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 4rdir6atly 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

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* I I&$180,0~.00;liY68tOok, f64cd lUld846d t + + ~9!5,000.00* Tb6 p~rOh%s6 Of **lit68tOOk** for 6ctingpm90666 fell8 with,in

th6 OhdfliiiOStiO%Of -~066ri66*, **W3116 thb**  jurth%me **of liY6mtouk**  for work 8nd **breedin** pu+ ~~666 603X?dl

witbin tha ooveragaOf th6 it6a l @l terntook, f f426d6tldS66d". 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%lJnhlbltion 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 LsgislatuP4undsr the Otaeral L?sQartmntal@9r0- PriatlOUBill ps356ddU?itIuth6 tttrp Of th6 ht~f616ttW6 for wbloh ?,holatter **wwt 6le6t66.**  Th6 tin6r61D69artnsnta1 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 $eraon Ron entarln8 into a uontr6otwith th6 state or uountp authorised by **6t6tUt6 passed**  by l%$l6l%ture of &lab oartaln person *a6 

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at the tima of the 6naotmaat or whaa 18 ksown ae the Sot6 :'l&hwq Caaalsalan Law oixld aot lawful17m%ko a aontrtotwith a oount7 for road 

### oonstruution work inrolri~ iun66 awarded to eaah oountyby th6 **atnta** ??.ighw67Oommlselon. 36 think 016% thst a person who '106

### aHon. 0.f.S. Elllngaon,puge 3

msaber of the Sate Senateat tfie tleo ai the 

### enaotmentof the law approprlatin(t re@atration 

### teea to the 3teter'igt*ray CdsPlon would not lawfully oontreotwith a oouity 

### whom fundsqpropristd 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&hthe Boerd 

### 0r c0r;trol

or to 

### my other stat0 

### mp8rtmt dma theauthority**r0r the**  

### ptuotmeoIs oonferrrd

### en4 the nonor to pay ror lireatoek or other ooemodl~ lr qpreprlated under the General D@partmentel Approprl&tioa Bill paaeed during theters 

### rorwhleh utd member or the Leglelature 

### wa* elected.

Tr::etlagthetwe 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 (rlthenoioeure Q0mptrollucof state oi Texao.

APPROVE~OCT 23,19%
-..fL?L&d ATTORNEYC$,I!TZP,AL

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