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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

Bonon~l0 clKfor( B. Jones, Preeideat ,,“i,

_ _-__ Texas Taokwloglaal collr~ Labboak, Tew \\ **AUSTIN**

letter 0f **SepteabW**

tblr deportment rhloh

**II of**  **Major R.**  **B.** Cofpm, and 

### aephor 

### . A., l rrbwd by **atiiwtor 0r**  our 8.c.T.c. olliag aa I otudsnt at

fr 4 underatan4lae that otfloero of the Vatted Statw Army hate no lrecl statnaf that 1s to Jar’, w Ir& r~aldonoe. The crbovs aaatioosd

‘-:lcbip9a, in ooaaeotloa rith rlvsr end 

### harbor kattera, dnd 

### it iamy understanding that **he has**  **peadint** 

### orihna **So? Srrviao**  **ln** thb **Philip piab**  **IaAandr. I**  aa **iniorabd** that **last yrar**  **Its** P&tit’s **soa ~88,~** 

a’ **student at**  **one OS**  **the** 

### sohw **f** Or **Ed**

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### k Tirglalrrhloh 

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### mo oon08rrlon tr ha 8eM of uy afrtoerr. “If$08xlllbo $0 kln.U licl 

### ts,.oonstruo tha l 

### botowrrt1onor

noipr6orlfu lrti, or ray 

### otbrr l xlrtln( rtrtoto ror the bbnollt o? t&b luatutt 

### easo, 

### ~0 &all be arakful.*

**(YorBOa'r** 

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### lS6 la p4rtas fellou8r 8# **&tlOlO** 

### 86840) prorider

V. h-oa l

aoh 

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war. (18)

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# tw m hour8 f~uork u ouut l Qulvaloa;&fo eIaouat 

### ohrgodrtudestr 

### rrom Toxor T rohoolr b tho 8tato o! 

### rhloh the l 

### a nonrorldrat rtodrnt 

### &hall ba a nrldmt, 

### ~14 amount to bo dotonined rrrd 

### flxrh by the (overn-

‘“ p board8 

### of tlka

rororal lantltotlotu

larhloh 6a 

### d rtodrntr

outmgfetof,

but la no wont rhall mob anomt be 

### 1~8 thrn that 

### ohargod

to rtudaatr rarldrat la kur. Protldod, houoror, that if thlr arepa h shall k 

### holdto k anoomtltutrona! or v& from aw 

### oauro there 

### rball bo oolloot8d

$rosraoh non-rul&t l tudbat 

### tbkrtm

o~ar 

### uho 

### roaldos

out of the 

### St8to orwhobar rrrlded

rlthlo the **Stato** 

### fora p+rlod or 108sthan 

### trolro(le)‘wnthn prior to 

### the 'dgto 

### ot roglrtrrtloa.a Tka MN “ruide”, l 

### rea1den0*w

rnAa~omlollr* hrw 

### born (liven

trrfob mmniap aad 

### shader

ofmeaalng. Ia someinrtanoor tke bra oonstruod to k diffenot and is othorr t&ar 

### are he

i d tobe ldentloal

depondlry

opoatho l ppwont sense l.~ tiioh thrr are 

### mplopd rhonoomlderrd tamtbr with the 

### rhole.oontrxt of a etatutor ft 

### ~88 rfetsd 

### a W& ~iJIiOSI 

### \Ir

thi#dOpWtMt, 

### bbte6So&m&W 13, 1935,

## 224

Bon. Cliftord B. Jonas, Psge S



### addroartrd

to Dr. Ii.Y. Bonedlot, that 

### *roeldoa s uaad 

### la this

rtatate has tha 8~ aaaalnd as m60aioll~*. Thla @aao ruliq web a8dr la Conioraaoo 6plnlon Xo.t99T, dated January 10, 

