**OFFICE OF**  **THE All-ORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

thla tllo

pratiting thlo Board alotto of the Del ApprOprlatiOn

bill to psj salary to the secrotaryam appropriated

by the Lagisat the oame time ad **in 0**  *J him per dlcm few for Yembe~ of that Boati?*

The- Act oroating the State Board ol Rcgistr;rtAoa for PrefescionalEq&mi~8 tAats l@m, **48th** Legiel,lrture, p. 816, oh. 404rliated 80 Mtle **62A,** Article W'?la, Seotions 1 to 26,~

%nclusiTe,in V. A. C. S.), mantains, among **others, th**  **’ e**  iollowiad;~p~w%afonst

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***SWtiOD 6.**  $ecb msmber of the Board f&all **reccive** the mm OP Ten ($X1.00)Dollarsper day for esoh day he is Potually emgagedin the dutle6 or us ofrice, inomung time spent in neaosssry travsl, togetherwith all lagithate exposes in**ourred** in the perlomeance of suah **dtttiee.** * * l .* ***s(lgtlw 7.** 

(!Q) ThS Board shall hold a **meeting** within thirty days after its rgmbsrq are first appointed, and thberttar shallhold at least tro (2) **tcgular** meetings eaoh year, Special oeetlngs shall be held at suoh time as the by-Ins8 of the Ward may piWide. l s I). The Bsard shall elect or a point amsally irom Its osn membershi the folio

Iti ag offloerst A **Chairman,** a **V** B --- man, and 0 @crM.ar~~ A quorm of tho Board shall consist of not less than four (4) 8xsibePs." (Emphasls ours) Scotion 9, among other things, provides that the Scaretazyshall gX;re a surety bond in tbo sum of @,r(lO~.oo~ aad that he mshall recmiie such salary as the Board shall **deter&n6** in addition to the **oompenwWnt** and %xpenscsprovided **Cor** in **this Aot.**  **’ St~f** **’ urthr~authorizbs**  the BoWd to aploy atush

clericalor other asoistantsas are neaeswry at salaries not in exoess of salariespaid for similar work in other departnients.

Said Wapter 404 Is alw Jcnom **as** SenateBill 74, sbich Was **pa886d** by the 46th **LCgiS~atUro.** ff Was apprwed and beoamc esfccctire on nay 28, 1931.
Your attention is nom **dire&d** to **Senate** Bit1 4?rr p. 610, vol. 1, Acts of the itegulsr Scsdon or the 4st.h L@gislature,

npprwed snd efiwtite on April 24, 1939. The first two sections of **said** Aot read **as** follorst

*aceion I, The salarlesof u State otCicers aad all St803 employeesexoept those constitutional StatZTfficers whose saluies are **spw%Ptoally** fixed .bT ths Constitution, shall be, **for** thb period bagln**tting** Septcmlmr1, 19~d%nUng August 31, 1041, in such tams or asmastsas may be prwidod for by the LogislatuP0$.a the g8aCal appropriation bills. **It is**  speoiPioa1Ly declared to **he we**  **OC the**  **htntrmts** hereof Lhat the Legislatureshall also **fix the**  **amount** or supplsslental

salarlss

h(rrMter, **out** 0P court Pees **and receipts,**  **to be**  **paid** to olerks and other employacsYomwable ii. 8. CoWas - page 2

or the mtrto 0P Cirfl 4pea1sa the suprao Court **and** the Court of Crimbal Appeals.
lSection

a.All~lassnsd parts oi laws fln- .ins;the salariesof all State s?flosrs sand emgmyr+s, exoept thsse sonstitutional @tat* omhereof that,atiy

snd all laws autbclsimg payment of aupplfm4ntal salarlosfrom catrt reoalpts ana few to ulsrks and 0tbB employeesoi the Courts of Girl1 Appsalr, the t?apreae Court and the Court of CrlainalAppsals, sre ropesled in ss Ian a6 they sreinoordl%otwlth tbisAst.* (ltapha6ls
. onrs)The De-partmsntal Appropriation Bill of the 44th Legislature,

Sa 1). 427, p. 7 of Vol. 2, esnttins en p. 6% the bisss%al **appropriations** for tho,StateBoard a? aegistration for Prctes6%oaal @4ginoors~ Under *Salarilbs,~ the tollorFagappropriations appeart *For tbo years tmmtg August al; +ctmt 31, 1240 1941 *i&alar&eat 1. &oard Ycabsrs -- per dsspl
. . . . . . . . . l . . . . . $4,lboo.OQ $4400 .oo 2. Sssretary-Dirsstor........ 4826Q.66 4,200.00 8. * Assistant to Ssarstary-Dirsetor........ 1 #fsoo coo 1,800.oo 4. ChieP ClSrk

