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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

u-able John I?.

Reed, COrmnieS~Oner Bureau of Labor LtIitietiCa Au@ tin, Texas

&&r sir:

You have re upon the above atst request a 8tatement ing excerpts

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me, Ipproszmately risteenacn aa RookleE,but, many entering the co 118ted 88 Rookies. a raiata srom 36 to vet! dlacontfnued,

anU friiq a man, la to contact the if vacfm~losexlat, he talkr Curry exprerraes it, if they spanother three months, 8nd 80 on up to two years. The Rookie ia not given a **Coamlatlon** card by the City of Fort Worth, but, by ChieP of Police,and is sub&&, ulthout appeal, to dinmissalby the Chief Of **Police.**simmrableJohn D. Rwd, pee. 2

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salary of a Rooklo,previous to June lst., **was** $100 per month, **but** It la now $lgl$~ month, and increases $10.00 every six

until it reaohea $150.00. The equipment neces&ry **for** a man to purohasevhen he atarta vork **as a**  Rookie, **figures about**  $100.00.
"The polloemanthat reoelves $150.00per month, has had at least tvo perrs polloe expeclenoe, and has attendeda sohool of at leaat 60 hours on pollee proceedure,**and** has passod radio oprrators test and holds 3rd., class **operators** lioense,also hns had 20 how in **trafllo** and l oaldentprevention, and also **pusrd** first aid tests. sahools are held about onoe a year and Rookies **8re** foroed to attend.
"Rooklosrttend Roll oall sams as other Polioaaen,and thalr ralarl~rare paid out of same rund. They have Cosmirsloners. They wear ragular poll00 uniforms

. They yea8 pollee b8dga and oury fire arms. They are oapovered to aske arrerts. SOM valk baata, and some **ride** In oars, also work trafilo. JIr.

Curry raps t&t only reoentlyhave they assignad the Rookie for 84 traiiiaduty, but, that in theee Sast ahangingtimes, you got to keep man who have radio lloense,on the oars. *MATRoIi3-

"Two matrons **are** employed,they vork 8 hour shifts,none on aiter 11 P.M., although they are subject to aall. Thry vsar no uniformnor have they a badge, but, **are** reaognlredas members of the PoliceDepartment,and **are paid**  frus the **aams**fund 4s **ths** pollee **department.** The and are not sent **out** on **invest 9**  do not mak;eT;;Ets, gationa. ovared to searoh aad if nsaessarydiarobs female
**~aonera.** They **carry** a **key** to tha j811 and if' **told by**  Jailer, oan go to oell and let prison&r **out.** !lBe

same applies about putting ismaleprlsoner8 in the jail. They take thslr ordera from thegonorable John D. Reed, page 3

captain, **dergaent,** or, vhoever 18 in authority on that shift. Th4y Wed t0 k44p tb4 ill4 ou prostitutes,

but, thet is not now part 05 their duty.

**“ A**  Jlatrons

salary is $110.00**pm** month, it, havingbeen reduaed about three par8 ago f'roll $150.00per month. Aoaardlngto Nr. Curry, you **must** believe thai kairona hera do only pramtlcallyNurses vork, lookingafter the need8 of voaen,
. . . **and** bringing**voaen to**  **and frm**  **the** oonflnod**quarter8,** et the direatlonof tha jailer."
Artlale 1583 **of th4**  Penal **Wi8 regulate8**  **tb4 hours**  **4f** labor, **vaaatlonr, and**  **mlnlnum pay**  **of lwrkrr**  **of th4**  Flro D8psrtments

snd Pollae **Dmpartmentr** in aorta&n of the luger alties of **Taxas.** 3eotlon 7 of said Artlale,rotorred to **by** you, grovldesas follov8,

'It 18 furthep **provided** that **in any**  olty **of** more than seventy-fir0 **thouaand** (75,000)inhabitantsthat l

aah member of any 8uoh **depart** aant rho11 **reoelve** a am of One Ied Flfty- ($150.00)

