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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Eonorrblo R. 8. wohe count7 Ara~itor aryl COuJdl tolyior, Teur

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1116 thr8OhOOl find, rnd inperfornilh&othrr dUth8, h; ‘;*:b- 18Ot t0 th0 di8OretiOn Of the 8t8te $u eriateIIdent. 88n88, 8 county o??io8r, rnd thou&h 0J lrd %ountf thplhatrn- dent,* h8 18 ia t8Ot tha OffiOar an6 8(Mit Oi thr (It8tr. Hlth

Honorablr R. 3. Wyoho, Fag8 2

rO8peOt to 8ChOOl 8f?8ir8, hr 8Ot8 ?Or thr State lnd not ?or the oounty. The County Suprrintmbent i8, by tit1018 2681, v.yPOXI’I Annotated Civil 8t8tUt.8, a8da thr 88Oratary of th8 OOrpOrate body CO3pO8ad Of thr OOUnty 8ohOOl tXU8ter8; h8 fr not 8 aunbrr o? that body, nor &inn 8 toior In drtsraiai~ any matte th8y n8y br 0toha on to d8OId8. Carrall v8., Ststr, 209 S. W. 158; Webb County t$. Bosrd of Sohool Trust8e8, 6/, 8. W. 4861 Torrr JUr18., Vol. 37, p. 932. Thr power8 and &tier o? pub110 ofiiorra ata &tr gWlO?8lly pr88oribrd by the COll8titUtiOll 8nd 8t8tUto8, end, rubjrot to thr OonrtItutIonal lImItatIon8, the80 matter8 er8 Uedar tha OOutmi Of the L8gi8htUr0, Snd in many in8tanC88 th8 CODlltitutiOnOlpra881y giV@8 it PolVX'to prrroribr the dutI.8 of partloolar O??iOW8. Thr tom *dutirrR in ruoh a grant to thr Legirlaturr oomprrhrndr the furthrr Idaa o? powrr or ruthOr- Ity, and thr LI&i81ati?m rot wIl1 be lookrd to for t&r authority Of thr Or?iOOT 88 Wdi a8 ?Or a d.fillitiOn Of hi8 Itlti88. Fowarr and dUtia8 am OOlXt8nliv8, and an OffIOOr ha8 no ruthority t0 perform an act In rarp8ot to which no duty ha0 bean ma48 to dr- tolto upon him. Fubllo offIc8rr and governmental and adaInl8- trrtIV8 board8 po88888 only ruoh power8 88 err rrprrealy con- forrod upon thrm by law, or are nror888rily iaplI6d from th8 powers 80 oonr8rr.d. Thry oannot legally prrfora aot$ not auth- orlzrd by axlrtlng law. Arnold VB. St&t@, 9 s. P. 120; La. V8. LOOMI'd IndOp8nd8nt School DIrtrIOt, 21 S. ;:. (2b) 4J,9;DUnOan ~8. Stat8, 67 S. W. 903; Stat@ ~8. Caga, 176 S. w. 928; Caliagan 18. YoGom, 90 6. W. 3191 Tuar hri8., vol. 34, pp. 44O-bti. St8totr8 whioh prrsorlbr and 1ImIt the rs~rclas OS of- ?iOial duty 8ro 8triOtiy OOn8trUOd in T@8pOOt Of thr pow8rr OOn- frrrwl 8nd thr manner o? th r lrlxoroI88, and ruoh powsrs are not to br analyzrd by oonrtnrotlon. Xhrrr thr Con8tItutIon aarinrr tha power8 of an offlorr, hr I8 oonfinrd to thr powars lnum(1r8tad, and th. aXPrO mention Or 8UOh pOWOr lHgOtiV.8 thr Ui8tOIlOe O? othrr8. It 18 •Jtl8li~ wall 8Ottl&, hOW*Tar, that 8 l8W whIoh oonfarr a powrr 8nd tnpoarr a duty upon 811 o?fIo8r or a board orrrlrr with lt by Implloatlon thr authority to do euoh thing8 88 8ra rra8on8biy n~Oe88aT~tO OarTy intO e?tbOt thr pOW*T grantrd or thr duty lapored. Thu8 powrrr to do orrtaln work or to aooomplirh 8 o8rtaIn result whioh ornnot othrrwlrr b8 aooom- plirhrd, lmpli88 ths authority to amploy 8uCh agrnt8 a8 may bo rraronably noor88ary to 8oooaplIah tha work or ptwporrr rprOI- flrd, and to rngagr th8m tar 8uoh length Of tim a8 rraronably nroa888ry. Bryan ~8. Sundbarg, 5 Tax. Llgt Tlylor v8. Co;ifI8h, g s;,w$5; Toor 18. Sparkr, 135 8. if'.519; Tu. JUT-, l

