*1 912 ’ OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Konorablo D. ElOhard Pogetrr
County Attornrr
Mlroll aoullty
Plorortills, Tens
n64r sir;
In 7our lotter
OPT opinion in msponm
ml Co& read8 4s followa: 0 Stat6 or any ottiosr aity, prooinet sohool hpal subdlriolor: of rlnitp or ulthin the third degree by oonaxn- gulnlty to the person 60 appointing or EO rot- lng, or to 44 other rsrilbar OS any such board, *2 Honorable D. Bfohard VOgeS, F464 2
the Legial4ture, or OOUZ% Or whloh mUOh psr- son so appointing or voting may be 4 mmber, when the 8414ry, reoa, or oonipensatioa 0r euoh appointee is to be pal& ror, direotly or ln- afreotly, out 0r or from pubm funds 0r ms 0r 0rri00 0r any kind or oheraotsr whatsoever.- Article8 2603 and 2750, Revlard Cloil Statutes, provfde for the approval of teaohers' oontraote by the county. 8uperlntendent. For the reaeoM given below, it 18 uunrcessary her UB to daterdne rrhetbftr the approval oi teaohbra' oontraot8 by the superlntendsat constitutes 4 Ooeilrnation of the appofntnent or employmnt OS suoh teaohrrr.
From 4 oareful reqdlng of raid Art1010 4SZ, it that the prohibition of the statute 1s not against appears the employauent 0r pareons related to the orricer who oon- firm the l mploymeat but msrely prohibits the appolntumt or oonflrmation of prrtsona related wlthln certain degrees to the Ofilcbra appointing or Voting for the appointniant or unploynmnt:
In 4 latter opinion, dated Ootober 8, 1935, to
J. E. Frle8trri44 County Attorney, Joe 5. Alsup, Aeslstant Attornrx con& l xp remwl 4 oontrery flew. i:e a&r44 with the lottar opinlom Or Scott Oblnbs, AEslst4nt Attorney General, to zoo Eocasland, County Attorney, dated Deotimber 15, 193l, and Fi. 8. AndtJrBon, Asalrtant Attorney &metal, to Pona J. Jaobon, Goantp Attornq, dated Catober 15, 193s. holding that nlatlonehlps suoh an Is involved ln the present lrutanor do not fall within the nepotism rtatutse.
In our opinion Art1018 432, Fen41 Code does not
apply to .thlr ultuatlon and your queatlon is theretore an- Im the 4rrwatiy0. 4mma
Yours very truly ATME??BY GE3JEiAL OF TEXAS BY kg@-+ Glenn E. L4wls GRLtr Assistant APPROVEDbfAY 2, 1940
ATTORNEY GENERAL Or' TEXA3