OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
e 

or aontro1 he8 the 

?r r)mova. employee 

or a n l r r umy r a ainrtitation r y wlbh0at 

ito b ior o nthe SUperia~ondoat, oa8 it dolegate maoh aathooity to the Ohief of the 

Eleemrnmry Dirimion of the Board of 

Central, by appropriate mlnuteu 

‘4. By virtue at Art. 5176, and 

other pertinent artialra of the Fceyleed 

Cl011 Btafuteu, the Sttporfntrmdent ie the 

admUd#trrtite heed of an ol+Feynary lnatltutloa with osrtala broad powerr. can 

tha Board OS Ormtrol belegate to the Chief 

oi %he,~Bl0~1108~aty Dirlrlon of the Board 

of UoaWol nuthorlty to go to en elemmynary lmtitutioa end’ perform oertein dufirs 

‘~(irofi 30 the &IuperlnhoMont by Statute, when 

the Ba ,flntenbent or eooh inrtitutlon ie 

in ~aet 4. to aharm amI hae ate beon leaally 

remo*66T~ - 

By 1eW.r of Yanuary 84, 1940, you 

thr ‘inrtftu$ion with whirh mu arr otmoornob 

Ann:;10 $tat*~ XO~$ital, eM our opinioq will 

l 

aer1er that 

1s the Dan 

be 110 oonArtlelb ~001, Bemired Clril Stetut.88, reedr; 

TPho Stete Board OS Control rhd.1 oanrlet 

of tbrri ~~ltlzenr OS thir PJtate, one to be 

bimmldily l ppolntrd for a tema of six yrare 

by the Ooromor rith Bhe l dyice of -t&a Senate, 

the olaralfiortion to renain as now oonstitutad by law. AZQ timber of the Board may 

at l y time be Blmd.eml by the Governor for 

go6 ewse, the remmna ror ruob dim&e&al to 

be qeeifiab and filed with the S~oretar~‘of 

StaOe. The amber8 or the Board ehall be 

pub110 offi6aw and ahall take the ottiofal 

oath, enA each rhall &iys M&d la fOr#i prerodbe& by the A8torney Goneral in the eua 

or rlftr Thearctmi Dollam parable te end to 

be rg my04 by the oOr(lrnor, oonditianed 

tar t & faithfltl prrfemnanae of hia.duti6s.” 
in part1 

Art1010 oa, Rwlrad Ciril statutor, pmtider 

l SW Bmr( Of COntrOl 8h8U bavr powr; 

*IO ti abake rub8 end regulation8 for 

bho Eo*erment of th8 8fatr rlebmoa~ ia8tltutiOM, llOt iBOoMi8teBt with the ronati- tMtiWl &Bd hiW8. 

*t. To appoint al.l offlaerr and em lore8 

of rueh lnrtitutlonr aad fix their aalar P em 

aa& rge8. 

"S. lb dlBNUX&~, Upon tha ro0emmendetlon 

0Gk:: rworlatradeat , w off ioer , employs or 

. 

*4. TO appoint ~8818OaaC 

r ta wa mh, utr o na u4 l goth*ou P 

hy8lolen8, 

*I;. 

“8. To mke all ammet* uiQ n 0088ary 

ta for tha erection of budlag or 

!iZXS8 upon tti go~1d8 0r *he tartitutionr. 

ì0, To l x a mlna * n4 approve or r8feot 

en&ouohon or aorounts of the ruporinten- 

. 

*t. It rhell uoreir* & aurful ruperrlrian cr*ri the @neral oporatlonr of ruoh 

inrtitutlone and oontml the ex~ndltursr, 

a)rd; airoot the amaer in whioh their revenue 

8hall be diabur8+.~ 

“8. 1% lny ta*o and hold ia trust any 

(lift QX awiRe of ?Oal Or P8raOMl @@tat8 

for &he benefit of aaoh inrtitation an6 wply 

bhe 8am8 a8 the doaor Or br+iror mar direat.* 

ii+ioli 60i, m~i8~4 Civil 8tatate8, road8 a8 

iollow8r 

*Thr &ukr4 8hal rleot a 8up*dntond*nt 

for eaoh i,RBtitUtiOn Under it8 oontrol~ Each 
ffonornblo Toai DoBarry, page I 

maperintendent rball hew0 had 8peoialadv8ntia~aa and pmotloal uparimao in the 

mmnyMn$ of the alaar of pctrmm aoam.kWOd f(, hli aharg8, Tha term Of offioo 

8hhall. bo two pan, l ub~oat to rsjroral by 

the Board for goti oause,~ 

Ths ?OrWOiEUJ aI=tiOl@B 601, 698 #IId 691 IWO 

all found in Title 80, while the nraowding artia~~r 

are In Title 81 cf the ~la*tl Olrll Etatutcre. 

krticle 3174 provibosr 

%aoh eleauxmynnry lnstitutisn eetabllehed by~law #hall ba twumgad an4 oontrolled 

~;t~~QOP4RaO0 with the ~XWi8tOn8 or this 

¶?I* g+aneml aontrol, mnnagaa~t and 

cUroa&su of the 8ff8l~rr , lropertp and bwille8S d.ruah in8tltUtlone 8 YbB%Od in the 

