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**OFFICE OF**  **THE A-ITORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Rcoomble CO iI* Csmeee 

### fitrte 

### Auditor Austin, 11, TeXee

Bet Wbotba 

### or net the fhmeralM6nsgesr tow or 6n7 at the ~167legall 8 tee* or ammm employeeaboo8

**r8 hare**  **re-ntnmbecsdt**
**eraI mmaager**  **6m emplo7eem**  **mmunts o?**  **nueb pe~eau**  **tot 8lle+Lng**  

### nerptlre 

### Onque8tiaa Be. **employees who**  **hate** 

### boon **ees** 

## st **$%bOO per**  **emspe be** 

**e pr.i.6~~1** **pernkmnell who**  **oam 10&8117**  **db to**  **be a**  **• tru~tym**  **&WY tor**  **what perled**  

### Fleers alto governing etatutem.) '4. **Can conriots**  **leEally** 

### drive aver **the hi@mqs**  **ot Texan**  **in prl**  **non omed**  **motor ~ahlal**  **aa, vi**  **th OF**  

### Without a ward or other prison employeebeina preeent?

.s. **Can** 

### such conricte lemlly **ohtnln a**  

### drlrer'r or chaufieur's Ifconae todrive prison nwnad or other motor rehiclen over Ptate **Hlghwayst**

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Bonorahle C. 4. Cawtesn - page 4

"4. Wet effeat **does** 

### thispraotioe ot allowing priumers to drire **prison** 

### ownedmotor rehioleshare cm theprison fnemranoe **aorerago, oorering**  **publie** 

### llablllty autl

property damages? (Mosae alto stat**ates, if**  **any).**
**'7. What**  **lagal** 

### rights 

### aw allowed~snah **prison emplo7ees**  

### and peace of'fiaers **in** 

### pnraulng sn eaeap$nK 

## aenriat

a5 to 

### enteringpriratel~ mod holldlng:n,

6to.t (Fleaaeaibe statatan pfapert7'
**fmbnequent to**  

### re6eipt **at 7aar**  **inquir7 we** 

### requested trrrthsr lntonnationrelating to the **first two**  **quest*onm,** 

### and **goa re**  

### Flied as tollowsr

l X reoeited

a letter tblrmo rning **vhioh indi**  **oatem that**  **there** 

### are **no Written**  **oontraots or**  **agree- ~menta** **between the**  **glple7ees of**  **the** 

### Prlaan **efstgl snd**  **the Beaerul**  **Maaager** 

### 0~ PriaOnBoard eoaaecainp: the oolleetioa of aa 8motmtm of mO#tOy

boOmme 8~17 

### BUOh 8mplo7eoma7 hare beea respanaible **iOr** 

### allow**hg a**  **aonriat to**  **emape~ Be**  **are told**  **that it**  **IS simpl7**  **a** 

### praotioe **that** 

### ha8

### beeu hmded down throu&h 

### the 7tara 8nd tbat there are ~lbdfwot indloatlonm am

### towhether 

### it is 

### UI **‘ admini6trat~Te**  

### peli~’ ox

### aapt that it 

### is a verbally handladmatter, aad that a11 Primm employees sneb.asgaard~~ farm naaagarsr etoer **are** 

### told at the aondition on bein& hIted 8nd **thet** 

### thef al? alearlymdarrtand tbat **they** 

### are **wb** 

### jeot tn **the** 

### l

asermsat of nob amOunt 

### Ot Waay* Themoma is oolleetaddlreatlr tram tbs amplayeem most re~pomslbl e **for the**  

### emo8p’kvl( **of** 

### tbe eefavlet, 

### and trmkl7 wo 

### are ansble t.adetem%ne just whore 

### the nutharlt7 

### for thlcl 

### ariaee.~

we shall **ansrer** 

### your 

### qunetLms in the order ahore stated.

1. seation 10 of Artlale XVX of the Cnnmtltutlm**.**

**Emorab:e C.**  **ll. Cwnesn**  **- page**  **3**



### *The Legislature shallprotIde for deduotfons from 

### the salariesat pub110 

### otiiaern **@ho may**  **neg loot**  **the porformanoe**  **OP an7**  

### duty **that xay**  **be** 

### as

### mimed **them** 

### by 1SW.'

There are **no** 

### statntee authoriling tho Board of RIman **Comls&merr** 

### or **the Beneml**  **Yana~er ot**  **the Rim**  **bye** 

### tein **to** 

### lmpc6e 

### tine0 **or** pecuniary 

### assesnment~ anon **emplo7eos at**  **the** Prl@n 8ymtm **who am7**  **negY**

### eat **the perforaanoe**  **ot their**  

### dutien msslgned themby '1EW. **On** 

### the **oonfrary, PO**  **reapeats the**  **amnosed** aasemmentcl **involved in**  **7er0er** 

### qtl65ticn1, theCeglmla**ture has**  **enaoted** 

### Artiele 318 at thePenal Code, QrWidings

aAny omeer, jailer,or **guard who**  **has the**  **lernl** 

### au6todf of **an7 pereen**  

### aooa66d Or COnvi6f+ **ed** 

### nt a felCn7 **not** 

### ORpitS rho ~I.lfull~ 

### pOWit **snob person**  **to osoqe**  **or to**  **be** 

### remcued **shal ’** **t** 

### be confined in **the** 

### penitentiarynot less **than two**  **nor more**  **than fire**  **yeaw- ’** 
**Again, in**  **ArtSale 321**  **nf the**  **Penal Code**  **1 t**  

