OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAB AUSTIN



### aonorabls

Bert Ford,Admlnistntor Texas 

### LiquorControl Board Austin,

Texas

Dear 8irr Opinion Ro. O-2520 

### Rsr Can a 

### regularly~appolnted inapctor ior 

### the Tena Liquor 

### Control

Boardoamylxq pollee powem servealso an trustee of an IndepwMnt 

### schooldietriot in Wa,,.pW Your request 

### for oplnlo~ up,en the above stated question

has 

### been receive$

end oub$%lly aonsidered 

### by this 

### departma. ,.I' 1

Al%iClt"l6,

54otion'bO

or our stat4CQnatitutloIl, rwda in partas foUovs* .,

“lW’pe+son 

### ahallhold 0; exerelae 

### at the aam time,ntam thaaone oiviloffiae0r m0lu

### taant....n

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### ‘~.."104fiee*

**embraoea**

### the ideas of tenure, d;.iratUn,

emolumentand Uutlea. Ammg the 

### cri‘bgrla

for detemhlng 

### whether aa employmnt is a‘ptibllc

offloe am the follovingr

ths dele- (prtlon of a portionof the sovereign 

### funotiona of the govemtmnt~ the requixmamt of an ofri

### olal oath; that thepaversentrusted are aonfermd by law and not by contrsot;and the fWng of the dumstionor term of office. It is the duty per-

### Honorable Bert Fold,AdmUxiatntor,**Phge** 

### 2

taining to the 0??1o0 and the lmtum or that 

### duty,and not the extentOS 

### authority rhiohmrb the incumbent

an offioer;

and one Ia none the leasan offlaorkwma8e bia authority la oonfinad to narrow lindta. Salary 0~ a~ation Ia not 

### eaaential

to constitute 

### an eaploynnt an O??iQeJ it is a WF'b indldent and 

### rornm no part or th4 

### ~rri~~.* 

### Artiole666-n, 

### Vernon's Annotated

Tena Penal Coda,read8aa followsa

'All Inapeotora

and repmaentativea of the Boardah&l rubaa~ibe to the ooaatitutIons1 oath of office

whIohahallbe filedIn the o??Iooof the Board. The Beardor Admiadatmtorla mhpovemd to o cmmia aion l 

### uoh zmaberof lta inapeatom 

### &ml mpmaentatfvea 

### vhIoh it deem6 newaaacy 

### to enferoo the proviaione

of thIa**Aot.** 

### Swh oaaaiaaioxiedinapeatom and mpmaontativerr ahallhave all the poweraof **a** 

### peaa43

o??ioer

ooexten8ive

with the boundaries

of thim&ate. Such ooarisaionedInopeotore

end r*preaentatIvea ehallmake and aacute 

### swh bond ae my be requized by the Bawd." The AppmprlrtionBill for the 0-t **biennium** 

### for the Texas**Liquor** 

### Control **Board grovides**  **for** 

### eighty 

### inapeatora

at 2,lOO.OO

per mum wh and ?or 

### el&hteen inapwtoi% at 1,800.00 per annumeaoh. (Speoial Lmm o ) foxa - iteguhr 

### .%aaion - 46th Isgl.alature - pagea 138-g-40). I 

### Clearly

an "Inspector

of 

### the TexasLiquorControl Board * hol& a 

### aiviloffloeof smolume&,

Siwe youdIdnotspeai?y inyourletteruuderwh~t Aot the lndependont aahoeldietriot

vls o-ted, we ahall ur\mtsthatItwo ore&G3 under the gneml authority 

### or t3J5ter13, 

### Title49 of the Revised CivilStatutea

of Toma,

. Apti 

### 2775 

### thereof providea

in part 40 rolb3tfa~ 

### "InNob imlepmdentdiatflet that ah&l1



# PBonorabls Bert Ford, AdmIRi8trator, page 

### 3

hereafter be 

### organbed, the county Judge of the oounty in vhlch aald **bdependent dietriot**  **ie** situated ah811 order 

### an eleCtion for aeven tru8- 

### tee@, vho shalleonatitute the schoolboardof such dIatrIct, and all of vhom shall serve without OomPen8ation.' -(uRderlJooriq OUWB]
It Ia, therefar4, apparent that **a member**  0s th8 Board of Truateea of 121Independent school distriot, amted under the general lawa, does not hold ~1 affioe 

