Case Information
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bonon~l0 clKfor( B. Jones, Preeideat ,,“i, _ _-__ Texas Taokwloglaal collr~
Labboak, Tew \\
letter 0f SepteabW tblr deportment rhloh II of Major R. B. Cofpm, and aephor
. A., l rrbwd by our 8.c.T.c. atiiwtor olliag aa I otudsnt at fr 4 underatan4lae that otfloero Vatted Statw Army hate no lrecl statnaf that 1s to Jar’, w Ir& r~aldonoe. The crbovs aaatioosd
‘-:lcbip9a, in ooaaeotloa rith rlvsr end harbor kattera, dnd it ia my understanding
he has peadint orihna So? Srrviao ln thb Philip- I aa iniorabd that last yrar Its Or piab IaAandr. soa ~88,~ a’ student at one OS the sohw f P&tit’s Ed
223 - Eon. Ollffor3 8. Joma, ?a@ 8
k Tirglalr rhloh I baliate a ahr l mo oon- 08rrlon tr ha 8eM of uy afrtoerr.
“If $08 xlll bo $0 kln.U l icl ts,.oonstruo tha l boto wrrt1onor noipr6orl fu lrti, or ray otb r r l xlrtln( rtrtoto ror the bbnollt o? t&b
luatutt easo, ~0 &all be arakful.*
SfrturO, p. 894, oh.. lS6 RWiUd arTi 8tatE e 8# &tlOlO 86840) prorider (YorBOa'r la p4rt as fellou8r
V. h-oa l aoh aor-ro*ldoat rtrrdont, rho ro~lrtorr ior war. (18) l r moPa rrnorkr of twm hour8 of~uo r k u uouut l Qulvaloa;&fo eIaouat ohrgod rtudestr rrom Toxor
rohoolr b tho 8tato o! rhloh l a non- T
rorldrat rtodrnt &hall ba a nrldmt, ~14 amount to bo dotonined rrrd flxrh by the (overn-
board8 of tlka rororal lantltotlotu la rhloh 6a d rtodrntr out mgfetof, but la no wont rhall ‘“p mob anomt be 1~8 thrn that ohargod rtudaatr Protldod, houoror, that if
rarldrat la kur. arepa h shall k hold to k anoomtltu- thlr there rball bo trona! or v& from aw oauro oolloot8d $ros raoh non-rul&t tbkrtm l tudbat
o~ar uho roaldos out of St8to or who bar rrrlded rlthlo the Stato for a p+rlod or 108s than trolro (le)‘wnthn prior to 'dgto ot roglrtrrtloa.a
Tka MN “ruide”, rea1den0*w rnA a~omlollr* hrw born (liven trrfob mmniap aad shader of meaalng. Ia some inrtanoor tke bra oonstruod to k diffenot and is othorr t&ar are he i d to be ldentloal depondlry opoa tho ppwont sense are mplopd rhon oomlderrd l.~ tiioh thrr tamtbr with the rhole.oontrxt of a etatutor ft ~88 rfetsd a W& ~iJIiOSI \Ir thi# dOpWtMt, bbte6 So&m&W 13, 1935,
224 Bon. Cliftord B. Jonas, Psge S
addroartrd to Dr. Ii. Y. Bonedlot, that *roeldoa as uaad la this rtatate has tha 8~ aaaalnd as m60aioll~*.
Thla @aao ruliq web a8dr la Conioraaoo 6plnlon Xo.t99T, dated January 10, lOS6, Attocwr Os$eral@a Roporta 193.b 195d, 9. 114, dirested to sr. 8. Y. imodlot.
l?m etudeat la question bein8 lo&a than tmaty- Mdar the re8lprooal Ioo law ho on. (21) ~08x-8 or I &u&b 11~11~ in Toxna away from his 1s a aoa-mald~rrt a r imilt, lf hlr *fa8lly realdsa ip aaothu state*, or his faslly has rreld8d rltbio thlr 8tato fo r l porlod of tiae loua than tml~@ (12) aoatb prior tho date or re~lstratlon. 38 l Stm() !X’OB JOUT bttU fald]J thSt th@ this atudeat ha8 never msldsa In Toxna.
