Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Honorable Tom Hanna Opinion No. H-1009 Criminal District Attorney Jefferson County Re: Compensation of Grand Beaumont, Texas 77704 Jury Bailiffs. Dear Mr. Hanna: You have asked how the salary of grand jury bailiffs in Jefferson County is determined. Article 3912k, V.T.C.S., provides that the commissioners court of a county shall fix the amount of compensation, ex- penses and allowances for "county and precinct officials and employees who are paid wholly from county funds" and specifies in section 8 thereof: To the extent that any local, special, or general law . . . prescribes the…