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	* ''State v. City of Austin'', 331 S.W.2d 737, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3606363952092627207#p742 742-43] (Tex. 1960) ("The purpose of this section and of Article XVI, Section 6, of the Constitution is to prevent the application of public funds to private purposes . . . . The question to be decided then is whether the use of public funds to pay part or all of the loss or expense to which an individual or corporation is subjected by the state in the exercise of its police power is an unconstitutional donation for a private purpose. We think not provided the statute creating the right of reimbursement operates prospectively, deals with the matter in which the public has a real and legitimate interest, and is not fraudulent, arbitrary or capricious.")		* ''State v. City of Austin'', 331 S.W.2d 737, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3606363952092627207#p742 742-43] (Tex. 1960) ("The purpose of this section and of Article XVI, Section 6, of the Constitution is to prevent the application of public funds to private purposes . . . . The question to be decided then is whether the use of public funds to pay part or all of the loss or expense to which an individual or corporation is subjected by the state in the exercise of its police power is an unconstitutional donation for a private purpose. We think not provided the statute creating the right of reimbursement operates prospectively, deals with the matter in which the public has a real and legitimate interest, and is not fraudulent, arbitrary or capricious.")

	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this ~~Constitutional~~ provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years,–to a district such as this . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years,–to a district such as this . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

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	* ''State v. City of Austin'', 331 S.W.2d 737, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3606363952092627207#p742 742-43] (Tex. 1960) ("The purpose of this section and of Article XVI, Section 6, of the Constitution is to prevent the application of public funds to private purposes . . . . The question to be decided then is whether the use of public funds to pay part or all of the loss or expense to which an individual or corporation is subjected by the state in the exercise of its police power is an unconstitutional donation for a private purpose. We think not provided the statute creating the right of reimbursement operates prospectively, deals with the matter in which the public has a real and legitimate interest, and is not fraudulent, arbitrary or capricious.")		* ''State v. City of Austin'', 331 S.W.2d 737, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3606363952092627207#p742 742-43] (Tex. 1960) ("The purpose of this section and of Article XVI, Section 6, of the Constitution is to prevent the application of public funds to private purposes . . . . The question to be decided then is whether the use of public funds to pay part or all of the loss or expense to which an individual or corporation is subjected by the state in the exercise of its police power is an unconstitutional donation for a private purpose. We think not provided the statute creating the right of reimbursement operates prospectively, deals with the matter in which the public has a real and legitimate interest, and is not fraudulent, arbitrary or capricious.")

	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this ~~constitutional~~ provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this Constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years,–to a district such as this . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years,–to a district such as this . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years,–to a district such as this . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,~~—in~~ fact, for 20 years~~,—to a district such as this, where the grant was authorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, as 'aid in cases of public calamity~~.' It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,–in fact, for 20 years . . . . It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("As already shown, Section 51 of Article III of our State Constitution prohibits the Legislature from granting any public money to any municipal or other corporation whatsoever, with certain exceptions. One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,—in fact, for 20 years,—to a district such as this, where the grant was authorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, as 'aid in cases of public calamity.' It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,—in fact, for 20 years,—to a district such as this, where the grant was authorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, as 'aid in cases of public calamity.' It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=~~? ????~~] (Tex. 1940) (" ... .")		* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=5 1102] (Tex. 1940) ("As already shown, Section 51 of Article III of our State Constitution prohibits the Legislature from granting any public money to any municipal or other corporation whatsoever, with certain exceptions. One of these exceptions is that such constitutional prohibition shall not be construed so as 'to prevent the grant of aid in cases of public calamity.' In the Brazos River, etc., case, supra, it was expressly held that a donation of general fund State taxes could be made for more than two years,—in fact, for 20 years,—to a district such as this, where the grant was authorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, as 'aid in cases of public calamity.' It follows that this grant cannot be condemned as unauthorized under Section 51 of Article III, supra, unless it can be said, as a matter of law, that the legislative finding of 'public calamity' contained in this Act is without any substantial basis on which to rest.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

