### OFFlCEOFTHEAmORNEY GENERAL 

### OFTEXAS AUSIIN

**Xonarqblo C.**  **J.** ***tide** 

### a0my hator **mloe**** County Oorpur Ohrirtl, Toum 

### Dur Sir:

eta1 mb&Wmnd mheataroportior r*-



### la OtherBotlra**and** 

### fiit~pu 0-t of **the** 

### time in arti w a88n l

### otnalauletmt court 

### nportar abang*the &rtua of tbo amounto? nlary 

### to **be** paid?*‘

Honorable C. J. Wilde, h(le 8



### ArtSaX 8W3 o? tha FLmlmd 

### Civil Statutes provides:
l

### 'xa oam 

### of lllnus, pros8 of oiYi&al uork, qr unaroldablo dlubllltq of tha 

### oiiioial sh~rtbspd roprtor to **perform his**  **duties** 

### in rop0rti.n~ prooud

### lqs in oourt,the JuQ. o? the oourt may,~lahis aisoretlo4,

l 

### athorlte

**a** 

### &eputy sb~rtbaad **nporter** 

### to l

### ot duringtha l



### bssaeoo? uld ~f?ioial shortbsnd

re- **~portor,** +u¶ said deputy l horthmd **reporter** 

### shallreyodrr, duringtbo ti me ho l

### ots ?or said offlolal sbortbmaQ

reportor, 

### tha same ulary and raaa as to 

### tha official

shOrtband

reporter 

### of 8aid oourt, to 

### bs
c id la,tbs

**manner** 

### proribs for tba ofSioi81sbortnd nportu; but the said 

### o??lolsl shorthml **rt porter**  

### sballalao %soslvohts salaryin 

### full 6urlng **said taporary**  dlublllt~ to 

### aot. Tha nmoesslty for a aeputy offtoiml sharthn4 reporter 

### absllba Je?t ontniy rlthln the 4lseratlan of tba 

### Jualgo f ths



### . Thu s it o l u r l y

lp e@ r s r r m tha s t a t u t e that ‘the **jud@a of**  the **oourt has**  **the a**  soretlonan4 **authority to**  **nma** a 

### aoputy she&than& npor$ar 

### upou his flndl~ that the oitielal amart rsportor 18 ill; 18 prosad 

### by o??lelalwork or **hem boom** afmroidabll;l ruulaed tumble to **par?t+rm** 

### his &&ties. 

### h Emma that tha pamon sorvi~~ as deputyabortlmnd reporter

imOlva4 in your iaqrriry was mad to mob posttlonby the juQ@ o? tbm 

### omrt In 

### uhloh bm is now senin&. Taur 0 iniantotpost prunmu that 

### the n o l **TI** 

### i**enoe before**  **Mm thst**  the 

### o??lola f u&g* o? the oourtha4 shortband

roportar uas ill* promeel **b offloim&rork**  **or** 

### aaavol6ablyron&W~iaoapeble

or pm?6 nx rig

the duties lmposo4 Qpon him, 

## St tb tiw be sppointod

the doputrsborthasd reporter. 

### Uhmtharor not the o??lola~ oourt raporteuss 

### ill, pressed by 

### oifloial

WC+?& qr tuurol4ably

nabend lnoa ble us8 a faot qu~stloa 

### for the Uge TV pas@ r 

### of par?omlng his &&to8

% 8, and ‘ IO pruuma that 

### ha aotd 

### 0~0~ the ?bots mado knowit m and that ho l ot.4 

### in6oo&?auh.. Our answr Mtw8ll I ?o&wr th0nrom 

### that the **deputy 8hwthaM**  

### keporter18 at tied to 

### tbm arm ssluy an4 ?mes **a8** 

### 18 provl48d 

### for **tb** 

### efilaial **ehortlmnd ro**  **pertor ?or**  tha ti me l **rrod by**  **blm. ?!a**  **p,ss noi**  **to** the **soeond phau**  **of your**  question **r.auiJagr**I.



### Honorable

C. J. 11118e,

Pa&e 8

*In otbsrwords,if the 

### dutLe8of a person 

### 80 employ06

were saoh.tbst

fifty garb 

### eont of the tlms -8 ooaupSe4

in other 

### dutiesand fifty 

### per oant of the time id aotla&

ae an l

o t u a l 

### sslstaat

oou+ re- ~tc$;sa(ethe 

### st,atus otthe amount of salary to



### H l ro 

### not sure that 

### we fullyunderstand the 

### import ofyour question,

### but will prooee6 

### to dh9ouss 

### the mattergenerally. Wo ?lna no reptireoent 

### in the statutes rhioh ukes it mqhdatory that a shorthand reporter 

### doroteany glwtn aurber 

### of boars to the duties of his o??loe. It is su??lolmt to the l raaution bf 

### the dutieslmposod upon him 

### tbst be. 1s~ l vdlable to the ,oqqpt

and liti6SIltS'fCW

suoh srnlee Ss 

### the **a&** 

### re**quir**.** H e it ** &

n o t l 

### otuslly

exeautean 

### any oas &a~,,It su?floes tht ha is 

### sva lsblofor 

### saohduties

I l atlve duty within


### as be .I8

oallul upon to perform. It natunll~ 

### ?ollows tha't he mi&t'8xeoizt& 

### the dutlrs 

### of bin position by working in hi@ o?- 

### floean hoar uoh &*J or WOE by not appearing at **the @our%**  

### houses't

aXi, We find no probibltlan In the statutu **against** h i sl 

### nga(llag~ln

atberwork, with 

### or withoutsompsnrtlam,**dur** ing tho,w hours he is not actually reporting. i Wbwtlwr er 

### not the deputy offloial shorthand r#poHOr inroWe 

### in your ia@- Ls.acrtlng frrr 

### the o??lolsl

sboM$an~ repcuAer',

**HOE** tlbu&h ho **sjwxls but**  **fifty** 

### pox' sent of his time lntbe sxooatlon

of the duties irmposed upon blm, is a trot questionWblOh tbe.Leglslature ha uen flt to rest 

### in the 

### .hulds or the jUdHdi(l* OS the 60urt in whioh he sSrVS8.



### Trusting

that this dlsousslon 

### Ml1 aable you to properl:p dlsposo of the issue boforo you, wo are Yours very truly APPROVXD SE?'?;

8, 1,041 / ‘I/ ~rorer.W.lers FIRST**A.SSISTAlUT** ATTORWZZ

GRWEFUL LA:00 APPROPRD O~IWIOR COMXTTBR BT B.W.B. CXAIRwUH W.J.F.