Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE ATI’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN lionorable f. 0. Walton, Pmmident, A. Eb Y. GOlloge of %xam College Btation, Terse Dear Dr. Valtonl ophloo No. 04622 we haw four let 242, as i011as: a 8iember of In tarloue eeotlone presoribee the duties and Plant Board. The initial sentence in the 438pt%On Of the M.11 ie -8s *An Act to safeguard the pblle in the pohase of pure-bred agrlaultural raeod, true to n8me.m aonorable T. 0. WaltOn - page 8 BeatIon as of Artiale xvi of the Constitution, i~ofar ae 16 pertinent, is as follorro: “me 8OOOUXIti~ OmO0ra Of thi8 Stat0 shall neither draw nor pay a warronf upon the Treasury in f8VOr of any praon, for eal- 8ry or OontpUmbtiOn 80 agent, otfloer or ap- pointee, who holds at the am time alp other offioe or podtlon of honor, tru& or proflt, UDdW thb State Or the DBited states, 0X66+ as presorlbed in this Con8titution.g Item 84: in the ourrent appropriation for Agrioultural and Mechanioal College of Texae, m8in oollege, it31 lProiesoor aznl head o? Department (Genetlor (12 8amthIB)..*... .*. .. ... ..I..$6,800.00. 2 Unasubtedly, stwh professor and head of deprrtmemt holds 8 "positton Of honor, trust and profit. ynder the Mate, and 8P w&a, he may not retire pay irom.the State through 8 mrrant upon the Trearrury rhilo he1dkng at the 88M time another position of'honor , trust or protlt tier the St&e. Aa abweindfoated, the pO~&tion Otmember Of the Btate Beed and Plant PO8rd ii3 u&OUbtedlJ a lpodtion at honor and tlTl8t', If not of proflt, Tlthln the me8zfing af Section aa, of'&tiole XVI, and therefore perforae of the Constitution, the profeaeor and bed of Department of Oetnet- ioe w not 6ierve 88 8 mhber of the State Seed and Plant Board Thile &X’Lrorilll5 S81al'y iOr h.iS iEAStitUtiOllal pO6iitiOll. The principle 16 ruled by our Opi.nions Hos.o-8601 and o+&a,oopies of mieh reh8ndyouheretith. Verytrulyyoure ATToRltElGfu~ OF T OS-B@ mnnolosure