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<div class="ocr">OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

_ aenemal.
are

ATromnay

Honorable Paul fT. Samterson,
Chairnan, Tétae Prigsen board
Trinity, Texas

bear kr. Bamiorsony

we beg to acknowt of;
questing an opinion from tis der
captioned matter, the letter belt

*at the gt meeting of the Texras
Prison Soard ay nat, WO will be un-
able to secure a,/Goeru mm romular statu-
tory meating in’ Septreba so time di
the early gonth I will cali a special

quch = way ‘het any

Stings, as it ia provided that these
Mi on Monday. It ie my belief

oc by the hoard in s at meet-
2 pt least aa often as the etatutory
Ti) an ealled for and that we will be ag-
sured 11 attendance of tha hoard. I will
appreciate aie, our advising me if there sculd he
any legal chjection to handling the board meetq
inga as chove uwitil conditions again hecome nore
mal, sco that we say possibly return te the r
jar statutory meeting dates. The uesbers of
Taxas Prison Board are all very busy men and, or
couree, eonday is a very bad day for thes to "be
away from their regular business and it is thought
that the business of the Prisca hoard could be
handled seme other day in the week just as well ,*

BAKO COMMUNICATION IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS A DEPARTMENTAL OPINION UNLESS APPROVED &Y THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FIRGT ASSISTANT

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<div class="ocr">Senorable Paul T, Sanderson « page &

| Article 61906 of the Revised Givil statutes, Ver~
non's codification, is as follows;

“The Texas Priscn Board shall hold a regu-
lar méeting on the first Menday in January

May» 3uiy, Geptexber ani Nevenber of
each yout the transaction ef any ana aii

article e1¢ef decléress

; ®1¢ any mexber of the Board shall be
gig of malfeasance, miafensance or non
ensance in office, oF shall becomes imeap-

may
fice an either of the fellowing ways; «# © of,

~—« The Apticle first qoeted wakes it the saniateory
duty of the board te meet “en the first Monday im Jamary,
uMareh, May, July, Septesber and Kovember of each year tor
the transaction of any and all cefficial business," This
language ia plein, unamtigueus, end mandatory in its mae
ture, We are not at 14 te advise you to discbey it.
it is not our prevince to lenge the wisdew of the las,
reapers ie it our prevince te aubstitate something eles

mam ef oF

The statute with respect to the Board
as to tine is as imperative as ia the Constitution
the date of the convening of the Legislatare, or the stat-
utes prescribing the sitting of the courts of the State,

fo diachey the law with reapset to bolding the
Boaréts weetings at the s od, atatutory time isa at
Least a norefeasance in oe by the member willfully

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<div class="ocr">Henorablie Paul I. Sanderson = page 8

Giacbeying, and tic same could he the baels for renoval,
as provided for in article g1e6f.

° Nothin: we huyo said should be construed ag in
any wiee forbidding a special meeting of the Boarml where
for any Treason cue is necessary. Gn the contrary, the ;
statute expreasly prevides far them. Moreover, if for
any reasen the reguiar statutory neeting ban not heen t
held, and a ea11391 mcting upon preper netice is held,
the Bosrd's crderg on acts theroat would of course be
valida.

We trust that what we have said sufficiently Bh ;
anewers your inquiry. 3

Very truly yours "

TE IS 28, Yeas
ATTORNEY GuwmRal oF ~

FIRST ASSISTANT By bee
ATTORNEY GENERAL Octe 's

Assis
O6-HR

APPROVED

OPINION
COMMITTEE

BY. BUFR,

—_———
CuATEMAN

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