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.. . . ..:_ **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



### HonorableOaorgeEL Shoppub Comptrollerof PpblloAmounts Auotln, Tamis
Dear sir1

Your nquut 

### sor oardully oonsi6erw4by th raquosta8 tollma r*oolvo4an4 0 quot. rma your



### au **a80** th8 

### W&Ot 

### for flw w&or8 nrlloo Ta8 not

the rroont 

### ruling by the 3lprow 88t **0~ini0a b;r**  **th0** m0rnmy **aa 0**  **8rnl.n mubu8**  **lo mllltuy**  **8ulloo** 

### ar8 to rao*ln the l luy an4 mllugo do. thu, Of the totalottu*llm aulmra, tourh+o not yatrepolrto4forth8 tlrrttlm. Thoque~fionw~aul4 like elarlfio4%8 thlw
"Arm the Sourmubu8 who hare not atton 

### l llglbls to rooolro admy from the flrat day OS;’

Honorable Coorge ii.‘>heppard, Page 2

the sueslon, i.e., .Janu?iry 12, 1943, or should OllC re?ueat be dated CR of the day they r@8ter preBent?*The Honorable 

### John Ii. Lyle reported F'ebNnry 11 and took the Oath of Offioe. The other members In military nervloe, eroept 

### iour,were sworn in at the beginning of the ss88Lon.

". . . ." Seotiona 4. 5. 8 and 2J+of Artlole III of ocirState cOMtltUtiOn, MC! 86 f6iiOW81

"S40. 4. The member8 of 

### the 84llt6tiVO8

8hall be Oho8en br the sld their term of oitloa 8h811 be th6 day OS their 4lOOtlOn.. House~of Ropre

### qu8liihd

l **hOtOr8, two**  **year8** 

### rrom

“‘800. 5. Th4 Leglelature shall meet ev4ry two year8 at wroh time a8 

### may be 

### providedby law and at other 

### @me8 when eonran& by the Oovernor. ';Jhen oonlenedin r4guhr &88ioa, the 

### flr8t **thirty** day8 thered 8hal1 

### be 4.rot.4to tha introduotion of bills'8nd resolotione, aotlng upon mergenoy appro

### prletlon8,pa88ingupon 

### t&e oonflmatlon of the reoe88 8ppolntees of the Owsrnor and 8uoh emorgenoy matter8 a8 nuy be 8ubnltte4 by the Governor 

### in speolalmeasagaa to the Le&elature; provided 

### t&at dnrlne 

### the suooee4lngthirty4aps or the rsgu

### 1U 8e8dOn Or tb b&8ltltlW3 th8VUfiOa8 OORRittaesof eeah House e&illholdhearlag to eon814W 8ll bin8 an4 ZVl8OlUtiOll8 an4 othu 

### nmtter8 thM pOnbilI@laed 8Uoh OMXf$enOy lpatkr8 88 Qq ti mabmltted by the Cwarnor; provided further that dming the rollowlng sixty day8 the Legl8latare 8h811 aOt Upon 8Ilab 

### bill8 and X’MOlUtiOli8 

### a8 my b4 then p4nding and upon suah 

### emrgwoy oPtter8 aa a8y be 8Ubmltte4 by the **tlwemor** in speoial ReI8ages to the Legi818tUref provided however, 

### either Eou8e **maf otherwiea**  datorsdw it8 **order** Of busimsss ‘by u1 a3Slrnetlve vote OS four-Siftha of its memberahlp.~
“Sea. 8. Eaoh Boucle8hdll be the judge of the qualifioatlons an4 6lootion of it8 own member8; but oonteoted eleotion8 ahall be drtermined in suoh manner as shall be provided by law."“See. 24. kmbera **of** the **h&28ttire** till reoolve from the publio Troa8ury a per 

### diem of not exoeodiug 513.00 pr day fc& the fir& 120' dwn of oath seeelon and after that not cxoeedlng t5.00 per Cay for the rwainber of the eeesion. %I atidltion

to t&e par dislLLhe xierPber8 of eaoh House Shs11 ba mttltled tn miloege in &a* 

### to alid returnlnqfrom the 8eat of governmtmt, whloe milaage shall not lxoeod 

### $2.50 for every 25 ~!llea,

the filstanoeto ba oomputed by the noarost and most direot route of travel, frora a tablo of 618tanOe propared by the Cmptroller to eaoh oounty 

### 8eatno1 or hereafter to be established; no a.mbsr to be eatithd to 

### mileage for any extra eeasioon that nay be oallad rlthln one day after 

### the adjournment of a raqalar ox oalled 8088lon.* Seotlon 1 of Artiole XVI of our State Constitution pX-oVid.8:%eOtlM 1. OffiOirl 08th