. .. . ... . ... .. . . 1rmroo I.600.oo 6. **Clerk**

. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . 1,200.00 1,200.00 6. l Cl e rk - hall-time ..**.. 800.00 800 .oo:’ 208

iionorable

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7. 0 auw*s - s60onal............ $ m o. oo $ 300 .00
8. l 1me8u gator ................. l#OOO .OO 1 ,soo .oo
9. 0 IaTemtlgato ra - %6wnal................... 400 .oo 4aQ.Qo Total Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l . . . . $le*mo.oo 16 rmo .Qo

r ota lm 1em vetoed ltB8........., If1700 .oo 11 ,lOQ.oo* (0 0ot0od)

Tturo, it will be noted that the 48th Legl8lators oroital the Bolrril OP ilqglatration ior more8donal &aglne(Fs, and rllorad maAd Board to determ&nO the salary of lta Seer+ taq,ina&Utionto theoentpsnclstlonuui eq+Qser,prmided ior in 0af.d

Aat. **ThO** oreatiag A6t **also ap~rca-ad**  **maid** Board to employ ma!& 01~001 QP other aaoi*tante as u4Pe 8saO8aary SOP Lha proper performalloo Of its rorlt,

and oozltl&lea the folIWlng prmisor

**• ~OV~CiOtifUrth~,**  **that** tbQ 88luEtOspaid herein ahall not be in exoess ot aalar%ee**peld** ior cllndlur

work in otbor departments.* It will nlao be noted that the 46th Leglslaturo tired the aalmies ot all State OfflOem ood all State mplofoes, with eerlaia exaeptions, for the period be&ming **lPef&!abW ’**  la 19!39, and emairy dugurrt?3lpi, 194lr "in such am18 oc aaounta as may be prwlded ?or by the Legislaturein the dental appropriation bills.* It mill Turtba be noted that all lass and parts OP lam fixlag **aoid 6laries**  **mrb** repealed in ao far as they wwe Ln aonEliotwltb uld bat of the &th **Legl*lature.**

The otiloorsand employeesM tbe Board of Reglstration for Pr0rt308i0w 2nginoors uare 

### not ereeptadrrom the provisions of 

### said Aot of the 46tb Le@slrttwe. Their saluies, therefore, ior. the biMa%nm, baginningWptmer 1, lBr(B, and endingAugust 31, 1941, verb fixed by tbo aama or amounts appepringio the Uepartmcintal Appropriation

Ml1 for rid blennirpI. Said appropriation bill fkxed the 88lary of the 8Cwetar-pDirqtor for Pooh &eaigaatcn¶ **tiMa** year at ~,2#.00.2onorableC. tl. Cavness - page f$

Eouse B&l1 291 of the **47th** Legislature, p. 812, 2. S., and Smato Bill 26s of the 4Wh Legtslature, p. 4$2, 2. a., aro identioal in la~~ejtlage with 8. B. 431 O? the 4~th Leglalature, with these axo8ptionsr The aalarieo and other oamp8nsatlon o? Mstrlot judges are exoapt8dfrom **the** pro~Idon8 **of** raid **dots et**  the **47th atd**  (8th Leglelaturem~ House Bill 291 Of the 47th Legialatorefixes the salariesnot exoapt8d there- ~om,"fortbaperiOdba&nn&ng 8ept8mber1,1241, snd endingAugust 811r

194S,.ia suab sums or mounts as may be provided tar by the Le&*lature in the geaeral apprapriationbills.m &mat8 Bill 383 of the 48th Legislature ~kovise tires euoh ealrriea@ior **tbe,perioa** be&ming Beptember1, 1012, and 8adiag Annpst 31, 194b..

The De~tmental Appropriation Bill for 8aob blear&am,b8gixmiw Bopt8mb~ 1, 1941, and 88pteaber1, **1943, fixed**  **tbe** salary **of the**  **Searetary-Mrsotor of**  said noard at @,202.00 for eaob timal yeor of asid appropriation

. Each of said bills also oontalmd an appropriation ot a;n,amouut

**ior** 'Board Yernbers, ps diea.' In addition, eaoli **Departmental** Appropriat%en Bill pass8d by tha 4$th, 47th snd @tb Lsgislaturee inoladed an appropriation for *Boardnembere travel expanse.*

It thus app8ars **that,** b8ginniBIg **ritb** the 48th Legislature,

salariesof the offie8reand amployeesoonmeted ritb the Board of Registrationfor Profeetiional Engiaa&s, wsre fixed by the Legislatureinstsad of by the Board, al hod bo8n originallyallotedby the 45th L~islature. _~.

