Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

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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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