Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Gaulc. M*NN &-“n .saOlAl. :;’ e:Iik ffl EofiorableJoe C. Glndney Criminal Distriot Attorney Hender-on, Tems sear sir: r of izay 6, 1959, wherein YOU 86t forth th6 e Carlisle Con- elatad within f the truattor~, rrifi MOI to 30h001 Diatlrl~t our opinion 88 to rhethar OF not, under forth ~beve, the lhool boa,rdviolet88 ~1 Oode whioh reads os follawm r of thla Stetcr or eq)roftloer Of ang county, oitr, prealnot, sohaol dfstriot, or other'munialpalsabdiria%oa of this ,StateSor any orfioer or membar oi nay State, distriot, oounty, oitp, school distrlrt or othsr wiOipe1 board, or judge of eny aawt, areated by or under authority of any grmeml of spoial law ot *his State, or any uimbborof the Laglslature,shall fiororableJoe C. Sladney, Kay 13, 1939, Pa'ge2 sippoint, or vote for, or confirm the appoint- ment to eny office, position, clerkshi,?,em- ployment or duty, of tinyperson related within the second daEr.:eby affinity or within the tbir2 degree by consenguldity to the person so appo:ntlne or so voting, or to any other member of'nny such board, the Legislature, or court of which such parson so appolcting or voting mzy be ti member, when the s%lcry, fees, or oompsnnatlon of suoh~appointee 1s to be paid for, directly or lndlreotly,out of or from pub110 funds or rees or orfi00 Of any kind or charaoter whatsoerer. Aats 1909, p. 85, Aota 1915, 9. 149." from a reading of the above statute It may be noted thst to oonstltutea violation there mu& be an appointment to an oifice, position, olerkrhip,amploymsntor duty. Fur- thermore, there must be n oompensatlon pald $lrectly or in- .dlreotly,out of or from, pub110 fund8 or fees of offioe of 8oM kind. Marely permlttlngthe instruotbrto use ona oi the ,mona of the sohool in whioh to teaoh PmsWwould not oonsti- tute'an appointmentof her to an oifioe, position, olerkshlp, employment or duty. Nor would permitting her to use the roan Srse of oharga oonstitutea payment to bar of compsnsatlon out ot publlo funds or fO68 of offher YWti,QUestiOn is,tSi- aweredin'the nagatlos. . Yours wry truly ATTORREI C- OF TEXAS Glean R. kwia Assistant 0RL:FL AP?ROVED: s-----k ATTOFNEY GENZUL 3F TEXAS