ORNEY GENEEZAL OFTE~AS AUSTIN 11.Texas Crorer Sellers a;i_ N A'lTVDRNEYGENERAL
HonorableReInonFreemen,Secretar)3reaeurar Texas State Board of Examinersin.Opto+etry MaJesticBulldlng \ San Antonio,Texse
Dear Sir: opinion~no.0-6900
Re: Whether under th* furto pre- aented regietrantfor apuren- ticeehipthroughthe study of optoaetrynot lese than two yeare in the officeof a ll- oeneed optometristhae waived hie right8under the proriolons of Title 71, Chapter10 of the BeviaedClrll Statute8of Texae, 1925. We here fully consideredyour requestfur our opldionby letter dated April 18, 1946, enoloeingtherewithyour file relatlogto a particu- lar applicant. We thankyou for the additionallnfomation furnishedunder date of June 19th, 1946 at our request. Having reviewedthe eathoritiee which we hereinafterdiscuee,togetherwith the file vith the additional ioformat1on vhioh we are returnlugto you herewith,we'haveconcluded that your requestpreaeutethe sole queetioueeet forth in the above caption which we may coneiderthe only lame presentlyexistingbetweenthe applicantand the Texan State Board of Examinersin Optometry,to be paeeed ou by ue in keepingwith your request.
Your file bxhibitewhat applicantapparentlyrelieson ae au applicationraosiredby the Secretaryof the Board on August 19, 1938,which applicationyou atate vae not accepted,as being on the wrong form mailed to applicantby the Secretaryof the Board througherror. Under date of August 22, 1938,applicantvan so informedand proper applicationvae directedto him. The Secretary 'a file doea not reflectthat this applicatioo form wee ever returnedby applicantor receivedbf the Secretaryof the,Boanl.
There in ehown in the file, however,a letterdatedJuly 28, 1939,addreoeedto Dr. R. B. Hodges,Secretary,Texar State Board of hminere, 813 HouetonStreet,Fort Worth, Texae, which letterve hereiu- after quote as follow: HonorableIieleon Greeman,page 2, O-6900
*DearDr. Hodges:
"It is my intentionto continuemy rtudy of optometryunder Dr. 0. W. White.
"Underthe new Texae OptometryLaw which wae eigned by Governor Lee O'Danicl,I am to uotify the Secretaryof the Board of came within 30 days after effectiredate.
"Kindlyregleterplyname under the provision providedfor by the law eo that I willoo~e under the provioioneof Chapter 51, acts of the Thirtj- seventhLegielature,First calledSereion.
"Thankingyou to give this your attention.
Sincerely,
(signedby applicant)"
The pertinentartioleeof Chapter 10, Title 71 of the Bevleed Civil Statutesof 1925, prior to their amendmentin 1939 are Artiolee 4556, 4557, and 4559 with Article 4557 being subsequentlyamendedin 1945. These articleraa they existedin the RevisedCivil Statuterof 1925, taken from the originalact of 1921, are ae followo:
"Art. 4556. Record of prooeedinge.--The Board ahall preservea record of its proceedlogein a book kept for that purpose,showingthe neme, age, place and preeentreeldanceof each applicant,the name and locationof any echo01 of optometryfrom which he holds credentiale,and the time devotedto the study and practiceof came, togetherwith such other informationae the board may deeireto record. Said record ehall also show whetherapplicantswere rejectedor lloeneedand shall be prima facie eri- dence of allmattera containedtherein. The eecre- tary of the board shall on March first of each year mend a certifiedcopy of said recordto the Secre- tary of State for permanentrecord a certifiedcopy from which, with hand and seal of the eeoretaryof said board, or the Secretaryof State, shall be admittedae evidencela all courte. When a license " or certifloatela iesued it shall be numberedand recordedin a book kept by the eecretaryof the board."
"Art.