Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Hon. 0. 3. 3. Elllagson Osnarsl Kaaager
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4r dir6atly or indiraa017, is htka E&eta, or auy ocauatytheza- -7 1bW 9M86d ‘bXl%B~ th6 t6Xm haV6 b46n &6Ot4d.* 8111 487, ihot* of t&a Fortpslxth l&816- is tb6 baat4ral b696Tkearlktd kpproprlaahh $111 tur4, 96486d ior the Warrant bimnha. Th6 699?09ri~tdQX~ ior th6 TOX%C~ Frfaott 87Et0i~ 6Ontaia6 Und6lr the h66d%St~ %61i¶t4U6LIO6 and m1~6061~l.an60u8* the ?d.l6dtx& tuo it@!@@ *2 BOU. 0.5.5. Zllln~son, psffa Zit
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*0I'OO6l'166 * I I& $180,0~.00;liY68tOok, f64cd lUld 846d t + + ~9!5,000.00*
Tb6 p~rOh%s6 Of lit68tOOk for 6cting pm90666 fell8 with,in th6 OhdfliiiOStiO% Of -~066ri66*, W3116 jurth%me for work 8nd breedin pu+ thb liY6mtouk ~~666 603X?dl witbin tha ooveraga Of th6 it6a @l terntook, f f426d 6tld S66d". The pWWh%06 lir66took by th6 8t4t6 Frlaon .3yst.&n would be by vtEtU6 6t 6UtbOrit7 and funds by S.B. 487. oottferrtd
Th6 uOnmtitutiOn%l Jnhlbltion 00Dt6la6d in J&t& al6 ?i, Piir6griph 16, ot o? T6x66, 6bot6 the Ooniltitution qUOt66, WOVld a$'+917 t0 6 OOUfr*Qt iOr th6 8616 Of 11V6- st00k to th6 St&t4 Prison SyJyet6a b7 a a4nbsC oi th6 ?bxas LsgislatuP4 undsr the Otaeral L?sQartmntal @9r0- PriatlOU Bill ps356d dU?itIu th6 tttrp Of th6 ht~f616ttW6 for wbloh ?,ho latter wwt 6le6t66. Th6 tin6r61 D69art- nsnta1 Appropriation Bill in this inStan S.B. 489 tall8 Within tb6 purV16W Of th6 pbrSS6 "an;l l6W p6866d dxzlng th4 tarm of whloh h6 shall hare been 616otsd.* -X4 think that t&6 int4tRtiOn Of it ep&WeBt
th6 aboY Ql6tl56 Qt COnatitut~On *aa to ab- aolutsly pro!;lblt any $eraon Ron entarln8 into a uontr6ot with th6 state or uountp authorised by 6t6tUt6 passed by l%$l6l%ture of &lab oar- taln person *a6 a sxmb%r.*
CGWiii~!%C~ CFXBXGX ot the A'.tOrtiaY o&n6r%.l*6 D6- plrtzent. NO.
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* e * u a person who w%6 a I&ember of th6 Lag- lcrlature at the tima of the 6naotmaat or whaa ksown ae the Sot6 :'l&hwq Caaalsalan Law oixld aot lawful17 m%ko a aontrtot with a ooun- t7 for road oonstruution work inrolri~ iun66 awarded eaah oounty by th6 atnta ??.ighw67 Oom- mlselon. 36 think 016% thst a person who '106 a *3 Hon. 0.f.S. Elllngaon, puge 3
msaber of the Sate Senate at tfie tleo ai the enaotment of the law approprlatin(t re@atration teea to the 3tete r'igt*ray CdsPlon would not oontreot with a oouity whom funds q- lawfully propristd by ma& sot are to ba l xpeaded. An act 18, 0r ooursm, e~proprlatloa e law. tie seotion 6, krt101o 8, sat* conob~t~tlon.* It
1s our opinion that It would bo violetire or ttie Conatltutlon or Taxa8 6eotlon 10 or dkrtlolt for m., a ammbar of the hglelature to ee$l llro8took to the Tcxes Prison Syetta ?i&rou&h the other mmmodlty Boerd 0r c0r;trol or to my other stat0 mp8rtmt dma the authority r0r ptuotmeo Is oonferrrd en4 the pay ror lireatoek or other ooemodl~ lr qpre- nonor prlated under the General D@partmentel Approprl&tioa paaeed during theters ror whleh utd member or the Bill wa* elected. Leglelature
Tr::etlag thet we have fully anowere4 yeur inquiry,
we ore
?our8 very truly lrl?mtsm acar%RAL O? TX&3 Inal. Board 0r aoatrol a.+3: (with enolorura 6.02 (rlth enoioeure Q0mptrolluc of state
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APPROVE~OCT 23, 19%
-..fL?L&d ATTORNEY C$,I!TZP,AL OF TEFAs