King, 032877 MSAGO, 1977-0008

Case DateMarch 28, 1977
CourtMississippi
Honorable W. Hamp King
No. 1977-0008
Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
March 28, 1977
         Honorable W. Hamp King          State Auditor          Department of Public Accounts          Post Office Box 1060          Jackson, Mississippi 39205          SUBJECT: Opinion, July 30, 1974, to Honorable Fred B. Smith, by Honorable Mary Libby Payne.          Re: Employment comptroller or bookkeeper for funds received, expended or handled by the board under the provisions of any federal or other public or private funded acts or programs, including, but not limited to, revenue sharing, public employment programs, and law enforcement assistance.           Dear Mr. King:          We are advised that some question exist relative to the subject opinion and that a clarification is desired.          In addition to the subject opinion, Mrs. Payne had written opinions dated February 27, 1973 to Honorable Ben M. Caldwell and December 11, 1973 to Mr. J.S. Easley, wherein she had stated that the statutes did not authorize payment of additional compensation to the Chancery Clerks for extra work as a result of increased bookkeeping and clerical requirements necessary and required as a result of the receipt and expenditure of revenue sharing funds.          You will note that the subject opinion of July 30, 1974, was written subsequent to the enactment of Senate Bill 1915, Laws of 1974, now appearing as Section 19361, Mississippi Code 1972, and that the question submitted was,The question is, would this include revenue sharing funds, and could the county, after receiving revenue sharing funds, pay such comptroller, bookkeeper and assistant from revenue sharing funds. The...

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