definingthe duties of the Boardof Control,points to the legislativeintentionto make of that body a generaloontraotiagagsnay of the State for the dsputmsnts, institutionsPna agenciesplaoedunder its control,inthe interestof 8x1obvioussooncssy of Std..%. There is nothingin the State wtioh, in our opiaia, givesthe Board of Controlthe disorwbionor polrertorevier or revisethe determination of an educationalinsbitutiar,swh a8 the State Collegefor amen, with res- pest to its needs in the matter or mnting, ad to sulmtftutsthe Board's disorstionfor that of the institution.
Artisle 6.12of the Statutes,in our opiaicn,doe8 not oonfor suoh authority. It,reads ss follonsr "The Board shall ardor such qurptityof all reports,doo~ents, messages, journalsand laws to be publishedas it may deem nesessary,nor mor8than 5000 of suohreports." Hon. Wsawr H. Baker -- Page 3 (05283)
This is the oodified(1926)Artioleas it ~18 taken from S6otj.o~ 6 of Rou66 BLll l&8 78 of the Second calledSessionof the 36th Legislature (1919). An exllinationof H. B. Ro. 76 will show indisputablythat the Sea- tioa pertainedto the printingof legislatiw matters. Thus, in Sootion17 of the Rl.11it was deolaredr
"t!h%whole number of such laws and journals,reports of public officersand other publicdoawsentsauthorisedto be printedShall be deliwred to the Secretaryof State,at hi8 offioe, exoeptsuch printingas may b8 orderedw the tsu hou86s of the Lsgislature,or either ofthsm, for their use, which shall be deliveredto suohpersons at suoh tdmes 88 such hOu868or eitherof themmay direct."
The reportsoontemplatedin the quoted articleare the deparhnental reportsreferredto in Article5446 of the Revised Civil Statute8-- last line. There is no reasonto hold that the Seotioa(now Article)has a differ- ent meaning fromthat originallyintendedby the Legislature.
If we considerArtiole 612, howsver,independentlyof its origin -- merely as a part of the generalstatutesregulatingthe Board of Control-- we hold that the requisitionfrom the Texas State CollegePO: Waaaa, shiah you stats is a tvpioalease, givingrise to your inquiry,does not camewith- in the SOOpe of the &-tiClS.
Clearly,the requisitiondoes not call for the printingof any report, message, journal,or law to be published,pnd it remainsonly to be SSSP if the jubjeotmatter of the requisitionis a "doomnent,"withinthe meaningof that Art&ale. Ik,hold that it is not.
The word "documentsis, of coursea word of wry great latitude,and is capableof differentmeanings,aooording to the contextin which it is used. In the presentoonneotionthe word is used as a legal or officialin- strumentand not in the ultra liberal ssnse of an evidentiaryinstrmnent merely.
Words -- like people- are known by their associates-- moscitura sooiis. The word "docrmrents"is here used in connectionwith the words - "reports,""messages,"sjournals,"and slaws,"to be published. All of these words,with which the word 'dooumemtss is associated,indisputablyars mrd8 of legal import,and so the.word"dooumsnts" must be given the similarmsu+ ing. The Director'srequestfor a requisitioadenasi8tates the instrU8snt to be printeda %ulletia.s This is perhapsa8~aoouratea designationas could bs made, though of ooursethe desigatationgiven by the Dire&or is not at all oonolusiveof the real nature ofthe instrImu3nt.Other nozds might. 8i.thequal propriety,have bssn used, such as "booklet,'"pamphlet,""bra- ohure,"and the liks~ Hon. E&aver Baker -- Page 4 (O-6283)
Whether or not generalpower to rsviswor rwise the acts of depart+ msnts, institutions,or agenciesof the Gowrmsent ia such matters shouldbe oonferredupon the Board of