OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Dear 3lrl Opinion Ro. O-W64
lb: FaBlnenoc n&remeKm for
former r8o~plent~of Fublla
XS8lShllOQ
This solmovleQgQa'noQ%pt of your
part at uhloh reada a8 rou0w8t
.
,
. A went to aube for
ng or lnlnlng property.~
hQ lntQnbQ6 to q-
aomplatlnp;the tr\ns-
iihflehe wfu5out
Xhile in Cuba hQ ob-
ed A job wlfh the urrit6aStStQS Uoorern-
ot8ntend xWminQ6 in Ouba with this emplOp
mcrntuntil ??eoember,1945. It lpcoQStablished
tha'hs had a0 lntantion of sbandmlng hi8
Texas rssidenae and aQaQptQa the job for
tbe *duration*with intentims of mtorning
to the State.
Honorable Soha H. Ulntera, Page I!
*Ii Mr. A 18 rrqalred to mln in the atate fbr
twelve (lS) montha oontin~ady dter his arrival In
the Stata, that la, until Deoabor, 1946, k wlll hate'
ruliilled the one yew n8lawme ntpbe6ent baIBa;atQly
preoedlng the ffllng ot th8 lwllocrtlon. ti6ahe boon
peamltted to reapply upon hia return to tb 8kte ho
WOda hte h68 8UffiQient SW8iaMOQ t0 60apl.JWith the
rive (5) ye6r out of tjh8alne (9) p6r re8laonoe re..
qulluiault.3y re~ulringhim to Mib in the Stete for
one full par, that is, utll Deoember, 1646, he dll
h-e at the 8am time lost one rear neoe88ary to oocllply
with the rim perloG af'tlmereprea for -rid-00,
aud oaohyearm hQ@M l yeme ~8idOMO ho lo808
a yur out of the fire ,(S)year porlod nhloh Wenr that
he h88 to actaally maal in the St8te for tire (5)
year8 oontlnuou8l~. In other word8, ha uoold no b0
eU&blc until Mmaber, 1950.
.
*2. .Xra. T,. a formr reolplentof 030 age
ausl8tanoe,~8.6e lii81vry rrsiaent.or
thQ Stats Of Tm.8. ShQ wailreaQi~;n~
ae8lstmoe until Alylst I, 19SQ. In
1939 her ~at.@tar,who pa8 a reela6nt
-ad o&m, mbruk8.~~otlrloU b8r or he,
11hl#C& Our raolplontwent to OMlm lh
. order to help-oen for fh* daughter until'
8h6 had lWOOVeT@; - th6 l'6Q;pfSBt
lest the state she had no intention or
lbandonlrtgTuea m8iffw0s :butehe aatl- *
!
She haa never beeri out or
the atat**entlL 8W 1Ut Lp 19S9. .Uhon
thf8 fOmer mQ%D;QBt tiU=tba t0 th0
Stefe oi TQxaQ in Januy, 1946,.*he rQ&"
ap;rma.f0r eQ818tanQeitinaat tbnt tlmQ
8tated that hw Ilauerhter
haa kept her in
%bX'O8h a&nrt hOrwiShO8 bOd?Zg OX- 8
plained to hortlmt the m&tin with !
whom 8he to?drlrJ iiti ai& not WJBt hQr
qml Ma lntor8q?todher..-1 80 that 8he
had na ao.r-nunleation from the Texba, role-
tir*.
-trThb roaror m@lut 488 bean out or
the State ooatluuotul~fmna Aogrut 19S9
uatll Jentmry 1946. Thorefom, 8he not
only will ham ta meclttbo rri8idMoc1 TQ-
qulrumnt ror the On8 par period, but
abe will bawe to be p!vmloall~ premnt
in the Steta for a 8Ub8tOOtiOlportlon 0r
the five year pWlod wbiah dll amn that,
tador the pment polloy rhe oamsof be re-
utma ~ntii ha-x7 ihi.
