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Honorerble T. S.'liurohison, Exeoutlve Dlmotor, Page 2 

~. "On the 226 day of lorember, A. D. 199, 

the Court entered *he following JudepDentr . . '. 

and the 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, 

MoLean Countr, 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? 

*Doem the State Department of Publlo Welfare 

haal go 

g 

mimr unter the Constitutloti and Howe 

11 to awke a oegulettan and set up sttaadl rda ofTage proof rhioh would pem~&t it to eraloate auah a Deoree of Judgpasnt, or would such e 

Deene or hkme~t be su*rior or auporsede rry 

other proof 6 required iw the State ~Departmntt 

11 . . . l î 

In anewer to pour iirat *qulrr ytmare adrimd 

that we do not regard the ox parte aeoree 0et out above a8 

binding on your departments. 9 the first 

partment was not made-a party te the wit 

fore aot.ba bound by~.thi# decree, WJ 1s ~dSecus?d i? 25 

Tex. Jur. 472, ëet l eq , where it ie 8etat 

*It 1s eleamntaiy that no eifeiH.ve duagplsnt 

oan be rendered fn tamp of ore against 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 RbOY8 
Honorable J. S. Yurahioon, Exooutfto Dlrootar, Pa@ 9 

wo pretermit 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 wo do not believe that the State Departme& of Publio 

Welfare has the pow?r to make rogulatlon8 whloh would permlt it to evaluate e final judgment or tho Dlotrlet Court. 

Neither the Federal Susie1 Seourlty Aot, nor the PutLIe Weltars 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. We therefore 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. 

We bo2iero 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 l 8 followa: 

*See.: 29. ai In the event that l n.~epplleotion for publlo a~~lotonoe by 6 needy bl.lnd peroon, 

a needy emd person, or with rospeot to a needy 

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 reolplent IO diasatl@rlad with any aotlon or failure 

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 OF rea~plontto appeal hearing, he, or 

hi.0 cluT&ari~&d agent, shall bo fully advised Qf 

tha lnrera@ioa oontoined In hia rooord @a whiah 

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 Board as the baa18 for a 

deoleion eftier e hearing.” 

I trust that the above fully onswore. your lnqulrleo. 

Your* very truly