Case Information
*1 . . ” OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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AUSTIN
Honorable W. X. UsClafB Orlninal DSstrlat AttornO~
Willlam8on Gountp
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the An*nbios O@mnon rteo by the name T m-4. n. Q. st*pp. l rl Dwis) wa8 8 . P. 0. s-pa, It4 lhrt Deer ’ their rather, 3tepp is not rolrdea to the *Dais by blooii but br her m.aM- tapp hew husbsnd.
*Qucmtio,a: Dow the mpl@yZMnt by War. Marshall Davis, 8 &I mmber of the Board o? True tees, 0r Mrs. 811. Q. Btapp, violate Art. k32 of the Penal CObO?*
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Artlolo C32, Penil Coda, prorlde8: wo 0rf20er of this steta or an7 ofriarr of av dirtriot, oouatp, olty, preolnet, 8ohool JIB- *riot, or other aualoipal 8ubdltlrioa or th28 State or any oirioer or member of any Stett, dl8triot, oountJ, city, 8ehoo1 &irtrlot or other mualoipal board, Or jutlge ot uy oowt, areeta& by or under authority of w geaerel or 8pmlal law of thl8 State, or any number of l&o Legiela- tura, &all appoint, or rob for or oontizr the appolntmmt to aryr offloe, pooitfon, olorbhip, employment or duty, of w person related within the 8eoonb dogno by affinity or wlthln the third dogroe by oonsan@nlty to the psnoa 80 appoint- ing or 80 voting or to w.other member of p9~r rwh board, tho &islatun, or oourt of whloh 8noh parson 80 appointing or voting gun bo a pblc her, when 'the salary, fee8 or oompensatioa of auoh appointee i8 to be pefd for dirsotlr or in- directly, out of or Sroa ptiblio iand. or ties of oitiu or any kina or ohuuotar dmt~oe~~r.
bet8 1909, p. 65, Aot8 1915, p. 149."
It 18 at 01100 epparutt thab the father of Mar8hall Dar18 (the truoteo) and tho mothor of M-8. 8tapp's h-band hato a oomsoa anoestor in their father Mr. Davis. Mar8hall Datlr end X. Q. Sta p, boh&drroonde& are ho8 a OOIPIYIE woo&or, relate6 by oo lateral oon8enguialtf. TBe method ot oomputhg f thlr da&rem of relatlo&8hlp lr to begin with the eomoa aamt8tot and rrokoa downward. The degree t&e tw perrons or the more remote of them Is dtmtant fror the aaomtor lm the degree of klmhlp betrem thoa. T. P. B. B. 00. Y. Overtoa. 1 ADD. 0, 8.. Seotlon
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Thus, Manhall Dad8 and Y. cl. stapp aI.0 re-
leted In the aeoond degree by roa8anwlnlt~. Degreor of aSrlolt,~ aro eomputcd In the man0 10~er a8 those Or OOQ- aengulnitq. Ol?inlon Ho. o-2&8 l%IatiStO Say-.
Stapp is rolabd 1 the 8an0 tie& br ariinitjr to -11 Davis 88 har hu8ba% ie relate4 to him br ooareBgUiI#t~.
Slnoe Har8hall Dar18 aa& Y. Q. Stapp hare a ooa- mea gmoas~ar it is of no oiwuequtioe that .thOir rerpeetive mother an& Sathsr were ohly half brothor end 8i8ter. O~in10q HO.
Thl8 18, therefon, to adtime you, and it ir our oplnlon. that Sor the ZWSOn8 IVW MA thO80 Set forth in Oplnioa8 Hog. Q-2&8 sad O-301 , (aopiaa OS uhioh ati ~enel@ae&) 8
yn. 8tapp. the tbcohOr, is ralat*l~to Nr. Da*is, the trwtoe, in the rooona &egrme by afSlnit;l and her employment i8 for- bidden br ml010 C32. or the Poaal Cod..
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