OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eoaomblo Charlar 3. mstla
c0mf huaftor
Barri a County
Kanhall, Toxa~
Dear 8lrr
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of 7oar latter rm-
plmmtlag our opinioa l the Sol%ow:
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lr the Cwuatq
ea 8ut .ar the gem-
uount mott4
0) Doll8ra par
*so o?rloor of thb stat. or say orriorr
of an7 diatrl6t, oounty, oitr, pmolnot, lohool
dietriot, or other aunidpal ou$dlri8lon OS
thi# Stata, or ary offtier oc mlmbor of an7
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Honorable 0h.rl.o R. Idartin, Page 1!
Ststs, dl.trlat, aamty, olty school dl.trlot
or other munlolp.1 board, or hldf:.of an7
oourt, orrted by or uadu authority or any
-. goneral or rpo.l.1 law of thi8 W&m, or any
maaber of the &giol.tar., lbll .ppolnt, or
rots for, or oonflrn the .ppolntmmt to ~47
offlo., pomltloa, .lerkOhlp, 0mpl12y1~01&or
duty, or soy person rolatod dthin tb r loooad
dopoo by lftia lt7 or within thr thkd da&r80
by ooaungulnlty to tho person 80 appointi-
or so vatin& or to an7 otbu.maab.r or my
au&h board, the Logfolotora, or oourt of rhleh
ouoh person 00 0ppoi.d~ or rOtin& rq ba a
mozbac, whw the salary, I..8 'or oolupanution
o r lah ly p o lnte6
1. to ba paId for, dlr.Otly
or indir.otlr, out df 0~ rrcm pub110 rw0
or reeo of orfloe of any kind or chareotu
whataoever.a
The other lrtiolor referred to~prtioubrire oartala
ottloero a@ eoriag within the prwiolon.
.f the aepotioa 1.~8,
donounos evasion of nepollom by trading, prohibit
approval .f
lllog.1 aooou.tO, prooorlb. puni8hment for vlolatlou aml lELL+
uato outaln oxooptl ens . The quoted ktiole +Se 18 the 014
one Uaeaod partlnont to your inquiry.
Troiu a r.adlna of the aDdioable statute it la ob-
OUV~~ that the offenSe~OoMlStO 'o't
igiolntlnu. *oting ibr or
oonfirsln the appointaoat of a ~roorr r.1at.d rlthi th
iiFimd d.rrr.a ot r.latlon.hl.r Actlol. sell!.. .:ot&l si.1.
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