Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honorable Bayno Setterfield Biremeh*s Pension Oommiasloner Austin, Terse .’ ., ,. <. Honorable Baasns Satterfiald - Feaa 2 ana one-halr overtlw ooffiputed upon thhe basis ofthelr monthly aalarp ahall be paid totham tar auoh adaltional tiau as they an requlro4 to work.' Vader t;ho prorlbm8 or the Aott *Are Flrmen'and Polloem~n entltlod to time aad one-halt ror the 15 day8 taoation perlod wharo they worked during their 1s day perlo& beoawa of t&o war mmgonor - or PI, tha tlnn and 0n0dir ov*rtlthm ooniin~d to thi d8y or the yeok drslgnatod aader thm prailrlon8 or Ikotlen54* .;.” . . ” r~..,. emplojwl In suoh department or departments for a per103 OS at least one (1) year. *Bee. 4,. &oh pruooding Fo~aral Oenmm shall drtsmnlnethe population. Y3eo. 5. The olty oiilolalr, hating supervi- ulon or the rim drDartwat and ~olloo awart- 8alarr 8hall-be pair0 time aa they are requlre4 to work. :.. <:. -- .. _-. ,.. “s60. 7. It ia rurther prorldod that In I any olty or more than r0rtp thousand (40,000) lnhabltanta eaoh mrnhar of say auoh departmmt ahall reoeive the SW or one Hundred and Forty (9150.00) Dollars per month a8 a alnfatnt wags ror aald aervloe5 so rendered. "Soo. 8, The olty orrlolal having oharge of the firs department or polloadepartmrnt ln any auob ,olty who vlolatoa any prm~alon5 or this Aot ahall be rined not lea8 than Ten (QlO.00) Dollars nor awre than On0 Buvlred (,,lOO.OO) Dollars, and eaoh day on whioh sald~ . . olty ofr'lolal shall oau5~ or psrmlt any aeotloa or ,thla Aot to bogviolated nhall aonatltute and ~b'a separate o%Yqmm. -1 I). ~"SOO. 9. ROthlAg liltill8A& 5hal.lb6 oan- 8trwd iltol-hg .u ~s&luA&l.ng,' or mu whataoowr the pxwl.810~ ~: ..v Rual ; 0040 or Toxas, as aluaaded, Agta ~3935,46th' ....iL.;i~~~~~.~.~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~, ::.:~~_ ~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~!~~~39~~,~ot~.~~;.~~,,~~ ,,; :,;: ~, ,~,_, .i _; ,,,i~,.:i ,'~-'i Aota 1937 ~4rthlyl5latur0,. .=a 358, ohapta! 173, 2+&m 1~ Anti 1943, &$ih Ligialature, :paga 309, C!haBt+r 20X. Seotloal. Zihla Aot-is wmul.atlve ti in additbn to r&d lawa aof oat $A fhia SootlgA. -soo. 10. lho faol that t&e preaont Sta*t*a regardlag the prwlaloaa or this Aot an uiuaria- r80tfu-y a0 to the oltlu involvmd and lal~ay- iul inJury to a6mbera ,oi the ilro aa& ~partunt.8.nmntloaod ia MU.8 Aot; aad tr a raat tiot rlroamn an& po&loamon in this *tat4 ax-0 umtrrpald b m sltieq uad the fwther~taot that the 31~0, gtt3pdy or 0~ 0itk8ns 823 ~b~~03~ed 8d m. g hl 0t8dp dp0 trpr0t60tfan. 0mtea ~1 Wq r g e no a ayw d ~r a $ lvo mb llo awoaait& that the Oonatltutioml &ala nqnirlag bllla to beraa4 09 th$U UOVU81 &&O iA -Oh ~OUW b0, &ULd tb -‘I .~;Honorable Bay110 8attarfiaU - Pam 5 Honorsble Bapne 8atterfIela - Pem 6 overtime. In addition to the regalar rate 0r a~npensa- tlon for such psrlorl of raoatlan tbs. Thqre is no provision In said Aot that allous the suspension or such annual vacsticn period with pa)- because or energeqoy ox? ii such riremcm , neoesslty. More apeoirioall~, or pollea- non Is on the payroll at ~l~.OO per month and .is raquirod to work during the entire periob of his 15 day reuation, than he Is entltled ta $75.OO as ngular pay ror~hls va- oatlon period and sn add~tlanal $75.00 for working dur- ing the the provided as his raoatlw period. Ii~he work- 06 the balan0e of tlm nonth also, then ha would be entitled to a total, WY ohsok ror that manth or $225.00. This rig- of tmuk, does not l.noludr,any brert5.m pai ~he.mIght . it% earned during this month. 2: Aat, whloh, among other things, hers OS mid aepartawnts guarsntees'tlie a paid vmation, We belleva smn- It unqa~stion~: ,,$hat .-:~.'.&.-~;i;~;:..,~.j:;'~:i.,:.~~.'~~l~:. ti 'any ~.~~*~&?~Iw~~wr ,ta ;e&&.a* 0% so* +rmw or pal*oe-n fh&,.';."bthur~. ~. _,_.._.~...~ _~ .',y.)l' .:,..> : ,i ~;WV&. ,'1?.fl,i . parsanwha rIlloa the absent mszber*s Jab drtcing mmh Taoa; tlon period wq&l4 be entitled to pay thorefor. ,We aaZIstOt mmtmy smtarlal dIstInotianbstweenthencqt hi-0 In-~ th efIma mnor p a lIo a diia la neo a ndo newh e r e o ntitled n, to a @.a 'I(iaatIon, was ~nquirea .to wark aad Ula yark ~dur4.q his ~taoatlanperlod. a0. the ,other haml, we do see .an ~injtitiee~ In re‘qdrlng one who works fNrIn& his ‘Vaoatlan period to receive no nom than'hs waul$l havclr he had not worked, we DO&it OUt that @dS IS I306 *OTwtiR@- but BLerS- Alyo~ QRNHRALOFTXfA9 I . ~PPROVRD DRa 20 1945' key /a/ Robert I.. Lattlmars. Jr. .aarloa a. Ashley Rabort L. Lsttlmore. Jr. . FIRST ASSISTANT Assletant AlTWQENERAL RLL:jt