Legal Opinion
Opinion No. 72-292 (1973) Ag
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided February 28, 1973Published
1Opinion of the Court
** Summary ** MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE — IMPROPRIETY OF WIFE CONTRACTING WITH STATE It would be improper in view of the provisions of Article V, Section 23 of the Oklahoma Constitution for the wife of a member of the Oklahoma Legislature to lease property to the Department of Corrections of the State of Oklahoma. The Attorney General has received an opinion request wherein you ask the following question: " Is it unlawful or improper for an individual who is presently and has been for the past two years a member of the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, to have his wife, in whose name the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norbeck & Nicholson Co. v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
- Baskin v. State Ex Rel. ShortSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Settles v. Board of Education of Dependent School District No. D-38Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Githens v. Butler CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Employers Casualty Co. v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
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