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1 **4 OFFICE**  **OF THE**  **ATTORNEY GENERAL**  **OF TEXAS**  **AUSTIN**



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### Trustees of Independent

Dem oor e tl a Exe 4 mtive ml -~
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### oontPo1 the Lard of tmlr tees stands in the position of a timdee, an&, w ou2 Supreme788



### E~mble f. H, 'X'dmble, Page 2

the Olub to uw mauh 

### pmaperty w a rite fop bcrrebell &$amee 

### 'for whlob au adm$wiao See VW ohaged. ln rettim ,for the pAv+- lage of 10 w&g the pwperty the Club undertook to.~reot**8 fenwenuzoslngtheentlPe**  

## l ohoolgroumu,8\roPr~oetobe-. aonm t$aeprqerty of the mhool dirtriotr8nd to maiat8iathe feaw r0P.e 

### pedod of three~ywra, In-holdto&th6t 

### the board OS ~)rwtwS wa# aathorirled to enter, mio 

### two lmw, me mart srrid.0%p.~ ~Ozk:

*The 

### oantraotunder 

### lirraoftherehQolgmmds OS thie lntem~ betwwn In .%he spr5ag 

### wd @m bsginnzsgof the term in the **r~ucniingrall,** 

### andwillresiltinquite arf.n+nelal edvent~ to the sahooldietrIot. Ttmay be789

ma8gB6ent r&heP tbaa of 0 b-&ah of t PuBt l ln W Bl mh

l lease enable8 the school 

### dlstriot to rqpl t&t uhtoh ethwwlse ~v0ul.d hue tm&neet&$"y?

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### However, the lnatantpzobleaa **6068 beyond**  **a mePe_**  **leulng of**  **SOhO pwqmr**  **templated use**  **ls for**  **the %**  **COP IIOIL-BCdXKbl,3BO**  **.SinfH ##**  **OCBI** aehlng **oi reetarlau**  docrtrLne8**by lastrvatorr**  **OS a**  **pertimler rr%l.&xu**  **m. 8WtiianB**  6 and 

### yptte1e YI

of OUP 0aQstitut1oI4 Pead reBpeetlvely **as** 

### Solilble aseo.. 6. 

### Allmoahavesnaturalanb~iabeSeax%&at to vorshlpAlmZ@xty

### Qod aaooiding to the diatmter of theirs own **00n80h~1088,** 

### X0 mau i-.bU **O~pUlbd** to ottend, **We& OF**  **BUp$ht** any **p&a@3 .Qf**  **ltOl ’** **Ship, ,Oi**  **’ t0**  **Mi+&l w**  **ariniBtrJ** sgalust **his ~OonBeat+**  

### mhuuanauthorityoooght,ia 8ay 0680 whatevtm;‘ to **ooatml** 

### or Interfere with the lqhts of ooaiolqB iPm8ttwB of rellgLton, aa a0 pxefwenqe ~hallgv0rbegivanbyl8vtoarrg~rel.G **<lB** 

### OQOiety OP,pode Of **WOPBaip.** 

### BUt it 

### Shall be tb'Cbt;JOf the **~giBh&UPCS** 

### t0 -88 **BUOh hVB**  

### M stay.be

**&eOeBBw** 

### to pmteot equ8ll.y eve* re2lglou8‘ d4@X&J&iaXl in tb pO8Oelibl.e 8lljOyMllt

Of Ita OUa ? ISO+ of publle 

### VOPBIXI~. : a&o. 7. 

### x0 money shall be 8pprOpri8teds or $x-mm ~PUE the Treamrp Sor the benefit of any *eat, or ~~U.gloussooletj, theologiaal or cellgbaa seplinsrgi

nor **shall** 

### I?Ba?w?tZ.belonglng to the s&&t0 be 8ppPopristed for eny 8Uoh pUrpoBeSs" R0m3gv~~ sm3tion 5 of Artiole VII 

### pbovldes in parts

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### . . And no law shbll ever be ena&etl eppmprG*.saypsrtoi theptmmnentoravsildale eobool 

### fund to any other pu rpose 

### vbatevifr~ nOp 8&8lZ the * a im, 

### or any part thereofever be appropriatedto or used Sor the supportof any, l **~OtW?%.%U B&O013** 

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### In - v* Bulloak, log 8.W. ll5, our supre@e **Gourt** 

### sold **with ref** **’ erenoe**  **to Seotbn**  5 **of Artlole**  **VU** ***It w&n**  

### ths purpose OS the Constltutlon to forbid the tie OS pub110 **f ’** **ubds** 

### for **ths support**  **of any**  

### particulardenomlnatiora oi reli- @ttS people, lih6tther they be f%PiBtianB~or Of other rw@oM," and lga the mate o&e explainedSeation 6 **of Artlale**  **I a~**  **ic@-** 

