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nonerablo LA. hod8 stawat~aayrl&ondent or rub110 **Iautmotloa**

**mu sm**  **wnlen 190.4-4067**  88s APPOlntuont of txwrollng

wdltor by nowd of Itduortlon. h hW@ FOMiVOd YOtW 18thr Of mUlt dak in Which you ark the opinion

of thl8 depsrtment upon tha iollowSng quertlon,

which wo quot. h-cmyour 18tt8rl

"%er tb St8to&8rd OS Eduortloa bav8 l thority 

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8a l udltor to go Into tb Mhool8 ud plclc og toxtbooka rNeh ra 

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## l &te rpson r ibility,it seems to 1~, 2s Std. &qmrlntondont of Public zffpn, without the ooment 0r the ittat sugwlnThe part Lngl8latura In its appropriation to the Board of Eduaatlon

provid8d

tlmnln the folloulag item: "4. **Trwol~** auditor **, .**  **. .**  **.42,700.00 $2,700.00F**  Tkm but108 of the travollng @udltoFw4 not @pooirlelddl tbareroro,

it W(LE doterPla.6

**b**
., . publla **f**

rohoo **tb** Board that hir dutioawould oon#irtot going into the a of thla 8tatemd auditing**tutbookr for**  the **purpose of**  **? iekiry**  **m: book8**  ubloh **& ooruldu-8**  **88-e**not **needed in**  th who01 **dlrtrlct** ou wish to know whetbor the Bomd fm am~ouered to aumlau **the** auditorfor **the above** 

stduter, ordond purposo8 without-you%wnmnt

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hrtiale#2866, 2870 28’&, %?876b, 8nd 2876h,RevisedCivil ar 0 quotedroupMtlv*ly a1 follwnr

_"Art+e -2+6. -The

## strte Board or &luoatfon10

_ _. _ heroray authoazee and empawema ana it 18 made It8 duty **to** puraau book8 fram the oontnotorr of textbooks used & pub114 irw rohoo3.a 02 this Skto lad to dimtrl**buto** the **mma** rlthout**other ooat**  to the ~upllrattending **such** 8choolr

within thS.8 St* in the manna?and upon the eondltlona herelnaftor

ret cut." m&ticl~ 2870. The pwohaure8nd dlrtribution of tree **textbooka** for the Seato shellbe under the managenon?, of the State 8uperlntendant of Publla Instruatlon, **mibjaot** to the tqqmovalof the StateBoard OS Education.”sonorab1e

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### l Artlalr 2876a. l'eacbrs ud rohooloffloerr



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## tr u to tin use, oar. and oondltlon of as nay ho mquired by th loaaltmutoer OF by the mate Wparhont or Sdwatlon. lb0 waxy r0r anyeonthofany tuow os.mpl~eouho aoglodr t0 ulu muoh To art 

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ttheproportlmemy berltMlelduntll

z iIEi%Lnt neolvoa ln l ooadltion utlsfaotory in Wxtboolu #hallbe aubjeatto irispeatienby w ~tororclg~t~uthorir~bythou~v~ 0 -7 of tluloaaltutbook aorvloe, or authorizedby the tat0 SuprrlntWnt of hrblio In&motion, rub&tot 

## to the approvalofthe StateBoard of mmation, provided thatlnspotorr ruthorlsedbythe State Departmmtos Muaatlon mhallbe thorn in T lrrauploynuntarhigh rchoollnspeotory,

mral eahoo OS voo~tloaal eduoatlon.' **laspetetorr, oc**  inapeetor8

*&tlelo 2876b. Spooliie rule8 as to the requleltlon, dlat,lbutlwa, am. use md WsaI OS boortr maybe made by ths 8tak Supe&ert&ant of Publla Instruotlon, subjeat to tbs rgproval

of the &ate Board or Xduortlon~ provided, that maeh ruuM~;; zt confllet with the terma of 8ald eontmot. the dlrtrlbutlon

of tutboo

78 loyeeoftbe *ahoolonga&in underthlnlau as the agent or employee of the State, er of any county or dlntrlot in the State rhall, ln oonneotionwith thla dlrtrlbutlon, 8ell or dbtrlbute, or ia eny ry handle,any kind of school fwnltum or ~pglier, mmh u 

### dank8 l tove8,blackboards, crayon,

u'asm, pen8 ink,pendlr, kblets, ato." *Artlola 2876h. All noeor~ oxpens incurrsd by tits 0 rntlon ofthi Aot inoidenttoth0 enforoement 0r tNr !tu 8hallbo gald from the StateTextbookfund heroin pmrlded for upan Ills approved by tho StateSuperlntendent of Publie Innrtruotloa, and rhall **bo** pald upon rarmnt8 drunbythe Cimptmller upontha Tres8ux-y of the State."

Ye am OS the oplnlon that under Article 2876a, quoted above, the ln8pectionof textbooka is under the authority of the State SuPerLntendent, 8ubjeot to the approval of the Board of Eduoation.

Xouever, uo am aleo of the opinion **that** the Board OS Education may appoint a emon to cmplle data and report8 as to the condition and

Es use of textboo wNch ~111 aid the Board In the performance of its duties in the purehare end distributionof textbooks. See Revised Civ:lRcaonblr LA. Wood8 R&a 3

8t8tUt.8, Title 49, Cbapt.2 168 &erlaan Book Co, v. 8171 **CharlU** 8OTiblWC'S 8OM V. -8, 262, 8.w. 722. **mfi8,** 253 S,ji,

Ik m Monned that ths board of Xduoatlon has takenno l otion WhBt8OOVu. t owa rd 01th.r the appolntaont or a porronto fill the **pOSiti@l Of**  tFamliX& &UditOF, 1tmir.d ia th0 ~rtition bill, or the d#fiMtlon of hla **dUtie8.** noturtherlnanawor **?W this**  **S ’**  **USon UO**  **f ’** **O.1** thSt **we oan**  **go JOW**  +OStiOXl th43l**lf8 b&V8** **done** above. **Ii** 8Uoh 

### l ppolntaent 18 made t hOm l ppom to bo **8 oOnfllOt**  betwun **th dutkr**  **of** such appolntn and thaw of the **in8poctors of**  **the** Departxeent of Bduaatlon than upon 8uhl88lon of 8 requut themfor, wo will be gE;l;;nsidor the authority mb power OS the MSpOOtlVe 4gwal88 in

. **VOX-j ’**  tS'll~ **yOW8** AttorneyWinera of **Texas**

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