OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

Oovemor or Texer aunttn, Texas Dear Sir:

tione upon the 0r 8herirr8, ohlere and uyorr to peaial 0rriOOrth

upon tha above p irani rblch they of or thir dep.mmnt

, and the rate8 rour letter au rollor8r uggeated by the ian Deremw r0r and towm oaua ary poliaemsnt r0rt2.m in 0ae8 0r

of Pexae have appointed such n. In all oaae8 known to m llcentsn a0rv4 without compen-
*I have been caked whether e city oan, by ordlnmce, aoaaieoion theae non-ealaried poliaemenaa speoial ofrioere and authoriee thelatc be ctrmedwith guns and pietols dwiag the period or their trainlne, IIS well es during an actual emergency.Xonorable Coke titevenaon, page d

*In the davelopswnt of our defeaee organistation in the State tho yueatlon beeruleo ariaen yr;to the mpsoiflo deZlnltio:i or iimltatlone on **the** authority to be exerolmed by &herllfa, Ehleia of polioe ard mayor8 with respeat to the appolntmentor apeaihl offlcere. WI shall rppreolat’e en oplnlon froa you, therefore, on these tm point a,to-wlt : “I,. Uoea an lnoorporated olty in Texan have the aothorlty to authorize, by ordlnanoe, the amIng of s?eolal officere with gUnaor piatofa?

aa. What llaltatldna arethen uponthe authority whloh maybe exerelaed byaherlifa, ohleis or polloc and mayor8

### withreapeot %e. the appolntseat OSapeolal oifloera?w The petilnent pmrta oi ertiola 483, Penal Code at Texas, are:

Vheever ahell oarryon or about hle peraon. . ie;s any **puto1.** .ahall be punished by fine 

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than one h&red dollar8 nor more than Yive hundred dollar8 or by oonflneimnt In juii for not 1.88 than one mnth nor mere then om reef.” nrtlole 484, Penel Cod0 orTexae aualceacertain exoeptlone to artlole W3, **aup~a, and**  the pertinent **part8 al-0** **:** “The,preaedlngortlole shall not apply to a person in actual aerrioe88 amllltiamur, nor to any peace oltloer In the aetual diaaharge of hiB otfloial dutfea, nor to the oarrying of arm8on one*8 ownyremiaea or place of buaineoa, norto persona traveling, nor toanydeputy wnatabla, or speolal ~ol~oemn who.recaivea a oomgenaatlon of forty dollar8 or ;POreper aontn ror hia aerviaea ae euah offiebr, ma whola appo.lnted In oonfornlty with the etatutaa euthorlzing auoh apgolntaent . . . **."(underatoring:** ours)

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Honorable Coke tctevenson 9aga 3

IObelieve it to have been the Legislative intention to prohibit deputy oonstablm and opmial 

### policesenfrom carrying eraa unleee 

### theywerereoelvln~ forty dollars 

### per mnth or mime.

**ihder** the ittot8 before us, it is our opinion that an iacorporated city ha6 no power b; ordinanoe to authorize theappointment of epeoial oifloara and per&It thes to be armed even for the laudable parpose 

### aoutemplated. auah wouid be In violation **of** 

### artiole**483, aupra.** 

In our Opinion #o. O-12, WYheld that, under the provisions of

’ ~tlala S902, Vernon*8 Beviaed Clvll Statutes, the l herlrr of Galveston County ml&t appoint as many

### deputies **as**he might be authorlrad **to** appoint bytha oommiaaloaera* oourt of 

### saidoounty, aatlng within Its dlaoretion aa to the neoeaalty therefor. md la our opinion Ho. O-l&M, M held that, with the approval 

### ofthe 

### eom.iaalonera~ oourt, l 

### 4Utlonal aherlrra Uepatles might **be** appoioted to serve wlth**out pay.**  Weenoioae harewlth eoplea of said oplalona.


### Inthe avant a

### oouli881onerB* eourt authorize8 the l herifi to appoint l dditlonal depatlea to serve **without** puy, the order authorizing l 

### uehappointi?umta

Should state that the deputleato **be** appointed are to be allowed 

### nosalary,**else** they might be able to reoover Zor thalr l ervloea on a quantum mmult baala. (iSad) **834. Enrria**  **County v.**  **Afleville (Civ.**  **App.) 84**  **8. U.** 

**Tours very**  **truly,**

rw 0ydArmetrolag Assistant