# I **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL** OF TEXAS **AUSTIN G** **‘ “&LD**  **c. MANN**  **1 $2,**  **~on*sv** **-l-my Jfl** **.3**

Himorabls Karvin Eall, Comieeioner &oar& of Insuranas GomA3sioners **Austin,** Tsxcm

Dear Slrr 

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**This will**  **aoknow** 

### U$'27, 1940, l'8qU88tingt 6s to ths authnrlty of th t0 retain OZlth8 $~EIflOfi p1Oys8s who hiI'8

Resa and who anticipate

portion of the CoFnptroUer or State Departtin lolloertlalnemted Stdlt8IJ

h&y ire duty at **t&&t** tiU8.

ur attent:on to that 

### &wit requiredby the 

### e by thshead of aash

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und no statutory authorieation for ths in88rtiOn Of tPia/pr0~i8i0!1 fn ChQ dapw&8KLWAl pBLyr0~ am&Wit required to be rida to the GomptEollar in S. B. 427, **Aots** 1939, 46th b3giislatUS8,S~80ial Laws, pe 7* the DepartWntal **Appro** priatlon Bill, and ~8 assume th8 provf5ion v~asinssrtad in an arrort to oarrg out the 

### mandateot eimilhwprorislonsin the CoIdd.tUtiOn Of 3!8Xasr

Prooeeding on this assumption Let u8 examine p%rtinent protrisionsof our 

### TexasConotituti@#i.Honorable karvln Eall, Fag8 2

**%OtiOn 12**  **of Arti010**  **XVI Of**  the **Uon8titutdon** of 

### Texasprooldest

WOO. X3. No member of Congress, nor pereon 

### hobUng orsxeroldng any 

### off’ioe ofprofitof trust, under the United States, or either OS them, or under any foreign power, shall be rllglble a8 a member 

### or tha Leglelature, or hold or exerolee any 0rr508 of prOfIt or trust under this stats.*
ThlS &~~ii~iOn Of Ou31OO~&ItftUtiOnIS qmIfI8d by 

### reoent ammdmnts to Ssotlons 33 ana 40 of Article XVI, adopted X'ovambar8, 1932. These ssotlons 

### read:

%eo. 33. 

### TheAoaountlng oifiObr8 of this atate shall neither draw nor p%y a warrant upon the Treaeury In favor OS any person, for relary or oonpsneatlon as agent, Offio8r 0r appointee who holds at the 8ame t&e any other oifioe or pool& of honor, trkaet 

### or profit, under this 

### Stateor ths United Statsr,

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### 40. Bb ~r8cm shall ho16 

### orQxerOll)o,at the m tim8, 1~0~10 thur 0m C;VII orrI08 0r **m110i~-** merit exoept that or **Just108** 

### of Peeoe, County 00a- !&W&l8r, Notary Publlo Md POStlliaSt8r, OffiOiW Of the Xational Guar(l,tha NatlOnal Guard Reaarvs, and ThaiUfriOer% **R888rV8** t%?pP Or the united mxt8s td 8nlIsted m8n of th8 NatIOnal Guard, the KatIMal Guard Reserve and the Orgaulzed Reserves of the United Staterr Sn ret&s& 

### of2108r~oi ths Unlted Statea **A~IIIY,** Navy find**Line** carp8 an& retired warrant orilloer~, and &Area **anlisted &n**  **or the**  

### Unite4State8**Amy,** Mary and **Marine** Gorps, ~nl8rs otherwlse speolally provhed herein. ProVid8d. that nothing in tiiil ccp$tutOn shall be eoastNed to prohibit an OillOW? ll d man of the National Guard, anb %he NationalHonorable Mar~ln Hall, Wge 3

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It Is clear that under Seotlon% 33 and 40 or Art1018 XVI 0r the Cor.utitutlon

### 0r Texas, and th8 departmental payroll affidavit interpreted In the light of these oonstitutionel provlelona, en offioer In the OffIo6ro Reserve uorps of the United States may hold in oonjunotion w5th that.orfIos any other poeltlon of honor, trust 

### or prom in the State or Tsxaa, and may 

### reoeivs**salary or**  **oomp8neation for**  the **~am(d.**

You are acaord5ngly advlaed that employee% of the Board of Insuranos commi88lanera who ar!:Reserve Oftloer8 in the United Stataa Amy playoontlmm raoelv5ng their ralary from Lh8 State 

### ofTexas while 

### onaotiv6 duty 

### duringtheir**vaoa** tlon, and under ths olroumstanoss de%crlbed you my make the payroll affidavit required **by** ths Comptroller.

We ai& oonatraidbd to 0all'Jrourattention, however, td that pdT?+iOnOr S8OtiOile Or the D8&Wtill8ilta1 Appropriation Bill, 9. B. 427, **Adts** 1939, 40th Lag5slatur8, Speolal Law%, p. 7, dealing with **vaaatian ellowanoe**  **for State**  **emgloyeee.** 

### It pror5aest 

### "Vaoetion **Allowanoe. BQartment**  **erlkQloyee% shall**  without deduotlon in **salary,** reoslve not exoesd5ng twelve days' !vaimtlon,~XO~UBIVO Or **Swdey%** and legal hoLidaya, op whloh Stats Off5068 are 01os8d, for eaoh Stat8 **fi80~** yeaT, %Wh **VaOation** period t0 **be EiUtUEliky**  agreed upan **by** the head or each tiepartmentwith hl8 sRp1OyS88 provided Texas I~ixtional

Ouard that employee% **belonging to**  the may haV8 their VatKltionat the time of the meting of the annual snosmpment. Provided, that no employee for whom a %alary Is hereby appropriated, shall 

### reoelveoocqmnsatfon while on vacation Lin16%8he or %he has been an 8ioployseOf the departn8nt for not lese than 8ir Oa18ndar month8 praoading tie vooatlon period.*Aonorable iiervinknell,Pae;e4

YOU tU'8&dd88d that this SUOtiM Of the DU~~Jitrl i hp&WO&WiatiM Biu KtWt b8 8triot&$fOOlU@ietipdth -8 .$t6t8 WQ10~88El **al-8 limit8d**  **t0** tW81V8 bay&t'YP88tiOll OXQ1lUiV8 Oi sLinaayrand legal halidaye, with;iut

### aedwtlon in e?aary*
Very truly your8

ATTOIWEY Ol@JTBALOF TEXAS