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

Ronorab10 F. bf.Lav, Praaldsnt Boera **of m0at0r6**  **0f** A~rioultural h Ydoimnl or1 College Yirrt Bstional Bank **Houston.** Texas

**to t&s**  **person by**  **it ns**  aooh if or the holder of on Is auoh that iaabl6 msdlcnlly

Ootlaga oi Taoa his writtan Fredam oi tha College, giving his ron*On thrrdor, and such an rooepted .by ths Board. oh **66** he had **rrrtad** the Coll&~a for otar thirty years, rightson year8 of whioh **oonstituts(i** hi8 tori6 in the Orrsidenoy, the **Board** ot Dlraotors thereafter orested thr ‘position of Frosiasnt **mwitu6.** of the Collee,e and slsotsd his to that poaitloa. tie Board also thrraafter orderra ~that ha be paid $12,000,00 **for** one year and half
**or said**  **amount** the rroond year..’Ronor3bl4 ?. x. L-W, !T\rC2

*In licht of the 4bors it will be ap~col~tad if youwill advise th4 Ronrd promptly on ths followlnp qu~stlonrt “(1) Is thn 9oard of Diraotora rlutk-vrlztd by law 

### to tireqto the position of Treaidrult Qacritua ena pay a sslsry to the pqraoa aw&nated by it aa suoh if the health of the holder oi ruoh position fr such that lt la lnadvirsble madlaally for hlmto p4rtorm any sortioe for thr Collagc~ “(2) Furthar in tha avant thnt he ehould rap,0111his health 

### to euoh an

### extont tbot frost naabio!tl 6tendpolnt he ooula ronaar so90 eervloo to the Oollcga, would it, be 14~1 for him to be paid a salary a3 Froeldent **QnarLtua** althcuch ho 614 not potform any aorvioe for tha Coll4gc7

‘(3) Xntha sv*nt you should be of the

. oplnlon that ths Board of Dlreotora is authorlzoa by law to pay euch a salary ln rlth6r or both oi such oontlnq,snois8 nnmed,aboro, then plceas adtlae whether or not thaio ore any llmitatlone na to the amountof such rrlsry aa msy b4 laflully paid.TheLagfsletur4 her rested the control rnd mensgamant of the Agrloultural and Hsohenioal Collree la tha Board or Dl?4OtOFa thereof, and by Artlol4 2613, R.C.R. 1925 hhs **provide&**



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### of Dirsotorr ia ohargcd with the duties and ompoworadto do and psrtorm the act8 hrralnaftsr act forth aa followar “1. The **board** ahsll, ‘~whenneoaaaary, appoint thr **prcaidant** and **protoarora** gt tho oollege end suoh other ofi~oorr 08, from ttno 

### to time, they maythink prqar to ksap tha ooll4ga ln auooerriul oper&lon, wd a~ iran tlma to time abolish rny oftioc twit is in ttlrlr JuQaent unn40e8nary.mVndir tha quota8 atstutory prorlsiana the

Eostd oi Dlrsatore ot the ~~rlcultu~al Ynd.:%ch:n~til Collc~s lr empomrcd to eatqblieh th%posltlon or Izesldmt hcrl,tua, rnd to drtlae the fuaOtlom ¶nd dutlns thereof.

‘=hepwcr of pub110 0rrmr8 **to** owtraot r0r **the** Ctkte **aurt** be fouudbd upon and **be** ln all ‘Ita aspsots p.mlcrrrd **by** law, cl$her cxpremly CT by necessary Lnpli-

. j.'. cation. 8) 0. K.Ft. ~:orth$%trklt

(2) 660; f%at-r-Py Club 1. .Shepperd, 125 Tox, 339,

. F;aClandClinic fioepitsl, 138 Tex. 393, 159-S. 7. (2) 105. The **extent** of these poworr :I mast be dotermlaed ir’MIthr sstsrs~ lawa panting then, and preclariblng tbe llaitrtlonr upontheir rxeroiae.

