. 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Dea? 3irr 

0a t su or tw r 

quoting your let 

Howmbar 9, 1939, 

a0p*rtimbt a8 to 

a 2n l r wa dio ur e8 

That wo R a y p to lby you, VII are 

of th* 38ate 

thr f0110ldJl~ 

to ttan8aotion 

alty lets wrote the 

r on Oec*abar 38, 1938, 

ti ~OOOIWJWAY~RS aooa 

to the Sat. for thr aaa 

c o llege, ior l cash QQE0; t&t the grantee ua8 

ine an unjdd balaacr of 

4tter e03hinn0a, 
Ibnorablo Ton C. Xiag, Pa&o 8 

pale. My uadsrstaadin~ 10 that the dofarrob b&laaoo will bo pid in threr clqual 

anaual iartalkmato o? 88,373 l aoh, duo 

Mopaotirol~, LA 000, two and thsoo yoarr 

Stoa thlr date .q . .' 

*The prcaident of tha 001106o, a8 the 

8utbrfzod r4praooathtlvo o? tha 3eard o? 

iiegento, urdo thl0 notation on the letter: 

Vh later lo not *oknowlob6ed or 

reeordklt;. 

vhe aoaoapazk~io~ a0ed 18 ta reguhr 

ror?l;proparl~ aakn0wlr&@, -4, o? aouroo, 

unraooraea . It rooiteo a oaoh ooaoidrration 0r $e,mo. The rreords of the oollog0, 

hornrrr, rO?lOot the faot that the aetnal 

oonolbontloa vaa $lS,OOO, ~4 tho be&co 

0r $3,SOQ we8 paid anfior a rouskk0r kh0b2ate11 pnawllaag that given for tho $2,376 down 

paymaat. 

*A laboratory bullding, a0w neariq 

c~ir@~tlon, h8a born unaor aonotruotlon oa 

proportf of whisk thlr iMa rorrnr a part. 

m0 bdiaing was rinanaoa at a ao4t or 

4110,675.48 ander l ooatnot rlth th* ?ab110 BOrk8 AdPlAiotrUtiOA, Whbh provider ?OT 

papKtAt Of an aOaOmpMyb& bond iSOU0 OUt Of 

rotsnueo to bo dorirod frem fhr operation of 

tha bPllbia& 

Tow OplAiOn OA the tOllOwing qU9OtlfMO 

18 r+opotfaUy mqrtsotear 

"(1) %a8 it within the povw of ths 

Boprd OS Pogont8 to obligate th0 ruad8 O? 

tho CollogO for tha p8ymemt of the purOhe80 

plod 0t tbl8 1-a *in three equal uuawl 

l.a6talhonto~T 

-(a AS Of h-t $1, 1939, W&t W&O 

the aature or tha iakn8t 0r the Coilmy in 
. 

iiaaorablo Too C. King, Page 3 

this proportfl 

“( 3) as of ~uauot 31, 1939, whet was 

tha llabillt~ of the Colleso, if ally, rlth 

roopeot to raturo paywat8 towrd t&o pura000 0s th ~p~p0rtfl 

*(I) Rae the $S,UOO pamnt a proper 

l pplloatioa 0s th0 coii~g~~0 ruado, wa0r 

tha olreautaaaoo? 

-or tho parpooo of this tnqairr JOU 

may awumo oaoh irota, rot a mma , l are 

Aoo*ooary . I have roleted herola the uubotanoa 0s all tho lnfornation I have. It 

will be holptal, kawver, if rou will ot*te 

tho aroump~lon8 you aaUICerw 

XA a prior opinion by thla +iopartmet& Uo. O-1637, 

r0piywg to your roqtl0st 0r October a, this writor ai90t200-~ 

od the probloa8 involvea LA, and the IJIW apQliOAb~l0 to, 30~ 

rir0t thr0e qluotiono. You are re8pootiully rororroa to 

that opinion, a copy of whloh is attaahed, ior afimnrs to 

thew qaest:0ao. 

IA thOt OpiAiOA tho eOaOk~8iOf1 was reOOh& that 

it wa8 not rlthiA tho power et tho Board 0s Re6ontr to obliget* t&O fuAd8 ef the SOllOgO bOpoAd the appropriation tom 

OT p0ri0a 0f tw yo~r0. The ease8 of Charlao Sor'ibnoro' 

sons 7. ibarr8, ll4 ‘Pox. 11, 363 S. Y. 782 and Ft. Earth 

cavalry Club 'I. Fihoghord, 1W Ter. 339, 83 8, VI. (PA) 660, 

were 0tt0a a0 aathori6y. 

That opinion al80 stat&d that tha aollogo at the 

l ud OS t&o fiooal year, 1933439, OA August 31, 1930 had an 

oquitablr intereert IA the proparty to the mxtont of tho 

iimuut or tho purahaoo prioo paid. The l qultablo iatsrost 

of tho 00110&o ia tho ionrant eaeo woald lnoludo, in addltiOA to th0 amunt 0s tho puxohaso prioo paid to the vendor, 

t&o calico of t&t portion of the bollding plaoed oa the land. 