### loIra/s "me primary **PwOBe** 

### of that provlaionof tile Conatltution792

xorioxd$e T. td. Tdmble. Page 

### 5

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## to **hue a**  **‘ bar**  **suppezato. the**  B&k001 **bll¶&mg8ad~~the~,~~sPcmtheoatergrtrevepe li.Od**  **w bhe**  ObBB **$OP it8**  **OW** ptlDpo808.” **BZld:th@ m**  Otlvr **US08 hrrd**  **bOt%Zt lB8de**  **Of th0**  **bUildb# w**  lOd@B **8&pri-** ***4ti iads.v3.dual8.**  **The** mlrt **OS cnru.AppealB**  **PeveP8ed.a** l&w&r court deomae and denied the la$unotioh 05 the ground th& th0 **OOUPtB** hBd neUhes uttwlsed nor Bin00 th0 phtI&t%ff~hsq **ted** the uM?xhtratWe x4bmedibs Scum&e6

vrongmof the kind 

### uadq **oaa~%d** the appllcat%oa **for** writ of 

### ermr; the **a.u. 78)~**  %hUe we d0 not doubt the jurl+lotlon of the dtstriat aourt over a soit,, to prevent the Smp~ PO% ’ We Of **BOhOOl** p

. **t&on** .Sa th%s ease Pty, **yet,** ala00 the pe 0, to **di~olose** an mum of **i%oretian ap.**  **tae W?C**  **or tm**  trwiee6 **8uan aa**  glve,~.aeuse or isotiloato 8 ~rlvae oituma, lfo- resuB0 tIw **WDllO8tlOAl** top tne ***fit** ,os **error. ”**  **XBptlUiB** added) While the uuderrllaed laagmge 

### does not reveal wtth ~?@OiSOli@BSB **WhOPOilk old**  **in** obrt **XBBwOt pbilltiff** **’ 8**  **ptition** f&led to ahov e 08tue oi **eotlon, yet**  the text--item heve late retie8 this dealsia%to aesn 

### that %ho Stxp~ 

### Courthas holdSat the tmotees may pem%t the we of bu%ldQg OlUbB md fl’ t%tePlld **BOOtOticrB,** BtUSiedl **0-dOtB,*~-** BOhOOb, **l&O.,** WhePo **SWh US68**  d0 **IlOt** i%k~tifOPO vith thme \uB **?OX ’**  **BOhOOl nO(IeB,**  **’** 

### 37 **%X. Jhr.**  **%8, aad**  **t&i 0880**  **h&B beOL4**  **Oikd in**  **(u3 O&&itOn**  **N OUP**  **pPOB0.d &%4lf**  **ati00 ia**  **WOPt Of** Ea$opable T. lb ‘ fpladb, Pep 6



### lug for other pWpase8 

### 0-r than thet of oaadootlng a **BOhOOl** 

### thOPdA, **eBp@Oially** 

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### a **WBi-p\lbliO** 

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### Publiegrrv~ly Is laterested, p~~vldod 

### t-h@ pl'w US0 fOP'OdUO6tiCOl8l **purlpoBOU iB**  Wt **wtePiZ&y** 

### Q&e&wed tith.* **~P ’**  **.UtO~B** Of fndep@ttdUXLt S&00% Diatriot V. sohaBon couaty DeolooPetlo xxeoutlve 

## aarrmittee, 52 8.Y. 

## (a) 68, PB~~PB~U on other gpowda 52 8.Y; (2d) 7l.


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the pOBB~b%epert.ttiOnq Of the Ssn Antonio 0680, OUP 

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## the 8ppl.tOab3.ll~ 

## oS.$he awve quoted qOnr$.%tut%onal 

### ppov$~Zons

to the type of question.

heay **under** ***au*J;$Xematlan.** 

### %mddoration8 **or** the .qpe+- ti&l~ +lf **OthW j&X'iSd%Oti@ii#**  **hW0 1BBd**  **t0~ VW+&;**  **OOnO&i8i~~.** 

### C88e8 dqqlag 

### the,rQjhtto leari **80hool** 

### ppopert$ to seat- **~POUQB, Stem**  

### larg@y~Srom the leadiaig aa of Spenoerv, &ii&t Sohool.Distriat,

15 girrrs.



