: NO. 3050 (Affirmedby,Letter to Hon. Callan Graham, Ch. Comm$tte.e Rouse of,Representatlves,Jan. 31, 1951) on State.Affair.4, .HOU SE BILL NO. 420~IS'BECONSTITUTIONA L' Opinion holding House Bill~Ro..& .(&all 'A Bill3 unconstitutionalbecause:,. . .~ . '(.(1;. "It violates ~&tic& 'XVI, Section 11, by -attempting .; to authorize interest' of -dre.thah-ten,pef,,,cent.per .an$um. ,. (2) It is a special'law.88flxing the +aii'$e of interest+in violation of .Constitution, Artlcle~ .~ III;~?$@tlon 56i Q)*.~ It.is dlscrimlnatory~lnviolation of .*%qual"Protec-' .'.: tlon? Clause of Federal~Const@ut$onand-'TexasConstitution,: Article'I Section 3, Article I;.~S~otlon'1~,~~~~~~ticle III, SectIon 56;' ;.~ _'
OFFICE'OE.: THE AfiOREEY GENERAL '-' ':~': .'
May 13, 1939 Honorable R. Emmett'Morse .OpinionEo; 9-726, Speaker of the House of Ret.Constltutionalityof Commlt- Representatives .. .:: tee amendment to Iiouse.Bill No. ,Austin,. Tees 420, ,whlch&'a bill to regulate the business of making loans of -~$5C@.OOor less-and provides.', that such lenders may make cer- tain &are;@ in additlon,to lO$ Dear Sir: Interest. 4ie beg 'to ~ackno#edge receipt of your request .ofMay 1st for an opinion of.th$s department on