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OFFICEOF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF T’EXAS
AU8TIN
Dear Sir:
Iiort0rabl.s
oeorgsH. sheppud, page E
We quot.fma yourlottoT’
of 4lgwt. 88th a8 rollowi
“lb qumtion ha8 bean pn~antod to thi8
DepwBLenta8towhotbertbeGomptrollerwould
to i88W WUX'Mt inpyaunt Of thi8
bo authoilS.6
oldm iinoo R. J. MoLoan,Court Repxtw, I8 an
ofiiobl of thm Stateof Tear ud that ho would
bo pmhibltedtrim &r~ing thi8fee Imder250~
tlon39, &t&01* 16 of tha stat* wnst5mtlonw
‘Iho further quertlon ham arlmn eventhou@ ho
18 authoricod to drew oompwmation
tee thi88orv-
ior a8 to wbthor ho ocul6dmr pay foro?rrbon
oqlea of tMtluony and ror prepmlng iam8 88
lietedin thisdl@ir. Illthi8~6tio: f 0d.1
yourattmtiailto Artlolu 8384,eaa3,es36an4
Immb"
3oatlon83 oi ArtloU XVX 0r t&o 8tatrtbautstution
Of th. 8btO Of %-UM W&B, in 08*, 88 tOlhW81
“2hoAooouatlng ~mou8ofthl8 8tete~JuZl
no ith adr a nor
w pa y
l rarmnt upoatho Tru
in iuor of any or oaponqe“fI on
perun, for
ralat~
a8 agent,offieer
of qqolntu, who,hol4L8t the nma
tk8 any ether orfieor of poaislon of honor,t,rqt or
profit, under thl8 Stat. or tha Wnita+l 8tatr8;a%~
upt U. pro8orib.d ia d8 O~t$WatAon.+ + +”
.Youdo not add80 thLldopertmant
that
“WJ OtherOrtip. Or pt38it%On Of hOlIOF: tSl8t or
th18 stat.or th* unitedSt&U." It'&
whiahYOU bare ~~8OUatcrd, indlUdill& Oh8 8lBtWAOllt crb m. .WUZ’,
Honorable George Ii. Sheppard, pago S
that ha was aati& onlyin hWaapaaliy am offia@ cburt
Raportar of tha l.ebthJudlolalDi8triot '&ad8
Court~~~of
Oounty,TUM and ttn foe8 aoh he hr~ah8rga~~m4$wo-
8Ontsd him blil' for aY@ thoseprovided fOr by tha Statute8
Qf this stete.
The offialalocurt reporterof a Qlrtrlot
oourti.8
an offiolal of the State,Duhn,at al r.;+llm,rt al,
6s 8. w. (aal857.
hitappeerlngthat Mr. War‘ha#r&&d hia bill
for ~nution 80 providedfW by the Bktuf.8 of thi8
St&a a8 the offiolel hurt Importer of the'186th JWal8l
Dirtriat Court Of Tr8vie County', !bX@88 ih fua3h.r +p~~er-
lng thatthen ha8 besnm dopsrturcfrom the proOe8a pm-
vfdldby law for thr flXl~$mid ahUgfnS:bfthe80 f808,
.azullt~furthw not &ppearlng that woh oourtrqmrtor holds
at the 81~0 tlnm%nyother offloeorpo8itionofhoner,
‘~
tSZl8t or profit, un4er t&III Stata or th8 anu8d stat@8,'
$t $8 fb OpbIiOn Of~t)lb.dqmdWnt that ywr pyI8llt
a? thd whant rendare b Mr. Wear will -aat br la viola-
tion of 8ootion 33 a? ArtI al0 XVI si the Wutitutton of-
fbi8~8ktern dt.a&~ 18 the Opi@On ,Of fhi8 dOR8rtMnt that
swh doount ahoul& bi~paid,
By (81 Awry D. L~6erdale
HenryD. LwAderdala
Aulatult