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amhal, andatthesametimeoeeeivo thsieemof offiaoproriaed

under the sfrrtutee

reJrting

to Constable8t

population

and containlug

a e%ty of more than Eo, ,000 population

reeeire,in Pdditlm to the salary and cxpensc

prorlded

in Artlcsle

8142, R~C.8~,¶ms, as amen- an allomume from a Olty ln tnmh Cotmty fur expoxme ln the ume of hlo o(rp ln the perfonr ante ot the dutiesaonneated with the Jmemile dspertmat of 8aah oltrr

ma Can theCmretablecl.ulycle&daadaWag as t&h at the maWtSme be a masherof t&e fire department

of a olty rithln his prednet atadaweits p&yforhl6Barv~tos~f~depvtraat8aa UrefeemofoffXoep~~8yl~forhS.s ee1~Iee8 a8 ConatableV Artale 3.8,

8ee, 40 of the C~~~etAntlon o? Texasproriderrr %o penon dull hold or f#80relse, at t&e ~60 m more th8n one 6iw omee of aolumn% 08, wept that t$ Jad.lee of the Peooe,aouuty eoml.8~0 m’, n0tw pdbxi0, ati p4maw8r. 

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Qe the Hatlmal Gtlcud Reserr*amd fhe Mtioe1-8

Reeem Carp8of the onited Statsll,and emll8tedmen of the IatUael Guard, the Xrtlond (iuard Retwru~ 323

the orgaai8ad

remrveo of the

The reLsrarrtpxwl.alonw of Artisle of the Ibrlrsd ClTll st&utes of yQQ& read as follOTs~

andatthesmetlmebystwhcbmlWAnoe~nfer~ dutieeof 8Oidofflae\peaanypeacieofffcerot t&3Ron. Tam A. Crnvon- page 8

lThere may be appointed, in the manner hereinafterpmWted, dieoxwetpetrmnsof 6oodmoral abarc aqter to 6 e r ve a s jwenlle omaer ior perlodll net to exceedtuo (2)years from date of qpolntmsnt. Such offl0eI-o

shallhove authority oud it ohall

be theirduty to make lnveetlgtlone of all eafaem

referredtll theinasauahbymohBoaFll; tobe reamt In Courtand to reprewnt the lntePeEt@. o? tg e lnils lrheu

the case ie heard,aud to fum%oh to the Court and suuoh

lloard cay informOtioa

and aeoiotoue. asBUChDW~~l~~~t)~e~dtOt~k0,~of(110 c4hhil~beforeandaftertwtrlalan6toperfom~ other aemUesfortheobUdasm~?wFe&mlbf the Court or etaId

rprc T l ded

t a u ts?z4mnIt1ee h n T ln gl p a p mBtl o n ofnotlsre thanthirty4vothorrslad.(~008),rrlL' ztetmorethmom hmamd tJmmMd (BwJoO), od e~ntplniry;

a uit (a 0001 txo 0r more thatatwnty-alne tamma& popma n, 0nsj-00~ 8e*- pointe&13J the CauutyJn~eriththe qp rL3 O? the canml~ebners*

OourtOuhen in theiroplnlm the mm&sea of rpuoh

0Moen are nmdod w&me salwlsr oho31nOtemeedtmhundred Qllan($mo)porlnoxL* and expmma not to exeeedtwo -dollam par YeaFIB.. .In the lppolntmutof all $avenll~ offioeroithe County Ju

T aud t&eCouutyJuve&leBoardmafmeleat for eucbo ficre

my8ahoolattemlanoeoff%aerorofYieera of the oounty, or of sub0016letrLets 3.13 tlm aounty,

-%hat may be autaori~ed by law, and the eolq and expenseof maah jofst 3-Q off%er or offiosra and atteatdaU0e

0fflOtWs

ohallbe pd.4 $OintiJ w fhe 

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a l o n t a ey m a y ugF ee u p o n l l l l * ( r nmr s n g o m )

The def & niti o n r s t+a n 8 y Bo mi ws t?d ed T Ol. & pa ~088,defines

QlrollrPsentaotheprotif or&rlngfr~~~

off%eeor aap10ymemt;tbat rbioh loreoeiredao al%xilpQuatiotlfOr ser- ~Neo, or uhbh 113

annexedto thepoo~eiml0n of 0fYloe aa wl-

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## zszeh rraci

pnmmbite;

adr~trye~

w@ public

or private.

