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Hon. Jep S. Fuller - Page 5 V-110
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Like provisions are fostd ina the other statutes
dealing with the appointment and salaries of county eaply-
Thouch the Comassslonors' Court o a, ealy as au-
thorized by law, limit the salaries and nuabe of county
employees, they have no power oyer-the nasa of the indi-
viduals Ta C t $ _1* W0 (24) 5370
The Coutrt a S~ a it 't: prleribe tby law.
"The Commistoeors' Coart has limited Jurisletfn, and
when statutory authority is given for the feroise ef cer-
tain powers and the performance of certain duties, those
requirements mist be strictly followed. . o* The only
authority under which a Oamissione Court could assist
in the appointment of the doputies ameod in Article 3902
is the authority conferred thereia, and could be executed
only in the ranar presorb* d in the statute _taPVT.
JohnU, (Sa. an Antonio Co Ao 1932), 52 8o Wo (2 , 111.
This department ina piom n No. 0-2613, approved
September 9, 190, reached a like oonolQsAen -- holding
that the Lower Colorado River Authority laohd the author-
ity to enter i#to a proposed colletive bargaining agree-
ment with a labor union. A copy of that opinion ls attached
hereto0.
In view of what has been said abew, it is the
settled rule of law in this State that the Commissioners'
Court cannot by direction or indirection infringe upon-
an officer's right and duty of selecting assistants of his
choice. The responsible head of an office oannet be re-
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-110, text, March 28, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth264930/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.