OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

fionorable

T. U, Xalton, Prea~dsnt *rfeul.tural

& Xe6henloal College Coll3gr Station,Texas Dear Sir:

We are pleaded sent date uhloh rude am your letter of reOeneral

' I Opin280. a@ of tha several quorTexna, 68 low bidder its ballaingr,lm&d thi8 ooatraetorbe of offloe ‘before payState appropriated funtlr?

culd ,thls

oantraotor

**and** mered to execute the 08th Of OffiaO could bs mule fromlooal fund8? root employsee of the Colle(le, rhatkmr working for an hour, month, or par, have progerlll exeoutad the oath of ofl'lae. We am not oartaln regardl~ lndl~idua18, gmrtaershlpo, o(PIZ?mnle~, or oorporatlona,

who nay ?ro~?

tim* to time have oontraots

with the Collep~ dirootlp or through the Stete Board of Control, to iurniehrugplias or do repair or oonstruotion work. *Your oplaionwill be appnafated.H

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*‘?&at on end after the date thi8 A& beaotmt ul?eatlve,tm publia ?uada may be **paid** tc any peraon.aa a t&ohm, Wtruotor, rigit1~ lmtruotor, **or** othrr a~laym in, ror or oonnwoted

rlth any tax-m&ppotte& 

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of le8tiag ia thl# St&e, unloa8 and uatll 4-h offioe r raon ahell bmr t&en the oath of requ xed to be takeri bl’maben of the Lqglaleturren4 all **ohher** dfloera, ea pror%ded la Axtlele ?L?I,

8~otioa 1, a0 amended by **uaettd** 

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tha lengurgo *OF other rpplo eo %a, far or aonrws~d with anr tw-aupporlad s~bmol, P 001 am, unl**x85ty-,in the ligkt of the f8eta reoibod in your Lotte. **The aas00** are **maw which**  **involve** the **qpr*tion** **of** whether a psrmott

lo en omployoe**or** aa ia4openUont eontxeotor. lronntion tka fellowlagtY8ao v* **Ikrombo,** IS& U. 13.8801 xttd6 ampattpv. mlott Ia& oo., 8hg~, 84 8, w. trral7891 mfudl V. 

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(261 7. na~employ~ 2.~kwad in 8060 4egro0, et 

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b o un d onl y to pro6~80, or eauee to br **praUuoed,** 8 **aortain** nttult.

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OcLn rp~0y?%tl&s to?‘<, work and aoomplimh the oeabmpXate6 ?ooult+Mtwt thw wm6nt or 

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work forwa l# 4 a l na ttta ex d%xe &l,y

dooltiod up o n ky o h s o mpl.oyer; an f

adepedleataontraot~~a&me8 to do a dab far l oortain 0ontraot psi00 and paarea~ea bwlephuIeao* 0r 00ttml over the date&la.

Tkr .Wplo*r’ Is 0150 ugloyrd to pwfoxm poxwonel eervloea;e irmt$!wtor wgagss to 40 a ~~tbulu thin@.plambls T. 0. V;alton, Pr*8Ident,Pega $

hi0 prinoipal ia the work, (18 an entirety, to be prio~ed. mo omtmator ia abliead to follaor t;te will af the amploper 6~ ea TV the result of the work, JU$ a# to the meaM and ~a& neousary to aohieve the re8ult.

In &southern

Surety Gompany v. Shoai&e, l upm, by the gornriaoion or Appealr, It *a6 saidr fy~ttr SupremeGourt,inGutut~ v. I. R.B. Go.,

to ooatrol so to tk matutor In whioh the no* IO to be done, or the men8 by rhi#b it i8 amxx@Iahh08. *'Ihe

rule is adsnirebljr stated In Street on Porsoaal Injtwleo, 1 fi ll and 12, thuor *Xo bettor test OM be applied Chrn to 8~ that the relation of mostar and seCtant exi&o whore the raater reteltta or l xereloeo t&h,

power of oantrol in dlree6Ieg, not meroly the end mu&b to be &oamt**pli8had** bg the amploymnt of onOther,but aa well She mea8 and 4eteIlo of Ito l **Oooqpliabaent; not**  ottly *hat rhallbe 40~0, but ham it shall be &me.** &Avertingto t&e Saoto dbtmrlbbd la your nquut lott8r, It fe apparent that the oontrmeto Qooorlbeddo n6t npmseat an **arployee* relationship,

but indioa%e an tideG ndbnt oontraotor reletbonohlp betwoaa the Gollegs an4 4X00to wkmm the oontnota are mardti. The Colh~ge 5s sot aploying the Lyc3Iok Wofing G-pew aa a l emant, or e&oyoo, to repair th8 M0r in que8tIon,but 18 .aw*rding xioontraot to thb GoQpehy. si~ll.uly, the Gollem Is not aployIn(a 8am B; Eutherfordto,

aove orrteln**buildt&#m** aa **the** employ80 or oervwtt of We Gelloge,ma4 alreotly &lar the 6eteileU dinotion of the College,but baa ewerbed to iiuthsrftmd a @onBraot to 60 this pertloularthing.

It Is thtmeroret&a oploion or thla 4bparEQIRt that neither the offloern or aplo9oeo 

### or the Lydiok iborfng Campatty, ear &IQ 5. %uthsrfotior his oetployeeo, would bo xequlmd **to** exeoute the Wth of offiee required by Sextsta Bill f?o. 38o? t&8 Party-8svamth Lagialeture, wder'ths Taotn of your Inquiry. 

### Yoourr very truly

W ATT!XNXY GE2NERAB