oo upon the followin(l oton of tho Colloga on of the rat.8 titaly 80 a8 to aska Unite54 Sat*8 gorera- Et8 of the 8OrYiOO8 emd to i8 doaorlbed 0r th0 dirforsncrr botvmolr the intOM8t8 of tho Stata Terar it8 t8X Pap- er*, and entail8 no 1088 to the Collr&r?*

Corerain(t Board8 o? Stats oduaatiom~ in8titutiolU in 'Poxa por8088 and l xo r oir o powers dologsted to than br th8 his la turo, Thr Oov~ming Baard or the AgrlCUltUral Y8- Chanloal College or Taxa 18 callrd tha EWrd of DlrOOtOr8

_I Fiomrable CilohrIrt * ~8s 2

and fhs pawrr8 de1 ato6 to 8UOh boar& b the 'foxa8 Lo$81&urr aro fo be found in T ho protI8Ianr of Tit 8 45 of toraon*8 Aa- I notated civil StabtO Of Taa8. Chapter 2 of ?iitl.d49, V. A.

c. 5. 18 68VOtd U&i?* t6 8t8tUt.8 Mhtily )a .6hO uultural anb Wohmloal alleo Of T8X88, 8a6 Arti oat k3pe0iri0iliy oukla 8aId obaptor and title 8rt8 pOW8r8 aad dutiu Burd Diraet~rr of thr Agloultural aad Ysohan- loal College:. Othw l rtlalrr ulthia thir rhptoz sonfor u aa tho Board Dlrootorr rtatd huthrr for oxamp P l e parr, for prrm8aoat power8 to oontraot imprormemtr um tho ampar of f88UanOo Of bOkd8, l tO. aad for the Cour$o chap d Ti.ob 49 ?. A. C. i8 a Oqil8tiOkI @f 8ktUtw dolqatiag to thr botualq Boar48 of UtatO 04u8atiaart irrrti- inOledill~ tho Agioultural ana Yoab8nIoal COllo tUtiOn a8 t0 frPDd8 balooa&n6 t0 raeh iJUt 8ad rWpOa8ibilitio8 r P-Or8 tU iW.

9%. enmerrtlm of tbo pmorr 8Ill (luuu of ?&a Bo8id tho far thin or anr other r8 aad didi08 tOa ood*rred are p"" 88 t0 1-t t0 be W8trUOd O? 1i 0rtil.f thS anthO?- 8@ 8t?iOtu it1 of thr Board Of Mrrotcrr to the 8pOOiriO a8ttuo thorelm are b8 00M~U8d d- to. %‘!?A. rtatuter ~berclly rofrrrad footurto tho baoad purport outllaod the la~8latltr enart- Mnt. tbl&O? 8Mh OOMtWOti~ it 18 8lOM th8$ the IO&.iirhtW8 im8 oonfurad u 00 thr B0ud of Dirootor 8 ot Agrioultural ud lcoeb~loal Tea8 full pow8rr 00 uaago an& o~trol the Colloga th8 phylioal o6uost orrrl md bu8iarrr in 8UOh mu&r ud to 8a6h l trnt *ill b.ri a8 i& p?OUIOtO prO#J?e88 ti Wdflr8 th8 E#18r the Bonrd Of D1rWtm8 h8Vo th8 rt(lht, the POWr c o b tha dut lo uao r Into an6 l raouto oantraok rrlating to tho buriao88 an rdueationif affair8 of the Colhgr. Thir 1aolodo8 th* power to aodlf~ ot ?aa&.jU8t oontraotm already *don4 into whoa $8 the judgoat the Baud the boll iataort8 Of thr a010 Or rOadjU8tUnt. leg0 domid rrqulrr rush rodlflaatioo *3 3

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to grant or pay out money thr State of Texas not protldod ?a the grunting l rtra o oapan8at~oh roe law; or by mcl-aXi8till& or allovmnoa aftrr 8arriar ha8 born rondrrcd or oontraat anterod or to rrl.raso or uti.JJgui8h whole or in park,/thr In- into; l.iabllIt7 or obllgatlaa of any boc arst~cia or Iadl- dabtsdna88, to thlu State or any wunty or nunlolpa P oorpora tlon In rldual the atuta. Thur if rrrldon rater amount.8 to paynut of olair,

granting of atato monw (property or a 8tato rduoatlarral Insrtl- tution bein property of the atak, Olal8h rt al v. Uniraralty d TaX68, 1 S.8. (2d) 993) Or th. Xtf~Ui8hnUfbt O? r.1888. of indObtddn.88 dtir wlls&8 02 tha rlblatiw any thr OM8titUtimm 5Uldatr8 ISOntiCUNd, tb ?OtliOll 18 Pahriti.

u on the other hand the totirioa ir ia trot a oofmtsua- tion intarprotatlon of the aontraot ordor to n&o it rpak the true proanlng of the Intention of prUo8 ntrrbq Into It, ar8 rmpowurad to Oon8trua, latwpret snd the Board Of Diraatarr modify it; IZhoadar Drilling Co. at al t. Allred, 70 S.iv. (24) 'phr 0OMtitUtiOl-d prOti8ioIl8 WJfOrr.6 ara bs k8pt la mind In r rbtlan to yaur rraond quratlon 08 well 48 to 7our fi?8t ~1.108~0~~ CM? an8wU to the raaoad qUe8tibn wbioh fO11OU8 488UIlB8 that the Board of DiWIOtOr8 4OtiO58 in OCMl&tOQi8. and 8OttlO- rrunt ar8 aonatItutIonal liaitutiW8. anew? to your sooond qus8tion It Ia our rlar thst

ia to ba found within powers, dssoribs(l abota, oonfured by u On the Boerd the laglalaturo of Dlrrotorr of the Agrloultural snd Basohenloal Co lrga P to aontrol, pro*160 for and manage the buri&888 and eduaatfonal COllOg8. A8 we ha*8 poIntad out horoln tho8a power8 iaoluda bhr right rntcr into, exacutd, modify, contraeta by ror the bcnsrlt of the Collegr. It ha8 been held thnt %oadea Crllllng Co. v. Allred, rupra* tb g0ternlll.g bonrda of 3tatr adusstlonal l.natItutlon8 acting power8 aM aOtin(t bI 8 lyi8lmtfvO under their delegated Oapa- alty and that rush qota am not subjrot t0 MtiOW the ooUrt8 axaept In 8a8e of palpablo abuaa Spleen at al v. $ootlard, at al 287 S.N. 677, sea a180 rolsy I. bnadlot 55 S.W. (26) 805. bOard8, are at 811 tlawa 8ubjeot to ro-

Aot4 auah goruning view by the legialeturo.

.’ *4 Honorable Oibb Gilchrist - pa88 4 that tha Bpkr4 of

W8 think that it neaarrarily follow8 Directors of the College mat conrtrur and interpret l.$ti aontraotr its judgment to their meaning. ,./Lt ir our in accordance ulth that the Board of Director8 AgrLcultybal and Me- opinion chanlcal College Is empowered to coqromlse dlfterenaes arising out of the conatruotion and tnter?retation its~contracts ana to reach a finz11 8ettlement whioh in it8 judgment will best pro- t8ct the ihters8ts of the Agricultural tind Mechanical College and State Of T8X&lI, lidtatiOn8 86% forth thi8

W8 trust thi8 ElUttiGiel%tl~ alleWer8 YOut QUe8tfOJW.

Your8 rsry tNll WC: iwrddt