I OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Himorabls Karvin Eall, Comieeioner 

&oar& of Insuranas GomA3sioners 

Austin, Tsxcm 

Dear Slrr 

Rer Eioara 

This will aoknow 

U$'27, 1940, l'8qU88ting t 

6s to ths authnrlty of th 

t0 retain OZl th8 $~EIflOfi 

p1Oys8s who hiI'8 Resa 

and who anticipate 

portion of the 

CoFnptroUer or 

State Departtin 

loll oertlaln emted Stdlt8IJ h&y 

ire duty at t&&t tiU8. 

ur attent:on to that 

&wit required by the 

e by ths head of aash 

8 UW41103’88l 011 thiS 

or ooapenseti0n as 

80 #ho holds at th8 sams 

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 Appropriatlon Bill, and ~8 assume th8 provf5ion v~as inssrtad in an 

arrort to oarrg out the mandate ot eimilhw prorislons in the 

CoIdd.tUtiOn Of 3!8Xasr 

Prooeeding on this assumption Let u8 examine p%rtinent protrisions of our Texas Conotituti@#i. 
Honorable karvln Eall, Fag8 2 

%OtiOn 12 of Arti010 XVI Of the Uon8titutdon of 

Texas prooldest 

WOO. X3. No member of Congress, nor pereon 

hobUng or sxeroldng any off’ioe of profit of 

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 Ou31 OO~&ItftUtiOn IS qmIfI8d by 

reoent ammdmnts to Ssotlons 33 ana 40 of Article XVI, adopted 

X'ovambar 8, 1932. These ssotlons read: 

%eo. 33. The Aoaountlng 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 State or ths United Statsr, 

"ti8Oi 40. Bb ~r8cm shall ho16 or QxerOll)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 

Thai UfriOer% 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 Unite4 State8 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 National 
Honorable Mar~ln Hall, Wge 3 

.* 

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 play oontlmm raoelv5ng their ralary 

from Lh8 State of Texas while on aotiv6 duty during their vaoatlon, and under ths olroumstanoss de%crlbed you my make the 

payroll affidavit required by ths Comptroller. 

We ai& oonatraidbd to 0all'Jrour attention, however, 

td that pdT?+iOn Or S8OtiOil e 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 tiepartment with hl8 

sRp1OyS88 provided 

Texas I~ixtional Ouar d 

that employee% belonging to the 

may haV8 their VatKltion at the 

time of the meting of the annual snosmpment. Provided, that no employee for whom a %alary Is hereby 

appropriated, shall reoelve oocqmnsatfon while on 

vacation Lin16%8 he or %he has been an 8ioployse Of 

the departn8nt for not lese than 8ir Oa18ndar month8 

praoading tie vooatlon period.* 
Aonorable iiervin knell, Pae;e 4 

YOU tU'8 &dd88d that this SUOtiM Of the DU~~Jitrl i 

hp&WO&WiatiM Biu KtWt b8 8triot&$f OOlU@ieti pdth -8 .$t6t8 

WQ10~88El al-8 limit8d t0 tW81V8 bay&t' YP88tiOll OXQ1lUiV8 Oi 

sLinaayr and legal halidaye, with;iut aedwtlon in e?aary* 

Very truly your8 

ATTOIWEY Ol@JTBAL OF TEXAS