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<div class="ocr">Honorable HK. dayne datterfleld, Page 2

he Ce Se, 1925) providing for « swtewlde relief and retire-
meant aystea ror flremen. Ge have alae examined the provisions
of the erdinenece of the aity of Austis providiag for retire-
ment system for all eaployees of that city, ineluding firemea,.

It is slsmantary that city ordisanees which are ia
confilet with the Constitution or the dtate lawa are void.

It is ebvicus that the provisicns of both enactments
are different in many reapecta, yet, the general purpose of
beth ig essentially the eame, “he faot thet they are "differ-
ent", however, does cot nacessarily raice the implication that
they are ins conflict.

In determining whether the oity ordinance in question
fa in o.afliet with Louse 5112 No. 258, Actes of the 45th Legis-
lature, we believe ths rula set forth in Stete ex rel Ceozart
vw. Corran, 11 BH. %. (24) £45, dy the Suprexe court of Chis, ta
applicable, wherein it waa stated:

"In doternmining whether an ordinance ia in
ecaflict with generel laws, the test is vnother
the ordinasce poaraite or Licenses thag which the
atatute rorblds or pronibite, and vice versa,"

An examination of both snectzents fells to roveal any
eosflists. Neither the ordinance aor the statute contains any
provisions tending to exolude one who elects to participate ia
one system frou slag participating ia the otaer,

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jaeh enactment sets Up & seperate amd distinct retire.
ment and benefit plas, operative under seperate and distinoet
systems, neither being dependent uzon thé other for its sepa~
rate existence. The ordinunce is therefore cumulative of the
atetute and aon haraonious co-existence of the two enactueats
is i adica ted *. f

It is therefore the opinion of this department in ana-
wer to your first question, thet it/1es permissible for firomen
to particlpate in the systea in operation over tha St«te under
House Bill No. £88, Acts 45th Legisisture (Artiole 62430, #.C.3.,
1925), and alse in a system such as is provided for in the
ordinance of the city of dustin, providing, of course, that
Seth aystems are cut in operation la the fire daport-ent of
whioh the firemen are members.
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Rinse the two enactaents are not ia oonfliet, and
da view of the foregoing observaticns, question He, 2 of your
latter calle for no further consideration,

Yours very truly
ATTORNRY GONERAL OF TSKAS

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“PORN ES GENEBAL OF TEXAS )

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APPROVED.

OPINION
COMMITTEE

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CNAIRMAN
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