-18 daotlon U of the Pub110 welf8m Aat rlex-
lble uwu$hthat tha DQpQrtmQnt night llbanllti
It8 pOliOid# 80 a8 t0 mlt the nilutetemont ot
the8e peopb imeaiete r7 upon their return to the
sratet /
."a vim Of the pmti8iOB in the Eelf8IW LaW
lstnaatloj the Depertud to eoxutrue the Law
llbolrlly, Js it not psalblo for the !hpartment
to examine the raator8 In th8 lnaltiaual oa8e8 8m-
liar to tho88 ati s8ka It8 deol~lon In 8ooordanoe
wlth aeotlon 41 0r the PUbuQ wolrere Aot witbmt
harlng to oonaldor the rarlaenoe reqUireImd8 ror
a no= lppllaaat? In othorum4s, do you eonstrue
sUt;OB 4i Of the R¶biiS Be-n Aet U pWD&ttlng
th8 state Depertarat Of Publle Woltsro to m~k
flalblo llll.8Ud XW@l8t;OB8 l'Q~X'diX@~8idMOe
XV1qUlre~~8nt8 Of fOrI!IOrrOdplOZft8 UithOPd mpmt
to the pnylslom rel8tlre to th8 re8ldenoc require-
mata r o rodglnal lpplloant83
7oar oaasid8ntlon and opinim will be
greqtly,appreoletqcI.W
We bolleve thet our Oplnfon Eo. 0-4494, of which rou
hare a aopy; cin8wea both-of the80 raot 8itMtiOQ8. We quote rrck
-6Q 3 of thin Oplnlon:
*&plyflI>hu~ priSKilj& to tb ~faaot 8;ttu-
tlon It 18 our opinion that the appll-
oent not mat the requlmt8 or @aetua&rm8-
fa both thou r~trutdorm the applioante ham rot bQQn
phy8ieaUr prQ8ut rar uw part 0r the tiom parlob, alld their
re8son8 fo r lb8enco arhatentlon to xQtura se&3 no Qliiel*nee.
Artlole 696~. reetien8 16 an6 to pmrlda ln part a8
fOibJW8 I
sec. le. *Aueihame ahall ba given PndOr the
prorldotu of tblr Act to any needy bliag lmreon whoa
Honorable Johu H. WInfen, Page 4
yun aad- the nln4 (9) pan fme6latol~ presed-
i5g the 68te0slp ltUa tiOQ, ln6 Who ha8 -Id&i
In thf8 Stat0 eontPauuuu~ for one (1) yur &ue+
Iatel.1prw*d~ the 68to oi lpplIe8tIoa; ..-
aeo. Eo. -Old &e AUi8tMoo 8&d1 b0 gi.d
e56er trio proa8ioQ8 of this &et to 84 QU6y pe*
80Q:
“(3) Wh8 h88 rUidWi IQ th8 St8te Or TeX88
\ for rl*e (a) year8 or a0n within tba lm8t dn8
(9) mn P?oO~;QIJ the da0 0s hi8 8ppliMtiOQ
for W858t8QO4 - hu r88idOa IQ the 8kt8 of
TOX88 OOlltiSlUOti4 rOr OR0 (1.) y-r iSWdi~t8l.t
9-4861lk9 - lpplh8tiOQ; ..-
&t1810’3, 804tt45 Sib, %.i k8tltUtl05, pX.ldbd
in p8l’t a8 iolbU8:
. pro~Idulturtborthttha nqaireaenti
rut
8hall.QU8r 88 I.488 tlaQ nn (8) yun durln8
th8 Ql58 (9) VU'8 icPPrd18t81f pXW~O8dili$
th0 8p
pli88tiO5 rOr 0m4gS 888bt81148 8Qd 4021tiQ~4~8l~ '
ror~mo (1) ,rar,ir*&tely pre4rdiw 8u4h 8p-
pllmtfon.'
