OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
AttOrMy Geaeral, h&a hold that under Article 16, !%otion
40, of the Coaatltotfon of Texa8, a deputy alterMY would
not be authoriwd to eema and maeopt pay a& bailfir to
the grnnd jury.
Thla Uopartamnt held in an o&dnion addressed to
ia. IGal4 stoekard, zmDtan, nwA8, in opialon so. o-E80
th a tl oonetable oaaaot mm3 a8 bmirr for the grand
jury an@ mc6ive pay therecor.
Girl1 Seitutea, re*e u
Rrtlole 6818, isbtisatl
rollows,
The quctllr%ed totem or eaoh justioe f;re-
oinot a te8oh g ~eml llecttlon8balZ elect a eon-
&able r0r ruoh preainot rOr l ‘totra or tw ymzr8..R
SOOtiOn $3 Of A?kial~ 16 Of Uw %huS COMtittItiO~,
mad8 .I5 part, oe r0ii0u:
*tw 8000mw 0ra~en 0r tbir 6tat0
ahll nelthmr draw nor pay. a warrant upaa the
~renmtry in rar0r of any .pereon, for aal*ry
or oompP+ation
ae *at, o~loar or appolntoo,
who holde at the ma@ tine any other of'ffoaor
polrltion0s hoper, trim 6r pmftt, under this
& a teo r the’ vo ito d
Sta tem,
lx o o p t
a 0p ma o r lb -
od io toia Coa~titutlon.*~
seation 40, Artlole 16. of th6iTexas Constitalm,
providea in part a0 r0rioro:
9% permmahall hold or sxsmlse, at the
atm tha; ~pdm than one air11 orriO of lf~olu-
mnt, .exo@# that of JUSfAM or the peM0, aoun-
ty oas&ssioner, Rotary Fmblto md Matmsstsr,
afflaer 0r taatioud ouara, tha xetioaal cum4
Raeorvo, emI the offioers Rmene Carp oftbe
Onited Etntee+as trUllimkU AYSULO~ tke B6tionnl
Guard, the 8bJ.orm~ Oard Reserve, aad the 0r-
@uli~d Reserveo Of the United St.&to*,&ad m-.
ttrrd.otrioerrrof t&r &UmI Stats8 AFIPJ,Rp?y,
amd Wrine Cortp @ad Fbtimd ?lnrrUrt Otitow8,
add mtlmd ~limlheii~85 ati the United State8
kmy,.Wwy, and L?ariaeCarp, unless ottmwiae
s~'*;uiflaelly'pror~h4hamln q ' *-
zeotion 40, Articlo 16, of the Tsxae Cmatitutlqa,
sum-a. mmhlblts the holdlne at the aame tlma &ore tlzm
OAi Oitil Office Of MOh5Uiit, .X0+ thoes otfioes Make4
thmelo.
It.is~nrll ortablkhed that a oonatable 18 a
puuro orriwfr. rurray ~8. stata, 67 2. ii. (Cd) tZ74 Tax.
JUC., Vol. 34, p. 601: and Yes. JUT., Vol. w, p. 44.
A grand jury b8illfr l8 also an orrioar, his
appoiatdumt being provided ror by atatata, hia mum 0r
0rsi00 bag unftd 8s to ti88, and tm 08th 0r 0fri00 b0-
tq roquimd rroa hir. ArtfolaS69, ?IsVe,JWb M& WE!
Cob of Crkl~l Proaedurq CorlL~ va. StAta; 88 .$a #. tw
MA.
This deputwnt haa r~peUwl.ly hold that I ooa-
aUbloa~~taorreaa~1Uiiortha @wwl Juryand a+
ooln w tharefoor.
It 10 la~krlal wbtht4r than ta (pore tan on0
eoopptyin a dlatriot or aot,~tha ma8 xxtlaapplloe in 811
oooatias prohIbitlag 00aatabua rrasr aarPi5fgae batlim
for tha grand jury md moeiring pay for auoh aenio~.
Yo ua m mrpeotfully li!fiaeAthat it la thd o&a-
dep imtuent'that l 8o Aeta b le & a
sa t o f a 1 1 8 prombit b y
tbS C0AStitUtiOA rlF0A~SS~itl6 SAd SOS8 tw w SS'S WSAa
jwy baiiirr am0 luoh 00xtatabi8rota & &la Orrio as ooa-
stablo.
Yourfb very truly
ATTONEY GZNESAL OF l'EXA#