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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTI@
Len Aleup A
Zxsoutlvti Secretary-Director
State Commission ror the Blind
Land Cifice Bullding
Austin, Texas /--A\
Dear Sir:
s irom'the Fed-
9&k&estfng the opln-
a antistion ;readrr'as
Qm t&is~ department whether Seo-
s~paeaad by the:Forty-second
sq3slcu’l931, ~W,O@ld,
pewit:.
pt ~Sndb irdm +ho~S&gal
0 ids the' .La&i+8ure ,i
federal .goye&ae'nt.'~and~,tag make,Trbports.:$~ ,~tbe ied-
era1 go+e'rment. We bel~ieve thtit.undir tha $tio~l-
siotis or-ssctiim 2 of the law creating ~ths Stata
Cods~.l.on for the Blind, the sa.ia State Co~i~ss~on
r honorable &On Alsup, Page 2
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for the Blind Is given the authority to aooept
-:.3unds~from th&federal government even though the
federal govertient is not specifically referred
to In the law.
Y3i.&a there is a~possibility that iraderal
lsgislatlon ,wlll be .~+sed the next few
writhing
weehe.lxi which this agency~m&y be given the au-
thorltyto administer, additional work. for the
blind raith .funds reoe%vLvd from the federal govern-
ment, y would apprecia,te your prompt reply to
thlrc matter.”
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T&s Department. held In opinion Bo. O-2070 that
“the estate Commission ror the, Ej.&$-has speoific statutory
authority to rdoeive girts, bequests, or devioee from inal-:
vldnale; as&oa&atlona or co~poratbons, and may spei3a thein
.l?i ad&#lant$a: Mth- ~the qrovlglgns’~,~~~th!h -k.alP.~,A.rtlole
*07&i !?p&+%i~;~~at~a -Qi.yfi :St&ntea. ,‘i in
authority .to denier ist0.a oontxaot entitled ‘~Wentral. Control
Plan” aa ~D@%I&?&hy the Utited States Offios-Q Educatfon,
Department of :the .InteriorL Aa the State. Coma&selon for the
Blind has a&dfi-o atatutory’au’thorlty~ to’raoaive gifts, bs-
qaests ,oxi devises dDm individuals, assooiations ~01‘corpora-
tbns, and may expend them In aooordanoe with the provisions .
of the Aot and as the Commission may also bake euoh measures
in oooperation with other authorities, as ‘it may deem advis-
abla for the prevention of bllndneae or conservation of eye-
sight, and in approplste oasse, fsr the eduoation of children
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anq'tha- vocatioraIlg@anoe of adults having seriously defect-
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iv& sight, it is our;opinlbn that the above stated question
should be ansv&re% .in.~the affirmative an&-la so answered.
In.oonneotion with the foregoing we direct your at-
bent&p..to our opipion 310. @-ii!J$i~~
with.referen~e to the pro-
oedure for the State %oml&sloh for:'the'.Bllna to follow In
rdoeivlng mcinles donated;' .;
Youra very truly
ATTOREEPGb3EML OF T&AS ,A.
APPROVED NMR19., X943
a/s
Ard.311 Wi&llams
AssIstant
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