Dollar8per month 48 **a** m.lnimum wage **for** said 8arvlaar 80 **rendared.**

**Vh0 city**  **ofriai4i having**  **obarg4 of**  **th8 fir0**  departmentor pallae department in any suah aity vho violate8any provl81011 OS thl.8

Artlaleshall be rlned not **1488** than Ten ( Dollarsnor **aore** than OILS

Bundrod ($100. Dollam, aud l a4h day on which **maid** olty offialal shall aawe or peralt any seotlon of thlr Aat to be vlolstedrhall **oonrtltuts aud**  **b4 a**  **84parat4 orf4nre.**  **Aa** aasnded **Aots** 135% &4? Leg., i 1; Aots 1937, il 0, P* 35E zr,$. r!,

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**Fort** Worth is a city of more than 75,000population, 8nd thereforethe above quoted **statutory** provisionundoubtedly applies to the Fire and Pollee Depsrtmentsof that alty.

There **reaaina** the questlon of vhether, under the faots above **stated,** the Rookle Polloemen**and** Jail Ratron employedEonorableJohn D. Reed, page 4

by the Pollae Departmentof the Clty of **Flit** Worth are laaluded with3.11

the provisions 

### or **said** Seation 7. This, **0r** (10~190, depends on whether the% are to be clasairiedas %mabers of the Police **Dapartment.** The Legislature has not attemptedto define the mesnUg of that phrase. Nor have ve f'ound any declsion ot a Texas oomt defining the phrase. But Uordr and PhP88.8,u&w the heading "Member of Follao Depwtmnt*, quotes the followingdealsionsfrom **I%V** York; Rev J4raey, Iwa and biaa8achu8etts~

"laborerin oity poliae **deqartment,** vho was asslgnet¶ to vork of vashlng cars at police garage, held ‘memb4rof police department8and **subject** to removal only in manna- providedby oharter. Eovart v. Hlg@a, 281 N. Y. 8. 3.24, 245 **App.,** Div.

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**“ A**  lieutenantof pollae oeased to be a me8- ber OS the poliae for00 vh4n he aoaeptedappointment as poll04 wnmeission4r, In riev o? Breat4r Nev York Chapter, 11 291, 1549, &ad his Offlee

### 48 **lieutenant** b4oame vaaant. 3ahiefrelin v. might, 192 1. Y. 3. 729, 732, 200 **App.** WV. 312.
‘Under ordinanoe provldlng that olty~polloe dapartmnt should con8lst of aartalnnumbeir of off’laers

and regular patrolmen,and such number or ohanaemen as boerd of **co8mlasloners** deemed advis**able** to **appoint,** ahanoeman appointed**by oomis**  stt2n~rs

was *memberof police departmrept,' even though he held over after expirationof Ns appointaent, in viev of P. L. 1917, p. 359, art. 16, ) 3, N. J. 3. **A.** 40~47-3, 5, 6. **Hulse** v. Policemen'sPension Commtsslonof City of Long BBam@h, X. J., 13p A. 197, 198. "Decedent

vhfls acting as 84aretaryof olice department,

vas appointedreoretaryof L 81th departmento? public safety in saaordanae vlth Code 1327, 1 2232, and 0 2181, subd. 7, **owned**po110eman~sualform and shield dr star vith vords 'CaptainPolice Depwtmsnt* aeroas taee, and had charge of all inrpeotors **and** employees in aanitwy dlvlsion or health **department** and all ssktterspertainingto sanitation**and** health of community.RonorableJohn D. Reed, page 5

Secretary of olty health departmentlasld ~smsber of pollae departwnt,' vlthln **St4tute requiring**  payment of monthly pension to **aeabers~** vldovs.
Er* lr*

Alber, **236** N. W. 86, 88, 212 Iova,

"UnderSt. 1909, oh. 188, 8utho~l8ingthe mayolp and aldermen or borrd of police of cities, at his ovn request or at the **request** of ths ohief **or** superintendent **or** police, to **retire** from aotire servloe and plaae upon a pension roll any member of the polloe departmentpermanentlydlsabled or vho has parformed faithfulservloe for **not 1688**  **thrn 20**  **ye4rS, 4**  **8upmintendent Of**  **poll04** could **be** so retired on a pensioni he being a 'memberof the polio* departmsnt,' and the povmr oonferredupon him to aeqwst the betlrement of any oth4r member not 

### l xolud.l.nghl.m from the generalpovl8lon that any member may nke suoh request. **lorratt** V. **om~~~ll, 102**  **1. S.**  **344, 345,**  **215 N4sa.**  92.”