Weabero O? t&o Le&il.stum, e~~4811 Offloer8, befor* 

### they enter 

### um~the 4uflo8 of their offices, shqll 

### kko the foll.owlng Oath or Afflrmetionr

that ~'%I~ falthfdy examto the duties of tlm do~sol&y 

### 8waar (or 6fflrm 

### .I*
offloe or - - of the State 

### or Texa8, 8110 will 

### to the best 

### of my abilitypre8uv8, protoot, snb defend the 

### Oonatltutlanand laws of the 

### United stateaa114of this Strto; aud X furthermom 

### roleanly swear (or 8ff'ii-m). thnt 

### I have not 

### dir~otlynor indlreotly paid, offared, or prosbad 

### to w, watrlbuted, nor proalmd 

### w oontrlbate 8ny money,or taltible thing, or promioed any pub110 OffiOe or employment, na a reward for the &ding OT withhold

### ing a vote 8t the eleotiotl at whloh I wae l leOte,b. So help ae God.'-

**Artiol@a** 

### 5422-3-4-54& Vsrnan’8 Annotated Texti **civil %UtUte8,**  read a8 fO11ow81 "Artlolo 5&22. 

### 5505. 3271 'NW of meeting “The Fortieth Leglelature shall aesemble to hold its blonnlnl aeaeion on the eaoond Tuaedaf

### HonorableGeorge ii. iheppard,1-e l,

in January, A. D. 1927, at 12 o'olook m., and &all mot blon.nlally thorutter on the mmo day and hour until othorwlse prorldod by law. Coast. art. 

### 3, aeo. 5.

LTho80 porrono rooolvlng oertlrioatee of l leotion to the %neto and ROUBO of Fiopreoontatlves 

### Of the Loglrlaturo, ma4 thoeo SenatoT0 uhoao 

### term of ofrioo &all not hato temlmted, and 

### nona othera, s&l1 bo 6oupetent to orgaulre the SeMt* and 

### HOUSO or Xepremintatltoo. Aets 

### 1876, **pa 311;**  **6.** L. vol. 8, P. 

### ~7. “Art. 5h2L. 5507-8-16 Who shsll DrWbidt3 

### -For the purpose0r 6tlch0rganlPationthe SoorataryoS8tatonh~UproaiUo atuohnoarrlng **u8alon of**  **the La&laturo.**  **should** thorn **bo no**  

### soorekry 0r stat&* or 

### In easehe bo abeant or unable to atfond, tko Attortuy Goa8ral &all attend 

### (md periorm thq datios preaorlbod. He ohaU attend 

### at tiu tlm Ma p&o0 bibolunatea ror th0 aret* oftha Logi8laturr andahallap 8hall hare bea 

### 0hl.i olo* of tE int a ole*rho xoU8. thr prooo&ng 808slon If ho 

### be present, 

### to take a minute of the pmoe&*.

vho aloe, unaor the fllrootion 

### 0rtb soorotary of stat+ Bhaul '1. aall al1 tbr 

### kountlo~ la alphabmtiaal ordor. should

nturnr

ofl 

### lootloain uly aouaty Sor mabora 

### oi the Legialaton not 

### bo mado to the 

### orfloe.of seomtary oi State, ha ahall rroterthe1088 call suoh oouuty. -2. mell t&e oountler are oalld ana ttu mombore oloot *gpear and proud tholr ero~ential~, aaldni8tor 

### to emh the ossloi~loath.
*Art. 

### 5~26, 5512. 3278 Crodontlal8 *Any pereon appearing at 8al4 oall and prr eantfng the propor evldonoo of his llootlon ohall!. ,,.>

