OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN bfaroh 16, 1930

Bon. &. 8. Thornton,Jr. Chainnan, .$ppropriotions Committee House of Representatives Anmtl.tl*

Texas

WI0 wnmtruetfon OP Artlole 7 see of Texas 18 reeolvod. antSoP to am oplilartuontunder Uate th: JMnaraUe.L..A. @~&a, Oh a wpy OP that opinion
b of the Conatltutlon, among
elatureahaZlpr~Id%bjiar matioa0Q ~31 ofiiaere,wrand publio wntraatar m%t r sn this Oanst.itutfon.*

n 9 of ArticleB rae adoptedat an election held Wovaaber2, 3BS6, and, slang other thlnge,prorides that out of aertain fuad+3 to be derived Prom taxation*St 

### uhallbe the duty of the StateBoard 09 Educationt% set amide a euffSolentamouut out of the eaid tax to pr%vi.de free text-books

for the use a? ahlldrenattend&q the pub110 tree,

schooleof this State;provided,hwever, that should the llmlt CP tslurfiOnherein XM&%~be ITmuft~Ol~nf the detioitmay be met by ap#Wopriation fPola the generalRon. IS. AL Thornton,Jr.,March IS, 39930, PagQ 2

fund of the State."

**At the**  time of the adoption of this amendment Seotlon8 of Article 7 of the Constitution providedr "The Governor,Comptroller an& Seoretary of State r&all wnetltute a Board of Eduoation,who shall dlstrlbute,sald funde to the severnl countiesand perfow such other duties wnoeming publio schoolsas may be prescribedby law." At en e&eotion held Nwmber es lDS& 3eotlon 3, Artl.ale

7 of the Gonstitutim rae amended 110 that it DOI m-t VheLei#f+lature mhallpmrlde~byla~

for a 8tste Boar+ of Bdwathxb whew mea- : hers mhaUbeappeiatedoreleotedin suah manner

andby su0hauthOrit amI shrllserm for l aohtenum a9 theLegl J ature mhallprewadbe mat exoeodhg 8lx p8ra. The uid Bonrd ohall perPow 8uN.1duties OP may be prewrlhed by 1-r
State eoonetltutione are adopt&l as a whol% and a elauae waiah, stwdhg by itwlf, might em, of dodhtf'ul lmportamy yetberrrdsplsinby c4neparkwnrithother61auna or **portioarr of**  **the m-e**  **inWrment~ therolb~**  It **is a**  **pm** per rule of wnstruct~on that the -1s is ta be axaminaL tit& avlew tc arrirlng at the true intent at eaohpart.

sn wnatrubg Seotion a Artlole 7ef the Oonmtitufion, the uh0le tinetrmmnt must be aonmidersd, and partlOularly the provl&ms ot the 30nstltutl0n abets cpoteib Xt will be noted th8t in Seatian 3 Of &t&ale PI it the'f'rmda derivedSnna the murues o~taxationm~itioned in the mettan are deplete& theLeglalaturerillhe oalledupon fa supply the detXai%ncielr from the general revenuea. PaplW-~ of the Btete Board 0%'EdIXoPtiOn are either off+loerec, *enante oragenteoithe State, and Bwtlon44 of&tiOle3plaue61 within the exalueire )urisdlotion of the Legislature the mafter of prwldAng for their wmpeneation. 8lnoe the adoptian of 8wtion 3 of Artiale 7, Section 8 of Artidle i has tieea a~~e~~deil+

and the Legidature, is direoted te pr0~ide for a state hoar(iof Edueatiorq whoeemembere shall be appointed or eleoted, and who shall perioxm suoh duties ae may be pre-lion. E. R. Thornton,Jr.,March 16, 18~~~Page 3

scribedby lar.

When all of theseprovisionsare considered and given full ?oroe and effect, the conclusion must nooessarfly

be reached that the Legislature has exclusive controlover the compensationto be received by the officers, servantsand agentsof the State, ineluding the employeesof the StateBoard of Education. StrengthIs given to this wnstruotion when the provisions of Seotion3 of Artiole 7 are considered,vhloh provide that any defioienoles whichmay be oreatedin the fundsmust be met by.appropriation from the general funds of the Btate.

We are thoretore of fhe opinion t&at 3ection 3 o?Article?o? theConstitnt%ondaasnotlimif the powor given to the Leghl8ture by Seotion 44 of ArtSole S of the Constltutlon, and that the Legislature may pmride for the aosqmnfmtlox8 of apployees of the State Board ok?Biusattiq thereby fixing their salaries.

Theopinionabovere?erred to ishersbyoverrnled



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