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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Josrr Jemsr
Ste to Treaeurar
Aurtin, Tuer
Dear S1r1
Opinion No. O-6787 porition
ROI Clarifioation o? thr OS ior you hat0 rrpurrtrd o
of the Auditor of thr Tezar
appointment 8nd the approml hat this dapart-
olr 6166q had not been State Awlltor ; that J or th0 auditor 0i appoint@& by the (kmral, to mudit t of pproprlatlonr fllfthbr, that ttl8 r Tua8 Prison sy8tOlll proridrr that all rith- Rarolrlng fund shall br mad8 tom signed the Qonrrrl Manager undo? Ilrtiolq
6166q. *2 Jo180 J8a.8 - Pa@ 2
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w8 rrafflrn o~z ophloa Ho. O-55b7 in thet Artlola 616613 18 8tIn in 8ifOOt and for08 8Bd th8 Auditor for th8 Tam18 Prlrm Sy8tIp 18 p Ointad th8 l bOl8 thr88 1~8d thi8 18, t ii OfiiOi8bI 8 8UditOr at IUI8t 8&n tk .dr8m M thr 88id r8lolling fund. Thr 8oap8MrtiOn nrrMt8 for @I18 auditor 8hOUld 0-8 iron tb8t mount rp roprlrtr4 W8 b8ao our latt8r ho ding by tha Chid Aooountant, 8nd 1945-47 pproprlrtlonr rrfrrring thr 1943-M iir8t iOr th8 T8XR8 PTi8On Sl8t8fU
'TEXAS PRISON SYSTEY FO? th8 BwInnIng Saptambar 1, 1943 "1. Gemarrl Manacor, with hour@, rator, furl aad light8, (added) with prlrfm produord food _ _ .# 6,000.OO $ 6,000,00 Qr?dUOt8, . . . . . . . . . . ArsistMt 6M8r81 four~6Or, 2. with hour8 rator, fU81 Md w&i pri8On prodcOr(l light8, ’ food prOdUOt8. 2,700.OO 2,700.OO 3. Fxroutln 88OZrtSrf genrr81 manager9 . . . . . . a . . . . La Sworotrry to p18C49 board. . . ~8ihi8&'::.*::.
8. Arrlr~an;
"TEXAS IRISU-7 SYSTlW Salarlrr For th0 Year8 ?nding~ August 31, AU6U8t 31, 19&6 %’ Caneral managrr, with houle, fual ad wetar, light8 food produotr pri8C~ produord $ ~,OOO.OO $ 6,000.~ A8818tMt gOnera mUl8&Or, with turn1 8nd lightr, houm, star, with pti8OA ptOdUO86 iOOd 2835.00 produotr . . , , , *3 Jomro - pogo Honoroblo J888r BI8OUtit8 88Orohry t0 g8IlO?ti mumgot. ) 2;153.00 2j153.00 Chl8i. aOOOUAtant , . . . . . . . . 3;000*00 3iOOO.W :: 2i310.00 2i310.00 Clrrk, puroheslng drpartmont
6. carhlor 2,635.00 2i635.00
A88i.taAi ;O&l&Uit'.'.'.'.'.'. 2i64O.00 2i640,OO ii: Criminal rooord olrrk . . . . , 2,400.00
ItwIll be noted that the two blonnlal a prOp?iatiOM art ulo rem In title O? pO8ItiOn with the 8amo 8a tSiO8 plu8 the 1945 bill the 15% inoroaae8, with the oxo8pt1on that ohengor *Auditor* wohIof aooountanta, and ~aOOOuntantw wa88i8hnt 6166q oroatoo a000untanV. llrtlolo the offloo ot tho of Auditor It 18 elementary Texa8 Prison Systml. t-0 LogirlatuFo oen- not repeal a rtatuto by 8 general rppropriation bill, nrlther may an o?fIoo br oroated by suoh 8 bill. Iho oiiloo o? Auditor o? tho Tsxa8 I-rlson Sy8tom ha8 not boon abolished, and tbors- to tho Prison Syrtom rO?O ttiii Cortoln approprlatlonr 8Xi8t8. the a,Tpro+al O? tho AudItOr o? tbo Tuar oannot br paid without iy8 earnot pre8muo that tho Le&olaturo, ti18- Sy8t.m. rrftb the kllOWl8dg8 of the Im OPtant and 08sOAtial dutIt8 t&t mU8t br porformod by tho Aud tor oi the Tuar Prison System, would !. and dollboratol mako no appropr5atIon ?ar him. IntmtIonel tho Log18 3: through 801~0 error It 18 poa8lb a that Y booemr aturo olor oonfusrd hi8 Oif1OIal title and IWild thi8 apprOpr1atiOA fQ a Chit? AOOOIllltaAt iA8t88d O? AudItOr. Thlr ooniurlon oan wrll bo x9laIn8d by the fact porfowod that tho dutiro tho Tuar Wi80n Auditor art 88ontIk2ly by tho8o O? an rooountant. 8U port O? thI8 oplnlon, it should bo
In furthor noted no 8thUt0, !A OhldiJlg ktiOir8 4413a-1 l t 88q., tho duti88 Of tho Audlta he8 im9088d On th8 Stat8 Tha appropriation ot 64,000 o? tho Toras Prlson Syatoa, oeoh year o? blumlum beginning Ssptombsr 1, 19b5, to the State Auditor, for en nAs818ttnt to To208 hlron as8igned 18 no more than UI SJ8tOm’ apptOpri9tiOII t0 pay an Assi8tant in OuUItIng State Auditor ior his sortIot8 &enereUy said ruoh 88818teAt rrith the pOwor Sy8tM, and oannot olothe oonisrrod Artlolo 6166q upon tbo Auditor of tho dutlsr TOIt hits Sy8tOUh
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Vary truly your8 ATTORMTY Ob!S!!RAL OF mW