OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

HoAor4bls -84~0 Brady 

County Attommy . 

lluAt ceuty 

Urson*rtlls, Ten8 

f t&o raid Yurriolp*l 

At OAQ the Sal4 omployoor 

appmve(l or rejeotod 

iAi0A of this aop6rtm~t 

&A the aboo 4 A part a8 follow: 

*rots aacing for 6A 

ing w&or *ho CheWor from 

r the hhyor4ounoil Term 

A an umpl0yer WorkiAg for Hunit OOAttAlk4 to work iA that oamrother bar booa 410064d 48 a 

esitl aity, whl4h maid Oo11pileoomand thn 4sploy44a of th4 uld 

t ~16nt and the maid rmplo~e4a ara 

to be approved or @sat46 by the City Counail 

the City C4unall being com~on4+l et a Mayor ad 

Two C0mulfsoloA4rs, one of ~~4oh Coumissioasr8 

lo the brothsr of thr sstployaOt* 

“Cn fanuary 7, lQ4E you replied that you oould 

not furti4h OP~A~OA on Ohi4 QuoetLon Qu4 to the 

fast that the deprtniant had A0 juri4dlotioa of 

muAioip*l natterm. 
Bsaoreblo Bugat Brady, Pago e 

*It i0 D0t my intantlon at all to auk 

any opmfal Zavoro of the dapcrtacmt or to 

4Ok you bo make ans opmoial 4X44pidOAO to 

BOW I-U148 r4htiAg f0 tUrAhhiAg Of OpiAion, but xl11 otate that thio OpiAiOA 10 A00 

uentrd ror the purpne of rottllng any auniCl&ml diagute, but rather 1 denim to kAeu 

whathas or not tha working of UL wqloyeo 

under the above olrcumotanoao comtitutem l 

rlolation of Art1414 42JZ 13~1 Cod0 Btato 

of roxao. %4 Or4 t444d with prOO4OUtiOA iA 

oOUA%Y COUP% iA tPf0 OOUAt~ iA thiS 40AAOotion and if it io ~oooib~a for you+ 6opartlpeAt t0 render aA OQiAiOA it wOU.~I b4 Of 

greet oorri4o to urn.* 

Artfals 43&, VIrnoA'a Aauotatd Pea81 Code, rsodo 

a0 r0u0w0; 

*We orrioem of thi.0 Stntcl or any oiliQor et a4 dimtriat, oowtt, oity, ynolnot, 

mhool dio tr io or t, othsr muaioipal l ub&lvloioa of thlo State, or *ny srtioar or mclabor 

et any State, diotrlat, oounty, aitr, l oPoa1 

diotriot or other muniofpal bamrd, or J&e 

of 8ny oourt, oreaSed by or wdar authority 

et aAy gOAOXi%l. sr opoai81 l*w 41 turn StaM, 

or any mombar of tha Legl814tW8, a&all appOtA%, Or YOti for oS OOiIfim th4 l p p OtAb UAt 

to anr ottl44, pooltlon, olrrkohip employaent or duty, of say parmen relatoi Within hho 

oooond begma by affinity or *i%hiA the third 

dugrem by UOAOOA$UiAit~ ti fh0 &‘4TO0A 00 a 

p o intfa g or l o rating, or to any other mom gs r 

of aA7 OUOB beard, tha xagimlOtur4, or oanrt 

of ntioh ouah person 00 8ppOiDtilDg Or Yetdug 

my bs a AeAbeP, when the IlalarY, t-0, or 

aoargrnuation of mch sppolntee lo to be pal@ 

for, diroctlf or indi,rQotly out of or tram 

&$UbltO fundo Br f MO Of OffbS 4t u3y kiA& ar 

aharae ter wh6 tooever.* 

&rtlale 43?5, Yernon*m Amaotatsd Pwl Cedea provideor 

""Ehs lnhlbitlono sat forth ia thio 18w 

#&all apply 64 #Ad fAoh&e b&o *8x88@re 

g$Aubwaa& Uo~ernor, Ypaker et the 8ouoe of 
Honorable Eqrns Bralt, Page 3 

Wspm8mt*tirr8, Railro44 CQlPrlsulonsr8, 

head of dqmrtmaata of tba Btato governmmt, judges nn& member8 ot any aa4 til 

Bonrd8 and oourta eot8bli8hed by or under 

the authority ot any general or 8peclal 

law of thla State, sa~mberr of thm L&8- 

latur8, syyor8, QOSid88iOD8X8, X8COrhX8, 

aldmaon and nrbor8 ot fbohool board8 ot 

iA4OXj~XUteb @iti88 and $OWM, ;ublio 

88hoOl trU8t888, OttiO8F8 anb mMber8 ot 

bOati8 Ot MMf;W8 Ot th8 &Et8 UniVerrity 

U&d Or it8 88WWai bFaAOb88, and Qi thb 

Val’iOU8 stat8 cdlUOatiOti iil8titUtiOAS Und 

ot th8 rarioil8 Eitite iCl4uao~ymZ~ iNtltutloao, and of the p8dtentlarier. TUo 

8NBUWWtiOfl 8hs11 llOt be h8ld tr, eXOhl&~ 

trim the opcrrcllttoo rnstfwt or thi8 law 

any prr8On tnoludsd within it8 gamr&l 

PIOV18i@PLI.- 

Xt 3.8 ap&HU’UIt tr@U3 the tOI%gOlng 8tatUtb.8 that 

tb8 aity et Orasavill8 oanat& saplop nnpons reiht0e t6 a 

member ot tha cltq 0QOA rl.thln the roooad &em. by 

atilnity or rlthin tha third 68grar by consan&nity. 

COlbt8XWl 8OA88llgUinit~ i8 th0 Fd.SAtlOBllhi~ Wi8tiOg bataeon peE8OZi8 Who bO8a8lld trW the 48UO OOrmOll aMa8- 

tar but not iron aaah other. Lb.81 OOMaCl@Uiait~ i8 th8 

Tdatlon8hi 

irem the ot #i 

eXi8ting between psr801l8 Whun OM i8 Q88oOnded 

sp. X&i OCm~bh@j the dwl”588 bt lh#l QCMM- 

$ufafty axis tit@ b8tWsm tWO psr&?ari# l Vwy @Q8mtiian in the 

dir8Ot @OU?88 ot x818tiOn8hip u&@8 a d#@XOO. 'Ph. adho 

ot alonputing aollstsml eQn88ngulnlty i8 tn di8aMer the 

common anoe8Cor, to begin with hkr an8 to r8akon Qarmrar& 

and t&s brgreu tha two jMW8On8 , ox tha more remot.. ot thaa 

le dlrtent sroa, tbs moeetor i8 tiu d8gres ot the klndrra 

8Ub8iStiw batwean t&f@.. 931~8, bXOthar8 are Xelat84 to each 

othur in t&o iir8t degrpre besamm from tba tutlmr aiwh 0~ 

of them 18 @AS da@%.. (Tyl*r Tap 8. 8. Co. wd Douglvr v. 

evsrtcn, 1 Tsr. 26s) 

&I VfeW Ot th@ fOXO&OiXI#, W6 Z’O8mOttU117 *138W8T 

the 4bOY8 rtat8d quaetion in the n@ll#ltiVO. 

%I call your attention to opia%ofw X06. 04471, 

04708, and Q-2226, rkrfeh we think 8U@&+OFt8 She WNWlU8iQn 
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