Case Information

*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Eoaomblo Charlar 3. mstla

c0mf huaftor

Barri a County

Kanhall, Toxa~

Dear 8lrr :~ ;

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of 7oar latter rm- l the Sol%ow: plmmtlag our opinioa

d . l r the Cwuatq ea 8ut .ar the gem- uount mot t4 0) Doll8ra par *so o?rloor of thb stat. or say orriorr oounty, oitr, pmolnot, l ohool of an7 diatrl6t, or other aunidpal ou$dlri8lon OS dietriot, thi# Stata, or ary offtier oc mlmbor of an7

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Honorable 0h.rl.o R. Idartin, Page 1!

Ststs, dl.trlat, aamty, olty school dl.trlot or other munlolp.1 board, or hldf:. of an7 oourt, orrted by or uadu authority or any

- . goneral or rpo.l.1 law of thi8 W&m, or any

maaber of the &giol.tar., l bll .ppolnt, or

rots for, or oonflrn the .ppolntmmt to ~47

offlo., pomltloa, .lerkOhlp, 0mpl12y1~01& or

duty, or soy person rolatod dthin tb r l oooad dopoo by l ftialt7 or within thr thkd da&r80 by ooaungulnlty to tho person 80 appointi-

or so vatin& or to an7 otbu.maab.r or my au&h board, the Logfolotora, or oourt of rhleh ouoh person 00 0ppoi.d~ or rOtin& rq ba a

mozbac, whw the salary, I..8 'or oolupanution o r l ah l yp olnte6 1. to ba paId for, dlr.Otly or indir.otlr, out df 0~ rrcm pub110 rw0

or reeo of orfloe of any kind or chareotu

whataoever.a

The other l rtiolor referred to~prtioubrire oartala ottloero a@ eoriag within the prwiolon. .f the aepotioa 1.~8, approval .f donounos evasion of nepollom by trading, prohibit lllog.1 aooou.tO, prooorlb. puni8hment for vlolatlou aml l ELL+ uato outaln oxooptl ens . The quoted ktiole +Se 18 the 014 one Uaeaod partlnont to your inquiry.

Troiu a r.adlna of the aDdioable statute it la ob- OUV~~ that the offenSe~OoMlStO 'o't igiolntlnu. *oting ibr or oonfirsln the appointaoat of a ~roorr r.1at.d rlthi th d.rrr.a ot r.latlon.hl.r Actlol. sell!.. .:ot&l si.1. iiFimd kor.anqo Anno<ated Civil Statutej, quoted by you,vallm8 t&- .- C~aaisolon~~' Court to authorire the l pl0ym.t Of a Ot~aO- (pupher by th. oounty dudg., bat the Cocslri8oltMer8* Court has no tprth.r $xrlodiotlon in the matt.r. The authority to Q- ~107 baring been 6rQdOd him, the oou.ty 1.Q. is 01oth.d with the prlvl1.g. of ~lploylng a l tqnogritphor ri hi8 yholoa. The CgPrPie.loner~* Court nerd not be apprised of or advlsob the neme or th. p.rllon rhqa ths aoanty judge 6e.lr.o to appoint.

It lo, therefore, the opinion or this 4eptmtm.t it till a.t b. a that the oounty job. to

of one of thr oounty OPlNlON