OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable D. W. Stakes
General Manager
Taxas Prison Systesi
Huntsville, Texas
Dear E.r. Stalies:
3 Texas pr
We beg to acknowle your latter ask-
ing for an opinion fro= this
fro3 the Var
us to either
Coka 6:Iron
e whether or not the
the Texas I?risonSystem,
tbi?Prison 3oard, has
gotiato a sale or lease
Artfcle 63360, Vcrnun*s Revised Civil Statutes, is
as rollowe
"'TheZoard shall have power to author-
ize the rmna@r to ml1 x%.4. ~LLspOse of all
p-o~ucts oi' all farms ax: 52xlustries con-
netted with the prison system and all
personal aud wveable property, at
such prices anilon such terms and ren-
der such rules as it may deem best and
adopt; and it may lease any real estate
for agricultural or grazing purposes or
lease ether Sixed property and appurte-
nances belonging thereto upon such terms
as it may deem advantageous to the in-
terests of the prison system.*
The language 'all personal and moveable property*
in the above grant of power, is suSSicient, we think, to
authorize the manager of the Texas Prison Gystem upon being
authorized by the Board so to do, to 'sell and illspose* of
the property desoribed by you.
Of course, the action crfthe Board will be govern-
ed by the consideration whether or not such sale and disposi-
t&on OS the property will be advantageous to the Interests
of the Prison System.
Very truly yours
ATTOlWB GENi3U.LOF TZCA.!.!
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