OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Trinible First Assistant State Superintendentof Public Instruction Austin, Texas Dear w. Trilablet

We beg to acknowl for 0 legal opinio subject-matter,

y0 of your letter, asldng

the Austin

f The steck Company, 8 corg contractsfor the publicatext books used in the public s, and in the publio free tin ImZepenaentSchool District. es not obtain or approve the publishing of contraots.

Article 2910 of the Hevisea Civil Statutesproviaes8

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*Ho member of the Board of Trustees of any public school,nor teacher in any of the public scilools in this State,nor County or City Superintendent, Uniycrsitypresident, Colle&e President and any teacher in any institution of higher learning,of publio schools shall,during the term of his office as Trustee or Superintendent, or during the time of hi4 employmentas teacher, act as agent or attorney for any textbookpublishingcompany selling textbooksin this 3tate. If, after eleotion as trustee, County or City Superintendent, UniversityPresident,College President and any teacher in any institutionof higher learning, or employmentas teacher, any peraon filling such positionaoccpts the agency or attorneyshipof any textbookpublishing company, the acceptanceof such agency or attorneyshipshall vork a forfeitureof the offico or place in the public schoolsheld at the time of the aooeptanoeof such agency or attorneyship.a

Under the racte as stated, it is the opinion of this department that kr. Jackson is not eligible to the position of trustee.

It will be seen the statute above quotedproscribes one who acts *as agent or attorney for any textbook publishingcompany selling textbooksin this State.*

The facts **stated** by you do not show that krfr. Jaokson.isan attorney for The Steck Company,nor any other such publishing company,but they do show that Hr. Jackson is the General kanager of Tho Stook Company, and this, 'se

think, necessarilyshovs that he is an **agent** of the company. A general managerof a business concern is uecessarilyZLII

agent thereofvith respect to carrying on -f.tS Ordinarybusiness,. : The cases hold that the term *genera?. tmna,~er* 18 synonymous vith the term *general agenta, (Atlantic8: P* 11. Co. v. neisner, 18 iian. 46a$ PittsburgPipe 8: Su ply CO* 0. Pederal machine 8:Supply Co., 107 s. w. (2) I337P;-

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that it si.grUios one r&o has the authority to psrfom a11 tiings rccwmublg propor in the conduct cf the conccro*s business, (LintonY

. De'Yamett, 212 8. 8. 522~ maxxn Y. icnuebcc (ics & Fu'uol Co,, 331 Ml. 3; Robert Leo GUvcr WFnin~ Co. v. urraha & iirimt

Scolting & n2f. co ., 20 P. 32X3!ii:;zEB3S City 0. CUlliXbll, $8 EC. 1009; 311y Y. ziev3rkShoe Stores Co ., 130 8. II.32 1 Ccntincntal Supply Co. v. i?orcst XI Gilzzorc Co,. of Texan, J~J 3. 2. (2) 022; ~ouirville, etc. Co. PI 53Y:ay, (M Ind. 3'33~ iIussel1

Y. DannenbergCo., 132 9. E. 2!m~ Cmacbo Y. ikmilton, oto. Co., 37 N.X.S.735grJa3hin~tonGaslight Co. v. ir;medcn, (U.S.)43 fir'ti.

543; Yainright P. P. ii.t F. AL.Roots co., 07 iI+ E. S), 3nA tha like porsrs and authority.

WC will say, howver, that I&r. Jackson, upon quzLI.fying

and assmdng the dwties of the cffice,boc~c anil *Jill continue to be, so long 3s he hold5 tho office, a co faoto truStCO, and Ma officinl sots we as IaMul ~ml bin,lin,~ as thou@ ho .$cPu a do jurC officer. So t&at, yotw offici:~l relations m 3tate 3p3H.ntendcnt ItiCh the kioard

of 'Truotecs

will in all rcapxAs be unrrffooted

by anythUg ve have said in this opinion. 

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