flmmrobla T. L Trinble, ttiat Maiatant, Paga 3 

Cwaua the County Iftlparintarbdant ahall k appointed br tho Count Bmrd of Xdmatloa and abrll hei& 

ofrlom for tw T 21 reara, pmldod furthar, t&t 

this prmlalon ahall not operata 80 aa to Qaprive 

any l la o ta cSuparlakn~ant l ot hi4 oftloa prior to 

the expiration of tha tsm for uhlah he baa baon 

tlaotad; provided furtbar that in oountlaa having 

e aaholaatlo population ot bHwean throo thousand 

(3,000) an4 flta thouaaed (5,000) aoholaatiaa, whorelo th@ orr1oa or Cotusty ~upr1ntuuIant ha4 not baon 

oraatad on& a %pariatandant ~abtad, then in 4uOh 

oountlaa the quaatloB or whather or not l uoh oitloa 

ia l atabl~ahad ahall ba datetiued br the qualUlad 

voter8 of aald oouaty la l 'ap8oial l laotlon oalla4 

tharafor by tha OQIPIPIaalonara* Court of raid oounty, 

upon patition thorafor 44 heralnbbove apaoiiia6. 

(Aata 1905, p. 263, aa #matied Rota 1907, p. 210; 

Aotil 1931, 4Znd Los., PO 849, sb. 357 

42ne &a., 3rd c. s., De 47, rh. 11, i 

AN: 1932, 

Thla 6,@artmant ha16 ln Oplalon uo. o-l833 that 

when tka offiaa of oounty au$wlatandont hu Man eatabllaha~ 

bl raaaan of tha soholaatlo aanaua baln& in ax~eaa of 3,000 

l oholaatioa, mob offlo* oama into Irrlataaoa iot four para 

notrithataadina the taot that auoh aeaaua might drop baler 

3,OOQ dwlq the Sara latananlng the general l leotion your 

at rhleh tha oitloa wadld m~alrl~ k fill&. You ban isw 

rorud ~8 that Yr. XWwlla we8 rlOrtMto 0rrl6a ln tk8 &asl ral l la o tio?n n HOvombar of 1932. W* tlWr4tOr4, l 444U that 

the l oholaatlo eonau~ prroadlng l u6h &enaral l leatlopr waa in 

exoeea or 3 QOO ~soholaatloa, am6 that lar. 'Ilowlln we8 dul? 

l laotod a@ Eouaty C%qmrlntandant or Orsaby Countr. In vtaw 

or OP~B;OB ~0. 0.1833 the 0m4r br cotat 9ipdtmnAbnt or 

Crosby County oama into osl8twoa Sor four yoar8 even %I the 

aoholaatlo oenaua 6roppab below 3,000 l oholaatlea BurlB@ 8&l 

row yaara. Therarora, the tern for WhlOh &. rJow1i.n ma

l laotaQ oontlnuaa until 8anuary 1, 1943. 

In pour tirat quadion you ask whather Mr. HorUn 

oould hold both posit&ma. At laaat until Mr. #owlIn na ape 

pOiBt4d CoWtt~ %afWrht4Rd44t Of heaby COUZbtJT (tit. 2 4uah I aatormlnatlon 1s Wt neoaraary 44 a 

55, 

Y. A. C. d ar *a 

the llabllf i y of Lubbock Indapurdant Fohool unbar tha oontraot 10 00ne0mea. lot if ho oould hold both peeltime, 

than thr aohool diatriot would ba llabla~ and lf tha Coaatitutloa or the prinolpla of Inompatlbtltty of offloa praterrtrd 
p 

mnarabl4 P. E. IfrinblB, S'irat #414t44t, Paga 4 

g4ah double holdlo& or if ba l botid k bala to bwa aWow& 

fha 0rrioa of doanty bUpuiBtBf&at, than too tbbo diabriot 

*orila b llablr, for the oifloa or Oount~ Cupulntaa&nt wula 

ma been v~oatad. Tharartma, l a a uminor g, oourao, that the 

@utlraot ha4 been oarrid out, bhe Lubbook Indrp4ad4nt E4hool 

14 lirblo u&er Via o$witraet tit loaat up until the tti Kr. 

@omlln we4 appolat84 ana q,ualfrl40 44 County Qiparlatanhat 

8s Crosby County. hrt. 2355, V. A. 0. 3. 

Wa wet now dakrmliaa whether tha aahwl dirtriot 

18 limb14 to Kr. nom%la uodar tEa oeatrsot for aarvlma ran- 

&ore& srter hs quallrlad aa Gouat~ Superlntendont. 8% l a 

02 th4 ophion thst thr anauar ta thie qu4atlon la in tba 

a?? kmativo. 

