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



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### s3eo. 1. **The governing**  

### bo8rds **at the**  **l~OVeP81** in

### rtltutian~ oi oolYegi8temnk, mpporkd **in** 

### whole or in p8rt by pub116 **funds** 

### 8ppropri8ted f'rOl# the Sfrte Tre8sury, **8ra** 

### hereby 8utboriSed **8nd direotod**  

### t4 ex **8nd exempt**  **811** 

### aitiXi3nr **Of** 

### ?eXaa, **Who h8V@**  **re8ided**TU88 for l 

### period oi aOf lOs8 

### th8m tWoIT (12) 

### wntbr Prior to thed8ta Of rOsid’8tion, 

### 8 **d who**  **urtod durin&**  **the 8p811isb-AmeriO~a**  **and or**  **dur P**  **Sn6 the**  

### World T8r 8s

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### nmd forces of,tbe **Daited** 

### Statas

### durln& tba **lorld** 

### TIC, 

### oad who we hoaor8bly **dieOh8rgOsd thorefroa,**  **from the**  **p8ja@llt of**  **aI1** 

### dues, **f0.e 8nd**  

### obrrpr wbrtso

### clor, **inaladin6 fees**  **for oorrospondonoe**  **oourrerl provided,**  

### horarbr, **th8t the**  

### faragain 

### l xemptlOa **shll not**  **be aonstrwd**  

### TV **apply to**  

### deposits, 8uoh 8s librmyr or 78boratar~'deposits,rhiob uy ba required in the nsture of 8 srourity

### for the roturnof or proper 08ro of **property la8nrd**  **for** 

### ths

**use of**  

### S~dOnt8~ **nor to**  **any tees**  **or 6b8rges**  **for** 

### lad&g, board or alothlng~ 'IlhO gaTOming bo8rds of saidinstitutionsUJ **8nd It**  **8h11 be**  **their** 

### duty **to** 

### require **errrl 8ppliomt**  Olriming **the** bmefit **ai** 

### the\sbovr **exemption to**  **submit utlmf8otorJ**  nidenoe **th8t tb8**  

### l **ppliO8nt 18**  **8 Oiti8OU**  **Of t-88**  

### 8nd is **otherwise** 

### antitled **to** 

### ssld **ufmptiou. The**  **provisions of**  **this** 

### Ssotion ah817 **8pp1y to**  those 

### studentsrho **8rc herein**  

### l **Xempted th8t**  **h8re sl**  **resdy** 

### ragirtsrecl**nnd** 

### p8ld their fees or tuition **for** 

### the 1933-34 sahool 

### term, **antl the**  **gotaming** 

### bo8rds a? **moh** 

### lnstjtutlon8ore hereby 8uthorlsed snd dlreatad to rafund **mob** 

### tees to 8ny student **rho h8s**  

### 83re8dy **p8id ouoh**  **fees or**  

### tuitioa **?Or** 

### the 1933-34 sohool tom.

s6ea. 

### 2. **The gaTeming**  

### borrds **of nid**  **lnstl tutions**  

### of oolleglrtr rsnk 8re hereby **8utboriZed** 

### to issue sabalsrshi~s e8ohysrr to the **hi&heat** r8nRlng 

### wdurte at 8ooradlted **high mahool8**  **ot this**  

### State, examrting s8idgradustes from ths pavmant Of **811** 

### dues, tea8 8nd **chargas** 

### wh8tsaorer: provided,however, thst **maid** 

### uenptions **ahall not**  

### 8pply to library or 

### 18bOr8tory or sipsil8r deposita,
nor 

### tofaes or ah8rgen 

### for 1adghg~ **bO8rd** 

### Or alothfn&* 

### fiuobuemptj~onm **sh8ll bo**  

### gr8ntad subject to **auah** 

### l~Dit8titis **8nd** 

### rsstrlatlaas 88 Ins?be prosoribsd**by** 

### the **gormning** 

### bo8rd **Of** 

### e8oh **Of** 

### uld **In stltutiona0**  **Prolpt~s hwwtnfore**  **88de by**  **3t8tO** 

### rdu68tiOn8] iastitutioaa **rith** 

### rd@rmOe to rohol8r- @ipa Uh811 **not** be **int8lidated bl**  **8. B.** **’** 

### 322, Ch8ptar 190,Omersl Lsss of **the Regu18r**  

### 3eulor1 **O? the**  **Torty-third TqisI8turs**  **8nd prariding**  

### that **those** 

### students who 8s holders **at sohe~8rmbips** ~onor8bfe **6. E.**  **t?8Til -**  **mt;. 3** 

graatod 

### prior 

### ta the )msuge of 8. 1.‘ lo* WpI, **ch8ptor 196,**  **sOIW81 Law8** **Of th@**  **BOgUlBr 8bS~.%m**  

### a? the 

### Forty-third togirl8turowho upam **mtoring**
any Of tbo 6,ktO l 

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institUtiOn8 

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### shall **bo r8md.d**  **thO80**

