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OFFICE OF **‘ T**  **’ NE**  ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

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opinion the poln the staSS ore *technlSiciont ~teohniaal o perform the duties tisfaotorily,

‘ant1 a required training oan

5 of Title 89 Of the Revleoa Glvil wmning Library anil nistorioblOomViea(Le of departmentsand library assistantsehall be requireCl to~havo teahnicrrl~

ibrary trainlug;and hea& of bepartn;ante

shall have llad at loaet one year of axperioncoin libraryvork prior to nppointment. Clerlse ehallbe requuirti

to holil

a ~V.plom3

from D firet-class high school aocoxxllng to the starklards of the Stato Board of ~Education or the University of Toxos, or to resent satisfactory

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of eclucst

f anal training equal to that pravi~%~I by such hw sahool an& also to proscnt eatisSaotory evidence of proficiencyin etenograpby ati typewritIngor booklce~ping.~
SemataDill No. 190, 40th Legislature (General loupe 46th ~eg.,rag. 88s~. p. SW, Vemonls Tes. Civ.,Stat., 

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*That from IUS¶

after the effective **date of**  **this** Act, in every **Stato** Dopartment in this State, all honorably%l.scharged soldiers,88ilor8,mm306 and marinas, from the Amy 3rd N3vy of the **United States**  in the late Span.%&-Amrican ana lW.llipineInsurrection Wars, and the China Relief IWporlition, anil the late World **W5r,** wheroin the United State6 of &m-i03 tan:2

the Allied Notionswere eugagod in w0x ngainst the Inpmial Governmnt of Gemauy and its allies, an& who arc 3xul

~UYO bcon rosidantc or citizens of the State of Texas for 3 period of ton (lo) yo3rs next preceding the clrrto of rrpplicdion, ati are cowpetont 3rd fully qualified,&ml1 be entitlati tompreference in appointmnts, cnrploymnt, ancl **promotion** over other applicantstherefor; provided, however, that no such prafer433x42 ohall ha oxtezdoii

to such 6oldior5, sailors, mrineo, am2 nurocs izho are raoeiving from **the** Sfate or Pcdoral Gbvernment zany

monies totaling Fifty ($60.00) ~ollas5 or more by reason of disrtbilitlos incurrccl

during active service in the l&y, Nwy, &larino, or Nurse Corps, or by reason of Old Ago Assistance r;syr;ont, or any other Social Securitymonies provi&ed by liw, an& the peroone thu3 proferrcil shall not be Bisquulifiocl Prow holrflnl: my positionhercinbofor0xmn~ionedon account of a:;o,

or by reason of any phyei-

## ability doesnot rond0r him incomp0- tant to perform properlyand capsbly the dutias of tbo positlonapplioil for! and vhen such soldier, sailor, nurse, or mnrino shill1 apply for nppointmsntor cmploynwt under @is Act, the officer,exeoutivohsad of such dapsr@rmt or person or persons,

tlons of s&d soldier, ssilor,nurse cud/or marin for such position or plsco, snd if the applicsntis 0 p0rson of good moral chsraotar snd can perform tho duties of said positi@n applied for by such person as hereinabove povided, said offiow, exccutive hesd of dnpartmoat, boar& snd/or oth0r parsonhaving: the appolntivo powr, shall appoint enid so1di.or, ssilor,nurse, or nnrrino to 6~011 posltfon .snd/or

place of on.ployncnt.D
Senate Bill X0. 190 Is not 3 statute of quslifiCatiOnS or Cligib~lityfor appOintmcnt; it iS a pUr0 prc?forential ststute as batocan applicants, who are eligible snd qU8lifiti. If sn applj+nt of the favorad class montionad in 8. n. NO. 190 is not qualified LInclar Artfclo 5446, Of fho BevisedCivil Statutes,henot only is not antitlod~ to n preforenco

5.n the msttor of cppolntwnt, but ho is not entitled to appointment at all. The fair ox3aning of the preforencoin EmployrwntAct is that amongst applicants, all of,mhon axe coizgx3tont and qualified,tlro tbo 0stant requiredby tho statutesroust 1x3 rforonco fo g van to the favomxl classca.

Th3 statutesprf3scribi~~ quslUYcai.ions

for omployoosrlrst

bo construed in connectionvith S. B. No. 190, the Preforencc;of &nploymont Act, so ns to harmonizeand g%ve,effectto both Acts without destroyingeither.

Trusting that this will have snsrwoilyour quos-&ss Fannie u. Flilcor - raga 4 

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f tion satisfactorily, WC are $ 'i **Vory** truly yours i/ 5 ATTORHEXGGNXR& OF T-k

ATTORNEYGENERALOF TEXAS