Court Opinion

ID: 4146363
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 04:07:18.836862+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:30:20.890859
License: Public Domain

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Mr. Xorrle Rolfiton
County Attorney; Tltua County
Mt. Pleymnt, Taxaa

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                               State @ea$ltutlon and WtldLe
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          Toau 3ott.m of Januaa’yli, lSs9, cequest~~ an opinion
inm3~aard to.tb6 dre0t or #e*tion 15 ArtBole VIII of the
S$ata Constitutionand the val&dlty 9) Artlole 7S4Sb of the
Rerimed Clrll Statutea of.Texae, rma QyXy reoelved by this or-
floe.
           khl8 oonsMtu+&xd   mmndaei&, bsotlon lS, Artlole
vm,    18 MT 80m+tx0ti~.      It osrely hlreota the Leglalature
to put oewtaln la* ~au0:'erreih   'hettiimor not a oonrtitutlonal
amen&want 18-8el.f-+$au~    la qxpmsaed in 6 @allng Cam Law
87, ‘asiollowot :

         .LOonYt*tioua~prorlslons are aslf-etiout~
     rhea the   i8-q manlfs8t-intentionthat they should
     ga into lmad4eh.arreot, and no anolllary legls-
     latlon 18~naoau8arfto the enjoyment or a right giren,
     or the mnf~roeant oi a duty f5poaea.w

            In a9m.ZUrl8,         730, it 1s rurther salar
          wConstltutlonalprorlslons are not self-
     exeoutlng it they merely lndlosts a line of poli-
     cy or prlnolplemSwithout supplying the mearm by
     whloh auoh polloy or prlnalples are to be oarried
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