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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

A,-W”Nl” GENCI1AL 

i-onoreblo T. I(. Trimble 

FIML A8rlrtult 

stae suporlatelanc or rubuo Education 

mOObi.Ilg tbb 8CbOOl 

.'che nelCG 8bhOO1 y8aI', 1t8 PUr&BOclO bsiny t0 

~ d8ter u1aoMr8 from leovlng their job8 during 

\ Lhq yhoo&- mrm. The contFOet 5WOViOioIi8 vould 

": 88 fO%1Oll8! 

,\.-. ,' 

"1. The con~rac1. would be glren a 

deflnlta time io run. 

“2. Iha Board vould agree not LO 

replete al8 tomxler during L&e life 0r I;ns 

contract. 

"3. i’ha ieac~r uould qrse not 

LO leave the school rcma during the llte of 

LCB concrac~ ulesr released by the Doard. 
;;on. i'. M. ~:rlmblo - P8458 2 

“4. TM oontmot vould provldo th6t 

Oy mutu61 8&nrreat Lhe oonimet ml.@& be 

cancelled at my tlm. 

"5. TM &6& Votdd obligate it8d.f 

LO we t0 tb0 06fi04tut;orr 0r th0 00ntnat 

SOP w OWl8. It oOnrider8 jprrt 8~6 nuon&Ue 

vhanevsr a br68hlp vould not be brought upon 

the ~Upll8 OS the te6CMr. 

"6. Tb8 Contrmt VoutR let up a yearly 

aaluy for JU.M month8 of vork, but the admy 

so be paid in tvrlve la8t~llmeat8. 

'. "7. The aoncmkt VOuld'&wOllda th6t 

if a tercher left hlr Job vlthout being releered 

frmthe contreotbytbb Boardthetoaehervould 

fOPhit 61% $6~ dUa t0 him iOr th@ m8t Or th, 

oontnct. 

%U Vi11 860 th6t th@ 1&8t pPOVi8tOIl 

18 tiii OM On vhloh the Baud dO8iP88 ~mrtiCuh~‘~y to be advired.~ It COIbt.~&tO8 a8 ‘YOU 

vlll note t&e vithholdiag of one fourth oC a 

aalery divided by .hine in Order to a&8 the plylWLLL z.n tV13lV8 in8dd.lA8IlG8, for the torrelture 

by 8 te8ohhrr of ell money tEu8 vitbhold if the 

teaollsr ShoUld leave hi8 job VithouC l!61ee8. 

rrom the .noard. P16e8. &VS Cbi8 JOW VOW 66lW' 

hrl WtWlt;Oll e8 66ClJ a8 flOU UeB do 80 80 th5t 

if the Board 8bOtid deolde to have thi8 tfJ3e Of 

contraat tha twche88 rmy b8 Intomed a8 8arly 

a8 pO88ible." 

Article 2781, Vernon'8 Annotated Texar Clril 

StG.Ute8, reada 68 tO11ov8: 

"Tb8 BOWd Of TrU8tse8 Of Sny city 

cc tovn or any 1ndspendonC school ditrcriot may 

employ a superintendent, prlnclpal, WOOher, or 

other executive officer8 In the rohoolr therein 

Tar a tam not to exceed three yoara, provided 

‘ihal; t&8 fj0tWd of Truaree8 of an independent 

eclldol d18LriCb vtich had a t+,cholasric pOpulaLi3n 
653 

Exl. T. i4. Trlmblo - ?8g0 3 

Of 5,000 Or WOCB in the 1a8t Ql'eC8dding SChalaerlo yew mar employ 8 suparlntondent, prlaaigal, ttnahar, or other 8~80ULiVe OffiC8P8 in th8 

SC&~018 thmsin for 8 term not to arceod rive 

yearr . AU tuelvs-month cantraut8 mede by 

tru8Lee8 Of ind8QeadWt 8OboO1 di8tri0t8 vlth 

eaQloyee8 lure&m ~tloned 8hd1 be&n OII July 

fiP8S U&d Curd On June 30th Of the yOeP tomnating tM coatnot. Attl 1.905, 0. 2631 Aot8 

1923, P. 260 

P. l23, Ch. Q 

Act8 1930, 418% Leg. 5th 0. 8. 

, Sm. 1." 

that 

The Allo 8OOE8 t0 be V.11 88tabli8h8d in 48%a8 

SChOO1 tE438tW38 h6Ve th8 IDII1pgWOILt and UOntrUl Of the 

;cilOOl Md h6Vb WLbority t0 OrmplOy Uld CODtCaOt vlth teEkCher8 

subject to 8tatUtO~ ~t6tiolr8. s80 the r0uwbg 6uthori- 

-238: 

Pee*y et rl v. CarlllO, 139 S.Y.(2) 779 

#illor v. failed, 6S s.U. 

Whlto v. PorLep, 78 S.V. ( 6 

2) 417 

) 287 

It V88 al80 held ii3 the Case Of Prollen V. 00080 

creek Xnd8Qsadant School DiltriCt, 148 S. N. (2) 460, a aorLa.in tsauher'8 oontraot Va8 void a8 being In tiolatlon 0s a 

SL8LUEe ULd 08 be% e&ainsL Lhe "Pub110 QOm?y' Of th8 st8LC. 

After careful 8xaainatlOn Ye have be8n Uneble 

to find any 8trtUtOl7 prohibition Vhbh vould pr8vent the ' 

insertian of provl8lon Ro. 7 in the QroQu8ed teacher’8 contnct. He a80 l m UMbb t0 Q&XiVO Vh’BrU 8UCh QPOVi81On 

VOad ViOutO Uy QUbuQ QOiiCJ Of Lu8 St&. We, thWfOr0, 

hold 8aae to be & vrlid COntrMtU6l QrOtl8lo& 

YOUl’8 Very tMily