Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER 5ELLERI
Al-rORNcv GLHLIII.
261
Bon. kao bterut - paso 4
8t4te boardof 8duabticu vu not mu0 th4t
?OaOldOd 8puPIahuo~iraa aouldbr olurifud
aa tutboorr. 8lna8 tha eonrtitutlawl pro-
~idm eipat0r trut rme tutbook w t43
k r up p llo d
u lt
forth ia bratlon 3 of mialo 7
or tbB in thoro
Ooa8tLtutian vordbl, ‘rqa 1t Bhall
k t& drrtt of tb 8tet.o baud of 1DduaGloa to
rot uido l mfilaient -t out of rtid tu to
provide free tutbookr foe tb, we OS ahlldra
4ttm tb pai0 rm0 ~0120018 0f tbh bt0t0',
tha 8tHio #oard doriaur irrtorprrtu1a of
tho lav vltb rwpootto tr r$?oblaa tlmbw
lupplf 08 rith a rulio( om tk follaeng quoationrc
a 2) I``OPIPIY~C`` r080g04ia
the 4tSfma Iiv*, tlnn Ir tin Bow4 of 8duartlau
U&ted to tba pumhur of roaordbrd 8mn.bh u-
WailOl, Ob Bq it purahwr other ?ocozdlngs
and torobing aidrt
"tboro portionr of the Btatutw dul-
4 vlth t& puahua Qd dirtrikrtian of froo
trxtbookr mtlalor 2W2-28761) &TO bun u-
-@& aa& ln no inrtaaoobtr n tous& tho
uao of uj toma otbu than tlwu ot book.,
tutr, am3 tutbook@’ brtlrq boa llmtd u aam-
wditior to k ruppl1.dand paid ro? out of the
foxtbook I\ud. NaluOTU, 0 8 roifio lirt im
rupplhd IJIArtiole8 280, 28p4, 2#4a 4M 2$nlI
ot thou wubjootr for rhloh t.xtDoakaam to
k nanbbod, mroanr, utlak W6j ~gUrr
that t& plan la to b o oomldued u l eaplrtr
plaa for tb doptiaa, purchase, dirtributioa
ua 010 or fur toxtbwkI to be mpplld to tba
publlo Srro nbo1.r of th, 8tM-o. '
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262
ma. moo 8tevut - ?a@ 3
utfole 7, 8ootion 3, Goa8titrtion of mxas,
n&lo la put *a tallovo,
. . aad it ohall bo thm dut7 of tbo
State bomd*oi Ilduartloa to sot aoldo l oolflolont
-t 0th 0f th0 8dd tu LO p0ade rp88 tsxt-
book8 for chs US. of oU1dr.a ltto ndfa
the g
publio
free oohools ot Wo Stat.1 . , ,'
Artiole 4911+ yemOago Aamt4ted Nuo civil
at*tutes (katiw 2 of vhLeh mO late* aad& W 8. 8. 328,
49th usi8iatu0 or ~0x48, m) nd0 u ibii0~8t
‘8OQ. 1. The 8a?tl oi Trustuo of Inn-
dependent uhd Cowan mhool Diotriats in cnis
btato sU1 bsre the povrr to beslgnoto aort&i.n
@mdeo of the rl.muGa~ sohools in their ra-
opeotire dintriots uxS to dooign4t* csrtaln gruleo
OF a8ctim8 or gd08 4b0r0 th0 o~cond grad8 ti
suuh lchools la vhioh tha temh.l.ng of the Spaa.bb
1-o may be a pm% of tha awrZaulum,
%c.
The 8Ute BOW2. of ltduartioa
1s hereby authorisd. aad aqwvored sn4 directed
to puohaae text booka rOr the tarch@ Of 3-m
Spaaloh lurguqa in ouoh gr8d.s o? ssotions or
grdeo 80 dss1gnec.d by ortd 80~4 or Trustees,
oxad to discributo sooh book8 vltbout ooat 60 tha
PUPilO.
%a, 3. lothing in thio Aat ohall bo
aonrtxu8d to restriotLn m Vi80 the tero~
or ths 8``ilrborotb??W?&~lrrUPye l8tha
mblio high ooboolo of thim 8tato 01 tlw of&pplria(
of fno text book, t&rotor, u Dof wthmiud b7
18V. The m? a& OoaditiU oi SelOOtlq, per-
chAsf.ag aMI 4lotrfbutla$ Lb tut boako utbrlud
b7 t.hl8~ct8knl.l botbs ums unou9rovlao4vlth
rupoct to tree text book8 (~uuuall br title 49,
Chapter 16 of tha 1925 Rrtlod Citl I 8tbtot.e of t&
sta t* o f T e x a s, lo sauaod to the effo*tlrr d4t.o
o? tills Arot, Aoto 1341, 47th l&g. 9. l25 * 98,'
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263
maat. all 328,, 49th I,ogiol&we of Tuw,
rub a8 tollovrl
‘8. .8, to. 328
‘At ACT
or Art1010 29114 (Acts 1911,
tho?lsln(lt& 8tbto 8ou'd
hue text books an& IY-
i808 to2 tu8u8g th
l iBnohgm4orwrootlauai
& ml08lS r y k do sig r uto b7
d mud of Trwtooo
la xndopardant a omn mob001 9istrlots OS
the stats1 aad doolarln& u omorpna7.