The 2cmiral rule at ooazcon law la ~811 ratab- llrhad that tho realaoaoa or daniollo of ra lafaat la ordiaarily that of the parent@. If tka fathor la lirlng, tha 4oalollo of the family sad tho ohlrd rollowa that of father. 9 R.C.I.. 84Ts Gal! a:& 9. I. Ryr 00. vr L~IO~B 109 Tox. 246 206 3. a, 95 5 A.L.R. 9181 Dmtorlr T. Wfa, (T.0.9, rose! 8s S. u. (eaj 841. Tour question 18 rppareLltly bared apon tha ae- tmptloa that oftiowa or tha united Ststu Amy hme no
legal roaldonao. ‘?tlth till8 ne oanaot ape. is aoao- IO timer broably rtwba all pmrolu at all time8 attat hnt* 8oaa ra8ldaaoo. Thlr la tsuo beoause the deriollr ot an individual until OS ori@ 4oalolla rearah ohanged. Ofiloora in the l t100 of~tho United States Trl 2 vr Trig2 (X0. rule. Ar8y are no wooptlon Karr a f (Iowr 19271 1931) U d. tL (2d) 5634 Karrlr t* 2l5 II. :n”. 6611 Salt v. Shsilar, lb To&. Supp. 856; =iealoy v4 Vnlted St-stea, ‘I Pod. Supp. 434. in TrfgS v. Trl& auprar
It t6tad *It mat be ~oncodod that plalntlfr was a of Celifornla when he entered the army ruldent ln 1919, and that hi8 Io+yA raaldenoa would be presumed to fenala tke l me until ohsn@d. How- etor, It la rqoally trua thbt lr rto Jn- then oa tho part OS !I soldier to l ff8ot~allf eblllty obanga hla’iorlbrnoa aa (I oltlzbO if he 80 da- alroa.”
225. - lo questton, we quote tb the etude& follonirq lrngu* a froa omaa v* etoyrll ,(T*C*A. lQ)s), 64 Bi 1. f 84) bdot *x0 better 68rwti0n lrr8 ~OXI gbO8
os~‘reai4eno4’ tE@B tEat g,l*ea by, Clrault ftldg. arnkiru la 80 GarneUL, WI P.‘b?I, 68 a. a. &. (05, 406, where thr routt 88ldl
R88%d~AOS bra k8A dOfiA*d t6 ‘ti b BhOO rvhora a pereon’ I8 riaa, without bsbltati~ a4 preaoat intratloo of zwuori~ thenrma. the plaoe rhere one her
It ia loat bf.learfng so qulrd l pmnnAaAc Eom an4 rameta to another enho non rmmaai, an4 gala04 la rush am plaoe anho nenden-
renalnlng . . The tosm la aa alastlo em, and 7 4 . dirriaot~ or role* dstinlflon~ The aenao in whioh lt a ould be ursd la oontrollad r by r0rtmm00 to the objeof, Da ~8anlna 18 de-
andent @pan the ahunaatan~a tbra eurround- L the parson gpoo tlir oheraqtar of work to be perfomd, upn vaetkr Es lb48 I idly or a ho80 io rrrotbr plam, and lugolt upon kia present intention.*
The length or abaeno9 trOa donloll 0i or&ln uoail6 not Eo eontrolling where the naoersary an8 otbr airawt~no*a intention iadioatlnu 6 ahang* In the oam Barr18 or reeldenoe ar8 sot plbaent, v. I hr rla, l upr#‘, one or the pert188 g.rdustod frcm aohool la ~~.Mol~ea im 1889 and wbnt #oat ii t* f.i solbaoqwntl~ ho was tranaforre6 to muq mllltarl poet8 lnaludw the Phlll~plnr Ialrnda nnd tEa Panama IA 19eb ha was traaaferrd Cannl Zone. from the PaBaas Canal ZOM to Fort Bdc8, Naea~, rhero he raa ststlonsb It wsa held that hk rml- thr tlma of the trial, at bsnoo was atiS la Iowa, inor ho newer had the intontlon to eatabllah another nsldenoe mea uer. not of hla ova volition rnd ti lirod on the r~8~rWhlOn8r
