Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Eonor8bl.e Ian Ahup, Exeoutlve Secretary State Comettrsicm for the Blind
Imad Offioe Bulldiag
Auatln, Taxae
Dear Sir:
rubJeot h8s been reoelved 4
rFOi6 JOUS l&ter, date
1lnC 18 the Maahiaas which this area. We these maOhine8 Imoe loanad
to blind rm
September. 1943, I warn iiitr Anita Blair mid ot keeplqg raiti with her 8 rith COm#irrSlon for e proper uat tht Talk- I hid her that under the clruum- e compelled tak up the rahine. to t rht uaa .?icG goal& to let WJ
under eny olroumatanaea uu? that get a lav~er 80 as to prohibit Conrml.eslon for the Bltnd from taking the me- Atate ohinu from !aer. I tried to 1?eeaon ulth her, but to no avail. 3x0 also aduired me If it nau neo- weary, she would take the uetter up vlth her Gag- rt6taan in Wa8Ur@on.
“After the conversation with Liar Blair, aon- tected Hr. Guinn, vho Is county ettorney of Xl !“a#~ *2 Bonor~bla Lon Alwp, m&a 2
Golmby. I rbored him the oontraot sad gave him -she #aeon that it naa tuoaraary for the depert- mant to plok up Tallc~ Book Uaohlnt. Mr.
Quinn called Alar Blair over telephaaa and ad- the riwd her to let me pSuk up tbe mahlne, but mhe reru443d aad said 8he uav going to get a lawyer that to realat her In matter.
‘The aounty attorney agreed to handle the oaae ror the Stats Comlrtlon for the BUnA. He advised me, horever, it would be neaeraary ior the 4&0&tjr t0 t64ke 4 bCUAd tV%Ot tht 008t Or th0 YObine. I left the ozigl~l oontraot vCth the couatp at- torney with the understandirrg that he uould pre- pare the neae8rary ~peru and have our re eueata- slgin a p” 1 legal tlve, Miaa Zheo Nitoball, properly l do aot balleve that it is neossa~y tot. sw=* the department to rake a bond in Thor Game.
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“In order that you may have aocurate umrma- aa to hou ue lend thera maohines to bU.nd per- tion rtate, we r8 hereto ttaahlng a copy acam or tbls or our agraemmt rlth tba Library of Coweae, lfaahl.mgton, D. C., au uell aa oop’~ or the eontraot agreement mhiuh this department bar vlth borrmt- ers tlwae m4ehinea. ‘Slnct it is evident IrIiau Blair does not Lotend to give up or return the ma~hinet~ the State
co6~6i6~mn r08 the Blind OD hec own lnlriative er requwt of the deplCtment, we meet reqwct- at rully rqmt you to rdvtee us ~a the praper po- cedure thZe depsrtmenr, muet follow In OFdeW te gb poa8ssrlon of Telklng Book Hechine Bbdel 10, SerJnl fr you dosirs furthor infomeion rrm #o. 3721, thla 6epaFtmat Ln regardnto thle emttor, we ~111 be happy to furaleh eeme.
We have enmlned r o rm of l greemnt betveen The Library of Cong;rsss an& St8te Commiuslon for the Blind and tim the loen of T8lklng Bsak Raahiae Anlta Aweement oovarrag vhioh were attaohed to yoitr t&tter. Blair,
Honorable Lotl Aleup, page 3 2, 3 and 4 or Artlole J207a of Veraon’s
Seatlow provide as follovrt Civil Statutes,
“sec. 2. The State CtmnIaaI~~ for the Blind ohall meinteln a Duresu of Information, tbx object shell bs to old the blind whose trainfag of vhlah r0F, in rindbig amp10 - ia not othemI*e poolded b T lnd, aunt, IA developing hoas Induatrlea uong The Comlealo~ urd LA mrketlng tbelr producta.
ahall IA it8 diaeretIoA rurAlah mt4Fl418, toola und books for the use as a ADAM IA rehabilltAtirrg such p%raoar, AA~ It IWIJ eatabllab aAleerooAe, vorkahopa end
end ah11 heve authority to we AA~ re-
otlpta oc earnlag u oarue operation fia OS iadustria1 aohoola, ulearoaa or vorkahopa as rtatement prwlded in this Chapter, but detelled or reeelpts 08 earaIng8 aad axpendlturea ehell be mado monthly to the Auditor Of State. Thc~ugh the eqployoent of teaohera the Comlarion aaj gIre adult blind perroar ln the3.r haeat lnatmetlon provided thee fLt shell not undertake the pmnaeat of any blind psraon. The support or meinteaaaoe oa8ea OS peraoaa vhoae Colalaalon eye-aIg2lt cay elao register
is aerloualy defeotlve or who are likely
to beooAe viauelly henblaepped or bllAd, take auoh twaawea, in eooperatloA with other authorl- as It nay deem advlaeble for the preventloA tiea, or blinWvaa or, cokaaarvatlon or e~ealght, and IA 8pproprIate caaea, for the eduaatioa of children and the -oeetlonel guidance oi’ adults having The Conmlaalon MJ re- aeriowly defeotloe right. oelve gme, bepu##ta, or devlaea from inblviduela, corporations, and auy expend them aaaociatIona in aacordence vith provisions this Act. “see. 3. The Stete Cowtlualo~ fctr the Blind
wy appol.zat and rix the oompenaation of aa executive secretory such other verkdra ae nmybe ntceaaary make ametivcf the purpoaes this Aot within khe approprlatlone provided.
“sec. 4. The CowtlaaIon shall aeke a detailed report to the Leglelature by Senuary 1st of eaoh vhlch It convenes, shoving all approprl.e- biennium tiontt received and hou the aamt have boen expsaded, *4 XonoreUe Lan Ahup, p8ge 4 oooapllghmuntr ooverlng its 8otlvltlee end
making r6ccuma6ndetlons therein for the further im- prr;zm$Bt of the oonditlaam of the blind In the
. There $8 00 8tatute authorizing the State Comlselon Blind imlntaln a rult in the MW of the State of Tex88 and there 18 nothing in tbo agreemant bvtveen Tha Library of Congreea a0 the St8te Com13.88ion for the Blldl glviry or conveyltq any aatarert in the Ulkiog book uohlne to the State oi Tau8. of The agreement le8ve8 the title urd aontrel t8lkUg book machine in the Library of Cowers. The lw is ~011 rattled tb8t no one has ths to flls suit in the right MM of the State Team wales8 tha St&t@ has an lntareet fn th e l ubjeot sued for 8nd it r0il0va t&t state aould not bs held liable for the oourt coat8 and aptmm of ru6h 8uit.
%I therefore ruggest TOU requert thv Library of matter rubnitted hervvlth. edvim Crnkgre8e you
Very truly yours