**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Honorable **leaver** a. Baker, Chaimuxn Btate ILoardof Gontrol Austin, lwas


### Re; lfhethoro

0tewRedor 9 of~TexatB. letter reqmsting an

the aplnloa there would ba out rhet&er we had the legal superlatenWmt tohir6 those e requested me to obtain a.23 rould npprociate pour ad-

*Doe&itba Btate **Board** of Coaitrol Qr any employee thereof, hsve the Xegaf authority to 

### permU inm3tee of the~6atestfll.e State &ho01 for boys to work tor 

### hlre or otherwise, on real property not owed, or 1ealmdbY the state of mxas?"Boaorable Oea~er Il.Bakerr Chairman - page e

It is thsrirsl opinion of this Deportment that asithsr the 8kte Baud OS Control **aor** aq 

### othersgsnor in the 

### StaterespOnsible in aws&re iOr the oontrol snd msnsgeinsntof the Qateorille State 80hool ior Boys has fiheauthority to permlt inmates o? th8t **iastltution** to **work** iOr hire 

### orotheruise for private persons, as Is&ieat&l in your inqlliry.

Title se0 of the Retieed Ciril Statutes - Artioles 6119 tdwough 6190 -- deals tit& the the state furendle Xm&sing mhool. skanagemeatsad control oi

brtlol? 6110 opeolflosllj sShhe

### Board of Control and o? the State Ju~ePils Trairdng *tl~ Sor and

## muintai? su+bl+ Ueslares:

the 6uperintsndent sOho shsll proias+-uotlon und trsl~ of the ;Lamass of 

### sud sahoolL Said inrtruotlona shsll inc1uQ.soosron 80hool or s 0ul

### turslbranoher,

orall ss w **be deemed**  **de Elf?** 8bls **by** aaM Beard am% 8uperintemlsat. l l s .s There is a0 other prorision Of the statutes psrt2nent ia its bearing upon the qUeStiOn PrOpOUaded.

By and largei the ststufe la awholss~me an6 humane one for the **restraint** sod at the sW.3 time the protection snd oorreofion otjuveulles tmsadtted to the oure of the InstituLion. In efteot, suoh 

### inmates sro wards ot the 

### Mute, tan&w the 

### lnwdiats oar6 sad aqawvidon of the **boards** pad otiiaers nrtnw. The p0ssr thus donfsrrsd upon the b0arQs and offiosra OsrrLes ritb it the oorraspomling OffIOial duties imp0sed.

It is &tal law that **Ofnoers, boards**  and **sgeaoies of**  the 

### state hste stwb pouers 0nl7 as are oonferred upon them by law. It is further 

### f ’uadqmtal 188 that suah offloers, boards an& 

### agenoles ms$ not delegate their offioial potera to anothsr in anywkse or t0 any sxtent.



### One, ii not tie ohioi ooiwern of t&e law is,that 

### ju~etiles

ooamdtted to the hailing Gohool shall be,nnder the inmsdiate supervision p~tidt3d b7 lu:- that fs, of the offloers ark3pers0ns nam0d in t&e ststntss.

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If the ingotes were hIred Out to farmers to ussist 

### themIn gathering tlwlr 

### orops,or in other 

### ffmu work, at peak. times, or otherwise, the boys w?uld not be under the lr

### imaersbxe leaver 5. iwer, chpiroan - page 3

rerllste supervision ot We oomtita$ed sutibotities for **euoh pr&od,**  **ibut, on**  **the oontruy,**  **touhl be**  **umter the**  **iw** 

### m&ate supervtdontoaaa&eat oithe?armerortamers towhomthe78ere hired. me nr& o?t&eInstitution sre 

### aotahsttels 

### to**be**

### bsrtemd, bLre&or lesnsd **for** 

### the oan

### v;FFb;eof the**farmers** 

### or 

### thetwnmnleaoe or 

### pref%t 

### to

. Thep8rtWulsr rork mntioa61Sb77oum&7 well be8hslpful onein swortb7osuse,sM oinohtrrt to the, jtweafles. But, grsstiq the paver, there **roald** 

### be no stopping plsae. Oncereoog&md te exist, theparer ooald be exerohedin~uys mastdsmagbg sadburtfultotbewsr&~.

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l%iepollay hero ststea bss heretofore **been** 

### sw noorro~by us in tbedepsrtmsntsl opinion ment&nwtlln7onr letter -- IIo. 0-4727-- (lea- titll the haring out OS **state** 

### oomlats

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### I?eme the State in deal 

### tionsareto**be**

### msde**to** 

### this polia7 

### ot %s u.th its turaa, the matter is eae tar the leglslativs coaefderatisn, sndnot **for** 

### the **oourts** 

### sn&offlaers canaernedenl7riththei.nterpetstiaaoP the 1Sf. Ysr7trul77aurs =,=-yy$yy* Oaio SpGer

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