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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Rcoomble CO iI* Csmeee
fitrte Auditor
Austin, 11, TeXee
Bet Wbotba or net
the fhmeral M6nsgesr
tow or 6n7 at the
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tee* or ammm
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eraI mmaager
6m emplo7eem
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nueb pe~eau
tot 8lle+Lng
nerptlre On que8tiaa Be.
employees who hate boon
ees st $%bOO per emspe be
e pr.i.6~~1 pernkmnell who oam 10&8117 db
to be a •tru~tym &WY tor what perled
Fleers alto governing etatutem.)
'4. Can conriots leEally drive aver the hi@mqs
ot Texan in prl non omed motor ~ahlal aa, vi th OF With-
out a ward or other prison employee beina preeent?
.s. Can such conricte lemlly ohtnln a drlrer'r
or chaufieur's Ifconae to drive prison nwnad or other
motor rehiclen over Ptate Hlghwayst
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Bonorahle C. 4. Cawtesn - page 4
"4. Wet effeat does this praotioe ot allowing
priumers to drire prison owned motor rehioles hare
cm the prison fnemranoe aorerago, oorering publie
llablllty autlproperty damages? (Mosae alto stat-
ates, if any).
'7. What lagal rights aw allowed~snah prison
emplo7ees and peace of'fiaersinpnraulng sn eaeap$nK
aenriata5 to entering priratel~ mod
holldlng:n,6to.t (Fleaae aibe statatanpfapert7'
fmbnequent to re6eipt at 7aar inquir7 we requested trrr-
thsr lntonnation relating to the first two quest*onm, and goa re-
Flied as tollowsr
lX r eo eiteda letter tblr mo r ningvhioh indi-
oatem that there are no Written oontraots or agree-
~menta between the glple7ees of the Prlaan efstgl
snd the Beaerul Maaager 0~ PriaOn Board eoaaecainp:
the oolleetioa of aa 8motmtmof mO#tOyboOmme 8~17
BUOh 8mplo7eo ma7 hare beea respanaible iOr allow-
hg a aonriat to emape~ Be are told that it IS
simpl7 a praotioe that ha 8 beeu hmded down throu&h
the 7tara 8nd tbat there are ~lb dfwot indloatlonm
am to whether it is UI ‘admini6trat~Te peli~’ ox-
aapt that it is a verbally handlad matter, aad that
a11 Primm employees sneb.as gaard~~ farm naaagarsr
etoer are told at the aondition on bein& hIted 8nd
thet thef al? alearly mdarrtand tbat they are wb-
jeot tn the lasermsat of nob amOunt Ot Waay*
The moma is oolleetad dlreatlr tram tbs amplayeem
most re~pomslbl e for the emo8p’kvl(of tbe eefavlet,
and trmkl7 wo are ansble t.a detem%ne just whore
the nutharlt7 for thlcl ariaee.~
we shall ansrer your qunetLms in the order ahore
stated.
1. seation 10 of Artlale XVX of the Cnnmtltutlm
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Emorab:e C. ll. Cwnesn - page 3
*The Legislature shall protIde for deduotfons
from the salaries at pub110 otiiaern @ho may neg-
loot the porformanoe OP an7 duty that xay be as-
mimed them by 1 SW.'
There are no statntee authoriling tho Board of
RIman Comls&merr or the Beneml Yana~er ot the Rim bye-
tein to lmpc6e tine0 or pecuniary assesnment~ anon emplo7eos at
the Prl@n 8ymtm who am7 negY eat the perforaanoe ot their du-
tien msslgned them by '1EW. On the oonfrary, PO reapeats the
amnosed aasemmentcl involved in 7er0erqtl65ticn1, the Ceglmla-
ture has enaoted Artiele 318 at the Penal Code, QrWidings
aAny omeer, jailer, or guard who has the
lernl au6todf of an7 pereen aooa66d Or COnvi6f+
ed nt a felCn7 not ORpitS rho ~I.lfull~ pOWit
snob person to osoqe or to be remcued shal’t be
confined in the penitentiary not less than two
nor more than fire yeaw-’
Again, in ArtSale 321 nf the Penal Code 1 t 15 prcrldedr
‘Any aitiaorl jailer or guard who ha5 tbe
leeal eustady ot a peraonaeeuned or amricted
or a felon7 not capitsl who ne~ligenttl~ pewits
6uch person to eeaape or be remeued mhall be
fined not exoeeding one thoueand dallsrs.’
Wnoe the T:eaislkture ban thus speaieiOal~7 dealt with
the nroo