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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS - AUSTIN , / I/ I ,/’ / I--- \\
12 amhal, andatthesametimeoeeeivo thsieemof offiao proriaed under the sfrrtutee reJrting to Constable8t
population and containlug a e%ty of more than Eo, ,000 population reeeire, in Pdditlm to the salary and cxpensc prorlded in Artlcsle 8142, R~C.8~,¶ms, as amen- an allomume from a Olty ln tnmh Cotmty fur expoxme ln the ume of hlo o(rp ln the perfonr ante ot the duties aonneated with the Jmemile ds- pertmat of 8aah oltrr
ma Can theCmretablecl.ulycle&daadaWag as t&h at the maWtSme be a masher of t&e fire de- partment of a olty rithln his prednet atad aweits p&yforhl6Barv~tos~f~depvtraat8aa
UrefeemofoffXoep~~8yl~forhS.s ee1~Iee8 a8 ConatableV
Artale 3.8, 8ee, 40 of the C~~~etAntlon o? Texas pro- riderrr
%o penon dull hold or f#80relse, at t&e ~60 m more th8n one 6iw omee of aolumn% 08, wept t$ Jad.lee of the Peooe, aouuty eoml.8~0 pdbxi0, ati p4maw8r. ame of m’, n0tw the xational Qe the Hatlmal Gtlcud Reserr*amd fhe Mtioe1-8 Reeem Carp8 of the onited Statsll,and the IatUael Guard, the Xrtlond emll8tedmen (iuard Retwru~ 323 the orgaai8ad remrveo of the The reLsrarrtpxwl.alonw of Artisle of the Ibrlrsd ClTll st&utes of yQQ& read as follOTs~
andatthesmetlmebystwhcbmlWAnoe~nfer~ dutieeof 8Oidofflae\peaanypeacieofffcerot t&3 *3 Ron. Tam A. Crnvon - page 8
l There may be appointed, in the manner herein- dieoxwetpetrmnsof 6oodmoral abarc afterpmWted, aqter to 6erve as jwenlle omaer ior perlodll net to exceed tuo (2) years from date of qpolntmsnt.
Such offl0eI-o shall hove authority oud it ohall be their duty to make lnveetlgtlone of all eafaem re- ferredtll theinasauahbymohBoaFll; tobe reamt In Court and to reprewnt the lntePeEt@. o? tg e l- nils lrheu the case ie heard, aud to fum%oh to the Court and suuoh lloard cay informOtioa and aeoiotoue. asBUChDW~~l~~~t)~e~dtOt~k0,~of(110
c4hhil~beforeandaftertwtrlalan6toperfom~ other aemUesfortheobUdasm~?wFe&mlbf
the Court or etaId r p r cTlded taut s?z 4mnIt1ee hnTlng l papmBtlon ofnotlsre thanthirty4vothorrslad.(~008),rrlL' ztetmorethmom hmamd tJmmMd (BwJoO), od e~ntplniry; a uit 0r more thata twnty-alne tamma& popma n, 0nsj-00~ txo 8e*- (a 000 1 pointe&13J the CauutyJn~eriththe qp rL3 O?
the canml~ebners* OourtO uhen in their oplnlm the mm&sea of rpuoh 0Moen are nmdod w&me salwlsr oho31nOtemeedtmhundred Qllan($mo)porlnoxL* and expmma not to exeeed two -dollam
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.In the lppolntmutof all $avenll~ offioeroithe aud t&eCouutyJuve&leBoardmafmeleat County Ju for eucbo ficre my8ahoolattemlanoeoff%aerorofYi- T eera of the oounty, or of sub001 6letrLets 3.13 tlm aounty, -%hat may be autaori~ed by law, and the eolq and expense of maah jofst 3-Q off%er or offiosra and atteatdaU0e 0fflOtWs ohall be pd.4 $OintiJ w fhe 8ouuty a ad l choolL~~t~~Bu;par,~baoisotdiri- alon tae y may u gFee up on l l l l * (rnmrsng om) The def&nition rst+an 8y Bomiws t?d ed TOl. & p a ~088, defines QlrollrPsentaotheprotif or&rlngfr~~~ off%eeor aap10ymemt;tbat rbioh loreoeiredao al%xilpQuatiotlfOr ser- ~Neo, or uhbh 113 annexed to the poo~eiml0n 0fYloe aa wl-
14 MO- Tan A. Craven -page4
zszeh rraci pnmmbite; adr~trye~ w@ public or private.
