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sonorable Cbarley Lockhert, Pag0 2 

In oux apl.nLcm No. O-1332 vo held f&sat euoh otaitinplat 4xp%nsa fknde rpcjr be uuea aw tile pryalait 4f omplogse%4 

Jn additial to 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&Sloa ~4 held that under the krm of prneprph (b) of the title 

"salary and other prcylsicam" 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 b4lioy4 twt th4 lut 

mnticmad bald& le bppllarble here is t&w a'ow~o that 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? th444 aemi443 ia not bafng incrers4& 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 whloh Ton propore Is not soxbM4m by m 

gnph (b) of tb title aislmy m& other pwvisiano" 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 oould not hold the mam pemititm ia awther 

&tat4 inatltutian nn&br S54titm 33 of Article l6, 4f the 

atate OanetLtutrca vUoh pmtiderrr 

"The aGeountsIlg OfflOem of thla ate4 

4lmlY. neither &4v aor pey 4 varrentupeathe 

Tmaaury in favor of any pwwm, fox 8alU'Y 

GX G~MtifXl aS wt. OffiC0X 6l' 4ml;ltO4, 

whc holAB at th0 sups time Bny othex off144 ox 

posit&en of hcmr, tru~ats or profit, vndea this 

state or the IJhited statea, eraapt m 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 detlnite psrt 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 parts or the 

sill ror a ml tirae appioy46 mr0nning sirliu 64~~1046. 

youxootlan in requlringhiatovorkintho~e~Ooll6 sad CIllerlng h&a of 6n7 duties under that 4nplo)aant in the mmings 

is mtlml7 proper. The rsseuger-poxter le wlea no oblige 

tiom to 641994 ok hold himself in ~44dln46s to serve \mdor his 

4nrplo7mmt8s swhmess4ng4r-porter during the urmlngs. His 

vorking rt o&l tmes fn the momlqgs vi11 not oarfllot tith his 

rrtemoai duties. Vlth 6pwl?lc r4rereno4 to the Quotbd aeotial 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 problbltlat IS 

l @nrt the holw of mor4 t&n a14 suoh gocritlar. In his 

w~vark vouldbeb4anrgszrt, offlcer orappointn, tkm 

holder or a positiori 0r ham, trust Or pr0rity Th4 asuvst 

of thotae to vhioh he ~0uld appromh vould b4 the ocoupat of a 

*positiaa* or prorit. And, v4 do not belleve tbrt tbo 4asu61 

4aplo7lsaat of the msa rt lmegulu intervals voulu oa%stitut* 

hi61 the holder of8 "poaltlat." fhetermdanotes ~tl4ast8oae 

d4gr44 of p4x-mamoy ox regularity, vbloh v4 mWWsad do46 

not exlmt hezw. FrQE the o&a0 or lcxelgh Y. BeaX& or Cho64a 

~9old4~4, 40 A. 625, by tkw Rw Jersey Suprcrw Couxt, ~4 

‘TIyt atrtute 

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teat8 017 th064 perrosa 

vho hold 'an oiY'ia4 or 'a poaltlaa;" aad vo think 

to the vlrvr h4xwtoiozu 4xp#684U 

of t&se term (Iavis v. Jer64? 

cit7, 

7 

1 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 purYl0v or 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 might be diff4r4nt if his 
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS