OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
April 10, 1939
Qlalon, a8 to uhethbr of
not the 8ta ~urnl8han4~ay allmito$
bit at the IUewYork
IIof this doputornt that the
lettarOS Meroh 87th. rlolatrrr
oorporatlon, or from plm&lng the orobitof the State
in bay mannerwhatsoeverfor the paymeatot the li~bil-
itib8 of any inaihwtd, aarooiatlon of iaaiewtd8, or
eorporatlonr
Ron. Paul L. Wakefield,irprll10, 1939, page Z.
In view of these Constitutionalprovlslons,
the Legislatureof the State of Texas cannot by Reeo-
lutlon or bill provide for the payment OS salaries
from state funds to state orrlclals or employeeswho
are aaalating In the oonduat of a purely private an-
terprlsa. We appealate the fact that there is a
publla interest involved in the malntalnanaeof this
eshlblt, but publia Intorest is not sufflalentt
standing alone, to areate a puhlla purpose.
Tours very truly
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion