Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

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m ylu g g o 8tlo n,
tfbmerore,
te.the Ch a ina o rD
y o ue
Bo a r d
00to uKe6ute the p emltmm-
tOmed,
a b o ,m
vethe tems which vedia a ua r ed
this Do-, either jointly OP mmmally BO-
oorang to the adYice~ of tha Attorney t~rrerpl.'
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Han. suney I. ListsP - P.&w 2
%%easo glro us a nsl3ng as to tfhether
the Msoa Board has sutihoiitJto gwut per-
iis8im to do 8oopiwsLa wo* 00 ~P%SOU pwpert~,
cud if so, into vhkah funds shall ve deposit
the momy wwiwd rw8 this pwadt."
zh0 m08 ~SOU wlrd 18 UI 8gti0~ 0r th0
Shah, ewotod 4 %haL@sbture, rhioh has reposed In St
tha dtat~ of projIo?lycahlng ?ot paisono~ in8arwwtetl
lf;thiDtha St&$. ponitoutl.ar1.8.8W 37 %+8X.Jnr, 65. TO the
thot the ~xas *iaau Beard my pwperlJ perrorm 168 rttw-
call.
tiauo, the kg;8lotuw has noted in it exteau~ve pouers WeP
tb IDmtes or th*Tuas prisons ou6woat& pbyslcalpm-
witbior the roope 0r th0 ~SOU ~0ord*8 m0ti0n8,
those powers aw plsrraryand uw libmalL7 aonstroed to errmmfm
the pwpo8is vhbh lihttPrima Board saws: Bwwer,. the pwor
Itl. poWor oud suthor;ty web prison prowrsf, of
amk88&, w0 1mtwl uxd a0 pat axtad, d8hea ~rarsl~ or
by l8pllaUtfan,b.f03sdthe
fUWtiCm8 VhlOhthe )risOa~
Serv~B. 34 2.x. JUP. us, aufloases ottut.
In the abseuao of lpeoiiio d8totoFfauthOFW,
the prhau Boua
08mmt blspotm 0s pr1soa pwpwty l.o ole
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leaso, or ot&mtw. Orotwh v, Pooley Wt. m., bTlas, 1902)
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59 8. Y. 1001~ 37 20%. JUP. 95% We. Q1..
btioh
--- 6l66o, vermmts Ann. stotuterr, emwers
thO?PlsonmwdtolOa
wxas rrhtu aptem ror ng purpo8@8.”
apeoUu+otla8l of them `` Pm.- 4 the xJwi*utore
ifiootiwly aic0umsorlbOs the Prison boardto authO+lty to lease.'
S~tUtOs YhiCh DXVS&bO and itrlt a@ WFS~SS Of Ofiw.Sl
~l!mtthoLe~ls~t~o inten&otlthstthe PPl~c8t
Bonrdts suthor~ty to lease p~isa lam38 be lirited to the
purposes set opt is illuatrateb by the mtt that the Leglelatpre
has set up an entiwly dlrft3~t prowdwe r0r the leasfng of
prison ladds ror of1 and gas. -0 hots 1930, 4lst. Leg.&th.
Called f$ession,p. 16, Oh. 13, Artlole 6203& Vemon's Annotated
gtatutes.
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Eon* %ldnqr al. wst6P - rag* 3
ghe &uthorl6y of the hlson Boati to gnat ll-
wnnea 18 likml80 mbjoot to oertain llaltrtioaa. Aa ststed
in our apt@ttn se. o-4509, the authwlt~ and potfar of tha
Prloos Boavd to gwnt (Luo*an whew such 'U6onso 18 weson-
Obl~ nee.w@~ to the perrormsn'3o o? soms duty lmpewsa upon
tha Boom% km brdl~ #ubJ*at to quostiun.
If8 fuP t6 lta to d In th a t o p %Iilo
thno ff8& t& t:o a a
up o nth ea a e h o r ity to gwnt ll0en8~8.
o fa u lwlso n B o a r d w
q uo tafwm that o p lnlo aa a r 0Uw.t
ii.OUJ oao*lw er no funotfonor the Taxes hlson
Bo8rd M.&h trillbe mowed br th, @‘eatingOf 8 ``tinsoforp
solsmogwphlo luopwtion0f~2exo8 Orisonaand.anuIn the 8b-
*owe & sgsolfle adharlt~ by She Log%slaW, We aw Sa-
pelxed to tho aonelusian thd the Toxo* P2b3ou Board do8a net
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hate authortty-to gwnt auah llawe;
our od0u.r te your first qtiostion E8.lcml unwoenry
a-diseuaslos,e?yourotlmPlY4Mry.
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Assistant