Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

May 1, 1950 Hon. A, C. Winborn Opinion No. V-1050. District Attorney Harris County Re: Authority of sheriffs and con- Houstonr Texas stables to issue commissions for special deputy sheriffs Dear Sir: an& constables. Your request for an opinion is in part as fol- lows: : ~"Thesheriff and the various constables of Harris County have in the past and are now issuing to private indlviCjualscommissionsas special deputy sheriffs and special ileputy ~.constables.Those So appointed do not receive any salary or perform any offlcial‘duties. It is my personal opinion that the chief reasons for the…