### 259, $2 Am. Rep. 268,,.yherefn **it** lras Sam 

### *Thcpubllo k&ioolhoure ¬~be osed for sap'priV8te **pUP&iOB68.** 

### The **ergwent** 

### is a short one. 'Paxatiaa is invoked.toraise Suskd8 to erect the build

### In23but t=8tiOl.t

28 lZlegitim8te

to protie solany private purposes Toxatloavlllnot lie to **~8580** 

### fbmls to buS.ld ~8 plam SOP 

### a rellgioua~soc2ety, 8 polftical **BOOh~,** 

### or 8  aLJ%l**  

### club. Whet oannot'bedone direotlyaannotbe done lnd.lreotly. **AS** 

### you may not levy t&XeB to 

### build a ohuroh,no 1103% nuJ YOU lew **tOXB8** 

### t0 build 6 **BOhOOlhOUBe** 

### and then base it Sor 8 ohuroh, **N&r is**  

### it au **anaver** 

### to **asp** 

### that its use ror **school** 

### purposes ls~not titerferodwith, and that the u8e for 

### the other purposes works 

### little,p&&s a0 ioneaiate~yperaeptlble, &jury to the bu#dlng, oal resultr la the reu&&pt OS ?.smwUato peauuiarybenefit."
As osn ho seen, the K0it888 

### aourt rested its decision 

### upon the proporltlonthat any u8e 

### of sohoolproperty for other thnn **~BOhOOl** 

### pprpoeesbwaOhe8 the.trUBtimposedup011 the bQstd of trusteo8, **rogm?dles8** of the benefits to 

### the school distriiot

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### be that CDnagiated by th6 tnru 0-t. Beer5 A.L.R. db8fad %B the &Q=dae wm vhloh there &OiB$OM 

### EPe pmd$Peotw OOSbtPU7 **OtMPtB** 

### in **t?ojlO** 

### to $h8 pOBit%bXQ 

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### lBa&3olM~twlet VI Roltrrbudt, WPBriltwirar sU6hprarise. O&a withoP tiuenoo nor OOntrOl.tb OOUPte Of **EhlB** $$6k.

**tiOll** iB 

### BOSt **ltlt8Pw OO~BpOSldiog**  **t0 th0**  **iZl6taDt BitUS** 

th0 0680 Of #ioholr **V. SOhOOl**  DinotOr8, 93 

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Xn this oaoe the grant&g of the tmlhawe, vhm mt'wed Sor'~ohool QBtingB 

### &d w **OOhOO~B VOB**  

### fJGc PQlVOl&tfOll Of 0~BtitUtiQIl.l Pl’OVfto **Bitpport 8**  **p&se** ) th8tnoperson8houldbere~ulred **of** worship tb&blnst **his** oament, **awl** that **&o prefexwiee**  **rho&d be**  **nablen** 

### or **mode** 

### of

yith P9BpWBt t0 ~biJAtiffqB 8OQbtbntiOIiB - OOtWtSaid1 l xt **SW** to II8 a vez7 Btrrined inte mtation to **attempt** to b* the prsrent 0-e vl 3&i the reach of 

### eitherone of the shove oonatit7&&3nal provi8ions.

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## '-boagnlonmdlaW%at toueeite reae 

### swe 9mmortiee for t& 04w8tion of the 

### l ahole8t;~e

-oh~@-D=-Y@ lafrupat 

### potultoue uses **0r** tho property r0r non-eehoel Mupoeoe. 

### Aniajvane*ion~bkpnol~~ laJwl%ty to prove that euah us. te lllcmly **to** 

### oQatlnua,

vhlle en aatlon 

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### bo oomp r&ended by the przn01910 or737



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### is ugu@ (a) thtt 

### ln Qietrfotg 

### hi *hioh a m8jtmlty 

### of tJ30 **nelQoate** 

### belong to a given JMU* gioue‘eoet the prqw4yrqk leu~#rolwivexJ to that soat u+¶ doabd to mlnerity -8 with&~ the 

### Qietriot, 8nd

t tetho bowl of tru8toae w 

### 10880 the 

### property r0a 8n 

### or flatitbue oeixeideE&Loa aud thue 

### do by lx+ dlrO8tioa thet whioh they Qannot do 

### dlreatly. Tlw 

### snowor $0 theso 

### eautonthae ib briofr Wo eeawt aemma that the board 

### ortrrm~e~bs~~~to~~trcutor,wlllostin l d4orim4at o~ ~raoht oa 4 t ho llll w p ab o veQeeor%bed, n o* oanwproQ%oota males 

### of oe&&otupoa euohaa~etmrptiaa~ 

### nther wo must 8eeuw that ao@ue of the bard, as publio 

### ofl%6lale, w&Xl

ueroSeo, their dleorstltm end perform tblz an4 imp&Ptlally. 

### aorwmor, 4 the **swat** 

### that798