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1967-1968 Oklahoma Attorney General Reports and Opinions [i] (1967-1968)

handle is hein.sag/sagok0039 and id is 1 raw text is: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLAHOMA
January 12. ID67
None Preston A. Trirchle
District AttOrney
Court !-ouso
41orman, 0Xlahoma
Opinion iqo. 66-3S7
Dear Xr. Triable:
The Attorney General has had under consideration your letter
dated Noveober 21, 1966, whVeoin you Inquire:
49may attorneys who have bieen appointed by a Special
resvLons Judge, having concurrent Ju ridiction with the
County Court in criminal zmttars, be compensated for their
vorvices for representation of indigont defendants at
Preliminary Hearings from a fund set up for such purpose
!:rom the County General Fund and approved by County Com-
rissioners in th:e Court's budget?
The geaeral powers of boards of county cemissionera are
enumerated under 19 0. S. 1961 5 339. For the sake oC- brevity,
said provisions will not be set out in this opinion. You will
note front a review ot sams, however, that no authority %vill be
saen therein for county co-iscioners to 4pprovo exponditurse of
that type which you sugjest Zrom the county general fund. it
is a w.ell recognized ganeral rule, as typically stated in Rrow~
v state   lecti Bard    Okla., 369 P. 2d 140. that
Public oficers have only such authority zas i
conferred upon ten by law, arid such authority niust
bd oercised in the manner prescribed by law.

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