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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  GROVER SELLERS **ArrORNlY** CSNLIAL


### Honorable T. IL Trimblr, Flret Assistant State Sa8rrintsndwit of Pub110 lnstruotloa AwtLa, 

### oxaa Dear Sir: 

### opinion No.o-7514 Ita:Is the Asefstant Ca bank lnrligible to a memberor tsos of the

Weare 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 Dircyof **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 ai3executivs 

### 0rficar.R TheAttorney &.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 

### thata 

### stootiolder or director of a corporaticn ssrring as depository or treasury or an independent sohooldSatriot would be. 

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### haa **baa** oonrlrrtontly 

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### 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 11318 C, 

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*An aaolstaht im one that standa by and 814~ er helps another ln the periorzisnoeof tha lattU'8 dutisr." 

### h find the term fu@hsr 

### defisml In 7 c. J. 8. 14, ~8 roiloff 

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### The noun (Assistant) ha8 **been**defined 

### a8 nwaning onawho 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** 

### maanoffioara. but **ales** 

### t bar ken bald that 

### the term 

### tiplirr a pm&&l abwnaa oretlonary power.* **0r** 

### authority **to u8** * **dir**

In tier or the inrormtion **+urd** ot 

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### yqu furnished **u8** 

### that the **the datlee**  **of ~rrirtant**  

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am anarm Goanswer pour qurstlon oatagorlaally. Th8 poss~rsilon~of any oxaoutirr pouermwould disqualii **dutlo8** 

### OSAeristant &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&ohMak wore **au+** ing ag De Ii thr duf:

ositor, 

### tho duttee of 

### suoh poaitlabs being lnooapatlblr. 16s s? &l&ant bahier 

### are punly olarloaland 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 thatAthe .li@f.llty or thakeeistant Cashier or thamlk, 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.

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l dual oapaolty. mnawor8 your inquiry,we are Vary truly your8 Eon, 

### T. Y. Triable, Pega 3

thmtln Ofriomrsay mm8 in

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