/ ~~FFICEOF~HE~A~~ORNEY GENERALOF~EXAS
AUSTIN

: L ::Honorerble T. S.'liurohison, Exeoutlve Dlmotor, 

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~."Onthe 226 day of lorember, A. D. 199, the Court entered *he following JudepDentr

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### andthe Court;•iyDttr 

### hearing the evidenos, is of the opinion, end 80 finds, that the petitioner, Lena Margaret ldonorisi, is **over**the age of sixtytite years and warn**ban** in Dloomlngtmi, Illlnolm, MoLeanCountr, on the **23rd**day of June, 1876.

. ITISTH2REl!'QREOR$E2ED,ADJUlMED,ANDDE- &2D that the petitioner, Lena Margaret Monoriet, ia round to be.over the a* ot 

### dtiprire years, having been born on the 23rd day of June, 1876, whloh iaots haYe been eatablie@ad to the eatiaraotlon of the Court.'
*Ia the State Department 

### Q$Publlo Welfare required under the lew to eooept the Judgment or Deoree or the Court in establishing the age, sin06 tie oannot o&ply with the 

### requirematte as rret out in Houae ail1 No. 

### ,974, for is this not her remedy at law~in eetabllshing her age?
*Doemthe State Department of **Publlo** Welfare haal go gmimr

### unter the Constitutloti andHowe

11 to awke a oegulettan and set up sttaadl rda ofTage 

### proof rhioh 

### would pem~&tit to eraloate auah a Deoree of Judgpasnt, or would such e Deene or hkme~t be su*rior or auporsede rry ~Departmntt 

### other proof 6 required iw the State 11 . . . lî In anewer to pour iirat *qulrr ytmare adrimd 0et out above a8 that we do not **regard the**  **ox**

### parte aeoree **binding** onyour departments. 9 

### the first partment was not made-a party te the wit foreaot.ba

### boundby~.thi# **decree,** 

### WJ1s ~dSecus?d i? 25 Tex. Jur. 472, ëet l eq, where itie

### 8etat
*It 1s eleamntaiy that no eifeiH.ve duagplsnt
oan be rendered fn tamp of oreagainst persona **who**em not **partim** to the mit. Nor ril+ a OOUH edfudge the ~speotlve rt@ht8~of persona who are not pertlefi." Se0 oaper 

### 0itOa.

In view oi oar rsling that the 8tete Depmtment of 

### Publie Welfare i6 not bouad by the deorse a8 set out RbOY8Honorable J. S. Yurahioon, Exooutfto Dlrootar, Pa@ 9

wopretermit any dool8ifni ae to whether **or** not the prosebum set out ln Bouae Bill No. 

### 974 Is the oxolueivo remedy by whioh the parson inrolrod might have oetobllohod her ago.

In auwes to your oeoond inquiry you are odtlood that wodo not believe that the State Departme& of Publio Welfare has the pow?r **to make** rogulatlon8 whloh would **per** mlt it **to** evaluate e final judgment or tho Dlotrlet Court. Neither the Federal Susie1 Seourlty Aot, nor the PutLIe **Wel** tars A&, Artlole 

### 6950, **R.** 0. S. of **Texas,**and related atatuteo, provide any atondardo whereby the ago of a person’may be **determined**but elnoe tha Texas statutes oontemplate that the Toxoo Dopartmont.of Pub110 Welfare shall oclminlater **old** age asolston~o, tha$.dopartment~must neoeeoerlly hsve the right to establish roaaonoble rules and reguletlons to orreotuate that 

### purpose. Wetherefore balleto’that the Stabs Deportment of Publio Welfare may oansider a~judgmont ouah att the one **presetited**in this ogeo and 011 taote lntroduood in the **reoord** thhein **to&thee** xith any other eridenoe whloh the department may;%hink niaterial, In order to determine the ago or the perboo. lnralrsd.

Webo2iero that tho rights of en rpp&laaat for old l ga e,srrlstanoe~ **are** raik **guarded**by the provla%~na of Artlole 

### 6950, Eieotion~~29, 2; a. 5. 

### or Texao, whloh rood l8 followa:

*See.: 29. ai In the event that 

### ln.~epplleotion for publlo a~~lotonoe by 6needy bl.lnd peroon, a needy emd person, **or** with rospeot to aneedy dopenaent’ahild, ‘is net oated upon by’the 

### 10041. unit of odminl~t~~tlon within a reasonable time after the illlzig’ot euoh an opp~loet2oa,~ or is denied in whqle, or in past, or any nrard of ooalstenoo 10~mobifikd’or **oimoelled,** or applioent or **re** olplent IOdiasatl@rlad with any aotlon 

### orfailure to oot.o~.the’patt of the looal adminlrrtratlvo anit, the. apslloant or molpiont aholl.havo the right to app,oal to the State Dopartmont,ond ahall se **grent+q** a **reasonable** notioe and opportunity for a

### raiz hu@n@before the StOte DOp!artment.


### “b. Within ,a rearonebls i&as prior to a11 **applia$ ‘** **~s** OFrea~plontto **appeal**hearing, he, or hi.0 cluT&ari~&dagent, shall bo fully advised Qf tha lnrera@ioa oontoined In hia **rooord** @awhiah oation of ,tho loos1 adm%&stretire uskit war based; if request tar sctah ieO~ti0n is smdi in 

### wit%,Iionoreble-J. S. Murohleon, Exeoutlve Dlreotor, Page 4

and no erfdenoe of whloh the opplloant or 

### roolplent 1s not informed, in eueh lnstenoes, shall be oonsldered by the 

### Boardas the baa18 for a 

### deoleion eftier e hearing.”
I trust that the above fully 

### onswore. your lnqulrleo.
Your* very truly