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.I Honorrblr R. 9. Wyohe, Pago 3

ApprOpTi8tiOll8 t&W 81d t0 Nr81 8Oh OOl8lT8 88 0 rulo mad0 rt e8oh rogul8r 8o88lon or the LouIrl8turr, nab l8Oh8Ot 8 prOprhtin( thr fUlrd8?OT IpT81 8Id pr88Orib.8 the oondit % n8 for airburring the 8pproprI8tloa amae by th8 mpr8ifIO IOt, whloh la p ir with o r tho rpproprI8tIon, 8nd or- diE8Tily n0 8TtfOi8 Xluab~rI8 r88igIWd t0 8uOh 80t. rhe 8qU8litrtiOn 18w ?OT th) y88T8 19)9-194l, AOt8 Of the 4bth L861818tUr0, 1939, whioh may bo found undrr Chap. 19b Of the Fublir Sohool bW8 Of T8X88, pTOVid88 in part a8 fOiiOW8I "sootIon 1. Appropriation:--rOT th8 pUX908@ 0r proaootIn(l pub110 rohool Intrr8et end equa1Izlng the rduoatlonal opportunltlrr 8ffOrdad by the state to 811 ohlldrrn Of 8OhO1a8tiO lgr wIthIn the Stat., thrrr I8 hrrrby rpproprlntrd out or thr Gmorrl Ret- anua Fund Six MIllIon, Sight Hundrdd T*anty-fIv8 Thourand, Eight Hundred Twenty-roten (#6,825,627.00) Doll8r8, or 80 auoh therro? a8 mny be nrorrrary for th8 rohool year rndlng Augurt 31, 19b0,w

and 8 llka 8mount, or 80 auoh thrrror a8 MI ba noccl808ry for the 8OhOOl yr8r endIn& AU&l8t 31, 1941, I8 approprI8ted, to br nlloo8trd and axprndod by thr Stat8 Suprrintondant of Fubllo Inrtn2octlonto thr Director 0r aqualItrtlon In thr stat0 De- partncnt of Fduoatlon and undrr thr 8upervirIon and adrioo of 0 8prOIO1 joint hgi8letivO OdTi8OTy OOIdttde OofItpO8Od Of thl mmbrrr &I drrignatrd thrrrin. Saotlon 16 of tho 8m4a rot pro+1688 In part that:

“Ivrrrrntrfor rll ronrr arented under tho pTOVi8iOli8of thir AOt rhall br trStl8mittedbr the 8trto Suprrlntuldant of Pub110 In8tructiOn, whan the 8ooount for 8~8 hrr barn ruditrd by thr stntr Auditor, to trrarurorr or drpo8ltorIre 0r 8OhOOi di8tTiOt8 to whloh 016 18 @8nt86 8nd 8p- pr0r0a In tho 8ama manor 08 warr8ntr for Stntr 8pJlOTtiOW8~tlt8 8T8 no1 tT8n8aitt8d.. . .”

