OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable leaver a. Baker, Chaimuxn 

Btate ILoard of Gontrol 

Austin, lwas 

Re; lfhethor o 

0tewRedor 

9 of ~TexatB. 

letter reqmsting an 

the aplnloa there would ba 

out rhet&er we had the legal 

superlatenWmt to hir6 those 

e requested me to obtain a.23 

rould npprociate pour ad- 

*Doe&i tba 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 other sgsnor 

in the State respOnsible in aws&re iOr the oontrol snd 

msnsgeinsnt of the Qateorille State 80hool ior Boys has 

fihe authority to permlt inmates o? th8t iastltution to 

work iOr hire or otheruise 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. 

skanagemeat sad 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.s oosron 80hool or s 0ultursl branoher, or all 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 a wholss~me an6 humane 

one for the restraint sod at the sW.3 time the protection snd 

oorreofion ot juveulles 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 ark3 pers0ns nam0d in t&e ststntss. 

.clssrljr, If the ingotes were hIred Out to farmers to 

ussist them In 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 supervtdon toaaa&eat oi the?armerortamers 

to whom the7 8ere hired. me nr& o? t&e Institution sre 

aot ahsttels to be bsrtemd, bLre& or lesnsd for the oanv;FFb;eof the farmers or the twnmnleaoe or pref%t to 

. The p8rtWulsr rork mntioa61S b7 7ou m&7 well 

be8hslpful onein swortb7osuse,sM oinohtrrt to the, 

jtweafles. But, grsstiq the paver, there roald be no 

stopping plsae. Once reoog&md te exist, the parer ooald 

be exerohedin~uys mast dsmagbg sadburtfultotbewsr&~. . 

l%ie pollay 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 . . 

I? eme 

the State in deal 

tions are to be msde to this polia7 ot 

%s u.th its turaa, the matter is eae 

tar the leglslativs coaefderatisn, snd not for the oourts 

sn&offlaers canaernedenl7riththei.nterpetstiaaoP the 

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