Wad*;cleotlon 45 of Artlola 3 of our Constitution it 16 **provided** that;

*Hodrbt shall bo oreeted by or on behalf of the Stete, rxoept to ou ply P oanual drfloienoles ot revenue, repel inr4s on, aupprser lnrurreotlon, defend the State in WM. or pay exlrtlne: debt; **and t&$**  **debt** oraacrd **to rupply**  drfloicirolca in the revenue, shall never exossd In the aflgrocate et my one tl&astwo hmdrsd thousand dollera. n ft 1s l ttlod by the ddolricma 6f our Court8 thet 8n obll(Zstlon **4naurrrd for**  rhrtloea **rendcrsd 02**  for goods turnl8hod ‘acnatltutrd e Cdebt* wlthln the Qxaxtitutional prcshlbltlon where, at the time the obllgntloa ir orested there lr no log~rlatlto epproprlstioa rffrotirc **to** suthmize its p’lymcnt frcrm ourlvnt tund8. 3? tstp v, Wi*loon, 71 Tar,, 291, 9 S. :0. 155; Ft. North< ~+mlrj?Club v.. Shspprra, aupra; Bloholr v. strto 11~~0x0 cit. App. (drror ~refuredli F,k5s 1. Rn~denmn,322J **Yi.** &j2 1 **Cir. APE:.**  **Frror ‘** **cat ursd)** 

**.** 3: ti 1020 (Tax.

fn order thst no o&ted agalnrt the State prohibkted lndobtednnss be throu&h oontraots of sap10 - mont +a by thr Board ot Mreotor8 in fillln~: parit ione **thrrsforo, it-lb**  nuooenory **rxpaaditure be**  found l 8tablirhed wldar ArtiOlO **that aut!lorlty**  **for &he**  **proposaa** ln ourrdt a~~roprirtioarfIIoAoreblo F. ii. Law,

Theourrsnt ep roFrlation

r bill rot for **the** I **8UrpOrt of**  **A. &.**  **1:. CO1**  **6&6 (S.**  **B.** 333, Gh. 399, **Act8** 48th l.i~lrleture~meker no prOtie10~ by ~l~colflo **1tc.n** of appropriation ~for the poeltlon df me814nnt Fmerltue. 9~. !botlon 1of the **Aot** however, suthorlxas sxpcndlture of fund8 darlosd from vrrlous load 8ouraas “ror tha rupport, mintmanor, opration mndlnprovcmsnt” or tha Inatitutloa, but,byp%reernph 4 of the Oenersl TrotIrion8 OS thg Act the suthorlty for,rxpandlbura of ruch **fuadr** for **~O~hiOIU!J** other than thorr ltenlzed 18 doflaed end llnlted er9follomr *

?:YheA my eddltlcnal rsployeoe **rJt,hsr** thnA those amployed to tlll the poaltlona ltanized herein nrs saployed, rnd arc to br pia cut of **8aid** Approprl¶tIoA8 ot aAyother funds, suoh elnployc.ea ehill no8 be paid larger mounts tnon those prorldsd heraln for slmll~r porltlom ln auoh lnntltutIon8 or sgenolea mnQja tbo event them are no rii~ll8r po8ltiona **uPthin** such ln8tltutlons then ruoh ed4ltlonal omplqesr rhell not **bo** ~3113 Isrgsr amooAtl than thoot **~rotfacd** for siniler posltIon8 IAother State loetitutlona, departmanta or e@noie8."
theroforc, In **Vi6W** of the llmltt4tio5a a~nsldsred above,

the ooapeneatloA payeble to a pereou holding the porltlon or Irarldsnt 5oorlt~8 uould **be drponddnt**  upon the dutleo whloh are discnw~d by this yrraon hOldlAg **6UOh ~08~t~Oil.**  Otherrlse **stated** it 18 not the aYm.0or tltle ettnohad to poeition8 l 8tebllehed by the .ROard of DlreOtOr8 whioh oOAtrOl8the WJCa~A8etIf.TA whloh armyettach thereto. It.18 rrther the dutlrr embreood by th! **QO8itiOA.RU** OCmikymU with itOmi%sd pO8itfOA8 

### l tecrill~e elmilar funotloA8 whioh govarns rolary) thot ir, whether the porltioa eetrbllshed 18 IA.feot 00%~ '.pareble to thst of t'rofwmor ot Botany, to that oi trofr8sor Ofl&yhgrIos**or to**  **that** Of h*silrtant **Auditor.** (Ouroplnlon Yo. O-54401

