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OFFICE OF THE AtTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eoxmmble D. C. 0r.o~ 

Stat. IughVb~ Ea@neer 

Auttln, Texar 

Darr 31rr 

0piPi0~ 0f tht~ 

'Recently, vhils vo 

CCWUW5lOWP, 

serlowly hur 

uee the ren 

ret0 a county 

ounty men to 

GtiOn ei OUP resident engiybo 6gJved to vork ftm the, 

iev aAy8 and in a oonferenoa 

emo ntg he laplo~m , our Job sogerlnteadent , 

OUP -mideat en&mor, rad the County Corn-- 

r lr ~lo nett r ve, o y r eed that the lqplo~e 

vw to be dmppd iram the Depwta*at ‘m po7 

roll vhere he VW making $150.00 per mnth 

and VW to be paid by tba Lsepnty at th6 

rats of tl.00 par ho-. Aster VQPkllq aa 
xonoawhle b. 0. Orwr, w * 

. 

four OP flw aqa, ho haa 6atuAll~ b66a on 

the Gouatt par rou. f lftpoae houn, he 

rwo1v.d thlm lAjua7 vu16 np6iring th6 

6h0+0i, r h i0h VR I a0hg VQ* U l 00uaty 

pPoj*ct o n * c o unty r o sa ua a w th a a lr est1 o a o f the CouatJ o o a i661 o a e~.î 

ba0r tb fomg0irrq r66t6, YOU vi6h to b c4*t6ea 

vhether or not there lr any llabllity on the part o? the texa8 

State Xfghw 

~oum6 116bi I 

Dspartmsnt cad wh6th6r pu h6*6 8uthorltJ to 

Ity aad p6y baWflt6 m&c th6 Coaipeaa~tion Act 

appllo6blr to the St&e Highmy lWmrtm6at. 

By t& Acts of 1 37‘ 

certain prorl6lon6 of the il 

25th Legirlaturo, Ch4pter 502, 

orkment6 Companutlon L8v vow adopt- 

& Vh6XWby th6 SW6 JIlghV8T rJ6pwm6Iit Of *6X&6 W6 6UthtWl66b 

to beaome relf-ieruHng. vlth eompenutian bonrfltr xmfible to 

Lnjund employee6 in 8coord6a66 vith th6 9r0~i610.!26 of the Act. 

This St6tut6, ooatrlnlnp: 8wtlw6 1 thI'ough 20 16 laeorpor8f.d 

in v6m-g~ hw8tea cmi 8t6tUt66 u hrticie eifsS6. 3~brectlon 3 of soatlon 3 tbonof pPoVlae61 

"9mploy66' 6h611 -+A 6r6ry por6on in 

the 6err106 of the state Hi&hv6~ Ik&MlPtreAt 

undsr say nppolata6at Of upPo6rea uoatnot 

of hlw, 02wl or vrlttea,, vhoro aeae 69966r6 

upon tha pay roll or th6 mate aighvq Iwgsrtmut, oxoopt oftlcl6l6 rppolated w the 

Oovemor vtth t&e rdvfao uv3 WaMat of the 

Senate, except slarlael rod otfloe rrplo~o*r 

AOt W@Pea by th& dUtiO6 t0 tIWO1 OF 

vork rwy from their offleo, urd uw$t l ll 

poritioa6 ior rhl6h ltomlrod r9iwo9rl~tloam 

are ma* w the Legl6lmare. x0 poraom ia 

the 6mvla6 of th6 Mete X$hvq D6prStmat 

vho 16 paa oa 6 plaowork baste. or sa 6ny 

bar16 other thaa br the hour, day, wek, 

month, or year. till b6 Ooa6l&yd UlIlzploy66 6~d oatftled to 6emp6~6 

tho toPma 4ad pPoYl6ica6 of thin Act. 

