:
NO. 3050
(Affirmedby,Letter to Hon. Callan Graham, Ch. Comm$tte.e
Rouse of,Representatlves,Jan. 31, 1951)
on State.Affair.4,
.HOU
SE BILL NO. 420~IS'BECONSTITUTIONA
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Opinion holding House Bill~Ro..& .(&all 'A Bill3
unconstitutionalbecause:,. .
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'(.(1;. "It violates ~&tic& ‘XVI, Section 11, by -attempting
.; to authorize interest' of -dre.thah-ten,pef,,,cent.per .an$um.
,.
(2) It is a special'law.88flxing the +aii'$e
of interest+in
violation of .Constitution, Artlcle~
.~ III;~?$@tlon 56i
Q)*.~ It.is dlscrimlnatory~lnviolation of .*%qual"Protec-' .'.:
tlon? Clause of Federal~Const@ut$onand-'TexasConstitution,:
Article'I Section 3, Article I;.~S~otlon'1~,~~~~~~ticle
III, SectIon 56;' ;.~
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OFFICE'OE.:
THE AfiOREEY GENERAL '-' ':~':
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May 13, 1939
Honorable R. Emmett'Morse .OpinionEo; 9-726,
Speaker of the House of Ret.Constltutionalityof Commlt-
Representatives .. .:: tee amendment to Iiouse.Bill No.
,Austin,.
Tees 420, ,whlch&'a bill to regulate
the business of making loans of
-~$5C@.OOor less-and provides.‘,
that such lenders may make cer-
tain &are;@ in additlon,to lO$
Dear Sir: Interest.
4ie beg ‘to ~ackno#edge receipt of your request .ofMay
1st for an opinion of.th$s department on