OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hono~le IT.L. lull@, chalnuan
TeaUlmr.Ret1raaent Board
1600 wlahington AVOIIW
xouetea, mxu
Dar sir, Oplnlo& Bo. O-3996
RO 1) Uhether mmbor of laglo-
L tu r e ma y u r vo l -tl.r o
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3a a r etu -ySo r ‘P e wh e r mtlro-
muit a y 8ta m;
(2) uhmler huatmndor first
aounln ol nubor OS Th8hor
~RotlraQentaoud m+y k rp-
pointed maut1v. seozwuy.
Ye hvo reoeird m lottsr of noont data wSa%ohwe
quot. la part'lulfolluv8r
Wrst, wmld 8 mmber OS the Hous OS Repro-
lnta tlvuo r a membero f th e38a a to
at th aproomt
two be ollgiblo to wmo u meaut.lv* lbgro~ for
the Tom&r Abtlruent 6ystu, prarlded uld nabor
4f tlu Hotue or Sumto d@xt reool~o P ujorlty vote
o f th eSkte Xo ud o fTr uo to u
aleating lua h
p ea o n
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“. to ul.do uY.4lwuooaadquoat~4nvhlahIf
oT
dTi00.1 vo
8~la it,ld inp a r o p ir r lckm,
la g a .@ r
l ma b a r & th e 9 o a o M r ~tf.Banmt B o a r d to wb wfo r
l prem ior t&e itun4f&uautlvo soerrtyuho
1u ml8twd .to8s ma&or ln the dogroe of f%rat
aoamln by morrlogo?'
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Eanoreblo Ii.L. Mills, Chlram, Pqge 2
"The State Baud of truateen dall lleat trap
protialcuu ofthl8Aotehellbo ooxUlrmulb~~two-
turds vote or the ean8to pm~ozat, ula pmvxaea
earetary shall bvo
(3) yo8us smmdht81y
He ahall MO- mad
aaLNt0 to tbo btak Do& of Truatooo ruoh la tu-
ulal and other 8orviw cu shall be mqulxed to
t-t the hualnou or tha Ret1reuentsystr. The
aampau8t%uao.fallpmwMong~od~thoakate
B a ud o f Tr usto u,a d a ll o th m rlpuu8 of tb
M a8uuary ior the op@ratlon of th4 Ret1rnut
l& & a ,& All b e p a la llt r ua hr a tesa nd la muh a -
80ti8h u th ea t0k M . or me.000 a b a o p p r en,
prwl&6th&tlnm~~l~kpnrkr~
thatp&444rllk4or - lr vlo o ei th ema*
o f Tuu.* (mllphulm~ml&wlIed)
P r c wb io ni8 ndo in th a dwm q uo ted
r ta tutwfor lp -
p o h tmmk t
OS Ema utive8o o r o to r vlth
y a 4 8Ulmtlu b y Um So a o te.
8ea b la Iso f Ax M a leIII o f o ur Oo na tltutia rmeo & la p a r tu
fOU.6VSl
Honorable H. L. Mlll.s,Chainnan, Page 3
"The lmliglblllty of the Legislator to ouah
o??la* or plooo wetado thrQughoutthe 0ntl.m porloa
oftiuuoiglmdbytho people to tho o??lm ofmmn-
-b a ro f’th a Lo g io & tlw,to lth lavuh hl
aloatti.
--SSohlaol.lslbIll~u~notbe raovodbyreolgno-
tlpo.from tho 0frLs0, for th6 Oonotltution&ooo mot
provide that it OhQl wntlxlw o nlydllr lng lwh a
porlod o f tlu u h e lo a ma b a ro f th eLogloloturm,
or -4 ur iathga p o r lo d
o f b iu thath o aatull l0mea
08 ouah but ugnool~ provldeo that the ia.I bibl.l-
lt~a~t,wauro ‘during the term for vhlah ha $0
Uo *ill not dloauoo thlo point any furtherfor the
rwwatbttho lBowo kwo1r*aare ?ully.yoauaood tithe
opllllon.Ilo*nolow helwwlth a aopy of the oplalm.
we~8aovwyQw fIrotpwotlon,thwo?oPa, u follova1
A mahw of tha Leglo&turo lo not ellgiblo for appoiatrmt am
LrneutIn Reeretyof the Twoher Rotlyeaentg~ta.
we vlllnQvtpra o ur lttentlon to y wr o o o o sd
quootloIl.
Youukwbotlwrr mabwof tha TuGher Retlraaat BoudnY
vot8 fo r l p wwn fer th e pooltlon o f B u a u tI~o B o weM r lso lo
?haaqohuae?thomabor'ofl.MtaQuoln.
