### OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTINHon. Homer Garrison,Jr., loge E

I it ii you would edvlscme Ghethor or not thlr Department wculd be authorized to puroheeo suitable lend from the appropriation of tin Wpartnent to ereot a radio etetlon.*
The rtuthority

of the De~rtrnentor Publio Safety is r0uDd in Artialee 4413 (l), 4413 (e), 441$ (0, 4413 (X5), &tlfo~), Revised Civil ztatutea of Texas, whlah read a8

: "Al%. 44.3 (1). There Is hereby oreetrd a Departnront **of** l~blic Safety **of** the jtate **of** Texas, hereismfter deaiguatada~ *tie Departmsat,~ in whloh lo vseted the enforoement **0r** the liati

poteoting the publio safety und providing for the preventionan4 dotootionOS %?%iioe end headquarterain the City of

The Deprtmmt shall have ite prinoi**itwtln,** where all cf its resorbs ehall be kept.* 

### *Art; 4413 (e). The aontrol of the Depart- 

### -t ia ha8by ~atcrd in th iubllo 3aftty Cd~ion, ImrelneZter designatedas 'the C0mbeiOA,’ Whbh #3.~%&MiOn eha&l OOASis% of 

### thho oltiseM of this fste+te

. . . .*
"he. 441s (4). The conuPieeion shell formulek plays and palioies for the enforoement of the arhlnel laws and of the tmftla emI oafofy lawe ot the State, the preventionof 

### or&e, the detectionaa a;prehewion of vlolatorm of the lana, and for the eduoetion of the eiticens of the Siate in the :xcmotion of puhlla safety end law obrervenoe.*

“Art. 4413 (13). There is hereby seated, as an l~togrelpart at the Department,a Headsuerteronlrision, ccnsietingof the Bureaue of Identitioation

an4 Record8, Communicationa, Intelllgenae

and b;duoation.

Mtb the advlae and oonaent or"

the Commis~lo?.,

the. Jireatcr ehall employ suoh ahisfs, experts, operators, instruators6114

assia*tanta

"6 nay be necessary for the operhtlonof this Division and the several 3ureaua therein.*
**"Art.** 4413 (15). I.. It aball be the duty or the pireotor dth the advice wd consent of the,C HOA. HoRmr GuriSOA, fi., PE@e S

GC8E0iiUiOA



### to mime the ohid of the Bureau Oi O-iOdfOA8. 

### "8. Thl8 Bureeumay,whonfundo are pro" vidod, hstall and operatea poll08 radio 

### broadoastlng

eystem for the 

### broed~stlng informatIon,

oonkwdng the aotlvltlw of violator8 of the law, and for tlm 

### dlreotlng

or 

### thm eotivltloa

and runotiona

of the law iwaroimnt al~noie8 or the State; tha OOAAtlw **end** the 

### qnloipelltler. It 6hall.aooperatewith .oounty and munlolpalpollao euthorltlor.

aad with poll08 radl0 

### StatlOlu, In this State and.ln othorStato8. .

P "4. Thie Bureau shaLl povldo 

### for tha

rapid oxohan~ of infornation, ooaoa?niry@a8 

### ooml*8lon of **orlmor** and the **d~teotion** .otvlolatorr ot the law, b&wean the lew l af oro emeat ~0nolef1of thlr State, it8#+uatlm ax& m$,p~ltloa **end** other 

### stalms M t&e mtioneX .* 

### The .~tetutor

,abovo quoto48u$ihorlwtin la8t+llkt&on


### ~ ~'~-'~~'M~'~Qo~~A~OA 

### Of 8polloa radio 

### breadeUt&n&.w~'?QoL~th~:ptpit **am of**  preventin&**arch., dotoot-**  **wed we$aadin(:**  

### 1~ riotom, and for t& dlxwoting of thb aotlvltla8

mnd funataoru

o$ the lawenforommteganolem aftha Stato,tho oountlo8andtbo snlll101pl1t1.P.

