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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
AUSTIN </p>
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<div class="ocr">Honorsble &, #. Butler, cy., B. D., Member - Pege 2

the Constitution, and before entering upon the
4ischarge of his cuties shall take the consti-
tutlonel oath of office. The term of office of
each member shall be six years, execpt that in
making the first eppelatmente the Governor shell
eprolnt three mexbers for a tere of two yeers,
three members for terms of four years ench,

end three mexbers for torma of six years each,
eo that the terms of three membera shall expire
every two years. Vacancies occurring in the
Board abeli oe filled by eppointment of the Gov-
ernor for the unexpired tern.

“Article 61664, The Texas Prison Boerd shall
hold ® reguier meeting on the first Monday in Jen-
uary, Bareh, kay, duly, Geptesber ond November ef
eeoh year for the transection of any and all officiel
business. Epegiel mestings of said Board may be eallod
vy the Chairman, and upon the petition of five maxbers
special mectings of said Board shall be called. Zach
menber of the shall. be given netics of spesial
meeting: and of the purpose thereof, and unless such
notioe has been given no offielal business shell be
transacted at any opecial meeting. Six members of the
Board akall constitute « quorus for the trensaction
of business et any meeting of the Board.

“Article 6166¢, The Texas ?risen Board, to~
gether with the mansger hereinerter provided for
shall be vested with the exeolusive masagenent end
eontrol of the Priegon Systen, and all properties be-
longing thereto, subject only to the liniteations of
this Agt, ané shall be responsible for the management
of the effaire cf the Frison Eystem, and for the preper
care, treatment, feeding, clothing and management of
the grigonsrs confined therein.*

Sections 78 and 79, Public Officere, 34 Texas Juris-
prudesoe, yeges 4$7+8-9-60, reed in part ax follows:

"Beotion 78. Action as a Body. in order thet
the aots of « governmentel or admlaistrative board
Sey be valid i¢ must aot as a body. Consent or
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<div class="ocr">Honorable 6. W. Butler, dr., H,. D., Hember ~- Page 3

-gogquiescence of, cr agreements hy, the individual
members acting separately and not aa s body do
not bind the board or the political subdivision
whieh they represent, ané ell perzons ere charge-~
able with knowledge that sugk ia the case,

"Rucrum-Nejority-Specified Vote. ~ In the ab-
sence of a atatutory or censtitatione] provision
to the contrary, 6 majority of 61] the menbers
of the body constitute @ quorum. 4 joint suthority
given to shy number of peraong or officers muy,
at the statute previces, be executed by a majority
of then, uwiless it is otherwise declared; and the
majority of any legally constituted boerd or som

“gission, unless obherwies specially provided, con-
etitutes e quorum for the trensngtion of business.
Aets of « board when & quorem ie mot present are
invalid. Where any partiewler act is required te
be done by « specified vote, it ordinarily means
that proportion ef the vote of those constituting
&@ Guerum to dco business; but in some cases &
vote of the spseified proportion of ell the maen-
vers of the body ie required. ‘here cne nomber
of the board ia dead, the vaoant position ia not
ecuntes in determining what constitutes « nejority
of the mezbers. Exeept where the Conetitution or a
statute providen otherwise, a majority ef the
legal votes onst is suffielent to adept or
6 a propoaition. But statutery or chartex
provisions requiring a two-thirds vote must be
scomplied with,

"Seotios 79. Osiegetion of Fowers and
Duties. it ie a gonerel rule thet public dutios
uust be performed and governmental powers exer-
olsed by the officer or body designated by lew,
thet they cannot be delegateé to others. This
igs pertioulariy true of duties which are judi-
ofal in their nature, or which dali for the
exercive of reason or Giseretion, end which are
regerded sa a part of the publio trust eseumed.
Thus power given to an officer formally to
stete or aake 6 certifioate of eertuin facts,
which, when etated by hin as preseribed, become the
evidense of « ilabllity of enother person, 1s a
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<p>ilonorebs. e. F. BuCler, Jr., g. D., y*pber - Peg. 4 </p>
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