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

:Snmablo ii. I.. Thoarr, iQ+esident iio.xd cf tiegent Atdts Teachers ,colleger of ToFoxAllao, Taxar

2ear .iirr

Tour letter of J 0rri00, roads 08 r0uons:

slon to oLeok into this &roup pollay ooqlainte registered **by tbs.**  **prod our**  **c0114g0a. Dr.**  **Zircn iii.**  hhitloy, **t** 

### Toxos &at0 Texherr College at 

### not Batisf~led

with the favorsblo~raport ag one or 

### his bollerr and hlred e pluntber **who** diooorersd that **the** boiler In **ques** tloa was la e rather preoarious **condition.** Dr. il. x. Xoreloclc, ?residmt of Al KOUJ5tst.e Teaobers’ Collqa at **blplno,** sent me a CO?J of a letter Monday which 380 **realed** thet 3!~insgeotlon scrvica had not been a&tQS@Elt!ler eatkiiaatorg.*You zay be Interested to loclrn that tb4

Cezieral Inauranco C0ai,ianyof ,:zarica has subsltted a 3rosd 9ors polIc7 at 8. sao,ller rrte than we are now ohrlxgad 

### by the %rtford Coa?an7, even though this latter Coa?ahy IS 1I:iited In Its proteCtIon, aud in a great .no~y instacces, .Lheir deductibles would xuke It Is~osslblo for us to zvoover losses razglng under ~l,OOO.GG In some oases and uober 3500.00 In many othora.

‘This **matter** wasdlsouased wlth Judge Zeaver H. 3akor on sy reoeht trig to Austin, and his letter received today, states that 

### his Uepsrt.r.tat*s appraIsa1 of the General Insurmc4 Coa?aoy oi Aerloa Indioates the cosgauy 

### le solvent and reliable .~ In f Ict, Is one -t the outstanding oom~anios In **our** 

### tuition. *Judge &ker suggested thnt 

### before treriatarrlng this Insuranoo to 

### the General Iosurauoe CompanyOS &erioa, that I ‘ascertsta whether or not tha BoarU of Alegents has the authority to pay the 

### prasluu!. This question was Introduced **due to**  **Locate Cococrrent**  iiesolutlon No. 3, kots of the 31th ;eglslsture, Ssooad Called &ssIon, Whlqh 1~ 4ifeot, prohlblts the purohise or fire **inwroaoo** upon buIldIuge and contants belongIsg to the Xste aud 

### Its ~rarlous InstltutIons, exoa?t the Unlvereltg of Texas 

### aad Its **braaohos.** *Bowever, Zud&e Sellers, this policy 1s temcd

‘3oIler 5xplosIon and i:ersonsl LIabIlIty Inaurauce* rather than rlre Insurance protection 

### on **our** 

### buildings, aad since the policy was **issued** February 13, 1943, Sor 

### a **serlod** or threo years **acd** preslun payuents hare elready been made, It seem?.tirrt it would be parziIssIbl4 

### rorthe 3o.zd to have the above polloy oauoelled, uuearned promims retusded, and 91&a the >roteotlon wlth ths General lnsuranoe Co!npaByof **knerloa.** 4”Zhe **preniuns 011** the hrtford Steam BoIl4r policies for limited **coverage for**  **a three**  **ytnr terzn**  **are trl.,SSS.SO,**  whllo the **Bread Fona**  policy subaiitted **by** the General Inmrai?c4 **Company**of Anerioa mounts to $1,555.00, whioh, as you will observe, gives us **greater** proteotlon **for** a s.miler 9resIusi.-. 

### 120

iIoaorJble ii. L. I'hom.s,, k:ee 3

"It la zuyreaomendatlon, since the present protection is ln3d.equat.e at euch a hi& rate and nenlce hei not **been** satisfactory, thnt thlu buslnee8 be transterred to the General **insurance** Corn**pany oi**  

### .&aerica, **and I**  **would** like to asaertaln lf there 1s any **r&awn** why thi8 azy not be **done. ”** 

The first matter taatthl8 departmit m8t deter.ol?le ln order to anmer your **quhtlon** 18 whather the said Te-1ahers i;ollege8 hive the authority in the ilrrt place 

### to take **out** and hold suoh lneuranoe polioler on their hollers.



### In OpinionNo. O-1100 issuedfrom this de?art?ent in 1939 to 0. pu, Stake8, Cashier, Tera8 **Prison** System, it wa8 held, mng other things, a8 follow8:

WTh18otiloe **on February**  **14,** 

### 1939, in Opinlqn No. O-201, held that the State 3okerdof %althwas **unautharlzed to**  **h8UrO iitat.0~**  

### property ln it8 **po88e8- -8lon~agnln8t**  **1088** 

### by fire unlees a 8peOifiO approi prlatlon hsd **been** aade for that 

### parpose.- **Thl8** opl,nlon wa8 hottoaed upon the projxmltlon thst the Le&lslgture bud ln demte~conourrent Resolntlon Xo. 3, passed at the sqoond oelled cession of the 37th i4gidlature, de- 'olrred 