. It iinports

perquisite,

sdvantag~ profltor m ibriatag

from the possesslou of aa offiae. kmhereofthe flredepartiaentarehaldtobepu~I~o off~oere

-- Sregoire

f. city 0r hwui, z46 x.it.376; nsrab0 et 8l v* city of Waw# 262 a.wr m314 WithInthe meaningof the above-q.KMd seatioa,o? the Conetitutioo,

t&e offiosof eonstable, ~jmsn.%le

off$~ oitymawhnl and firaaDnare olv3.l 0ffSceo

of molmeak IUo~~~ooam3e, that the flrencra ir.not a.vozunfeev mmber

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0nthym seal, theremu3~beforethb the SentieU queuilon as wntalned In your queafioo in an opS.nionrrltten et that t&e by 80x1. Bruce W, -lbq&z&Aetit8nt Attimwy oeneru, and rm to mm AttanBb 6hq4- mfq Couuq Attorney, Dlakmm, fexaa,thedepartMatralI(Itmt the oity WUld ham no autixwity to pay the bonsWe auon&ly salary wahout oolmtitutlng hail a poli0eomoa of tb4 clity. We wneur uith this ruling* See 34 Tot. Jur. Sec. lr, p. 347, 348 and Sac; ThomasYO Abe-thy County Lima lndqendent 6&001 DistrSot,

890 81 W. 18% 'Pbeoooeptameofmd qualiifsatioosfor tWaffS.00 ofeltymarsbul 

### raul4 *wfoao, IPlount*aYa5fhtionofthe oft3.eeof 5on~tabl~~ Torn0 tr Roohmt&ler, 421 Iklr. 63L ln unwer to yoour que8t*lls 1 aud'a, it Ill th6~epsTw loon of this deputinent that the twnetable is inhibited

By AFtiale 16, ma. y), frota eeeeiting

under the prerisione of AHi51esssr R4 Ce &, lsn& sayoompemsatimforpwfoma3Sgthe. llutieli of oity IMcFehm. s!Ma eo&a.on of the ountltltut~ sl#Withrefereaaetoyour wcond qu0sti.o~ p~Ifu note that Artisle6142,mi aaWxled, piwtldes

for the uppoInt- ,mentoS theCountyduvumlleofflwr, andpresoribam tbeauapezmatlol¶Imdcup-t&bePllowedtotbat 0mOth Ajtmsnfie offX5er of the county, beS.ng a publloofYber, ia rwted8itbal1tt4epom3rW aatMrityofpoliaeoffieerm4w shea lR5ldPalt

to thar omow tbro~ut the aolmtv.peisation vhiok op 0ffiW is to reW%ve Tar &iron 8ervlce~,

or imp?6~6 tapon him the duty OS perfoming hi6 sehice %?I#- out specifically

fixLugany wmgenaatfon therefer, he mmnot lawfully

wntraot or reoeivefrm any otherwtnwe sag **addl.t10nal** wnpemsation.

Sn answer to yfmr seoond question, therefore,

It ie the **opinlcm cl'**  tbiedepart&rent thUta cm&y &menl.leoffreer appointed

under theprovision6 oi Article6142,RC.S., Jgza,as amrded, 2s not authorSmd te reeeirean allovanee trou a city uithin suah wtmty l'or expensein the use of his oar in theperf'omanoeof theduties wnnectedwith the Juvenile clepartmont

or such afty,asfauuing euch dntleoof fhe wunty &av&d,ls

vffioerto aover an& lmlude tba atnab M 6wh oityvwld he aUhoehied to hay0perfomed amE veated in 6ny citypoliceo+fiaer*

Trustlug

the above -ers yoore questlone, we re

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**COMMIITEE**