Judges: MIKE BEEBE, Attorney General
Filed Date: 1/6/2006
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Brent Haltom, Prosecuting Attorney Eighth Judicial District South Room 6, Miller County Courthouse Texarkana, AR 71854
Dear Mr. Haltom:
I am writing in response to a request from Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carlton D. Jones for my opinion on a question I will paraphrase as follows:
Was the Miller County Quorum Court justified in using for other purposes the interest on tax revenues dedicated to the construction of a county jail?
RESPONSE
In my opinion, the answer to this question is "no." Mr. Jones' request is identical to that addressed in the attached Ark. Op. Att'y Gen. No.
Assistant Attorney General Jack Druff prepared the foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve.
Sincerely,
MIKE BEEBE Attorney General
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