OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Dear 3lrl Opinion Ro. O-W64 

lb: FaBlnenoc n&remeKm for 

former r8o~plent~ of Fublla 

XS8lShllOQ 

This solmovleQgQa 'noQ%pt of your 

part at uhloh reada a8 rou0w8t 

. 

, 

. A went to aube for 

ng or lnlnlng property.~ 

hQ lntQnbQ6 to qaomplatlnp; the tr\nsiihfle he wfu5 out 

Xhile in Cuba hQ obed A job wlfh the urrit6a StStQS Uoorernot8nt end xWminQ6 in Ouba with this emplOp 

mcrnt until ??eoember, 1945. It lpco QStablished 

tha'hs had a0 lntantion of sbandmlng hi8 

Texas rssidenae and aQaQptQa the job for 

tbe *duration* with intentims of mtorning 

to the State. 
Honorable Soha H. Ulntera, Page I! 

*Ii Mr. A 18 rrqalred to mln in the atate fbr 

twelve (lS) montha oontin~ady dter his arrival In 

the Stata, that la, until Deoabor, 1946, k wlll hate' 

ruliilled the one yew n8lawme ntpbe6ent baIBa;atQly 

preoedlng the ffllng ot th8 l wllocrtlon. ti6a he boon 

peamltted to reapply upon hia return to tb 8kte ho 

WOda hte h68 8UffiQient SW8iaMOQ t0 60apl.J With the 

rive (5) ye6r out of tjh8 alne (9) p6r re8laonoe re.. 

qulluiault. 3y re~ulring him to Mib in the Stete for 

one full par, that is, utll Deoember, 1646, he dll 

h-e at the 8am time lost one rear neoe88ary to oocllply 

with the rim perloG af'tlme reprea for -rid-00, 

aud oaohyearm hQ@M l yeme ~8idOMO ho lo808 

a yur out of the fire ,(S) year porlod nhloh Wenr that 

he h88 to actaally maal in the St8te for tire (5) 

year8 oontlnuou8l~. In other word8, ha uoold no b0 

eU&blc until Mmaber, 1950. 

. 

*2. .Xra. T,. a formr reolplent of 030 age 

ausl8tanoe, ~8.6 e lii81vry rrsiaent. or 

thQ Stats Of Tm.8. ShQ wail reaQi~;n~ 

ae8lstmoe until Alylst I, 19SQ. In 

1939 her ~at.@tar, who pa8 a reela6nt 

-ad o&m, mbruk8.~~otlrloU b8r or he, 

11hl#C& Our raolplont went to OMlm lh 

. order to help-oen for fh* daughter until' 

8h6 had lWOOVeT@; - th6 l'6Q;pfSBt 

lest the state she had no intention or 

l bandonlrtg Tuea m8iffw0s :but ehe aatl- * 

She haa never beeri out or 

! 

the atat**entlL 8W 1Ut Lp 19S9. .Uhon 

thf8 fOmer mQ%D;QBt tiU=tba t0 th0 

Stefe oi TQxaQ in Januy, 1946,.*he rQ&" 

ap;rma.f0r eQ818tanQei tina at tbnt tlmQ 

8tated that hw Ilauerhter haa kept her in 8 

! 

%bX'O8h a&nrt hOrwiShO8 bOd?Zg OXplained to hortlmt the m&tin with 

whom 8he to?drlrJ iiti ai& not WJBt hQr 

qml Ma lntor8q?tod her..-1 80 that 8he 

had na ao.r-nunleation from the Texba, roletir*. 

-trThb roaror m@lut 488 bean out or 

the State ooatluuotul~ fmna Aogrut 19S9 

uatll Jentmry 1946. Thorefom, 8he not 

only will ham ta meclt tbo rri8idMoc1 TQqulrumnt ror the On8 par period, but 

abe will bawe to be p!vmloall~ premnt 

in the Steta for a 8Ub8tOOtiOl portlon 0r 

the five year pWlod wbiah dll amn that, 

tador the pment polloy rhe oamsof be reutma ~ntii ha-x7 ihi. 
hare 

-6Q 

-18 daotlon U of the Pub110 welf8m Aat rlexlble uwu$hthat tha DQpQrtmQnt night llbanllti 

