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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hono~le IT. L. lull@, chalnuan 

TeaUlmr. Ret1 raaent Board 

1600 wlahington AVOIIW 

xouetea, mxu 

Dar sir, Oplnlo& Bo. O-3996 

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1) Uhether mmbor of laglotur e ma y ur vo l -tl.ro 

3a a r etu-y Sor Pewher mtlromuit a y8ta m; 

(2) uhmler huatmnd or first 

aounln ol nubor OS Th8hor 

~RotlraQent aoud m+y k rppointed maut1v. seozwuy. 

Ye hvo reoeird m lottsr of noont data wSa%oh we 

quot. la part'lul folluv8r 

., ì. 

Wrst, wmld 8 mmber OS the Hous OS Reprol nta tlvu or a member o f the 38a a tat o th a proomt 

two be ollgiblo to wmo u meaut.lv* lbgro~ for 

the Tom&r Abtlruent 6ystu, prarlded uld nabor 

4f tlu Hotue or Sumto d@xt reool~o P ujorlty vote 

o f the Skte Xo ud o f Tr uo to u aleating l ua h p ea o n 

to ul.do uY.4 o lwuooaadquoat~4nvhlahIf T 

dTi00.1v8o~ la it, ld in p a r o p ir r lck m, la g a .@r 

l ma b a r & the 9o a oMr ~tf.Banmt Bo a r d to wb wfor 

l prem ior t&e 

1u ml8twd .to 8s 

itun4f&uautlvo soerrtyuho 

ma&or 

aoamln by morrlogo?' 

ln the dogroe of f%rat 
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Eanoreblo Ii. L. Mills, Chlram, Pqge 2 

"The State Baud of truateen dall l leat trap 

protialcuu ofthl8Aotehellbo ooxUlrmulb~~twoturds vote or the ean8to pm~ozat, ula pmvxaea 

earetary shall bvo 

(3) yo8us smmdht81y 

He ahall MO- mad 

aaLNt0 to tbo btak Do& of Truatooo ruoh l a tuulal and other 8orviw cu shall be mqulxed to 

t-t the hualnou or tha Ret1 reuent systr. The 

aampau8t%uao.fallpmwMong~od~thoakate 

Ba ud o f Tr usto u, a d a ll o thmr l puu8 of tb 

M a8uuary ior the op@ratlon of th4 Ret1rnut 

l& & a , & All b e p a la l t r ua h r a tes a nd la muh a - 

80ti8h u the a t0k M . or me.000 a b a oppr en, 

prwl&6th&tlnm~~l~kpnrkr~ 

thatp&444rllk4or - l r vloo ei the ma* 

o f Tuu.* (mllphulm ~ml&wlIed) 

P r c wb io n i8 ndo in th a dwm q uo ted r ta tutw for l p - 

p o h tmmk t OS Ema utive 8ooro to r vlt y h a 4 8Ulmtlu b y Um So a o te. 

8ea b la Is o f Ax M a le III o f o ur Oo na tltutia rm eo & la p a r t u 

fOU.6VSl 
Honorable H. L. Mlll.s, Chainnan, Page 3 

"The lmliglblllty of the Legislator to ouah 

o??la* or plooo wetado thrQughout the 0ntl.m porloa 

oftiuuoiglmdbytho people to tho o??lm ofmmn- 

-b a r o fíth a Lo g io & tlw,to lth lavu h hl a loatti. 

--SSohlaol.lslbIll~u~notbe raovodbyreolgnotlpo. from tho 0frLs0, for th6 Oonotltution &ooo mot 

provide that it OhQl wntlxlw o nly dllr lnl g wh a 

porlod o f tlu u he lo a ma b a r o f the Logloloturm, 

or -4 ur ita hg a por lo d o f b iu that h o aatull 

08 ouah but ugnool~ provldeo that the ia. I bibl.ll 0mea 

lt~a~t,wauro ‘during the term for vhlah ha $0 

Uo *ill not dloauoo thlo point any further for the 

rwwatbttho lBowo kwo1r*aare ?ully.yoauaood tithe 

opllllon. Ilo *nolow helwwlth a aopy of the oplalm. 

we~8aovwyQw fIrotpwotlon,thwo?oPa, u follova1 

A mahw of tha Leglo&turo lo not ellgiblo for appoiatrmt am 

LrneutIn Reeretyof the Twoher Rotlyeaentg~ta. 

we vlll nQv tpra o ur l ttentlon to y wr oooo sd quootloIl. 

Youukwbotlwrr mabwof tha TuGher Retlraaat BoudnY 

vot8 for l p wwn fer the pooltlon o f Bua utI~o Bo weM r lso lo 

?haaqohuae?thomabor'ofl.MtaQuoln. 