### lt to ***be** 

### the rlied policyoi this **atate** to carry it8 o%n lmiir?nce upon pub110 **buildhI&** and eoateht8, and that no lnauriurce pollcleo shall **be** taken **Out** upon any Of the pub110 bulldln.~ and Content8 

### thereof l 

### * ** Oplnlon No. O-842, dated lda: 25;1939, hold8 that the Comnl8elonor'of Agriculture ha8 no authority, in the absence oi a 8pSCiriO appropriation for 8uoh pWpo8e, to pay the preeium on a 

### fire or casualty **in8UranOe** polloy 188Ued on oertaln **liv88toOk** owned **by** the Aate. An atallrrble lrpeoltlo approprletlonto pay the'premiua on any 

### kind .or 

### a polloy **isoubd** in favor. Of the State uould araoantto a Irubrequent deoleratlon of p01log **by** the Leglrlature end would, to thst extent, repeal the plfog announoed 

### by the l98OiUtiOn above referred to.*

### Eonoroblofl. L. Thomas, P%e 4

In 

### OplnloaXo; O-l81 lroaodEy tbir 

### d0pUtmat ha 1939 to thiHonorableOeo. H. Sheppard,Coovtrollerof Publio ioOoUnt8,it **Wa8** 

### held thntt,

. . We are not herelzk deolarlng**the purpose8**  **for** 

### whloh a departamnt **mny** 

### expend **lta ooatlngeat**  **ttUId8, but**  

### in **the** 

### amtter 0r 

### inrunmo rlaoe the 

### polloy 0r 

### the State ha8 

### been

l xpreoeed 

### bf **th0** 

### &gi8latwO, we do hold that 

### in the abaeace ot'e rp0oltlo 

### lpproprlatlon for tbat **purpo8e,** 

### you **ue not**  

### aathorlsedto i88ue*arrange ror **the p4fsbat**  af inrurano* **prehlaa8.***



### In Oplnlon MO;O-3000 to 

### the Eonocable II.-A. Tu&er , deoretary, Board 0r hgsnt8, 

### State

~‘te.zio~m 

### Collegrr, of datr ~r8brI&rl 6, 1941; 8 OO?y Of 8&I- b&g rtt8ab6 hf?Pm, it Wa8

. 

### held:

*Thlr drpsrtiwmt 

### ha8 repeatebl~ ma 

### that no iamranoe polloler rhall be taken 

### oat upon an7 ot the pub1104a11dlo~ Oi f&l8 

### State, uor 

### upon the .oontsntr

tharrof. Tk r8mon for 

### thlr holdlo& 18 etated

### .ln

our OplnlomBo. O-164 ad 0401, 

### ooplrr or rhloh are 

### l

nolo8eatar four lnforme~lon~thsmrare, 

### you are advl8ed that the **preafum** ror 

### rlre **lnouranoe, or**  

### boller lnouranoe**oanaot** 

### '%e pa 

### out of the loos1 oollege rund 

### or aol **other** 

### fUd# mm 

### the oolleger.*

. 

