Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN mable P. L. Hu’quess fJ@lnty Auditor -ton county Wharton, Texas De&l- Sir: long as he relnlns toe of the peaoo. en reaelved8nd ame- quote froP pour request unty oontinueto psy ation of his Corm? ahto pow 8nsve~ 4t JOUP lroll- awse the pqaheeks uemado this month Sor the month of April: om OprnionHo. O-4457 OS thls departmentas *In OpiniOA no. o-3448,addressedto the Honor- ableFred liorrls,CountyAuditor, Polk County,Uv- &n&cm, Toxas, this Department,followingAHAalo ~0mble P. 1. M8Pweas, page 2 5, Seatlon24, of the Constltutlonof Toxas, and ?ollowinglI.aothe lnlon oftihoaomt lathe QUO o? 3ismllton v. KIna"pTexas Civil Appeals,X918), 204 S. Y. 953, held tMt the lnductlcao? l oounty attorneyinto the ulry did not orootea vaoanayin such offloo. Sinae Artiale5, 8oatlan24, of tho f.xmstltutlon o? the 3tato of Texas, also lnoludea justioos or the pea00 in its terms, vo .be~lovethat the oplnicnabove referred to au??iolontlyaasvers pur puestlonrogerdIngthe vaaanay,and that ?ollou- lng th is0p lp i0n a ndin lOaOPdanaevlth the holding of the aourt,hour firit quaatlon shouldbo ansvorod in the negative, that is, that ths induatian3.&o the army of the just100of the poaao,referrod to gfgr lettop, doer not aro8to a vaaano~ in such A aopy of this opinion is attaahedhereto for yoir ln?orstbtlon~ * opinion lo. o-4465 of this department hous that the oountyattornay of LlbortlCountqwho jolnodthe UnltodStatea Aakqvas ontltlodto hla lal8rj ?ram tho o??laer*asolmy fund as laxi& os lm remained suah aountylttcmep. Tbia opinionpoints out howeverthat I? the aountyoS?iaial&coopted and euraised on c?- fla8 in the U. S. Army he vould vbaGe his ooanty o??loo,under so&ion 12 of ArticleXVI of our Caatltutlon, ls held in opinion Xqp, O-4343 of this departaunt. Uo oncloseherewith3 es; of opfnlo~ nos. O-2333: O&Yf!u&oO~343, o-4457, and o-44Y?5, of~thladepartmentfor your . We assume fronnrour lotter that the justioeof tho pooae hold& and exerairosno O??laein tho U. 5. Army. Under the faota stated unl la suud, it.18 our opl&n tht tho justicea? the poses now sorvingin the m ts logolly eS&itledto drav his salory?rca~tho o??laer~asolor~?und of Y'WP countyas lang as he holds luah offlao, provldod of avurao that tho prealnatoffiaecao? your acunty oontlnw to be ampon- rated on a salary buls. Of course, I? the justiao be005808an army offiaor he till then vacatehis offloeof jwtiae o? tho peace and his SU&ry as justfoevould then atop. &aozablo P. L. Harqwaa, page 3 Trustingthat va have aetlsfaotorll~ansveredyaw inquiry,vo are Very trulyyours ATTWIFX OEXBAL OF TXlU3