SOS Wholhod v. Jolly (Civ. A?p., San AIItoalo, 1939) 17 

5. w. (Ed) 1109, wrtt 63s error nrud. 

Tho prior eplAloA a.Uo doolurd that t&c agl;;f; 

was ondw ~0 obllytloO to mako rorthw paponto. 

oonA4otlon, 16 a&J br ~011 to add, hewvor, that tho ruii 

paymat of the pp]roha@o prig4 is a pro-X*qUiO,itO to tho 
rutla& of log?rl title fn the oollo$e. 

Them ooaolusion8, &ll at whioh are 8uppmted by 

4athoritirr in opinlm X0. O-1637, 00n8tltutO tbr Oplnlon 

of thir db~eutm8nt 68 to four first three QUe8bion8, 8n6 

you are eo adriand. 

The otir materlrl dirferaaar bowman thu ?8&t 

8ltlutiOa bi8OU88ed tA the 8lt4d OpiRiCS Uid t&t in t&r 

in8tPnt 0188 ir the toot of the 

r 

JPunt or w 8ddlti0w 

Oon8ldoratlon OS $b,soa not SOat on8d fo wither 88OrOW 

8-8OiBOnt Or 6Wd, Th8 pX'Oplci8ty Of thi8 -J-t ioSis8 

the bar16 0r your rourth pae8tion abore quote4. 

Th8 l uo t m8%tll ìf 0r your erpro86loa "6 prop8r 

~;~~$;M$ Of tbee011rn(18 8 iund8,. i8,nOt abuslately 

'A8 888Q50 th8t PU Wi8h t0 show if Oh. Boerd 

Of A8@)ent8 & ite aWit bad th8 le@l right to rke tbl8 

paynunt iithout aentionlng 10 ia either lmtrmoat. It 

18 beyoad thu pro7luoe ot thi8 dqmrtmat to 6wma.r l 

Qus8tion of mOke proprirty Or polloy sooh Mtter8 rwtlw 

ri:in the 8mmd di8eretion Of the reUp88tiro Ststi 6&8n- 

-- the Board Of ii8gent.8 in thi8 b8t8U86. 

OtU' 6Oort8 &TO 011 MrOll8 000681Oa6 dWlalV&d 

t&t the tiitat0 in it8 QX-Opri&Wy 08ptSOhy h68 th6 86E6 

power8 to oontraot a8 a oorporatioa or ea lndlrldml. 

30 T8x. Sur. 836. 

“In so fu 6s mm8 pr0perty Pi@8 arr 

aoPterned, Re 806 no dirreWc0 botmea th8 

ooatraot or l stat. aod sn individual u&d 8 

oontraot butwean two lndlr1dtaal8.~ Jusbc 

CAtlo co. v. &mm, 78 Pa*. 5;14 9. v. 

MO. See also Char&b8 So?ibnart8 SOOBI fd 

urr8, 114 Tar. 11, SU 3. W. ?i%. 

It 18 elemuatary 0r 8our8e, t&a tb; fall oon8ld8X’8tiOn 8804 Wt ba rB0 i ted io 8 dead between &l6tTi&lal~. 

See 14. Tu. Jr. 818, 8ao. 58, 88d b8ar ottOdd. 

60 kUOw Of II0 OOa8tittttiOtnl pZ’OVi8iOa, 8t&tUt@, 

or other rule 0.f' law, rhloh Qrolamr l ditrermt requireaetat 

*hen the 88;ato 18 a party.tp th8 8ran8aottoa. 

fObi 8t&te ‘that th8 #6,800 mfprat i8 Part Of tb 

Ooasidrntlon for th8 pWOhr@ Oi tb larod. Phi8 brirg 80, 
. 

tha f8Ot that it ~88 not mantloned in either of tha 

tMtmIlt8 h88, AlA the OpiUiOB Or thi8 dep8?tMnt, 

no baring on the 1egalHiy or ths trtmaaotlon. 

A8 W8 8t'Jted bOfOP0, it 18 not OIlT &WOTiaW 

to 401W into tha rO88OU8 “hf tM 848l.d Of bgUot8 Or 

it8 a*nt l aw fit to m&o 00 rmtloa 0r thlr portloa of 

the ooa8idsrr~lon 84 long 88 all leg81 reqtiMswnt8 wara 

met. 

TOW 8ttOntiOSl 18 08l33Id t0 th. f8Ct th8t this 

opinion and Opinion 330. O-16eV 8ro limited ln thair roo~q 

t0 l a 8XUOQtO~ OWtr8Ot. 'Pb880 Opin1OlL8 8hOofd not bo 

ooaatrmd 88 bOldin@ th8t th8 BO8d Pi b@Snt, 18 rithout 

8UthOritiy to ~uFOh88. l8nd nese88arf to the OOodlrct Of tb8 

r68peotivO St8tb Tsaohor8* 0011eg88 OILber 8 purohare Bontnot perrosnble in t*o year8; that 18, within the pmrlod 

or texa of ths appropriation made for 8uoh pwrohmm. 

?"N8tilQ that the ioPe@3in& di8otl88iOa ttilr 

amor year laqulry, ae 8ro 

T6ry tPuly your6 

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