   OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
                     AUSTIN




                                    April 10, 1939




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                       IIof this doputornt that the
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oorporatlon, or from plm&lng the orobitof the State
in bay mannerwhatsoeverfor the paymeatot the li~bil-
itib8 of any inaihwtd, aarooiatlon  of iaaiewtd8, or
eorporatlonr
Ron. Paul L. Wakefield,irprll10, 1939, page Z.


          In view of these Constitutionalprovlslons,
the Legislatureof the State of Texas cannot by Reeo-
lutlon or bill provide for the payment OS salaries
from state funds to state orrlclals or employeeswho
are aaalating In the oonduat of a purely private an-
terprlsa. We appealate the fact that there is a
publla interest involved in the malntalnanaeof this
eshlblt, but publia Intorest is not sufflalentt
standing alone, to areate a puhlla purpose.
                              Tours very truly
