OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

q uestlohB a s 

B On the l 8Or . 8td.d 
Bon. Sholburno H. Oloror, Totmary 84, 1939, Paa. 8 

appOiIIt, O? W&O rOr, Of +3OBrh the 

rent or aBy orri00, p08ltl00,0ierk8hl 

8ppointP' 

uplop .. 

SOat Or dUt7, Or m7 pWSOB rOhtOd w thin th0 

S@OOnd do@00 b7 8ifinit7 Or within th@ third 

dogroo by oonranguinlty to tho parson so appointing or SO toting; or to 8~7 othor udor 

Or Uk7 SUOP b0Ord, th0 bgiSiOtW0, OC 00Uti 

oi whloh suoh parson so appointing or totAng 

ma7 k a mubor, when tho 8almr7, roe8, or 

oompensatlon or srroh appolntoo’ls to bo pal6 ‘. 

for, dlnotly or lndirootly, out of or fraa 

pbii0 rUmiS of r0O8 or 0rri00 of an7 kind 

or oharaotor whatsooror. 

-Art. 433. ml. lntllbltloBr got rorth in 

this law shall l ppl7 to and laoludo tho Oovornor, 

Lloutonant Ooromor Spoakor or the Hou00 or 

Koprerontatlvos, R8flro.d Oomnlssloners, hoad 

or departments or tho that* govermont, &&go8 

and acnbors or an7 and all Boards and oourts 

l rtabllrhod by or under tho authorit of an7 

gonoral or spoolal law of this Stats, roabors 

or the Leglslaturo, mayors, oommls8lonors, rooordorr, aldamon and momberm of sohool Doards 

or lnoprporatod oltlos and towns, pub110 

nobOo truatoos, orrloors and me&or8 or 

boards oi managqrs of tha State Unlrorsity and 

or its several brano&os, and or tho various 

St&o l duoatlonol lnrtltutlons and or tho varlou8 Stat0 l looaosyaar~ lnstltutlonr, and or 

tho ponltontlarlos. Tho l atmoratlon shall 

not'bo hold to oxolado from the operation and 

orfoot or this law an7 porson lnoludsd within 

its genoral prorlrlon8. 

‘Art. 434. lZo orrloor or other por8on 

lnoludod within any protl8lon of this law 

shall appoint or rot0 ror l ppolntmeat or ror 

aontlreetlon oi appointment to any suoh offlam, 

pO8itiOB, olorkshlp, emplo7mont or but7 0r an7 

person rho80 8onloos am to be ronderod under 

hi8 dlreotlon or oontrol and to be paid for 

dlrrotl7 or indlrootl7 out ot an7 ruoh pub110 

rmd8 or roe8 or 0rri00, and *ho 18 nlatod 

b7 afflnlt7 rlthln tho soooad degree or b7 

oonungulnlt7 within the third dwwea to any 

suoh orrloer or person lnoludod wlthln any 
Hon. Bholburmo 8. Olwor, tobrury U, 1939, Paga S 

provlslon Or thlo law, l8 oomsiduat~oB, in 

rho10 or in part, that suoh othor orrloor or 

puson has thontoioro l ppol8tod. or tot04 

ror tho sppolntaont or ror the l OBrirUtiOn 

0r tho SpJIOhtMBt, or rlll thhuoartor.appoint or rot0 ror tho l ppolntm8nt. or ror 

the 4onrlm4tlon or tho l ~pOlBta~llt:tO say 

suoh offloo, posltlan, or olorkshlp, aplgmeat or dut7 or m7,porson uhouooror nlakd 

within the reoond do&r00 by attlnlty or within 

the third degree Q7 oonsangulnlt7 to ruoh 

orrloer or other por8on aaklng 8uoh appolntm.Bt .* 

Wh8io th8 ~Ouissiono~8~ Court doe8 not appoint 

or rote ior or oonflrm tha l p ointment or do08 not oontraot, alther dlreotl7 o-4 P r8otl7 with the l mplo7e0, 

althou& suoh 8mplo700 18 paid In whole or in part out Or 

oount7 funds ruoh smplo7mont would not b8 in rlolatlon 

or be prohlbitod by the l boro quoted statut88. 

In rl8r oi ,tho iorogolng 8tatuts8, 70'0~ are a%- 

8pOOtrUiiy adr'ired that it la tha opinion oi thir D8partmsnt that the brothor of one of the oowity oomml88lonors 

would not b8 prohlbltod from rorklng on a P. ?. A. ProJoot where part of the funds are 9814 by the oount7 and 

rhero the bmmlsslonors * Court had ‘nothing to do whatsoever in saploying or 8oourlng 8mplo7mant for ruoh emplo7eo. 

Trusting that tho tOr8gOing an8vor8 your iBqulr7, 

wo rwa8ln 

Vuy tru17 7ours 

ATTOR~FJY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

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