Opinion No.

The Honorable Ben Allen State Senator La Harpe Blvd. Izard Street P.O. Box 2635 Little Rock, AR 72203

Dear Senator Allen:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. Is it permissible, under Amendment 56 to the Arkansas Constitution, for members of the Arkansas General Assembly and the seven elected officers of the executive branch of state government to take as personal income any expense money or funds appropriated by the legislature in addition to and in excess of the salaries set for such officials by Amendment 56?

2. Also, is it constitutionally…