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### aire to**us81 them** 

### for **the purposes**  

### for rhioh they 

### vere **gmnted or**  **until muob** **studsnts shall**  **hare** 

### oompletad **8** 

### four-yerr OOuree **in euob** 

### institution.

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### All o? **tbe sboro**  

### end ?ore?ola~ prorlsiansr conditfms 

### 8nd **bsneFits horein8bore**  **in** 

### this

### Artlofe prorlded for in Peotiou 

### 1 l d ia **Reatim 2**  8h811 **8ppIy** end **8oarus to**  **the** 

### benefit of 811uursss, 

### mmbsrma? **the** 

### lOWn'e Army Auxll**i8ry** 

### Corps,Vman' l 

### Auxlli8r~Voluatear 88erge~oy 6ervloer 8nd 811 

### nembors of tbaUnitOd 8%8tes **armed tcwoem,** 

### ragsrdloss of whethermomberm of **the United**  

### 8t8tss Army 

### or Of theUnltod Sktse **A8ry** 

### 'or**the** 

### LIlted 6ktas Caret **Bu8rd,** ***ha b8Te,** 
**or 8re**  **nor serving,**  **or rho**  **may 8tter**  the **p8sssge of**  **this** Aot, **serve** 

### in **the** 

### 8med **tbross of**  **the** 

### United 8t8te8 a? A8orio8 during **the preesnt**  

### Torld X8r Rumba+ II, Iming tbe ssrnow bring proeeoutad, 8nd rhiob **~88** 

### antsred into 

### an or shortly **8fter** 

### Dessmbar 7, 1941, by **the** 

### United Bf8tes ofAmorla8 8g8ibst **sh8t** 

### 8r0 **00mOnl~ kn0TX1** **as** 

### tbe &Xi8 POWWSI provided, ?urtber, **th8t 811**  **thr 8bOVe**  **8nd ?ore(toing**  **pereone** 

### n8med bare **bean hmor8blJ**  **disoh8rged from**  

### the eervia~e **4n** 

### which theywewe **wg86Qbd.** 4Ladr 

### pro**vided ?urthOr,**  **th8t the**  **benefits** 

### 8nd **protieione of**  **this Aot**  **8hrll 81** **w 8pply**  **and** 

### inure **to the**  **bmoflt** 

### of tha obildran of 

### meHmrsa? **the** 

### tilted St8tss Armed Foroas, **where** #nab 

### members

### Tore killed in 8attCInor dlod while **in** 

### the seniee. l%he prod aion8 o? **this Aot**  

### ah811not 8~~17 to at lnolude 8ny member **of** 

### ouch**Un$ted Gtatrs**  

### Armed **Fororsc** 

### or other **perems** 

### horsin8boTe **n8nre4, rho**  

### roro disah8rgsd ?rm **the ear**  

### rloe **in rhfch**  **they were**  

### enpaged **bsO8aee o?**  **hein3** Wer **the 8m**  **Of thirty-eight**  **(38)** JO8l'S **Or** hOO8USe Of **8** 

### perum81 request on the **part of**  

### web 

### personto be 

### dlsahrrged **from 8UOb** **8WTiOes**

**s0thsr th8n**  **8e mended**  **herein,** 

### present Artlele 28Mb-1 **is** 

### hereby 

### re-en8oted 8nd **Sh81? in**  

### 811 things aantlnus **in** 

### iul? foraa end effsat subjeot 

### an?? ta

### non4r8bl4 X:.g. D8v1a - p8gs 4

the 8dditiOn **O? the**  

### Shav4 ZOOtim t0**be**

### brOm 88 seot1on 3. Added Aots 1943, 43th Leg., **pa 660,**  **ah. 337,**  

### 11~

8009 4. ?h4 u4mptIon from **the payment** **of** 

### duosr ?848, 8nd **ch8rgee** 

### 8S provided herefn8bore in 3eetl@n I 8nd 8ekatian 3 **of this**  **ktiole ah811**  **not 8pptf**  to 

### or lnalud4 **honor8bl y**  di**eoh8rged mm**  

### berm a? **wah Vnltrd**  

### St8t4sArmed **toroes, or**  

### other p4reoneherein8borenamed* who 8re eligible for 

### eduo8tiOn **or** 

### tr8lnlngbenefits prorlded**by the**  

### Lilted **Statoe Coremment**  **under PUbllo**  

### L8s Ro. lU, **7fIt,h Congress,**  **or 8mendment8**  **thereto,** or ruder 

### hblia L8r No. 346, **78th Cmgressr**  **or** 

### 8memdnents thoreta,or under 8ny other Federsl leglsl8tIon th8ta8y be in ?orOc 8t the tIm4 Of r4pIStrstiOn **in the**  **eo??s@~** oanaemed of mah u-ssniae 

### man
or 

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### AS t0 811 OX-WrviOe ME Or WOEw 8S dsfln4d in this seatlon( th4 **governing** 

