Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1941 )

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OFFICE OF THE AtTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eoxmmble D. C. 0r.o~
Stat. IughVb~ Ea@neer
Auttln, Texar
Darr 31rr
0piPi0~ 0f tht~
'Recently, vhils vo
CCWUW5lOWP,
serlowly hur
uee the ren
ret0 a county
ounty men to
GtiOn ei OUP resident engi-
ybo 6gJved to vork ftm the,
iev aAy8 and in a oonferenoa
emo ng
th e
laplo~m , our Job sogerlnteadent ,
OUP -mideat en&mor, rad the County Corn--
r lr ~lo ner
ttveo
, y r eed
that th e
lqplo~e
vw to be dmppd iram the Depwta*at ‘m po7
roll vhere he VW making $150.00 per mnth
and VW to be paid by tba Lsepnty at th6
rats of tl.00 par ho-. Aster VQPkllq aa
xonoawhle
b. 0. Orwr, w *
.
four OP flw aqa, ho haa 6atuAll~ b66a on
the Gouatt par rou. f lftpoae houn, he
rwo1v.d thlm lAjua7 vu16 np6iring th6
6h 0+0i, r h i0h VR I a0hg VQ* U l 00uaty
pPoj*ct o n * c o u nty r o sa ua a w th a a lr es-
t1 o a o f the CouatJ o o a i661 o a e~.”
ba0r tb fomg0irrq r66t6, YOU vi6h to b c4*t6ea
vhether or not there lr any llabllity on the part o? the texa8
State Xfghw Dspartmsnt cad wh6th6r pu h6*6 8uthorltJ to
~oum6 116bi I Ity aad p6y baWflt6 m&c th6 Coaipeaa~tionAct
appllo6blr to the St&e Highmy lWmrtm6at.
By t& Acts of 1 37‘ 25th Legirlaturo, Ch4pter 502,
certain prorl6lon6 of the ilorkment6 Companutlon L8v vow adopt-
& Vh6XWby th6 SW6 JIlghV8TrJ6pwm6Iit Of *6X&6 W6 6UthtWl66b
to beaome relf-ieruHng. vlth eompenutian bonrfltr xmfible to
Lnjund employee6 in 8coord6a66 vith th6 9r0~i610.!26 of the Act.
This St6tut6, ooatrlnlnp: 8wtlw6 1 thI'ough 20 16 laeorpor8f.d
in v6m-g~ hw8tea cmi 8t6tUt66 u hrticie eifsS6. 3~b-
rectlon 3 of soatlon 3 tbonof pPoVlae61
"9mploy66'
6h611 -+A 6r6ry por6on in
the 6err106 of the state Hi&hv6~ Ik&MlPtreAt
undsr say nppolata6at Of upPo6rea uoatnot
of hlw, 02wl or vrlttea,, vhoro aeae 69966r6
upon tha pay roll or th6 mate aighvq Iw-
gsrtmut, oxoopt oftlcl6l6 rppolated w the
Oovemor vtth t&e rdvfao uv3 WaMat of the
Senate, except slarlael rod otfloe rrplo~o*r
AOt W@Pea by th& dUtiO6 t0 tIWO1 OF
vork rwy from their offleo, urd uw$t lll
poritioa6 ior rhl6h ltomlrodr9iwo9rl~tloam
are ma* w the Legl6lmare. x0 poraom ia
the 6mvla6 of th6 Mete X$hvq D6prStmat
vho 16 paa oa 6 plaowork baste. or sa 6ny
bar16 other thaa br the hour, day, wek,
month, or year. till b6 Ooa6l&yd UlIlz-
ploy66 6~d oatftled to 6emp6~6
tho toPma 4ad pPoYl6ica6 of thin Act.
l l lm-
“If UI -lOye@ Of th6 ~PUtWAt *US-
tciiA6 II) l.aJw in the course Of hlr aplw-
unt , he ohall bo 9hia wapeautiea w the
BPIrtl#Zltr 86 h4r+intit~ 9r0viadd.
