OFFlCEOFTHEAmORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSIIN 

Xonarqblo C. J. *tide 

a0my hator 

mloe** County 

Oorpur Ohrirtl, Toum 

Dur Sir: 

eta1 mb&Wmnd mheata roportior r*- 

la Other Botlra and fiit~ pu 0-t of the time in artiw a 8 8n l otnal auletmt court nportar abang* the 

&rtua of tbo amount o? 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~ prooudlqs in oourt, the JuQ. o? the oourt may,~la his 

aisoretlo4, l athorlte a &eputy sb~rtbaad nporter to 

l ot during tha l bssaeo o? uld ~f?ioial shortbsnd re- 

~portor, +u¶ said deputy l horthmd reporter shall reyodrr, during tbo time 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 ofSioi81 sbortnd nportu; but the said o??lolsl shorthml rt 

porter sball alao %soslvo hts salary in full 6urlng 

said taporary dlublllt~ to aot. Tha nmoesslty for 

a aeputy offtoiml sharthn4 reporter absll ba Je?t 

ontniy rlthln the 4lseratlan of tba Jualgof ths 

. 

Thus it o lur ly l p 

e@ 

r s r r m tha sta tute that ‘the 

jud@a of the oourt has the a soretlon an4 authority to nma 

a aoputy she&than& npor$ar upou his flndl~ that the oitielal amart rsportor 18 ill; 18 prosad by o??lelal work or 

hem boom afmroidabll;l ruulaed tumble to par?t+rm his &&ties. 

h Emma that tha pamon sorvi~~ as deputy abortlmnd reporter imOlva4 in your iaqrriry was mad to mob posttlon by the juQ@ o? tbm omrt In uhloh bm is now senin&. 

Taur 0 inian totpost prunmu that the 

no l TI i enoe before Mm thst the o??lola f

u&g* o? the oourt ha4 

shortband roportar 

uas ill* promeel b offloim&rork or aaavol6ably ron&W~iaoapeble or pm?6 nx rig the duties lmposo4 Qpon him, St tb tiw 

be sppointod the doputr sborthasd reporter. Uhmthar or 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 keporter 18 at tied to tbm arm 

ssluy an4 ?mes a8 18 provl48d for tb efilaial ehortlmnd ropertor ?or tha time 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 otbsr words, if the dutLe8 of a person 80 

employ06 were saoh.tbst fifty garb eont of the tlms 

-8 ooaupSe4 in other duties and fifty per oant of 

the time id aotla& ae an l o tua l sslstaat oou+ re- 

~tc$;sa(ethe st,atus otthe amount of salary to 

H l ro not sure that we fully understand the import 

ofyour question, but will prooee6 to dh9ouss the matter generally. 

Wo ?lna no reptireoent in the statutes rhioh ukes 

it mqhdatory that a shorthand reporter dorote any glwtn aurber 

of boars to the duties of his o??loe. It is su??lolmt to the 

l raaution bf the duties lmposod upon him tbst be. 1s~ l vdlable 

to the ,oqqpt and liti6SIltS'fCW suoh srnlee Ss the a& requir**. He it**no& t l otuslly exeaute an 

any oas &a~,, It su?floes tht ha is sva I lsblo for saoh duties 

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?- 

floe an hoar uoh &*J or WOE by not appearing at the @our% 

house s't aXi, We find no probibltlan In the statutu against 

h is l nga(llag~ln atber work, with or without sompsnrtlam, during 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 question WblOh 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.