### 15 prcrldedr

‘Any **aitiaorl** 

### jailer or 

### guard who ha5 tbe leeal eustady ot a 

### peraonaeeuned or 

### amricted **or a**  **felon7 not**  **capitsl who** 

### ne~ligenttl~ pewits 

### 6uchperson to eeaape or be remeued mhallbe **fined** 

### not **exoeeding one**  

### thoueand **dallsrs. ’** 

**Wnoe the**  **T:eaislkture ban**  **thus speaieiOal~7**  

### dealt **with the**  **nroo<re arttar**  **of** 

### csoape~ **through WilliulnOms**  **or negli@rtoe**  

### of **the** 

### atticer or ward **having him**  

### in austody, **the** 

### wthod **there** 

### woscrthed hy **neeaerary** 

### impl~oation exo~udee **any other**  

### method of ar-enwent of venalties or Pinem **tn** 

### dcalinc **with** 

### esoapema

**In our**  **opinion, the**  **stated praatioe**  **nf the**  **nO6rd is**  **in tbo**  **n8ture OF**  **a penal**  **t7 ,**  **end** is **beyond the**  **author1 ty**  **of the**  **Board.**2~orQblo C. n. Cownasn - p8ge 4 -

a. **Xt** It **should** h4 **th8t** 

### thededrlotlowa or smee~- **rcnto, wch**  **ao yen**  **wntionr hare**  **hsea aalaWu7l~**  **made hy**  **the** 

### Dosrd, or itr offlaerr, they are unlaWul and **beyoud** 

### tbo **authar ity**  of thc4 n08ld, ~0 **answered In**  **the preoadfns**  qoertian. 

### Tha quertlnn **of ’**  **whether or**  **not the**  **mployes ~mvl**  **thum** 

## wtiertug the **dcduatiou er**  **9#1yin~ the**  **armemammt 1~87** **~QNIOOIOP the**  **ramcl,** md **if** EO, **tm WIOUI** **and how,**  

### yrb8pa **should not**  **80 ans~~od**  **by us,**  **minO0 it**  **pert8ins t0**  **the** petm8~ ragbt Oi the party rgpriarod, 8nd **i8 not**  therefore one 6s to **whiah we**  **sheold** 

### rdrise. **Xa 8ny**  **went, the**  **qua&ion of**  **raeovory would**  **depond in**  

### uow wsmwe **pWh8pa** 

### up011mhsthrr th0de&mtion or a6to81 p8p **mmt,** 

### other **thnn** 

### b;rdeductinns,warn ratmtarll~ p8id, **and** 

### therefore**not reaorerrbY0**  **UpQa the**  **prtnoiple af**  **TollmtarJ p8y**  

### mmt, @11le on **tho other**  **hand*** **rhetbw or**  **mot tks**  **ir9andlag** 

### d8nper to the gu8rd of 10s~ af **emplo7wnt** 

### by **dlrehrrge** 

### natlld ormrtitute IemtYdm'ers* **90 emmot**  

### rutsly **ntato** l **rule sppl**  **f -**  

### akble alibo to al? a88srr **for OOob**  **mob individual**  **kit.U8tim** 

### depends upan it8 **OUB** 

### pWJUli8r faetm.

3. **Only t.he**  nO81-d Of **Ri80a ~WEB~~~~OYISI~~**  **bar 8Uthor**  

### ItJ 

### t0 l p~eint tmetiOU’ 

### Subfeat, **horarorr** 

### fin

QSOOS otoxtre!w **amorgemey,** to **the** riglIt **of 8~17** **tmn~ auroger**  

### to **iill 8**  **r8t8noy** In **any position**  **theretofore** held **87 n**  **trusty for**  **a lmgth**  **at tins**  

### not to ex00od ten d8yIIe**(Art. sit?db).**  **Yoa rlll**  **find th8t**  tbia matter 

### ie fully ram?ated %aArtiolos 01840 ta al!34j af **Vernon ’** **s** 

### Cndltlaatien **nt the**  **Rcrlsed CiTil**  **Btitut...**

**Art1018** 

### 61848 iartbsrplnoss ~fmit8tlmr upon trustie@bolnc at lrrre or nti tbbpriaon property.

Q. mhjoet to rhnt 00 

### h8vo wld 

### in*aC?#i8tOly **abare** rith **rorpeat** t0 pdmm0Ps, **we 8nuwer**  **Qtmstion l5**  **th8t Oonrlata**  

### ?af IeijR111J

crhtain

* driver’s or 0h8tltfOUr'S 1isanae ta drlro **prinan-omeQc or**  **nt.ber wtor**  **rehlaler4, nr0r**  **t.ha** 

