t **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
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**--**sonorableCbarley Lockhert,Pag0 2

In oux apl.nLcm

No. O-1332

vo held f&sat

euoh otaitinplat

4xp%nsafknderpcjr

be uuea aw tile

pryalait

4f omplogse%4 Jn additialto thooa oboes solrriell 4r4 expremly St.#&z@fl. nelace, the 4Oproplatlai for caatingaat 4xpenbM My be UBBd **t0 JMlj**  **#OBKWlO** t0 **~Z+OPltZ thes4**  **64FViU46. ti**  th&t **W 4&S**  loa ~4 held thatunder the krm of prneprph **(b)** of the title "salary

**and** otherprcylsicam" ba the weral **rldcr** to the ape propriatlanbillmvbuwreumia ptovxaedforapwtlaulu Ltaa of expense,

that sea is all that ir intasded to **be** wulPIL*Ytver,

ve &o not b4lioy4twt th4 lut mnticmad bald& le bppllarble here is t&w a'ow~othat ealy the mm of $360.00

m year ie to be e-den tn payl.tq the me*re+nger-porter **for** his pxt tlmm employmat. In othe v4rd4, as v4 imderrtand

your lettex,

him mlary fm the pwfoammcre o? th444aemi443 ia not bafngincrers4& ox snpploaeut&. on **the oth0r**  **hand, it**  **i8 oux**  **mdnr4hmUng t&t**  **you r&ply**  **rl4h to**  **pay th0**  **mm% lmn**  **to perform**  **aamaar BOxviO8B**  **rt tllmr**  **not** 6OYemdbyhlS px6s0nt~leyYlI0nt. fn~ro~~theeaploylaent end paylmxlt

whlohTon proporeIs not soxbM4m by m gnph **(b)** of tb **title** aislmy m& otherpwvisiano" in the pramrat

dap4rtnt4at4l **approprl8tim** bill.
fnour opiaiarNo. 05607vo held tbatanoym, .8x, ~0~0 and t-t 8p4citbiiat in 04 0r th4 8t4t.4 4i~yasl?l institntlaas

oouldnot hold the mam pemititm ia awther
**&tat4 inatltutian**  **nn&br S54titm**  33 of Articlel6, 4f the atateOanetLtutrca

vUoh pmtiderrr
"TheaGeountsIlg

OfflOem of thla ate4 4lmlY. neither&4v aor pey 4 varrentupeathe **Tmaaury** in favorof any pwwm, fox 8alU'Y GX **G~MtifXl** aS wt. OffiC0X6l' 4ml;ltO4, whc holABat th0 sups time Bny othexoff144ox posit&en

of hcmr, tru~ats

or profit, vndea this state or the IJhited statea,

eraaptm pretrotibod In thls CenBtitutl6n:



# E~amrable Char147 L&kbIbrt,P4@ 3

The ~~xogrlatim o? $360.00 per year is explunsly for p8xt tiars

46xplo76mnt.

**Wethinkltwas** oontes@atedttblrt 4 detlnitepsrt of the day should**bs** set aside for tIw mssasng4r-porter

to s4rve. It is oot4d that the mm 

### l pproprlrt4d**16** oae-half the amount 46~6317 wmwxriated in ottwr partsor the sill ror a ml tirae appioy46

mr0nning sirliu 64~~1046. youxootlan in requlringhiatovorkintho~e~Ooll6 sad CIllerlngh&a of 6n7 dutiesunder that 4nplo)aantin the mmings is mtlml7 **proper.** The **rsseuger-poxter** le wlea no oblige tiom to 641994

ok hold himself in ~44dln46s to serve\mdorhis 4nrplo7mmt8s swhmess4ng4r-porter during the urmlngs. His vorking rt o&l tmes fn the momlqgs vi11 not oarfllottith his rrtemoai duties. Vlth 6pwl?lc r4rereno4 to the Quotbdaeotial or th4 state Ccn6tltutlm, V4 slsp 886lme tImt his mgulm aftemoaa 46Iglo7mt oar6tltut46 him 6aj *4ppOm44" 0r th4 06. f3ugrPt OS 8 po6itida

OS

. . . p0rit. The problbltlatIS 

### l @nrt the holw of mor4 t&n a14 suohgocritlar. In his **w~vark** vouldbeb4anrgszrt, offlcer orappointn, tkm holder or a positiori 0r ham, trustOr pr0rity Th4 asuvst of thotae to vhioh he ~0uld appromh vouldb4 the ocoupat of a *positiaa*

or prorit. **And,** v4 do not bellevetbrt tbo 4asu61 4aplo7lsaat

of the msa rt lmegulu intervalsvoulu oa%stitut* hi61 the holder of8 "poaltlat." fhetermdanotes ~tl4ast8oae d4gr44of p4x-mamoy ox regularity, vblohv4 mWWsad do46 not exlmthezw. FrQE the o&a0 or lcxelgh Y. BeaX& or Cho64a **~9old4~4,** 40 **A. 625,**  **by tkw**  **Rw Jersey**  **Suprcrw** Couxt, **~4**

‘TIytatrtute

**Iv ”**  **teat8** 017 th064 **perrosa** vho hold 'an oiY'ia4or 'a poaltlaa;"aad vo think

to the vlrvrh4xwtoiozu 4xp#684U of t&se term (Iavis v. Jer64? cit7, 71 Ilf.

J. r,nv,

240, 1.7

Atl. 112; Stcrvrrt Y. Borrd ll.J.

Sup.) 38 Atl. 8421, the applayrat o? ,tho a+4lirtordldnotpl444himln elth4r4aofYlo4 ox 8 poatlaa, vlthln the purYl0vor thet iwtute. '.' He vea to **vork b7**  the tley ol7, and the 6orvlaH to.' be rendered

byhlmverio ms~el7 suahes, ia tlmllpe oihls trade,migbtbe dlxwted ?romtiastotlms by his superiors."

mm 16 8birr0~nt6mmti~ r~061th0 604~ltih~hioh
ve v4re ccnoerned in opinlcn fo. o-2607. ~4 mover roux question la the r??Mmtlwr. our optnlam mightbe **diff4r4nt** if hisGa5 ,u

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