IA Coafonnae O~lnlon Pi. 8977, dated January 10, 1936, upra, earoral quemtioaa oonoeral~ th* rest- deaoa of Aray Offiosr8 *6ce Maven4 iA OOASt~Ul~ Art101e 26840, aquote thr pwtinsnt parta ot o-plnlonc
Hon. Clifford 8. Jones, Page 8
*Aa rry oiflorr oan have legal rorldenae la Texas for tee purpo8ee under tha terns and prorialona 0r thr atutute In quastloa, TEo general prlnolplea 6rternInlng his resldanoo ore the l me es thoas drtermlnIn& the raaldenoe aof other person. The bone fide intention axny orrloar would larg.17 ooatrol the que8tloa of realdenoe in oonneetlon with the statute la queatlon.
“Of oourae, he iould hsvr to oomply rlth 26848, and would ham provialona OS Artlole to realde wlthln the State of Taos for a period of time of at laaat twelve (12) month8 prior
to the date oi raglatratIon or the student be- form ha would be entitled to be olaasIrlad so aa reaelve the benefits or a rsaldent or the State of Texas.
“(1). The realdenoe l tntua under the to of an army oifiaer who la t&erred statute tetlonod ror t least la Texas and rho has been so stationed twelve (18) wntha prior to the his &nor ohll- raglatrrtloa ln the Unlveralt~ drrn would depend largely upon the bona tide of the anay orrloer. lntantlon
*If a boAa iid0 intWltiOA ~86 beoom a raaldent of tha State or Texas when ha so aorrd to Texas we see ao reason why at
end of tnOlv8 tie) month8 hla minor ohlld would nat be entitled to raglater la the Unlverslty as a resident rtudaplt. fr an aw oriloer has bean In "(2).
Taxsa ror leas than tralre (12) month8 Prior to the ohlld’s re letration in tha UnlY0rSit7 or TOXOS, the oh1 d oould not be OlaSsifl8d f as a resident student beoause or the rpaalrio
partloular provision oi ArtIole Z6640, 3. 3. S., xhloh prorldes a student ir a non-rasldent unless he has resided in Tern (12) tnelre months prior to the date of raglatratlon. diaO8 a minor oblla~a domlolle ia that OS its ~~~tnta *6 Eon. ClIffor b. Jones, Page b length or time of rorideaoe Uia
perenta rould dater!&u under this statute. *If, however, et the time of the mv;n$ the rr;rt offfoet to Texas his Intention uaa
to make Tex:.~ hi-a doAloil8, th8A et the 8~6 ot tu@,Zto (1Z) aaoatha otter ha has beoono 8 reeldmt ot Texas, hla alnor ohlld oen reglatar es 8 resident afudant,
"(Sl. The m8ldenO8 olraaltloatlon at an orrloer right bs l rio otad by his leg01 rae denae at time he anterod the arag. On- ‘“3 lqsa he had 8oAe raeron to ohange his laoe or.