### St8t4'nhiahrflv3. ?:eatiarr 2 **O? brtlala**  **MMYb (Vernon** **’ II**  **Cod. of**  **the HOT.**  **Stat.) 1~**  **wbdi~irf0n** (8) **pKWidem that:** 



### l **yn person,**  **oXCopt those**  **hOrsin8ft9r** hsFeUt81- **1 J**  **cswntad, afiell**  drive **cm? motor**  **rehial D**  **unon Q** 

### umbr8ble C. n. Cnvna8m 

### - P8ee 6

hi&w8T in **t.hir Rt~to**  **Ml088 mah**  **pernen hrr**  

### 8 r~lid lican8s 8a 8n opcrrter, 8 **commsroik? oparn**  

### ter,or 8 elmuftemrunder the pro~il **ion8** 

### af this **Aat-.** 

### 60081on **4, bf**  **neeeeearv** 

### ispli08tlfm. ntatcrs **rho arc**  **ant1**

### bled **to** 

### 8 lioense **br** **upaa*fia~ll~** **namfng thneu**  **to who711**  **a** ri(d,t 

### t0 

### 8 1iOUlW iU fOt'biddOll. **Near?** 

### In **thi.** 

### 8eationde 

### we find 

### aythlng **prohlEStinq the**  

### iusuin~ **of** 

### 8 liasnme taa eon**tlat.** Of eoUr8Or l OOWiOt **who** 

### ir laeli~blo **to rreeira**  **8** 

### Ifaenro **wuld** 

### for that reawn be denied 0110.

ft. Your qnestioa is very fwnernlrhut we thin& lt **in** 

### am~uerod **in the**  

### dealsion nf Tor8m Prinoa Beard at 81 v. Cabean, MS S. B. (2) !W3,writ of error rsfum3de It 

### ir tlJor8 held;
‘It in our am~olusioa thatbl **the** 

### cn8otmwt CC **Article** 

### iW3UslO theLegisl8tare **did** 

### not wire **the** 

### immxait~ of **the** 

### Stat0 **of** 

### Tex8~ from 1iability **fnr** 

### torta aosrittedby **the** 

### aoarioCn la thepanitCIlti8v. l l l 

### . %'bO18&Im8- Ot the 8PtiOfO doea net Om8te **a** 

### li8bility 8ralnrt **.the State**  

### 8nd it* ~p~OYOemr rlM power in **the** 

### %x811 Pri8- on Syatfmto proteat it8 **waloyaas** from **mwh li8-**  

### billty, hut **the inaurenoe**  **ir, for**  **protection aa8innt**  **m e~intln~**  

### li8bility. ***** **4 e-**  **There** bo**ins no**  **li8bility hut**  **tar thin**  **8rff~U!O, and**  tbia 

### art9ala **not hnwinfi**  

### ore8tad 8 fi8bilityI **then it**  **68nnOt afford**  

### 8Pv11aa FOliO?.s

**Sine0** 

### Artlale BUIQ810 rutbfir*aem lnswwnae for-'tbo prOtOOtibn Of “OffiOoro and 031p~O~0am’ Of the 7eX8B mi1101! srda 

### tra llahlllt~ to **thtrd** 

### personn 8rt8lnC; out et theUM and operr.tlc?n

nt aatomohllesrmotor **traokn, and**  **nther** motor **rchiclaa nred**  **by tho**  7~88 **Prfeon fqatem,**  **and not**  **tbereforo tnr**  **the honelit**  **nt y-iunnsrm**  **tlririna aeh**  **teblolew, Wo**  

### 08n **nnt poraelre**  **INIT poarible**  **efieat of**  **the praOt¶ac**  

### nmtlnaed by you upon tho R-3ron'n lnwran0a aorarapo **in any**  

### areut.

**whey say**  **employ over-y**  **reasonuh!a mews,**  **laoludlng fnroe,**  **neoenmry** 

## to **ariaat II**  **Oalnture.** Thur, 1hOI 5’87 **enter r:rlrately-omod**  **propsrty without**  **t.he mnor** **’ w**  **oonuent, OF**  over**Honorohle C.**  **il*** **Camesn -**  **YRe 6** 

**his protest;**  **of even**  **hrenk In**  **a door**  **I If**  **his eathnritr**  **and mission**  **he r?ado**  **known,** 

### and **such owner**  **persists** 

### in ref’vsh~ ndmlttance if **rcaronahly aecjsnary**  **fn their**  **disaratjm to**  **enter. For**  **f%rt.her discuaeivn**  **of these**  **powert, sea**  **thn case,**  **Ibt bprta**  **SJarwoaa, E**  **E. E.**  **e.** 

### The forcpoing conolaslcnsnre predlcatcrl **upon court**  **de 01** **slrnr.** 

### mere are **no** 

### oxproes statutes **daalinp:** 

### with them.

vary trulyyoaru

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