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AUSTIN 
lionorable liayne Sattertield - page 2 

-1. Doee the local &oard hare authorit. to TOfuoe thin party further mfmbershlp and 

partioipatioa in the disability &rid retireaxat uysttm by rtaoon vi the tact, In 

the Ltoard'o opinion, that the party Is an 

extra hazardous risk, if mad when he is again 

re-srtple7al b7 the cit7 aa a firmmn? 

".2. Would it be the duty of the Doard to reject 

atabtruhip in the uyuttai to say flrtomn aomLa g into the fir e l ewico attar the effective 

date, who, Uttw? a ph7olsal examlaatioo, lo 

found to poooe#o ph7sloal disabilltlto that 

would render him a8 an extra horaraouo rlok? 

83. Should the Fireen*@ Pezidoa Cam~Iodonn, or 

doe8 he hare the authorit to make ruleo ati rtgulatloao governLag the above aoaditioae under 

authorlt7 yntod him in the last aentence of 

Section IQ of the Act?* 

Beetions 1 to 28, 

Annotated Cirll Statutes, 

F'uad law, ao mated by the 

is111 llu. 289. 

inaluaire, Ot Article 624-e, Vcmonls 

embody the Piresnen*s Relief Pension 

45th Legiolature, Act8 of' IQ??, House 

Article 63&W provide8 au followal 

gOn and after the lot tlo7 of April, A. D. 19-r 

~p tr so n 

sad who ha 

wh o hau b eta w l ppo lnteda a d enrollSa, e0 l ttaineXTEe am of fifty-fGZ 7a6) 

7erro aad rho has served aklrel7 Co& L ptriiid~of 

tarant. (20) 7-0 in nome regular17 organized fire 

departmmt in an7 oit7 or to- in thlo State non 

within or that u7 come within the prorldono of 

this Aat, la an7 raak, whether as rho117 paid, part 

paid or volunteer firepem &all be entitled to be 

retired from ouch oenice or departmaat aad &all 

be entitled to be paid frtstht Flrsmea~s Helief 

and Bttirsmeat Fund of that tit7 or town, a month17 

poaalon equal to one-half of hi8 arcage month17 solaq not to exaatd a emus of One Hundred Dollara 

($lOO) per month. Such average month17 solar7 to be 

bawd oa the month17 a~trage ot hi8 onlar7 for the 

fire (8) year psrlod prmsding the date of ouch re- 
lroaorable bayne Satterfield - page 3 

t1reP;eat.i prOTi.dsd further, that if his average 

monthly aalar is Pift7 Dollars (fao) or less per 

month or if a volunteer firtuan with no salary, 

ho shall be tm+tltd to a monthly penalon or retirtmat alloranot of trentpflrt Dollars ($?!a).. 

The prorlslono of Se&Ion ? of arid Artiale l pp17 

to.an7 pex8on serving as an aatlre firaun du17 enrolled in 

an7 regular17 aatirt fire department in aa oity or tom in 

the State, no1 -thin, or that ma7 hereafter some within the 

prprisions of said Aat. 

The prorinlono of Beotion 2 of said Article apply 

to any da17 enrolled rcnba of an7 regular17 orgaaiztd active 

fire +partmnt of an7 ait or twa aor coming within, or that 

ma7 hraftc some within, the proridoam of ad Aot, as 

thcrelnlindted. 

Seotion 26 of said Article reads as follmmr 

*Whenever used herein, the term *&oard' or 

*&oard of Truoteeo~ shall be dtmed to mua and 

aad refer to the Board of Firemen*8 Relief and 

Hetireomt Fund Trustees. 

l When&ver used herein, the term *firema' 

or ~firefcan~ shall be deaned to meaa and inolude all active members of uyi.regululy organized fire department of an7 incorporated aity or 

tuTn of this State, haring flrt fighting equipment or apparatus of the dW ralu't of One 

Thousand Dollars ($l,oOo) or moc'a whether who117 

paid, p8rtly paid an& put17 volunteer, or rho117 

TOlUUtttW. All other members &all be docred 

honorar7 or inaatire members and as suah +a11 

aot~ be entitled to sn7 of the bsaeflts provided 

b7 this Aat. 

l Vhencrer used hsrdn, the term (motive firemen,* ‘aatlre flraspn,' or *rotIre mcmbaro* shall 

be deemed to msan and inalude all paid flrtmta 

who receive regular salarito aa firemen and uah 

p8rtl7 paid or volunteer fireohm as in eaah adendar year l n8wer at least treaty-fire (28) per otmt 

of all fire alarms and at least forty (&)) per 

cent of all drill or practice ~811s.. 
tionoruble La7ne Svtterficld - page 4 

your attention is how dirtatal to the clause in 

riection 0, l hiob r8ado aduly appointed ahd enrolled*. Attention is alma directed to the alauoc 'duly enrolleda la Seotiou 7, mzd the same olauae sdul7 enrolleda, la Seation 8 of 

kid Article aforesaid. Iebot~*o YSrr Iafsn&fiOrul Dlctlonaq, second titian, glrem, aaoug oth~o, Of the dvarb s, 

I the folloslhg defiuitloaoa sRa(lularllJ, l 8llfflclaltl7~, 

T gproper17g, ahd sao it (au7thiug) ought to bea. 

