**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

~IlmLDc. MANN,-.-IEonor&le R. Y. ~&Lmghlln coluttyAttorllay koore County x+ao, Texas Dear sir:

oie

### are in receipt of roqwlstl~ 

### th4opiriionor %hi r0iadng raota:

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rticl.s'2904aaxidState that the **iB&3&6BdaBt** s and 4olLecbs 8 lEainten4saetax ior 4uh402 of Qnt Dollar on 

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### queatdonuar4 subaitted for oar oplnfenr "1. 18 th4 above statuts mmdatory or vould thr beys~~tmd4r ths statem4nt of fa4t8, be entltlsd to go to 84hOtilWRitho?&paying tu%tion?Ron. R.'X, hretaughlln,pa64 es

-2. dst prooedure, in 0886 the Suptmlntcndent inal8tr bhat they cannot exit!-r school without p6ylllgtuition?"
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ppar4nt **rr083** your titter that you are ooasonmd wlth the rtmldenoe of **thO8%** boyr and are not Sai8lng a quertlou of the authority of the 88hOGl bard to ooUaot tultlon from**all** students uniformly over **elghtean** par8 of 4~. iY6es6um thet tuition 1.8 sought to be 

### oolhot@& 6o&ely on **the** basle of their rorid6no6 6~6 **th%XWOm OOlLfiW**  OU? OpiniOil

### t0 **tbo** 

### pW6tiOB Of **~6id%BW. 6OthiB&**  herain 6h611 be oon6tru6d 88 sxpn86i~ an 

### opinionuponthe 

### que6tioes r61668 by o6rtaln &mgu6g6 in tb4 486e of Love ~5~ City ofh&6 (Sup. ct. lQS1) 40 9. w. (ea)eo.

Section 1 ot **AetB,** 1938, **44th** L6g18Latur4, p. 851, oh. fe9, Artiole 2922L (I)Vernon*8 Annotated Civil StattiC66,

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"The board Of trrtst%e6Of Uly -00 Qr i&d6 oldent 6oho0l 8:6tri4t, whether org'a4166d**by**Gsneral or !p64i61 law, uhloh 16vl66 66d coU64t6 

### a aiat6n66ae tex for th6 

### purpose**of srrpplem6~~lng**  the available 86hool fund 

### reorlted fro& tbo State and aounty *hall admit into the pub118 8ohoo&i **of the**  dirtriot -66 oi 

### tuition,allpenotl6 rho **are over**  61x **but ttot,ovor**  **tuentpone year8**  **old at**  **the** b4&h1&1& Of t&W 84hoh6tiO **year,** if euoh p4r6OB Or hi6 parent8 or 16861 goarbi6n **nwfae** *t&In *ia aomon or **&d~ependent** 6ohool diotrlot.* Thi8 identloal &n@mge ie CeBtained In ~8atiOB 1, Aetl, 1931, 4&d 

### &&latore, First C6lWA 

### Smdon, p. 53, Ch. 80, Venwn'6 Annotated Clvll fitditUtO6, hrtioh R904A. Artlole 2902, R6vfscrd

### CivilStatut66,1985, provide6 86 folloma:

**“ An**  OhilarM without ro@lra 

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### overai2 JB'TB 

### ofa&eandtmdor &ghteen 

### rears,ot age at 

### thebsglnalngof' **any 6OhOti8tiO**  **yr, 6hSll**  **b+3 inOlti6d**  **I5 th6**  **@dOl66tfO 04mvua**  **and shall**  **be.entitle4 to**  **ths** b6n8fSt6 of **the pabllo**  achoal Curds for **that** you., TLm board **of** mohool Wustam of any alty or **tam** 

### or indapwdcmt **or** eoe!8on.8ahool616trlet e&all ads;ltto tb4 bensflts 4S the prrbllo6ohoole any per6on w4r alx and not 

### overtwantpome psu6 old at~the bb(ylanlry or the 8Ohoh6tiO yeer if 646b person Ol'hi8 parents **or** legal gU8r&f8B rW%&e wttbim 8aid dtfs tom! or d%.8trt@t."Bon. 2. f.EoIaughlln, page 3

in part: krtlcle 2904, tievisedCivil :;tetutns,i925, .provides

**“ ?!#e**  **trU8te68 Of**  ochools Sfiillhave the power to admit pupila over end under 8oboI8otlo ago cith8r ln or out of **the** dl8tPict on awh t8lTi8a6 they o;ayde05 prop-r **.and jU8t;** 

**. .**  **.*** Although the doariolloof a tior is ordfnsylly that or the pamAt it 18 u4li **e8tabii8bed** ln **this** jUrl8diOtiOB that for purposes OS attending the pub110 ir4e 8OhOoI8, aminor nay aoqulra a *re818anoc* 84Qaret8 end apart fro6 that OT the parent6. Ordlnarlly a bona fide reeldmce scperate end apart frorbthe parants, within the oonto6qAatioB of **our 8ChOO1**  ln*s,'la not established **by tbe**  

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**.** physical presenoe of the rinor inanother dietriot or by hi8 living tompomrlly in another district ror t40 purpose 0r attending school. Rowever,.if 8Uch minor ha8 in good faith establlkhsd e substantial resldeno'e**an6 not**  18erely**an ostensible**  ~~sldanoe~for,tho~pu&Os6 or att6ndlng sohool then such ChiI6 is OOB8idOr8d a6 having e8tbbIiahed a reeldenoe apart from the parent end entitled to the Beme robool benefit8 88 other like children in the aiatrlct.

The general rulewas **stated** $ii'anopinion rendered by this ~Departme&, dated Noveizbar4, 1905, to?'theHonorable R. B. Cousins, State Superlntqdent OS PubUo ~B8tmOtion8; 88 fO~w8: .'- -1r the ohD.dren have wrely an'oeteasible * 

### riot a substantial 

### reeidenoein the dlstriot; If they r4r8 8ent to Ftikdale for the sol.6rmmo8e.~or even for **the Win**  **pWpO80,** and **public** sOhOol8 of tuition. partlelpetl~ l.nthe advantages ot the Hockdale, **they** are not entitled to free .

"But lr thay WOr4 sent to r86id8 in iiockdals.ingood faith in order to Civo them suitable homes, with the intention on tho part of the futhcr **nab of**  the pereoolrin whose care he pIaoed the6, that the ohlldren should reside there ponmnently; lr the eduoatlohal adventages or **the** residence 16bockdale waremerely inoldental to th8lr going there, and other com?iderationa lnduoed tbe rather 

### ingood faith, to eeleet that place as their hops, I-think the chlldron are resldenta.oi bockdale wlthln themaanl8g Of th8 aehool la*, and entitled t0 free tuition tberd, not*fthstandlng thnt the dOEdOl8 of the father is 

### elsewhere.- Each ease oust depend upon It6 own facts, however, based solely upon the raots and olrau8mtauoo8 stated la your .Ietter,it 16**~0th** R. ii. YioLaugblln,pace 4

**our** opinion thet the **two** boys rsrerrad to hava a substantial re614enco in **the** indepwdent school district and would **be** 

### ectltled t.6attend tha publio free school of nald 4fstrlot upon +Ibesa6ie ter6.6**al4** conditions as though their parmts were a160 **rssidhg** in the **di6trlct.**

It ie to **be** preeuped that thb aohool auprintendent ~111 comply with the applicable Lawwhen advi6e4 of the rlghteof the partie6, **and** for this reason your second r,uestiondoes not rar;airc an 'xm8wer. Youre very truly