'TIXJCATI-OIZNEY GENERAL
OF ‘%-EXAS
Hon. Homer P. Rainey,President
Universityof Texas
Austin,Texas
Dear Sir: OpinionNo. O-4555
Re: Form of oath requiredby Section
2, Senate Bill 38, Acts 47th Legis-
lature.
We have your letterrequestingthat we preparefor.you a form of'affidavit
meetingthe requirementsof Section2, Senate Bill 3, chapter617, Acts
RegularSession 47th Legislature,which sectionreads as follows:
‘Sec. 2. Exemptingforeignvisitinginstructors. refugees
and ppliticalrefugeesfrom conqueredcountriesfrom the'
prapfsionsset out in Section1 of this Act,~andproviding
that such foreignvisitinginstructors, refugeesand political
refugeesfrom conqueredcountriesshall file an affidavit,cm
form to be prescribedby the AttorneyGeneralof the State of
Texas, stating,among other things,that they are not members
of the Communist,Fascistor Rasi Parties,nor members~ofaqy
Bund, or any affiliatedorganization, and furtherstatingthat
they will not engage in any un-Americanactivities,nor teach
any doctrinescontraryto the Constitutionand Laws of the
United States of Americaor of the State of Texas.“
We prescribethe followingform to be used for foreignvisitinginstructors
coveredby~section2 of the Act:
*The state Of Texas
county of Travis
"Beforeme the undersignedauthorityon this day personally
appeared who, being by me duly sworn, on
his oath says:
"My name is . I am a citizenof
a countryconqueredby the Axis powers.
I am a visitinginstkctor in the Universityof Texas.
Hon. Homer P. Rainey,President,Page #2 O-4555
"I do solemnlyswear that I sm not a member of the Communist,
Fascist,and Basi Parties,or either of them; that I am not a
member of any Rund or of any organizationaffiliated with a
Bund or with the Hasi, Fascist,and Communistparties,or
either of them; that I am not employedby nor do I serve
in any manner the Communist,Nazi, and Fascistparties,or
either of them.
"I furthersolemnlyswear that I will not engage in any un-
Americanactivitiesand that I will not teach any doctrine
contraryto the Constitutionand laws of the United States
of Americaor of the State of Texas.
"Sworn to and subscribedbeforeme this
day of A. D. 1942.
Rotary Public,Travis County,
Texas."
Yours truly
ATTomEYGEltEmLOFTEXAS
8/ R. W. Fairchild
BY
R. W. Fairchild
Assistant
APPROVED APR. 27, 19&'
s/ Grover Sellers
FIRST ASSISTAliT
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