OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
GROVERSELLERs ATTORNEY GENERAL

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As to whether the portion of the Aot whloh is In sonfom- +ity with the title oan stand is dependent upon the ob eot of the kl4w, the int4ntlOn Of th4 Leeialaturr, snd the 

### manner -k?-whiah kthe unconstitutional portion4 affeot the reminder of the Act b(8ec 9 Ter. Jurl, Sea, 

### 56 p. 

### 473;State 1. Laredo Ioe co., ,# Tsx. 

### 461,73S.‘w. 

### 9511. 3h’here portion8 of aneat are iunoonrtltutional and where 411 or the provisions Of the act are ~~,4onneotedin subjeot matter and operating togetbr for the saae ;,purpose, or otharwise eo conneoted in eubjeot mstter in 8uch a $manner that it o4Mot be prcmuned that the Legislature would &vo passed the one without the other, the whole act is void. <:;(8penoeV. Penohlet, 

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### 443;Lewlu’ Sutherland Gtatutory :~‘OonstruOtlOnSeoond 68. Vol. 1, p. 6001 

### 9 Tex. Jam., Sec. 

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### 473-4,end oa4ee cited thereunder.
;z. , In the instant eituation, when the Aot is riewad an 4 twhole, it is a4airQst that the purpose or the Aot wa8 to 

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### iorthe private u4e of public property and other ~;$hings of value belonging to or paid for by the m&s, 4 county tor niuniofpalfty

. The body OSthe Aot contain4 proviefonr whioh birr applioabls to t&l of the gen4ral olarsifioatione of publio ;offioers in thie State (State, oountg and mniolpal). Moreover, &411 of the above mntloned pubLio orfioora, whioh -are nubJest to 

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or the Constitution andhwe of this Stdte, 4x-e “by thir Aot, eubjeot to the seine penrlty for’urlng pub110 $:proparty for private 

### prorit. Also we oall partloular attention ;ItOthe following lan&i4ge oontainejl in Seotlon 5 of **said** Aotr

*The f4ot that there is no law providtig a gWJSitg 6gOiSUStthe **U00 Of**  **~7** fully 68 defliied in this b 8: emrgsnoy,
. .* r< f;,Thepreoeding aeotione of. the Aot oontain provld.ocs wlth refer- ?enoe to the property or the State , oountlas and munloipallties, $ ‘?{anote r’urther that H. B. Xo. 80 contain6 no eeverabllity [z::Orsavinga olauw, andwe are unable to find any ind.ioetiOn that :~.theLr3gislature would have enaot4d mme with the unoonetitution4l b: ~~ovieiona slimlnated. u view or the nature and gcmeral. purpoas R. B, NO. 80, it lo our opinion that the Legislature intendml L!that the provisions thereof would be applioable as a whole end dl :#4Otintend that they would be applioable Only t0 OoUnties, when the portions of the Aot with rererenoe to the State snd mQisiPa1 ,tlss are unoonstltutlonal.

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