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OFFICE OFTHEAlTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS G-=.- **AUSTIN A--** 

Ronorablo H. 1. 

### Pitman **county hlditor**  lrayette County **Ia Orangr,**  **Texar**
Dear Sir:

partment 

### on the above 

## opinion rrom th3.8deIIbeen reaelved.

of Trustee8 aonslstlng

oher properly laeued when signed sided and Seoretary of the Board or igned by a znajority o? the BoardWmArt1010 8808, 

### Vornon’e Annotated Ulvll Statutea, 

### pmvldss thatr *The board of county sahool **trustee@** at itr 

### next meeting after suoh oonrolldation oi sohool dietrlots is deolarad, rhall appoint a boardllof z:ven trurteor ror tha oonsolldatrd distriat.

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Honorabls H. W.Pitman, pags C

Artiols 8805, VernonL’s Annotate4 Civil Statutss, provldss *ths term ‘didriot’ a8 used in thfs andths suoossding ninr artialss means *oonsolidatsd oommoneohool distriots* OP‘oonsolidatsd indspsndsot sohool 4lstrlot~.~ This artlols also provides for ths numberor sohool trustees for those dintriot ooasolidatod under said artiols.

Artioles E749, 87Sl and g758, Vernon’s Annotated Statutes, read, as r0ii0w8t

“ht. g729, Bald trustees shall havs fhs managementsnd oontrol oi ths publio sohools an4 the publfo sohool grounds8 andthsy -shall dstsrmins howmanysohools shall bs maintains4 tn their sohool dlstrlot, snd at what points thop shall bs looa)rdl provided, t&t not morethan ens sohool for whit. ohlldrrn end 011ssohool ior oolorsd ohildrsn shall bo ’sstabllshs4 ror saoh sixtosn squsrs milss or territory or **major** irsotion thereof, within sush dlstriotl and they shall dstermins whenfhs sohools shall be opened andwhenolossd. They shall harm the **power** to smploy and dismiss tsaohsrs1 but in oass ot 4lsmiesal, tsaohers shall have ths right or appssl to ths oounty an4 State Superintendsnts, They shall oontraot with tssohers andmanage an4 supsniss ths sohools, subjsot to ths rules andregulations of the oounty an4Btats Superintendsntsl thsy shall approve all olaims against sahool funds or their dirtriot; providsd, that tho truatess, in making oontracts with taaohsrs, shall not oraate a dsfioienoy 4sbt against the district.*

l &t. 8751. Th4amountoontraatad by truatess to bs paid a teaohrr shall bs paid on a check drswn on the oounty treasurer by amajority of the trustsss an4 approved by ths oounty superlntan4ent,W

“Art. g75g. The trwtses or a sohool dietriot shall oontraot for ths amotion or the buildings and suparlntend ths oonstruotion ot ths samej andthe oounty supsrintsndsnt shall drawhis warrant upon ths sohool run4 so appropriated only upon the aooounts first approved by thsm. Nomrohanlo, oontraotor, material man, OTother person, oan oontraot for, or in‘ any other manner have or aoqulm, any lien upon the houso so ersatsd or ths land uponwhloh ths ssms ti situatadl an4 all oontraots with suoh parties shall sxprsssly stipulatr ror awaiver of suoh llsn.*Eonorabls H. W.Pitman, pago 3

Artiole 2948, Vernon’s Annotated Statutss, p~ovl4esthat:*Said trustees shall be a body polltlo and oorporate in law, and shall br knownby and under the tltls andname **Of** 41striot **trMtOe8** 

### oi 4lstrlot number ,and county 0r Stats oi Texas! and as suoh mayoontraot andbr’ oontraoted with, aus and bs sue4, plea4 **OP** br implsadrd, in any court 0r this State of propsr 

### juris4iotion, andmayxwoeivo anygirt, grant, donation OPdrvisr maderor the use of tho publio sohools or the dietriot. All reports andother orfioial papers shall bs heads4 with tha number 0r district and name0r 0ounty.s

Itwill banotod underArtiole E949, **supra,** that the Board of Trustees shall approve all olaims against sohool **rtm48** of their 418triot; provided that ths trustres,ln 

### making oontraots with teaohers, shall not 

### oreate a deiioienoy debt against ths distriot. It will bs sssn that under Artiolo 3751, supra, that thr amount contraate bt trustees to br paid to tsaohers shall be paid on a oheoh drawnonthe oounty trsasurer by amajority of the trueteas andapproved by tha oounty superiatsndrnt. In oontraoting for buildings and supsrinten4ing the oonstruotlonof the dams, ths oounty superintendsnt shall draw his warrant upon ths sahool funds so appropriated only upon ths aooounts rirat approvad by the trustees or the sohool distriot oontraoting ior buildings and ths superlntanding or ths oonstruotion thsrsof.

**A** rohool boar4 **1s a**  **orsature of**  the len and has only suoh jurisdiotion as expreaaly given by the statutes OP nsosssarily lmplle4 therein. Amongtha l umeratsd powers or trustses of oomraonsohool dlstriots are ths managamsntand control of the publio sohools and grounds, the dstrwinatioa or the looation and numberor sohools, the employment of teaohore, and the approval oi all olaims against sohool run&sof their 4istrlots. Sohool boards mayadopt suoh reasonable rulss ana rsguletions as are neaessary ior the managemsntandcontrol or the sohools. Au4in general they mayadminister the sohool airairs unde their au ervlaion An*u*h muw~r ** judgment, wlfl aaoompl&ahths wholesome objeots 0) %‘%ational poliolas. Indspandant Sahool Distriot vs. Salvatierra. 33 S. W. (2nd) 790, appeal dismisse4 and osrtiorari dsnisd, tS4 U. 8. SSO **Mesquite** Indspsndsnt ~ohoal Dietriot vu. Ore**, 57 8. W. (83-14

f &4Zi La* v*. Laonard. In&. Sah. Dist., 24 8. W. (2Ua)449. Texas J’urisprudenaa, Vol. 37, p, 938.

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Honorable H. W.Pitman, page 4

In visw oi the roregoing authorities you are respeotfully advised that it is the opinion of this dspartmant that oheaks drawnon the oounty trsasursr to pay teaohsrs their salaries as oontraoted by the trustee6 must be signed by a majority of the trustees and approve4 by the oounty superintendent. IOUare further a4vlsr4 that in the oonstruotlon oi buildings and superlnten4lng the oonstruation thereof, that ths oounty superintendent ahall draw his warrant upon the sohool fund so apportioned only upon the aoaousts first balng approvrd by the trustees of the 00mm05 sohool distrio t

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You are further advlaod that it is our opinion that the sohool boar4 or oommonsohool dlstriots must approve all olaims agalnet the sohool funds of thrlr dlstriots and that said sohool bcerde mayadopt suoh reasonable rules and regulations as ara neaeasary for the oontrol andmanagement or the sohools and unles8 speoirioally prohibited by statute as 

### in the oaso of oheoks to 

### pay the salaries of 6ohool teaohere and

### to pay for the oonstruatlon Orbuilding8 the 6ohOol boar4 mayapprove suoh olalms and authoriaa the president and seoretary or the boar4 or trustees to rign voucher8 or aheoke ror other neOO66aryand inoidental expenditures.

Truatlng that the foregoing fully answers your Inquiry, ws are Yours very truly
ATTORNEY UNNENAL OFTEXAS

AM011 Willlana Assistant AWIEP