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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.