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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER 5ELLERI 

Al-rORNcv GLHLIII. 
261 

Bon. kao bterut - paso 4 

8t4te board of 8duabticu vu not mu0 th4t 

?OaOldOd 8puPIahuo~iraa aouldbr olurifud 

aa tutboorr. 8lna8 tha eonrtitutlawl pro- ~idm eipat0r trut rme tutbook w t43 

k r up p llo d u l t forth ia bratlon 3 of mialo 

or tbB Ooa8tLtutian in thoro vordbl, ‘rqa 1t Bhall 

7 

k t& drrtt of tb 8tet.o baud of 1DduaGloa to 

rot uido l mfilaient -t out of rtid tu to 

provide free tutbookr foe tb, we OS ahlldra 

4ttm tb pai0 rm0 ~0120018 0f tbh bt0t0', 

tha 8tHio #oard doriaur irrtorprrtu1a of 

tho lav vltb rwpootto tr r$?oblaa tlmbw 

lupplf 08 rith a rulio( om tk follaeng quoationrc 

a 2) I~~OPIPIY~C~~ r080g04ia 

the 4tSfma I iv*, tlnn Ir tin Bow4 of 8duartlau 

U&ted to tba pumhur of roaordbrd 8mn.bh uWailOl, Ob Bq it purahwr other ?ocozdlngs 

and torobing aidrt 

"tboro portionr of the Btatutw dul4 vlth t& puahua Qd dirtrikrtian of froo 

trxtbookr 

aa& 

mtlalor 2W2-28761) &TO bun u- 

-@& ln no inrtaaoo btr n tous& tho 

uao of uj toma otbu than tlwu ot book., 

tutr, am3 tutbook@’ brtlrq boa llmtd u aamwditior to k ruppl1.d and paid ro? out of the 

foxtbook I\ud. NaluOTU, 0 8 roifio lirt im 

rupplhd IJI Artiole8 280, 2 8p 4, 2#4a 4M 2$nlI 

ot thou wubjootr for rhloh t.xtDoaka am to 

k nanbbod, mroanr, utlak W6j ~gUrr 

that t& plan la to bo oomldued u l eaplrtr 

plaa for tb doptiaa, purchase, dirtributioa 

ua 010 or fur toxtbwkI to be mpplld to tba 

publlo Srro nbo1.r of th, 8tM-o. ' 
I. 262 

ma. moo 8tevut - ?a@ 3 

utfole 7, 8ootion 3, Goa8titrtion of mxas, 

n&lo la put *a tallovo, 

. 

. aad it ohall bo thm dut7 of tbo 

State bomd*oi Ilduartloa to sot aoldo l oolflolont 

-t 0th 0f th0 8dd tu LO p0ade rp88 tsxtbook8 for chs US. of oU1dr.a l tto ndfthe a g publio 

free oohools ot Wo Stat.1 . , ,' 

Artiole 4911+ yemOago Aamt4ted Nuo civil 

at*tutes (katiw 2 of vhLeh mO late* aad& W 8. 8. 328, 

49th usi8iatu0 or ~0x48, m) nd0 u ibii0~8t 

‘8OQ. 1. The 8a?tl oi Trustuo of Inndependent uhd Cowan mhool Diotriats in cnis 

btato sU1 bsre the povrr to beslgnoto aort&i.n 

@mdeo of the rl.muGa~ sohools in their raopeotire dintriots uxS to dooign4t* csrtaln gruleo 

OF a8ctim8 or gd08 4b0r0 th0 o~cond grad8 ti 

suuh l chools la vhioh tha temh.l.ng of the Spaa.bb 

1-o may be a pm% of tha awrZaulum, 

%c. 2. The 8Ute BOW of ltduartioa 

1s hereby authorisd. aad aqwvored sn4 directed 

to puohaae text booka rOr the tarch@ Of 3-m 

Spaaloh lurguqa in ouoh gr8d.s o? ssotions or 

grdeo 80 dss1gnec.d by ortd 80~4 or Trustees, 

oxad to discributo sooh book8 vltbout ooat 60 tha 

PUPilO. 

%a, 3. lothing in thio Aat ohall bo 

aonrtxu8d to restriot Ln m Vi80 the tero~ 

or ths 8~~ilrborotb??W?&~lrrUPye l8tha 

mblio high ooboolo of thim 8tato 01 tlw of&pplria( 

of fno text book, t&rotor, u Dof wthmiud b7 

18V. The m? a& OoaditiU oi SelOOtlq, perchAsf.ag aMI 4lotrfbutla$ Lb tut boako utbrlud 

b7 t.hl8~ct8knl.l botbs ums unou9rovlao4vlth 

rupoct to tree text book8 (~uuuall 

Chapter 16 of tha 1925 Rrtlod Citl I 

br title 49, 

8tbtot.e of t& 

sta t* o f Texa s, l o sauaod to the effo*tlrr d4t.o 

o? tills Arot, Aoto 1341, 47th l&g. 9. l25 * 98,' 
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maat. all 328,, 49th I,ogiol&we of Tuw, 

rub a8 tollovrl 

‘8. .8, to. 328 

‘At ACT 

or Art1010 29114 (Acts 1911, 

tho?lsln(l t& 8tbto 8ou'd 

hue text books an& IYi808 to2 tu8u8g th 

l iBnohgm4orwrootlauai 

& ml08 l S r y k do sig r uto b7 d mud of Trwtooo 

la xndopardant a omn mob001 9istrlots OS 

the stats1 aad doolarln& u omorpna7. 

