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OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN

lioz. J.J. Uam, Direotor

Opinion SO. O-1219 Ret Power of

saat that as direotyou aI-9

.chorgsd

with ing **blind** pexso,~Sr~ snue and the &w! m 1itatLon in other iox for the Blind

etter fez the purpose of aaeurately 8 OS your reQxwt~t vAl8 departwantIS very badly in n%ed es a central ;lacs Q&a% w3 San uoe tlizoughout the entirepsar to tx'atn **blind** pemea8. It i8 OUT d%&eto ~8T~~trri11but One W3?- son at a tlnra

rr,iah nmine that we need aRon. J.J. Brown, Director,Pa@ 2
place to train at least twelve blind pereoue airing the otzi5g year. We are anrloua to 6eaurepermlsaionfrom the Doard of Control to allow ua to meet, superviseand I&8 a8 a trainingagenay a stand ln the Capitol building. It is our desire that any profitswhioh may acorue from the operationOS suoh a stand be used to assist in the entire rehabilitation program,and may we say here that we are authorized by the legislatureto reoelve funds and deposit the same in the State Treasury to be used in furthering our work in the State of Texae. Ve erpeot to pay a reasonablesalary to a oanpetentperson to train the ee%d,blind people in the operationOS standsand that all proSita&hbove

the oost of -10 9 someone to operate the standwill be plaae In ths rehabllitatkta Suad In the State Treasury, State of Texas, to be used in assisting in the rehabilitation of blind persme.W
In oplxlonHo, O-800, dated May 12, 

### 1939,AmslstantAtborney General Tcm 0. Rourell held that the Stat6 Docrd of Controlwas prohibitedby law from at lowing a blind person to operatea oigar, oigarette, m&a&tie and ocofeotioxerystand In the State Capftol Building. The statute In point Is Artfols 668 OS the Revised Civil Statutes of 1825,whloh reads as follows:

"Art. em.- Ho room, apartffient or offloe in the State Capitol Building shall be used at any time by any person as a bed room or for any private purposes whatever. This artiale shall not apply to the roomaooaupled by ttie judges of the Supreme Court and’ the Courts OS Civil and Crl&ml Appeal6 on the third and fourth rloora OS the CapitoLW The operationOS a vending stand in the State Capitol Buildingby a blind peram oz any other Individual,for the purpooe of peounlarygain or profit, uudoubtedlyPalls within the prohibitionez-

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Bone J.J. Brown, riraetor, PaGe 3
pressed in nrtlols 668, but we have **found** no statutory provlslonwkloh would prevent the State Board of Control from dmQn.ating space in the Stats Oapltol Bulld~~to be use6 by a State Lepartnmt in earrylng **out** the duties **imposed** upon it by law.

It 1s the oplnlon of this Gspartmsntthat the Stats Ifoard ot Controlhas the power to dsslgnate a spaae in the **State** CapitolBuilding,and to sst apart sz+h spaoe, Sorthe uss of the State **Board** for YooatlonalEducationin providing and maintaininga standwhlah will be **devoted** to the purpose of trainiogthe bllndto opsratsandaanage swhan mtsrprim. It Is **uxaerstood,** or aouras, that suuh ,&and shall bs mintainsd and super~lssdby tha Board for VosatlonalEduoatlcm**and** operatedpuPO4 as an educational.

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do xot **lntesd** to axpressany dleagresment with opinionNo* &800 slnoe the situationthere presentedIs not armlogow to the one at hand.

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APPROVEDAUG 10, 1939.

.A ATTORNEY GENERAL OF Tm@