8ubooatlom 8 of 6mtIan 6 of Artlale 2922-l. above
quok pr4vlAoo that the Touher Retlraomnt Board 'ohall by 8
mabero oppolnt m nwut1vo mntary
2-I oa 1,-Of of it0moaboro."
luito
nQt ba one
Artlalw 492 d $33. Puml codm
of Tuu, rwa napoo-
flvely u foll4ua1
Qrtlqlo 4s2. 80 OfflQw Of this 8tok or aBy
offloor of amy dIotrIot, o+nmtq, olty, prwlaat,
nhoo~dlatrlat~ orotheomua%alp8l oubdIvi8Ma of
t&lo 8kt0, or up offim~~or mabor of any dtoto,
Uetrlat, uuutys olty, o-1 U&riot or ethos
~*ollml baud, O? ago Of ow w=% 0~~ by
omdor~thorltyo i oaygamralorapwlallow
or thio mato, or any mabar of tha Lmglslaturo,
HonorableH. L. Mllla, Chnlman, Page 4
of any person reltrtedwithin the looond
or vlthln the third time
0-w to poroon eo appointlagor 00
voting, or to any othermmbero? anj lwhbou4,
tha Loglolrturo, or oourt of whiah oh poroon 00
appointing or mtlng mar be a m6enboE~what the
salary, ?ooo, or ocnponootion of euah oppolntoo lo
to be peld for, directly or lndlreotl~,out of or
frao pub110 nando or ?eoo of 0rfi00 of any ktnd or
ahwaokr wlatooovor." (BIphaal8muppllod)
Qrtlala 433. Tha lahlbltlom rot forth in
thla lu shall apply to and inolude the Oovomor,
LlwtWout Oovomor, 6puker of the How0 of
Repnoentatlvae, Bailrord Cwlll6olonen, hudo of
‘lapartmulto of the utoto governwnt, judge0 uld
maboro of any or& 8J.l Rohla on4 oou%to~ootmblimhed
br or tuadartin authority of otm nwenl or ouwlal
lilra? this state. mbero of the-Log10l8turo;
uyuro, oamd.aolowro, recordera,aldoacm~m-
berm o? oohool boards of inOO~OMt@d oItl.8 ti
to wno publla
. la h 4 otMotw0,
l o ffla oa rndo Da b wo
o fh o udao fmo no g eOSr otile
Sta t- a
lhlvwo1ty a la
of its leroral bruwhoo, uad of the ~arlouo dtato
&tuartlonol lMtitut1oao and of tho varlouo 6tok
llumoo~ bmtitutlaaa, udo? the pwltomtIor1.o.
Vu8mnmaratlon8wxlnotkheate*rol~ ?ra
the 0poMuon and *f?*ot of thlo lav any poroon in-
olaldulwlthlnlt8gewr8l proti01oim.* (bnl.r*b
-RNI4
xt lo mni?oot fra a l?oalng of thao* hrtIoloo the
0p usa tma yno th o lp p o lnted
Buautlve rhorotary ith o lo M -
M 0mabar etttwTwohor Ratllwmult B o a rw
I.& to d
lth lathe
~graob7oa+8mldt~orvithin~*wuulbcfmobJ
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whemuwrlawhlahdegroebya OlUU@Ul~1OtOk
m vu ltatod in 3%~ ml*r hp R.8. 00. e Jmn ?.
D$&aolao;Joha'. ovorten.1ru. ct. APP. 267, 8.00. 5sf-s!J5,
Honorable E. L. nilla, Chalrmnn, Pago 5
'Inoaputing the degree o?llnealoonour-
gublty eRlotlng ktwwn two peroono~ ovary g0a.w
tionIn the dwoot oourae of relat1owhlp helween
thetuopwtle*Mke*rdogre0,8adtbml0lo
the sow by the olvll end oamon lav. The modm of
oamputhgdqpwo of 001lAtelul ooaouigulalt~rt
the am and by tha auwm law lo to dlooow8nrtho
aamw uautorr to hegln rith hlm ud rookon down-
wrdo,audtbdogrwthotwo~0roons,orthomor0
mmota of tham, lo dimtent ?rm the auuotor, IO
thocbgrwo?kladMd lubolot3ng betuoentha. ?or
irutonao,twbrothorouu~lo~taouhotherin
thotirrt~booaarotranthohthoruahono
o?thomIoowdegrw. Anun010mtl~~moro-
lAt.d to wah othu in the woolld degouo, bauuoo
thalmphmuIotvobgMoodlotoat?ra~~~
umeotor,an&tbaaol0loexMdad to the lvmoteot
dogru of oolldeml nlrt1anship.*