Thur, the I)~~tlMAt of Fuhli.0 Safety aopld pur- .ohaw **altable** land on 

### *hIoh to In&all and Operat;y~g~rtio rrtation es 

### a part of said authorlzod broadoartl mo~oys appropriated **ror the**  Z+uhallatlon 

### (md **3 8q**  

### pment

**of uoh**  a syntca; ilmt, if approprlatlona of tb **dopa?%aant**are **broad** emu@ to ewer suoh a puroham; end aooond, it mmh a xna~huo **ooula be**  

### a0sigd0a a AOO~SS~p 

### ala lAola~tal expoA*o iA oarying outthipowar 

### @ant.& to tha 4OwwAt t0 i.AStU auoha 8YBtCSl. 'Ipa

think suah a purohaae 16 authorlned**by** 

### tb Qenorel Appropriation Bill for tb# %W-yWU pIIZ?lOd 0~6Iag August 91, 194S, knmn aa 3onata Bill No. 483, **p.** lZS1. 47th LM., 194.l,

**wherein** It ~rorldes for an annual aj;prop?htlOn for the Departmentof f'ubllo 3afat.y.

&kiA DiriaiOA,dMl@U-d a8 Item 106, es roilowe:

"106. Fosta@, suppli~a, arma,

### wlra 0o.muut2ication,

### HOZl* Eomer Garrison,Jr., 

### Page 4

ra di o l qialpmat,

ra di oí 8u p pll88, and oontingmt expn8e8; ho8pltal 

### E lntitlg atioa 

### aa IlAOdiOdl

8UTiO.8 ldla iajW.d in 

### liA0 Of 

### duty,run-u erp8n888 uhon dmth 

### r88ult8 rrom in&rie8 rao8lved 

### in line or duty; 8ursty 

### bond8, book8,all neom~saay exmss8 or operatlnga polio8training 

### 8ohoolat cwa~ Yabry

**We have**  **undarsoorad the**  **weds “**  **eny other**  **nso~ury** d6qartmntal 8xpn888.~ 

### under the enurg8noy**alroumatmou** quoted 

### In your letterthe purohase or 8ultnbls

lend l

### ppssreto be nd~88ax’y

and lnoldantal

to the errtab hmea t 

### or en effiaisnt broadcastingsystems 8ultablolmd in th188rs8psats&ht pee8- 

### Ably b8 **rogardod aa**  p+rt.or **the nsomaary**  **radio** rqul the **0xpb1180**



### iOr **Obtaining ssw**  **may properly**  

### b8 **rsger r**  iot, **and od**  a8 **one** of theso neoo88srydepartmentalexpense8proYlded for in tha above r,uotod



### ltam 1Od.

. . In 

### the 6888 or mrring Y, Houston watbn8l nahs.ngeB8nk,~QS.W~ 1OSl nh8r~intherown8 apuraha88 

### bytho TexaoPri8on 0wml88ion, without th8 approril 

### 0r th of a ml11 and 8it8, part of tb, oon8id8r8tlon boln# 3.8 

### 8latur8,
whleh thoniillwas 8ltuatin¶, It was **held end**  apprond by tie Texas 

### Suprum hurt that **tbsrr** 

### was no 

### violation of **Y.A.C.S.** 

### aupp.1988, **Art.** 

### 6181,rorbiddlng the puroheeo

### or -land*ror the prieon 8ystua of Texa8, 

### dthout the Legislature'8 Qqiroral, tbr puroha88 of tha 1-d 

### bolng only inoidontal to the &nwpo80 or oatabllehlng

a mlll and 

### raotory

ror thm ssl d syst em l

### e authorixed

by Law.
Intho quotedHerrlng ea8e,the Su ama Court& T M& IO,

In t he

ra os or a n exl8tin g l t a t ut o

wh r oh

### forbad0

t b purohas8 or 

### land by the Texar 

### PrisonGo~8&88ion, wle88 app**roval** 

### or the Leglelaturr wae rirat 8eoured,

lookedupon the 

### rorb/dda ;uroha8aor **land** a8 inoiaentalto th8 authority **granted** to the Commieslonto eatabliaha mill and laotory and upheM the aot or th8 cmnaisslon. There exists no oimllar statutewhich would limit the land purohasingpower c%f th8 i3fipartmmor mblio safety. ft a;peare, thererora,that the proposedpurohaaeof suitable land for the areotion of an authorized radio atatlonby the Departmentof Publlg Satety **under** said oiroumtanoa8 my withy greater o8rtaintybe deterninedaa neosseeryand incidentalto the power given **it**;

Hon. 

### Homu Oarrlson, Jr. s mg0 5

, it t0 inStti1 ad O pe rat e SUSh l Station.

