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OffICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL **OF,TEXAG** AUSTIN.

non. C. R. T'eminf$oa, Pn~o a

Tha reooa33 of the .Soo:*ctflry of 3taters opcice revet21thet 12. X. J. CroPoct was Zcosidezt of t?.oGulf COaat y;ster Coqxiny, a C~m23:Io o~rp~ration, on &wot 6, 133s.
Act3 1834, 4Srd Le&slatui*ej 4.thCalled je3dIon, inSO 19; Ch. 7, C?.O6tin$ tho LO%XZ? Colorn.do River Authority, rcrds, In port, a3 follo::3:

qJrovidsd that no pcraon shall be eligible for 3ucl-1 a~pOIhti~IOn% 1:' he h33, during t219p-cccd135 t?.qe (3) ycnr3 bcforo hi3 npgointmsnt bocn enploy$ by'an oltctric ~oxcr end lir,htcoqmy, gc3 coqmy , tclcp>onc coiqany, or any other utillty oorqmy af Eriykind Or ch&roCtcr xhat3oevor.* (Underscoring 01.~3)
Sinoo the facts .shOi'l tht Yr. X. J. Crofoot ~133 the i‘residont

of the hCrqtO:'OXo ncztioned cOrFO?ationj ;ivr- ' Inx;tl:o

pccediny t&xo (3) year 3 before his op;oi,asc:e,:crrt to the Board of Dirootom Of thic, LOX;er COlWQdO River Authority, the dcteminiq ~c3tIon xould GOCSIt0 kc! w!lctk~ror nOt ho \mmdo:ploycd by the 3sj.d oorporations -&thin the zzeaninx02 the hoo~e .o_ucteC

rart of the Aot creatind the Laxer coloro~0 River J,uthorIity

. - %%a &a ~~e~~~loyod*t ha3 mmy zssniqo. N It 93~ nean any person who rczder:r2 labor .orscrvico to Another. wl’latson v. XQ. cc., 50 3?. 1.1. a. ma. JO.?in ~~$Yl$ij

..pyi* ft could Inclu~~cevery ,,;eu . \ r~'e .6-r. &-~~~df&ti-~;l

-%it?i6rit

rO;?;zrd

to- hi3 &rGdq Or rank, or the nature of kio dutir3. ot (11,63 N. x. 525. As us04 in Its broadestIa' re Stryi:er 3eU30’, the SJord%n~loyedq8 denotes every person who I3 in the ,sorvioo
or a oorgooratlon. 32 L.2.A. Q7 Zt pa&e 113, The word "ezploy&* denotc3 028 *.&o,rim~eraOervice. Sot 'h%h3tcr~~sm. f~tcrnatiO361 3Ictiomry, 3OCO:ld ZditIO!l.

yieiuote frc.2hbbdtt V. L:o::'i~, 77 I<.'.?!.

94, C3.fOl" loxs :n ..a anyone e:i~lcycJ by R corporation in arq cnpocitjj

may parhara be consi?mrcd as ezplojjec of the co7pcrntion (aA if frm the context such as: pccrdl to bc tte mxnin~,.thc officera of' the corForatior,

ni,:hS be irrtondecl

by tba tcr::

urdar 8om cirom~tacccs) .,.**
The question ie: -Vhat is the sense in ~ihichL,he word ~ezployc~I*~

13 123~4

in tho above c,uotodpzrt.of the Xct crentiq t,k.e

Lo::erColornCo River hutbority? Ceriafcly this is to be de:crsL!:eC! fro:1t:leocntst, end the apynrent 6b$jcct aau pxpoi;a of tllopcvi3lcr..

It cann.ot

be said t!z:st

t& presideat ci a ccqcraticn is not in the SSFS~.CC of the carporction. IS ho not .tho qcnt of t:iccorgoretion :vit?in t>a scope cii ~oxu-a dele- &at& to hi!!

by the bonrd of directors7 Soes he.20: enforce &m¶ defend the various rlzhts of thu cor~croticn7 IS he not promoting the intsrcst;: of the ccr;croti.ozz % believe that tImso r,ucsticr~s

ma only be 4rmfcrsd in the rftiratetivo. Ih6.Lq$.slaturc plainly ir.&icctteC t?,ot til persons oxpl.oyc0

by 8 utility cozpcny->fit%.n t?ree j'ofir3

prccedin~ the Cute of s~;ointmnt 3hculC not be eliqiblc for aaid a;- ~i&-tm3Iit, X3 there imy eoui%Iaridlogical remon for saying that the cf?icsrs of e nti'litycoqmy We not esglcye~ by. that ccr;oratico within tho :xzninrjof the.Aot? ';;c thiak not. WQ cc?zn,ot

believe that tho Legislature inteabe:lthat such a oonatruoticn ehould be~plrtced-02 th&~~Ier@,c~c-_r_ommtioned oocticn of the .ct,~ ~T'c~the cotitrnYy,it would op~car .thot them 13 a far fpeator ret2300 for saying t!lat t:?eofficcz'sof a utility company are incli:~iblcthan t&?re ia for sayid;;that only tho subordinzte eqloyoos, aa:aely,the ol-arks, ;;a.mcsg and.evcn the janitor, are~Inell&bla. The pctcsibiA r,isoniefand evil arising out of tine appoiritrtmt

of's subordinate e~;?lcyec of a utility-coqmy i.3 for lez~sccqcrod to that of appointins anofficer 0: h utility con~my vfho, no Cou%, is a stookhclder axI who would be is a positfon to pCrsO?.nlly

benefit fro;rthe nppolzt?xz& to t2.c IJmra Of Dircotcrs of thc.l.oacr Cclcrnclc

Flivi:r Authority.

# 845

-&3concl.\;Ee

s", yox are 30 i?&i.x5 l&it ty:c&pl:GiF:- ted of 3. ‘II.

J. *ofcot to the Bx.rt.of ‘iiractr?rs ~3 tkc t,owr Cclornio River ,Witority 13 In Siroct violetlo~~ oi”t30 kcrcinzbG?c xontiorrod 3ecticn of tile Act croatiq tf;eLGm?r ColornGc Bivcr hct:tSlcrit;y. I;:r..Crol"oot

I:,t%rafcre inaligibl6 fcr t!:c

Rp;oinkent *WJ

th Bo&d cf 3ircctora,cl the I,o~ver Colorado IIivcrAut?rority.

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