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.OFFICE OF~THE ATTORNEYGENERAL OF- AUSTIN

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Honorah a. Ii. Wrl@i, Superixite~t,

Pexlr Pehool for the ZJeaf

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ote Item g44 as wkfi'oool echool, with &t13, aad fbel for a.

o5gfwed your quotation *em t&e Ben- e orQ$na1 J%ill, and fY.nl¶ it to be St is true, as you state, the appropr%rtbm own- tens, hmadiately folloriq$ the heading of items BaWr%est the PollorLnp;$ ~(M.z18 mantho U%leeS OthWIda~ not&),*

stem 24, the 01ie a6 to rhicb you iaqtdrer~ elrgreso- ly states, horemr, l ~Ltm&psl, vocational aabeol, dth imwe,

llonorab1e 3. R. rrlght - pqe 3

water, lights, am% fuel for ia months ll500.00.' The clear Import of thir language 1s that the twelve months pertains not only to erl.ar7, but liketiee to house, rater, lights, an&fuel+ There is nothlng in the lan- guage from vhioh it could be,lnferred, rmoh lees m&xi, that there was to be any dietinction dth respeot to the period fbr which the different sub-items should be paldorf'urirL&ed. In other,rord.s, this-e la nothing to indloate a legielrtire intentlen that the salaq sheuld be Pox- nine months, and the heuos, water, ligbte, a?&I fuel should be fUrnished the yrine$pal for twelve mon@m.

Qur inter Mation crmtports with the leg&ala.- tire intention, a8 lL oated fn Item 33. That item $84

~Blnolpalof aoaderdo sahool, lOamMU, d.th himme, water, IAgbt~, W heel for Jg wnths 1990.00~'

!mls, it is e1ear4 noted that tne smly.,is for ten tenths, whereas, the other item am ?er twt$lve manam.

Pwdtheee oon&lerations, It iollovs ymtF quew tlon should b@ aumworeil In the alqatlre.

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