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



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### quotingyour let Howmbar 9, 1939, **a0p*rtimbt** **a8 to**  a2nl rwadioure8 That wo Ray

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### are

of th* 38ate thr f0110ldJl~ to 

### ttan8aotion
alty lets 

### wrote the r on Oec*abar 38, 1938, ti ~OOOIWJWAY~RS aooa 

### to theSat. 

### for thr 

### aaa c ollege,

ior l cash QQE

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### the **grantee ua8**  

### ine **an** 

### unjdd balaacrof 

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

pale. My uadsrstaadin~ 10 that the dofarrob b&laaoowill 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 rouskk0rkh0b2ate11 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** 

### anderl **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 

### aatureor 

### 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 mayawumo oaoh irota, 

### rot amma, l 

### are Aoo*ooary

### . I have roleted 

### herola the uubotanoa 0s all 

### tho lnfornation I have. It will be holptal, 

### kawver, if rouwill ot*te tho aroump~lon8 

### youaaUICerw
XA a prior opinion by 

### thla +iopartmet&Uo. O-1637, r0piywg **to** your roqtl0st 0r October a, thiswritor 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 obli

### get*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 

### thopurahaoo

### prioo paid. The l qultablo iatsrost of tho 00110&o ia tho ionrant eaeo **woald** lnoludo, in **addl tiOA**  **to th0**  amunt 0s tho puxohaso prioo paid to thevendor, t&o calico

**of t&t**  **portion of**  the bollding plaoed oa the land. SOSWholhod v. Jolly (Civ. **A?p.,** San AIItoalo,1939) 17 5. w. (Ed) 1109,

### wrtt**63s** error 

### nrud. 

### Thoprior eplAloA a.Uo 

### doolurd that t&c agl;;f; was ondw ~0 obllytloO 

### to makororthw 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** thorutla& 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 

### notSOat on8d fo **wither** 88OrOW 8-8OiBOnt Or 6Wd, 

### Th8 pX'Oplci8ty Of thi8 -J-t ioSis8 the bar16 **0r** your 

### rourthpae8tion abore quote4.

Th8 l uot m8%tll

ìf**0r** your erpro86loa "6 **prop8r** ~;~~$;M$ **Of tbee011rn(18**  **8 iund8,.**  **i8,nOt** abuslately

'A8888Q50 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 soohMtter8 rwtlw **ri:in** the **8mmd di8eretion**  **Of** 

### the reUp88tiroStsti 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 08ptSOhyh68 **th6** 86E6 **power8 to**  oontraota8 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 individualu&d 8 oontraotbutwean 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%.
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**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** 

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### tha f8Ot that it ~88 

### not mantloned 

### in either of tha tMtmIlt8 h88, AlAthe 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.dOf bgUot8 Or 

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### awfit 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 Opin1OlL88hOofd 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 OILber8 purohare Bontnot perrosnble in t*o year8; 

### that 18, within the

### pmrlod or texa of ths appropriationmade for 

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