### or emolughnt vithin the **meaning** or **Artiole 16,**  section **40,** or OUF **state** Comtltutlon.

We quote from 34 Tsma JuchpWnoe, page 349, rwremng **to haale**  **16,** &IO. 40, M rOllw8r

"The Coaatitution **applies** only to 0rria48 0s emoluarnt. 'lhlalmRt' mean8 a pocuRiary pMrit, gain or uwatrge~ h4noe the 8W p4paon my hold tw **0ivii** 0rri0t38 vh0r0 RO p6y, e-nnation or peowiary gain rttaehos to one 0s th4a, provided they are not 1nooapat1b1e."



### we kww 0s 

### no r8a80n rhg the 

### duties 0s 

### a mwbr 0s the Board 0s Tru8twa 0s an inbrpendent 8ohool diatriot should bb in 8ny DIulllor

eonfliatIng or inaompatibl4 vith the duties of an Inapeator for th4 Texa8 Liquor Control Bomd.

**Article 16,**  

### Se&ion 33, 

### of our StateConetltttion, t-w8 IR pm, M r0iiw8 

### 1

%O MOOURting OffiOOF8 Of thi8 

### 8t4tOah811 neithsr draw Ror pay 

### a varrant upon the Tl’4&8Ury 

### in favor0s any per80n, r0c 88lwy oc oompenaation 

### ae agent,**officer** 

### OF appointee, who holdaat the 8am8 tIm4 any oth4r 

### offlao or poeition of honor, trust or profit, under tbi8 Stat4 or the United Strt48, exaept a* pr48tJribiBd in thi8 Constitution."

A truStw of 6n indep+nd@!it 8Chool di8triat i8 a 0ivii 0rricor 0s th0 state. See Thomm, 4t al va. Aburrmthy Count LIn8 Indspend4nt sohool Mstriat, et al, **278 SW** **213 (19d.** %Onorrbb MPt FOZ'd,&!@.l%%8tl'8tOr, Pa&I 4

Them~oanbeao doubt thatatru8tuo 0rm lndependent aahool 

### 6iat&& hold8 8n offloo of honor 8nd trwt vithin the mnafq 0s Artials 16, seation 33, 0s our state Conatltution. I!b Opi33iO~ %O. O-1422 Of thi8 dOp8RtIMt.

opinion Ilo.

O-1422 of this deprctmtnt hold8 that **a** pemon auy legally mm on tb,e Bo8~d 0s Dfmatora 0s the Tema college 0s Arta an6 Induatrior, and at the aame tim8 MrV4 a8 a ~10mboP Of me board Of tFWtw8 Of an iII&tpOrdO~t auhool diBtPfOtJ but Ia doiag 80 he fOFfeit8 

### all right to any oompenaation to uhlah he d&at hvo been ontitled aa a dinator of tb college, by nwoa.or Artiolo 16, section 33, 0s the TOa8 oaartitution.

You 

### 8n th0nr0m rorpwt?nlly dviaed that it ia the opinioa 0s thla tlopartmat U+ a 

### poraoa may legally aerva a8 **an In8peotor**  0s **the Telad**  **Liquor Control**  **Blorrd, 8nd**  at the 8am8 tima aam a8 

### a member OS th8 bowl 0s trustees 0s an iaaep4a68at aohool diatrlatl but In d&kg 60, he **for** feits all right to any oomm8atioxa to vhlah he might &we b6en eatit a8 an rnapeotor or the hxu Liquor oonizol Bo&d~t~ia80a 0s &tiole 16, se&ion 33, 0s the pIa8

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