Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1940 )

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Tour rwplert for
OILthe qUaatiottaaa harain
Tour l&tar M
Coanlasioneraallow-
o r lr -o r ilor lo
snio es,
et I al&t retala the
loa as t&o total or my
month did not axowd
IIaii0-80aby law for the
I would l&Lo to tuvr your opinlo~ on tho lollow-
bs qllert~oas:
‘1. cella con?elr8lonon' court 8llow a ooun-
ty attorney ooqenaation ?oc OS-oiiiolo 8ervioeo
in l oounty whoeo popAatlon lo about 5000, and
aloo alla= hia to ratoin tfm reoa or o?rioe,~itm-
ridad by law, 1s the tot4 OS the compensation
._I
Hoaorable Roy -%zialq, Fvge 2
for or-oSS~oio cronl.oooand tho roe8 allowad
by law do not lxoead 42400.00 per jrclar:
-2. 2ouZU tho Cozalaaioaors court of a
oountr with 8pPror~t4lT so00 9opulatlon,on0
maab4r OS which ia a brotbas4n4aw to tbo,cou+
ty AttOrtmy’, vlolota tho aopoticrslaw by rotiq
to allow tho county kttox%lof, ,~~looted by tha
~0~18 OS tho County, ooaprcsation Sor ox-otrlolu
sorv1oo8, together 4th Soor allowed by law,
provldod tho aua of tbr two Itma vrouldcot ax-
0406 ;l2WO.O0 par year?
AOOOrdlang to tha last yoderal Comus 11paccuia
County has a population OS Sour thouooad Sivo huadrod aad
twlro (4,612) lnhabltanta;and the aounty oSfioin10 of
amid oounty are ooagcmsatodon a foe baala.
hrtiolea 3083 and 3891 and Vornoa'a Aanotatod
Clvll St8tutes, raado in part as rollov;8:
‘Arti a. ~oept 80 othmusioo ;&
ridod in tbia lot, tha aunual ima that day bo
xot8lned by prodlaot, oouuty and diatrlct OS-
;gi--ytlono6 in tbla Art1010 ahall bo aa
"1. In oountioa watalolsg twenty fir0
(811,000)tbouaand or 100s lahabitanta:County
wlga, 2Iatrl0t 01 crlolnel Dlatrlot Attorney
3berl:s. Countt Clark, Couoty Attoraoy, Diatriot
Clmk, Tax Collootor, Tax b6aoaaor. or tho ;\a-
aoaaor, or tho Aa8aas0r and Collootor of Taxoa,
Twenty-sow mudred ($2#0.00) mllrn osoh;
3ortlea OS tho Poaeo and Ccmatabls, molvo l?un-
drsd (ble00.00) Collars 08oh.
to oovor ooata
bon6 may ba roqulr-
a OS ouch o?Sloe
iioaorabls Fey r;anafng, Pago 3
Oollooted in any year bo LOLO t%a tba S(=:Ju&
noodod to wy tha wiounts obovo a;oolfled, :~a~
ahall be daoaod 0x0003 Saea 8nd ohs11 bo dis-
mood OS ln the awxuer.horo~natter imvldod.
*‘fnoouatler.uontatnla twenty-tlve thou-
aaad (a,OOO) or loos inhabftanto, :latrlot and
County otfloaro wmad heroin shall rotnln oqe-
tbkd of such l%o ea s fro8 uat.113~0b ono-:klrd,
togathor with tba azouatscl;oclEloE in .:rtlcla
3083, emu&o to Three Tbou;ind -2ollera(33&o&).
Emolnct oftlcera 80011 retala oao-:bird uptll
auoh oao-third, tot&her al:h the azoust sgoolfiod
la mlolo S&33, axounta to mart003 l3wdred 301-
lara (31400).
“. . . *
krtiolo 36895, VernonQ 2xiotatad Civil WAutea,.
provldea that:
Tha COPPDjwiow0s* Ccurt la hereby de-
b a r r fr
o do m
lllo~lug coapanaatlonror at-oSSioi6
l*trloea to oowty oSSlolala rkon tbo coa;anaa-
t&on and oxwas Soo8 Wblch they ua allowad to
ntaln shall reach tho &mua provided for ilr
this ohapter . In oaaa~ whore t ho ooapeasatloa
and exoaaa See8 which the oSrlcor3 are allowod
to retain shall not roach the sez;auit. provided
for ia tlU5 obaptor, tbo Coaulasionera*Court
shall allow oos naatioa tor ox ottioio aonlooa
nhon, Sa tholr r udgwnt, such oonipdnortion 20
neom#arf, prwlbod, Ouch Oompan8ation Sor ox
ottiolo aanlooa allowod ahall not lnoroaae the
oomwatloa of the oSSial31 bayand the ~;;aslmur
or oomgmwltlw and exooea Swa allowed to ba
rotalnod by hti undar this ohaptsr. TCoVideU,
howovor, the ox oftlolo hareln authorlzae ahnll
be allowed only after em opimrtunltyTar a pub-
110 hearing and only upon tha atSlmatlva vote
or at least throo sambarr of the Corslasionore*
court.-
1s anmar to your Nrgt cuoatlon you 8m roa;sot-
Sully~a4vload t&at whore a oount at10rmy la 006immateb
on a too baa18 and the ooapazuat 1 oa and lc o a a io a a rrbioh
8s is allowed to retain do08 sot raacb tbo faaxla~ provl~oC
for by Article 3333 and .ktiolo 38B1, eupra, the cofi~1le-
nionora~ 00uzt nrayallOw aobp0nalrti0nSOr ox OfflOiO aO+
vloaa whorl,ia their Jlul&sot, auoh oocpsaMtion 13 neOI
lrsu7 pr0dbe. 8uob ootpm8mtlon for 01: ottlalo sorvioee
allowob 60 not lnonare the oompen4otlon of wid 0may
lttWD.lbepOd th0 MXblWl Of OCY8~~4t4tlOZl and eXOe4J hea
all& to be Mtaimd w hb ~dar the two aboke-cectfoned
8tatutM. +“rovldod, the ex otSlc10 as autlwrlwQ by @tl-
ale? 3W8, supra, shall be allowed only attar aa opportunity
:or a publio hearing and only upon the afilmtive vote,ct
at least three member8 of the aom&uloners* dourt.
