FAGAN DICH!3OX .,&ch 24, 1948 -usIIIwI yn'the above aub,ject+t.ter.is, In;part,,as f+l.lqys~ ,'. .:4 "At thd Janrie;iy'term;th@ ~Commiss10nkp‘~s 'Court voted to remai&on*a 'fee~bksis' for- th& sear ig48i, The Cog@ssiotiers* Cc& ~:set'the&xLti~kmount of fees to be re.- .. ;t&+a'by the sheriff'(Arji;:'3883,3891:; '," etc.)".Ft $3,600.00p+ Jiear. ., .In'theperformance dS.6SSi.ci;al, autfes. Ori the contrary, the I&jis&ature pro+iaea ur@er subdivision (0) that they "shall be paid,not.Zek~s:thEin rilx'cents (6#) per mile.nor rnb-ti~teti cents‘'(I&) per ralle:foreach ndle traveled in th6 performance of'WSlcia1 duties." Therefore, it is our opinion that the Commissioni3rs~. Court cannQt l+t the.number of.m$les whlch~.tl&e.Sher- iif and hls:,deputie$mag tra+eJ.in $he perftir+anceof 0SSiclal duties. ,,. .:'I : ., " :..:.... .. :, ;H. B.'-561.states &at 'Bl``don;pensation'pald under the p~ovlslons of this Aot &hall be Pp&'a sworn- statement of such sheriff.' In view of this pr?vlsZon, . - 297 ~Hon. R. Y. KQg, page 3. (V-526) c TV: .. it is our opimon that the'C~&iiissioners'Court may re- qulre thesheriff to furnish the Court in his sworn ac- ,count such information which is necessary for the COUH to determine what 'mileage'~was~ traveled .tithe perSorm- ante of those duties set out in various statutory pro- visions prescribing .the dutiesof the sheriffs and their deputies. See'Art. V, Sec. 23, Texas Constitution ii? SUMMARY .l•~ Traveling,expense of sheriffs and their deputies paid una&r the provisions of H. B. 501, Acts of the‘50th Legislature, (Art: '687711,V.,C. S.) is neither a See of office in a See county nor ~a portion of the’sheriff’s salatigin a “sklarg” County. This expense is to be paid out of the Couu- ty'sgeneral fund. 2, The Commissioners Court is not authorlzea%o”llmit the number ~of.miles the sheriff'may travel in the performance of his offlcfal atities. : ., . 3. Thb Commissioners' Court ntaxre- quire sufSlolent information in the Sh&?- iff's Sworn Aceount" of traveling expense to determine how many miles were traveled in the performance of his official duties. Yours very truly, AT!CORREYGERERALOF TEXAB APPROVED: ..