*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

aROVER SELLERS AlToRNrv OarmIlL Beyne Wtterfjeld, Cmniedoner

lonolrble TIremen' 8 Penmlon Coal scion P. a. BOX loat

Anntin, Texee

Dear Mr. Setterfieldr Opinion no. 0-6583

its entirety em foY- y for period of r3~ orgenleed fire n this stete now J come within the prorlslon~ of rank, whether es wholly peid,pert firemen, ehe11 be entitled to be rtm mob eenioe or department end mbell be entitled to be peid from the Ciremen’s Relief end lletiremmt Fund of thet city or tom, e month- ly peneion eqnel to one-half of hia ererege moath- ]y salary not to exoeed 8 mexlmm of One Hundred bailers ($lOO.OO) per month; such averego monthly salary to be based on the monthly ererege of hie *2 tlonoreble Bayno Betterfield - pege 8 celery for tbo Tlro (6) fear period preoedlng the

date of mob rotirennt; prorlded that ibrtber, if hiw arerage monthly celery ie Plfty DOllera ($60.00) or 1088 pm- month or If 8 volunteer fire- man rlth no sale-. he shell bo entitled te 8 This Beotlon repeats verbatim seotlon 6 of Chapter i23, Acts of the Regular Session ot the 45th Loglsletnre, end adAs that portion of the above quotation which re here nnder- ecore& for canrenlenoe sake.

We think It is plaln from the speoillo language of the newly added matter to Seation 8 that the T~ogisleture ln- tended that any ellflble end quelif'led firemm, who shall here oompleted twenty yeare of owioe hefore reaohing the age of flftpflre fears, would be entitled to the certlfleete showing suoh senioe, whether mob oospletion is before or after the effeotlre date of senate Bill 89, provided it Is on or after ths 1st dar of April, A. lr. 1839.

In your letter of request you refer ts Senate Bill No. 89 sm beIn effeotlre March 23, 1946. Ke sell your etten- tlcrn to the feat that rhlle the Bill was approved Meroh 23,

7 , 816 Honorable Beyne 6etterfield - Pe6* 6

1946, end shllo it llterell~ arriem the emer6eaq oleuae, It did not reoelrs the neeerury aeJorltyr end ~111 beOwe effeo- tire ninety dare ftw the adJournmeat of the preeent Le6lele- ture.

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