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lh ix OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS ( ,I’

AUSTIN

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HQtlrtQn almnty tore- 6d to eftbr rent, o do some wark rmtood thl8 work the Prison Syc the State. I

that personally I ww op- to be used Sor miohine son B~antemi however, I would me an opinion es to whether or not to lend or 16aee. tG.is pxopoxty 61666, Vernon’8 Annotatdl Olvil EJtattttw, Artiale fci~" the msaagement end aoatrol of all propertt6r of

pr~vl&ee the Texas Prieon Sgetwn. ZUuoh artlale raadar 86 followrt "The %nar Priaori Bati together with the maaqer herelnMter gro* I bed POX, till HO COHWUN,CA,,OI ,s TO BI CONBTIULD A8 A DE,ARTHLNT*L OrlNlOW "NLrs* UCROVLD WI TM= ArrORNI" ELNLRAL ca FlMT As=mTA**

Halorsblo S.Y.xA@er, Pa&la 2

be 78akd wtth th e l xolueive metm g eiaent end oontzol o r the Prima Slatem, and all prepor- tie8 belonging thereto rubJoot only to the llaltatlonr of thlci A& and shall bo rcsrpon- alble for the maaagemsnC @f the affairs of the Prison system and ior the propor oere, treatment reodiag, olothiad aad mmaagement or the p&mm8 aonfined there&*

Artlola 61660, Vernon*8 Annotated Civil Statiutee, reada ar follow61

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orlaaw btherfixedproporty cmd appurteuenoer bolarrgingthenfo upon arohtrru aattsay deem ad+antagboua to the lnterenrba oi the prinon #y8tam.. (EPrpha8lm ourd

the aad dimpore ott prover-

*A power to *sell exteade to a dl8pWLl by l xohan$e as well a8 sale lnolading that bg pcrrtitlon, whloh ia l spaols* of B xChangb.= This deiinibion ia shown So have the appmtal ob

wtersl ju&%sdiotions, although no Texas oalre ir oiMd* See RutleLlge v* Urampton, 150 Al& 275, &3 SO. 622; fa ro Omr, 16 IL I. 645 19 A. 45i 3.80 Oas 64% Liadaey 7. Ftobinsm 180 3. E. lob; Ph.3 p6 V. Hal-la, 1010. 8. 3+0, 15L. Ed.

853.

It is our opiaion that rima prwerty canaot be legally loaned or leered for a p l-f vata snterprisot The mr delggatod to the Prison Board by the term8 of Artlolo 6f. h

Bonorahle 8. Y. Liriter. Page

eupza, to 538U and di8pome @is the personal and monhle property of the prison ayetam does not oarry with it either an sxpressed or implied delegation to lend or lease euah property for private purpo8e8a

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