It8 pOliOid# 80 a8 t0 

r 

mlt the nilutetemont ot 

the8e peopb imeaiete 7 upon their return to the 

sratet / 

."a vim Of the pmti8iOB in the Eelf8IW LaW 

lstnaatloj the Depertud to eoxutrue the Law 

llbolrlly, Js it not psalblo for the !hpartment 

to examine the raator8 In th8 lnaltiaual oa8e8 8mliar to tho88 ati s8ka It8 deol~lon In 8ooordanoe 

wlth aeotlon 41 0r the PUbuQ wolrere Aot witbmt 

harlng to oonaldor the rarlaenoe reqUireImd8 ror 

a no= l ppllaaat? In othorum4s, do you eonstrue 

sUt;OB 4i Of the R¶biiS Be-n Aet U pWD&ttlng 

th8 state Depertarat Of Publle Woltsro to m~k 

flalblo llll.8 Ud XW@l8t;OB8 l'Q~X'diX@ ~8idMOe 

XV1qUlre~~8nt8 Of fOrI!IOr rOdplOZft8 UithOPd mpmt 

to the pnylslom rel8tlre to th8 re8ldenoc requiremata ror odglnal l pplloant83 

7oar oaasid8ntlon and opinim will be 

greqtly, appreoletqcI.W 

We bolleve thet our Oplnfon Eo. 0-4494, of which rou 

a aopy; cin8wea both-of the80 raot 8itMtiOQ8. We quote rrck 

3 of thin Oplnlon: 

tlon 

*&plyflI>hu~ priSKilj& to tb ~faaot 8;ttuIt 18 our opinion that the applloent not mat the requlmt8 or @aetua& rm8- 

fa both thou r~trutdorm the applioante ham rot bQQn 

phy8ieaUr prQ8ut rar uw part 0r the tiom parlob, alld their 

re8son8 for l b8enco arhatentlon to xQtura se&3 no Qliiel*nee. 

Artlole 696~. reetien8 16 an6 to pmrlda ln part a8 

fOibJW8 I 

sec. le. *Aueihame ahall ba given PndOr the 

prorldotu of tblr Act to any needy bliag lmreon whoa 
Honorable Johu H. WInfen, Page 4 

yun aad- the nln4 (9) pan fme6latol~ presedi5g the 68te 0s l p 

In thf8 Stat0 eont P 

ltUa tiOQ, l n6 Who ha8 -Id&i 

auuuu~ for one (1) yur &ue+ 

Iatel.1 prw*d~ the 68to oi l pplIe8tIoa; ..- 

aeo. Eo. -Old &e AUi8tMoo 8&d1 b0 gi.d 

e56er trio proa8ioQ8 of this &et to 84 QU6y pe* 

80Q: 

“(3) Wh8 h88 rUidWi IQ th8 St8te Or TeX88 

\ for rl*e (a) year8 or a0n within tba lm8t dn8 

(9) mn P?oO~;QIJ the da0 0s hi8 8ppliMtiOQ 

for W858t8QO4 - hu r88idOa IQ the 8kt8 of 

TOX88 OOlltiSlUOti4 rOr OR0 (1.) y-r iSWdi~t8l.t 

9-4861lk9 - l pplh8tiOQ; ..- 

&t1810’3, 804tt45 Sib, %.i k8tltUtl05, pX.ldbd 

in p8l’t a8 iolbU8: 

. pro~Idulturtborthttha nqaireaenti 

rut 

8hall. QU8r 88 I.488 tlaQ nn (8) yun durln8 

th8 Ql58 (9) VU'8 icPPrd18t81f pXW~O8dili$ th0 8p 

pli88tiO5 rOr 0m4gS 888bt81148 8Qd 4021tiQ~4~8l~ ' 

ror~ mo (1) ,rar, ir*&tely pre4rdiw 8u4h 8ppllmtfon.' 

btiOl0 3, %UtiOQ 518, -X88 C%XUtitQtIUE, rhi4h 

uadOd 3Uti.Q dlb iQ lti8, prOTi688 IQ p8l’t 88 tOlbU8% 

“The LO$i8~tlUO 8-1 h4V8 the per, br 

mUZ8l &W to protide, 8QbjOOt to lLait8tiOQ8 

8ad ro8tfi4tiUQ8 her.ln l O.Qt8iQ8d, 4Qd 8-h other 

liBlit8tio58, n8triotioQ8 4Q6 T4(rul8tiOQ8 48 =r by 

a8 L&8lmAtO b0 d40@ 4XpOdi4Qt for 888189 

t8rrae to, ard ror the paput 0r 888i8kQoa to: 

