OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENEFZALOF TEXAS 

AUFTIN 

Pooombt e Ii. P. Footor 

couuty Aueitar 

hi tb county 

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Derr Mr. FedarK Opinion Ra. O-7616 ~.-: 

Coartoia 

one of tbe 

we r0bKwleegm rood 

tltYeU abfoot-mmttor, fotlr 1 

rho 18 empl0 

al. or the c 

n on him pmseat 

, rbw the rbe7. 

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NO &oer of thim atate or any oiileor of 

8ny 41 at, ootmty, alty, preolnotr l 0hObY dimtrlot, or ether u.udolpml aMl7ldOn Of tbla 

Gtate, or any ot+ia*r or member et mmf 6MtOr 

dirtriot, oeunty, olty, mobed eletrlot or otbor 

xRJnlalpol boardr or Judge of my aourtr eremt.4 

by or mn4er rutheritj ot ma7 gonerd Or.8PW*~l 

188 Of this teato, or may mber of tb0 L.*dslmture, ahBl1 l ppo la tor r r o te ta r , or 00ntlm the 

appoint-t te my eiflO0, P@*itlORI, OlOrlrSblPt 

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tl~erable R. 1'. l%rtOt - Pa0 2 

rplopent or b&y, or any peraal relotea rlthln 

th0 ~004 a 0v b y l mity OP tithei tat0 tblrd 

(Iegreo by oonm~dmlt7 to the pormn oo oppolatlr(r or oo retla~, or ta my athor memhor of say 

oueb boor& the to~oIaturo, or ecmrt of rblab 

web p erro en a l ppolatimg ur ratlaa may bo 8 mabar, whoa tbe oolam, teoo, or o~rtloa ot 

ouoh rppelntoe lo to be paid tor, dlroo*ly or lndlrootly, emt of or from prrblla fund8 or tooo ot 

oftloe of any kind or oh8rootar wlmtmov*r.~ - 

?oraal Codo, Art1010 4s. 

We l owu Us* lamlter lo met rol~tml to the Crrriod~- 

OF b7 oouom~~p~inlt~ or bleo4, and tbo ~r~mtlom thmtoro 1 l to 

m Wther bo lo roYoh to tbo Oalooleaor by 8tflmltf. 

xerm tha a homuroa fwro ago rum8 8dPptod the COWOKK 

Ta~~f&@madrkloh~ bg&hrr tit& the Qoaotlbtlom mdtho 

l tdmko at tIl10 stotm , 0b da bo the mle ot l eolden. 

molt&or the Oouotltutla~ nor tha otatata dotln~o the 

tem*ritialtj, uo thatthrttmrio oadr0lle4 by the Gemmom Lar ru~o. That rule lo 00 toYlwoi 

.* l 0. At em law, t&o tam boo-al 

7arlWOl~ aetlaod 80 the wunoet1mm ul8tlag la 

wmmoqaKouoo at rrrsmgm Mtweom rob or the wm=- 

rid poreOn on4 the &SMP0tl ot the otttOrt th0 

~~~oatlou terud bl hmm’h#a rRi8b plrOeo tl10 

I1~ubau6 lu the mama 4.m ta tbm Wad taYrtl.mo 

et the vl.to am t&t in +klab dm horwlt atada 

tmwar40 thorn B-M @em tho a* tba oaao uuaomtlem with ~IKO blood rolmtfom at the hudm~#~ the 

relrtlaa aeatra&U b y urrla~ b etwo u l b wdb ul 

WI blo wit.'* kln4r.a iad b o troo m l rii* ma her 

IKKK~~O~(L~O ntaud, ia 0ontrrli0thotim rma amwr~lty, or nlmUom W blood: tbo rolethm- 

~lprhld~m=lno bywm'lo#ob.t=.om on. .t tbo 

partioo and tbo bYmob nlrtlono of tho athor? fho 

ti. rhloh w'leoo troa thi umrria#~ b0k.w tb0 but 

lmwl end tba bfOOd rOlOt10#80 Of th0 OifOe 0814 l&Otram the rite md tbo blood ref l tlonm et tbo btlokad.. 

ubl10 it 10 mot o&own that the Ommm1odener horn l wito, 

nffwthol~oo tbo joaltor ham oabr end swlatfanddp ia mutual -- 

*t la, bleea rolrtlr~o ot th* jmltor'0 wl.fo l ro the ot+ialt7 

rulati+om oi the ~om1t.w blnoolt~ tho Corioolomer being l blood 
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Henorrhle N. I’. Feetor - p’s(gs S 

rolrtlro of the Mrat doma to the rife , thorotoror bea0wm relmted b? l lilnity tn the jlaitor ln tho first degree- It im 

tram you did not l xpraooY7 ask tblm qusrtlon, bRt we aorerumYoor think it not lmoptAnoworln~ s~moiflull~ the quootlcn poo.4 by youe it 

IO our opiaicm t&o j~ltor rf not be ooatlmml la him pooltloa 

rpou the 11~oaria~ of tho cow Cdsslaaoro' Court. 

It will k ooav rrom rudlna Art1010 43t of tbo Penal 

Coda the prohlbitlcm ot nnhlp betrom on aployor ud on rppointina oourt a 

a mhe- P 

Ii00 to nnmip to *my 0-r moaber of uny 

wur t l trhlob onob rolrtod poroamns7k l muborr )le ~o mlo ner o í Ch a r t lo l biennial b o dy, m6 the ir O8a irg 

oomrt will be a nor eomrt, a~trithoUmMa# it =I Ym rdo op 

ot tbo OORO poroouml for the moot part of the puoodiag mart. 

thlm bolUn~ lo la 11150 with the proviouo opl~tomo et tblo dopartmod- 

&I our Opirlow ma. o-14011, l p?wov*l sep- re, 1*to, 

wo It074 tmat whore 0 omttnty hiroo 0 truot arlrar by th #ala * 

mt~o~atorbooow~o mo m-ln-lnr o f l County Ceulooloner~ embralrtlom&lp aua rithlm the pvri~ of Artlato 432 of the Poaol 

Ce40r ma d tbo l dlto a mhmldnot r l ppre~o pm-t tar blo oar~l~o~ 

so, rlu, ln owr Opiniom KO. o-a-, l pptaree F8mary 16, mar 

wo msma that tbo t88t that ¶tKom80 nmT10 h omv10y.0 of tale 

Coomloolmorr' court) ~ooolroe hi. l vpoinmt aI6 80aamd blo 

l mtloo prior ta the l lootion et Fro6 Yillw, (a ~odenrr 

Irlnw rithin the probibltd &&I'..) rho obllo.qROtttlJ did mot 

r o ta to o mlfltn b lo l pYmllltunt , did sot urpt tha l ltuatlea 

+rrr tho ovmratl~ et the Io8Mia atetut.. We tbm ui4t 

.Tk myn.mt et the ulrr~ of the 8p@.aW, 

ot tbo Coomlodoaors’ Court~io In +lo¶rtl~ Of 

UK. **potia law. l&e toot tkmt wob p.rooR rowlrod him r~lntmatod l 8ma-4 him &di*. 

prior to tbo l lootl0m Of 8 OOmtf ~*dOnOr 

who stands ln tbo proIslbltod clograo ot roY*tlou- 

#ml) to him. Vmlld not raRot* bia poaltim tm 

tbo nopo t1 l r ta tRko .a