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, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
]ti AUSTIN
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tlunorable L. &Uley Watt, Alember
.Texos Yri8on &oourd
Yrady vuilding
Uaar ia. Wyatt I
ting Committee ritb
0 Lba Texam Prhon
88 me if tba Legis-
to lnr~esti(6ate the
0 lqipalright to
who is nut a member
or 'the Ls~l~latuW
saws! rights anil privi-
Prioon Yoard ~antc to thafhbern
slatfre eom&ittec referred to by you 16,
eatigating 6iomwittee authorized by cm-
ate riooulutim ho. 4 CP tbs 48th Le@alature at its rem-
lar ~asaiur~ on January 13, lQ43, and rrppointrd February
18 tli t.tiereafter .
The 6omnlttea io cor;posed oi rite ~tcrrule~s of the
&annQ?, appoltitod by Lht? Lieutsaoat (iorornor, ad its pou-
or8 am3 very WOad, and in navise lidt~!. tc the State pmii
ti?nLitlry oystai.
I80
rha Comridttee 16 aathorieal *to ltr- at mch
t&es and ylanee between this date abd the date at'
cm aomening 0r tbn regular masrrion or the 49th begis-
laburb,ra may to eucb Uuwittee eeem neeeaear7 and prop-
er; 8t-d the waa.$ttee rbnll aontinua &he Inquiries hsrc-
tvforb begun by the GOw&tCee 8utlwWired wbrl appointed
at a regular sewion ef UJ~ d7Cb tegi,fiaCurc relative
tu-‘lar to w I~a tivn6 a ti th eldmlnutratlon o f a ll ltalh
1688 ii1-48zay ot use ruattsrs yrtalnlng to er dfeeting
the rcvmumo 41 L&h rjtato ~wermmnt, and tbs expeadi-
turo ef &ax613, fweo, und asssammnts, srml te inquire
fat0 any vlher arloirs and actttititr of gwansental
dsjiartuento and inetituthme of rhatevsr kind and cbar-
actar, aa a uublttvitier in any way rf'feat the Ilnmcial
or obbsr welfare of Lhe bwamtient and the eitlaene of
Texa6 .*
The C;oxatdttee L8 alothtwI with tbs pw6r to tom-
918te rule61 ul prooixiure and evfdenae; to toeue precee~
for Y&tBOOOOO, and to cmqw31 tbelr ottaadums, and the
pockattton et all books ati re~erd@ %a cosmeatlea therc-
wit&l to punlab di8cba2iWcs as for cantewtpt~ to Imp&et
and wukQ eopiee of any baokn, raaorus or tilm crt the da-
partddnt* nnd in6iitutionr; and all the powers neaocseary
IOo r tWr Be loooaplish the pnrpoma for nbicb it is ap-
poiatod.
The Gomnltt~~ is 08 Wi*Xly autborixsd te employ
ad coLponmto ull aaoessary !ikve6tigators, auditors
OXCWIGS,ut~enugrapherr , and any other neenesary oeplo&w,
3nd 4.4 Ilpbiaand keep is t-word VP it8 imectfgutiona.
UN? GoY;llrLiteeIs furtberkera nuLhorir:ed to call
U96tI the rtwrney benerUl'u Ospertment, Auditing Depart-
aunt, ;?a6 all athar dspurtmmtr for on6fotavac and aUr&oe.
At PoLlovo, of aourse, that the Colrcniitt4w-7
;cMu prcbrblp does wail itself W ib,l*esn&eee am3 ae-
o~atanca of yeracms not uambero sf tbr Caaw.ttteo or of
ttm ;egi~lature.
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rsoisitenoe of ot&ws aa above outlined is aot of itself
a deiogatlen cfP nnr 6E bbe Goctdttee*e pevsrs. 1t is
op@ciolly outhurired a6 an ai4 to the tAms:itten In tbcr
G~XQ~S~SS Or i&b Own hWrU1 WUQrs.
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ooie Bpeer
Assistant