‘i_. ,

Iionorebls



### GeorgeH. Shopped, Pqe 5

**ba** sddttsd or quellilod in the sems memer es thou& the 

### return of his slsofioo he4 been u&e to t&o ofiio. 

### of Saoroteryof Steto. P. D. 

### 5438.” Qonstnti~ **8ootion** 1 of Artlols XVI 

### of tho Stats Constitution, prior 

### to the prosont ssmulmont, esd in 1881, the Bupreaa Oourt or Toxu, In 

### the osse **or** State 1. **Oooke,** 

### 54 **Tax.** 

### 4.82,

held **that** undsr 

### said seetlon 

### of tho 

### Constitution it wu 

### e~ldent**that** 

### thorowas l dlstlnstlon **b&w-wan** 

### tha rl&t to 

### en oi$lqo.aM tho rightto eutu 

### upon the duties of en offloo, lnesmmh 

### 888r;ia soetloa

### or the 

### con8titotian **required** 

### the t8klng of tho ooastltutlonel oeth **borers the**  pusonl **ntltlod** to **the** 

### oifloo **ontod upoz~**  

### the 6utl.s OS the ortloo. Tha oas* of &loo f. state, 150 8. u. (26) 1039, oonstrulxiu



### t%ootlon

1 **of** Artlols XVI **of our**  Stat0 **Constitution as**  it now 

### l

rdsts,hold ill tho aots 

### or a speolal judge, who **took** 

### an 06th not in 

### oonforaity with the oath sot **out** 

### in sei& seotion 

### 0r th4 

### aosstltutlf+, wars 

### rold, ss4 oltod msny l uthoritlos.
It 18 oleer **that** 

### ln **order** 

### for one 

### to **booom** 

### entitle4 **to** reoalro

the 

### *perdlu* sb o~e



### roromd to, tho l 

### lelnat muat **do** somothlng **mro then**  morsly **booomo uitit1.6**  **to** 

### the oifloe**of** 

### rqnwentatlre la the **.Tuu** 

### L&alature. 80 

## must ~0 rurthor 

### and In feat **booou** a **moabor OS**  

### the **Taxes E&u80** **of Bopresaate**  **titu.** This hs.oen os.l do by 

### taking ths oonstitutlosel oath or oltloe. 

### ulales 54% uul S42 **%**

### pro+ldlnga method ior edmlnlstuln6 

### the oonstitutlcael **oet to**  membus **of** 

### the **Eouso,** 

### wo think uo notl xolusiro **but** 

### marely bireotory stetutos,en6 that 

### iaesawh as tha Iiouso aor 0utlo.n 8 of Artiob XII of **oru-bfete Ootutitution**  18 

### *the $a&* or the queliiimtiaas end dostlons at its **mmbars*,** 

### tha Eouno oould 

### l ooept tho 

### qrulitiaation end oeth taking ot e mombar **et ULJ**  tlmo **durlry the**  **mossion** tid in w smsast 

### l osoptebla **to** 

### the **Ilouso of**  

### Repnsontatir.8.
In 

### the osu of 8peus t. 8hsppud, 150 8. w. (26) 

### 769, Tans* **8uprem** 

### Court oonmtruobSootion21, OS Artlob SIX **oi OUT**  

### Steta **Constitution,** en4 hold,emsg 

### othu things,thet tho 

### rluht of l 

### umber oi the Le&islstureto raoeira the pr dim StlPdated in 

### the ssstlon was 

### not dopessledupon eotuml l ttondsnse 011tho 

### sessionsof the k&leturi, and all that 18 

### roqulnd 18 that the Loglsleturs **be** in session esd thet#o oleiuat **be** a **member**thero**Oi.**Eonorable Qeorge H. Shopperd, Pego 6

Ws Intarprot this doolsIon to moen thet all thet la reqtirod 

### in **cedar** 

### to l



### ntltlo a olefrantto his *per diem* 

### es a member of the Loglsleturo la 

### that tho Loglslaturs bo in suslon and 

### thettho olelranf **be** l asabor for the porlod of 

## tine for whloh ho olelms the meld 

### *per41s~.

Oploion 

### HO. O-5039 Of this dopertmsnt, sddnsssd to 

### you,writtonby 

### AttorneyGanerel Yenn, holds spsolfIosll~ thet msmbors or the Lsglsleturo rho ue oorPlisslone4 offloors or l 

### nllotodmon in the Army, Nevy ezid JLerInoCorps, ers l ntltlsd to tholr selsq 

## uurrultsa-06 tho 

## state.

It being PdlewSulfor l 

### ny nonor tobe paid out of the 8tete Troesury exoopt **by** 

### l uthorIt~ of sn eot of the Lsglslaturo 

### l

pproprletIng the bus, end A.rtlol* III, Sootion 51, of the Qonstltutlon of nab hevlng prorldod:

"The Lsgl*leturs shell here no **power**

### to **make any**  grent orl

uthorlxs 

### the reklng or any gamut or 

### pub110 aoner to eny 

### indiriaui, usooletlon 

### or Indlr1du.e~

. . . . . 

### whatsoorer.

. . . .w
it 

### obviouslyfollmm thet l 

### ottlson cannot**bo** pal4 **eny “** **par** 

### dloaw u l member of the Loixlsleturs Sor uy **day** or days prior to the the ho **buue** l 

### mm&u thsroof.

In snswer to your questionsyou em thorofore 

### l dvlsod es 

### r0iiotr:Ropmentetlro rJ10 

### who tw the 

### oonstltutlomal oeth OS stiloe on February 11, 1945, la sntitlod to bo peld his "par diem* 

### Sor**fobraery** 

### ll, 1943, end la l **ddltlon** 

### thordo sll *par dlee rbioh my uoruo for e&l d+ys ths Lsgisleturo la in ssssion during hlo teuure of meld ofTlea slnoo **FobmarT** 11, 1943.

Ii tho rou rho ero entltlod **to** tho 

### offloe**but** 

### who hero not yet bosoms ~smbozs OS the Lsglsleturo pro0004 to booomo msm

### bermby teklag ths oonstltutlonrl 

### 06th of oifioe, thon durin6 tho prssoat sosslon 

### sueh mbors will **bo** 

### l ntltlod 

### to the full **?mr** dima* 

### Sor sll dw the Lsg$Islmtursor 

### rhloh thw hsto booomo nsm

### hors la la sosslon on

### end l 

### rtor the **dey** on whloh they teko ths required oonstitutlonel 06th 

### OS ofilos.Honoreblo Oaorge H. Shepperd, 

### Pege 7

The msmbors who **took** the oonstltutlonel 06th of 

### 0rrioo et the boginning 

### 0s the sos*Ion but 

### rho hem bin00 not l **ttondod** the 

### sosslonera l 

### ntltkd to bo paid their *par 

## UloaPfor ill the 

### tlms tha LagIsleturo 

### or whIoh they era umrbors 

### la in session.
Yours **tory truly** 

.r- ~.. caPB:AMm ,<. ' ,,,. ;j' (':: ,~ _, in i: :'

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