Show EXTRA COMPENSATION County Attorney Christensen Renders Benders Opinion That Such Compensation tion Is Not Legal Jin jn n an opinion r rendered to the Board of County Commissioners by y County Attorney Christensen n today it Is held that a deputy in a 0 county office cannot be paid for extra work if the addit additional mal amount makes the aggregate aggregate aggregate ag ag- ag- ag of his salary more than two- two thirds of the salary alary of his principal I The rhe opinion was given by Mr Christensen Chris chris- hrisI hris- I as applying to the case of WO W. W I o 0 O Carbis deputy county assessor who receives a salary of per month and I who was paid 80 SO extra some time ago under the impression that the last Legislature LegIslature Legislature Leg Leg- had amended the old law so as asto asto asto to allow 0 a 0 deputy to draw a salary of more than two-thirds two the amount of his principal There was no question that Mr Carbis had performed the work and it was thought that as he worked overtime the amount might be allowed him w without violating the stat stat- ute te Mr l Christensen holds however that under no consideration is he entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to draw from the county a sum more than two-thirds two of the amount drawn by the Assessor and the 80 SO al already already already al- al ready paid to Mr l Carbis will be taken out of his salary for January and covered covered cov coy ered into the county treasury |