OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Ronorebla 2. Sayne Setterfleld



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the writer for cooaiberetlon.

"The 

### queatien h66 **6WDt6** Pf?((r.ldin~ **tht3 PiOt**  f the fire dejmrtlng the **wunt** to

Mb by the flmimnbr 6ahrg Or the 66hl7 66Y a fiX’86!6n W66 - 

### or&h, but rho actually 100 da6 to the **t6.at that**  tttsa W66 daduet.5 -as

**yQw: fi1** **’ 6t**  **gUS6tiOll** iIMO1V66 **the** OOIl6tl'WfiO~ Of Section 16 ot House 61111Z58, 6ttJW6, whlah i6 a6 fOlhW6:**Eonotabla** 8. Sayne **Ssttsrffe&d, Waui66foner,**  **pa8 8!** 

"Within6ixty (60) dam l fterthlr **Aat** take8 effeot l6oh 

### tul4 **paid flr6aan**  ma l mh put pelb firbmSnwhose **661aI7 Or**  oOngen&tion 16 Fifty Dd&rS **(%50)** or more Qar month and eaahpart p6ia flmm6n who60 6516ry 01 OOi~~M&tfOIli6 1e66 thn Fifty Dellax-6(#bO)per Pvrnth ati eaoh a6tln rolu6teer‘rlreme.n In the 06$&y of any ewh oitr or torn or l axwlled 

### In tho ii re d8prkn8nt of l n? l uch ofty or tom, who de8ln6 hlsurelf

or hi6 beneflolarie6,a6 heroinaftern6med, to participate in 6uOh l'UW3or the benefit6 therefrem 66 

### by ttiis

kot provided, 6hau.file with the.SeOretarJ**Tre66urer** 0r the soara of ylre61en'6 xtbuer ana Rbtlnment ma Trustee tr that cfty or town a atateaentin writing under oath that he ae6lru topartialpate In thebsnbrita rroa rUOh'Y'u& glting ths x&J66 aa relation6hip or hi6 then aotU6l dependent6and ehall therein authorize 6atd pity or town or the gwarnlag body thereof **to** deaut3t **not 1666**  **than 0118** **per asntpm**  **nor mom**  **th4n three**  (3).pereentum, the er6ot Blount thereof te be determined **by** the vote d the fire de@ertmeut of whleh 6uahpenon i6 am.embe.r,frQlhl6 sal.6ryorocuapen6ucrtloslf 

## lwholljbld or p6rt paid flreman.riho6e 66tiry or OoiQ~n6atloiI i6 mom than Fifty Dollar6 (#Cl)per month, but if a partpald firmum **nhore 6alary**  **la 1066**  than Firtf Dollara ($50)per month, or tif

a vohnteer fil~nan the 6t6tOMUIt 6bau **inOh a**  **JUti Ma**  **Ul obll&on**  **t0 Pay**  **t0 add**  **mud of**  **Tru6tee6 not**  **lees** than Three Dollar6 (*J)nor more then Fire L80116r6 ($S) per wmum to be paid ,6aml-6~uill.~, the 

### mot **a6muOt tbsreor**  **to** be **llk6wi6e 4etennlaed**  **by** rote 0r 

### tat3 rirea0Wrtsentof. which 6u0hpe~on ia a~maaber. Suoh money 80 abauoted mm 661arle6'oroa6pen6atlonor agreed to bepeldtoboeO6m and form apart of theFund herein da6ignated e6d uteblf6hdl 68 Firemen16 Reuer 6&d Retlrexzent

Funa or that oltf or town. Fallure or z+efu66l to XW&O md file the statementherein pravlaed, or fall.ure **or rem661**  **to** 

### allowdeduotionfrom 

### salaryor tcpay 

### the **66munt herein**  6psalfle(l **a6** hereinprovided on the part 0r 

### my **moabsr** 

### shallforfett **bi6 right**  **to QOrtioipdb**  **in UrJ**  **of the**  **bsnetitr rroa;**  aala **YiretPen ’** **s Reiibi**  **MU** RefIXWent Fund. **lf any**  **6UOb** member 6han eieat POt to partioipate in 6uoh Iti&, 

### he ah621 not be llable,igr 6ny Sti6m **de&IO tina**  nor to p6y a6 herein pmviutta.*

.Honorable H. Beym s6tterfiela,CammIr6ionsr, Pam 3

The Le$lelaturehae not 6een fit to definewhet it **meant bg**  the tew *ealary or **owpea6etioa.n** Tketera 8828z-y i6 dsiined ln W6b6ter*6 InternatIonalDlotIonary a8 beirigr

The reoompen68or ao6ipeneetloa pala; or 6tlgtrkte& to be pda, to a **per6m** 6t **re&ar** lnterr616 **Sor** 8enI08, 86peoially to holder6 of 

