OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Clifford B. Jonee, Preeldent
Texas Teohuological College
Lubbock, Texas
Dear air: opinion NO. o-394 g
Re: Payment by Lwaa Teohnologiaal
College of profeaeor for one
year’a eervioee not rendered
Your letter of September 10, 1941, etates that one
OS your profe’eaeore vae advised aeveral months ago that hle
contract would not be renewed beyond the term of the mnnner
eohool employment; that no mneval of hle oontract haa been
had nor ia a reneval contemplatedi that he has no oontraat for
a further period; that he, being a member of the American
Aseooiation of University Profeaeors, placed his cam before
that organieatlon, and said aeeoclatlon ie Lneieting that aa
a Rterminel adjustment” Tsxae Teohuolo$ioal College should
offer the profeaeor one ye-la ealarg in lieu OS his oontln-
uanoe."
You atate in your op%nlon that this vould be vio-
lative of the lava of Texas, and eeek our opinion with refer-
enae thereto.
You are correct in your etstement that ttie pro-
oeedLng vould be ti violation of the lave of thie State. Any
ru& payment to the professor vould be a pure gratnlty, pro-
hibited by Artiole III, Seation 51, of the Constitution of
this state, vhioh reada In part ae follove:
“The LsgLialature shall have no pover to
make any grants or authorlse the making of any
granttz of public money8 to any individual,
association of ladivlduals, munlclpal or other
corporations vhataoever; . . .*
Sinoe Texaa Teohno&ogioal College ia but BJ~lnatru-
mentality or agency of the State, deriving euuh povera aa it
Bonoreble Czlitord B. Jones, page 2
poraearer er suoh by ilelegatlon from the Legislature,end
d.noe the nmneye provided for ita operation are pub110 moneya,
it is obvious that Texas Technological College aan poeeeae no
pover OF authorityvixlohthe Sagialature,under the Oonstitu-
tion, is prohibited Srcm granting to it.
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