our opinion 88 to rhethar OF not, under forth ~beve, the l hool boa,rd violet88 ~1 Oode whioh reads os follawm r of thla Stetcr or eq)r oftloer Of ang county, oitr, prealnot, sohaol dfstriot, or other'munialpal sabdiria%oa of this ,StateS or any orfioer or membar oi nay State, distriot, oounty, oitp, school distrlrt or othsr wiOipe1 board, or judge of eny aawt, areated by or under authority of any grmeml of spoial law ot *his State, or any uimbbor of the Laglslature, shall *2 fiororable Joe C. Sladney, Kay 13, 1939, Pa'ge 2 or vote for, or confirm the appoint-

sippoint, ment to eny office, position, clerkshi,?, em- ployment or duty, of tiny person related within the second daEr.:e by affinity or within the tbir2 degree by consenguldity to the person so appo:ntlne or so voting, or to any other member of' nny such board, the Legislature, or court of which such parson so appolcting or voting mzy be ti member, when the s%lcry, fees, or oompsnnatlon of suoh~ appointee 1s to be paid for, directly or lndlreotly, out of or from pub110 funds or rees or orfi00 Of any kind or charaoter whatsoerer. Aats 1909, p. 85, Aota 1915, 9. 149."

from a reading of the above statute It may be noted thst to oonstltute a violation there mu& be an appointment to an oifice, position, olerkrhip, amploymsnt or duty. Fur- thermore, there must be n oompensatlon pald $lrectly or in- .dlreotly, out of or from, pub110 fund8 or fees of offioe of

8oM kind. Marely permlttlng the instruotbr to use ona oi the ,mona of the sohool in whioh to teaoh PmsWwould not oonsti- tute'an appointment of her to an oifioe, position, olerkshlp, employment or duty. Nor would permitting her to use the roan Srse of oharga oonstitute a payment to bar of compsnsatlon out ot publlo funds or fO68 of offher YWti,QUestiOn is,tSi- awered in' the nagatlos. Yours wry truly

. ATTORREI C- OF TEXAS Glean R. kwia Assistant 0RL:FL

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