Thor8 brto b@8n numarou8 lM o tmo a t8 with ro8peot to the dapO8itOTi88 Or tTO8WUW8 Of eohool ?Und8, Ond 8UOh 8p@C- iti 18~8 oontrol IMOf8T 88 thoy may oonrliot with mnrrrl 8tClbUt68, 88 th 8OlOOtiOllOf Oity Ond OOUnty 'h~O8itO)iO8. tina8 m8t br deporlted In thr rrqulmd minor and own th8

HOnOr8bl8 R. 9. Wyohe, Pago 4

8tlpulrtea lrourltIa8i they a8f not br depO8itOd with 8ly prrron oorpor8tIon othrr th8n the au17 8aiOOtrd and qualified or troaeurer or dqpO8itOrf. 'PhCMU88OllV8. th0 ~IIdOprndOnt School Dirtriot, 269 8. '1. 6681 Joner 18. 5brr8, 263 8. w. 570. Art1018 2828, Vornon*8 Annotrted Civil Statutrr, rradr 88 ?OiiUVi8l

'The trrmr 'oounty troa8umr* mad ‘oounty tru8ury’, e8 U86d in all prorIrIon8 or 18~ r8- letin@ to 8OhOOl.fbndr, rhall br OOnrtru06 to mean thr oounty drporitory. ThO oommlrrlonorr court rhall filr with thO Ststr D0partmrnt of EauoatIon a oopy or the bond or 8816 dOpO8itOTy t0 0OI.T 8OhOol ?Und8. NO Cornd88ioU 8hs11 br pnid ?OT rrooiri~ 8d diaburring 8ohOol iundO. (AOt8 1905, p. 263; Act8 1909, 9. 17.)" The oon8tItutIonelIty of thi8 rtatut8 ha8 brrn 8u8- talnrd. (Charlton ~8. Cou8in8, 124 3. W. 422.) bhon 00n8ttru04 a8 8 whblr, It plrcor thr Immadlatr and rxolurirr 0uat0ay or the 8OhOOl ?und8 in the 00uOty dapO8itOTy whrn duly 8~iOOtOd and bondad, rrqulrnr the dlrburrrn0nt Of ruoh fund8 otherwirr end by or through thr oounty traa8urlr, and rxpro08ly protldrr that no OOZUIiI88ion8ha11 thrreafter br paid for nooIvI~ or di8bUT8ily thr tundr. Therm 18 nothing In tha COn8titutIOn whioh roquIro8 that thr 8OhOOl iundr rho11 br kept in the ou8- tody or undrr the aanagrm0nt or oontrol of thr oounty trear- urar or or any othrr 0??108r. Any agrnt or l mployoo whloh thO LegI81nturo may protldr may bo lntrP8tOd with thr prrformanor of the ronlor ma well a0 I public oifi0.r. Although thO hgi8- laturr may not raaot ruler to operate 88 lOW8 to govern thr mansg0mrnt 0r th0 bu8inO88 or national bankr, it may pra8oribe term8 on tiloh pub110 fund8 la8y be aOpO8it~6, 80 08 to In8urr the rat8 keeping, InrrrtmrOt, i8WfUi disbur80umnt; and 8 national bank, a8 wall 00 nny othrr qualI?Ird n&wnOy, may roluntarlly unarrtakr to br bound by the prororlbod t0rm8. Charlton va. cou81118, 124 3. w. 422; T8x. hr., Vol. 37, pp. 973-974.

Stst0 Aid Zarrantr or0 tT8MIEittOd by tha State Sup- erintbndrnt of Pub110 Inrtruotion, whrn the 8ooount for 8am0 h88 barn ruait04 by thr strtr Auditor, to trra8urorr or adpO8- itoriar or tchool ai8triot8 to uhloh 816 18 grad04 and 8ppror0d in the 88!n Mmwr 08 w8rrantr for Stntr apportionment8 are now tTan8mitted. Thrsr wer r entr lr0 not tran8mIttad to the County

Honorable R. 9. k'yoha,Pago 5

Suprrlntrndrat WI ha har no lo&al authority or right to dir- ooont uoh rrrrantr. In tirr of tho forr8olna lothoritlrr _ , your quortion la rrrpootibll~ rnanrrod in thr nogatlvo. You are furthor ldr ir o that d thi8 opinion ir not to bo oonrtrurd a8 holdlo(l that the drporitory bank bar thr lodrl authority to dirooont star Aid Farmnta. Trusting that tha roragOlng folly lnswo r a your ln- qulrr, wo aro

Tour6 rrry truly ATTQRlCEYCEXERAL QB' 'l%XAS

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