### lOS6, Attocwr Os$eral@a Roporta 

### 193.b 195d, 9. 114, dirested to sr. 8. Y. imodlot.

l?m etudeat la question bein8 lo&a than tmatyon. (21) ~08x-8

or I 

### 1s a aoa-mald~rrt

ar Mdar the re8lprooal Ioo law ho 

# &u&b 11~11~ in Toxna 

### away fromhis imilt, 

### lf hlr 

### *fa8lly realdsa ip aaothu 

### state*, or 

### hisfaslly

hasrreld8d

rltbio thlr 8tato for l porlod of tiae 

### louathantml~@ (12) aoatb **prior** 

### to tho 

### dateor 

### re~lstratlon. 38 lStm() !X’OB **JOUT bttU**  thSt th@ fald]J of this atudeat ha8 never msldsa In Toxna.

The 2cmiral rule at ooazcon law 

### la ~811 ratab

### llrhad

that 

### thorealaoaoa

or daniollo

of ra lafaat 

### la ordiaarily

that of the 

### parent@.If tka 

### fathor la lirlng, tha4oalollo

of the 

### family

sadtho 

### ohlrd

rollowa

that 

### of the father. 9 R.C.I..84Ts Gal! a:& 9. I. 

### Ryr 00. vr L~IO~B 109 Tox. 246 206 3. a, 95 5 A.L.R. 9181 

### Dmtorlr T. Wfa, 

### (T.0.9, rose! 8s S. u. (eaj

841. Tour question 18 rppareLltly bared apon tha ae

### l tmptloa that 

### oftiowaor thaunited Ststu Amy hme no legal roaldonao. ‘?tlth till8 ne oanaot 

### ape. IO 

### is aoaotimer broably rtwba that all pmrolu attat at all time8 hnt* 8oaa ra8ldaaoo. Thlr la tsuo 

### beoause the deriollr OSori@ rearah the 4oalolla ot 

### an individual until ohanged. 

### Ofiloora in the l

t100

of~tho United States Ar8y 

### are no wooptlon to the 

### rule. 1931) U 

### d. tL (2d)

5634Karrlr 

### t* Trl 2 vr Trig2(X0.

Karr 

### a f (Iowr

19271 2l5 II. :n”.6611 Salt v. Shsilar, lb To&. Supp. 856; =iealoy v4 Vnlted St-stea, ‘I Pod. Supp. 434.

It 18 l t6tad in TrfgS v. 

### Trl& auprar *It**mat be**  **~oncodod that**  plalntlfr was a ruldent of Celifornla when he entered the army ln 1919, and that **hi8** Io+yA raaldenoa would be presumed to fenala tke lme until ohsn@d. Howetor, It la rqoally trua thbt then lr rto Jneblllty oa tho part OS !I soldier 

### to l ff8ot~allf 

### obanga hla’iorlbrnoa aa (I oltlzbO if he 80 da

### alroa.”

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the etude& lo questton, we quote 

### tb follonirq 

### lrngu* a froaomaa v* etoyrll ,(T*C*A. lQ)s), 64 Bi 1. f84) bdot

*x0 better **68rwti0n lrr8**  **~OXI gbO8**  

### os~‘reai4eno4’ **tE@B** 

### tEat **g,l*ea** **by,** 

### Clrault ftldg. arnkiru la 80 GarneUL, WI P.‘b?I, 

### 68 a. a. &. (05, 406, where thr 

### routt 88ldl **R88%d~AOS** bra **k8A** dOfiA*d t6 ‘ti b BhOO 

### rvhora **a** 

### pereon’ **bsbltati~ I8**  

### riaa, without 

### a4 preaoat

intratloo

f zwuori~thenrma. 

### It ia loat bf.learfng the plaoe rhere 

### one her

so qulrd l pmnnA aAc Eom an4rameta to 

### another enho non 

### rmmaai, **an4** 18 

### gala04 7 4 renalnlng la rush am 

### plaoe anho nenden-

. . . 

### The tosmla aa alastlo em, 

### and dirriaot~



### or role* 

### dstinlflon~ The aenao in whioh lt a ould be ursd la oontrollad by

r 

### r0rtmm00 to the objeof, Da ~8anlna 18 deandent @pan the 

### ahunaatan~a tbra eurroundL 

### theparson 

### gpootlir 

### oheraqtar ofwork 

### to be perfomd, upn vaetkr Es lb48 I idly or a ho80 io rrrotbr plam, and lugolt upon kia 

### present intention.* 

### The length

or abaeno9 trOa the donloll 0i or&ln uoail6 not Eo eontrolling where the naoersary intention an8 otbr 

