Wth reepeat to eqtippin$'saafd building6 Snaoiar ae euoh eqni~,ent. is not'alYixed.to ziaid buildings. e+id.. not made, permanent f~provmnimte thereof,'it &,s%he opinion & this de- thst suoh aqti$mmt does r.wt'ocIlld undqr the prorislon partment *2 Honorable E. H. Thornton, Jr., April 15, 1939, Page 2 of' Seotion 14 of Artlole 7 or the Constitution of Texas. Article .2591-A, Section 6, of the Revised Civil Statues of 1925, ae amended, authorizes the Board'of Direotors of the Agricultural and Meohanloal College of Texas to borroa not more than tw.mil- . lion dollare for the erection and equipment of permanent bulld-

loge at said Coll+ge, and other purposes therein set out, and pledge one-third of the Available Unlversltp Fund as seourity ror the payment of the principal and interest. on said bonds. &rtiole 2592 of the Reriaed Clvll Stattltes of 1925, ae amended,‘ provldos that tha Board oi.Dlreators of the Agrloultural and Pbahanieal College of Ihxas ahall with the approval of the Le&olaturo, expinb tor eonatmdon of bullaingo on the a~ ai& for the extelulon and Imp mnt of Its oaapu~ knd tar the equipwnt of the tmlldw thereon one-th$rd oi tbts Avallablo Unlrsrsltp Fund reoolnd froa~the POmUW%C Unirstsltf ?uad arlalng iron the aim rfllloli aore of land appropriated by the Oonstltutlon or 1076 and the land l ppropeated by the Aat8 of 185 axoept lnoow frem graslag leases on Unlversltf land, and prorides that the Board of Dlreotor8 rat plodge their part ot the arallable r-8 for not'exodediag flftaen years to maIce said funds lmmedlately available.

The above statutes aaka prariolo~ for the purohan of such equipment oat of thq Mailable Dalter8ity Faad. &or- ever, we Slnd no qmqlflo proklmlon that wuld prerent the ii It eo de81~3, from approptlating addltlonal Legi8latlw, money out OS the Oeneral Eetenuo,M Sor the parpoee oi equlpplng said bulldlags insotar a8 suoh equlprsnt does mt oonstlttzte perman~nt~rlstures.

'Hoping that thls anmrers~~eur queatlon, wa am

-D. D. Mahon Aasietknt DDM:FL

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