Arnold v. State
Citations
- 71 Tex. 239
- 9 S.W. 120
- 1888 Tex. LEXIS 1128
Syllabus
<p>1. Lease op School Lands —The act of April 12, 1888, and contracts for lease of public school lands made in accordance therewith are valid.</p> <p>2. Land Board—Executive Department.—Wo new offices were created or attempted to be made by the act constituting the heads of the executive department as the Land Board, with duties as such.</p> <p>3. Same.—The duties imposed by the act creating the Land Board are executive, and the Constitution, in addition to enumerated duties, imposes upon the heads of the executive department “such other duties as may he required by law.”</p> <p>4 Same.—That the board may have assumed powers not granted them did not affect the validity of their acts within their authority.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an act “creat[ing] new offices, to be held by the heads of the executive department,” was constitutional given, among other things, the governor’s role as “the chief executive officer”
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Judges: Stayton
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Jones v. AlexanderTexas Commission of Appeals· 1933-05-03· cited 45×
- Jones v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court· 1933-05-03· cited 26×
- Untitled Texas Attorney General OpinionTexas Attorney General Reports· 1949-07-02
- Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Texas, and Greg Abbott, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Texas v. American OversightTexas Supreme Court· 2025-06-27
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