### airawt~no*a iadioatlnu 6 ahang* 

### or reeldenoe ar8 sot plbaent, In the 

### oam 

### or Barr18 v. Ihr rla,

l upr#‘, one or the 

### pert188 g.rdustod

frcm aohool la ~~.Mol~ea 

### im 1889andwbnt 

### to #oat 

### ii t* 

### f.i solbaoqwntl~

ho was tranaforre6 to muq mllltarl poet8 lnaludw the Phlll~plnr Ialrnda nnd tEa Panama Cannl Zone. **IA** 

### 19eb ha **was** 

### traaaferrd **from the**  **PaBaas** Canal ZOM to Fort Bdc8, 

### Naea~, rhero he 

### raa ststlonsb at thr 

### tlma of the trial, It wsa held that 

### hk rmlbsnoo was atiS la Iowa, l inor ho newer had the intontlon to eatabllah another nsldenoe the mea uer. not of hla ova volition rnd ti lirod on the r~8~rWhlOn8r

IA Coafonnae O~lnlon 

### Pi. 8977, 

### dated January 10, 1936, l

upra, earoral quemtioaa oonoeral~ th* restdeaoa of Aray Offiosr8 *6ce Maven4 iA OOASt~Ul~ 

### Art101e 26840, aquote thr pwtinsnt parta ot that o-plnloncHon. Clifford 8. Jones, Page 8

*Aa rry oiflorr oan have legal rorldenae la Texas for tee purpo8ee under tha terns and prorialona 

### 0r thr 

### atutute In quastloa, TEo 

### general prlnolplea

6rternInlng

hisresldanoo ore the l



### me es 

### thoas

drtermlnIn&

the raaldenoe 

### or aof other person. The bone fide intention 

### 0r the axny orrloar would larg.17 ooatrol the que8tloa of realdenoe in oonneetlon with the 

### statute la queatlon. “Of oourae, he iould hsvr to oomply rlth the 

### provialona OS Artlole 26848, and 

### would ham to 

### realde

wlthln the State of Taos for a period of time of at laaat twelve (12) month8 prior to the date oi raglatratIon or the student beform ha would be entitled to be olaasIrlad so aa to 

### reaelve the benefits or a rsaldent or the State of Texas. 

### “(1). The realdenoe ltntua under the statute t&erred to of an army oifiaer who la l tetlonod la Texas and rho has been so stationed
ror lt least twelve (18) wntha prior to the raglatrrtloa ln the Unlveralt~ of 

### his &nor ohlldrrn would depend largely upon the bona tide lntantlon of the anay 

### orrloer.
*If a boAa iid0 intWltiOA ~86 to beoom a raaldent of tha State or Texas when ha so aorrd 

### toTexas we seeao reason 

### why at 

### the end of tnOlv8 tie) month8 hla minor ohlld would nat be entitled to raglater la the Unlverslty **as a**  

### resident **rtudaplt. "(2).**  fr an aw oriloer has bean In Taxsa ror leas than tralre (12) month8 Prior to the ohlld’s re f letration in tha UnlY0rSit7 or TOXOS,the oh1 d oould not be OlaSsifl8d as 

### a resident student 

### beoause or the rpaalrio partloular provision oi ArtIole Z6640, 3. 3. S., xhloh prorldes that a student ir a non-rasldent unless he has resided in Tern tnelre (12) months prior to the date of raglatratlon. diaO8 a minor oblla~a domlolle ia that OS its ~~~tntaEon. ClIffor b. Jones, Page b

the length or time 

### of the rorideaoe of Uia perenta rould dater!&u under this statute. *If, however, et the time of the mv;n$ 

### 0r therr;rt

offfoet toTexas

his Intention

uaa to make Tex:.~hi-a 

### doAloil8, th8A

et 

### the 8~6ot tu@,Zto (1Z) aaoatha otter ha 

### hasbeoono 8 reeldmt ot Texas, hla alnor ohlld oen reglatar es 8 resident afudant, "(Sl. The 

### m8ldenO8 olraaltloatlon at an

‘“3 

### orrloer

right bs l rio otad

by 

### hisleg01 rae denae at the 

### time 

### he anterod 

### thearag. 

### Onlqsahe had 

### 8oAeraeron to ohange 

### his laoeor. realdinoe, 

### whioh

would hoveto 'be

ooupedwlth P bothrma 8na Inteatlon, his plaoe of rrsiaenoe wmld k that of hls lqal 

