OFFICE OF **‘ THE**  ATTORNEY **,GBNERAL** OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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8rttlea mlra at Bon4truotlon**‘ OcapMy,**  **(Oar, App.**  1Ml) 40 8.w. (Ic)988 89 ?,J, **p.** 199;

Motion 105.

**Wobrtor ’** **m Hew**  Imtometloml Diotionary, 8nd Bdition oont8lnr 

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### or &OX?8 4iltibl4 4t Med~ rmrthin(l in r.- 88178 Or **XUdy** ii -8dd....

**“ Avall~ble.rUnr,**  **88 Of**  l **OOI+rf Of**  : butineir; eomputablo wealth in money, property, **~probUOt#,** 

### l **t0.f iEEObht8**  and **pO88ibl8** Jouro88 .oT

### rrrBmi8. ,-hat t0 ~hb~ gnO,h8 r8OOUT88 ?n @iiii8titf$ m-8 **Of rO8Ort**  **in Uig8llOr..**  **..I**
'v8 thinktho ?On~ofnb,'quot8tioa,~xp~rr88 the orbiMrf4n6 poptlhr m8Xlill45 Of the Word =~88ourO,o~ **and that**  8UOh UUli& 18 the l08@ in whloh it 18 U88d in 88ll@tO Bill NO, 9. Brlafly **St8t8d,** it 18 thBt rO8OTT8 8OUrOe.Of #Upply Or **8tOr8** tither in %OneJ **Or** pl'o~.rty, whioh WY **b8 2886rt8d**  **to hl**  **.a88 Of**  **nud rbat8T82**  **it8 derintfon**  My ha+@.boen rub **eOt** howl V8i to'th. **1htht10ll8 Of**  the **AOt a8-**  **h;n%lik&** d.8OU88Od, **i**

**%iU** sixth **nnd** ‘88T8llth **qU88tiOn8 iOqUr8t**  th8 m Of th&WOkd "i?IOOIU"~Md the,pMp8r OOh8tr\lOtiOn Or 'th8phn80 ***the** @OmQt88iOI1,#h8= t&8 intO ~aOOOUIIt'8~ mbn8y rqoiirrd by rift, **dOti.** Or &8804fit" a8 US,edih **8OM~O~~?i+Bill,iO.** 9; fh.8. **@l48tiOlt8** Will **b8** diilOll88ti tOð8k. " " '
(r‘h8.t mfl .Ofthe i)Ot**i ’** **8fbrr8d ‘** **tt-** r@4d8 8i **fO11OW8:**

**“ a**  **OrlOUl8t 9**  iXlOolll8 Md'Se8OWOi8 bf 

### the l **pplioaat,** the **odrrriqn rhallt+k8**  **Sat0** l ooount l **1X money**  reoeired **by glftr,~**  **garire or**  **assoent;**

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It i8 W&ted %#l

Sl 0. 3. pi s96, tbatt **Inoiie*,

18 a **broad, ’**  &omprahen&Ve, **kleriblr, lnolu81+8,**  **~anil genwio**  **’ +erm,**  oapable ot dellnition.: Although 

### lt h8r a ~011 defined Seanlng, not only il oomon rperoh,'but al80 underEononble Tom DeBrrq, fun@ U, l@bV, **?a68 8** 

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8O MtXíUOtfWl, th@r@ lp pUr8

t0 k **8-e dittiOU&J**  **about it8**  **pFeOl8. and**  l Oi4ntisio drflaitlon. Th4 aean~ ot the ka 18 

### aot to k fPund la 

### it8 ban 

### l tymolwlo~l &rriration; it **18** mthr? to **b8** gath8red tzO!E th8 irpliOit a8mptiOn8 Of it8 U8e in ommon r peo oh aí + l .Vlowed



### from the amroe **or it.8**  

### Ierlr8tlon **the word**  ***inoome*** **may** be defln8d **to be**  **(bat (ain**  **or profit**  rhloh **aOONO8, 18**  **&8?i+Od, $8**  **(ain8d, Or**  **pXOOeOd8** from **budmrr. 08Dlkl.**  oomer08. 

### lnfertrents **of~88pital,-hboi** &ndr 6ooupation8, **prr~t8~0~8,. property**  **0) an7**  **rhd or**  th8

***DO098 ilI**  

### it8 **@MU ’** **d 8Wl80**  aeod not neorrnrll~ bo money 

### Lowar8r, **it** murt **be** moner or th8tuhloh i**8** ooarertlble Into moMy."
**It h8**  **8t** 

### t-08 boa **it+t8d tht**  **oinOOi@w illOlUb8**  

### l rerythtng,

Orl **ll** that **aome8** in , but 411

l xamhution of the **oaIe8** 8it8d in #UQpQrt O? the l**88ertiOll d1802.Or.8**  **that .thO**  court bed in iind a lirtdnotion 

### botwe8n %noOuw and *outgo* or that whloh **00~8** in **a8** oontraate& with tbatwhioh **00~8 in**  **1888** an outgoing; the refsrenoe sot **b8hg** dlreoted to tho •U~B of the wealth.