### official,exe6utlteor elerIo8l po6ltIon6; rix0a aompe58etlonregularly paid, 86'by the year, quarter,month or **week.w**
The we,authorlty deilner th6 tann 8cWW86tiOa a8 belalet .~~

?That which oon6titute8,or i6 re@rded 08,.&h epdralent or reuompen88~thatwhlah mk68 **6ood** th6 laok of v8rI8- 

# tionor 6oinething 8188~ t&t which **bompenrator** for lotisor prl*utloa; emeuls; ~entlon; r60~a8e.R

**A reading**  **al** the mtlrq bill **6160lo886 tht**  **the word8**  W8eleryor aolap6n8etIoa* 6re ~lof'orod

axeapt In Sutloa 10. fh other pauta of the bill the word W618W *loti 16 wed.

**A0** stated **in your**  **quwtim Bar**  .l,th6 8ilax-y of the ilreaui ~88 $lSO.OO permonth but the fIra aetuallf

### re6elved **Onlf $1~0.00**  dU6 **t0 d8dU6tiOM**  **for b66** **’ Of**  

### tiPI).

ATtar a 6on8lderetIan of th6 bill a8 a *ba&k; thr purp0666 of the AOt end th6 a6aner Of 68rXy'ine; **Out the**  **ptoti8iOM** thereof,we 6re of thb opinion that it wasthe latentioaat the **Legl6littire** to repulre the meat8 to **be made**  **oa th8**  

### bad.6of the aompea6r&loa aatu6lU rrobiyed**br t&e**  **f%reman.**

. **You** 

### ore, **thererore, edvl8ed**  **that your**  **quritioa X0;**  **1**

IO eamred to the effeot thet the deduotlonwill b8 8648 oa the **b8818 or**  @OO.OOper mnth.

The 

### wmwer**to iour**  **eoooad wmotioa**  eoa6truatlon or Seation **7** or **Eoure** Bill,OS& a6 r0ilorr8: depeadr oa the 6kQT6, whloh I‘

Wh6nev6r a **perooa** nrylid 68 an 6.otivofinrurduJ$ 86roUsd in any regularlyaatlye iire **deprtmat in**  **m** elty oretom in the State, sow wlthla or **that** m6 efter oane wlthh the prorislonrof,&8 A6t, here8h aL beeoae**Bonorab1e.H.** Bayne sattortiold,Oaemi8rloner,~~&e 4

phJ8ioallyor mentally disable4 uhlb In and/or in' oon8epuenceof, the pdx?onanor of his duty, aaid Board of TIpsfee **Eey,** upon his mqUbl)t, **or** without suoh request if It 8hall doem proper an6 for the $006 of the awartm-t, rstlrs 8Wh p8r8& fr0m **8~mt1 88rViOe**  either upon total or partisldlrabllltya8 the Oa8e may warrant &nd rhall or&or thet hs b8 paid from 8uOh 

### Fun&, **(a)** 

### it ror totddiaability, aa ammt equal to one-half the averagemmthly ralaryof ouoh fireran, not to **exceed** the 8um of Ona Iiuudrsd Dollar8 ($100)p8r month; provided that if 8uoh anrago smthly satiry

### be Fifty Dollar8 ($60) or lam per month, or hebe a roluatser firelQan

with no salary, th8 amount a0 ordered **paid** 8hall not be la815 than TWmty-five Dollan ($a) p8r month; such **average monthly**  **salary to**  **be** bal.6 QIIth8 monthly **avorap** of hle ralary tar the firs (5)**year** period, or 80 muah tharsof a8 he lolay have fmrved, pre08tIing the date or sgah retlruasnt; or, **(b)** elf the dl88bilitJ be loE8 **than** t&81, t&ll SUoh 8ulL1M ia oh!, juagniart

or the Poard or %kU8t808may **bo** propa- **nnd** OOIWHX8U~t6 With t&r! drip88 Or dl8&bfiit;l;~~Wid8d iurther, that if and when 8u@h **di8ablUty** Bhan 88888, 8uoh retlnlssnt or aisabiuty 8lkwano~ mhallbo'dl8- oontlnued and auoh wr8on 8hall **be re8tor.d**  **to WSivO**  **88niae 8%**  **not b8S**  than the **8am0** 8daarp he MOStVred at ,thotime of hi8 retirelrnt for **dl8abillty. ”** 

For the rea8on stat& 

### In **8lWU8T** 

### to yoOrr **QUO8~hI** Boo.1, w8 are of the opinion that tho tlrsm8nWamhhly bensflt8 mhould be ba88d upponthe fiv8-yWW merag Of th8 aaountrr

of money aotually rees~vet3 **by** ruoh firema. Trusting that the forrgolng fully aqswore your Inquiry,se are
Tours ~0x7 truly

**APrnrnD onmolJ** 

**, By**  **B.W.B. RICHARD**  **El. COCK5**  **A88i8taBlt**

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