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*1 cl3 Q. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

> d.!L&dU-~44~ AUSTlN ;eiG.&F.i IIALD C. MANN i -: . . .._.. ., .-_~.. ;,,q:__““.ti.~; won”” NmllcmhL

Eonorablr P. Y. Trinbls, First Asslatant Su~~rintrnilrnt al Fubllo Inrtruction State

Austin, Teass smar sir:

In your latter of 0

our opini0a on the roil0lrin~

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d or mst04s any oity 0r torn or any indrprndrnt rob001 dhtrlot mar molo~g ruuerlntacdent, prlnolpal, traohsr, *2 J

Bonorabla T. 3. Trimbla, Flrat Assistant - raea 2

or othar arsautiva ofticarr ln the sohoola tharaln for a tarn act to aloacd thraa yearI, prorldad that tho Board ct Trurtaar OS an indapaadant school dlstrlot mhloh had a rcholaatla population of 5,000 or acre ln tha last pracrding soholastlc gesr may E- & & auparlntro%un t, principal, tarchsr, or other axsoutirtr offlCtr6 in ths sohools tkicraln a tara not tc l xoaad fire mars.

mlnatln.~ the contmct.- 4Ctt 1905,si. 263; ?.cts 1923, F.-dots 1930, blat La&, 5th c. c., p. 123, ah, 8, 66~. 1.’ (t’ndar- acorlw oura. ) the rordlng of said Artlala 27ei, lt la

tcdar olssr that tha duty of amploylat: an lndspaedont solmol district cuperlntandant 1s teEtad in tha district bosrrl truotat6, that this t.~plOy~tnt is ConsPnPated by oontraot. ruparIntandant~a right8 era 6t666UXUd rolaly Tha of his oontrsct CZ l mploymant; tha rtlttIoa- taraa rhlp 16 punly oontrllotuel. lilt poaltlcn Ir that of an l mployaa, on th e coatract cr l rqloyzaant, anG not ratting of a public otfloar. ‘&oh ‘I. Balyaa 236 ff. Jf. that 35s. 75 A. L. 8. 13471 Cluna Y. Sohool D&lot, 166 & oi. 11, 6 A. L. R. Eaath Y. Jo&mm 15 8. f. 9801 Stata ax ral Lamallan Y. Snlth, ‘6’. li4; Qaoaral Eir Attorney OplnIoa 80. o-4020. Although the66 casas doal with tha l aploysant of pub110 rohool 6aaohara and l ohool prinolpals, 1tW eppll- l ra l ubmlttad 68 prasantln& prlnoiplaa l elploymnt an lndtprndtnt aohoul dlrtrlot aabla to la l onathlne Yary dlf- A public otfloa auparlntandant. farant froa a pub110 cootraot. Tax. Jur., p. 324. at oonoluda from that@ aothorltlaa that a rup- rlotandant of an Indapan4ant rohool district In not an offloar within the =aaalAg 0r Artlcla XVI, iiaotloa 40, CoAatltutlon of Taxer.

c .- *3 Bonorablr T. X. Trlsblr, FIrat Aasiatrnt

Artlclo 2779, Vanon' Annotatd rrada ee followa: (Indapendr~t !‘Selsi trueteas rohool district

truustras) @hall asrt within tmnty days after &iCtiGn, 2: as 8OOll thWO4fter Da ir PO& 8Ibls, for the purpors cl organizing. .i 63Mjor- ity ot mid board shall oonstltute puorua to do buelnaas. l’hap &all choone Srom their nu- ber 4 praaI8snt, nnd ttsg shall abcos4 Q 444ra- aesesso~ GiEFtor tnry, e trea6uror. oi tax68, end other naawmr~ 0’ilTTcars and coTZlt- fser TEaYiTE, p. 263." 7iEXZZorIq~ ours,)

brtlole 2791, Varnon’r .Qmotatod Civil Stzxtut44 provldaa, in pet,35 followst aemaaor

Vbs distrlot and 4olleotor shall hare the aa?14 power and ahsll prtorm Sam duties with rrfsrrnoe to the e#ma6- Esnt and collaotlon of tars4 for f‘rar school rurposrs thet are confarred by 14% upon th4 town8 rll- city aar4hall of Incorpor4trd 14e44, end ha ehall recrirs suah aoapnrr- tlon for his srmiars a4 the b04rd Of tMllta8a sey allow, aroapt lu olt$a4 towna protluad f0r, not t0 4~~44d SOUS p4r 80nt or tb rth014' amount texse roc41~4d by him. I34 rhrll &it4 bond in double th4 8tiraatrd 4aOunt of tsrsa cotlllzg annublly Into his handr, pryabla to and b4 spprorud by thr prraidrat ol board, conditioned the faithful dlecbrge of hlr dntlas, he Ml1 ~1 ov8r to the trsaaursr of the board all funds 403&a% into his hands virtur hk: tticc 44 much estaaosor sad oolleator . . . At) ~;~1905, pb 4.. 263t Aotr 1923, 2nd C. IS., p. 76;*‘-

honorable l’. ?A. Triable, FirEt :sslrtoot - piqe 4

The abovr pertlnrnt stetutos FrovIGe the ap- pointment of 8 dlstrlot tax emmssor and collector, fla ofilolal duties to ba parforned by bin ee sn OfiiOlT, fix his oom nsetlon lIkeulsc provide for an officio1 bond for a4 d officer. f

In thr ooae of Frultt v. Glen loose Indrpondrnt School i)lstrlct 3. 1, (Cozv. Ppp.) 84 $. X. (2d) lOG4, it wac bald that ths ofrlco cf tsr colleotor ior an lndr- pendant schocl dlrtrlct NRI~ me cf rmohmont rithin scoy;e OS Artlole Xvi, sec. I$, Corstltutlon of Tciea. See 5150 %rtIn v. 0randvIar.- 266 2. ;i. 607; Taylor I. Lirew- star County, 144 5. :‘~. ($I!) Attorney Cenercl Cplnion Go. O-4663 vhloh held that ri t*x aaeessor-oollactor for is suob sn officer ED ~~46 an Iudryendect aohocl dletrlct rlthln the acoy:e of Article XVI, &SC. 14, Constitution of Teaar.

It follow, therefore, that tba Constltutlonel ~rovlslcr, relative to dcuble office holdlw. Is not 8:pll- oable.

In view forsgoing statutes end authorltlee, 8uperIut8ndent Of an ladspendrnt it 18 our opinion sohool district oay carve legally aa the easesaor- oollaator for that ~ohool dlstrlot. Thtis. wo are In aooord with (I foraer oplnlon or the dapaxtnant tho Lame rthct, tt Klsa Ann14 Wabb datrd tirch 26, 1920 end sddrresrd Elanton, Super ntendrnt of fublla Xmtruatlon. St8ta

Pours very truly &7?2L.&x- Cheater 3. Ollleon Aaslatsnt