AttOrMy Geaeral, h&a hold that under Article 16, !%otion 40, of the Coaatltotfon of Texa8, a deputy alterMY would not be authoriwd to eema and maeopt pay a& bailfir to the grnnd jury.

Thla Uopartamnt held in an o&dnion addressed to ia. IGal4 stoekard, zmDtan, nwA8, in opialon so. o-E80 that l oonetable oaaaot mm3 a8 bmirr for the grand jury an@ mc6ive pay therecor.

Rrtlole 6818, isbtisatl Girl1 Seitutea, re*e u rollows,

The quctllr%ed totem eaoh justioe f;re- oinot at e8oh g~eml l lecttlon 8balZ elect a eon- &able r0r ruoh preainot rOr ‘totra or tw ymzr8..R

SOOtiOn $3 Of A?kial~ 16 Of Uw %huS COMtittItiO~, mad8 .I5 part, oe r0ii0u: *tw 8000mw 0ra~en 0r tbir 6tat0

ahll nelthmr draw nor pay. a warrant upaa the ~renmtry in rar0r of any .pereon, for aal*ry or oompP+ation ae *at, o~loar or appolntoo, who holde at the ma@ tine any other of'ffoa or 6r pmftt, under this polrltion 0s hoper, trim &ate o r the’ voitod Statem, l xo o pt a0 pmao rlb- od io toia Coa~titutlon.*~

seation 40, Artlole 16. of th6i Texas Constitalm, providea in part a0 r0rioro:

9% permm ahall hold or sxsmlse, at the atm tha; ~pdm than one air11 orriO of f~olu- mnt, .exo@# that of JUSfAM or the peM0, aoun- ty oas&ssioner, Rotary Fmblto md Matmsstsr, afflaer taatioud ouara, tha xetioaal cum4 Raeorvo, emI the offioers Rmene Carp oftbe Onited Etntee+as trUllimkU AYSULO~ tke B6tionnl Guard, the 8bJ.orm~ Oard Reserve, aad the 0r- @uli~d Reserveo Of the United St.&to*, &ad m-. ttrrd.otrioerrr of t&r &UmI Stats8 AFIPJ, Rp?y, amd Wrine Cortp @ad Fbtimd ?lnrrUrt Otitow8, add mtlmd ~limlheii ~85 ati the United State8 kmy,.Wwy, and L?ariae Carp, unless ottmwiae s~'*;uiflaelly'pror~h4 hamln q ' *- *3 zeotion 40, Articlo 16, of the Tsxae Cmatitutlqa, sum-a. mmhlblts the holdlne at the aame tlma &ore tlzm .X0+ thoes otfioes Make4 OAi Oitil Office Of MOh5Uiit, thmelo. It. is~nrll ortablkhed that a oonatable 18 a puuro orriwfr. rurray ~8. stata, 67 2. ii. (Cd) tZ74 Tax.

JUC., Vol. 34, p. 601: and Yes. JUT., Vol. w, p. 4 4.

A grand jury b8illfr l8 also an orrioar, his being provided ror by atatata, hia mum 0r appoiatdumt 0rsi00 bag unftd 8s to ti88, and tm 08th 0fri00 b0- tq roquimd rroa hir. ArtfolaS69, ?IsVe, JWb M& WE! Cob of Crkl~l Proaedurq CorlL~ va. StAta; 88 .$a #. tw MA.

This deputwnt haa r~peUwl.ly hold that I ooa- aUbloa~~taorreaa~1Uiiortha @wwl Juryand a+ ooln w tharefoor.

It 10 la~krlal wbtht4r than ta (pore tan on0 eooppty in a dlatriot aot,~tha ma8 xxtla applloe in 811 oooatias prohIbitlag 00aatabua rrasr aarPi5fg ae batlim for tha grand jury md moeiring pay for auoh aenio~.

You am mrpeotfully i!fiaeA that it la thd o&a- sat of a 1 18 depimtuent 'that l 8oAetable &a prombit by tw w SS'S WSAa tbS C0AStitUtiOA rlF0A~SS~itl6 SAd SOS8 rota & &la Orrio as ooa- jwy baiiirr am0 uoh 00xtatabi8 stablo.

Yourfb very truly ATTONEY GZNESAL OF l'EXA#