### BouT*lerc8 SAW Dlotlonary, 3rd 

### Reri8ion defino8 the tea aet Vh8 ~galnwhloh **prooeedr frOa**  proper**ty lebor**  **Or bUtlllle88.**  **’** Iebrtar'r N~'Int8~atiOMl Dlotionary, &14 &litiOn, **&4tiM8 “**  **hOo11. ”**  **a8t**

**Vhat** 

### yin **or** 

### reourrent **ben8fit (u8u**  a117 **mummed** la ronor) whloh 

### proosedr from labor, **bU8iUe88$ Or**  **pl ’** **Op8rt7; OO~erOial**  

### revenue8 or **reoelpt8 ot**  **anr .klad.**  **”** Itir l

**kt8d in**  **Ptintio844~U, Toxni,**  **8tatr** and **Looal Tax**  **Sonloe, Gea.**  **Tax 910l.)B,**  .para~ph Vl,tb61.

Hononlble Tom DeBerry, Juno It, 1999, Page 4

**18 U8lWIuy**  **reoo&zed by**  **rtatute 88**  

### l **tupt from**  lnoomo **kr.** Whether **or** not ao rroognlzed #&St8 may **be deemed**  no> taxable a8 not within the commonly 8ooepted definition of lnoome.* By 8p8oifIoally providing that &one **rewired** by gift, **derire** or tiroent rhould **be** Inolude a+ n **08lOdAting** lnoane, the Legi818ture evidently r8oognIred~the oommon mean9 of the telYII lI!not oontemplatingmoney or property reoe rod by aft, **d8Ti8r Or**  dl)lOOllt, 8nd **by** 8p8OifiO8ily **in** oludlng “monof”, thereby 

### l roluded th8 oonrideration of propirty. It **ir but**  8n 8ppllc6tlon of the well known 8mti, aXxpre8810 unlur l8t exclu8lo 

### l lterlur,*
**WS h&v8**  r.o&luded th8i th8 t8l!m"inOOIIIew 88 u88d in **Senate** Bill No. 0 mean8 that gain'or reourront benefit, whether pa)ablo in money or'kind, whloh prooeede from **labor,** buelne88 property, .lnve8tment,or the like, and by the u8e of the oiauoo quoted In **your** roventh quertiou, Its meaning he8 **been** extended to lnolude money received **by** gift, devi8e or desoent~but ewludes property reaeived fran wch 8 8ouroe. It 18 our opinion that the relationship of the donor to the applicant I8 Imm8terl81.

**Your** 

### l lghth'que8tSon roqueet the meaning of the **term** Ve8ident home8tead" a8 that term I8 defined in the Conatitution 8nd **18~s** of the Statesof Tex88, and a8 U8ed in Senate Bill lo. 9.

T8188 Constlttitlon, Artlile XVI, Soctlon 51, proVid88:
*The homeetead, not In a town or city, &all oonrlet ti not moro thah two hundred aore8 of land, which may be in one or mord paroe18, with the improvements thsreon;‘the honie8teadin a oitp,.town or Village, shell oonslet of lot, **or** lots not.to exoeed in **value** five thousand doliarr, at the time of their deelgnatlon 88 the homestead, without referenoe to the value or any improvement8 thereon; provided, that the same 8halg **bo** U8ed for the **purporea** of 8 home, **or** a8 a pl8ae t0 eXerCiSe the Calling or **bU8inO8m** Of the head Of 8 family! provided al80,**Hononblo Tim**  **DeBem, Juno**  **U, 19S9,**  **?age S** 

that 

### any trporaq nntln6 0s 

### the hoaertead 

### aall not 

### ohaayi the obrraoter of the 

### au*, when m0 

### Othrr bOre8tOad b8 boon 

### l OqUiF8d." '
Art1010 SASS a. 0. 8. **19t5,** oontiln8 8ubrtantiallf the **BU6 h!L@U~e**  **.48 ihO**  **a&v8** l OtiM Of the

oOn8titUti On.

**‘ ~Itwould**  be lm@raotlaable to l ttrpt **to** prrrent 

### in thi8 Opfnf'd;n

(UI **8XhM8tftO di8** **’ 3ti88i@l**  **@r d~8OtiptiOll**  **Of** Wh6t **18 ’**  lnoluded la th8 tom *hOm88tudR **a8 rmder8tood**  **la Texar**  **l8r and**  **to** l **M1J!S8** 'th8 8Ulr ritMtiOn8 whloh will. b8 **pZe84llted** t0 **LOU for**  rpplioition **Of** Well-88tablirhed rulerl 8 drrelop8d **by** the **OOUl ’** **tl. TM8**  

### opinion 8u8t 

### neor88arlI.y **be** limltod to **ntterr** 

### 0s gutera 00ad8ntion..

**All OX88iMtiOll**  Of the **QOll8titUtiOn md**  **8ktUte8 di8-**  olorer that tha tom l rolident hemertead* 18 not rpeoifloally d8fined but it,m8rOrthel~88 h6a aoqulred a doflnlte,uan5.n&

**li holu8ktid**  **not ill**  **a~ .Oitp**  **Or tOWLl**  **my aOn8i8t**  **Of a;**  rpoh **a8** BOO **aoro8** toB8ther with the improvement8 thereon and 18 8OmOdly **d68igMt8d** a8 a *rural ho&e8toad.W By it8 rory **MtUre** it oontemplater the re8ldenae of a 

