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I-. /, OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN 0. g. aIrron
Eonorablr
oountf Attorna~ mtor oount~
Odraaa, To188
Dear Slrr
ova l tatod o of Toxaa road8 , Jodgo 0r any oourt, ndor gen- law ot thla Stat@, or eny LegIa.latara, ahall. appoint, oonflrm thr appolntmont ir, poaItIon, olrrkahlp, em- ploymoat or duty, or any poraon rolatrd the aaoond dogroo bf rilnlty within
within thr third dogroo br oomangulnltf
to the poraon 80 appointing 80 toting, any other membrr of any auoh board,
Honorable 0. f. Carron, pago 2
tho Laglalaturr, or oourt of whioh uah :
paraon 80 l ppolntlng or voting may ba
l mambar, whan tha salary, foaa, or oom-
prnaatlon uoh appolntoa la to ba paid for, dlrqotly or lndlrootty, out or or
rrom pub110 fund8 or roaa or orrioa or kind or oharaatar whataoavar.w
Artlolo 3902, Ravlaad Civil Statataa oi Taxaa, prorI4oa the aeana br whloh a dlstrlot, or pra- county oi Uaputlaa and cinot oiiioar may obtain tho arrrlora tho pertinent parta tharrof ra aa rollowar oountf
Whenaver anr dlatrlot, proolnot oiiloar #hall raquire tho aar- vi088 Uaputloa, aalatanta or olsrka
in tha pcrformanoa of his dutlca hr
shell apply to tha County Commlaaionars’
Court of hia oounty ror to
appoint l uoh Uaputlra, raalatanta olarka, tatlng by wrn applloatlon tha number
nardod, tha poaltlon to be iIlls ‘an4 thr
amount to ba paid. Sal4 application ahall
ba aooompaniod by atatamant ahcwing tha
probabla raoaipta rroa raaa, commlsalona
an4 compensation to ba collected by as14
orrior Uurlng tha rlacal fear en4 tha probable ,Ulaburaamanta whioh shall lncludo an4 rzpansas se14 0rri00;
all aalarlaa
an4 raid court ahall aaka it8 ordar auth-
orizing tha eppointmant or auoh 4apotia8,
asalatanta an4 olarka an4 fix oompon-
aatlon psi4 than vzlthln linlta-
tlona heroin proaoribod an4 daternina
number to br appointad aa In thr 4Iaoratlon
of raid court may ba propar; prorIda4
In no oaaa ahall tiho Commlaaionars* Court
or any mamber thereof attaapt influanoo tho appointment any paraon 88 Uaputy,
asalatant or clerk in any ofilor. Upon
tha antry atich order the orrloara ap-
plying for suoh aaalatanta, 4aputIea or
olerka ahall ba authorlzad
thorn; prorid sai4 coapanaation shall n?t axcaa4 the aaximwa amount hara-
lnaitar sat out. Tha ounpansatlon which
73 Honorable 0. r. Oarron, page 3
My bo allowad to the doputlos, l a aIatanta or alarka above. nnw4 ror thalr l arrlcaa ba a raaaonablo one, not to l xoood
ahal iollowllrg amounta: . . .I
the Under tho proTlaIon8 of Art1018 3902, aupra, aak;ra.tho ppli- omnty orrIOar daalring daputlaa, oatlon outllnad In aald artIolo to tho eo~laaboaera* for the authorIt ooort to appoint aoh dapatlaa. The oonmIa~Ionara* court grant8 the authority the ppointiant oifioar and rata the salary baforo la mada. The a~I~aIonara* oourt haa no authority daaIgnato whom the offioar attempt ah811 appoint an4 Is apeoIiIoall~ forbIddon to 40 o by thla artlolo. the ppointao. The oommla Ionara * court doer not oontlrm
On Fabruary 9, 1932, thla Urpartaant held, In an opinion by Honorable R. 0. Watera, Asrlstant
Attornby OBnOr81, that it waa not a riolatIon ot tha napotlsn law for a tax eollaotor to appoint aa hla or Uapatr a aon a 00wit~ aaaIatant oornnIaaIonar after tho oommIaaIonara* court ha4 authorized the
appolntmont of such Uaputr In aocorduaoa with Artlolo 3902, Rarlae4 Civil Skatntaa of Taxaa.
On Maroh 2, 1935, this dapartaant hold In an opinion by Honorablo C. M. Kannody, Aaaiatant AttornoT thet a deputy aharlrr who is a fIrat CouaIn General, oourt would or ono or the member8 of tha oomIaaIonara* not be prohIbitad from #erring aa auoh nor 414 hi8 ap- polntnant by tha aharirr rlolato tha tarma Or Art1018 432, Penal Co40 of Paxaa, nor the allawanca of hi8 aalary by the oommiaaionara* oourt oonatituta riola- tion oi auoh nepotism law because the oo%mIaaIonara* oourt did not appoint or tote for or confIrm the ap- pointront 8uoh dapaty aharlff.
On Deoaber 29, 1936, thie department held in an opinion by Ronorabla William Cbnbral &craw, AttOrnbT an unula one 0r Taxaa, the arpolntnuit court mahera of the comadasfonua* 88 aaaiatant diatrlot attorney waa not a violation of the nepotlaa law or the State Or Taxaa.
Hoaorablo 0. I. Oarron, pago 4
Oplnlon Ho. O-00 ot thla Uopartmant ho148 It la not e violation of tha nspotlam law for that biro aa hia dOpUtT a daughter of a dlatrlot olark
0ountT oonnla alonar.
Oplnlor No. O-875 of thla department hol4a It la not a violation or tho napotian law tW Ulstrlct olerk to appoint aa hla 4aputT a alatar of the judge of the oounty. aoting comtT
You are thsrafora rrapaotfully adrlaad la the opinion of thla dapart?lont that your quaatlon it should anaware In tha nagatlta an4 it ia 80 anawarad.
Tour8 vary truly ATTORWEY 0mA.L OF TEXAS Wn. J. Fanning Aaalstant VJRLW ~._s~EovE','FEB 23, 1940
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