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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 ia my understanding that 

he has peadint orihna So? Srrviao ln thb Philippiab IaAandr. I aa iniorabd that last yrar Its 

P&tit’s soa ~88,~ a’ student at one OS the sohw f 

Or 

Ed 
223 - 

Eon. Ollffor3 8. Joma, ?a@ 8 

k Tirglalr rhloh I baliate a a h r l mo oon08rrlon tr ha 8eM of uy afrtoerr. 

“If $08 xlll bo $0 kln.U l icl ts,.oonstruo tha 

l boto wrrt1onor noipr6orl fu lrti, or ray 

o tbrr l xlrtln( rtrtoto ror the bbnollt o? t&b 

luatutt easo, ~0 &all be arakful.* 

(YorBOa'r RWiUd arTi 8tatE e 

SfrturO, p. 894, oh.. lS6 

la p4rt as fellou8r 

8# &tlOlO 86840) prorider 

V. h-oa l a o h aor-ro*ldoat rtrrdont, rho 

ro~lrtorr twhm ior war. (18) l r moPa rrnorkr of 

eIaouat ohrgod 

o uf

rtudestr 

r~u u8 

rrom 

ork o

Toxor 

l uuQulvaloa;&fo t 

rohoolr b tho 8tato o! rhloh the l T a nonrorldrat rtodrnt &hall ba a nrldmt, ~14 

amount to bo dotonined rrrd flxrh by the (overn- 

‘“p 

board8 of tlka rororal lantltotlotu la rhloh 

6a d rtodrntr out mgfetof, 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 hold to k anoomtltutrona! or v& from aw oauro there rball bo 

oolloot8d $ros raoh non-rul&t l tudbat tbkrtm 

o~ar uho roaldos out of the 

St8to or who bar rrrlded rlthlo the Stato for a 

p+rlod or 108s than trolro (le)‘wnthn prior to 

the 'dgto ot roglrtrrtloa.a 

Tka MN “ruide”, l rea1den0*w rnA a~omlollr* 

hrw born (liven trrfob mmniap aad shader of meaalng. Ia 

some inrtanoor tke bra oonstruod to k diffenot and is 

othorr t&ar are he i d to be ldentloal depondlry opoa tho 

l ppwont sense l.~ tiioh thrr are mplopd rhon oomlderrd 

tamtbr with the rhole.oontrxt of a etatutor ft ~88 rfetsd 

a W& ~iJIiOSI \Ir thi# dOpWtMt, bbte6 So&m&W 13, 1935, 
224 

Bon. Cliftord B. Jonas, Psge S 

addroartrd to Dr. Ii. Y. Bonedlot, that *roeldoas 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 a r 

Mdar the re8lprooal Ioo law ho &u&b 11~11~ in Toxna away from his 

imilt, lf hlr *fa8lly realdsa ip aaothu state*, or 

his faslly has rreld8d rltbio thlr 8tato for l porlod of 

tiae loua than tml~@ (12) aoatb prior to tho date or 

re~lstratlon. 38 l Stm() !X’OB JOUT bttU thSt th@ fald]J 

of this atudeat ha8 never msldsa In Toxna. 

The 2cmiral rule at ooazcon law la ~811 ratabllrhad that tho realaoaoa or daniollo of ra lafaat la 

ordiaarily that of the parent@. If tka fathor la lirlng, 

tha 4oalollo of the family sad tho 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 ael tmptloa that oftiowa or tha united 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 

OS ori@ rearah the 4oalolla ot an individual until 

ohanged. Ofiloora in the l t1 00 of~tho United States 

Ar8y are no wooptlon to the rule. 

1931) U d. tL (2d) 5634 Karrlr t* 

Trl 2 vr Trig2 (X0. 

Karr f a (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 tk e l me 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 daalroa.” 
225. - 

the etude& lo questton, we quote tb follonirq 

lrngu* a froa omaa v* etoyrll ,(T*C*A. lQ)s), 64 

Bi 1. f 84) 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 intratloof zwuori~ thenrma. 

It ia loat bf.learfng the plaoe rhere one her 

so q ulr d l p mnnAa Ac Eo m a n4 r a meta to 

another enh o non rmmaai, an4 18 gala04 

7 4

renalnlng la rush am plaoe anho nenden- 

. . . The tosm la aa alastlo em, and 

dirriaot~ or role* dstinlflon~ The aenao 

in whioh lt a r ould be ursd la oontrollad by 

r0rtmm00 to the objeof, Da ~8anlna 18 deandent @pan the ahunaatan~a tbra eurroundL the parson gpoo tlir oheraqtar of work 

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 r lal upr# , ‘, one or the pert188 g.rdustod frcm 

aohool la ~~.Mol~ea im 1889 and wbnt to #oat 

ii f.i t* 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-plnlonc 
Hon. 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 his resldanoo 

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 l tntua under the 

statute t&erred to of an army oifiaer who la 

l tetlonod la Texas and rho has been so stationed 

ror l t 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 to Texas we see ao 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 ~~~tnta 
Eon. 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 the rr;rt offfoet to Texas his Intention uaa 

to make Tex:.~ hi-a doAloil8, th8A et the 8~6 ot 

tu@,Zto (1Z) aaoatha otter ha has beoono 8 reeldmt 

ot Texas, hla alnor ohlld oen reglatar es 8 

resident afudant, 

"(Sl. The m8ldenO8 olraaltloatlon at an 

‘“3 

orrloer right bs l r io o taby d his leg01 

rae denae at the time he anterod the arag. Onlqsa he had 8oAe raeron to ohange his laoe or. 

realdinoe, whioh would hove to 'be ooup Ped wlth 

both rma 8na Inteatlon, his plaoe of rrsiaenoe 

wmld k that of hls lqal resldenoe et the tlmo 

he ontorsd the am. Most 8~ ofrloera ratati 

their leeal realdance rblob: they had et tho 

tlao they enterod tho amy, but tbia $8 not mandatom or oaaptrl80~. If aondltiona wse to 

ohanga or r60t8 nero to shirt rhanln they 60- 

aired to ohange their raaidonoo, there is nothing under the low to prevent then fropp dolag 

so9 

Fur do not think they ao\rld arbltraril~ 

ohooaa out a atata a8 thalr plaoe of raaldenoe 

without l o?5a foot8 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 tbo elroumstaaoer 

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 tZ’Uly 

BY 

A88iS tdllt 

ECOrBT 

J..;TCRW GENR'k4L OF TEXAS