realdinoe, whioh would hove to 'be ooup ed wlth P both rma 8na Inteatlon, his plaoe of rrsiaenoe lqal resldenoe et the tlmo wmld k that of hls he ontorsd the am. Most 8~ ofrloera ratati their leeal realdance rblob: they had et tho tlao they enterod tho amy, but tbia $8 not man- datom or oaaptrl80~. If aondltiona wse to ohanga or r60t8 nero to shirt rhanln they 60- aired ohange their raaidonoo, there is no- thing under the low to prevent then fropp dolag so9
Fur do not think they ao\rld arbltraril~ ohooaa out a atata a8 thalr plaoe of raaldenoe without o?5a foot8 whloh xould pannit thOA t0 do ao, but lr roots were auoh es would petit them to beoonn 8 maidont end it their Intention ot 8’ aertcrti Potato,
use to boom8 8 real- dent of that etato, thon there would be 00 reason why they 00p.la not so. lf an ormy orrloer stationed in
“‘(4). Texas eatrblIaher plaoe nhero he la etatloned but not on the -a hoti ror hia CaaIlJ la tha ~orsrnment resa:ratIon, lr hir bona ride in- 0r tentlon was that or beoorlng 8 resident the State oi Trxes, he ronld be entitled to the benefits oi 8 rerldont oltlrOn Mdar this atetuta after ha had bsoomo a realdent of tha lli) moatha Bteta Foxes for tuel?a rlor to the regtattatlon la the uln vereltr of % f 0x68 ef *7 . .
Eon. Cllfrord B. Jones, Ysco 7
his alnor ohIldrra.
*A8 la deteraialng maay of the qaaatlonr aeked in thl8 of the army letter, the lntsntioa otfloer.roold largely (rovera. If ea array offleer who hao rerved
"(6). for one or more ybar8 in Texas followed by one or aoro yearo of ervlae out of Texzr, ho mar lnmtdiately alair the banefit of Texas rerldentr ror a minor Oblld if rt tba tima he u48 in To1138 he artabliahed hi8 legal re8ldOaor in Teraa and did not abandon his legal raoldenoe when ho aoved ant 0r TOv38.
93. It 18 our oplalon that the general rules and prlnaipler do~loilo8 fovsrn1n.g retfdeaaer a5d
eeaerally would appljto an otrioer xbo 18 olasslflod 4s 4 505-l%8ldent of Texas.
If ooadit$on8, ooupled *ltb latsatlon of the 0rr;04r, aia not obange hi8 legal reridanoe from the rtate in whloh he was a resident et the tlm he enl18tb4d, then, of ooursb, he would bb al48eiried 84 a msldeat 0r the rtato rroa whlob he 4allrt4d; butt If iaot8, and alroua- 8t4Xl008, 000~1e4 rith hi8 illt85tiOll8, ohmged hi8 pl4Ob of r@sfdeaOeI, then hb would bb 0148slSied aooordlng the rtete Mder tbo elroumstaaoer whlob olaiaed hia a8 a rertdent,
-TO do aot tbiak that aa army offioer oould arbltkarllt plok any 8tste In the Union hf8 plaoa ot r4rl44aoe, li ha bad nbvar been 8tatloaed them, that an army oftloar or tiad never lived tbora, but M do think
oaa ohaua hi8 rO~I60500 iron the atate iroa rhloh he enllrtad if ho n- 4i&38 in a st:te end at tba tin0 of hi8 lW8ld4504 in the tald Btsts la hi8 lntentlon ohoose it irtate a8 hi8 lee01 renldonoe.'*
It i8 our opialoa that the revldeaos a nlnetbea ye&r old 8oa or an army orfloer 18 15 the 8tote resl- danas of hle father. The raslceaoe father 18 pre- auned to be in the rtste or his residenoe wtea he entered the ormy, however, it may be oha5pd ln aocordaaoe with tb4 rules herein dlroussed.
Eoa. Clifford B. lowa, Psgr 8
Tbr faot8 84t out in your letter 4re aPI 8UfiiOi45t for U8 t0 04tb~OriO4lfy rtetb the 2'88id8508 tile 8tUdenf 15 qaeotfon, however, wu trwt tint our diaoobsloa will snabla you 4ppl.t the reolprooal fba 1st~ in tbfr ia8tmoo.
IOUr 7.q tZ’Uly BY
A88iS tdllt ECOrBT
J..;TCRW GENR'k4L OF TEXAS