| Show ahiwe0076rr740mascunesiaboN i lea nD b I th j j f r d I The following opinion baa also been 0 delivered to Spencer Clawton prI 1 1 dent ot Ibe SemlCeutennlal commit 11 aiou and It selfexplanatory I am In lecelpt of yoor commuol I cation of Deiember 2nd kIDI my 1 opinion as lo whether or not the mom her ot tbe BemlCentettnlil oomm sloe appointed by Uuverno Wells I 1 would be personally liable for bill rn e slnlng unpaid after the the ere t e-re ol 5000 approprlaled by Ibe gtilaluru and mocry rte < low olher sources Your commlialon was apiolnlml under chapter 100 of the lawa 01 1693 I I whIch autborlzes Ibe holding 01 a BemlCeutenuliil f celebration lu I l memory of the Utab pioneers providing provid-ing for Ibo bppjlntrueul ot your commission and that the same shall control nr1 conduct such celebration tion 5I01 was appropriated by the Shale tu deiray the expenses of tbe ccmrulislonaiid to aid In the celebration celebra-tion The commission la empowered onr ucd mt to ralao I funds to meet txpeuiee by public 10blcrl ton I would 0 trim this low Ibat the Slab would not be liable beyond tbu F < 000 which bas been appropriated The wbole matter of conJuctluz and oontrollng end raining the lunda It vetled In your cornmlttlon and It seema to me that It 0 Is your tuty to see lhat the expenses do not exceed tbe appropriation and 00 lund raised by publlu subscription The whole matter having been placed r f lu Ibe bands ol the commission It I would teem unfair to creditor to 0 recklestly conlrart bills beyond the I appropriation aud lubicrlpliont and It la I my opinIon that you should only contract eucb blllt as would bu covered by the appropriation and the jubllo subscription 0 ubcllpton The wbole matter having Leo placed lu your baud and thu amount 0 of available money and wIth Ibe knowledge in you of the dbl already contracted I would be my opinion that If you went beyoud the I appropriation and tbo funds subscribed lh sub-scribed you would to personally 0 000 course this would l not preclude you from making sucb contracts with creditors as would relieve you from personal liability 0 ° As to your question sbouIJ the commlirlon Incorporate for the pur puie 01 avoiding personal liability permit me lo fUfgell that there I I no law aulhorUIng an Inoorporatlou and 1 am of opinion that nu Incorporation could be bad at to ends commlitlon |
