Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

739 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN SRo”ERSELLERS *,IO”NLI QCNCRIL xonorablo 0. B. Oou’ county Ettornep Blaaco county JohMon City, TexU mu alrr -driver for county. Frcpryour e we tnkt the follou- 0 per mmth. *The Coun- ror his salary each urer 8l@m it before it 18 a 800 of R. B. C@ithtm, the 0r Blanc0 couoty. ne is marklog y as asslrtant truck driver, and hlr ad by the County Commlre~onere Court the warrant for his pap Is issued by chs County Clerg, and the County Treaaurtr sign5 the Yarrant before it can be oaahed, as County Treasur- or. mQutrtlonr Ia stthtr John Ii. Grlrhem, or Guy Oriahm, or both of then illewlly employed, and &mid by Blaaao County, a8 abort lndlcettd under the oIiepotlam@.Statutta or the Penal Code? l l .. . . Roooreble V. B. Gaev, ~8 2 Your Question 18 mlwtrtd la the Img5tlve. Refereaco to brtlclo 432, Ptual Code of Texas, dlecloete that the otrenet ii i35pOtle~imiel5te 0r aDpolntln2.7votlngfar, or conflrmiw~ the --- ~__aoDolotmeat of e ritreon roleated, ulttilatea wohibLcw uo- grtte of relatloaehlp~ hrtlcle 434, Penal Code; pr3hlblte ,, e(n1elonof the acpotlsm lav ~bg tradtag. County Treasurers ~) heve oothlng vhatevtr to do ulth either appointing, votlog for, or aouflrmlng janitors or truck-drlvtre. Ye fiAd. a0 8uth9rUy, statutory or othorolse for such olficer meking a eontract oi wplopasnt with elther or such workmeta. xr the c0unty trt85- urer of your county, la conrldaretloo of the grap!r authorftler appoint in& rotIn8 for or COufirrtUnghle kin, ehould eppolat reletlone of those having such duty a8 e deputyounty treesur- tr, you vould be varraatsd and your ducg v?uU rewire you to proehcute tbe guilty parties t.ud.cr Mtlcla 434, eupra3 other- else, the mere fact that the county coiwaiealonare~ court ehould employ l truck-driveror janitor would nat constitute 8 vlola- tioo. Ye enclose a aopi of Gplnlon Dlo.O-1954 oi We ds- p&rtmtat, uhlch YO bolleve ~111 be helpful to you* Yours wry truly ATT~OEMYRhL OF TEXAS A8818 tant COYMllTLL