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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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,‘- 386 stat. board ot eduMtiva of TOXM~ p4Jo #S The letter JUT 86, 1063, is quoted la part dated
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“To guide and asdot ua in our hrlibwa- ticam 0nAuguBt &kl,1oIs,1 MIpoetrullJ wza
your nrittan anmwerb to UN IaQuLries hwoirr
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l Artlolr 2247 Aot8 of 1927, 4Qth La&r- 2ls, BwtLon sr re- latur6~m&aapter IAtM t0 au bid8 BU\wlttOd f0P fUrtia?zlrl$ Or
taxtbook8 ami fixim the sll&blllt;l 0r oath
biddare Cl711 StatutoS of RWWd
aatr8otorr~ box-&m, 'Tlu ronanal or an axirting oontmot uith 8 publlmhllr or the 0oatPimmma of thm contraat, nhotbtlr at LB Bulb or a dlfaroat prioe, OWL- par Be* a llw &@-o-t, 1t not aI to rtAtutar, *4 38’7 ‘,
_‘. lout to tha uteat that CA4 pel%ler~ trzwm, at riad8 QUrt mat in r00Ord t0 8110~ the old agrwnent to mamita in ofhot fo r l gltea tine. ‘8. abaa a bOIStMOt tar a teat in us* and &out to upira ham beea legelly maewed OP ox- tha State B0u-i of Situwtloa, teadod, d-8 baw t&Q l*sel maorl4q in your opinba, to dlrpaue, for thb extended or rczewod term of the mat, Wltb til* ooatnct- by the tenr 0r raid 02’8 bond prasorNad Artlole esal?
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Stits Board o? Eduaatlon of Texas, pc*;e 88
In ~plnion no. O-3939 re sgid the f’ollowi~~ about Article6 8247, 2852, and 28538
"Artial+ 2847 providee fOl' the fllfni; Or bide an n.Widavlt to be and a30 for th4 sing 0r executed by the IndIvIdual bidder or a namber of _. -- __ t;le flrp or the president Md reoretary of th0 corporation bidding. The l ffidevit shall contain various statements, among rhiah are that no mm- ber of the CommIssIon Is In any way interested In euah IndIvIdu81, flm or aorporetion bfddingj the names of nny and all peraonn who ma have at my tti duriq the preaedIng genr reao ved, either f directly or lzdireotly, any monog or other thing of value from s&Id comgaq ior sorvloer rendered the pop10 -10 ed the State; the name of all to aot for auoh bidder, direatly or lndireot
In any way rl28tsoever in seouri?~ the contra0 or Iv In the preparation OS Its bids, eta. Thu state- menta made In the affidmit are declared to be warrrmtiee, end cl.f found to be untrue, ehell s%b- jsct the aontrect t:I forfeiturs and authmieo a recovery on thn bead to the full amount hesof, as liquidated damgee, unlbs8 it be shown tLhat au& mIs-etotamsnt or non-disclamre of fact *as or an oversight on the part of aaid unintentional publisher. * for
l Provlalon Is rgede that the maximum prioo tho books undsr tha contraot ehell not erased the minirmrm price at which the publIoher sells the books In wholesale qumtitlee, and that a coatrat prod for a higher prloo shall be void. (Art& Pravlslon Is mudo thnt no booka shall ale 2252 Y be purohued from anions oonneoted vitii a tru8t and that the bidder shell file an affidavit stating that he la not conneated direotly or lndlreotly with e (Art1010 2&S).* trust.
Article 2861 provides thet the ‘blddol. to whom any contraat may have been awarded ahall exeouta a good and euf- bond’ IA the aslount and under the oondItiona speck- ficiant fled themIn.
The firrt olmim rabalrortly ooatamQlate8 &a$ ml%% t&a oae bid OF oi’for xm~ bo ado, and Lb providss that ~of- b4laLry tboontraf3tuader eronoo hall be glYOta the 0 18 :har been urged that the Uo oonditfona outllnad t!! -z? soowNiolw8oamwd8 the la&bus.9 rolPrc#ww aeidrouoonrdolauae~ inonaoting
o r rutit* mua of iastrwt%Qa w not offmod o r tat omsr b o o ka rill aot b o PYIPO o oa a aBloal to rJoptt II ma sot tb o 1ntontor tb LogfrliItun to8ll5wa olr8mvont~anGr CmpupI 60s of the Aat aad aa avoniota of the Iktutory ufo&a~d~, or ocuxUtloa8 beta a8 to bIddaM aad book8 ootd! lmvs entirely r ahsagbd dam tlm orlsiaal ooatmot vu aado.
olopoovOr, ou rala aote tb8t Artio1* a846 provl~or that tha aotioo 8hJl bo glvba w2lea tutr al?0 to to oeleoted
a~r8hom~oonLT10tior~toxtthaainum ir Tbln is- 8 fur&or indioatloa that renonlm U% to bb ad. Ilks q oth.r rbogtiO& J
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St@k Board 0r auaation In the Jul 83rd letter It lr uked whottmr tbo EQud may ontu L in axtenm10tu or mAowal~ without lrsu- j.rq rmt;oo and prior to the rooond Ibnda~ in ooto~rr It I.8 our opinion tht th0 no%100 ir requirsd. The ZotWd must moot on tha l ooond Xcnday in Ootobor, but It q plso mot at oth er tiPlur m l EUQO that the quortlcn aeked am ror- the ewpea* you. wmw0r0, a notlao of two Orenob to mtla# from Augwt 2nd would oootiauo into OctaLBr* 11mcaj JO elm Rmlu8r tiw w uuwer thir qp&lon la the IU&ive, l && 26th letter ia t!Je IjQl;OtlVb. in tb t&e@ quertioar Jri)j