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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Bonorable-t. 0. wdley, chai.rmul
Btate Beard of I(eolth
alsuedi883 Arta Building
Fort rota, TW
ter of July 2, r 1943# f this Cepart- sltbodttbs F. C. of Dr.
EUiott aa a mm- he university of Taas, of the Unlvcrsit~ of 0duoatlon. It is man- d OS Begouts
of the House Bill MO. 278, 42th Legiala- Section 40, of the Constitution t-wide6 in part is r0u0tfst son shall hold or oxw&ae, at the muno t&me, pore thou one civil offma ef emolument. l l a.0
A m;e&bi~ of the &tat0 Board of Bealth holds a or erromie?lt. Vcrnon~s Revised Civil strt- tier orrim uttm, Article 44lBa aul Artdole 44lPO.
The plaoe of Dean of the k%?ntal Branoh of the
unlvorsltf OS TC%xso, however, ia not a ~1~3.1 office. Uiw- *2 Bonoraltlt L* 0, Godley - page 2
tin t. 6tsith, 239 Yieo. 314, 11. u. (2) lm; Opinions of the Attorney Qeneral of Tatcs, iem-1014, p. 873.
~inae the pluae of Deen of the Dental ~ranoh oe the un;Lroraity of TGXUS ie not D Ci~ll Off%20 OP em~lu- tent, the reoeptauce and qusllt’ic.?tion for such pluae does not aileroto to vaaatc &ho ciril Ol'Piee of lnanber UP the Btate toard of lieolth, under the prmidons of Artiole ti, Seootioa 40.
Dowver, tkero ie uaothcr applicable proridon of the State of Texas, zmwl.y, Artiole of tho Coastitutioa 16, L53ction 33, Yhicc pro~don reads la part as follwer aooounting ofSAeer8 of this State Vht
shall neither drw nor par 0 vsrrsnt upon the trwmury in favor OS aq person, for oal- ary or oompen5ation as agent, officer or op- point&t, *he holds at the same time a4 other oiTia0 GZ' pOsitiOn Gf honor, trust Or profit under this State or the Unit& States, except as proeoribcd in this Constitution. * o erg As stated ubore, the place of mombm of the State Board of ileiilth is a 01711 OfTIce of profit. St is, more- over, a airil oftiae of kmor and'5rust. Ifhi10 tae plaoe of DCan of the Wdiaal Branch is
not a civil otflee, it is a poaltloa of honor, truet and profit, held under tie State, and tire occupant thereof, altile not an offlcor, is aa agent or appofntee, within the meaning of fwtialo ie, Soction 33. QpMons af the Attorney General ot tours, 1Ql2-1914, p. 873; Opinion Wa. O-2607; Opinion hio. 04662.
The result, therafurs, is that Dr. Elliott czq '- to hold and e&era&se the OtPioe ot n5Eer of continue the btate &oard of t&eillth, rhi.Llf! he Fs ot the sase t&me Fmmch of the Unirerslty of Texas, Dean the Dental but for the periad uf t&me '&at ;le E.?G~ hold both plnaos h!? nlll not be entitled to salary or aompcaeatlon for atrvlaes rendered in eithw position. Opiuions OP the At- --~--- torney General of Texas, 19l2-1914, p. 373; Opinion lo.
O-2607.
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