"(1) Heo4y ued peX8onm rho 8ZS MtUl bolu 

rid0 OitiShU 0s ?4~48 8~& WhO 8X-O 4VU th0 MO Of 

8ixtr-ftTe ((lb) M; PrOTidti thd U 8Wh a88%8- 

Woe 8h8ub4 pI& to anyI.Imata or uwsteto mpport& Ilutltatlon. Ml10 8eoh Inaate, or k, l nr per84Q 

Who 8h411 Q4t hTe 84tMUr ZUidOd ill %@X48 ior 8t 

b88t ii+0 (5) rUT8 dOdQ& thb Qi.EO (II) PW I-di8tely jbTeOe&iag th8 8pfib8tiOQ tar 8Udr 888i8taQM 

8od 005tiQtlOU81~ tOr OR0 (1) rUr ;~~8tel~ PnOdI* mauh 8pPlh8tiO5~ PlXWidd th+ tb -Xi- WYUnt p8r ronth SZOEI 3t8t8 rUJtd8 8hli QOt b0 IW4 

than henty boll8ra ($eO), pu mnth. 
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Bormrrble Soha H. Winten, P8ge 6 

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g(8) Rudy blfnd perso& rho l ro aotual bon8 

rid0 oItIaen8 4r fex88 8ad 8XW our th8 rgO 0r 

tWMt+OO8 (till yUl'8; pZUTid8d that M 8uOh U8I8klrsO 8h8ii b8 id t0 l 4 i5e0 or 0.u~ stat0 

8U&I9OItd iMtitU tr OU, Whl)i8 8e8h iJ%Mte, Or t0 

w p8S80Jl a0 8h8l1 Jl8t h8Te 8Otdlr r48Idd 

IQ %X88 8t b88t fiT0 (6) yeU8 duriu tb nine 

(9) year8 LIPldImtoLy prrSodI4g tb 8pplIoatI4n 

ror 8uoh a88i8t8480 8Qd eontlQUw8l 

~YUr hlUdi&t81~ pl-844diag 8t#h 8m I 

for OR8 (1) 

iO8tiOll...* 

It I8 olur rr0lll tho r0mh30ing th8t both th8 toauor 

8Qd pXU8eOt oOMtitUtiOQ81 pIVBTi8iOQ8 M& AX%iOlO em0 84t 

ep aortain minimum re8ideno8 luaol2uMat8 rhloh mud bo met bofor0 U3y ~88i8tMM 06Ji be (IITO&L until th68e #ldlII~ XWQair4- 

-It- 8?‘4 Wt, tiW 8ktO tiprrtaurf h88 QO di8OOTtiU.M~ p4UT8 

&or Suti.8n U ot Artlole 69be, 8lb3 864tion SS or that Artlale 

UOUid 5Ot Op8mt8 to n&U08 th8 riti0Ura T4fdlWQ8Qt8 84t Pp by 

th8 COatitUti00 Ultb St8tUt8. 

. 

After 8uOh w XU8ittUQti81 lU a-8 h6TO b0On 

IL&, th0 St8t.O Dqj4rta44t h68.04ddenblO & 84MtiO5 M&Or 

SUti.OQ 41, 88 to Uh@thU 6 pU8OQ i8 tUpOr*l’il~ sb84Qt Or hU 

lotbd Oilt Or th8 st8te, b448U.80 th468 MM phifly IE8ttU% Or 

raot ror th6t Departmoat t4 pa88 upon. 

‘wO,.th8nrOu, hala t&It th8 8pplIO84t8"~4r'~th4 rO?O- - 

gOi8& faOt8 8F4 5CJt 85tit186 tQ 888hhQO8 8Bd U5QOt nOOiT0 

8uOh until r68ide6tid lWQUiNOlit8 8X8 40rpli86 dtb, 8Q4 that 

aeotlonr 53 6nG 4l ot Artlole 6Sbo sumot nduae 8aI4 nlaiaum 

ZO~U.irOQMt8 Of tho COQ8titUtiOQ 4nd 8titUt88. 

3otrrutth8tthsror4$Diqd rullyan8wro four quootion. 

Toen Tery truq 

8r /8/ RiUh8ti 8. Coaks 

h8i8knt 

Ap 

P 

XUbTOd Jul 1, 1946 

00 l 8p esr 

Aotlna Attormp beil0z81 or Ten8 

APPIWTO~: Opldon CosxaIttee 

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