OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS - 

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amhal, andatthesametimeoeeeivo thsieemof 

offiao proriaed 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 duties aonneated with the Jmemile dspertmat of 8aah oltrr 

ma Can theCmretablecl.ulycle&daadaWag 

as t&h at the maWtSme be a masher of t&e fire department of a olty rithln his prednet atad aweits 

p&yforhl6Barv~tos~f~depvtraat8aa 

UrefeemofoffXoep~~8yl~forhS.s ee1~Iee8 

a8 ConatableV 

Artale 3.8, 8ee, 40 of the C~~~etAntlon o? Texas proriderrr 

%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. ame of 

the xational Qe the Hatlmal Gtlcud Reserr*amd 

fhe Mtioe1-8 Reeem Carp8 of 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&3 
Ron. Tam A. Crnvon - page 8 

l There may be appointed, in the manner hereinafterpmWted, dieoxwetpetrmnsof 6oodmoral abarc 

aqter to 6er ve a s jwenlle omaer ior perlodll net 

to exceed tuo (2) years from date of qpolntmsnt. 

Such offl0eI-o shall hove authority oud it ohall be 

their duty to make lnveetlgtlone of all eafaem referredtll theinasauahbymohBoaFll; tobe reamt 

In Court and 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 Tlded ta ut s?z 4mnIt1ee h nTlng l p a p mBtlo n 

ofnotlsre thanthirty4vothorrslad.(~008),rrlL' 

ztetmorethmom hmamd tJmmMd (BwJoO), od 

e~ntplniry; a uit 

(a 000 1 txo 

0r more thata twnty-alne tamma& 

popma n, 0nsj-00~ 8e*- 

pointe&13J the CauutyJn~eriththe qp rL3 O? 

the canml~ebners* OourtO uhen in their oplnlm the 

mm&sea of rpuoh 0Moen are nmdod w&me salwlsr 

oho31nOtemeedtmhundred Qllan($mo)porlnoxL* 

and expmma not to exeeed two -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 sub001 6letrLets 3.13 tlm 

aounty, -%hat may be autaori~ed by law, and the eolq 

and expense of maah jofst 3-Q off%er or offiosra 

and atteatdaU0e 0fflOtWs ohall be pd.4 $OintiJ w fhe 8o uua aty l choolL~~t~~Bu;par,~baoisotdiri- d a lo n ta ey ma y ugF ee up o n l l l l * ( r nmr sng o m) 

The def& nitio n r st+a n 8y Bo miws t?d ed TOl. & pa 

~088, defines QlrollrPsentaotheprotif or&rlngfr~~~ off%eeor 

aap10ymemt;tbat rbioh loreoeiredao al%xilpQuatiotlfOr ser- 

~Neo, or uhbh 113 annexed to the poo~eiml0n of 0fYloe aa wl- 
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MO- Tan A. Craven -page4 

zszeh rraci pnmmbite; adr~trye~ w@ public or private. 

. It iinports perquisite, sdvantag~ proflt or 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 

WithIn the meaning of the above-q.KMd seatioa,o? 

the Conetitutioo, t&e offios of eonstable, ~jmsn.%le off$~ 

oity mawhnl and firaaDn are olv3.l 0ffSceo of molmeak IUo~~~ooam3e, that the flrencra ir.not a.vozunfeev mmber 

. 

0nthym seal, theremu3~beforethb 

the SentieU queuilon as wntalned In your queafioo 

in an opS.nion rrltten et that t&e by 80x1. Bruce W, -lbq&z& Aetit8nt Attimwy oeneru, and rm to mm Attan Bb 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 poli0e omoa of tb4 clity. 

We wneur uith this ruling* See 34 Tot. Jur. Sec. lr, p. 347, 

348 and Sac; Thomas YO Abe-thy County Lima lndqendent 6&001 

DistrSot, 890 81 W. 18% 

'Pbeoooeptameofmd qualiifsatioosfor tWaffS.00 

ofeltymarsbul raul4 *wfoao, IPlount*aYa5fhtionofthe 

oft3.ee of 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 ofoity IMcFehm. s!Ma eo&a.on of the ountltltut~ sl# 
Withrefereaaetoyour wcond qu0sti.o~ p~Ifu 

note that Artisle 6142, mi aaWxled, piwtldes for the uppoInt- 

,mentoS theCountyduvumlleofflwr, andpresoribam tbeauapezmatlol¶Imdcup-t&bePllowedtotbat 0mOth Ajtmsnfie offX5er of the county, beS.ng a publlo ofYber, 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 fixLug any wmgenaatfon therefer, he mmnot lawfully wntraot or reoeive frm any other wtnwe sag 

addl.t10nal wnpemsation. 

Sn answer to yfmr seoond question, therefore, It 

ie the opinlcm cl' tbie depart&rent thUt a cm&y &menl.le offreer appointed under the provision6 oi Article 6142, RC.S., 

Jgza, as amrded, 2s not authorSmd te reeeire an allovanee 

trou a city uithin suah wtmty l'or expense in the use of his 

oar in theperf'omanoeof theduties wnnectedwith the Juvenile clepartmont or such afty, asfauuing euch dntleo of fhe 

wunty &av&d,ls vffioer to aover an& lmlude tba atnab M 

6wh oity vwld he aUhoehied to hay0 perfomed amE veated 

in 6ny city police o+fiaer* 

Trustlug the above -ers yoore questlone, we reBY 

OPlNlON 

COMMIITEE