### r48di~ 

### and it8 ~88 an6 00ouPl.ilO;l

l 8 8 bow.,
A haaurtead in a oitr, town 

### or tlllagr la oommonl~ 

### known 88 an l



### urban homerkad" l



### nd ma9 aoquire it8 oharaotor a8 ruoh l lther from 

### it8 98e ior.the purf

### 0808 0s a homo,or 88 a phoe 

### to l xe r oi8 e

the oalling or **bur** ne8a **of** the hma6 of 8 falrily

or both,. Xt 18 with r8fer8noe to.the urban **hcmert66d** th8tth8 

### tern -fBrmd t0 in 8IOtiOn **4** 8OqUir88 it8 6T88t88t dgnlfloanoe. A Well **&8fhed di8tinOtiOn**  **’ eXi8t8**  **betw8on** l 'bU8ine88 hOmO8tud" whloh 4ri8e8 OUt Of the 8X8rOi8e Of l oalllng or **bU8ille88** Chereon **and** a rorident homortead whioh **be** 0011166 moh **b8OaU88** of OOOup8no~ a,8 a home, although n8ith8r lrp 88p6rcrt.e

and **dirthot but**  **6o ’** **to** make **up** one **urban** h-r**rtud.** 8ee **ICI T.**  **.J. pp.**  **tbM380, pp**  **348~863.**

**xIt ’** **i8 OIT**  **OQin$On** 

### that in **USiw** the feZa 

# l r 4 ;id8Itt homertead* th8 legl8l8ture lntendod to include ther8fn the rural hOmO8tMd 

### and **th8t** part Of the urban hOm88tead **U88d** ?Or purport,8



### 0s a re8ldenoe, ~xolaQlng therrfrom a *bu8lne88 horr- '8t88d" a8 defin8d 

### In **law.** Inlrtanors will l rl8e in whloh en individual plooe of property ray halroattaohed thereto all th8 lnoldents of both a rO8ident and bU8ine88 hom88tud. &I iuoh.*

Oaler tho B@re faot th8t **it** mQht a80 br l **bIl8in.88** hOm8tud **would not**  

### a0ru.t it8 **ohnotw** l **8 a**  r48laent **hae8teaI 8nd**  **it** rhould bo 10 l

OIi8i aerh

u 8On8tu lIIlotl f the LO&8latUrO, t&X'4 18 onjolnod upon thr 00-8 

### thm **arty of**  look% **th0** htOIIt Of th8 LOgi8m?i~e keOpi~~& in t "f Ullglmtly 

### ?or OW l t 811 ttiO8 the.old law tho l ril'mou&ht io bo **oornoted** an6 tho **ruedy** prorldod. ~Ib.'i~!~t~~0ti~ *iron **m8t** bo fair ration&l **rU8OMbh** ia4 .Oarib;l@, ooari6ering tho &n&&. aad **8&.Ot** matter with l rlow to &ooor~pZi8hing the logirlatire lntrnt 

### and pnrpdro whloh 18 it8olf 

### the law. A8 l , Zt~~damoz~kl

rule, a:~ **#tatut. mtwt**  **k** a0nBtXím.d l **8** l whole .&ad it **QO88ibl0,** appm'- Mt **OOJJfl%OtS** Or inOM8i8tMOie8 BU8t be t46OMi;l.d 80 48 **t0** at8 l ff@Ot t0 tha Mth4 l

8t**uad** l

ll it8 Q8rt8,' h8J7 ml=t 8U8t **b8 OOn8i68lUd**  wlth t4htiOlA tOU@w 0th.r &W-t illOrd8r 

### to **pro6Uae** l &aoaiotrr whole. Thor8 tie .oonriderationr lm l **pplioabl8** to U8nd&Ol7 l Ot8 far thoy **b8oae a**  part Of the hwwhioh thof amend ald thOJ dll **b8** OOE8trUed **80 a8**  to **be k,hl**  **’ monJ**  dth the ?uiaial: prt8 of th4 ~Ori6bil aOt.

flu fOn&Oi.Xk6

-08 iZe iPn&manhl but+, Oito b l thOriti.8:

Aitlole 10, Ro

### 8. 1. X61; 

### Ua **Trurt Company**  **7.**



### allaPotmleum

em; **?opbAm** 660; Petlrolwm

**8. 1.**  **(8) &5!i;**  Nig&u fe Ruoker, 47 Tex SW; Bendorron v. United Strtor 

### fidblltr

and @uorunty **Cornpuny** 

### (Ca. App. l@tB), 19 8. W, 8%; hmwioan Surety Cape (8) of New Yo* v. hxtell Oompmy, 

### (Wm. App. lBB1); 86 8. W?flc) VU.

i&i&h da thO80 a08 Of oOn8tntOtlOn, WO B0W pi8 **to 8~6OM+d8X**  **’ 4tiOn**  **Of** tho **Old A&e** A8Bf8tanoo Aot l 8 a. wholo,
Art1010 X, SeOtlOn 1 d8Olu-88 an LntOntl0a,to paf b8Mfit8 t0 thw U8dy 8&8d,.Wld 8ktU thht it **‘ 18**  impractlwble $0 .a88i#t-othor thM thO88 who are it4 **UO808itOU8 OiWMU8tUOe8.**  8eotion 1, of &tiole n noitO8 th6t **“ 8ubjeot**  to the **proririonr 0s**  **thin Aot**  needy poreon marlding in Tea8 over the age or 6iXty-tire 165) rear8 whd ln in **BWe88itOU8 OirOUBrtulOer**  **,rhrll be**  ontltlrd fo flnanaial l 88i8t8ll O8

ttor the 6tato Ot

### 9 prorldma **tint I**  "the l ay **mod** 

### prraon

rho 4 that *If ?roa all 4Jl. Comiaaloa ma *to.* **aad** it 1 eat flnanolal old 

### t.0

a raitmtod in fmitloa faota and olrornatanora tha 

### l p plloant

doe8 aot appear 

### to ba in 

### aaaody ooaditloa, 

### l raiataaoo mhall ba donlod,~ Th? amar- &@llOy

**olauaa of**  the ulrndatory &ot **of** 

### the 46th L.gialatura atataa that bmaure orrtaln thing8 hara bean oonoldrnd in dOtOrrinill6

nrad, **mny** away poreone **ha  ** born** **a0priw of**  their rQht to rBooi.ra aid. Other 

