Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided April 24, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Gerald W. Schmidt Gillespie County Attorney County Courthouse Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Re: Whether an individual may serve simultaneously as constable and jailer
Dear Mr. Schmidt:
You inform us that an individual who had been working as a jailer at the Gillespie County jail became a constable in Gillespie County. You ask whether Texas law prohibits him from holding both positions simultaneously.
You advise us that the individual has worked as a jailer and has not been made a deputy sheriff. Although you do not explain exactly what his duties are as jailer, we assume that you use the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aldine Independent School District v. StandleyTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Thomas v. Abernathy County Line Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Tilley v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Brennan v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Ruiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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