*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

, Bosw8ble T. S. Rl&6or, 3ooroQary

State Doant of Rogiotmtion

Frore8doasl Tt@aoerr ~sxas

Aqatin,

Dear 81~: :

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(61 rrorp thb 4rr40tir4 hi2 for tat&8 state, isicna to ih@lgo In ldiag, Hera publio pub~lo saraty is ki~oltnb idoUifon6 have boon prepa& I oontstruot44 uador th4 supervision itoot prcwlded tfiaa nothhq ls this apply to any pub110 building whorein slrpon4itura fbr tha oozn leted pmjeot l'hroo ‘Showmad (~S,OOO.d) Dollaru. nothiag in thla Act ehall bo held ?rovlded further, to apply to any publlo buIldlug whersln plan0 oad egeolfiuations have boon approved by thu governing body or any polities1 subdirl6Laa, a8 enmwated in thle metion, on before t&4 data nhon tiair Aot boomor 4rr40tiY4.'

Xonorablo f’i.a3. Rlghkor, pago 8

~34ation 19 ot Artiol8 38718, Vernon'8 AMotat4d __ Civil atatutoo read@ a8 rollon

*mblio Xork. - Artier ths rlrat bay or January, 1938, it shall b4 unlawful r0r trde state, cr ror any of it, pol.it1oa.l ruhdivlaiono, any oounty, oity, or town, to oagage in the oonatruotioa of any &bllo work involving prorat38ional sngiiaooriag, mere pub110 health,’ publia welfare or publlo saiotp ie involved, usleso the engfiieorlas plan5 and spoffloatfoao and. erthatea have boa prqmrod by, aId tho angineerlng ooastruotion la tb b4 srooutod uader the direot 8upor- vision of a registorod I)rotesolonal englfioor; provided, that nothln&in GM Aot ohalL be hold to a $10 to say publio *ox% rrherola ths contanplate4 expea J ture r0r oaaplated projeot do- not exowd Tht‘es Thousand (~3;ooo.00) Dollara. 'Prootidee, that thir Aat rhall not appl’p’to any road mal+tonunoo or bottommt work uadertalcon by th.8 Couaty:Cammissionors~ Court.)

%Zindly adriae if tha provisions or SoOtion g, 3. 3. 247, will superseda, or We lwtfeotlve, la n&y way, th4,provisiom oi Soot&on 19 or Art1010 327laP

seotioa 11 of Artiolr g499a,~Vernon~a Annotatad cfvil stetutw, read8 la part a8 r0n0w

*Any p4r605, or rtm, ~20 r0r a r04 orothor direat aonpnsation tlofsfor, shall engci~o in the planning or dealgnlnq,:or auperrialng tko oonetsuation or boildfngr to be 'oreoted or altorod in thin Stats, by or for other paraanh: t&m tbePerlvoa, as a proresrlon or bualnoes, and @all,rspreasnt or advertlee Ummel~res a0 arohitsot8, arWte@tural d48igner8, or other title proreosioa or buriaers wlag (10me torn oi the word shnll be' goaslderod as praatlaing the pm- *araSlteot*, r46f3i03 or.6xat40tur6 in tads Stats, aad 4adLi br roqulrod to amply with the provisions of t2.d~ aot. ”

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seotion Ib 0r lcrciola 3271a, Vernon'5 Annotated.

civil statutes, made In imt 68 r0li0wr:

*The tern proieseional on&mer as wed ln this 'Aot &all 34~ a pereon who, by reaoonof Xi&a kaowl@dl;;s of mnthooatiO6, thOghysiOa1 8016~o8, and t&s prinolple# of engineering, aoquhod by prorosslonal eduoation and praotioal sxserlonoe, is qualified to ensas in ,,on&merin& praotloe ae herolnaft~r dotinod.

BoAonible F. S. Rightor, pace 3

*he praotloe of prorossl0nal en~inoering within the neanlng nnd intent of this Aot incluclcs any pro- 'fosaional 88~1~0, s-ah ao ooxmltntioa, inrostlgatlon, evnluatian, planning, deai~A~:, or rec?Onsible super- vision of oonstruotlo3 in conmotion ulth shy publ%o rivn40 utilities, Otauotures, buildi;lzs, zachinea, or oq pent, prooe8608, works, or pmjaote, wheroia the pub110 vtelfare, or tb oaie,urdin~ of Life, health or property is oozmrned or involved, when such protassional sanrloes requires the apglicotion of enginoerlng prin- oiploa and interpretation of en&ncarin~ data. . , .*