Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

..... 19 p lh ix ( ,I’ OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN I0 ’GpuDc. MAWll ,-n ==*UU Honorable s. it?. Listcar,0ha13slan TentsPrleon Board SohoondliatlonalBank Buildlag xioustou,lbxall Bear sir: 0p11li0Ll Bo* 0 it01 mm0 t FroJn youxlottisr we quote the feb rowlaga HQtlrtQnalmnty tore- 6d to eftbr rent, o do some wark rmtoodthl8 work the Prison Syc the State. I that personally I ww op- miohine to be used Sor son B~antemihowever, I would me an opinion es to whether or not to lend or 16aee.tG.ispxopoxty Artiale 61666, Vernon’8 Annotatdl OlvilEJtattttw, pr~vl&ee fci~" the msaagementend aoatrol of all propertt6rof the Texas Prieon Sgetwn. ZUuohartlale raadar86 followrt "The %nar Priaori Bati together with the maaqer herelnMter gro*Ibed POX, till HOCOHWUN,CA,,OI ,s TOBICONBTIULD A8ADE,ARTHLNT*L OrlNlOW "NLrs* UCROVLD WITM= ArrORNI" ELNLRAL caFlMT As=mTA** Halorsblo S.Y.xA@er, Pa&la2 b e7 8a kwd tthth e lx o lueive metm g e iaendent oontzol o r the Prima Slatem, and all prepor- tie8 belonging thereto rubJoot only to the llaltatlonrof thlciA& 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 to~uthoriw the orlaaw btherfixedproporty cmd appurteuenoer bolarrgingthenfo upon arohtrru aattsay deem ad+antagbouato the lnterenrba oi the prinon #y8tam.. (EPrpha8lm ourd the *A power to *sell aad dimpore ott prover- exteade to a dl8pWLl by lxohan$e as well a8 that bg sale lnolading pcrrtitlon, whloh ia l sp a o ls* o f B x Ch a ng b .= This deiinibion ia shown So have the appmtal ob wtersl ju&%sdiotions,although no Texas oalreir oiMd* See RutleLlgev* Urampton, 150 Al& 275, &3 SO. 622; fa ro Omr, 16 IL I. 645 19 A. 45i Liadaey 7. Ftobinsm 3.80 Oas 64% 180 3. E. lob; Ph.3p6 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 pl-f vata snterprisot The mr delggatod to the Prison Board by the term8 of Artlolo 6f. h Bonorahle 8. Y. Liriter. Page 3 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 Your8 70x-y truly ATT09 OEWERALOF TEXAB