OFFICE OF THE f.TI’ORNEY GENERAL OF TRX.-
AUSTIN
'Zenorable
Gee. H. ShepplZ'd
fJomptroller
of Publl.0
Aooouuta
Austin,Texas
'bearXr. 3heppa-lt Opinionx0. e-5317
Tou request the winion or thla departmenton the
'following
questic+nst
& isSue awarrent in payment or
the Legislaturewho Is
0 Oomtitutlon sf
Sootion 04ntiinS oertainexoep
Tit44
ma$erialto thie disaussion.
The plaoe ef member of the Legialat
17 an bffioe 4i boner, truat and rmoftt und4r
Hennonble G44. Ii.l%h4plm?d- p~go 2
& person holding a positien of “Field Werker" in the
Dspartment of Pub110 Uelfape la fan "appelntee". (844
enr Opb.iea X0. O-2&7). Thher4f4r4, ,seoti4n33 pro-
Mbltr 4u frea.dro?inga vrnwnt~upda the treasury
:t4 pay t~h4 salary es a "Piold Workera, who heldr, for
th4 period fer whioh thb.salary is 014isledto be due, the
4ffi.44 of Mglsl&or. (see Oplniot~ of the Attornay General,
1912-19n,,~. 873).
Y4ur a40+id que8ti4n ie aeye gen4ra1, and wiii re-
oelv4 a gen4ral answer.
.It the plaoe in the F4d4ral ditil Servlae is an
*4rffaea; then, upen aoeept;ingand quallr;ringtherefor the
Bomber 4f the Legl8iatum tiFl1lutoautioallyforfeit and
raoat4 his 4fti04,aa~.n14mbezr4f tha 'Iferss
LegLslatur4, ep-
f4me of th4 prm-lsieus ef th& Bou6tNAtlelr,&rti414.1., %
(lootleo12.'.It the~.plaooin.th4.FodeyIIciril Serrioe ia
n4 t ln.?4ffi,a4u%ut.a ,~~'poeition"~:of'.~4ner,
trwt or pretit",
then,.under-Seoti~ 33#.the.memb4r of-the Legislature oeuld
sot buoempenaated;as~a\ if, oper~$he'pexGd fer whl.oho~lp-
peuaatloti aa 8 memb4r of the.Le@O.atu3?e,varolalmd, ha
alre h4ld.the:plao4In-th4 F#eraL Q$til Bervioe. ,Sinae
maobern.4f the.Le&lalatum are..@+id.per diam lhly for the
day'9during vhioh~th4.,&.3gislat!jr4
is.iu seasidn' the 1~iePlb0r
of th4.Legirlature:would.not prejudloe hla~~rl.@&te 04m-
.Denaatlena.(~ suahi:~f.he.heldth4 poa$tlon in the:F4dsral
QIdl dervtocr'ealy:duriag pez&di'lu irhtohthe Lbgialatum
Va8 not in seasi@&;::544tlon 33.deprl%65 the l rfiaer, lgsnt
4r a3bpointee.4fthe$right to b4 04mp4mfst4dKjth respeot 4ulP
%4 the period duA.n&whloh he.hoLds another errioe w
P4aLtL4n 4f h4aers trust *r:pref%t. :
AttorrmyOenera?