Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Can the Commissioners' Court of Grimes County hire a deputy in a county office, or any other person, otherwise qualified to become a County Auditor, to perform the duties ordinarily discharged by a County Auditor without a legal appointment as such under the statutes?