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it thus appears that ah7 firtaaa rho barn born dul7 

appoiutsd aml aurollal in some re2ularl7 organised fire dopartdent, as prwided for ia Se&ion 6 Of Artidle 824?W, 

suprai or a p er so n l erviug as an MtiTe firesmu du17 WWOlled 

in mj regular17 l otire fire department, as cormed b7 the 

pkoridoas of Seotion 7 of said Artlola; or an7 dul7 enrolled 

aember of au7 regular17 orgaairtd ratire fire department, as 

COTtPed b7 the ~OT~SIODO Of Station 8 Of said Article, oosIe8 

rithin and is eweed b7 the prwidons of aaid Artlale 6249e. 

vheu ouah firemu or pa-ton has oouplied rith the prwision8 

of the lXrepeu*o Rtlltf Penalon Fund lar la Its other requircL.,entm. 

l Publia offioers and gorsrnmental and administrative bosrdo possess oa17 suah portro 

as are express17 ooaferred upon them by lar or 

art neceouril7 iaplied uadcr porso so aoaferred. Thq caunot perform acts aot authorised 

b7 axioting law, l l l .s --34 Tel; hr., pp. 

440-441, 167. 

slltatutto which prtsoribe and liait the 

aeraise of offloial dut7 art otriotl~ oonstrued in rtspcat of the pesero ooaferred 

aud the mua* of their asraise, aud mmh 

portrs art not to bo enluged b7 ~onotruatiou.a 

-34 IQ. Jur., p. 443, ottin& &,lym T. &tadb-‘g, 6 f6. 4lS. 

'It is equal17 rell settled, horevcc, that 

a lar rhioh aoufas a pores or Imposts a dut7 

upon au offioor or board oarrito with it b7 lmpliaatioa the authoritf to do such things as 

are rasonabl7 ascoosary to carry into effect 

the porar granted or the dut7 imposed.* --N 

Tea. Jaw. p. ~4, siting suthorlties. See Voa 

ikoEtnber&~T. LOTett, 

error r 

173 8.w. 608 (CIT. &pm.), 
tionorable layne S9ttorPield - page 6 

A arrsrul reuung Oi Article 62430, V. A. C. 8., disalases that Lhc loaal You-d referred to in your que8tton8 1 and 

2 ham nelthbF upre8m nor Uplied authority to dm the bt?ncfit of the Piremea*m tielief Pendon Fund law to 8ay ikeman 

rho has bsea duly 8ppointed 8nd eawo11sd in my lir8 department 

aoverui by aaid Article 824!3e, and who hsm met the other requiramentm ol,eald IPlremem@m Helief Pemdoa lhnd 18~. Slnao 

the.Legi818ttire lm the 0-7 aoastltutioarl urtltorlt~ rhmeby a 

lu'aan be amended or repmled, it lOgiio8lly foIlor th8t a0 

governmental or l dmin%mtratire boud hrs mch outhorlt~. 

In via ot the foregolag, your queatlono 1 8nd 2 are 

aoh 81isWmed in the aeg8tive. 

The fl.rmt put of Geotloa 10 of' Article 62430, upra, 

reads as follow81 ~ 

*For the purposes of ao-ordin&ing the reports Of the v8riOU8 YO8rdS Of Fiirmm'm RClief 

axi rtetirement Fuad Tramteem; to provide examinatioa from time ta time of the uraouats of such 

boardal to determlne and certify to the st8te 

Treesurer suoh kbouds 813 nhrll, undsc prWldOn8 

of this Aot, qurlify for rad be eutitled to aonseoutlre 8pportionment from s8id Fl.reanea*s Relief and Hetirarent Puad and to hear, determlae, 

suxi rerfsv appeal8 from t&s dealsion or order of 

ury of ouoh Yoarda of Trustee8,:.thwe Lm hercruttxi the offloe of Firaraa~m Ptmdoa Comulsl ionu, rhou office *811 be loarted in the City 

Of AUStin, rU88, l l 0.í 

&iv ubmequent prwidoa8 aoatrined in l ald Seation 19, 

the Ylra8n*s Pension Coamdmdoasr provided for In uoh Scotion 

im ampo~ered to make rule8 8ad regul8tions aot othswime provided in said 188, 8Dd t0 prO&WPk! fOmS iOX’ USC by the 18rfollS 

boards of truatew, la order to 8saist in the vopk 8nd duties 

thereof. Said Semtion almo mpwero ouah Commimioner rith 

authority to exmiae the raaounts and reaords of tha rarious 

boarda ot' tramteem. Other duties not nceemury to enuroerrte 

are al80 required of uid Coudmaloaer by the pcwidons Of 

said Section 18. 

It thue apperrn that the ofrlac of Fire:en*m Pension 

c;oa&saioner .a# areated for &home purposes met forth and enuuerrted in the first part Of Smtfoa 19 afaresaici, and that his 
uonorable Uyne Butterfield - pago 6 

porar8 and duties 88 uch are set forth in the entire Fire- 

&en's litllef PQldoa FUdl 18w, namely, h-tiale 0245e, V .A .C .8. 

Therefore, rid Firemen~a PeadOn Coami8sioaer im only authorired to make rules 8nd regul8tion8, aot otherrrlae provided In 

uid 18w, iOr the pWpO8e Of a8rrfiag OUf rUCh powers 8s are 

,,upressly conferred upon hlsl by 181, 88 r-811 88 those power8 

,rhiah are neoensnrily Implied from the powers s0 ooafsrrul. 

Ile aught uke rule8 8nd regulations not 8uthorised by QdsttQ’J 18U. 

Therefore, for the same re88orm oa rblch aur mmmera 

to JO& first tr0 queatiozu are brssd, JOU~ third question is 

also answered in the neg8tire. 

very truly yours