We quota tho rollowlqa from ~sur lmttor of oulr 15, 

1942, in thioh ~tou outline the butlea of a aohool ]Prinafpal.r 

u?hera aro tro type8 of aahool prlaalpala~ 

thorn0 that work in4 lug0 a eho al yatm l u4b4zth4 

dlraotloa of a looal l worinlmdant, an4 thoaa cho 

are ln Oharg4 of aoboola lrs roral araa~ thnt am 

tamtar tho jurlablotlon or the oounty auperlntaobaatr 

m%h~l prlaol~aSa an Oca@ido~o& h44d toao&ra 

*ho ai-4 h4lcl raaponolbla rcu Wnlat4rl 

"f 

the aaboel 

uhlah are under tbalr acurtrol of @upon18 on. TWir 

Qatlra or0 ~MI admlaiatratlvo arid l upanla4ry. A 

y~~f~~~man~an~~oh prlnolpalia aruall~ taaeh 41.1 ax party 

We 404 that a rob01 prizaoiprl periorma l Q1 8tSa tr w 

tlve an& aup+mlsory dutioai hr usually taaahay km la, a4 

pm may, the *head taaOhar*. 

A mhool tauobar Is not a pub118 offl8ar~ Martis 

v. ?laher, 291 I’. 2761 Lwaal vr Mmaaa, 2118 P. 11591 ~56 CL 0. 

3821 37 Tat. JUT. 1035t Opinion Bo. O-371. ThWOfor8~ be dCn8 

not hold an 0rri00. It follow th8t tho Conatitutiaaal provialan rsletlvo to btmble orfloa holdlag 14 sot applleabl~, 

an4 In ltasli would not prsvmt o&r puaou*a holding Both tin 

poaitiono Moor eonaldaratio~. Al't~olo ,281, FACitiOn 40, CWat1tut10n or TOX4Q. 

I4eltbar 40 ~4 bdisva that tbr lnewpatlblllty of 

orr2oa prinolplr prrventti suoh double holding. ID the flnt 
plaoo we ere oo~pella4 to tb co~OlUalo0 that tbb dutio8 ettaohed to the two gOnltlo0o, OUO~ 006 being in 8 t3imrsnt 

QQUAty, are not inooqrtible. It would b6 8 dfrrarmt situatian 11 b0t.b poaltlone were In the ame ucuaty, but rum& ia 

not the eaac hers. 

In Corpue AIris (Vol. lrb, p. 962) it ie aaid: 

Y'hs i.nconaiotsnoy whloh et OOmon 1av1 arrkrs 

QffiOats iAOC%?ptibl6, 60~ AOt OOfl5iiBt 1~ the phy111oaJ. impomlbSllty to dlsoharge thr dutloe of both 

orfia4S. but Ika rcttrr iA a oOUtllQt of iatenrt, 

aa where on6 1s subordlnstr to tbs other end rubIcOt in BaPe da&He tQ the 8U~OTVi0Qr~ FOWr Qf 

its lnourxbont, or whort tho lncmbmt of one or It8 

oitloaa ha tlw power to rw.wvi3 the houmbant ot 

the othar Or t6 Wdlt the eOOOiiDt6 Of th4 Othtlr." 

I 

Eelther of the positions ~ndor onnnlderstlon is suboxeiaste to tlls othsr; neltlmr la sub cot fo thb supervisory 

power OF Jurisdiction of the other. ia faot they are tot&- 

1J iAdAy.AdeAt Of AOOh Qtbr. ft fQ1bW5 th:t the dutie# oi 

006 are not Inooqmtlble with tttme of tha other, 

IA view of the Soxs~~lag suthoritlse, pou are respsMiftily advlaed that tbs IJ-oard of Truetees OS Lubbock IAdapendsnt ~o&ool may 1rall.o pay Mr. NmvZln ta~r hlr wniow 

rendered aa eahaol prlnofpal u&claw &lo owtmat of employasnt ii asi& W4rd determinOB that the tern4 Q? tb4 4QQtT4Ob 

bar. hen met. ‘l:s wish to smphaslxe that INS am pasaln~ only on the Snots before us, ana thl8 oplaloa is llnlt%& a+- 

oordfn@y. As tbe ooatmot itlsslt $6 net beforcus, we l xpres6 no 9i5ws thereon, and ram the purpoasn 0S this oplnloa 

it ia asW1!~4 to be Valid. 

Si asill your attontlon to %otioa 1L of A.rtlols XVI 

of the Textm Comtltutlon WfiioO rsqulree all county ortioer8 

to rsdds la ?.he oouncy of their oUioe and to kaep their 

oisloee at suoh plaaae that %4r be re@I%wl by 1~. 'Phwefore, the County %qVJrfAteAdUAli Of f%o.sby Corulty mfMt nslde 

in Crosby County, 38kd UabOr titiOb3 2688 SW4t IMikltliin LlA OfSioe in the oourthouoa. W'o hew DO facts nhioh inblOet4 whother ttm terms OS thlr provielon hem or bnve not barn met ala04 

Hr. Xowlln WCI aTpointed County ?uparintendent by the Canaat8’ 

doAer+' 3xrt OS Crosby %untg. Consequmtlg, 818 expre68 no 
.I 

eplnlon thcrela. ~mwer, whether t&i8 iorlrion ha8 bcua 

tiol.rtod or not PoulG h8ts no aSfeet or L 8?lng upOn the llaMllty of the aohod dtcltrlot uador thr aontraat. It would 

rftsot only the qusatloo uhrthor the otrioe or County 'ltipz~ 

lnteudent ha4 been raoetOd or not.