OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Ronorab 10 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\rC 2 

*In licht of the 4bors it will be ap~col~tad 

if you will 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 hlm to p4rtorm any sortioe for thr Collagc~ 

“(2) Furthar in tha avant thnt he ehould 

rap,0111 his health to euoh an extont tbot frost 

n aabio!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) Xn tha 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 amount of such rrlsry aa msy b4 laflully 

paid. 

The Lagfsletur4 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& 

Vhr BOera of Dirsotorr ia ohargcd with the 

duties and ompoworad to do and psrtorm the act8 

hrralnaftsr act forth aa followar 

“1. The board ahsll, ‘~when neoaaaary, appoint 

thr prcaidant and protoarora gt tho oollege end 

suoh other ofi~oorr 08, from ttno to time, they 

may think prqar to ksap tha ooll4ga ln auooerriul 

oper&lon, wd a~ iran tlma to time abolish rny 

oftioc twit is in ttlrlr JuQaent unn40e8nary.m 
Vndir 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. 

‘=he pwcr 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- 

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cation. 

8) 0. K. 

Ft. ~:orth$%trklt 

(2) 660; f%at-r- Py 

Club 1. .Shepperd, 125 Tox, 339, 

. F;aCland Clinic fioepitsl, 138 

Tex. 393, 159-S. 7. (2) 105. The extent of these poworr 

:I mast be dotermlaed ir’MI thr sstsrs~ lawa panting then, 

and preclariblng tbe llaitrtlonr upon their rxeroiae. 

Wad*; cleotlon 45 of Artlola 3 of our Constitution 

it 16 provided that; 

*Ho drbt 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 t l&as two 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,k 5s 1. Rn~denmn, 

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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 i one 

thrrsforo, it-lb nuooenory 

rxpaaditure be found 

l 8tablirhed wldar ArtiOlO 

that aut!lorlty for &he proposaa 

ln ourrdt a ~~ropr ir tio a r f 
IIoAoreblo F. ii. Law, 

The ourrsnt 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 1 of the Aot however, suthorlxas sxpcndlture 

of fund8 darlosd from vrrlous load 8ouraas “ror tha 

rupport, mintmanor, opration mnd lnprovcmsnt” or 

tha Inatitutloa, but, by p%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 er9 follomr * 

?: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 aAy other funds, suoh 

elnployc.ea ehill no8 be paid larger mounts tnon 

those prorldsd heraln for slmll~r porltlom ln 

auoh lnntltutIon8 or sgenolea mnQ ja 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 IA other 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.0 or tltle ettnohad to poeition8 l 8tebllehed by the 

.ROard of DlreOtOr8 whioh oOAtrOl8 the WJCa~A8etIf.TA whloh 

army ettach 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 Of l&yhgrIos or to that Of h*silrtant Auditor. 

(Our oplnlon 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 Of lY@iddnnt Of the ‘IA8titUtiOn, 
" and th?t 1 t wr.~ ~1 that the oGGtPilJ.?.3tiOG Or tlic A .progrlatloa ;ot Ch. 399 tat there ehou2C ba snothsr par r tlon 

bo similar in tha, eooye of ltr tlutlas -t&l thvsa 01’ the 

rtaildeat’r WSloo aa to authorlzs papsent af the msie 

salary as the crsxUrius ssl.sry suthorlzsd to br, ~4sl4 to the 

STeeldent of the Sohool. !Iirthcr, It ~6 polntcd out in 

our Cplaion O-1433 that nhlh the kosrd ot klrcotore has 

autborlt~ to sst~blleh the Fooltion oi Vhe-irerldcrt 

undrr Mtlala 2613, thr provfslon cf the eppvopriatioa’ 

. kot 

P 

arm&tin& ruppleseatatlon of the arlrry or the YiaePrar dult to an rnouat rqusl to 60% of the ralory euthorlecu r0v *cbr heda6nt, thr authority to pciy 4~~33 tin ~80 

~llmlted to one palthh 

Thare lrr no porltion othrr than that of 

Fresldmb or the lnrtitutlon wlthln those ltenlzed wl thin 

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 ta steoh 30 

errs8 a 8atry to the position 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 Mm to 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% (I salezy 

slthwsh ho did not pe?fmJ elIy me’ ViOa for the eOllfl,eO. 

E’hetbsc nv not 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 

Thd Bomre of 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 DonrA my not attacki to posltio::r lt setablloha8, more 

ooa 

ale T 2ar 

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 rctiriarst of 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, lnfarrnoc denis th? povw 

to the P.osrd of rjirsotorr to ratabllsk mother or additlonrl 8ystm or method. 

776 rrflrst ttmt we are unsbla to 1:lte 

date($oorloal clnewor8 to the ~lurrtlom (Iubtitted, but bhslr 

form prevent8 II rcrly in that form. If #&a abovr 

ObrsrTetlonr do not oo?m the prOblQfA8 rhioh JOU have 

in mind, we Mm11 be plaa~~od to adrlre you it&her in 

reiaranoo therato upon requmt. 

Vary truly torn, 

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