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( ,I’ OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Honorable s. it?.
Listcar,0ha13slan
TentsPrleon Board
SohoondliatlonalBank Buildlag
xioustou,lbxall
Bear sir: 0p11li0Ll
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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
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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