Case Information
*1 flmmrobla T. L Trinble, ttiat Maiatant, Paga 3
Cwaua the County Iftlparintarbdant ahall k appoint- ed br Count Bmrd of Xdmatloa and abrll hei& ofrlom for tw T 21 reara, pmldod furthar, t&t this prmlalon ahall not operata 80 aa Qaprive ot hi4 oftloa prior to any l laotacl Suparlakn~ant the expiration of tha tsm for uhlah he baa baon tlaotad; provided furtbar in oountlaa having e aaholaatlo population ot bHwean throo thousand (3,000) an4 flta thouaaed (5,000) aoholaatiaa, whore- lo th@ orr1oa or Cotusty ~upr1ntuuIant ha4 baon on& %pariatandant ~abtad, then in 4uOh oraatad oountlaa the quaatloB or whather or not l uoh oitloa ia l atabl~ahad ahall ba datetiued br the qualUlad voter8 of aald oouaty l 'ap8oial l laotlon oalla4 tharafor by tha OQIPIPIaalonara* Court of raid oounty, heralnbbove apaoiiia6. upon patition thorafor (Aata 1905, p. aa #matied Rota 1907, p. 210; Aotil 1931, 4Znd Los., PO 849, sb. 357 AN: 1932, 42ne &a., 3rd c. s., De 47, rh. 11, i
Thla 6,@artmant ha16 ln Oplalon uo. o-l833 that hu Man eatabllaha~ when tka offiaa of oounty au$wlatandont bl raaaan of tha soholaatlo aanaua baln& in ax~eaa of 3,000 l oholaatioa, mob offlo* oama into Irrlataaoa iot four para notrithataadina the taot that auoh aeaaua might drop baler 3,OOQ dwlq the Sara latananlng the general l leotion your at rhleh tha oitloa wadld m~alrl~ k fill&. You ban isw rorud ~8 Yr. XWwlla we8 rlOrtMto 0rrl6a ln tk8 &as- l ral l laotion ?n HOvombar 1932. W* tlWr4tOr4, l 444U l oholaatlo eonau~ prroadlng l u6h &enaral l leatlopr waa in exoeea or 3 QOO ~soholaatloa, am6 that lar. 'Ilowlln dul? laotod a@ Eouaty C%qmrlntandant or Orsaby Countr. In vtaw ~0. 0.1833 the 0m4r or
or OP~B;OB br cotat 9ipdtmnAbnt County oama into osl8twoa Sor four yoar8 even %I aoholaatlo oenaua 6roppab below 3,000 oholaatlea BurlB@ 8&l row yaara. Therarora, the tern for WhlOh &. rJow1i.n ma laotaQ oontlnuaa until 8anuary 1, 1943.
In pour tirat quadion you ask whather Mr. HorUn oould hold both posit&ma. At laaat until Mr. #owlIn na ape Of heaby COUZbtJT (tit. 55, CoWtt~ %afWrht4Rd44t pOiBt4d 4uah I aatormlnatlon 1s Wt neoaraary 44 a ar *a Y. A. C. d the llabllf y of Lubbock Indapurdant Fohool unbar tha oon- i lot if ho oould hold both peeltime, traot 10 00ne0mea. thr aohool diatriot would ba llabla~ and lf tha Coaati- tutloa or the prinolpla of Inompatlbtltty offloa praterrtrd *2 p
mnarabl4 P. E. IfrinblB, Paga S'irat #414t44t,
g4ah double holdlo& or if ba botid k bala to bwa aWow& fha 0rrioa of doanty bUpuiBtBf&at, too tbbo diabriot *orila b llablr, for the oifloa or Oount~ Cupulntaa&nt wula ma been v~oatad. Tharartma, l a auming, or oourao, @utlraot ha4 been oarrid out, bhe Lubbook Indrp4ad4nt E4hool 14 lirblo u&er Via o$witraet loaat up until the tti Kr. tit @omlln appolat84 ana q,ualfrl40 44 County Qiparlatanhat 8s County. hrt. 2355, V. A. 0. 3.
Wa wet now dakrmliaa whether tha aahwl dirtriot 18 limb14 to Kr. nom%la uodar tEa oeatrsot for aarvlma ran- &ore& srter hs quallrlad aa Gouat~ Superlntendont. 8% l a 02 th4 ophion thst thr anauar ta thie qu4atlon in tba a?? kmativo.