m-u
the tiOt6 &the SfPt4Fa, it 16 Clear that th6
b&Pea pa&f
VI6 XiOt
SB l$ 1 07
Vith
u iA
th e
PPO
SfO
o Of
AO
Sfth b
Ast ment1oa.d 8t the tln6 of hl8 14U.17.
lie va6 ingwed in
OJW2’6tw OP P8priPispF COUAtJ OffUiPMAt US& OA 6OWItp &U'OjOOtS
Oi -a6 *ad bolng oL1 th6 0OUXItJ P6r PO11 At th6 Bb V66 tiW.
aot %a the rarrl6e of the Stat0 lUghv8y D6$aPtm6ut .at the tImit
ho V66 b&lPed nor eagugsa * or about the fuPthe~6Aw of the
6ffS1Z’S OF bU8iAe66 Of tbo
L)t@tS @@ML7 Department.
ft 16 lteu 68ttbd by the WthOl’ittU ip this Stat8
thrt th0 i0ai02b ampi8tiopr, 0Ommmi~ md 6ut0~00
Of 8t6tS hyhry6 w tb i)trt0 fIfr]nry WpU'tUUXt 58 8 gO+Sl7i-
asat8l fuaotloA. Bu- v8. 8t6to; 89 8. W. (?a) 2398 Robblar
VS. LiE66tOA6 COUntr, 268 8. v. 3151 &athlMA VU. 8inght~,
96X. hm. &t&b) 1.3 8. w. (ad 1st aFOOk6 VS. Stete, 68 5. Y.
12d) 59; R6tiin VS. stU&e, d 8. u. (26) 131.
a60 it %6 Veil Mttbu tb*t the skte IS mf liable
in -06 iOr 9WSOJW1 injUPl.6 WUtVd thPOO@l the W&igW
OF 06F63.666 6Ct6 Of it6 oifiaiti8, 8fJOAtb OI W$lwa6, UAh66
it ShRll m b$iSktiVe Ut USUOI 6U8h u&bilitr Ma tOlU8Bt
to be 60 liable. k6 VS. 8tdO 88d IbPti.lI VS. at&O, BOphl$
stat* vs. Eoluanera
"4" Tdx. Ctr. App.) 16 8. W. (Od 556j61 59 C.-J.
pp. 19s~196$ Anraotationr ia X3 A. L.,R. pp. 1?76-1?el utd 2P A.
L. R. pp. 1492,a&93.
Thr 6UthWiti66 e&t@d io th6 1-t tV0 9U’6@‘69&6 6bOVS
66t forth 8N 011the RW&6F&l FOpOtftiO& of l.lrbil.ity.t.kd6r
the9ZW16bXl6 Of hPttCl6
667 t 6 hOWVW th8 hg%SbtlP6 866\1IP*d
for
13.8blllt~ SU& Hbavy
Ik9bbPtWBlt 66b91076-66 tAjUP6’d iA llO-
coPd6Ace Vlth the 9POV~S~iOA8or tha Act. Under it6 9XWiSiOXk6,
MithW’ th6 St&O %@hWr DO98l’tMZbt POP it6 OiflOLOh, 6c)l'WAtZ
or 8gent8 hue mJ mS.hOr~?iy t0 Vrlos or di6?6g6d Uy pOrtiSA
th6moI by 666~ lirbllity fol'iaf~Fi66 OutSide th6 600&W Of
t4@07WAt •i
xaaonue0. 0. &WY,raga4
It $6, thWSfOW,, ebb 09tih1~ Of thi6 dOgIWtm@at8ht
tb8 Stat6 ai@kr 01w is rult11&b& DflraUS th. Da-0
&eat h8~6 8uthorlt to 886tlU Uablllty urudmr b8Wfit6 Und6r
the ~6'OrISfOIW Of E tia1* 66786, Yemaim' &aotateu CIrIl stat-
atas, t&e? thw fad8 rot forth.