btiOl0 3, %UtiOQ 518, -X88 C%XUtitQtIUE, rhi4h
uadOd 3Uti.Q dlb iQ lti8, prOTi688 IQ p8l’t 88 tOlbU8%
“The LO$i8~tlUO 8-1 h4V8 the per, br
mUZ8l &W to protide,
8QbjOOt to lLait8tiOQ8
8ad ro8tfi4tiUQ8 her.ln O.Qt8iQ8d, l
4Qd 8-h other
liBlit8tio58, n8triotioQ8 4Q6 T4(rul8tiOQ8 48 =r by
a8 L&8lmAtO b0 d40@ 4XpOdi4Qt for 888189
t8rrae to, ard ror the paput 0r 888i8kQoa to:
"(1) Heo4y ued peX8onm rho 8ZS MtUl bolu
rid0 OitiShU 0s ?4~48 8~& WhO 8X-O 4VU th0 MO Of
8ixtr-ftTe ((lb) M; PrOTidti thd U 8Wh a88%8-
Woe 8h8ub4 pI& to anyI.Imata or uwsteto mp-
port& Ilutltatlon.Ml10 8eoh Inaate, or k, lnr per84Q
Who 8h411 Q4t hTe 84tMUr ZUidOd ill %@X48 ior 8t
b88t ii+0 (5) rUT8 dOdQ& thb Qi.EO(II) PW I-d-
i8tely jbTeOe&iagth8 8pfib8tiOQ tar 8Udr 888i8taQM
8od 005tiQtlOU81~ tOr OR0 (1) rUr ;~~8tel~ PnOd-
I* mauh 8pPlh8tiO5~ PlXWidd th+ tb -Xi- WY-
Unt p8r ronth SZOEI 3t8t8 rUJtd8 8hli QOt b0 IW4
than henty boll8ra ($eO),pu mnth.
;,. *
Bormrrble Soha H. Winten, P8ge 6
g(8) Rudy blfnd perso& rho l ro aotual bon8
rid0 oItIaen8 4r fex88 8ad 8XW our th8 rgO 0r
tWMt+OO8 (tillyUl'8; pZUTid8d that M 8uOh U-
8I8klrsO 8h8ii b8 id t0l4 i5e0 or 0.u~stat0
8U&I9OItd iMtitU trOU, Whl)i8 8e8h iJ%Mte, Or t0
w p8S80Jla0 8h8l1 Jl8t h8Te 8Otdlr r48Idd
-! IQ %X88 8t b88t fiT0 (6) yeU8 duriu tb nine
(9) year8 LIPldImtoLyprrSodI4g tb 8pplIoatI4n
ror 8uoh a88i8t8480 8Qd eontlQUw8l for OR8 (1)
~YUr hlUdi&t81~ pl-844diag 8t#h 8m IiO8tiOll...*
tho
It I8 olur rr0lll r0mh30ingth8t both th8 toauor
8Qd pXU8eOt oOMtitUtiOQ81 pIVBTi8iOQ8 M& AX%iOlO em0 84t
ep aortain minimum re8ideno8 luaol2uMat8 rhloh mud bo met bo-
for0 U3y ~88i8tMM 06Jibe (IITO&L until th68e #ldlII~ XWQair4-
-It- 8?‘4 Wt, tiW 8ktO tiprrtaurf h88 QO di8OOTtiU.M~ p4UT8 .
&or Suti.8n U ot Artlole 69be, 8lb3 864tion SS or that Artlale
UOUid 5Ot Op8mt8 to n&U08 th8 riti0Ura T4fdlWQ8Qt8 84t Pp by
th8 COatitUti00 UltbSt8tUt8.
.
After 8uOh w XU8ittUQti81 lU a-8 h6TO b0On
IL&, th0 St8t.ODqj4rta44t h68.04ddenblO & 84MtiO5 M&Or
SUti.OQ 41, 88 to Uh@thU 6 pU8OQ i8 tUpOr*l’il~ sb84Qt Or hU
lotbd Oilt Or th8 st8te, b448U.80 th468 MM phifly IE8ttU% Or
raot ror th6t Departmoat t4 pa88 upon.
‘wO,.th8nrOu, hala t&It th8 8pplIO84t8"~4r'~th4 rO?O- -
gOi8& faOt8 8F4 5CJt 85tit186 tQ 888hhQO8 8Bd U5QOt nOOiT0
8uOh until r68ide6tid lWQUiNOlit8 8X8 40rpli86 dtb, 8Q4 that
aeotlonr 53 6nG 4l ot Artlole 6Sbo sumot nduae 8aI4 nlaiaum
ZO~U.irOQMt8Of tho COQ8titUtiOQ 4nd 8titUt88.
3otrrutth8tthsror4$Diqd rullyan8wro four quoo-
tion.
Toen Tery truq
8r /8/ RiUh8ti 8. Coaks
h8i8knt
Ap XUbTOd Jul 1, 1946
00Pl 8p esr
Aotlna Attormp beil0z81or Ten8
APPIWTO~: Opldon CosxaIttee
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