### l

aotlona of the Aot rm

### qulreworn l

pplloatloaa and 

### l

xanlnatioaa of the 

### l pplloaat **touohing** upon 

### hl.8

l **ooaoalo** 

### l

**tatua** and noada. FrorIalon ia rde for appeal to the Oo~~aalon from the looal 

### l uthorltira **by** an **applloant rho**  ia dIaaatiafio6 with the 

### l llowanoe d.van, an4 thr OammIaaloa, 

### attor a ocmplrta 

### and full rma%natIon of 

### the taoox- 

### &sy

l llw an laonaaa insthr 

### aaaIatanor or ild girra. Ir think that so other ooaoloalon oan br ‘roichedfrom 

### aa wambatlon of the hot aa ‘8rho10 but t@at 'waw4* haa beon 

### an4 ramalar tha baa10 OrIterla~ for datatining 

### l

lIglbIllt~ and thaw

axtaat of the aid or ,aaaIatanoeto **be gkantrd**  under the Old &a Aaalatanoe **Law.** 

### fin **ooaatruing** individual prorlalona of the Aot thir mumt br ooatlnually borne in mind. The lnraoapablr oonolualon ir that the Oonnnlaalon would **bo** &xomrding &ta authority in ginting aid to those rho are ‘not in nwd, **or .ln**  arnunta **in** lxoaaa **of** their **aaoba .aubjeot**  **to** the other pro+laIona 

### of tho lot 88

### heralnafter diaouaaed.
Your tenth quoation **requeata** the proper applloation and oonatruotlon to **bo** pleded upon Sootloa 11(a) of Artlole **IX,** Ohap.tor

**495, Aota,**  **‘ 1936,**  44th **Logialature,** Srd Called Seaaion, when 

### raid aeotion la oonaidored In oonneotion with Senatr Bill Ho. 9, **Aota** 46th Laglalatura, Regular Seadon+

Saotlon ii(a) road8 aa follows:
*Thb amount of old age aa.latan& 6r 

### al4 from **State funds**  **that my**  **be** paid to’ any applioaat, vho has quallfled undrr thi term8 of thIa Aot ahall 

### aovar arorod 

### the aus of ?%fteoa Doliara ($15) per month, aad in addition thorato l

uoh funda as tho FOdFrBl gorornment may 

### l

pproprlato and lllooato to thr State of Toxaa from tIme to time **ahall br**  ,diatrIbuted song reoeiplentr ?f asaIatanoa in lIko 

### manner aa State fund8 are paid under the tear of thla' Aot; proridad, thnt LL no oaae ahall l uoh~aldHonorable Tom DMlarz7, Juna l& MS*, ha8 l

-or la afatanoo

k fnu 

### amount **whfoh,** vhoa **abUd** to thr ti00mO O$ **thB** BQ$liOBat fm 

### all other #ourwe, tioluding lnooar 

### fro **proprrtl** 

### aaa **iron** the 8tatr **and** ~rdoral
15 orrrammt ahall 0x0006 a total of Thlrtr ollara ~(60) **@or** months ~rovldmi that the l aala~anoo grant06 kanla ahall k granted fn ,moh amount8 

### aa will proride **ruaonablo** 

### mxbaIataaoo **not i8oo8patiblr**  .wlth go.od

hulth 

### and &qoeaofrw


### In no plaoo in tho‘liot 

### harrwo bron able to **Sad** 

### say prorlaioa~ 

### uhiohwoul6 

### frqufrothr month 

### (or #l6.00 per month 6tato roaayr pent 

### of #SO.00pw rogardloaa of wad, or an amount, Ihioh,,whan **801~6 to**  **hla inoomo**  rould,oqual ~SO.00 par eath, 

### n6ardlraa of 

### noad.

The 

### firat **mrt of**  

### Emotion U(a) **and** 

### thr ilrat prorlao 

### fa a limlktfoa upon the l uthorltjr

of tho Oomaiadoa lo that fn no avant my the l 8aiatanoo

@rootad lxoood the amount 8pr01f1.d. Tha amount whfoh 

### fa dlnoted **to ’** **be** paid ir found ln the lart **protiao** whfoh ia aauoh amounts aa will **provldr :**  naaonablr rubilatenoo not inoompatlblr with good health and Iaorpoy.a ft ri6ht **bo tire,**  **dO&iMdiIig** On 

