Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Honorable Railroad Commission of Texas Austin, Texas Attention: Mr. Commissioner, Ernest 0. Thompson Mr. Commissioner, Beauford H. Jester Gentlemen: Opinion NO. O-6986 Re: Chief Engineer of the Rail- road Commission-authority of the Commlsaion'to appoint and pay salary of. This will acknowledge receipt of the Commissioners' letter of December 10, 1945, the pertinent provisions of which are quoted for clarity: "The Railroad Commlsslon of Texas finds it nec- essary to employ a Chief Engineer of the Railroad Commission and to pay him a salary of $7,750 per year, being the same salary paid the State Highway Engineer, the chief engineer of the State Highway Department, in order that the Oil and Gas Division, as well as the other D,ivisions