no authority to attempt to daaIgnato whom the offioar ah811 appoint an4 Is apeoIiIoall~ forbIddon to 40 lo by thla artlolo. The oommla lIonara * court doer not oontlrm the lppointao.
On Fabruary 9, 1932, thla Urpartaant held, In an opinion by Honorable R. 0. Watera, Asrlstant Attornby OBnOr81, that it waa not a riolatIon ot tha napotlsn law for a tax eollaotor to appoint aa hla aaaIatant or Uapatr a aon or a 00wit~ oornnIaaIonar after tho oommIaaIonara* court ha4 authorized the appolntmont of such Uaputr In aocorduaoa with Artlolo 3902, Rarlae4 Civil Skatntaa of Taxaa. On Maroh 2, 1935, this dapartaant hold In an opinion by Honorablo C. M. Kannody, Aaaiatant AttornoT General, thet a deputy aharlrr who is a fIrat CouaIn or ono or the member8 of tha oomIaaIonara* oourt would not be prohIbitad from #erring aa auoh nor 414 hi8 ap- polntnant by tha aharirr rlolato tha tarma Or Art1018 432, Penal Co40 of Paxaa, nor the allawanca of hi8 aalary by the oommiaaionara* oourt oonatituta a riola- tion oi auoh nepotism law because the oo%mIaaIonara* oourt did not appoint or tote for or confIrm the ap- pointront 0r 8uoh dapaty aharlff. On Deoaber 29, 1936, thie department held in an opinion by Ronorabla William &craw, AttOrnbT Cbnbral or Taxaa, that the arpolntnuit or an unula or one 0r tha mahera of the comadasfonua* court 88 aaaiatant diatrlot attorney waa not a violation of the nepotlaa law or the State Or Taxaa. Hoaorablo 0. I. Oarron, pago 4
Oplnlon Ho. O-00 ot thla Uopartmant ho148 that It la not e violation of tha nspotlam law for tho dlatrlot olark to biro aa hia dOpUtT a daughter of a 0ountT oonnla alonar.
Oplnlor No. O-875 of thla department hol4a that It la not a violation or tho napotian law tW tha Ulstrlct olerk to appoint aa hla 4aputT a alatar of the aoting comtT judge of the oounty. You are thsrafora rrapaotfully adrlaad that it la the opinion of thla dapart?lont that your quaatlon should be anaware In tha nagatlta an4 it ia 80 anawarad. Tour8 vary truly
0mA.L ATTORWEY OF TEXAS
Wn. J. Fanning Aaalstant VJRLW 23, 1940 ~._s~EovE','FEB
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