### the aowl **aad** fn00M 

### of4ha l 

### pplloant,

**but in**  **ao** 

### avant aan it lxoood #lS.OO par month State mary or #SO.00 par month lnoluding the F&ml mt* Thf aemotionlenoa 

### aa a apaolflo lfmftatlon upon thr amount of ioioy **that** 

### o&a jam graatod just aa it aid prior to the l naotmoat of Sana$o Bill Ilo~. 9,
Your 

### tirat quoation nquoata tho oorrrot 

### oonrtruotion to bo 

### plaoa6by tho~CommisJon in 8dAniaterIng the Old **A60** Aariatanor Law, 

### upon t&t portion of 8onatr Bill Ho. B whfoh 

### nadr;

Vroridod that the applloaat ahall not 

### bo Uaaladaad8tanoe, 

### who **does** 

### not **own** 

### x-681 aatata 

### ln l

xoaaa **of** 

### a naldont homeatead, aa the t **m** 

### *naldeat **himaataad~lia** brffned ia the 8oaatltutloa l ad’~larcl

of thr 

### Stab **of** 

### Tour; **aad** 

### in oaloulatln( the r& louroaa of tho 

### applIoanti ~14~ 

### rialdant **homoatrad** ah11 not **be ~ooxyidoroU.** *
**In** ooaatrul* thSa 

### prod80 thd langrug* oontafna6.



### thorelal 

### ansot bo **laolate** 

### an& &onal4arrd aloaa **but Burt**  **be harronitad**  

### dth t.h# **rar)lmd prWi&iOna**  **@f th0**  lOt aa a **ampro** 

### hoadro **unit.** One poriao nfzra to imuraaoo, ucithor 

### to monoy, atlll uiothor to raoml )roportr, and 

### this protire **mfora to**  ma1 l**atata~** r**t Irflnra**  

### tha real 

### oatatevhloh 

### mar er may not be **oonaidared** in 6 

### l krdaiy ~nood 

### and oalonla~la6 the **reaouroea** af an 

### l ppliout. 

### Ita purpomola lot to 6uarastor ~aalataaoo to wow **poreon** 

### who &oca **not own**  a 

### nrldeat **hama-** ‘mtoad 

### or who doei 

### 8ot own real latato 

### in l 

### xooaa of a 

### raal~ant 

### homastud regardlaa~ of 

### hia med Snoomo,’ or otherraa0urooa~ 2 paoa

l 

### utih a ,nzatmotioa on &la 

### rorlaloa **roa$d** rondrr II 

### suoh oonfliot with othar apaolf o 

### P provlaloaa 

### of the .uandatory **aot aad**  tho purporo M tha Old 

### 40 **~rlmtaaor IrOt**  88 a who10 aa 

### to maLo it ohtirely lr~oonaru?w

Tho &ar@onor l

lauao ia **nfwring to**  th; rialdant haoataad mggoata 

### tb, purporrof thta prorlaloa 

### and the altaatlon to bo a-m@ILIed, 

### It pvldarr

rTha foot 

### t?mt under the pnaont **law,** In **Qatortinily** tha arm6 of an 

### l pplloant 

### for ~arlatanor; ooaaldoratloa la given **to.** 4 ; tha value of 

### roal6ont homrtead prOpWtt,' 

### therabf

6eprltlng 

### ma4 MmQ Qorrona **at** tholr 

### right to ,no*ite id*; or.*(I



# ë:
**firat** quastlon it 

### ia bmr aplnlon 

### homatoad or iha yalua of 

### rtroh **homortrd** oadaot bm taken lnto ooaaiQorati6a in doforminln& thr 

### l ti(;tblllt~

af 

### an l pplloaat or In oaloulatlng hii haouro~a. 4 Ho r@femaOe ia aad* ia the l**ot to**  inooaa~fram the homaatwd 

### and in the l

### baoaoo of 

### ‘auoh limit **%** 

### fra tha 

### how&toad **ahould niooaaar**  

### prorlaIoa wo think lnoama **f ba**  **odaddo,roQ &a**  l 

### uoh and 

### la @no of 

### tha iaota and 

### oiroumatahora 8urrotwlIng 

### the appZlo$nt

vhloh it ia 

### rdo tho **puty of**  **tha Oammiadon**  **to oon**  l ldarti I$ aa 

### l

ppliomt **own8** 

### r-1 **oatato** 

### in'axoaaa **of.8** 

### roal**bat homatead**  **h@ la**  

### aot. aaoiauri #lblr 

### but’jPoh

axooaa 

### raal oatate. **3** 

### *h&r&by **rtiadend** 

### inallll be takon 

### iatci ooaaldoratlon 

### lq the ~1 unaw a# 

### any. other rraouroa&



### Your thlra quoatlon aaka **t.b oerroot**  

### ooaatmotlon to **bo** 

### plaood

upon that 

### portionof sootion 4. **of** 

### the Old Age Aaaia

### tea08

**Aot,** 88 **urndod,** 

### vhiohrude!
*It la 

### furtherprotlQod'~lut 

### era&i: tanoe ahall 

### not **bo donloll**  applloa& ifBonerable Ton DaBerq, aun8 

### 18, lSS9, ?a~ 10

mrrlod, who ha 

### rmonal

t 

### proputtnot 

### in 0x0888 

### ef 150

r 

### , and if l in alo,

8ot 

