsmpe,
telephone,prexahmaon 0rrioidl*8 bonde,
inolodingtha ooet of ewety bonds ror
hle Deputies, pratium on fire, burglary,
theft, robbery lnellrrsoo proteotiag pub-
T&a oounty hul@e would not, unQer the uoonrtitotlon,
be allowed to hold two onthee (with oertaln exaeptione not
lnollraing the amnty euperlnten6ent) and when aotiog as ex of-
tioio aounty superintendent he la nqa4 aeeumiug addltloual
dutieo imposed upon him by law. Eblnga eountyofffoer enQ
ruusd in t& MaxiaamFee Bill Statutes, this Departlrnthas
oonefetuitly
ruled that euoh ealaryalloweQto tIm eouaty JM
a8 ex ortioio oouaty eaperintenQant by the oouuty eobool trustees
ia la be inalaQded in oatput- ‘khe m&x%mum and exoese Sees aUrn-
84 to be retaUeQ by e&Q oounty orrhm. me etatuke are ll-
lent as to expreeelyallowingoffioeand travelingexpqwe to
an ex ottloioooanty euper%ntendeat,
bowever,suoh ottiorrand
traveling expeneee as provided in the provislo5 of Artfole eOO0,
supra, and allowed to tha oouuty superintendent, woMQ laplledly
be authorized to be paid to the county JUQ&e,being neOsBearily
iuaidental to his parformanae of tha awe8 0r that orfloe.
i+&ere. any orrioe, and travellug expenee lo alloueQ to the c#maty
JuQ$e by the eoanty eohool trusteea, it ie our rier that only
the aoteal and neoeseery tari08 and traveling expense inotrrrd
nat to exoead Threei Fiuntia Dolhru pu mawa, would be authodz-
ed and that euoh erpenee ehould be luaJ.uQed in the monthly repcdt
g;~eaoounty judge undur the protieione of Artlols 8899, as
If for M other reason, epch is in keeping with a goa-
eral p&i~ policy adopted by the Lagielatlrre, that where ef-’
pouete are aathorieed *not to axoeeQ* a oertaln aemant, ouly the
aatual and neoeeearilir lnotlrred expense ie Want.
It is, therefore, the opinion of tbisr DepartEeI%t that
euoh actual and neoeeearp OffiC38 and traveliu6 srpenee aUowOd
Soaorable Riohad S. Morris, Paga 4
to the aounty &aQgsas ex ofiioio oounty e8&perlnteedmt elald
be shovm on him imathly report required by article 88s@,Re-
riea,d Civil Statutes, 193930, as amended.
Trusting the abow awwre your queetion, +o mti
loure rery tnlly