We ue la mpipt of yqy latter .of.,Septqba~ 5, W3pF In which you mquest aa op2aion of thii Dqwtaee 6” to wZIsther or not a member of. tbs coonty -6 of .truetece may alab hold’t&x&?flce of tnmtee fbr an.~~~~chool6l&rict. "

Ths use Which you cite in your letter, .Tbon+s, et al. V. &r- nathy,Co+y.LlIMJndepe$a$ Bchqol Di~rict,.290'8:W.. 152, In in.polat. In.fhln ce+tba Cdr@ippqfAppealq brildtbat.oSLparsmcouldnot holdbot&theoffi~sof schooltrustee aadaldemanbft~ ci$y; despite the fact that the office bf..k&xA tiustekvas not ~,,ofSic~ of emilumat. The court held that the4 .mtdes or the two 0rrb~n w0r0 *03npatibh ens to,'tbe other andthersfore the mm permn wodd not be.eliglble to bold both. This we uaS followed bythe Waco Court of,Xvll AXrpealr in the EILSS Or Ih@0, Bt al. V. Ol.S?JiU Rose j2epaOUt &boo1 DiqriCt RO. 1, 50 8. W. (26) 375. In this ca6e the court imid as follows:

%dectfra cq law, tba ssme &on c&L& I& two incontprtibl~ 'offlcas -- t&It $S, OffiCel, tk~dUtb?S or which conflicts or q iacone.ist.urt.*

The tcet.wblch.is,laiQ. down by our courts is, therefore;whether or not tho 0rfi0.0r t~stee or a sc~l diatr+t:is incorqpstibie with the other +ficc.vhi&the bame person wishes to hold. '~

J.uthlr'.casa w's have tha em perrrcqtqixig to holdboththe office or tnmt(ra~0r sn’i.ndemt and meplber 0r.the m0ol dirtri* couuty board of famte+s. Uhllethe county bdof .trustees &sin& exercise thb s&r&~ over the ind+n&nt school dlrrtkicta that. it does over the t&?nnmm so&o1 distriote, +U it'd&s e&&e s&b control as would .qsk~ i$m twb offices ~bsro mnight %mmpatible. .x3iie very &od Of this i6. wt Out iI& &Pt,iCh .&6 Or tw ‘Redire& civil &%tUteS CXS#Qh of Texas, .vbichArticle reads as follows6

Emorable Cbarlea~S.:~, Ppep !2 (O-l396)

“W child &elt.lly enlal6u in ay di8trict or lade- pandcntbi~rict,aqybyo~roft~counfynrptrint~, be bal+~d

to the 6nmUmnnt of any otbr illstriCt 'or.

inbpszrdrnt dtmtrict intha 6sm countyppogaer$ttenap- pll@&nofthe&ent orgwr~orpersonhsvinglsrful contro'of wchcbild, flledwlththe qo#y superintea@t; proridrdthstimS.~ltri~for~~~~dirtrictbe~ di6+tiwfi0awith anytmuyfer mtb+bytba county 6uperfn: ttm&at o;r ~-3rc6i8~ch 8ctionto tbs coullty.board of true06 0r oaid county who l b qll have the right t0 anqel and csnceltbetqsferalloee4bythe cowttysupe~i&endent.

'The dppllapt r4l.l at&a iq uid application t&at it 16hirbom fi&eUte&ioato sendsuld.childtotbe school tovhicAtbet~ibrir~rked~

"&oat& certification of the tnuufr of e child, from cm districtzto another Utrict, bytlwcourrtg super; intB~.ti.thu county.,gl~~~t~ chlla recllles qt the tims or tbetnp?fer, the State Depqttmsnt,of I++lon ~hnll tnrthodwt the Stgte Weaurer to pay m slirwtly the per up&t* t&rtl~j in ItrU6po4&nt dlstrlctr or fivehuadmd(~).orarqre schoUst~cpopulotion,tbths diotricLtoyhi@ ~ch+il~I~tqo+sfe+ehjmid in'&.

other dlat~ctr, to.couz&y Bup@iiiItendeutr, to b8 paid bp him to @a M~lrn ulBtrict?;-to which, such ga+wl "4 trsmf~d~'p&rl&ed, ti triwfer sh&be'rdo &or A-l&F

+&p Mm statue abokqnt out a&ili~ebetvieen echool &~Wictr ovwtz-sm6fe~ and over *ha rscef.pf'pg.the per Capita appor- tid by t6s +h001 ditirict 'becaw of BT+C& $raqfez, would be'ap- paalmltotheboardoftrusteea. To allow &a6 p.sr#on to act aa (L true- tee of oae of the:disWgts aud also to serm aa~ a m+ber of the board or truotws of -the county wwi&d be to allow ~9. InteytBd psrty to act as arbiixator mr dtrputs6 b&man rchool atstrf@G There i6 110 queer- ticn but what tbs two offices la thip iast+cb are lncompntlble an& ln- ccasistenf one @h@a ot@er. , It is the opinion of thir Departmn~, ,tbe~foie, tljat a ma-

bcr or the county bs4a: of tnmte+ psy cot all, how the office of trus- tee r0r m ladepenAant school +qtrlct. APPmvRD

APPROVZD SEP lk, 1939 WY tnllj Y@=@ o?nvxoR ATJ!~ocsww,~oFTRxAs /s/ oaald c. l&m By /s/ Billy Ooldberg Bflly Uoldbe~u &tl?roRRIzy ORRRRAI. m. !c@As ASsl+ti’ BO:RS:M