### in**uooal** 

### of iOOO .* .-Tiw~6a 0onai~orationr mutioa04 

### in Qf8ou8alag pur 

### flrmt **quoatioa** 

### kpplrdth equalforor 

### to the **abow** 

### prorldoa. It8 **apparent** purpoao, vhon l Oa atruo&

vlt h 

### tha l otaa 

### a vholo 18 

### not to **boatuw** a 

### panalon upon qrem 

### parronover db rear8 0) 

### ye withoutooaddrrlng aqeod* 

### or any 

### of tho othu partlnant 

### prorlaloda of thr l ot. It l xam pta 

### to 800&f poraona paraonal 

### pr0pM-t for aaa 1 of 

### thevalue l



### t 

### outaad if th4y otharvlro 

### qualifT l 

### tanoo, aid my mot bo danhd koauro 

### of ovnarmhlp 

### of l uoh property, Brioflr 8tata4, auoh praonal propart rry 

### ao~abo,oonaldored 

### aa a 

### rraouro~.la dotemlain &

l llglblllt~

or If, howorrr,.~ruoh

pa~aonel

property

l **otually boar8**  nr&uo to thr 

### l

pplloant 8uoh reionuozuy proporlr bo 

### oon

### aldond 88~ 

### lnoc~e~

la datemlning'ur nerda,'or in pnprring Aa ir true vlth~nfonnor'to roe1 oat&to if 

### an t",$%%%ia paraonal to 

### arty in l xoaii of the rpo~IfloQ amount ho 

### Ss @ot l utqmat 08 I! 11 

### dlaquallflod.~ut ruoh @foal)8 **booomoa** a reaouroa to )o roaaldrrrd.

Thla irorirlon 8180 priaanta iaothar 

### quertlon with nfonnoa,tb tha .aount .ofporaonal property **~allovod** a married 

### applIoant.~

;A oaraful raadlq6 of the 

### Aot a8 

### a vholi rhovm 

### that' 

### la **dotemlnl~** the **-iligibility** or’auda 

### of aa ippllcaat, e&oh' l pplloant la 

### to bo ~onalQ~ro6 lndIrlduall~. Tho.poraonal **pro** sorty, 

### not to l

xoooa in value $1600.00, ray bo *ither riparato

property or



### that they mhall

be l llovod poreonal 

### proprrty, the ~oombined

value of rbioh rhall not l xoeod #1600.60. On tho othorhand 

### it proridra that tha ,applioant,

### if marrlad 8hall 

# bo l llovai 

### prr8omS~prodortf not to l 

### xoeod ln value #iSOO.OO. 

### To attimPpt



### to 61~0 it any othor runin& to do r~olenor to the plain upnrrloa **of** 

### thm laglalaturo.

Wo am 

### of tha oplnlon'that.~eaoh mrrlod parnon 

### muat bo 

### alloveQ not In l**xoom of**  **(1500.00** poraonal **proprrty** 

### vhloh **property may.+a**  **owned 48**  

### hi8 arprato **property,** 

### hi8 oauuunltf.

,


### Rqnorablo

TimDaBorry,Xune l6,1969,?a&r ll

**intohat la**  propartr, **or boih..** 



### Tour 

### fifth **quomtion** 

### nquoat i 

## l ~iitruoiloi

of that part of motion 4 vhioh 

### read&:

.".

. . -Vidd thBt &a **B~~liOUlt** rr **bo oaqi&QJ**  **Ox hi.**  **lif. h.WikOO**  iOt-b

**‘ oxoaam**  **at Oao**  **Thousand** ((1000.00~ Dollar8 **aad** that any a plioant who ia 

### oarrying Ufo 

### laauraaoo not 

### t)

n lxoa am



### of One Thotwand 

### (#lOOO.OO)

Dollar8 

### &hall rot be Ulaqu&ll

### iid for

l 

### 8aIrtaaor and 

### any l



### oouaulatrd

i&ah **or** 

### loan valur **oa** maid life laauranoe polloj or polloiea rhall not k **tahn** iato oo*- aldoratlon ,in.tiloulAtingtha roaouraom of rid 

### l ppllomt 

### and al4 to raid 

### l pplloant **aball** 

### sot ba duriod or rhduood or hla 

### a0ea **~~806** ia My VBr an **BOOOUUt Of**  dd **lifO ’** **b&8u~OO ROliOy**  **Or pOiiOi@8ew** 
Wo 16 mt' think it la 

### mowaary to.rofor 

### at length to tho **prirmol&or dirouaaod**  in anawerlng ;loru~flrat and **third quoatioam.**  **‘ i** suffi.0 it to 8aJ that thor **BRRlJ** vlth mqllal for88 **to** the l

**boro** quoted prorlalon.



### ~, You #?q ~dria~d that fhr CoPrirm$oa 

### ia. pehfbitod trar 

### oqmidaring l&f* in8uraaoo on thr life of. an applioant, 

### aot in~,u0088 ~f,)l~O~;OC~,cg * ralua oa #uoh'lii~~ie8uranos poIi

### l ocium*~i(L '~ah,** loan 0~ 0~ poliolra.~ g$fo lnsuranoe lq 

### uooma of ~1600.00 **doer** not ~Urq~liij ailappll**oant** 

### aa a rtt+r of eoiure but muoh pollor **or** polIoLa and the l 

### oouaulatod

O&ah aad loan raluo 

### thonon’)ooorua~a my**aouroo** 

### to **k** .takoniP+o **os4aideMtion.**

The fourth question raquratm the OomOt oon8truotion **of** that .mrt of Baotlon 4 