### resldenoe et the tlmo 

### he ontorsd 

### theam. Most 

### 8~ ofrloera 

### ratati theirleeal

realdance

rblob: theyhad et tho 

### tlaotheyenterod

tho 

### amy, but 

### tbia$8 not man

### datom or oaaptrl80~. If aondltiona 

### wse to ohanga or 

### r60t8 neroto 

### shirt rhanln they 60- aired 

### to ohange their raaidonoo, 

### there isnothing under 

### the lowto prevent thenfropp

dolag so9 Furdo 

### not think they 

### ao\rld arbltraril~ ohooaa out a atata a8 thalr plaoe of raaldenoe without lo?5afoot8 

### whloh xould 

### pannit

thOA t0 do ao, 

## but

lr roots

were auoh es would 

## petit them to beoonn 8 maidont ot 8’ aertcrti Potato, end it their Intention use to boom8 8 realdent of that etato, thon there would be 00 reason why they 00p.la not 40 so.

“‘(4). 

### lf an 

### ormy orrloer stationed 

### in Texas eatrblIaher -a hoti ror hia CaaIlJ la tha plaoe nhero he la etatloned but not on the ~orsrnment resa:ratIon, lr hir bona ride intentlon was that or beoorlng 8 resident 

### 0r the State oi Trxes, he ronld be entitled to 

### the benefits oi 8 rerldont oltlrOn **Mdar** this 

### atetuta after 

### ha had bsoomo a realdent of tha Bteta or Foxes for tuel?a f

### lli) moatha 

### the regtattatlon la the uln vereltr of % rlor to 0x68 ef. .

Eon. Cllfrord B. Jones, Ysco 7

his alnor ohIldrra. 

### *A8 la **deteraialng** maay 

### of the qaaatlonr aeked in thl8 letter, the lntsntioa of the army otfloer.roold largely (rovera. "(6). If ea array offleer who hao rerved for one or more ybar8 in Texas followed by one or aoro yearo of l

ervlae out of Texzr, ho mar lnmtdiately alair the banefit of Texas rerldentr
ror a minor Oblld if 

### rt tba tima 

### he u48 in To1138 he artabliahed hi8 legal re8ldOaor in Teraa and did not abandon his legal raoldenoe when ho aoved ant 0r TOv38. 93. It 18 our oplalon that the general rules and prlnaipler fovsrn1n.g retfdeaaer a5d do~loilo8 eeaerally would appljto an otrioer xbo 18 olasslflod 4s 4 505-l%8ldent of Texas. If ooadit$on8, ooupled *ltb the latsatlon of the 0rr;04r, aia not obange hi8 legal reridanoe from the rtate in whloh he was a resident et the tlm he enl18tb4d,then, of ooursb, he would bb al48eiried 84 a msldeat 0r the rtato rroa whlob he 4allrt4d; butt If iaot8, and alroua8t4Xl008, 000~1e4 rith hi8 illt85tiOll8, ohmged hi8 pl4Ob of r@sfdeaOeI, then hb would bb 0148slSied aooordlng to the rtete Mder 

### tboelroumstaaoer whlob olaiaed hia a8 a rertdent, -TO do aot tbiak that aa army offioer oould arbltkarllt plok any 8tste In the Union 44 hf8 plaoa ot r4rl44aoe, li ha bad nbvar been 8tatloaed them, or tiad never lived tbora, but M do think that an army oftloar oaa ohaua hi8 rO~I60500 iron the atate iroa rhloh he enllrtad if ho n4i&38 in a st:te end at tba tin0 of hi8 lW8ld4504 in the tald Btsts it la hi8 lntentlon to ohoose that irtate a8 hi8 lee01 renldonoe.'* It i8 our opialoa that the revldeaos 0r a nlnetbea ye&r old 8oa or an army orfloer 18 15 the 8tote or the resldanas of hle father. The raslceaoe of the father 18 preauned to be in the rtste or his residenoe wtea he entered the ormy, however, it may be oha5pd ln aocordaaoe with tb4 rules herein dlroussed.Eoa. Clifford B. lowa, Psgr 8

Tbr faot8 84t out in your letter 4re aPI 8UfiiOi45t for U8 t0 04tb~OriO4lfy rtetb the 2'88id8508 **0r** tile 8tUdenf 15 qaeotfon, **however, wu**  **trwt tint**  our diaoobsloa will snabla you to 4ppl.t the reolprooal fba 1st~in tbfr ia8tmoo. IOUr 7.q 

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