			* ''Harris County Flood Control Dist. v. Mann'', 140 S.W.2d 1098, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/140_SW2_1098.pdf#page=? ????] (Tex. 1940) (" ... .")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty of . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

	* ''City of Aransas Pass v. Keeling'', 247 S.W. 818, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/247_SW_818.pdf#page=2 819-20] (Tex. 1923) ("The state here bestows no gratuity. The people of the state at large have a direct and vital interest in protecting the coast cities from the perils of violent storms. The destruction of ports, through which moves the commerce of the state, is a state-wide calamity. Hence sea walls and breakwaters on the Gulf coast, though of special benefit to particular communities, must be regarded as promoting the general welfare and prosperity of the state. . . . The use of the cities or counties as agents of the state in the discharge of the state's duty is in no wise inhibited by the Constitution in section 51 of article 3.")		* ''City of Aransas Pass v. Keeling'', 247 S.W. 818, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/247_SW_818.pdf#page=2 819-20] (Tex. 1923) ("The state here bestows no gratuity. The people of the state at large have a direct and vital interest in protecting the coast cities from the perils of violent storms. The destruction of ports, through which moves the commerce of the state, is a state-wide calamity. Hence sea walls and breakwaters on the Gulf coast, though of special benefit to particular communities, must be regarded as promoting the general welfare and prosperity of the state. . . . The use of the cities or counties as agents of the state in the discharge of the state's duty is in no wise inhibited by the Constitution in section 51 of article 3.")

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	* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")		* ''Friedman v. American Surety Co.'', 151 S.W.2d 570, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/151_SW2_570.pdf#page=9 578] (Tex. 1941) ("Section 51 of Article III of our Constitution provides that the Legislature shall have no power to make any grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporations, whatsoever. It is then provided that the Legislature may grant aid to indigent or disabled Confederate soldiers and their widows. Aid in case of public calamity is also preserved. Under the plain provisions of this constitutional provision, the Legislature is without power to grant or authorize the making of any grant of public moneys to any individual as a gratuity.")

	* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a ~~ease~~ where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty ~~of using it for a governmental function~~ . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")		* ''Road Dist. No. 4 v. Allred'', 68 S.W.2d 164, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/068_SW2_164.pdf#page=8 171] (Tex. 1934) ("There is certainly a vast difference between a case where public money is granted to municipal or political corporation on condition that it assume the unqualified burden and duty . . . . The Attorney General contends that this is class legislation in contravention of section 3 of article 1 of our State Constitution. The mere statement of such contention demonstrates that it presents a very serious constitutional question; but, in view of the fact that we have already determined section 12 of the special act in violation of section 51 of article 3 of our Constitution, we do not consider it necessary to determine it.")

	* ''City of Aransas Pass v. Keeling'', 247 S.W. 818, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/247_SW_818.pdf#page=2 819-20] (Tex. 1923) ("The state here bestows no gratuity. The people of the state at large have a direct and vital interest in protecting the coast cities from the perils of violent storms. The destruction of ports, through which moves the commerce of the state, is a state-wide calamity. Hence sea walls and breakwaters on the Gulf coast, though of special benefit to particular communities, must be regarded as promoting the general welfare and prosperity of the state. . . . The use of the cities or counties as agents of the state in the discharge of the state's duty is in no wise inhibited by the Constitution in section 51 of article 3.")		* ''City of Aransas Pass v. Keeling'', 247 S.W. 818, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/247_SW_818.pdf#page=2 819-20] (Tex. 1923) ("The state here bestows no gratuity. The people of the state at large have a direct and vital interest in protecting the coast cities from the perils of violent storms. The destruction of ports, through which moves the commerce of the state, is a state-wide calamity. Hence sea walls and breakwaters on the Gulf coast, though of special benefit to particular communities, must be regarded as promoting the general welfare and prosperity of the state. . . . The use of the cities or counties as agents of the state in the discharge of the state's duty is in no wise inhibited by the Constitution in section 51 of article 3.")