. It iinports perquisite, sdvantag~ proflt or m ibriatag from the possesslou of aa offiae.
kmhereofthe flredepartiaentarehaldtobepu~I~o off~oere -- Sregoire f. city 0r hwui, z46 x.it.376; nsrab0 et 8l v* city of Waw# 262 a.wr m314
WithIn the meaning of the above-q.KMd seatioa,o? the Conetitutioo, t&e offios of eonstable, ~jmsn.%le off$~ oity mawhnl and firaaDn are olv3.l 0ffSceo of molmeak IU- o~~~ooam3e, that the flrencra ir.not a.vozunfeev mmber
. 0nthym seal, theremu3~beforethb the SentieU queuilon as wntalned In your queafioo in an opS.nion rrltten et t&e by 80x1. Bruce W, -lbq&z& Ae- tit8nt Attimwy oeneru, and rm to mm Attan Bb 6hq4- mfq Couuq Attorney, Dlakmm, fexaa, thedepartMatralI(Itmt the oity WUld ham no autixwity to pay the bonsWe auon&ly salary wahout oolmtitutlng hail a poli0e omoa of tb4 clity.
We wneur uith this ruling* See 34 Tot. Jur. Sec. lr, p. 347, 348 and Sac; Thomas YO Abe-thy County Lima lndqendent 6&001 DistrSot, 890 81 W. 18%
'Pbeoooeptameofmd qualiifsatioosfor tWaffS.00 ofeltymarsbul raul4 *wfoao, IPlount*aYa5fhtionofthe oft3.ee of 5on~tabl~~ Torn0 tr Roohmt&ler, 421 Iklr. 63L
ln unwer to yoour que8t*lls 1 aud'a, it Ill th6~epsTw loon of this deputinent that the twnetable is inhibited By AFti- ale 16, ma. y), frota eeeeiting under the prerisione of AHi- 51esssr R4 Ce &, lsn& sayoompemsatimforpwfoma3Sgthe. llutieli of oity IMcFehm. s!Ma eo&a.on of the ountltltut~ sl#
Withrefereaaetoyour wcond qu0sti.o~ p~Ifu
note Artisle 6142, mi aaWxled, piwtldes for the uppoInt- ,mentoS theCountyduvumlleofflwr, andpresoribam tbeaua- pezmatlol¶Imdcup-t&bePllowedtotbat 0mOth Ajtms- nfie offX5er the county, beS.ng a publlo ofYber, ia rwt- aatMrityofpoliaeoffieerm4w ed8itbal1tt4epom3rW shea lR5ldPalt to thar omow tbro~ut the aolmtv. *6 peisation vhiok op 0ffiW is to reW%ve Tar &iron 8ervlce~, or imp?6~6 tapon him the duty OS perfoming hi6 sehice %?I#- out specifically fixLug any wmgenaatfon therefer, he mm- not lawfully wntraot or reoeive frm any other wtnwe sag wnpemsation. addl.t10nal
Sn answer to yfmr seoond question, therefore, It ie the opinlcm cl' tbie depart&rent thUt a cm&y &menl.le of- freer appointed under the provision6 oi Article 6142, RC.S., Jgza, as amrded, 2s not authorSmd te reeeire an allovanee trou a city uithin suah wtmty l'or expense in the use of his oar in theperf'omanoeof theduties wnnectedwith the Juve- nile clepartmont or such afty, asfauuing euch dntleo of fhe wunty &av&d,ls vffioer to aover an& lmlude tba atnab M 6wh oity vwld he aUhoehied to hay0 perfomed amE veated in 6ny city police o+fiaer*
Trustlug the above -ers yoore questlone, we re- BY
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