BIlatd B0erd of aontrQ1r* 

AslriUlO wa4 wad8 ir tollswar 

“The m~upacinbeaml~ of sadh State hO#- 

pill shall br a marred WI, a akilled 

phyuioian, mui aztparlenoad In the trttrtatent’ 0f illW%ityr H, Bh#11 l'Oeid6 at the 

aaylusr. tiith ht% fudly, dad ahall Qwot~ 

hiE tbah WB1UBiY~19 to the &ties of hi8 

offled, on& say ba romwld by the Atnte 

%4x4 of Control. far good oauaor* 

ArtloIs 5176 provide8 88 fO~OW8: 

Vha 8uupwintenAent shall be the srdmlniBtXRtiV8 had Pf tts in#titutloU to uhioh 

h.&"~~ntad. ris skll hats the follow- 

% To oetab2irh euah r;ilsa and rogprlatiara for the government as ttm lneCltuflon 

la him ‘Ut4.r 0, au hr dO4mB Will hart PI!WOtQ 

the int~a & sll& mlfere of ita ilUlllllti~#r 

“‘&q tahOX$ i%tt Qph~~YTWi#~ PZQYillSd by 

hW, to tkmiIl% the SUbO~i3.SAtO Off~i00T8, 
%eoorablo TOA DeBsrry, p5ga 8 

teeahers attendanta, and other employsr, 

nna to dx their 4alarl4m. 

“8, To rettom for go004 oauee, with 

the oontext of the Bomd, 

tmeh4rore~ploy4. 

any orfloe&, 

*Ca The car4 and auetodp of the builda 

hg,, ~clupd~, furn1t~4, ma 0th4r p-perty pertainlnp, to the Inrtitutloa. 

The power of 8ppointmmt pmtrally aarritr 

with it the owtr to reame. lbaeper ve. Stmart, 66 

S, W. (&¶I i&3, However, euoh @xfer of mmov~l my 

be remtriotsd by etatut% R,geton 'IZI~ Ckiffin, 42 '24x. 

&Ma{ 34 Tex. JUT?. 394 

bldle 808 Pac. 377 ( tah)f Ardmre, YU. .%yre, 164 Pao. 

336 (bklu.). 

d 

44 c. J. E8SI Eanohbtt vm. BUY.- 

The most frequent fllwtr4tlan of much a 

curtallmnt sxlct4 in those 411548 whom the offiae or 

employ*!& to whiah the appointaent ir mada is for R 

ri~4a gsri0a or tinrs. In such oasrer, the 5ower to tippoint oefi not oaxry with it the pmsr to r4move. 

Oolllno W,Tr40 

87 ~Tsx. lE3; 46 

#': E get 3401 Upthaw YB, Booth, 

aon44mlry~ 

Our Ial8laIw-a he4 maCe apeeifla gmviui~~ns 

the authority to remove suah cnnploycer. 

There la nothin In ths organia law of thie State to 

forbid UWh. sot f al on thr part Of the le~alatlv0 b0Gy. 

lfa~lngl ref4rexas te the powsre of the Boer& 

of Control ovmr the r.Whu of the slmnosynary lnstitutionn krtlale 683 givee the Boonrd of Control the 

;rower *ii0 biWhSW4, J$OA the r4OOAAO~~at~On Of th4 

%~that the euperlntendeat ~!mll 

laer, 4qloy4 or ineats.~ 

to rewove for good uauacb, with the 

aaxsent of the Bowl, any officer, taboher or enaployee." 

Artlolr 3184 rsc;uirrs that the ruporintmdent 

be a eklL$,ed phymfaian, oxpeffenaed SR the trestmnt of 

lnatinity, aab that he reside at the asylum. The Leglul+%ture wlm4ly saw tha ultlmte deleterious 6s'fect whit" 

w0tda f0120r .a0 the ar~tdantion or auah an fnstitutlon, 

ir the supetiintsndant ahoul.d be denied any control over 

th4 sm~lbyaesr And 1P hs'eh~uld have no mice in either 

the nppoinament or dlaahmg of 8uah ex~loy~~, ha wbuld 
br withollt dfratirr dantral over them. Th4t a oomprtrnt 

auprrfatendent, rrrldlng at the lnrtitutlon and In oonrtrnt ruprrIvisIoa of Its ogrration, rrho I8 roquirrd to 

be 4 akIlled phyalokn and to ba 4xpefIrn4cd in th4 tractaant of Inrmlty, would br In a porItIon W knaw the aondust, arrltr aad valor of thr amployrrs of ch4 institution 

brttrr than a board rrrl4W at Austin an6 burdrn4a with 

many and vlrlrd othar dutirr , oanno~t wall adaPIt of srgunrnt. 

Thr Lylislaturr her provI4sd for tha Oonourrsnt action by 

both #4 8up4rIntmdent and th4 Board OS Control In order 

to aaoaapllrrh the dinlrral of l mpl0p444 of the i~titutlon 

rmtlonod, bf you. 'him enmor~ your flrrt end asaond gurstionr in ruoh a w4y that JXI reply 18 nrrdad to the third, 

Yortr fourth InpuIry Is rether alnrril ,. and WI murt ark that 

you kind1 

area furt K 

rrdreft thr dam4 10 a8 to be *ora rprclfla, if you 

sr lafonution touohlng on the rubjsot. 

Youm rrry truly 

ATIIORRBY QEXERAL OF TEXAB 

BY 

014~ R, Lewla 

Asrlrtant