Show iSi USE OF STATE FUNDS BARRED s 's jr t State funds may JULy not be used to help finance operations of ot local governments That mat was waa the of on an opinion p from the attorney general orf office ce being studied Friday by th the J legislative committee of nine Calling attention to a section of ot the state constitution n Attorney General Chez Cher In an opinion submitted aub- aub to George M. M Miller committee com corn mUtee chairman said Mid State moneys received through the Imposition of taxes may not be used to assist any county comity city town or other municipal corp corporation Inthe In Inthe inthe the performance of Its municipal functions There are no state funds which may may be wed used to assist any of ot these thue municipalities In the performance of their municipal 1 functions I M Mr Chez quoted a section of the constitution which rules rule The 1 legislature shall ahall not Impose taxes for the purpose of ot city town or other municipal corporation corpora corpora- corpora corpora- tl tion n but may by law vest In the corporate corporal authorities thereof thereat respectively re- re the power to assess and collect taxes for lor all purposes of uch corporation The Tho opinion resulted from a e. question question ques ques- tion submitted to the attorney general general general gen gen- eral by Mr Miller arising from a proposed amendment which will c come me to vote at the next general election which would increase the thet t tax x exemption on homesteads to 2000 and on personal property to toO O S Such ch legislation If It enacted would wipe out millions of ot dollars dollar from ta tax rolls roIls of smaller communities ties tIe It Is thought Mr Chez Thursday Informed Mr Miller filler however that t it wo would ld be possible for the state road commission commis commis- alan sion to ass assum e jurisdiction over all c city y streets as 85 part of ot the state highWay highway highway high high- way system and that the state hi highway high high- gh- gh way patrol could extend it Its ita powers to police the same The opinions opinion were wr written by S.D. S. S D D. Huffaker d deputy p ty Attorney general gen gen- cral eral |