l l l m- 

“If UI -lOye@ Of th6 ~PUtWAt *UStciiA6 II) l.aJw in the course Of hlr aplwunt , he ohall bo 9hia wapeautiea w the BPIrtl#Zltr 86 h4r+intit~ 9r0viadd. 
m-u the tiOt6 &the SfPt4Fa, it 16 Clear that th6 

b&Pea pa&f VI6 XiOt SB l $ 1 07u Vith iA the P P OSofOOAf OS f th b 

Ast ment1oa.d 8t the tln6 of hl8 14U.17. lie va6 ingwed in 

OJW2’6tw OP P8priPispF COUAtJ OffUiPMAt US& OA 6OWItp &U'OjOOtS 

Oi -a6 *ad bolng oL1 th6 0OUXItJ P6r PO11 At th6 tiW. Bb V66 

aot %a the rarrl6e of the Stat0 lUghv8y D6$aPtm6ut .at the tImit 

ho V66 b&lPed nor eagugsa * or about the fuPthe~6Aw of the 

6ffS1Z’S OF bU8iAe66 Of tbo L)t@tS @@ML7 Department. 

ft 16 lteu 68ttbd by the WthOl’ittU ip this Stat8 

thrt th0 i0ai02b ampi8tiopr, 0Ommmi~ md 6ut0~00 

Of 8t6tS hyhry6 w tb i)trt0 fIfr]nry WpU'tUUXt 58 8 gO+Sl7iasat8l fuaotloA. Bu- v8. 8t6to; 89 8. W. (?a) 2398 Robblar 

VS. LiE66tOA6 COUntr, 268 8. v. 3151 &athlMA VU. 8inght~, 

1 

96X. hm. &t&b) 1.3 8. w. (ad 1st aFOOk6 VS. Stete, 68 5. Y. 

2d) 59; R6tiin VS. stU&e, d 8. u. (26) 131. 

a60 it %6 Veil Mttbu tb*t the skte IS mf liable 

in -06 iOr 9WSOJW1 injUPl.6 WUtVd thPOO@l the W&igW 

OF 06F63.666 6Ct6 Of it6 oifiaiti8, 8fJOAtb OI W$lwa6, UAh66 

it ShRll m b$iSktiVe Ut USUOI 6U8h u&bilitr Ma tOlU8Bt 

to be 60 liable. 

"4" 

k6 VS. 8tdO 88d IbPti.lI VS. at&O, BOphl$ 

stat* vs. Eoluanera Tdx. Ctr. App.) 16 8. W. (Od 556j61 59 C.-J. 

pp. 19s~196$ Anraotationr ia X3 A. L.,R. pp. 1?76- 1 ?el utd 2P A. 

L. R. pp. 1492, a&93. 

Thr 6UthWiti66 e&t@d io th6 1-t tV0 9U’6@‘69&6 6bOVS 

66t forth 8N 011 the RW&6F&l FOpOtftiO& of l.lrbil.ity. t.kd6r 

the 9ZW16bXl6 Of hPttCl6 667 t 6 hOWVW th8 hg%SbtlP6 866\1IP*d 

13.8blllt~ for SU& Hbavy Ik9bbPtWBlt 66b91076-66 tAjUP6’d iA llOcoPd6Ace Vlth the 9POV~S~iOA8 or tha Act. Under it6 9XWiSiOXk6, 

MithW’ th6 St&O %@hWr DO98l’tMZbt POP it6 OiflOLOh, 6c)l'WAtZ 

or 8gent8 hue mJ mS.hOr~?iy t0 Vrlos or di6?6g6d Uy pOrtiSA 

th6moI by 666~ lirbllity fol' iaf~Fi66 OutSide th6 600&W Of 

t4@07WAt •i 
xaaonue 0. 0. &WY, raga 4 

It $6, thWSfOW,, ebb 09tih1~ Of thi6 dOgIWtm@at 8ht 

tb8 Stat6 ai@kr 01w is rult 11&b& Dflr aUS th. Da-0 

&eat h8~6 8uthorlt to 886tlU Uablllty urud mr b8Wfit6 Und6r 

the ~6'OrISfOIW Of E tia1* 66786, Yemaim' &aotateu CIrIl statatas, t&e? thw fad8 rot forth.