OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Isarah16, 1939
Bonorable Emmett Wilburn
County Attorney
oanter , Terse
Deer Sir; Opinion No. 0
Wb 6rb in mcsipt 0
reQlddn@ the epiIiiOlA Of th
whether a eomw5nsahool ebt
flrmt may sign a taaahes*r 6
the tru8tsae that is remaining
1 distrlat or
oonaolidatsd 11 ba** autlaarit~
to m&b aontr not ti emore of
uperlntendeatr ) rnd
lstriotlror aonmalidah&
d that maoh oontraota
8upsrintbndbnt. 80 aon-
61 until the newly
taken the oath ot offtee,
, Pan. 1, p. Ml,)"
t harrheretorore hsM that mid Aat 28 oon-
e caption la rufffaientto &ivb aMAo* of
what the Aot
Prtor tQ the briaetaentof Artlolo B’9Mky it 48 wtablirrhad
that 00m0n sohool trwtmm ha4 the power to em3ioJ toaohem ret
the term of sohaol 6uooe~~~ their t*xm of offis aad their mo-
oe8eora would be boUna thereby. It wan 80 ho&d In Pq ot PearsaU
V. 1810~116,(T. 0. A. 1899) !%J 8. 1. 939. UnQ.r tm lhtt Of db-
olsions, trubteo8who bed brrtm defutd, 6l&nsd teeobsrs’ aontraotb
labsepuwt to the ~Lectticmat wbieh they were Befmd+d an4 rrntit
Bon. Watt Gilburn, Fiaroh16, 1939, Page r!
their auaoeaaore qudlfied and;took the oath of office. LUler
Y. Smiley, (T.C.A. 19X5, Zrit Hetau.4) $5 6. i. (2) 419.
It will be noted that the limitationpreaeribo% 1s that
no contra@. may be slgmi until the m elected trustee has
qualifleQan6 taken the oath of offloe. &4-Q there oan be
no mwly sleeted trueteo until after the sleotion on 'theiXrst
Saturday -1 in eaah yam a~ provided by .Artiole2745.
238 pl8in Wording of drtiole ;~%WI indfOate0 that the eril
whiah the Legislatureinterrdsdto roamdy was the occasionalpraotias
oi dbieatod aobool trtmteee joining with a minority cm the new boarQ
in slgnlng mmtraet8, oontrarJ to thm erprossedwishes of the
aleotorato, before the newly lleot.4 truatso oould qualify on
8~8~ rlrmt.
It is the opinion ot'thf8 deptwtmaat that a aosaxonsohool
( Lb tr trwtea,
let .wh h
o ar re
o ?o tiiolxpiree
o oilU&y lst, may
join with one of the remainin& trwtemm and ezaoute valid tsaohem*
ormtraetm’for the next year, prior to the sleatlon of the new
trwtbo. But the boar6 of trwka8 may not oontraat with taaoher8
at&baeQaentto the date oT the eloatlon of the now trustee and prior
L to tha time au& new trkutee qualiSle ati take the oath of office.
Youru rsry truly