### Upon Oereiui ln8peotlon~olC the approprlatlon

bill in regard to 

### raoh eolkger a8 named **hereln** 

### for,theye&k beginning Septeder 1, 

### 190 **aud** 

### ending aogo8t 31,. 

### 1946, 41 oontslned la the 

### Oeaeraland 

### BpeoialLaw? Of Texao, hot8 

### o? the 48th Leglr-

. l&we, Regulkr Samloa,‘we find oo rpeolflo~ approgrlatlontar the **porpoee** 

### of pay1n.g **holler** 

### lnauraneepremiaw or perroaal llablllty **lanruranoe** 

### promlaa8.**Therrrore** thlr department **mist agala**  

### hold that a0 ruoh ia8urmOe poileje8rhall**be takea**  **out** 

### by the Tersr Stetr Teaobr8 College8ln qaentlon.**i**



### Wo will not 

### here 60 intothe 

### sabJeot'a8

### to **what aotual**  

### beueiitr 8uoh'oollegorof the Statewould derive irom 

### 8uoh polloler, ii ailowed to hold 9a,sm, a8 we do not 

### hare the laouraaoepolloles in Que8tloa**berore u8**  

### iOr Iarpeotloa. **ROW** 

### ever, we 

### rlU rd8r yoa, ror 

### jourowls 

### lnformdlon, a8 to tho worth of 8aaa to OplalonHo. O-llO0, part8 oi 

### rhlch le quoted 

### herelrkbovo,,

and. to a sopp1eAeo.t 

### to #aid oplnlo~, eople8 

### id uhloh areí

l 

### ttaohd hereto. I&

## .tleu oi our tulin6 

### hereindove, it 18 obvloar **thi+..aOt** ha?&5 **&+Or$t~ t0**  **take** oht. 

### and hold the. flirt polIor **$I% qUb8tiO@4**  **8&d OOu8gl8**  

### rOal(L UOt hrvo l **tithorlt~ t0**  **Oh8060** 

### tol notheP~pol10~of. 

### 9 

## dlrruont OOLI@BQ~ inmrIa& the 8%~ **rubjoct** matter.

**.**

**Sn. @grd**  

### .to **JOU~ troublba**  

### ia obt9Inlngproper into ouz Oplaloollo. O-&O, la

### uhlo attentionli, oalle6 to tho .pbOtiOXl

Of 

### the bOilW8 ti SdOr'fM l6aiot0 

### the **8Uppl8SlOnt** 

### raot that 

### the’tabes Comml8916nerot Terar'lr 

### ohnrged ylth the **rO8J?Ontibfiitt Of**  **haVla6 all**  **bOilqr8 ti**  **TOX&8** 

### Uqaootod at oortala **bh88** 

### or intorvel8,8nd l 

### w8 know **or** 

### ao.roaron r4 

### that, **Uep ’** **ertaent 8hoUld**  **not.** 

### properly **ino** 

### sot t&o Stato boilrr8 in the **8am** 

### aanner that 

### bolleN0r all pr rata f lndlrlducr38

are b8peoteb." &ad do to Opinion No. O-3000, ,a whloh it **V88** 

### hold %ith reioz%nOi to 

### ..eo8t8 inoldent to $ha irr#prOtlOn of boll8r8, it 19 

### OUT opinion that 

### the 8aae 

### aay b.ji?dd by 

### the yarlour OOU0608.-

Ia 

### OpinionYo. O=ll5+,a sopr 

### or mm& being 

### i&xohed heroto, it VI89

hold, in regud TV th0 

### TeI98 Ptil8Oa SJ'8tem,

that 

### th0 itea 

### 0r expenro lnourredla tha l 

### mp Y mat 

### or l



### uthorlzed **pw8on8** 

### to.lnrpootthe bollere of tha 878 em my be paid out of tho genarel au port end malntatinoo

### or aontlngantl x~pmro 

### item 0r the rpptipr 

### etloa.

f We 8oe ao realonjfhy this 

### 8houLd riot apply 

### ln mgati.to the TtihU8 Ooll0g09.1~qlbi8tloa.



### xn r:Cgrrd to. 

### your iotter 

### of Fohruat7 

### 3, 1944, &I& whloh you inquire farther in thl8 *tter a8 iollow8r



### -Irmoo flad that 

### we UO not 

### have tlw aubborlty to Q&Y ror th~lr

premiaa,I 8s roadaria&if wo oaa otnoel the 

### exlstin pal10 9nd reOoler'on"a8horttern PatO ba8i8. 

### #hlrpofloy will huglo 

### ~beonin ror& **ono** 

### year **Pebyt** 

### 8th andwar purohamd on a 

### three year **bi3810..** *****.. 

### Honor~ble~R.L. ThorPar, prge'd

.YOwill &v8 te 

### quote you 

### thegeneral~milerof law 

### l pp1faable to 8uoh polloio~and, to 

### al6 your detsrulnatfan of thlr problca,- give qur opinionnsaorrtiflyoirowarlkd br our **‘ &ok**  

### of pertlneot **faots.**



### ln Volume g4, TotarJurlrprudonoe,on page 749, it 

### 18 **aaid** 

### thatz :



### *Property and llqbility inruranoegoliole8 **urually oootaln**  

### provirionr rolatlngto their

### reiolrrioti

or 

### aaaarUatlon by 

### ,ofthdr party, 

### dqma**dot&~ upon**  

### arrtala oonilitionh"

on page 951 or raidVolurru B1 'Pbs,

Jar.,. It ray88

-A8 a gearralrule, a poll07 of inrurapoo



### . say Ia ornorlladby'mutaalagreooent.of**the** 

### partier, ln6agrnWntly or the teras.ortb 

### aontraat, and notrlthrtanding a rtandardpoliayprovl8ioa for eaaae1latlonrttsr aotioa,although ,to have thi8 l 

### tieot the rind8 ot the part188mast have mot 

### on oanaiUatlo.oa.~

. . ias 8& 

### no tiason kiy, ,pllder eomi or the 

### provlrionr oi thr next above ret **out rUlO6**  **01 &au,**  **fou** 

### uoald not be allowed to canoe1 th8 poliaf or poliolep~and rcoavrsr

any l 

### uah part or the premiumaa 18 unmrnad.

.

**~Boplig tilr**  

### full; **adviser** 

### you **a8 to**  **all yoirr**  **quer tlons**  **oa this**  

### ~rub#aaf,’ **we are** 
**Tours** 

### vorr **truly**

**A88lrtant**