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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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The letter dated 

### JUT 86, 1063, is quoted la part 88 

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“To **guide and**  **asdot ua**  **in our**  **hrlibwa** 

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### anmwerb to UN IaQuLrieshwoirr **after** 

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### l Artlolr 2247 

### Aot8 of 1927, 4Qth La&rlatur6~m&aapter 2ls, BwtLon sr re

### IAtM t0 au bid8 

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### oath biddare

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'Tlu ronanal or an axirting 

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‘ 8. abaa **a bOIStMOt**  **tar a**  **teat in**  **us*** **and &out**  

### to upira ham beea legellymaewed OP oxteadod, **d-8 tha**  State **B0u-i of**  

### Situwtloa, in your opinba, baw t&Q 

### l*sel maorl4q to dlrpaue, 

### for thb extended or rczewod term of the mat, Wltb til*ooatnct

### 02’8 bond **prasorNad** 

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## 389Stits Board o? Eduaatlon of Texas, pc*;e 88

In ~plnion no. O-3939 re **sgid** the f ’ollowi~~ **about** 

### Article6 8247, 2852, and 28538

"Artial+ 2847 providee and a30 for th4 sing 0r executed by the IndIvIdual

_. -- __ fOl' the fllfni; Or bide an n.Widavlt to be bidder or a namber of t;le flrp or the president Md reoretary of th0 corporation bidding. The l ffidevit shall contain various statements, among rhiah are that no mm

### ber of the CommIssIon Is In any way interested In euah IndIvIdu81, flm or aorporetion bfddingj the names of nny and 

### all peraonn who ma tti duriq the preaedIng **genr** reao ved, f 

### have at my either directly or lzdireotly, any monog **or other**  thing of value from s&Id comgaq ior sorvloer 

### rendered the State; the name of all the 

### pop10 -10 ed to aot for auoh bidder, direatly or lndireot Iv In any way rl28tsoever in seouri?~ the contra0 or In the preparation OS Its bids, eta. Thu statementa made In the affidmit are declared to be warrrmtiee, end cl.f found to be untrue, ehell s%bjsct the aontrect t:I forfeiturs and authmieo a 

### recovery on thn bead to the full **amount hesof,**  as liquidated damgee, unlbs8 it be shown tLhat au& mIs-etotamsnt or non-disclamre of fact *as unintentional 

### or an oversight on the part of 

### aaid publisher. * l 

### Provlalon Is rgede that the maximumprioo 

### for tho **books** 

### undsr tha contraot ehell not 

### erased the 

### minirmrm

price at which 

### the publIoher sells the books In wholesale qumtitlee, and that a coatrat 

### prod ale 2252 Y for a higher prloo shall be **void.** (Art& Pravlslon 

### Is mudo thnt no booka 

### shall be 

### purohued from anions oonneoted vitii a tru8t and that the bidder shell file an **affidavit** stating that he la not conneated direotly or lndlreotly with e trust. 

### (Art1010 2&S).*
Article 2861 provides thet the ‘blddol. to whom any contraat may have been awarded 

### ahall exeouta 

### a good and eufficiant bond’ IA the aslount and under the 

### oondItiona speckfled themIn.The firrt olmim 

### rabalrortly ooatamQlate8&a$ ml%% t&a oae bid OF oi’for xm~ bo ado, and Lb providss that ~oferonoo hall be glYOta the 0 -z? 

### b4laLrytboontraf3tuader Uo oonditfonaoutllnad t!! 18 :har been urged that the soowNiolw8oamwd8 the la&bus.9 rolPrc#ww

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