OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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EofiorableJoe C. Glndney
Criminal Distriot Attorney
Hender-on, Tems
sear sir:
r of izay 6, 1959,
wherein YOU 86t forth th6
e Carlisle Con-
elatad within
f the truattor~,
rrifi MOI to
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our opinion 88 to rhethar OF not, under
forth ~beve, the lhool boa,rdviolet88
~1 Oode whioh reads os follawm
r of thla Stetcr or eq)roftloer Of ang
county, oitr, prealnot, sohaol dfstriot,
or other'munialpalsabdiria%oa of this ,StateSor
any orfioer or membar oi nay State, distriot,
oounty, oitp, school distrlrt or othsr wiOipe1
board, or judge of eny aawt, areated by or under
authority of any grmeml of spoial law ot *his
State, or any uimbborof the Laglslature,shall
fiororableJoe C. Sladney, Kay 13, 1939, Pa'ge2
sippoint, or vote for, or confirm the appoint-
ment to eny office, position, clerkshi,?,em-
ployment or duty, of tinyperson related within
the second daEr.:eby affinity or within the
tbir2 degree by consenguldity to the person
so appo:ntlne or so voting, or to any other
member of'nny such board, the Legislature, or
court of which such parson so appolcting or
voting mzy be ti member, when the s%lcry, fees,
or oompsnnatlon of suoh~appointee 1s to be paid
for, directly or lndlreotly,out of or from
pub110 funds or rees or orfi00 Of any kind or
charaoter whatsoerer. Aats 1909, p. 85, Aota
1915, 9. 149."
from a reading of the above statute It may be noted
thst to oonstltutea violation there mu& be an appointment
to an oifice, position, olerkrhip,amploymsntor duty. Fur-
thermore, there must be n oompensatlon pald $lrectly or in-
.dlreotly,out of or from, pub110 fund8 or fees of offioe of
8oM kind. Marely permlttlngthe instruotbrto use ona oi the
,mona of the sohool in whioh to teaoh PmsWwould not oonsti-
tute'an appointmentof her to an oifioe, position, olerkshlp,
employment or duty. Nor would permitting her to use the roan
Srse of oharga oonstitutea payment to bar of compsnsatlon
out ot publlo funds or fO68 of offher YWti,QUestiOn is,tSi-
aweredin'the nagatlos.
. Yours wry truly
ATTORREI C- OF TEXAS
Glean R. kwia
Assistant
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ATTOFNEY GENZUL 3F TEXAS