OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF T’EXAS AUSTIN

Xonorable H., 3. Satterfield Firemen’8 Benefit Commlosibner Austin, ¶!exaa

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We are pleased G reading a8 rouoras:

ber OPa regularly organized fire ~departnent ior more than twenty years, but who ie not fifty-rlve years of age receive the beneiita grwided therein? "3. Xay a person who has attained the age of rirty-rive but has not served aotlvely ror

. .Hon. H.’ B. Sa’ttex+ield, Paae 2

a pklod’or twenty years in come regularly organized rlrs departi!mnt rooelve the benefita thereunder?

“4. Mays~p&c& whohas earned a portion ot the twenty **year** period in a regularly organl%ed .ilre department or oae :olty anb who has then moved.to

’another town and **haa** served sturi0irnt pour thorcr to make, ‘a tot41 ‘of tvifa-

~tg year? resaloe the bensilts~proolded thereln?

. .-: .* .“5. &w many ‘&embersof a regularlporg~- iced l!iJ% depart-H mU$tpualitp under aha prOVleions~oi aal,d bill in order for any Member to partloip,ete la the beneilt~ provided by s+id laws” ,.i / i .,I
Seotlon 6, of Rouse’Blll No. ZiE!&ts of ths I :, Forty-riith Lsglolature (Artlols M%ge,‘~V.A,C.S;), reads as r0ii08at

‘“On tind attar the 1st’ day OttApril, i.iL 1939, any poreoh whohaa been duly appolhted 1
end enrolled; and who has attained the age OS fifty-five (35) ye8rs andwhohaa~senad.+otivbly for a period of twonty (20) years In soaa regularly organl%ed’fire department in any city or towa $83

thl8 Stat&now within or that may 

### , 0~ll6 within 

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### 0r thit3m, 

### ittw * rank, whether as wholly paid, part **paid! or**  **volun** teer rlrenmn hall be entitled to be retired from’ euoh servlos or department and shall **be** entitled to be paid from the.Flrements Relior and Retlrement Fund0r that alty oztown, a monthly pent3Zon equal to one-half of his everage oronthly salary not to exceed u mexlmum or’,One Runared Dollar8 ,(@OO) ger month. Such average monthly salary to be baaed on the monthly average oT hia aslary ror the rive ISI **year** period preceding the date or suoh retIrementI provided rusther, that.lf his averaqa monthly salary is iT%‘iity Dollars ($50) or lees per month or ir a volunteer firemen with no salary. he shall be entitled ~toa monthly pen&ii & retlZement ~allowanos or twenty-rite Dollars (3E3)

.” ,, :,:‘,, ,, .,~ The oonditiom thus inposed, regardIn@ sli~$billty ioc retireaent boner:ts, rsquin that a psreon b@ *duly appointed and enrolled*; he au& here attnlned the ego OS 

### rirtpriye yearsi he mast have 6OrYed aotlrsly 

## ior a mlnimm **period** or 

### twenty years; and the'smrtlor mwt have been In som rogululy orgunlxad firm department rlthla the proVii3iO5ROl ths **AOL** i;roh **ok** these **OOndftioPr~6iWbt** 

## exist.

ft la our opinloa; la amnr to your 

### rht question, that a person muat be a memberor 6 tire doportmeat at the tipe be reaohea the age of tlfty-fin yearn to be eligible 

### to rearlvu 

### the barits pro~iasdin s0otioa 

### 6 nottithataaui4 the requirement of twenty yearta at aerolaa maybars ken mrilled **tiwetorore.** Witness the uxagwga or 

## seotionb Wmll be ohtitled to be rotlred*, obviosmly ix~plylng amtbernbip **at** euoh %ir. iv8

## oonatFue the 

## twsntyyuarr or servici3oonditi~n an a mlnlmm ?OQU.iMHlAt, the abrtenaoor which will render a person lnollglb1e upon hio attaining the age or 

### rifty-rivrr years utatl1suoh tlineae th8 twoaty yearn CP Sc3FYiCOhaB bWJA OCS&'latsd.

Your.second nnd third questions~ere anewerod In the ne(jativu. - **It** 14 cleusly W&red that a Qersarr shall have both reaohed the~68;* ot rirty-rive years aad 'served ror a xnirilmmperlokor twentr yemra~.&~~Zori.belu& oliglbla ror the bmmrlta provided in tJm 1~': 1.: 1:'

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o&ton that raur rotrcth ~qu~~stlon rhould also be tmmmred in the ns%a’tlwt. xota the terminology 

### or s8otion 6, rel~etlngoaly to reClrbMlot bwritt3, xv1t.heraphaeia a&dad%

* mp permanwhoharrbeon **dtilg** appolntei &i enrolled, a&d whohaB attalaea the aae . . . and I&O hos **Sbrr6d** aetiYslp lOP a period or twuntr (20) years in e . . . ilM departnsnt ,in any olty or tom

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. &all be entitled to be retlrud Fcos g&&

. . . dcpaFtmnt and shall be entitlab to be paid Irem the P1rtYBent8

Raliot aad R43tImeent Fun6 

### or &f& oity or town

. . .* tliewin~ the Aat aata whole in the lnethod provided rcr the establi&hfmt and rarpleniohment or the fund of ea*

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Hon. H. 8. ktterrield, Pa@ 4
oity or tom, and obeorving the sbrenoe 

### 0r anr **prmhlon** for the transfer of any fnads fresone **oity** or town to aaotkar 

## tnoleantto the 

## ohiwqor mi%ubs?shipor a **firs** xian

### rromtbo bepartaent or one oity or torn to that of another, we are ooaatninsd to hold that a8 to rqtlroment 

### baneritethe requldto tmfntp 

### yew8 or sontoo mud ba in onu fire 

### d*partmeat.

Ip aaawer to pxcr rl@?, cpwtloa, it la observed that **there** 1s PO **re@fremont** is 8. 8. 256 rep+rdln(g the number

### oraedmrs of e firs**depa&taent**r&lob 

### auat qaalify brfors sny msbor may **partioipeta** in ttm bsneilto prorid@& therein. Weberr 

### or II

### rfm dspfmtmenteltaot~ng not to qualify siBply do not gutfoipate und imi not liable ror any ealery doduotfons or paymat otherwIse rsqalred under Cieotion 10 or the Aot. Other **zmmbers oi**  the **rlre dspartsmnt**  are not ~p~nbalizoa

therefor.