We quota tho rollowlqa from ~sur lmttor of oulr 15, thioh ~tou outline the butlea of aohool ]Prinafpal.r u?hera aro tro type8 aahool prlaalpala~ ae hoal l yatm u4b4zth4 thorn0 wo r k in4 lug0 dlraotloa of a looal worinlmdant, an4 thoaa cho ln Oharg4 of aoboola lrs roral araa~ thnt am tamtar jurlablotlon or the oounty auperlntaobaatr m%h~l prlaol~aSa an Oca@ido~o& h44d toao&ra *ho ai-4 h4lcl raaponolbla rcu Wnlat4rl the aaboel uhlah are under tbalr acurtrol of @upon18 on. TWir "f Qatlra or0 ~MI admlaiatratlvo arid upanla4ry. A y~~f~~~man~an~~oh prlnolpalia aruall~ taaeh 41.1 ax party We that a rob01 prizaoiprl periorma l Q18tSatrw tlve an& aup+mlsory dutioai hr usually taaahay km la, a4 pm may, *head taaOhar*.
A mhool tauobar Is not a pub118 offl8ar~ Martis v. ?laher, 291 I’. 2761 Lwaal vr Mmaaa, 2118 P. 11591 ~56 CL 0.
3821 37 Tat. JUT. 1035t Opinion Bo. O-371. ThWOfor8~ be dCn8 hold an 0rri00. It follow th8t tho Conatitutiaaal pro- vialan btmble orfloa holdlag 14 sot applleabl~, rsletlvo an4 In ltasli would not prsvmt o&r puaou*a holding Both tin poaitiono Moor eonaldaratio~. Al't~olo ,281, FACitiOn 40, CW- at1tut10n or TOX4Q.
I4eltbar 40 ~4 bdisva that tbr lnewpatlblllty of orr2oa prinolplr prrventti suoh double holding. ID the flnt
plaoo we ere oo~pella4 tb co~OlUalo0 that tbb dutio8 et- taohed to the two gOnltlo0o, OUO~ 006 being in 8 t3imrsnt It would b6 8 dfrrarmt situa- QQUAty, are not inooqrtible.
tian 11 b0t.b poaltlone were In the ame ucuaty, but rum& ia not the eaac hers.
In Corpue AIris (Vol. lrb, p. 962) it ie aaid: Y'hs i.nconaiotsnoy whloh et OOmon 1av1 arrkrs QffiOats iAOC%?ptibl6, 60~ AOt OOfl5iiBt 1~ the phy- 111oaJ. impomlbSllty to dlsoharge thr dutloe of both orfia4S. but Ika rcttrr iA a oOUtllQt of iatenrt, aa where on6 1s subordlnstr to tbs other end rub- IcOt in BaPe da&He tQ the 8U~OTVi0Qr~ FOWr Qf its lnourxbont, or whort lncmbmt of one or It8 oitloaa ha tlw power to rw.wvi3 the houmbant ot the othar Or t6 Wdlt the eOOOiiDt6 Of th4 Othtlr." Eelther of the positions ~ndor onnnlderstlon is sub- oxeiaste to tlls othsr; neltlmr la sub cot fo thb supervisory power OF Jurisdiction of the other. ia faot they are tot&- 1J iAdAy.AdeAt Of AOOh Qtbr. ft fQ1bW5 th:t the dutie# oi 006 are not Inooqmtlble with tttme of tha other,
I IA view of the Soxs~~lag suthoritlse, pou re-
spsMiftily advlaed that tbs IJ-oard Truetees OS Lubbock IA- dapendsnt ~o&ool may 1rall.o pay Mr. NmvZln ta~r hlr wniow rendered aa eahaol prlnofpal u&claw &lo owtmat of employ- ii asi& W4rd determinOB asnt the tern4 Q? tb4 4QQtT4Ob ‘l:s wish to smphaslxe that INS am pasaln~ on- bar. hen met. Snots before us, ana thl8 oplaloa is llnlt%& a+- ly on oordfn@y. As tbe ooatmot itlsslt $6 net beforcus, we x- 0S this oplnloa pres6 no 9i5ws thereon, and ram the purpoasn it ia asW1!~4 to be Valid.
Si asill your attontlon to %otioa 1L of A.rtlols XVI of the Textm Comtltutlon WfiioO rsqulree all county ortioer8 to rsdds la ?.he oouncy of their oUioe and to kaep their oisloee at suoh plaaae %4r be re@I%wl by 1~. 'Phwe- fore, the County %qVJrfAteAdUAli f%o.sby Corulty mfMt nslde Of Crosby County, 38kd UabOr titiOb3 2688 SW4t IMikltliin LlA Of- W'o hew DO facts nhioh Sioe in the oourthouoa. inblOet4 whoth- er ttm terms OS thlr provielon hem or bnve not barn met ala04 Hr. Xowlln WCI aTpointed County ?uparintendent by the Canaat8’ doAer+' 3xrt OS Crosby %untg. Consequmtlg, 818 expre68 no
.I eplnlon thcrela. ~mwer, whether t&i8 iorlrion ha8 bcua tiol.rtod or not PoulG h8ts no aSfeet or L 8?lng upOn the lla- Mllty of the aohod dtcltrlot uador thr aontraat. It would rftsot only the qusatloo uhrthor the otrioe or County 'ltipz~ lnteudent ha4 been raoetOd or not.