It is alao alear tbat the salary of the m ItasS-pirreot~rao fix84 by the rariOus Legislatures, be**gimlng with**  the 46th, at $4,200.00for eeoh Htial year, olld that $4,600.00for 8aah f'iseal year was appropriated for per diem for Board **members.**

The questionnow arises~ -1s p8r dltan **a** salary?

**lI8bSt8r'S** well

SntenIatiOnal

Motionary, 26 2d., dedlnes*Per diem* as *By the day*! also as *an allOw8llo8 or asSaunt

oi SO muoh by the day.. 4S C. J. 807. ddines 'P* dieoP as *by **the day.** *

*Salary is a fixed aompemiation, rhlah is pay**able at**  **stated times,** * km8 1. Smith, 54 Ala. 47, W. 209gonOrableC. S. ~TUOW - page 6

*A salary is a fixed aomp8usation, desreed by **authority** aal for penunenoe, anais paiaat strtdlinterTale, and dopat upon time, ;pna

### not tbs PpDunt Of the'serTiO8s re?.U%8r8d;

8llwanOO.baiug a Tariable quantity.* gltine County'.r~.

Ryrah, 17S Pa 702, 702, Z3 Idabo 111. Also, see ~ariouci

aatiniti0n0 of 8salarye **in** lords **and Phrases,**  Tol.~. in OobreohtV. city of Oin-ti, W Y. E. 782, 51 Ohio Btate, 68, 23 L. U. **A.** 509, it Was bold that Vom**pensation** of **a** publio oiiioc, fixedhy aprwildonthat **sash member**  **of the**  **Boqd, who**  **is** presead during the entire Oerraion

of any re@lar meeting aud not otbanrlee,shallb8 entLtled.to

reosl+e $5.00 for hia ettendanee,ls not tsal- 'St, Within the meaning OS aonntitution, Art. 2, seat&iii 20, proridingthat the Beneral~Aseembly shall fix the term of oiSl.oe

and oompensationof all offioers, but that no **aban@ shall**  EffWt th8 MlRl'Y Of W Of-flOh durina;h&S **&sting** term.* **(Wbphaals** ours).

It is aMar, **therefore,** that the per diea stipulated for direotoreof the Board Of 28giOtration for Protes&.onal X4ngineern

is not inolud8d in the salary for Its Secretary Director. Th8 electedor appointed S8oretaryis entitled to a salary as suob, in wtion **to his**  pey **diva as**  a **Mrea** tor, and all legitimateexpensesas allowed in Seotlon 5 ot Arti018 3271a, abore quoted.. This oonoluslon follws our rormer opinion lo. 0-1386, apprwed September11, 1022.

**UTQ.** Your **question** is thereforeanswered la the **affirma**

Hoverer, the per di8m compensation allwed eseb Directoruust ,be

balled StrlctlLOn his attendanae at Board SQ8tings,inelud.lng tirm8 Spent in 11808sOary traTe1 t0 and from suoh meetings. Par diOm **allorea** on any **other** basis would be ill8gal under the pr8ssDt statute.

lln **order** that the kcts df a gwernmental or ad**d.nistratiTe** board mry b8 Talid, it/must a atas a body.0 a 1:. J.457. Y8mb8rs of the Board %uet aat as a boay rith a puorumpresent,and 811~mednbOrs must b8 **giren** an opportunity to be present if It is reasonablyaonvsnikntfor tbaa tQ do so." Webster T. 2. & P. Aiotor TransportCo., 8t al., 10 T. 131, 106 8. '1. (2) 75.; ;,

gonorable 6. iI.

Camesm 0 page 7

*It ie a well-established rule in this State, as well as in OthOr states,that where the Legislature has oomnitted a matter to a board, buraop, or 00lPnfeaion, or other sdmiaietratire agenor, swh board, bureau or oommiealonmuet aot themon aa a body at a statedmeeting, or one properly oalled, ans¶of whioh all pe-mbarn of auoh board hare notioe, Or of uhiob they **are** givea an opportamitj to attend. Cont3ent or aoqule8enOeof,, or agreement by the individualmc*rbem, aoting separately, and not **as** a b0*, or by **a** number of the me&Mre les6 thsa the rhole.aatiagoolleotivel~ **at** an unaudednled

meeting without notioe or opi~r;$ty of the other mimber6 to attend, $g not aUf% i ('EQphaai8 OWE). lebeter T. t. & P. Yot5?kutspOrt Co., et aL, supra.
Very truly yours

Assistant

W-MB