### bO8rdg **of** 

### each of tbe SefOr81 institutiOna Of Ool?8glst4 **mnk, mapparted**  **in whole**  **or** 

### la p8Pt **by** 

### pub110 ftmd8 **8pprOpri8ted from**  **the Stat4**  **‘ Fre8wry,**  **8re hereby**  

### 8uthorised to **enter into**  **contracts** 

### wltb th4Unit06 3t8t4# OOVe!'nSuWit, Or 8llYOf Its 8g4n**oies, to**  **rUmi8h instraation**  **to** suoh **ex-semioe** 

### mh 8nd warnsa 

### 8t 8 

### tuition r8ta shlah OOVers the estImst4d aost of auab 

### Instruatfon or, In 

### themltem8tiT0, 8t 8 tuition r8t4 Of %4 Bundred **Do?-** 

### 18re ()lOO~OO)8 s01m~~kr~ 8s MY **be**

### d*krmiaed **by** 

### the **governing** 

### bosrd of the 1nstltutIoaaonoerned; provided,however, tb8t if suahrates 81 bereIa speaifisdme prohlbl**ted** 

### by Feder8l 

### 18s for 8ny pSrtitil8r al8#s of ax-sarvloe r4a or soms~?,**thm,** Ed **in** 

### th8t **event, the**  **tuition r8te**  **ah811** be **maeh** 

### r8te 8s s8Y be 86reed 

### toby saidgOV4lQlngbO8rd8, but **in** 

### 8ny event **not** 

### 14s~ **th8a the**  

### Ost8bllrhod **mtes** 

### for alvillm 

### students; provided ?urther tbst should the Fedenl 18s protide 88 to 81717 **olsss of**  

### retor8ns th8t mob tuition p8w4nts 8rO tobe **de** 

### dusted from sny subsequsntbenefits Xhlob 88ld **rafer8n** 

### la8y

be **herO8ftOr entitled**  **to r~Otiver**  

### the eduo8tioa81 Institution oanooraed ishereby sutborIned end dlreoted ta **refund** 

### t0 8ny t8terSn **Who is**  

### 8 regldent Of T4X88 **within the**  

### mCWting Of thisAOt **the** 

### 8mountby shloh 81~7

### 8djumted ooBpmntion 

### p8Jment.is **here8ft4r 8atU8lly**  

### reduaed **on 8OCOUnt**  **of** 

### tuitionpsymnts **snide by**  **the** 

### Pedor8? gOV4nU!Wnt ta wah 

### edUC8tIOn81 Institutfbn **iOr suOh**  

### t4ter8n.s

## 1. 32

Ronor8bls E. I?.D8ri8 - p8&0 6

Upon l e8reRal rtudy of the text of the Aot 8s 8 whole,

we 8re Of **the** Opinion yOUr qUe8tiane 8hOUld be 8nSwOred 8s iOll0~~1



### (1) The **proririon** 

### a? Seatlou 4 **with rerpeot**  **to the**  **re fund**  **to 8ny**  **reter8m by**  **the eduOatiOn81**  **im8titUtiOm** aonormrd par**t8fD8** ODlf to &uitioQ papleDtr* The 

### word0 'duem', "feem~, 8nd

**‘ Oh8rgO8** **” 8re**  

### lrredirOB $+1aeO

### to p180@ 131theV8rlOl1aSOOtiOns **of the**  **Aot, but**  **the oontext**  **in** rhloh 

### muoh**Word8 8re**  

### used indiO8tes tb8t **they** 

### oontemplated **ah8rge8 other**  **th8a tor**  

### tuition. **The Act**  88 **8 whole**  **rhorr tlut**  **the** Legisl8turO 8~pt'OOlatOd **md** h8d in rind the **dliferent rigni?iarnoe**  **of thO8e**  word8 , 

### 8nd U8ed them rdrl8edly.

**‘ tiitiOnm**  **ir 8**  **word oi**  **much n8rrOTbF**  **IDe8ning th8n**  'Ob8rge8', and **there** 18 nothin& to **indiaate the**  **tegi8l8ture** U8Od euoh term in 8 blV8dOr **sense than**  **that Of**  itm OO~On~y understood **and ~~811~**  **oo oepted**  popul8r **ae8ning.**

(2) By the 88IOOtokens we 88-OOf the **Opinion th8t**  **four** reoond que&ion likeviae should be 8n6rered **in the**  **nemti+e. lt**  18 only reoelpt8 for 'tuition' **th8t 8re**  **t0** be refunded. How, **the** M.00 per hour tar flight in8tNOtiOn. mid by **the** reterw **in** the m8nneP 8t8tOd by YOU 18 not 'tuition.* The ln8tltutlon In no **m8n**
nor beneilte **from the**  

### reoelpt **of** ruoh ices or oharges, 

### but on the oontr8ry, it 1s **Jn the**  vature of an out-of-poaket expense **hy the**  lnstltutlon **for the**  

### benefit **of the**  **teteron only.** 

**We truet**  **that what**  **we** h81e s8ld **8ufrioientlJ 8nrrere**  your inquirlen.

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