OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
r;rtiole 0, 2ectioa5; of the Condltutlon oi Wxaa
yn+ovMeritb7.t'no zaoneyshill be Crown ~~OIZthe 'Zressury bnt
;a qu-suancsof s;taciMaa;l,gropriet&%xs ~~cieby lnw." In the
aam of IZcnion y. Lookha%, r;t.ate ?raawIrer, 114 E.L (2)
2l6, the traasurarhnd plaaad oortalnixaeyc in the %i.%eti
RevanuaZua& oi the state aad ths aotioniraaune or m
to aoqel tha treaaurarto pay tk03 naount tllexeor ta the
xd.r;:or.ho :;a0tcr a-On; tho opiaion or tb? aqu-elm court aa
follotYG:
"(2). I t 1s ahorsn that xeepondent, l&Qt-
the opinion rsnsderod
inl: on by the ?Atorney
2xB?ral,depmd- ._ thla
. .fwzMy
- in tp3 @seral
._
Ee in goad raith depositedsuoh money
qulroo that it be appropriatedby the Legis-
.&mdrt&n eocordanaswith the pravi.rSons of
seation6 OS artlale8 of the Conatltutlon.
ll.espan4eut
does not now hme ln his passes-
aion suoh f&&s, and, themfan, hs is un-
able,without an not ol the Le&laturs, to
pay 8a33 to those altitledtharclto.RaYlag
aontplbdwsitihthe advbe of the Attorney
Oeaernl,in maktnaeuoh transfer of funda,
it wcul0 lx~botibunjuotand unfairto ullfer-
take bywrltafman@oraastoooqmlthe
troaaurextopnythLBaraountormDlMpout
of !llopemonal furdo. Itwas 0ontxnrytQ
len for tSe fando to be depositedin the
revenue?u.nd,as was Gone, hut they
fgm3arr:l
hslvegasawlbeyond the oo?ltmlof the
treasurer,and it is now bnjm68UaleSor the
txecarrerto pay to reln**ca tie amountof
funds so CeposPtedwith hU.7
xt 3.sp?ixhape
not out of place for UB to pd.nt out
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