OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN **GROVER SELLERS**  ATrorrJw

GcNE”AL Bonozuble T. B. Whitehurst,Member Texas %.aon Board P. 0. BOX No. 1768 Beaumont,Texas

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### CoMtrllotion 0r the talm -prison

m oontalne6

employeeaIn t salarise *Hourn Food Pro4uotr’ I Prlron 

### systemoertain at in additionta their all Prison Pntduoad l ntitha

to a33r00a That is, are they sploela,

oondimante,oto. ly the Priron Systom. itlsd to get such merbudget of the Texas Prieon syetem detailadamount8 ndlrldual joba. In other words?, lllcrteatl or having an over-alltotal rigurs to be divided up aa the managementtig@iit desire eaoh emplo~es it3 

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### ap00iri0 amount. I hare a que8tion whioh I will thank you to answer ror me. Can one individual 060~~3 two positlonaand draw two aalarleaat the same time? "In otherworclrde,

oould one xan be: ksrlstantbenan Manager

h Cotton Cla8rrorRon. T. 1:. -i;hlteilur-.t

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"Can one man be: ExeoutloeEleoretary & PurahasingOlsrk Van one man be1 Pharmaclat h Medioal Supervisor "Can one man be: Superintendent 

### or Building construction k Superintendent



### or Lloense Plant Thn one man bet Meohanio 6:

LivestookSupervisor "Can one man be: Asdstant GeneralManager k. LlvestookSupervisor with rrforenosto your questionaa to whether certain employeesare entitled to receive tho Commimary*, Wall,foo4produat8 handle4through containedin S.B.

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you to the rOllOWbi8 appropriationitom,, 917, Ch. 978, pp. 904-907,Aots Of the 49th Leg., 9 "TEXAS PEZSON SYSTEM Salaries For the Yeare Ending Aur4; 31, "1.
*e. Generalmanagsr,with house,water, 

### rtm andlights ana prison produaea 

### rood p2-04u0te.

. . . . . . . . . . . . $0,000.00 Assistantgenenlrmrnegor, with houao, water, fuel and llghtr,with prleon pmduoed food produotr . . . . ~. . . . 2,83l5 .oo **R**

**. .**  **. .**  **.** u35. Yiarden,

with home, water, lights, rue1 and prison produoedrood moduate 3.300.00 ”
. . . . . '45. Frlnt shop superintendent with house, water, lights, fuel an4 prison produoed iood products. . . . . . . . . 2,475,OO $6,000.00 2,835;00
3,300.oo

2.476.00

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Y3alarie8 For the Yucrr En&inn
“52.

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D "37.

" "64. 0 *a. SuperinWmdant of **Stat0** Fsnm Industrier end CentralState Fuma,with hou88, lights,water and 

### ru0i and primn oroduoedmod oroduot&. . . . & 3,1?30.00 Ten (10)UniP.~mma~err, with hou80r wntef, llghtm, fuel and prlro vro- , none to LoeeU

. . . . . . . . . 18,B44.00
17 Ad8tant Unit menagrxm, with hOtlleI water, ruel,

. l . . Dog aeraeeut8,nene.to esoosd ~1,300.- 00 per year,with house,water, lights, **mi,** and **pPisOn DmdUO64**  **fOO4 DmdIIOtq** 

. . . . Falrm rt@wmIa With hi%M water, fuel, lights snd p&wn o*4uoQd it-304 DrOduOto none to eroe?d 31 330 ( underaoorlng o&i l00 per **year.** . . 23,04!LOO AU tip 6t 31, 946

19,87&.00 “Ufo”,“, 31,

$ 9,150.00

18.864.00

E3,u31.00

19,B7E.o0

1 a2,043.00” In rlow of the plain Iwaning of the 1&18~ *prloonproduoed food pro4uaW' a6 used in tho above **Quoted** ltrrar ia **the Ap**  **ro** priationAot, it la.ouroplnl~n that the p" raona holdln~ **the** pa8 Ptlons abovementionedmuld br antitledto reoe ve, a8 **p8z-t** Or tblr oompen

### l (Ltkon, only 8uoh food pmdwtr that have **barn** aoturLlyproduo **by** the state t‘rlson

Syetem. **%?n are**  **theretorrr** a4vies4 that **the tern,**  *prisonproduasdrood praduote"08 U8uad in the above mOntfOn44 8ppI7Jpri8tlonit&m wcdd not inolude suah produotrthat have been puroh8884 frum the outsideto 8upply the **StaCe** Prison 9y8teIIL

Xith refesenaeto your guertiormBB to whetb,er one individual my oooupp tro po8itime and draw two salamlr at the came tine, we 0811 Co yo?jr

attantionthe folla~ina! lan$ua$eoontatns4in Saa. 33 of Rrt. xvx or tha constitution of Twui~

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“The socounting offioon of thLe Strta &all neither draw nor pay a warrant upon tha Trea8ury in ravor of any parson, 

### r0r salary or ocrapaaaation aa agent, offioeror appointee, mbo hblda at the IMBIO time any other offloe or position or honor, trust or profit, under this State or the United States, sroapt aa prescribad in thla Constitution.W In Opinion No. ,04607, a copy of whloh wa anolbse hsrewith, this departmant oonddered the above quoted aonatitutional proolaion as it applies t6 the holding or two poaltlona **under** thla state. In that opinion it was held that a etate amployeo **oould** not rsoelre any salary or oompenaatlon from the atate while holding two DoeltloIls. We oall your atbentioa to the followlnbs **lat.lRuS~e** oonkalned in the **above** kantloned opinion: - --

uConald6ring the **broad** &neral **purporre** intended to be served by this aaation or the Conatltutlon, wa are 

### or the opinion that tha oonatruotlon or the term *app;d&ee* ae meaning and ambraoing ‘amploywl is raqulrad. reaaom prompting the adoptfon of the polioy ara **just as**  oompcllltig, **and** the evil to **be** averted ‘the same in the oase of tho amployaa of the Stata why oontraata to render aervloa ior salary or oompensatlon, aa fn the oars or the orrieer or agent. ***You** are thrraiora **.adriaed that**  **if a**  phyaiolan amployed part time by one inatltution or ths state aooapta and bolda a almllar plaoe!in another inotitution at the aame tlxie, he oan not reoeive a salary or.aompanaatlon for either poaltion durSng tha period or **time that**  both am held.R Wa nota that saoh of tha poqftlona inquired about are llated fn the 1945 Appropriation **Aot (SiB.**  **317,** Aota 49th Leg.) aa aeparats positions with a atipulatad ocwip6nsation far aaoh pohtion. In viaw or the above mentioned opinion whioh has been ooneiatantly followed **by** this departmant , you ara advised that when one individual holds two positions he oannot reoelra a salary or oonpanaation ior either poeition during the period or time that both poaftlono **are** held. This holding is applioable to each of the ***oombinations~** or posltlons listed in **your** request with rerarenoe to one parson holding two poalMona and noelving oompensation for both poaltions.Hon. T. N. Xhitehurat - Page 5

we trcet that the above and toregoing will satlefaotorlly answer your inquiry. Yours very truly ATl'Ul3iiO~ML OFTEXAS

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