  children, brothers, and sisters of the deceased are
          related to him in the second degree. Uncles, aunts,
          nephews, nieces, and great-grandparents of the
          deceased are related to him in the third degree.
          The fourth degree of relationship includes first
          cousins, great-uncles and great-aunts, and great-
          great-grandparents. The great-great uncles and
          great-great aunts, the children of a cousin, and
     to v&eness    inquiry that persons affected have
ability to seek clarification of law in order to plan behavior).
Therefore, we find no reason to question the holding in Bean that
article 5996a is clear and unambiguous and not unconstitutionally
vague.

     Your second question is whether it is a violation of the nepotism
statute for a first cousin of the mother of the county judge to be
hired as a county library employee. A first cousin of the mother of
the county judge is relatei.to the county judge in the third degree of
consanguinity, so the relationship is in a degree prohibited by the
nepotism statute. Therefo1.earticle 5996a prohibits the employment in
question if the commission~!rscourt -- of which the county judge is a
member -- appoints, votes for, or confirms the appointment