OW TEXAS AUSTIN.TEXAS
April 27, 1950

Hon. H. B. McCoy, D.C;, President Board of Chlropraotlc Exmnlners Austin, Texas op-a Re: The

Dear Sir1 '~ Ho. ,v-1047. ellgibllltyfor a chlroprac$lc license of one ,prevlouslgconvlotedof a .feloIly. ',~ 33eference

lb made to your recent request which reads In part as follows:

"T&I B&HI has.

ati.applibatlon

from a doator who was convicted of a felony in Call- 'fornla on August 28,.X944..He was dlsoharged 'April 1, lj46:: Ii&ha? resided in Texas since 1947, ~aaca~ing %o the record w6 have. :,. ?!here IS a questloi in our Blinds a8"ti whether or not',thls.doctor would be eligible for a ChlropraotlcLloense'conslderlng the above felony convlatlon.~ The doctor meets all other qualiflcatlons for'-llcenslng.

c mQuestion:Cons,lderlng the above felony convlatlon,

but meeting other requirements, 1s #la doctor ellglbls~fora llaense?? Section 14 of House~Blll 721, Aots of the &eglslature,B.S. 1949, Ch. 94, p. 160, .provlde? in as followsx

'The Texas Board of Cliiropractlc E&l& era shall have the &ythorltg to Evoke, canoel, or suspend the license of any person or refuse to admit persons t6:its examlnatioim " and to issue licenses to practice chlropraotit+to any person or persona for any of,tiae > following reasons: *4. Convlotion of a erlme of the graae of a felony, oil

one which Involvesmoral turpltude, or the 'proaurlng or assisting in the promring of,a crlmbaal abortion;

. .'.".: 51st part..

Hon. M. B. McCoy, D.C., page 2 (v-1047)

It is stated ln 3 SutherlandStatutoryConstruction,92, 93, Grants of Power, Sec. 5811, that:

'Certainprinciplespeculiar to statu- ,toryprovlslons involvinggrants of power or authorityhave evolved ,for the determlnatlon of their man&tory or direotory character. Under the general rule that grants, of powers are strictly construed, such provisionsare generallymandatory In the sense that the power granted can be exercisedonly in strict conformitywith the statutory eondltlons therefor.'But in those fields of adminlstratlve action w4ere an exercise of discretion 1s normally intended.as with 1loenSinnau- %horlty. provisionsurantlnnpower may b hela to be dlreotory only."(Buphasls a*&) See also~Smlthv. State Board of Meedical'Examlners, 46 Ga. App. 356, 167 S.E. 769 (19331.

In view .of.the

foregoing it is our opinion under the facts submitted that the~statutti makes~lt discretlojmry

with the Board of Chiropractic EWuLners whethee the Board vi11 accept en applioantfor examination .whohas been convlotetl of a felony. -Of course the fact that the applicanthas beea convicted of a felony my also be consideredby the Board in determining whether the applloant is a person of good moral cbaraaterunder Sectlou 10 of the above Act.

L Whether the Board of Chiropraotlc E%an~- lners will issue or refuse to issue a license to a person yho haa been donvlotedof a felony to praaflce chlropractlois left by the Statute to the discretionof such Board. SW. 14, H.B. 721, Acts 51st Leg., 

### R.S. 1949, ch. 94, p. 160; 3 SutherlanbStatutoryConstmotlon 92, 9, Grants of,Power,Sec. 5811. APPRCVEDx Yours very truly, J. C. Davis, Jr. County Affairs DlvlsIau PRICE MNIFZ Attorney General J.~R. Oreenhlll First Assistant Price Daniel AttorneyGeneral BAIbh mAi&tant