### vhlah naQrI



### l 

### PrOvld#d that 

### ‘an applioant who 

### haa **.$n** 

### 010088 of **#hO.OO** aaah 

### on **hand 8hal.l**  **not bo**  

### l 

### llgiblr

for l arirtanor



### MQOr **thir** AoLa.

**Am** va 

### l

oaatruo thi8 **proriaion** it.$m an 

### l baoluto llmltatlon upon the **povor** of thr Commlrdon to (rant a8alataaoa.~ 

### Ita l firbt la -todro&ra that ,any 

### porroa who 

### ~ha in qxooam ofHonorable 

### Ta DaBwry, Juno U, 1989, Pago 11L

$360.00 marh on hand ir sot aeedr 

### 88 a rttar af 

### law and then

### form **not** all 

### lblo **for** a8ol8taaom. Tho l 

### oavarao, howoror, 18 e .n ot 

### nooomar y true, 

### 1. l

### ., an l p plioant

who 

### ha 1088 thaa #MO.OO oarh 

### la 8ot naoa88arll~ wiitira tol

aalatanoo aa 

### a matter of right. Il\ioh 

### lo not tha **provimiw** of tho.aot. 

### Oaah 

### on hand 

### la a l

m 1888 

### thma $860would br on0 

### of thoao**fao** tore 

### vhlob:

**mumt** 

### br taken 

### into oonaidoratlon with all 

### the other faotr 

### an4 oiroorrtanoo8 mrroundlag tho 

### l pplioant **boar** ln& upon 

### hia l



### l.i&blllty

or nood. It 

### 18 l aothar

roaouroa~
Tour rooond quortlon **raquaata** tho 

### 00x-r;;; ;;~truotlon **to be**  **plaood** 

### br tho 0-$88IoIi 

### inl dmlalatui Ago A8818taa00 Law, 

### 88 rundad, 

### upbn that port "f

### on of Elrotioa 4 of the **Aot** vhloh 

### roaQr:

*Aud 

### provldmd furthor, 

### tho faotthat the l pplloaat baa.8 ohild 

### or 0hIldraa 

### or other 

### ralmtlrom,

l 

### xoopthuaband 

### or vlfo, ablo to rrtrmort



### a;!~oap llaant, 

### k. oonaIdand rs ahall not Ikin tha **UDQliOUlt'.** 

### l 

### llglbllit~

for 

### 88818tan00, **and** 

### 8otlnqul~ 

### #hall bo 

### u&r into the 

### flnaaoial abilityof maid ohild 

### or ohlldron 

### or 

### otherrolatlr~a, **UOORt hUBbBEL6**  

### Or Wit., **t0 8UQQOrt**  **.&id** 

### l pplloant.w 

### Prior 

### to the uoadmont of the Old A&o Aarlrtaaoo Aot 

### by 

### 8. B. lo. 9. Aota 46th Lomlalatnre. l3ootlon 

### 8 prorldoQ

la

-ha Qo5im8loa may 

### grqnt flnanolal aid 

### to mny aootly

pmrmon who la in naoom

### l ltoum olrortrataaoaa

proriQod ruoh parion
**WL L**  **+** 

### "(6) Ii unableto l upport 

### hluolf and haa 

### no hUmban& or VlfO able t0 furnlah ,M.m or her with support, 

### and haa no othor 

### mane 

### of l uDDort.* 

### 6rotion

**4, prior**  to **urn-at, inrtruotod**  the Oomladon to tmko into aooount all foot8 

### -6 olroumataaora lnoludiiq 'hi. **ORQOl'tUjl$tj** 

### t0 obtain**8UQROrt frOn**  

### other **IOPTOOBi ”** .

. 4

.Eonorablr **Ta** WE&, funr 16, 1169, Pago l6.



### ‘Thorn

**8eotiOaa a8**  **uoadod emit**  thm **word8** 

### *aemoaaitoum olrounmtaao*~w, **8X** Of DBM&MDh **(8) and.**  

### the of **8aotion 4**  **iaoludod i8**  **quoter ln**  **tha** rtloular prt 

### prrood

**L w=lnPh.** 
**The** ~10~80of 8aproamtatlroa of tb 46th **Lylalaturo,** by **HOU.0** SI~plo 

### ~O.ObltiOll MO. l64, prior 

## to the uandrant Of Sootionr 

### 8 md 4 roquO8tod tho 

### OpitiOaof thir 6opartmnt a8 

### to vhothor Udar a **?Bir,** jurt and **ruaonablo** intrrprotatloa of the **Aot,** 

### the Qamiraion ooul& intrrti6.t. into 

### and oonddu the rinanolal 

### nktur aad 

### l bllltr 

### of rolatlrma to furnlrh **au** 

### - poorin 

### parlag won 

### l ll#ibllit~. Said rorolutlon rooltea in

uUE5KA6, 

### The Ohildrmn of an 

### l pplloant, mor'othor **nlatiroa** are logall liable **for tha**  **rupport** 

### of thr 

### l gd noear pqoata 

### or nlatiror; **ua** VEXl@A8, auah 

### l

oaatruotloa 

### ha lad 

### to **uanoorrrr~** 

### upaaao of laroatlption **and h8**  **~0~06 t0**  **~dOpri+, ri4**  **8606 &hO**  **’ w**  **Of** this **tltatr** troa 

### nodrin g **just** 

### l

**onaldorr** tloa of tholr 

### l

pplloationa;