“BBIT~TBDBTTBBLWS- o?T58TATBwTmA8I 

î l otioa 1. 8OOtlOa 2 of Art1010 2911r 

(Ado 19&b LyiSl~tUPO) bO UMdOd SO U t0 

honeftor red 88 follovoI 

"@ &Do atlon wtM;is~h4141tatooto~ 2 o&tgul*- 

tian is hswn 

rooted to pt8rOhars tut bOOk8 Mad ~Ooxdod ~~8h 

uoroisro fo? tho t.baM of tho 8pulrh luu\ue;r 

la suah pdoo 01 seations o? g.mdoo 80 doslgaatrd 

b7 srld JJOUd Or TrUOt8.8, Uhd to distribats SB6h 

books vitbout ooot to tho pupllo.' 

'&g&g Tb fa8tt&tolaent~8&m.lsh 

text book8 are not oatlnl 

f 

xaltxblo for gIrla 

lnstruatlaar ln Ipmlsh la tIw 0 uoatu7 ~ul.8, 

aadkoMoo IthubonfovAd thAt oml a3wooslem 

o? tb 8mUb 8 i8 uw ro8t Omotivo m8th0d 

of toubia# it duu,udboo ml lruty a oo 

pupllr obul4 be ta ughto t l p-k ap@nlBh l fhot1v.1~ 

sadrutual4~ rdb~uso ol tbs furtb~iaot t&t 

l ultdlo noor&d 8paalsh uorolsoo hvo roooatl7 

boar dovolopod to? Texas 88bool8 d a?. w 

WtilBblOJ l ?OGO O8 --NW ti 48 h9O?@tiVO 

puuio aoo~slt~t&tt& C6nstltutladnalo z1- 

qui?4 blllr to bs nd on thrso UTUal dys la 

uah tnoo bo nspoadod, ud th SW La bon 

mupmad,mlthlrAstoblltako l frmtaa6 90 h 

fo?u fmm au atto, its pumgo, d it Is Do 

oMot.&’ 
toa, llreo 8tovut - ?ya 5 

264 

Opinion to. O-2400 of tMs doputwat do?iaer 

tb , ta m l to x tb o eu8 kqmn0t0 r r r 0m 0a .d 0p b .m l 8 f0u~01 

"ib Loglsl~tum hu not dofiao4 ths 

vord ‘tut-books’ in this otatuto, ud tbrnfor0 vo bouovo it vu latonded la tin Ioa8. 

it is orsinuil7 UN& Ia tb, o~so o? T. Ir ?. 

ty. Co vr Ilrilroo4 0'oslm of Toxao, 105 

Tax, $6, 19 8.Y. 8?8,tbr brrgruw Cart of 

Tex a s l aldr 

“woFdo in oraE 080 VhoB wad b7 

ta Leglrlatun in a Btatuto are to 

bo lmluo to o d l iatoadsd to l x proo s 

the ooaoo lavhlohthof l m oM.nwil7 

Lovlr, Oaast. 8-t. Vol.. 2 9. 

‘The ~0x4 ‘tutbook’ bar 8 veil 

It Is 4otinod la Yebotor'o 

$%o%% Dlatlon8~, 2nd XA. Uaw 

bridged, as ?011ov#l 

an7 m~a~d of inOt?UOtiIX&J S book OWa preseQt*tlcra of ths prlaol- 

~joot lntu8hd to be 

um pa;11 aad uoul l o l bmlm 

of in8tPUOtiW b7 tb8 tWOb?.' 

?ouwItbmtQmls vlth the 

‘tuthooks’ lo tbr ouo Pi8ttiiat 0r 

hlu&lo we. 8ohool Diotrlot of conoM* 

Tomobl9, 36 ?a. 141, 191 A. 611r vhieb &ooo 

?wt&rtlmuvo uogo4 fnthls opl" Ma 

bald@ t&t ‘textbook8 iruhd@ ti bOOk8 VhfOb 

aLst be st8dlo& to omploto kxt-book w*.' 

book’, 

Cloul7, b noorbod 89ml8h l xvrelw is not b ‘toxtTb omstltrtlmal onthorlutlm for tbm purb8.0 oaQ 
tan.taoo bknrt - ?a&. 6 

??a# dirttibutlaa of kxtbooko SO? the use o? the oohool 

oXlAron of this 8tato rifs not atbor4iu tb -so rad 

fno diot?f~ti~ of thfags ot&r thsa tutbooko. 

uo thon?on owv.? 7oar?lrrtqu*rtlan Intln 

nyatlr*. lhring 00 &lmvuod~ it booaoo uaa.0.88~~ to 

Uuvo P y o u l o o md q uo sum. 

Yo r y tnAl7 p ur e 

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