7mbn-%w 3-a wwut 6kwhbq wa aill ~cturat -
tsntloa to Articles 458 and 433 of the Panel Code, whlc&
read as iollows;
*Ii0 otiloer of thla Ctate OS 8ny offlcer
o r lr ydlotrict, o o o nty, preOlEot, a o h o o l
o lty,
dutrlat, or other riiunlcipal
aubdlvislonof this
State or any orfloor or member ot any 3tata,
dl#trfat, aoanty, eohool dlatriat or other -
Jaunlolpalboard, or J 0 ot aql aourt, orsated
by or unflerlathorlty any.gmmral or spaclal
law o? t&l* Stata, or any maamr of the bglala-
tula, s!ialllppotnt. 02’vote for , or ooailm
the appointment to any,ottloo, ppaltlon, clerl-
ahlp, ocploycant. or duty, ot my &eraon rolated
rltbio the 4aaonQ degree by dfinity or wltbln
the tblrd degree OS oonsangulnltjrto the per8on
80 lpgelnting or 80 rot-, or to any other mm-
bar of any suoh board, the 4giirlaturo,or court
o fwh lo hluoh pereon 80 ep~ointlng or votlog may
be a &mbof uhon the oalary, feea. or coopnaa-
tlon of ouch appointme la to be paid far, elrout-
4 or lndireotly, out of or rroaipub110 funds or
fee8 of oifioe ot any lclndor ohnracter whatao-
over.*
-Art1018 433. The lnhlbltlona set forth la
tbla iqw aball apply to and Snalude tEe ciovemor,
ilautonaat Governor, Speaker ot the &use OS Ro)-
reaontatlves,Eallroad Coeslaslonera,head of Uo-
yartrmata of the SUto govarnwnt, Jwlgea and aem-
bera o? any and all Boar& and courts aatabllebed
by or ua8er t&a authority ?f any general or rpeoial
law of t.hl~gtate, lrembers of tba Loglalaturo,
Eonorablo Yioy Sensing, Fags 3’
nayora, aoMla8loaera, recorders, aWenan uzd
umbora or school boar68 or lororporated cltl~s
aad town&, public ochool trustees, oflicora md
aezbere of bostda of. managers oC the Sate :tSror-
alty UJ ol its saronl braaohea, and of the rarl-
094 stat* eauoatlonal inatltutloaa aad at the
rrirlotar
w8te eLesnooyaary lastftutloco, and of
the gwli~8ntiarle& ‘;hio wwmration 9hGU zot
be bsld to exclnda from the o~matlon tmd‘ef:~at
of this law my proon lnoludad wlthln its gener-
al p~rovlaions.-
It 0111 bs noted that Artiolaa 432 hnd 433 of the
Penn1 Co&o etapa, apply to ths a3plntant, or voting for,
or oo1UWain3 the apyointiaent 6, txy offica, poal:lon, clcrx-
ahig amploymmt or duty 0: any parson related within the
poldbltob asgroe to the person YO appalntln~ or 30 voting,
or to any ot&ar faafitber OS any suob board, the &glalatora,
or co& whioh 8uoh person (10 apjjolnting ot ootirg ray te
a a&amber, wheu the salary, few, or coamenaatloa of ruoh
lp p o b to la ato be paid for, dlraotly or indlroatly, out of
or frap pub110 Svnda or fee4 of oPNoe of any lclnd or ohar-
aster. ~heae lt8tuten do not rdlote to the flala2 of
aalar or to t&o oomiiaalonerm~court In allowlag ooaipan-’
rtloa tar ox oftiolo aezvlass under xrtiolo 3395, aupra,
for county offlolalo where such ofriolnla ur6 auip elaoted.
loo are roa~ottully advised tmt it :3 the opln-
ion of thie 4e;ort;went that tbara would bo no w:olO.Loh ot
t&a nepotism statute8 uhere the ao119la~iomra* court Ulow-
ld oompm3aotloa for 0% otflolo serviaoa to the a3unty attor-
no7 who wse 4uly elaoted, when oco member or the ooamlasloa-
lra* aowt la a brother-in-law to the county .attotasy.
Trqating that tha’ forogoin(h fully un3wars your
lnpuirf, we ramraln