*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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by conveyance, will, or otherwise, and hold cr dispose of the ssme or ap- nly it to any purpose, public or pri- vate, as it sees fit. The power of the State in respect to its ?ro-perty right is vested in the Legislature, and the Legislature alone can exercise the power necessary to.the enjoyment and ;)rotection of those rights, by the enact- icent of st?.tutes for that ?ur_nose..... The state has, in general the snue power to oontraot as a oorpoxation or an fndivl- dual.' St! Cya,, p. 868, 871.* In this oonnmtion we oall your &ttanticn 43 an act 0r the LeglslatureJ gassea in 1e ahloh prohlblta the um of shy pert of the Btste Capitol btildlag,with aertaln ex~eptlofl8, for prlrPte pdrpmis. we quote~thle l3tatnta In rull:

Of &ur**, may et any tlmu it 666s tit said tbs abovs 8tatutt3 0r pa68 a -W ftttat0 p033cixtting taf3 list3 0r 8 part 0r the 8tate Capitol btildlng r0r the ptepoees mn- tioned in your Lettw:

It ia‘, thererora, our opinion that the hgI8lalawe of Texas hag ample authority to authorbe the State Ward of Control to allow et blind person ta operate a oigar, oigar- ette, magazine and confectionery stand in the State Capitol.

You are further advIsed, It ie our opinion that the, us8 of a portion 0r the State Gapit01 building for the *3 &nomble Hazel H. Beokha& I&y 12, 1939, Page 3 poses mntioned in your letter is now prohibited by law; but the Legislature my, by enacting another stntute or amending the above rgoted stn.tute, authorize the use of a portion of the State Capitol building for such pur- poses.

Very truly yours