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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Your Tequmt for the abore eatad qaestlon haa been rraeited bp this &apart- m6nt. 56 quote ea foUaw
6 letter fror al moQ, Drug;, and h Aot la herewith ig- the praotioa of the all&3207666 th Department hemie0r6 t@ ao- mcleral sood and Drq Mmlalo- Qn4OtiOtl Qf 66tIiP166 Or fOOdS U in lntentatr trafiie when srioh loe wan. bo murrQ6red without in- ourring ad~ltimaal 6zpsn66 or fmruting any OOII- sibenbls amaunt ot tillu ofs #6 part of the Wi- ploy66, and when mob &ip1Ep1oa am gal& for br rouoher &awn on th6 r6d6M1 CQve~Pnm6nt. In this ~0~~3~oti.5 it ham bee0 n6as088~ tar 66Eh i66p66- tor of tlitle I)spwtmnt to 681~~ a4 tuthorlaatiem
4.53. nerd aign6d by the U. 5. s8oretary oi Agriaul- tun, euoh suthorivtion b,ain& linrited to this partimlar servlo6.
'Tdnee the N&bra1 Lew ha5 been anend6d, qusstioa he5 arl8en whether tha Stats 8661th cm .06r or en employ66 oi the Stnte E6alth De- partmcmt would be prdtted under ts8 Sate law to aooept the com~Uelon a8ntloned in Kr. Pri8bie*lr 1stt.r. . . ."
S6ction 703 (a) of th6 Fed61’61 PoodB, Drug*, end Comzatlo8 Aat, prcmlde8, In part, that: "Th6 S60rC+t=y $6 aUthOtiZed t0 OOndUOt 6X-
amin6tions ana -1nY6sti~atlons for the purpore8 of this &et, through otfTie6ra 6ad employees OS th6 D6QWtdU~nt or through any he6lth, food, or dr~e ofi'ioer or employ06 of any State, Territory, or polltl6sL rubdirleion thoreor, duly Qolshli88iOn66 the seo~retary a8 an orfioimr or Demrtmoat. * . . . (under8oorln~ Our8)
It Is to be noted th6~t When perssa in th6 publlo mploy 1s d68lgnated a8 an orftoer otithe U5lted Stats8 by th6 t6mulnOlogp of.the Federal tatu l 8 th6O that p6non i8 &80~0;;~?~ OiiiO6r. so6 Ze Oplni,nr united State8 Attora6y % 16, ScAtlon 83, of the Constitist~on pro-
Arti Vi886 P8 tOllOW8:
*The Aooountlag Wficere oi this Stats shall nolthor draw nor pay a warrant tlpon the Tmamry irt ravor of any per8on, for 8elrrry or oo?rrp6naatlon as a@%nt, o?tlcsr or appolnt6s, who holds at 6ams tirm any othsr offlee or posltlon ot hOnOr, trust or protlt, unear thle state or the mated States. . . .w (uadereooriing; Ours)
Sootion 40 of Artiole 16 of the Conrtltatlon pm- Ytdea, in'part, that:
Vo person ohall hold or exeroi8e, 8t the se&e time, more than one CiVll cmtoe Of %m%lrk- mmt, . . .n
The eoBBtftUtiOnal prOVi5iOn8 csierred~ t0 6boF6~ prooeee to a6t at oertain 6zQ6ptiQB8 anne0ssMry T'or a8 to eonolder her6 Sor ole8rly ncm rcbuld 6mbraos oar aitaatloa.
The word -e6301amonta foua4 in ‘Artlole 16, matloin &I, eat out abme, L~~pLles wsne 11% of pro-Fit, gala, or b8nerit. It is our ua4entaaQiag that the Pedsral Qovem- ~8% Cocm not pay sahrles to those v&o are co~lesionsd UI~ ro ofriaom 0r the ,nep8rtPsnt of ltgriaultwe pursuant to Seotion 7CZ(r) of :,he Fodozsl Food, ~r,rclg, 41~4 Coaznetioa Eowavar, there is aonBi4rrrtlon is the tranonotlon hat, in thlcr manaer: In Uoasid.mtiOn t%f tha a6SueiptiOll of nrious dutloa o r smvlaea l ttaohbd’tbomto the Fe4enZ -Gorommoat will be&or oona.Wiion oga5 the person M ua4xwtakl.a~ the gwirformw%u6 thereof. This aonPtltut8s a
tid pfo ~110. #hethor ar hot tBi* ia consbhwatlon w;Ebia a meaning ot word %*lttmmt" pn8*nta a qtaertion of A;- consIderable doubt. In our oplnloa it is not. mwevbr, you 6ro advbwd that tba Ofilw or &Witfon aoniernd by tha stiasion oomu wLthia the mope 0r Artlcla 16, seo- tion 55, aupm. The poultlon has aqle attri- conrwmd bates ar ane of *honor- or *trttet*;
Thamfore, la tko opinion of this department, ArtiUle 16, %otlon 35, of the Coastitutioa would pF@hib&t aad ndmla the msaountiag offieon of thi8 W%te fmm par&g thooa wha are thus ctammi8sl@md tbaPeUera1 Corrm- mat any salary or wmperurtlaa for servloen they are now radoring the State or ml@. readw In the futtaM! JW long as they hold their porltioae rrith the m4m61 Gtmtra- mat.
Trusting that the above 8atfrfaotorlly anammm pmr inquiry, we am