**lhdsr the**  **authority** 

### or **th4ae deo181on8,**  **it is**  **018~** that rwh Matron8 and Rookie Polloemenare lnoludedwithin the meaning of the pbrase **“ aeabors**  **of** ths pollee depa&rsnt." **Furthermore,** ve belleve that, in oommon unbrstan&.ng, suah RookI Pollaemeaand **Eatrons** -a regmd4d u **m8bur** of the Poliae Dspartmentof the Oity of **Fort** Uorth. Her **would** ths failure to **appolnt** them in aooordanaevlth the **provl8lo~ of**  **the** city ahavter affeot their status **as am&or@**  of the police department,since they are l otual employeesof swh department. **Thls** very **question vas**  deoidedby the **Ft.** Worth Court of Civil **Appeala** in the reoent oase Of City Of Ft. Uorth v. Morrison, et nl., **164** 3. W. (26) 771. In that **ease** t& VidOV of a Ft. Yorth fireman sued for addltlonalsalary allrged to have been di& her husband under the terms of s&Id LLrtlole 1583. The city defended In the ground that no Flre Department and no such office as Fireman v&s evu oreated **bj ordl**  mnoe or resolutionduly passed in aooox-danos with the **rovl-** #ions of the charter of said city. On th.l.8 point the Eourt said*

"Ye see no dlstinotlonbetveen ths rights of a Firsman vho IS a de jure Offleerand one vho 1s a de facto **orrioer,** under ths provision of suoh **Act.**RonorabloJohn D. Rood, pqw 6

**“We** do **not bellem**  **th8t the**  **Oity of**  **Fort** Worth, b7 8imply.f~ or uoglootingto ps88 an ordlnanae or **rarolation,** in t!u mannel~ provided for bT the Clt7'r ohrctor,aan defeat the right of my **Flre~~lra,** who wanr ratu8llphired by and who beam8 (L

part of the Pim D8partarntof ruah City, rogUdle88 Of the mUmar invbiah 8UOhhpartmerit

~8 ammted by the City.
%e do not bellevo that the oplnlan, in Olt7 of -1188 **t. WaDonald,**  **130 Tax.**  **299, 103**  **3. If.**  26 725, 18 oOntrO1~ in the a888 before ~8. Tbr two 088.8 -0 .a807 dl8tingui8h@d **br** 8 more roadlng oi the faatr.

“The JWOV18iool of the City’8 ahelm mka it wt0m that th0 City e* l l rrrintain a rare torso aoxmirtingof the **Fire** Chief and 8UOh other otliaw8, fir.~n and Wp107e.8 l 8 ma l d b7 **ordixmnoe** or ~o8OlutlO~Of tha i! b. proridounall.'

%li8 atiter 18 tdW OP@IliCr hU Of 8ald cit7 u&d it8 r*l&ion to the cit7 ix not unlike tha relatloll

or the 0oMt1tut1on of the swx of 90-8 t0 th8 Bt4te. **W~ro em**  **ba no**  **doubt but**  t&&t 88id OltJ la 80~ unnor are&ted @ Ffro Depastmnt and provided for the o?floera and Sir.- mn md other wp107008 therein.

"T&J **Yore** all do t&at0 offioo~8,in our opinion,**and** vere aat- ‘omp1oyoo8.”

**It** ir thereforeOIP opinion th8t, **under** the faat8 rubnitted,th8 ROOki POliOOeUr4nd th. **Jail** J@trOIL8 Of th8 Clt7 OS Fort Vorth are lnaludod**within** th8 prorl8lon8of Seation 7 of Artlalo **1583,** 8Uwa..