OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hon. 0. 3. 3. Elllagson
Osnarsl Kaaager
T6X66 @iUOtt sr6tU4
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4r dir6atly or indiraa017, is
htka E&eta, or auy ocauatytheza-
-7 1bW 9M86d ‘bXl%B~ th6 t6Xm
haV6 b46n &6Ot4d.*
8111 487, ihot*of t&a Fortpslxth l&816-
tur4, is tb6 baat4ral b696Tkearlktd kpproprlaahh $111
96486d ior the Warrant bimnha. Th6 699?09ri~tdQX~ ior
th6 TOX%C~Frfaott 87Et0i~ 6Ontaia6 Und6lr the h66d%St~
%61i¶t4U6LIO6 and m1~6061~l.an60u8* the ?d.l6dtx& tuo it@!@@
BOU. 0.5.5. Zllln~son, psffaZit
tlU&%rd *l" tQd *6* r88p6OtiV64t
*0I'OO6l'166
* I I&$180,0~.00;liY68tOok, f64cd
lUld846d t + + ~9!5,000.00*
Tb6 p~rOh%s6 Of lit68tOOk for 6cting pm90666
fell8 with,inth6 OhdfliiiOStiO% Of -~066ri66*, W3116
thb jurth%me of liY6mtouk for work 8nd breedin pu+
~~666 603X?dl witbin tha ooveraga Of th6 it6a l@l
fterntook,
f426d6tldS66d". The pWWh%06 or lir66took by th6 8t4t6
Frlaon would be by vtEtU6 6t 6UtbOrit7
.3yst.&n and funds
oottferrtd by S.B. 487.
Th6 uOnmtitutiOn%l Jnhlbltion 00Dt6la6d in J&t&
al6 ?i,Piir6griph16, ot the Ooniltitution o? T6x66, 6bot6
qUOt66, WOVld a$'+917
t0 6 OOUfr*Qt iOr th6 8616 Of 11V6-
st00k to th6 St&t4 Prison SyJyet6a b7 a a4nbsC oi th6
?bxas LsgislatuP4 undsr the Otaeral L?sQartmntal @9r0-
PriatlOU Bill ps356d dU?itIu th6 tttrp Of th6 ht~f616ttW6
for wbloh ?,holatter wwt 6le6t66. Th6 tin6r61 D69art-
nsnta1 Appropriation Bill in this inStan S.B. 489
tall8 Within tb6 purV16W Of th6 pbrSS6 "an;ll6W p6866d
dxzlng th4 tarm of whloh h6 shall hare been 616otsd.*
-X4 think it ep&WeBt that t&6 int4tRtiOn Of
th6 aboY Ql6tl56 Qt the COnatitut~On *aa to ab-
aolutsly pro!;lbltany $eraon Ron entarln8 into
a uontr6ot with th6 state or uountp authorised
by 6t6tUt6 passed by l%$l6l%ture of &lab oar-
taln person *a6 a sxmb%r.*
CGWiii~!%C~CFXBXGX ot the A'.tOrtiaY
o&n6r%.l*6D6-
plrtzent. NO.
L.C.
A&. Bu%b6=#
* e * u a person who w%6 a I&ember of th6 Lag-
lcrlatureat the tima of the 6naotmaat or whaa
18 ksown ae the Sot6 :'l&hwq Caaalsalan Law
oixld aot lawful17 m%ko a aontrtot with a ooun-
t7 for road oonstruutionwork inrolri~ iun66
awarded to eaah oounty by th6 atnta ??.ighw67
Oom-
mlselon. 36 think 016% thst a person who '106a
Hon. 0.f.S. Elllngaon, puge 3
msaber of the Sate Senate at tfie tleo ai the
enaotment of the law approprlatin(t re@atration
teeato the 3tete r'igt*ray
CdsPlon would not
lawfully oontreot with a oouity whom funds q-
propristd by ma& sot are to ba lxpeaded. An
e~proprlatloa act 18, 0r ooursm, e law. tie
seotion 6, krt101o 8, sat* conob~t~tlon.*
It 1s would
our opinion that It bo violetire of
6eotlon 10 or
dkrtlolt 3 or ttie Conatltutlon or Taxa8 for
a ammbar of the hglelature to ee$l llro8took or lm.,
other mmmodlty to the Tcxes Prison Syetta ?i&rou&h the
Boerd 0r c0r;trolor to my other stat0 mp8rtmt dma
the authority r0r the ptuotmeo Is oonferrrd en4 the
nonor to pay ror lireatoek or other ooemodl~ lr qpre-
prlated under the General D@partmentel Approprl&tioa
Bill paaeed during theters ror whleh utd member or the
Leglelature wa* elected.
Tr::etlagthet we have fully anowere4 yeur inquiry,
we ore
?our8 very truly
lrl?mtsm acar%RALO? TX&3
Inal.
a.+3: (with enolorura Board 0r aoatrol
6.02 (rlth enoioeure Q0mptrolluc of state
oi Texao.
APPROVE~OCT 23, 19%
-..fL?L&d
ATTORNEY C$,I!TZP,AL
OF TEFAs