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**. Oi=FlCE**  **OF THE**  **ATTORNEY GENERAL**  **OF TEXAS** 

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**. AUSTIN** lionorable liayneSattertield - page 2

-1. Doee the local &oard hare authorit. to TOfuoe thin party further mfmbershlp and partioipatioa in the disability &ridretireaxat uysttmby rtaoon vi the tact, In the Ltoard'o

opinion, that the party Is an extrahazardous 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 aomLaginto thefirelewico 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 tomake ruleo ati rtgulatloao governLag the above aoaditioaeunder authorlt7 yntod him in the last aentenceof Section IQ of the Act?*

Beetions 1 to 28, Annotated Cirll Statutes, F'uadlaw, 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

~ptrson sad who ha who **hau** beta w lppolnteda ad enrollSa,e0 

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### fifty-fGZ 7a6) **7erro** aad rho has served aklrel7 Co& L **ptriiid~of** tarant. **(20) 7-0**  in nomeregular17 organized fire departmmt in an7 oit7 or to- in thlo State non **within** or that **u7 come**  **within** the prorldono of thisAat, la an7 raak, whether as rho117 paid, part paid **or** volunteer firepem &all **be** entitledto 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 averagemonth17 solar7 tobe bawd oa the month17 a~trage ot hi8 onlar7 for the **fire** (8)year psrlod prmsding the date of ouchre-lroaorable bayne Satterfield - page 3

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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 **re tirtmat**  alloranot of trentpflrt Dollars ($?!a)..

The prorlslono of Se&Ion ? of aridArtiale l pp17 to.an7pex8on servingas an aatlre firaun du17 enrolledin an7 regular17 aatirt fire department in aa oity or tom in the State,no1 -thin, or thatma7 hereafter some within the prprisionsof saidAat.

The prorinlono of **Beotion** 2 of saidArticle apply to any da17 enrolledrcnba **of** an7 regular17 **orgaaiztd** active fire +partmnt of an7 ait or twa aor comingwithin, or that ma7hraftc some **within,** the proridoam of ad Aot, as thcrelnlindted.

Seotion 26 **of** said Article reads **as** follmmr

*Whenever used herein, the term *&oard'or *&oardof Truoteeo~ shallbe dtmed to mua and aad refer to theBoard of **Firemen*8** Relief and Hetireomt Fund Trustees.

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

**or** ~firefcan~

shallbe deaned to meaa and inolude all activemembers 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'tof One Thousand Dollars ($l,oOo) or moc'a whether who117 paid, p8rtly paid an& put17 volunteer, **or** rho117 TOlUUtttW. All othermembers &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 *rotIremcmbaro* 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 ln8wer 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 enrolledala Seotiou 7, mzd the same olauae sdul7 enrolleda,la Seation8 of kid Article aforesaid. Iebot~*o YSrrIafsn&fiOrul Dlctlonaq, second titian, glrem, aaoug oth~o, Of the **dvarb s,**  Ithe folloslhg defiuitloaoa sRa(lularllJ, l8llfflclaltl7~, Tgproper17g,ahd sao it (au7thiug)ought tobea. : it thus appears that ah7 firtaaa rho barn born dul7 appoiutsd aml aurollal in some re2ularl7 organisedfire dopartdent,as prwided **for** ia Se&ion 6 Of Artidle 824?W, suprai or a person l erviug **as an**  **MtiTe** firesmu du17 WWOlled in mj regular17 lotire fire department, as **cormed** b7 the pkoridoas of Seotion 7 of saidArtlola; **or** an7 dul7 enrolled aember of au7 regular17 **orgaairtd** ratire fire department, as
**COTtPed** b7 the **~OT~SIODO Of**  **Station** 8 Of saidArticle, 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.

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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.

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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 equal17rell 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 loaalYou-d referred to in your que8tton8 1 and 2 ham **nelthbF upre8m**  nor Uplied authority to dm the **bt?nc** fit of the Piremea*m tielief Pendon Fund law to 8ay ikeman rho has bsea duly 8ppointed 8nd eawo11sd in my lir8 department aoveruiby aaidArticle 824!3e,and who **hsm met**  the other re**quiramentm 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 orl

dmin%mtratireboud 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 813nhrll,undsc prWldOn8 of this Aot, qurlify for radbe eutitled to aonseoutlre8pportionment **from** s8id **Fl.reanea*s** Relief and Hetirarent Puad and to hear, determlae, suxirerfsv appeal8 from t&s dealsion or order of ury of ouohYoarda 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
&ivubmequent **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 pro**vided 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 thathisuonorableUyne 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 makerules 8nd regul8tion8, **aot** otherrrlae provided In uid **18w, iOr**  the **pWpO8e Of**  **a8rrfiag** OUf rUCh powers 8s **are** ,,upresslyconferredupon hlsl by 181, 88 r-81188 those power8 ,rhiahare neoensnrily Implied from the powers s0 ooafsrrul. Ileaught uke rule8 8nd regulations not 8uthorisedby Qdst**tQ ’** **J 18U.** 
Therefore, for the same re88orm oa rblch aur mmmera to JO& **first tr0**  queatiozu are brssd, JOU~ third questionis also **answered** in the neg8tire.

**very truly**  **yours**