“BBIT~TBDBTTBBLWS- o?T58TATBwTmA8I
” lotioa 1. 8OOtlOa 2 of Art1010 2911r
(Ado 19&b LyiSl~tUPO) bO UMdOd SO U t0
honeftor red 88 follovoI
"@&Doatlon 2
wtM;is~h4141tatooto~ o&tgul*-
tian is hswn
rooted to pt8rOharstut bOOk8 Mad ~Ooxdod ``8h
uoroisro fo? tho t.baM of tho 8pulrh luu\ue;r
la suah pdoo 01 seations o? g.mdoo 80 doslgaatrd
b7 srld JJOUd Or TrUOt8.8, Uhd to distribats SB6h
books vitbout ooot to tho pupllo.'
Tb fa8tt&tolaent~8&m.lsh
'&g&g
text book8 are not oatlnl xaltxblo for gIrla
lnstruatlaar ln Ipmlsh la tIw 0f uoatu7 ~ul.8,
aadkoMoo IthubonfovAd thAt oml a3wooslem
o? tb 8mUb 8 i8 uw ro8t Omotivo m8th0d
of toubia# it duu,udb o o ma llruty
oo
pupllr obul4 be ta u g h totlp-k ap@nlBh lfhot1v.1~
sadrutual4~ rdb~uso ol tbs furtb~iaot t&t
lultdlo noor&d 8paalsh uorolsoo hvo roooatl7
boar dovolopod to? Texas 88bool8 d a?. w
WtilBblOJ l?OGO O8 --NW ti 48 h9O?@tiVO
puuio aoo~slt~t&tt& C6nstltutladnalo z1-
qui?4 blllr to bs nd on thrso UTUal dys la
uah tnoo bo nspoadod, ud th SW La bon
mupmad,mlthlrAstoblltako lfrmtaa6 90 h
fo?u fmm au atto, its pumgo, d it Is Do
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264
toa, llreo 8tovut - ?ya 5
Opinion to. O-2400 of tMs doputwat do?iaer
tb ,
ta mlto x tb o ek
u8 q mr
n0t0r r 0m 0a .d
0p b .m l8 f0u~01
"ib Loglsl~tum hu not dofiao4 ths
vord ‘tut-books’ in this otatuto, ud tbrn-
for0 vo bouovo it vu latonded la tin Ioa8.
it is orsinuil7 UN& Ia tb, o~so o? T. Ir?.
ty. Co vr Ilrilroo40'oslm of Toxao, 105
Tax, $6, 19 8.Y. 8?8,tbr brrgruw Cart of
laldr
Tex a s
“woFdo in oraE 080 VhoB wad b7
ta Leglrlatun in a Btatuto are to
b o lmluo to o d l iatoadsd to lx p r o o s
the ooaoo lavhlohthof lm oM.nwil7
Lovlr, Oaast. 8-t. Vol..2 9.
‘The ~0x4 ‘tutbook’ bar 8 veil
It Is 4otinod la Yebotor'o
$%o%% Dlatlon8~, 2nd XA. Uaw
bridged, as ?011ov#l
an7 m~a~d of inOt?UOtiIX&J S book OW-
a preseQt*tlcraof ths prlaol-
~joot lntu8hd to be
um pa;11 aad uoul lo l bmlm
of in8tPUOtiW b7 tb8 tWOb?.'
?ouwItbmtQmls vlth the
‘tuthooks’ lo tbr ouo Pi8ttiiat 0r
hlu&lo we. 8ohool Diotrlot of conoM*
Tomobl9, 36 ?a. 141, 191 A. 611r vhieb &ooo
?wt&rtlmuvo uogo4 fnthls opl" Ma
bald@ t&t ‘textbook8 iruhd@ ti bOOk8 VhfOb
aLst be st8dlo& to omploto kxt-book w*.'
Cloul7, b noorbod 89ml8h lxvrelw is not b ‘toxt-
book’,
Tb omstltrtlmal onthorlutlm for tbm purb8.0 oaQ
tan.taoo bknrt - ?a&. 6
??a# dirttibutlaa of kxtbooko SO? the use o? the oohool
oXlAron of this 8tato rifs not atbor4iu tb -so rad
fno diot?f~ti~ of thfags ot&r thsa tutbooko.
uo thon?on owv.? 7oar?lrrtqu*rtlan Intln
nyatlr*. lhring 00 &lmvuod~ it booaoo uaa.0.88`` to
Uuvo P
y o ulo o mdq uo sum.
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