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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS 

ArrORNlY CSNLIAL 

Honorable T. IL Trimblr, Flret Assistant 

State Sa 

8 

rrintsndwit of Pub110 lnstruotloa 

AwtLa, oxaa 

Dear Sir: 

opinion No. o-7514 

Ita: Is the Asefstant Ca 

bank lnrligible to 

a member or 

tsos of the 

We are in recrlgt 0 

the following question: 

lnaligiblr to serve a8 a 

sohool Qlstriet, which ba 

hate fnrolavrd ua that 

holder nor a dire@ 

nqwrt, the ‘dotier or 

agmagr, whiah we quote: 

ebvlsa that our Board 

d the dutira of an assistant 

euastar ior t& Board or Dircy of opuatlng thr %I& and 

ots u.nUu the dlpotion and 

and E-raOutirr oifious. Bi# 

oal an& am ~pormnnel manager. 

tion of Assistant Cashier baa neter been an 

sitlon with this Bank, although he aota in 

tha absenoe of tha Ceshirr, bat Oall8 on 8ane Creator 

for $nstruotlona or authority In handUng the duties of 

ai3 executivs 0rficar.R 

The Attorney &.neral*r Department, in an opinion datad 

September 16, 1929, to Honorable S. M. N. Yarrs, State Sup*rizltendent of Public Instruction, with whioh you are rEmlliar, ruled 

that a stootiolder or director of a corporaticn ssrring as depository or treasury or an independent sohool dSatriot would be 
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Iionorublr 'p. PG blmblr, Pa&o 4 

lnoll&b& to 80170 as Orwtoo far raid rohool dirtriot. That 

~11% haa baa oonrlrrtontly follOW6dr 

Tb o~~slon or Ap al8 or Texar in wit0 t That 

2 2 8. w 161 6% held that tha - 

ii t8 0hi;i 0~~0ktti~0 0ra0u, ~4 in th8 880~0 

auty he is NM bank. 

Tha status and duties of the ksiatant Cerhirr, ara not 

aa alaar-out aa those of cashier. 

In our eearoh for the mssnirg of 8hr rorU R~881etantR 

tii rind the r0ii0-hg derinition 113 18 C, J. 13.46~ 

*An aaolstaht im one that standa by and 814~ er 

helps another ln the periorzisnoe of tha lattU'8 dutisr." 

h find the term fu@hsr defisml In 7 c. J. 8. 14, 

~8 roiloff I 

I* * l The noun (Assistant) ha8 been defined a8 nwaning 

ona who helps, aids, or assIbs; one who stendr by anb l id# 

also a suborbinatr of one in an ornolal 

~&$:.a~~hrr&io rird in the flural bar barn raut&r 

al& to maan offioara. but ales t bar ken bald that the 

term tiplirr a pm&&l abwnaa 

oretlonary power.* 

0r authority to u8* dirIn tier or the inrormtion 

+urd ot Dirortp~r !yr AOTO~ ~ofind 

yqu furnished u8 that the 

the datlee of ~rrirtant Oarhler, WQ am anarm Go answer pour qurstlon oatagorlaally. Th8 

poss~rsilon~of any oxaoutirr pouerm would disqualii 

dutlo8 OS Aeristant &shier l ro buoh t&at hr eotr i 

him. If thr 

n the stoat o? 

Ca8hirr. ofas l8 the lrttsr~r ab8anti, hr roo;ld br LarlQlblr to 

LUTO as Trusteo 09 the Sohool Dietriot, ii a&oh Mak wore au+ 

ing ag De 

Ii thr du f: 

ositor, tho duttee of suoh poaitlabs being lnooapatlblr. 

16s s? &l&ant bahier are punly olarloal and hr 

acts under the inntruotima of ona of the Pxroutive OifiO8r8, ha 

would be eligible to malntaln his job in tha Bauk even though 

t:la Beni: 1s aew+ing au Dapositor ior thr Sohool &triet. 

Under ths faote euhitted, it ls themiore our opinion 

thatA the .li@f.llty or tha keeistant Cashier or tha mlk, whloh 

IS Depositor ror thr Sohool Distriot, would drpond on the &tie8 

and authority meted in him. 

If there is any rxsoutln, authority rested lu suoh 

Gffioer, It, nould oontravenr the prohibition againat pub110 polloy 
. 

c 

l dual oapaolty. 

mnawor8 your inquiry, we are 

Vary truly your8 

Eon, T. Y. Triable, Pega 3 

thmt l n Ofr io mr sa y mm8 in 

'Pruetlng that thir 

Aeslstant