**and** 1)* l l

Bad upon 

### l lI&Ibllltf~

1
r* c + 

### VBBRRAS, Siioh iiite’~&*d%atXpki b$hiaElWtFY 4$ omarganof and.an irPperatlrr~publlo~**nooom** gt 

### at 

## thi. **tirr** to tha aup ‘that it may a$- l-i rrlief **to** 

### IMPSl **6od.** 

### drmnamt. nooam- ,. $:;I Bjdqe QOl'.Oll. ia **thir StBtr,**  ofhu

### ma 011 **lb** 

### a **0** mapport **and** 

### aaai8taaor **B 88**  **08**
Xn lnavar **tb** 

### thla rmquort it **~48** rul.ad

that a **fair** 

### and raaaonabla ooartmotlon of tha Aot 

### am a vhola, p$or **to** 

### tho.

- ‘

Eonorablo Tar DmBarrt, Juno lS, 1959, Pa~o 14

**pr@aOnt uuadmnt,**  ro **uirad** the **Cmnimmioa to**  **-ooaridor** the ate 

### tua or flnanolal l blJ tr 

### of

an l pplleant~8 ohlld 

### or ohlldna, 

### and othmr rala*lvoa, 

### la ~onnootloa dth 

### the l ppllmatloa **for** aid. .The **foregdlag,** m think 

### 8ePvea aa 

### a raluablr aid in **Aotomln** ing thi or11 to bm ruodlad and the lo&IrlrrtIre latant In 

### l aaOtlng the prmialon of the amandatory lot now andu 

### ooa8l6oratlon.

Tho 

### aaraoaor olauao of Son&to Bill 

### .Mo. in prt:
nlchafeat that, uudrr the prrunt law, in (loteaiaiag tho **mod** of 

### aa l ppliaaat 

### for l

### 88i8taaoa,

noaaIdentloa ta gitoa to 

### the ability 

### of ohlldran 

### aad othorrmlatlxaa of fho 

### l **pplioant ta**  

### l

**upport~** rid 

### l

pplloant l ,* thereby 

### a0pri+i4 vany 

### theirright **to** noedro m the Stato **Of TOP.,**  **eta. ”**  **9 QrOTidO8** 



### We thlak it la 

### olaar that tha L~lalature 

### lntana~d to 

### aarlmtporeone who 

### vora othorviao 

### l llgiblo for

l**aai8fanoo** aad who wara in 8wQ bul might bo dmlmd aid **bmoauma 80~.**  8hIld or othmr 

### rolatlre had the finmaoIa1 ability to glvm 8upR-L Th& o-a an4 ordinary ming of *ability* 8igZdfiO8 tha,quallty or 

### atata of **being** 

### l blr; flolmno~ 

### of naouroa8~ oapabllIt~. tloaal Dlotlonary 'End Xdltion) lo doubt in moma inatanoma notvlthatandlng the 

### feat that ohildrmn or &her rmlatIvo8 &t bo oapablo of glvlng 

### l aalataaoe, tholr **8UQpOrt would**  **not 81.V~.**  bo f

### Ivan aad 

### the agad n~ody aIght thoraby l **uffor** for,vrat of **888** atanom. ~.ldentl~ the Lmglmlaturm intodad to plaoo,ohildrm or other rolatiram in the 

### maa0 oategofy am any other **por-** .&on with relation to the 

### l pplloaat.

**Wo** find **~0 RroTimion**  in **the Bat**  vhloh **would roquira**  tlmt 

### l id **OT 8UQQOrt**  80tuaU~ furnlrhmd br .q~ **anon-ratitirr,** 

### 0hiid or other 

### rdatlva aldora in dotannIn9 **to** an **Bged** puroni ;Ihould 

### not bo oon

### hi. bubgotary **a0068** or 

### l **li&ibility** for 

### State l **aaiatanor ’** **but f**  **at any**  tlma, 

### for any r oa aoa, l 

### uoh out8Ido l msl8tanoa 18 aot rooolved **by** the 8pplIoant the Commla

### rion ia l

pmoifi oa~~

**prohibitrd b**  thm **Aot** fraa making inqoiry into the finaaolal rtatua 

### or abll ty I of a mhild 

### or other rmlatire to ooatrlbutm to tha 

### applioant*m aupport. Thm **mtmtua or**  

### neo~adtlor of o&oh indiTidor;l~appllof$nt 18 mmdm the 8010orItorIa 

### *or ~~&atoxilabu him 

## l li&IbIlItr 

### ua aoo48 uowt., W

### 0voib ‘08 **)2OTidOd** 

### In tho lot 

### oonaldontlon ruy bo 

### glvra to’ thy +a+al 

# l

tetus or rbdt, of a hurbma or rllr.



### ~’ In ooamtrulaa -6 iat0rpntin.g 

### Bwmtm 

### BUl No. 6, Aoti.&th LogIalattio, 

### Popular 8oaaIoa, 

### with nlrtlon t6 its l ffaot 

### upon the 

### 'CBMa old A#* 

### A.#i.tUW Law vm ~Jura att*ptal
,\ 

### ‘~~o~88poaa of tha 

### prinolpal

problem pro&onto4 b 

### IT ntorlal quoatIona In ooa8truotI0n vd ,Joguque;


### In **m&d** 

### biro bean 

### orrrlookod vo ohall**bo** 

### ala6 to 

### #upply thr

**.\** 

### doflolaao~ apon roquo8t.

**TOUM TOrJ**  

### truly
OF ,THIS 

### ATTOXKSF

OLzllquL

Ir Orok' Ou&ok ooarn 

### iaal8tant

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