OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hon. 0. 3. 3. Elllagson 

Osnarsl Kaaager 

T6X66 @iUOtt sr6tU4 

flont6Vill6, T4X%6 

&6r Of tb6 L6#6l6tUr6 b6 

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, psffa Zit 

tlU&%rd *l" tQd *6* r88p6OtiV64t 

*0I'OO6l'166 * I I& $180,0~.00;liY68tOok, f64cd 

lUld 846d t + + ~9!5,000.00* 

Tb6 p~rOh%s6 Of lit68tOOk for 6cting pm90666 

fell8 with,in th6 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 f terntook, 

f426d 6tld S66d". The pWWh%06 or lir66took by th6 8t4t6 

Frlaon .3yst.&n would be by vtEtU6 6t 6UtbOrit7 and funds 

oottferrtd by S.B. 487. 

Th6 uOnmtitutiOn%l Jnhlbltion 00Dt6la6d in J&t& 

al6 ?i, Piir6griph 16, 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 ?,ho latter wwt 6le6t66. Th6 tin6r61 D69artnsnta1 Appropriation Bill in this inStan S.B. 489 

tall8 Within tb6 purV16W Of th6 pbrSS6 "an;l l6W 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 abaolutsly pro!;lblt any $eraon Ron entarln8 into 

a uontr6ot with th6 state or uountp authorised 

by 6t6tUt6 passed by l%$l6l%ture of &lab oartaln person *a6 a sxmb%r.* 

CGWiii~!%C~ CFXBXGX ot the A'.tOrtiaY o&n6r%.l*6 D6- 

plrtzent. NO. 

L.C. 

A&. Bu%b6=# 

* e * u a person who w%6 a I&ember of th6 Laglcrlature at 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 oount7 for road oonstruution work inrolri~ iun66 

awarded to eaah oounty by th6 atnta ??.ighw67 Oommlselon. 36 think 016% thst a person who '106 a 
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 

teea to the 3tete r'igt*ray CdsPlon would not 

lawfully oontreot with a oouity whom funds qpropristd by ma& sot are to ba l xpeaded. An 

e~proprlatloa act 18, 0r ooursm, e law. tie 

seotion 6, krt101o 8, sat* conob~t~tlon.* 

It 1s our opinion that It would bo violetire of 

6eotlon 10 or dkrtlolt 3 or ttie Conatltutlon or Taxa8 for 

a ammbar of the hglelature to ee$l llro8took or l m., 

other mmmodlty to the Tcxes Prison Syetta ?i&rou&h the 

Boerd 0r c0r;trol or to my other stat0 mp8rtmt dma 

the authority r0r the ptuotmeo Is oonferrrd en4 the 

nonor to pay ror lireatoek or other ooemodl~ lr qpreprlated under the General D@partmentel Approprl&tioa 

Bill paaeed during theters ror whleh utd member or the 

Leglelature wa* elected. 

Tr::etlag thet we have fully anowere4 yeur inquiry, 

we ore 

?our8 very truly 

lrl?mtsm acar%RAL O? 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