Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honorable D. W. Stakes General Manager Taxas Prison Systesi Huntsville, Texas Dear E.r. Stalies: 3 Texas pr We beg to acknowle your latter ask- ing for an opinion fro= this fro3 the Var us to either Coka 6:Iron e whether or not the the Texas I?risonSystem, tbi?Prison 3oard, has gotiato a sale or lease Artfcle 63360, Vcrnun*s Revised Civil Statutes, is as rollowe "'TheZoard shall have power to author- ize the rmna@r to ml1 x%.4. ~LLspOse of all p-o~ucts oi' all farms ax: 52xlustries con- netted with the prison system and all personal aud wveable property, at such prices anilon such terms and ren- der such rules as it may deem best and adopt; and it may lease any real estate for agricultural or grazing purposes or lease ether Sixed property and appurte- nances belonging thereto upon such terms as it may deem advantageous to the in- terests of the prison system.* The language 'all personal and moveable property* in the above grant of power, is suSSicient, we think, to authorize the manager of the Texas Prison Gystem upon being authorized by the Board so to do, to 'sell and illspose* of the property desoribed by you. Of course, the action crfthe Board will be govern- ed by the consideration whether or not such sale and disposi- t&on OS the property will be advantageous to the Interests of the Prison System. Very truly yours ATTOlWB GENi3U.LOF TZCA.!.! I // be S eer-91 Ooie A5sisiant