8ubooatlom 8 of 6mtIan 6 of Artlale 2922-l. above 

quok pr4vlAoo that the Touher Retlraomnt Board 'ohall by 8 

2-I oa 1 ,-Of nQt ba one luito of 

mabero oppolnt m nwut1vo mntary 

it0 moaboro." 

Artlalw 492 d $33. Puml codm of Tuu, rwa napooflvely u foll4ua1 

Qrtlqlo 4s2. 80 OfflQw Of this 8tok or aBy 

offloor of amy dIotrIot, o+nmtq, olty, prwlaat, 

nhoo~dlatrlat~ orotheomua%alp8l oubdIvi8Ma of 

t&lo 8kt0, or up offim~~or mabor of any dtoto, 

Uetrlat, uuutys olty, o-1 U&riot or ethos 

~*ollml baud, O? 

i 

ago Of ow w=% 0~~ by 

omdor~thorltyo oaygamralorapwlallow 

or thio mato, or any mabar of tha Lmglslaturo, 
Honorable H. L. Mllla, Chnlman, Page 4 

of any person reltrted within the l ooond 

or vlthln the third time 

0-w to poroon eo appointlag or 00 

voting, or to any othermmbero? anj l whbou4, 

tha Loglolrturo, or oourt of whiah oh poroon 00 

appointing or mtlng mar be a m6enboE~ what the 

salary, ?ooo, or ocnponoo tion of euah oppolntoo lo 

to be peld for, directly or lndlreotl~, out of or 

frao pub110 nando or ?eoo of 0rfi00 of any ktnd or 

ahwaokr wlatooovor." (BIphaal8 muppllod) 

Qrtlala 433. Tha lahlbltlom rot forth in 

thla lu shall apply to and inolude the Oovomor, 

LlwtWout Oovomor, 6puker of the How0 of 

Repnoentatlvae, Bailrord Cwlll6olonen, hudo of 

‘lapartmulto of the utoto governwnt, judge0 uld 

maboro of any or& 8J.l Rohla on4 oou%to~ootmblimhed 

br or tuadar tin authority of otm nwenl or ouwlal 

lilr a? this state. mbero of the-Log10l8turo; 

uyuro, oamd.aolowro, recordera, aldoacm~mberm o? oohool boards of inOO~OMt@d oItl.8 ti 

to wno publla . l a h 4 otMotw0, l o ffla oro a nd Da b wo 

o f h o uda o f mo no geOS ro tilSte a t-lhlvwo1ty a a la 

of its l eroral bruwhoo, uad of the ~arlouo dtato 

&tuartlonol lMtitut1oao and of tho varlouo 6tok 

l lumoo~ bmtitutlaaa, udo? the pwltomtIor1.o. 

Vu8mnmaratlon8wxlnotkheate*rol~ ?ra 

the 0poMuon and *f?*ot of thlo lav any poroon inolaldulwlthlnlt8gewr8l proti01oim.* 

-RNI4 

(bnl.r*b 

xt lo mni?oot fra a l?oalng of thao* hrtIoloo the 

0 p usa t ma y no t h o l ppo lnted Buautlve rhorotary it h o lo M - 

I.& tM o 0 mabar et ttw Twohor Rat llwmult Bo a rwltd h la the 

~graob7oa+8mldt~orvithin~*wuulbcfmobJ 

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whemuwrlawhlahdegroebya OlUU@Ul~1OtOk 

m vu l tatod in 3%~ ml*r hp R.8. 00. e Jmn ?. 

D$&aolao;Joha'. ovorten.1ru. ct. APP. 267, 8.00. 5sf-s!J5, 
Honorable E. L. nilla, Chalrmnn, Pago 5 

'Inoaputing the degree o?llnealoonourgublty eRlotlng ktwwn two peroono~ ovary g0a.w 

tion In the dwoot oourae of relat1owhlp helween 

thetuopwtle*Mke*rdogre0,8adtbml0lo 

the sow by the olvll end oamon lav. The modm of 

oamputhgdqpwo of 001lAtelul ooaouigulalt~rt 

the am and by tha auwm law lo to dlooow8nr tho 

aamw uautorr to hegln rith hlm ud rookon downwrdo,audtbdogrwthotwo~0roons,orthomor0 

mmota of tham, lo dimtent ?rm the auuotor, IO 

thocbgrwo?kladMd l ubolot3ng betuoentha. ?or 

irutonao,twbrothorouu~lo~taouhotherin 

thotirrt~booaarotranthohthoruahono 

o?thomIoowdegrw. Anun010mtl~~morolAt.d to wah othu in the woolld degouo, bauuoo 

thalmphmuIotvobgMoodlotoat?ra~~~ 

umeotor,an&tbaaol0loexMdad 

dogru of oolldeml nlrt1anship.* 

to the lvmoteot