IXI tb **OUS OrTUrJU&**  T.S~SW, 104TOX. 191, 19s 

### 8.911.

SUI, th0 SIA~NW GOWt Of T8Xa8 ,&I**diSoaUi45 19**  

### orrioiuv au*ori~ 

### Maor ail appropriation

Mu, ~3pmted

inm **suthorland (Dn** 3tatutory **GOllStl ’**  **UothXk,** as rollonr

**nWhOlX8VU a**  **pOrrU i8**  **giTU** 

### by StetUtO **SW& tw**  **n00088~ t0**  **SW&8 it**  **8mUh.u Or**  **N&IiSita to**  **,sttdn the**  

### end **18 iSpl$ed.**  **ft i8,**  **a W811-OSt4Lb**  liehed **prinOiQl0 t&t**  **8tatit.S OCJlltdIliI@**  

### &Mtit8 **Or pOrU**  **828 t0**  

### bo **SOM$rilOd SO**  **Se, t0**  **iIlOlUd8 th0**  autboritj to do all thlngr miou8ar7 to aeooaplish **the objeot**  or.the grant. Tbi ma&or an w9rou 

### power **0amle8** with 

### It by **nsoe88~y** 

### IEPlIoiitfon

Furthersme, it I8 a -11 known 

### raqt, **thtbroad~. fremyour**  lotte*t aastiug stations a&snot **bm loo&ted**  **onzzzi O$** **,z~~ke~~;in& Tar**  **eff$olwt tr**  **radio, it**  **i8** nuu8uy **that the**  **SOFlu mb**  **m** 

### U8Ot.d On OUtain typ88 Of 8oil. . . . * It 18 dl. t0 iQUt0 that th. LO~iSl~tWO N SUffl~iWtlj iniOkSlSd in th88a PnattOrS

wh8Al

it OrUtd th8 pOrrr fn th8 ~&WtEUrt 

### or pub110m&y to IMtd.l ma oprats a radio StitlOn, and provided a99roplIntlotu to Install **end** qmrate 8amo. In riew Or the rWt that the LOjJiShtWS did llOt 

### l ttOIB9t to 89.0~ V&W th8 SktiW ShOtid w loOat& Md did Ret 00niilu it to MypU'ti8ular **grotlnd,tb** DSpartWIltoi Rrbl3.8 SliOtjrN authorized**ne0~88urily** to **U0Utd.n** for lt88li SulWbl. 1Uid fOrl~~h~~“08 8Xid to &‘y fOr SUY 

### dth IrF~O&Wi*tiOM



### . Under 

### the wrgsnoy oIrow8tauor 

### of the duo 

### and In the 11&t Or tke 8ktUt.S authorlrlngthe OStabliStit or a polio. **radio broaausting**  S~StUB, it **18 our**  opInIcu&~- that the puroh888 of suitable lpnd on uhiah to SrOSt a radio statlon ror the 

### Department of pub110 

### safetyla n~oossaw ana inoiaatu to the pWpOSSS~-Or prorentingorlm8, aetsating **,and** aFprOhOIIding

law riolutor8,and ror 

### proper snroroanent

### mm. xcmsr 0uvlson, Jr., Page 6

or th8 -8 **or** gur **doputmat;** that*8 8ama ir 

### l ltb r 1 m Dd, and the uonw appvoprlatsd in nom106 **or** 

### the D8putm8nt of 

### Pub110sa?8tyap

r prlatlon(8enats Bill 4&S'J. U31, .4lth **LOa., lf?ti)**  **w 0**  **U88d iOr**  **tb8 ~ObaSS**  **Of 8**  

### d 8uitabl8 **land.** 

### YOU till WdUStMd, of **O(IUr88,** that 

### ws have not **oonsldersd** 

### Ud **that** it 

### 18 **not Within**  **OUP ‘** **jSOd~100 t0**  **Oan** 

### SIdSr th8 adtI8ibility 0r Thai pUrOh888

irO5I II fiIUInOiU standpOInt,

but have OnlJ oonelaored md **3XM88d** 

### upon th9 is f u right **or** 

### the wpsrtaorhlt **or** 

### ml10 sarrtyto purohbs **SU** 

### table land in ri8W Qf the Oil'Ouinst~OSS i8t **Out** 

### in yOUE l8tter u&d the 

### law as it 

### ItOw 8rist8.

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### AFPRoYm SBP. 8,194l

**(8)** 

### C%OTSPSO11OI'S **PirOt ASSiS~t**  

### Attorney G8nOrti APPxwlm



### Opinion

Gomitt By B. '5.

3. chalrm8r1