OFFICE OFTHEAlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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### oourt, ndor authority of **any** genlaw ot thla Stat@, or eny LegIa.latara, ahall. appoint,
**or** oonflrm thr appolntmont ir, poaItIon, olrrkahlp, employmoat or duty, or any poraon rolatrd within the aaoond 

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### or within thr third 

### dogroo **br** oomangulnltf to the poraon 

### 80appointing 

### or 80 toting, or 

### to any other membrr of any auoh 

### board, I-. /,Honorable 0. f. 

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thoLaglalaturr, **or** oourt of whioh l uah : paraon 

### 80

l ppolntlng or voting mayba l mambar,

whan tha salary, foaa, or oomprnaatlon of l

uoh appolntoa la to bapaid 

### for, dlrqotly or lndlrootty, out or or rrom pub110 

### fund8 or roaa 

## ororrioaor any **kind** or oharaatar whataoavar.w Artlolo 3902, Ravlaad Civil Statataa oi Taxaa, prorI4oa the aeana br whloh adlstrlot, county or pracinot oiiioar 

### mayobtain tho arrrlora oi Uaputlaa 

### and tho pertinent parta tharrof l

### ra aa rollowar

Whenaver anr dlatrlot, 

### oountf or proolnot oiiloar #hall raquire tho aarvi088 

## orUaputloa, l aalatanta or olsrka in tha pcrformanoa of his dutlca hr shell apply to tha County Commlaaionars’ Court of hia oounty 

### ror authority to appoint l

uoh Uaputlra, raalatanta 

### or olarka, 

### l tatlng by lwrn applloatlon tha number nardod, tha poaltlon to be iIlls ‘an4thr amount to bapaid. Sal4 application ahall baaooompaniod by a atatamant ahcwing tha probabla raoaipta rroa raaa, commlsalona an4 compensation to ba collected byas14 orrior Uurlng tha rlacal fear en4 tha probable ,Ulaburaamanta whioh shall lncludo all aalarlaa an4 rzpansas 

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## 0rri00; an4 raid court ahall aaka it8 ordar authorizing tha eppointmant or auoh 4apotia8, asalatanta an4 olarka an4 fix tha oomponaatlon to be psi4 than vzlthln tha linltatlona heroin proaoribod an4 daternina tha number to br appointad aa In thr 4Iaoratlon of raid court may ba propar; prorIda4 that In no oaaa ahall tihoCommlaaionars* Court or any mamberthereof attaapt to influanoo thoappointment 

## or any paraon 88 Uaputy, asalatant or clerk in any ofilor. Upon tha antry or atich order the orrloara applying for suoh aaalatanta, 4aputIea or olerka ahall ba authorlzad to appoint thorn; prorid that sai4 coapanaation shall n?t axcaa4 the aaximwa amount haralnaitar sat out. Tha ounpansatlon which

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My bo allowad to the doputlos, la aIatanta or alarka above. nnw4 ror thalr l arrlcaa ahal ba a raaaonablo one, not 

### to l xoood the iollowllrg 

### amounta: . . .I

tho Under tho proTlaIon8 of Art1018 3902, aupra, 

### omnty orrIOar 

### daalring daputlaa, 

### aak;ra.tho 

### lpplioatlon outllnad In aald artIolo to tho eo~laaboaera* ooort 

### for the authorIt to appoint laoh dapatlaa. The oonmIa~Ionara* 

### court grant8 the authority to appoint tha oifioar and rata the salary baforo the 

### l ppointiant la mada. The a~I~aIonara* oourt haa no authority 

### to attempt 

### to daaIgnato whomthe offioar ah811 appoint an4 Is apeoIiIoall~ forbIddon to 40 l o by thla artlolo. The oommlal

Ionara *court doer not oontlrm the 

### l ppointao. OnFabruary 9, 1932, thla Urpartaant held, In an opinion by Honorable R. 0. Watera, Asrlstant Attornby OBnOr81, that it waa not a riolatIon ot tha napotlsn law for a tax eollaotor to appoint aa hla aaaIatant 

### or Uapatr a aon

## or a **00wit~** oornnIaaIonar after tho oommIaaIonara* court ha4 authorized the appolntmont of such Uaputr In aocorduaoa with Artlolo 3902, Rarlae4 Civil Skatntaa of Taxaa.

OnMaroh 2, 1935, this dapartaant hold In an opinion by Honorablo C. M.Kannody, Aaaiatant AttornoT General, thet adeputy aharlrr who is afIrat CouaIn or ono or the member8 of tha oomIaaIonara* 

### oourt would not be prohIbitad from #erring aa auoh nor 414 hi8 appolntnant by tha aharirr rlolato tha tarma OrArt1018 432, Penal Co40 of Paxaa, 

### nor the allawanca of hi8 aalary by the oommiaaionara* 

### oourt oonatituta a riolation oi auoh nepotism law because the oo%mIaaIonara* oourt did not appoint or tote for or confIrm the appointront 0r 8uoh dapaty aharlff.

OnDeoaber 29, 1936, thie department held in an opinion by Ronorabla William &craw, AttOrnbT Cbnbral
or Taxaa, that the arpolntnuit or an unula 

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## 0r tha mahera of the comadasfonua* court 88 aaaiatant diatrlot attorney waa not aviolation of the nepotlaa law or the State OrTaxaa.Hoaorablo 0. I. Oarron, pago 4

Oplnlon Ho. O-00 ot thlaUopartmant ho148 that It la not e violation of tha nspotlam law for tho dlatrlot olark 

### to biro aa hia dOpUtTadaughter ofa 0ountT oonnla alonar.

Oplnlor No. O-875 of thla department hol4a that It la not aviolation or tho napotian law tW tha Ulstrlct olerk to appoint aa hla 4aputT aalatar of the aoting comtT judge of the 

### oounty.

Youare thsrafora rrapaotfully adrlaad that it la the opinion of thla dapart?lont that your quaatlon should be anaware In tha nagatlta an4 it ia 80 anawarad. Tour8 vary truly ATTORWEY

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VJRLW ~._s~EovE','FEB 23, 1940 Wn.J. Fanning Aaalstant 

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