Fe think It obvious tbmt it we8 **not** WithlA the ooattipletloa or Artlola 2613 that t&are ehoulU be mole then ona posit,ion OflY@iddnnt Of the **‘ IA8titUtiOn,** " and th?t 1twr.~~1that **the oGGtPilJ.?.3tiOG**  **Or tlic**  **A .progrl** 

atloa ;ot Ch. 399 tat there ehou2Cba **snothsr** parrtlon bo similar in **tha,** eooye of ltr tlutlas -t<hvsa 01’the rtaildeat’r WSloo aa to authorlzs papsent af the msie salary as the crsxUriusssl.sry suthorlzsd to br,~4sl4 to the STeeldent of the Sohool. !Iirthcr, It ~6 polntcd out in our Cplaion O-1433that nhlh the kosrd ot klrcotore has autborlt~ to sst~blleh the Fooltion oi Vhe-irerldcrt undrr Mtlala 2613, thr provfslon cf the eppvopriatioa’

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### kot **P**arm&tin& ruppleseatatlon of the arlrry or the Yiae**Prar dult**  to **an** rnouat **rqusl to**  60%**of the**  **ralory euthor**  lecu 

### r0v *cbrheda6nt, thr authority to pciy **4~~33 tin**  **~80** ~llmlted 

### to one palthh

Thare lrrno 

### porltion othrr than that of Fresldmb or the lnrtitutlon wlthln those ltenlzed wlthin the a:proprlctlvn ior A. k Y. College osrrylng of authorlzlne 0 salary o? 512,000 p4r ennui. Fhr **Donra** ot 3lrootor.e **tharaC0r4** rxoaaded Its pmr.rs in stt ytiag 

### tasteoh 30 **errs8** a 8atry to 

### theposition ot Fmr dent.%asritur, whetepr the nature ot **tha** autisr nhloh it u*c ooatcnplatatl that poslthn 

### kC;Uld **001er.** .
i&or gusstlvaa a0 **not dailno**  tha dc~t!sc lnolaont to fihe porltlcwr wlth whloh thay are onaoarned, but, cc raeed lae.ulra, rlrat whsthsr ths~Eoara ti nlreotors soy pey 3 rrhry to a pnrroa a6 **werldeat** %orit:!o **ii** tha haelth of tha mplopee In ruah 8~9**t0** Tender it “ncdiCally insdvlsable* for Mmto **pistrom** say tmvloo for tho aohool, and maon4ly, whebhar, ii suoh a pnrson ehould m&da his health, **whsther** it w-ml4 be lapel to p-y hi%(Isalezy slthwsh hodid **not** pe?fmJ elIy me’**ViOa for**  the **eOllfl,eO.** 

### E’hetbscnvnot 

### it 1s laaavlmblo l 

### 6**asdiaal** 

### n&tar Zcr tha peraon’.to prirforai duclce **ix** tha **Ststa** hen a0 **basrlae** upon Wo le;;cllLp ot paylw h$ic for nWvloe8 aotually

. parforaadl lt he lc raot dleahergar the dutlea or ble

. P ax loymnt end ha hws lqp14 bara q hs %y be pa d rsgardlrm **or** tho strtr ot beeI

ThdBomreof iJlrrotor,rr’doae not &evo the p~of, however,to setnblirh ra%uaerrtlvq posItloae whloh oontmplate thp parfoxunor ol no nsrvioca for the c\ol~ee.s; that, wa ttilnk 13 **na** obvloua oorollery 0: the llslt2Son that the DonrAmy not attacki to posltio::r lt setablloha8, more
**ooa ale**  **2ar T** wmat1c.a then **16 pr0vlaad**  ior **I~t4elzeb posltlvtm**  **or** autlsa. ?:or oaa auah aotioa be aurtalnrd a8 a

.Ronorabl~ F. ?. X.NY rs~e 6

pFotirlon for

# rctiriarstof pareanael* the ~otlrod p?+- 8c:lbodby the Toaohcr F’stlremnt Aot tch. ~70, tots Lsth-La+, ae as~.ldsd; fut 29224, V.&C.%) ia axolualvo, and by ncorssnrp, lnfarrnocdenis th? povw to the P.osrdof rjirsotorrto ratabllsk mother or additlonrl 8ystm or method.

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### rrflrst ttmtweare unsbla **to** 1:lte date($oorloal clnewor8 to the **~lurrtlom** (Iubtitted, but **bhslr** form**prevent8** IIrcrly in that form. If #&a abovr ObrsrTetlonr**do**not **oo?m the**  prOblQfA8 rhioh JOU**have** in mind,weMm11 beplaa~~od to adrlre you it&her in reiaranootherato uponrequmt. Vary truly torn,



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