    OFFICE         OF   THE     ATTORNEY     GENERAL   OF   TEXAS
                                    AUSTIN




I:on.   I’.   L.   Larr&less,     County Auditor
Ah8rtc.nCounty
Gharton, ‘iexas
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                                      Oplnlon Hp.-Ilki   :I,
                                                             to
                                      he: tii.ght-aPJreaaure,r
                                      claim aommissQms.~upon
                                      funds-qranaierrcd ?kpm
                                      run4 toanother within a I
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                                                striat $1 has accu-




                              ns as such



    not be..elitltled
                    to any oommlsslons on any
    district money received by him from his pre-
    decessor in offiae.”
        By the lanfuaye of auah statute It Is clear-
ly seen that jt was contemplated by the Leelslature
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that the cmm.lsslons therein provided for,v.eretL
be paic she treasurer for all scms zf roney recojvqd
by hix fcr the account snd the behefft cl"such dis-
trict an; for ail sms of mcSncy~?aid::utby the dis-
trict as legltln.ateexpenses. Vnder the state 0r
facts as presented by you, it is quite clear t!mt
the district received no money, nor xas any -or.eypaid
out by the district. At represents but a transfer
of f,;ndsi'romone fund to another v::thlnthe dlstlict
itselr. The statute Eakes no =rovislon for aommls-
slcns to be paid the treasurer for transferring funds
within the district.
        You are thererore respectfully advised that
the treasurer of the Conservation b I~eclematlonDis-
trict @i is not entitled tc any ccmlsslcns for hav-
ing made the transfers r.entionedby you.




                           SY   Lloyd ;<,r:;s
                                          tr;:,ng r
                                      i,ssistant
